Visualization Technology in Academic Domains | GTC 2013
Transcript of Visualization Technology in Academic Domains | GTC 2013
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Visualization Technology
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Academic Domains
Howard Kaplan
Director of the Advanced Visualization Center
University of South Florida, USF
Overview
• Process
• Displays
• Control Configuration
• Utilization
• Trends
Advanced Visualization Center, USF 2013
University of South Florida, USF
Display Types
Display Types:
*Note: Some Manufacturers produce LCD monitors with larger display resolutions (i.e. Dell. LG, Apple, Sony )
Rear Projection
Front Projection
Tiled Array
Stereoscopic / 3D
Anaglyph Active/ Shutter
Passive Autostereoscopic
Display
16x LCD - 46” 4 x 4 Array ~ 17 M Pixels Ultra Thin Bezel Hyundai / Samsung Stereoscopic: Passive – Interleave / Interlace
Control Configuration
Standard Build • Array of CPUs
• 1 PC per Display
• Plus Controller
Graphics Hardware
• AMD FirePro V7900 – Memory: 2 GB
– Resolution per Card:
2560x1600 @ 60hz
– Software: EyeFinity
– Display Outputs :
4x Display Port
AMD/ATI Eyefinity
AMD / ATI Configuration
Graphics Hardware
• Nvidia Quadro Plex 7000 • Memory: 12 GB
• Resolution per Card:
– 2560x1600
• CUDA Cores: 1024 (512 pc)
• SLI (Scalable Link Interface)
• Software: Mosaic
• Display Outputs : 4x
– 2x- DVI per GPU
Mosaic
Unified Desktop Custom Resolution
NVIDIA Configuration
*confuguremosaic set rows=1 cols=2 res=1920,1080,60 nextgrid rows=2 cols=2 res=2732,1536,60 out=1,0 out=2,0 out=3,0 out=4,0
NVIDIA Configuration
DHIC (2x Quadro Plex - PCIe X16 slot)
G-Sync CAT5
Performance
Final Configuration
• 2x Nvidia Quadro Plex
• 16+ MP
– Thin Bezel
– Stereoscopic Passive 3D
– 1 CPU : Windows 7
– HP Z800
3 Main Components – Display : Tiled Array Control System : Dual Quad GPU Space : classroom setting.
Utilization • Courses covering multiple disciplines
– Art
– Engineering
– Biology
– Medical
– History
– Computer Science
– Geography
– Chemistry
Case 1 – Anthropology Technologies For Heritage Preservation Museum Visualization Paleobiology Archeology • GIS • Laser Scan Data • CT & MRI • Point Cloud
Case 2 – Engineering
• Virtual Reality
• Robotics
• Gesture / Motion Tracking
• Visualization
• Simulations
• 3D Modeling for Prototypes
• Molecular Modeling and Animation
Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering
Case 5 – Arts
• Ultra High Resolution – Video and Photography
• Reflectography
• 3D Scans
• Graphics Coding
• Stereoscopic Visuals
• Interactive Media
• Collaborative Drawing
STUDENT VISUALIATION LAB
WorkStations • Dell OptiPlex 990 • 2x 23” 3D LG Monitors • Instructors Station
- 55” 3D LG
Visualization Software
• Rendering Cluster • GPU Computing
CUDA – C / C++ – PyCuda
• SOFTWARE – Maya – VTK – Processing – SciPy – MayaVi – Tableau – Unity
HPC • 400 node computational cluster
approximately 4000 processors
• Infiniband for high-speed low-latency interconnect for computations
• Infiniband for high-speed low-latency interconnect for computations
• 90TB of conventional replicated storage
Around Campus
• Guest Speakers
• Lecture Series
• Seminars
• Faculty
– Research Assistance
• Students
– Visualization Club
– 3D Film Showings
• Visualization Workshops
– Student & Instructor Training
TRENDS: • Ultra High Resolution Displays
Curved Displays
• Other Configurations
Gesture Control • Kinect SDK
• Leap Motion
• Wii Development
• WebCam Tracking
• Stereoscopic Head Tracking
Display Communication
• Control Devices
– Tablet Control
– Sharing
– Remote Access
Future Trends
• 3D Printer & Scanners
Thank You!
Advanced Visualization Center Team Information Technology
Research Computing