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Applying The Big Picture Multi-Screen Monitoring Center for Hydroelectric Power Plants Clint Pearson HDR, Infrastructure Systems Lead The Main Point New Technology has dramatically changed the creative options available to help save the


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Applying The Big Picture

Multi-Screen Monitoring Center for Hydroelectric Power Plants

Clint Pearson – HDR, Infrastructure Systems Lead

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The Main Point

  • New Technology has dramatically changed the

creative options available to help save the world from calamity!

  • The NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference 2013

was the catalyst for overcoming the TVA Project challenges

  • Application of what you learn here is exciting!
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Disclaimers and Clarifications:

  • Fellow IT Admin, sharing experiences at work
  • Fellow Admin with new experiences daily.

– Open to discussion and correction

  • “I” means “we” …. It takes a Team!
  • Not anti-Vendor A, B or C, just sharing experiences
  • Sharing Limited Content … and very fast!

– More technical details are available – Ongoing collaboration is encouraged

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INTRODUCTION – some extra info

What might we have in common? Clint Pearson

  • f Kennard NE

22 years of IT experience: Army Aviation DeVry University – KC, MO VTel – Austin, TX – the Novel Days MACC – Blair, NE – SQL Admin 10th Year at HDR, IT Group dba, sharepoint, vmware, cisco ucs

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hdrinc.com Omaha, NE

Who We Are What We Do

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Source: http://www.tva.com/power/hydro.htm

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Remote Sensor Equipment

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Timeline: 2012 Project Requirements

First Implementation 8 Individual Computers with HDMI to 1:1 Monitor

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2012: First Design

  • From Whiteboard

to Visio

  • 8 Computers with

1:1 HDMI to 8 Monitors

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2012: First Design – Computer Room

  • From Whiteboard to Visio to Reality
  • 8 Computers with HDMI to Ethernet
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2012: First Design – Monitoring Room

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Project Requirement Shift

  • Client was quickly

frustrated with the lack of control of each map

  • Desire for 8 individual

displays controlled by 1 computer, but able to become 1 large display

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Timeline:

2012

– Project Requirements – First Implementation of 8 Computers

2013

– GTC 2013 Day 1 – “Seeing The Big Picture” – Multi-GPU System Selection Process – Implementation of Boxx with K5000’s

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GTC 2013 Demos

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Timeline:

2013

– Rethinking Multi-Display for TVA – Research and Project Adjustment Presentation

  • The cost was worth it for ability to go full screen!

– Multi-GPU System Selection Process – Implementation of Boxx with K5000’s

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Implementation Details in Pics

Hardware

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Implementation Details in Pics

Hardware

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Software

Mosaic Control Panel

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Default Display Arrangement

Software

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Arrange Displays – impressive wizard

Software

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Bezel Correction Needed

Software

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Bezel Correction – Easy Peasy!!

Software

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Excellent!

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Simple Testing – very impressive

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Ultimate Test: from 8 Individual Maps…

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…. To One Big Display!

Success!!

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Able to control the entire room by 1 keyboard and mouse

Central Control

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Questions??

if time

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Thank You!!

  • Ways to contact us:
  • cpearson@hdrinc.com
  • @ClintP22
  • LinkedIn.com/clintpearson
  • Your feedback is important!

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