carre@frensl61.BITNET (Giles Carre) (02/10/90)
We have succeed in doing remote displays and keyboards from our SUN workstations. Note that's an empiric (but correct) try. Workstations type : SUN 3 and SUN 4 Display type : . monochrome normal resolution (1152 x 900) : M model . monochrome high resolution (1600 x 1280) : HM model Distance : for both 30 meters between screen and station (remark : correct test at 60 m) without definition or stability problems under sunview or XWindow Screen cable (ECL technology) : . multi coaxial cables (4), RG 59 (75 ohms impedance) . DB9 Video Connector Type, for the two cable ends : 1 video + -----())))))))))) <-- one coaxial cable \____________ \ <-- shield grounded 3 hsync -----())))))))))) | \____________* | 4 vsync -----())))))))))) | \____________* | 6 video - -----())))))))))) | \____________* | 7 GND -------------------* | 8 GND -------------------* | 9 GND ------------------- Keyboard cable (RS232 signals) : . multi wire cable, no twisted pair, one shield . point to point wire . DB15 for SUN 3, 9 mini DIN for SUN 4 Distributor for France : ORGANIMAR --> technico-commercial : Eric Tande' 5, rue de l'Harmonie 69003 Lyon France 72 34 57 57 Paris : 42 04 00 00 Marseille : 91 50 73 50 september 89 price : from 2500 to 3000 HT (screen + keyboard) for 30 m cables. Giles Carre Laboratoire de l'Informatique du Parallelisme (LIP) Ecole Normale Superieure 46, allee d'Italie 69364 LYON CEDEX 07 FRANCE Phone : (+33) 72 72 84 12 EARN/BITNET : carre@frensl61 Fax : (+33) 72 72 80 80 FNET/EUNET/UUNET : carre@ensl.ens-lyon.fr