DocumentCode :
3147344
Title :
A scientific visualization workbench
Author :
Phillips, Richard L.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
fYear :
1988
fDate :
14-18 Nov 1988
Firstpage :
148
Lastpage :
155
Abstract :
A system for visualization of data from supercomputer simulations has been developed. The scientific visualization workbench, as it is called, is based on an industry standard workstation (a Sun 3/160C), the NeWS window system, and a video/graphics add-in card, which is supported by NeWS. Also involved is a frame buffer attached to a 48-Mb/s Cray channel and a video link from the frame buffer to the Sun workstation. Computation and graphics preparation are performed on the Cray under the control of a NeWS client program. Images are rasterized and sent to the workstation at the rate of 25 frame/s. The workbench permits the scientist to converse with applications running on a Cray but still retain the convenience and flexibility of a personal workstation environment. The video link allows animated graphics images to be displayed on the workstation at a much higher rate than would be possible with a conventional network connection, i.e. Ethernet. Also, NeWS affords the convenience of a modern window system. Live video can be displayed in a window anywhere on the screen, while other windows may contain conventional text or graphics
Keywords :
computer graphic equipment; computer graphics; video equipment; workstations; 48 Mbit/s; Cray channel; NeWS client program; NeWS window system; Sun 3/160C; animated graphics images; computation; data visualization; frame buffer; graphics preparation; industry standard workstation; live video; scientific visualization workbench; supercomputer simulations; video link; video/graphics add-in card; Animation; Computational modeling; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Data visualization; Image converters; Laboratories; Sun; Supercomputers; Workstations;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Supercomputing '88. [Vol.1]., Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0882-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SUPERC.1988.44648
Filename :
44648
Link To Document :
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