User guide

3. Dongles
3. DONGLES
Barco dongles are specially designed to allow Barco Display Controllers with a Display-
Port output to be connected with a display with DVI input.
If video cable conversion is not required, you may bypass this section.
3.1 Passive Single-Lin k Do ng le
Passive Single-Link
The passive Single-Link Dongle allows you to connect a display’s DVI input to the DisplayPort output of
your Barco Display Controller. It is compatible with all Barco grayscale displays and up to 2MP color
models. For color displays of 3MP and greater resolutions, the Dual-L
ink Dongle is necessary.
All Barco Display Controllers compatible with the DisplayPort interface come with a Sin-
gle-Link Dongle by default.
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Image 3-1
Single-Link dongle (supplied with s ystem)
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To display (Single-Link DVI)
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To DisplayPort connector on Barco Display Controller
3.2 Active Single- Link Dong le
Active Single-Link
Barco Display Controllers are not compatible with active single-link dongles. Please use the passive don-
gles that are included with your Barco Display Controllers.
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