configuring dist_texture SPU / pixel blaster

[Anonymous]

Hello.

I am attempting to optimized movie playback on a powerwall.  Right now, I just have three tiles with three server nodes.  There is also a client head node.  Here is the python scipt used to start pixelblaster...

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import sys
sys.path.append( '../../server' )
from mothership import *
                                                                                                                                      
#Check correct arguments
if len(sys.argv) != 6:
        print 'Usage: %s <dir_of_movie> <first_padded_frame> <start pos> <stop pos> <increment>' % sys.argv[0]
        sys.exit(-1)
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                      
#Set pixel blaster variables from arguments
MOVIE_DIR = sys.argv[1]
FIRST_FRAME = sys.argv[2]
START_POS = sys.argv[3]
STOP_POS = sys.argv[4]
INCREMENT = sys.argv[5]
                                                                                                                                      
#System setupi
# dist_texture only needed for write mode
server_spu = SPU( 'render' )
client_spu = SPU( 'tilesort' )
dist_texture_spu = SPU( 'dist_texture' )
server_spu.Conf( 'window_geometry', 0, 0, 1280, 1024 )
client_spu.Conf( 'draw_bbox', 0 )
                                                                                                                                      
#configure servers
#SERVER Row 1, Column 1
server11_node = CRNetworkNode( 'grotto3' )
server11_node.AddSPU( dist_texture )
server11_node.AddSPU( server_spu )
server11_node.AddTile( 0, 0, 1280, 1024 )
                                                                                                                                      
#SERVER Row 1, Column 2
server12_node = CRNetworkNode( 'grotto2' )
server12_node.AddSPU( dist_texture )
server12_node.AddSPU( server_spu )
server12_node.AddTile( 1280, 0, 1280, 1024 )
                                                                                                                                      
#SERVER Row 1, Column 3
server13_node = CRNetworkNode( 'grotto1' )
server13_node.AddSPU( dist_texture )
server13_node.AddSPU( server_spu )
server13_node.AddTile( 2560, 0, 1280, 1024 )
                                                                                                                                      
#Configure client
client_node = CRApplicationNode( 'grotto' )
client_node.AddSPU( client_spu )
#Add all of the servers to this client.
client_spu.AddServer( server11_node, 'tcpip' )
client_spu.AddServer( server12_node, 'tcpip' )
client_spu.AddServer( server13_node, 'tcpip' )
                                                                                                                                      
#Specify the location of the application that is to run using Chromium.
client_node.SetApplication( '/usr/local/npb-1.2/npb -W %s/%s %s %s %s' % (MOVIE_DIR, FIRST_FRAME, START_POS, STOP_POS, INCREMENT) )
#client_node.SetApplication( '/usr/local/npb-1.2/npb ' )
#client_node.StartDir( APPLICATION_DIR )
client_node.StartDir( '/usr/local/npb-1.2' )
                                                                                                                                      
#Start the mothership.
cr = CR()
cr.MTU( 2048*1024 );
cr.AddNode( client_node )
cr.AddNode( server11_node )
cr.AddNode( server12_node )
cr.AddNode( server13_node )
cr.Go()

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I am creating a dir on the head node /usr/local/frames/SC02.  I then place all the .jpg frames in this directory.  I create an identical directory on each server node that remains empty.

I would expect the texture fiels to be written in these directoies when I run using the -W flag, but they remain empty.  in fact, everything plays exactly as if it is in simple mode.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.
daniel@cs.utk.edu

                                                                                                                             

[Anonymous]

This problem has been fixed and for those that are interested, the corrected .conf file is provided below:

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import sys
sys.path.append( '../../server' )
from mothership import *
                                                                                                                                       
#Check correct arguments
if len(sys.argv) != 6:
        print 'Usage: %s <dir_of_movie> <first_padded_frame> <start pos> <stop pos> <increment>' % sys.argv[0]
        sys.exit(-1)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
#Set pixel blaster variables from arguments
MOVIE_DIR = sys.argv[1]
FIRST_FRAME = sys.argv[2]
START_POS = sys.argv[3]
STOP_POS = sys.argv[4]
INCREMENT = sys.argv[5]
                                                                                                                                       
#System setupi
# dist_texture only needed for write mode
server_spu = SPU( 'render' )
client_spu = SPU( 'tilesort' )
dist_texture_spu_11 = SPU( 'dist_texture' )
dist_texture_spu_12 = SPU( 'dist_texture' )
dist_texture_spu_13 = SPU( 'dist_texture' )
server_spu.Conf( 'window_geometry', 0, 0, 1280, 1024 )
client_spu.Conf( 'draw_bbox', 0 )
                                                                                                                                       
#configure servers
#SERVER Row 1, Column 1
server11_node = CRNetworkNode( 'grotto3' )
server11_node.AddSPU( dist_texture_spu_11 )
server11_node.AddSPU( server_spu )
server11_node.AddTile( 0, 0, 1280, 1024 )
                                                                                                                                       
#SERVER Row 1, Column 2
server12_node = CRNetworkNode( 'grotto2' )
server12_node.AddSPU( dist_texture_spu_12 )
server12_node.AddSPU( server_spu )
server12_node.AddTile( 1280, 0, 1280, 1024 )
                                                                                                                                        #SERVER Row 1, Column 3
server13_node = CRNetworkNode( 'grotto1' )
server13_node.AddSPU( dist_texture_spu_13 )
server13_node.AddSPU( server_spu )
server13_node.AddTile( 2560, 0, 1280, 1024 )
                                                                                                                                       
#Configure client
client_node = CRApplicationNode( 'grotto' )
client_node.AddSPU( client_spu )
#Add all of the servers to this client.
client_spu.AddServer( server11_node, 'tcpip' )
client_spu.AddServer( server12_node, 'tcpip' )
client_spu.AddServer( server13_node, 'tcpip' )
                                                                                                                                       
#Specify the location of the application that is to run using Chromium.
client_node.SetApplication( '/usr/local/npb-1.2/npb -W %s/%s %s %s %s' % (MOVIE_DIR, FIRST_FRAME, START_POS, STOP_POS, INCREMENT) )
#client_node.SetApplication( '/usr/local/npb-1.2/npb ' )
#client_node.StartDir( APPLICATION_DIR )
client_node.StartDir( '/usr/local/npb-1.2' )
                                                                                                                                       
#Start the mothership.
cr = CR()
cr.MTU( 2048*1024 );
cr.AddNode( client_node )
cr.AddNode( server11_node )
cr.AddNode( server12_node )
cr.AddNode( server13_node )
cr.Go()