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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Dec 29, 1987
|Filing date
|Feb 20, 1986
|Priority date
|Feb 22, 1985
|Fee status
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|Publication number
|Kurt Stoll
|Original Assignee
|Kurt Stoll
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (12), Classifications (21), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The invention relates to a piston and cylinder unit having a valve which serves to regulate the piston speed and has an open position in which it allows free flow of driving fluid to the piston and a choking position in which it chokes the flow of the driving fluid in order to influence the piston speed, the regulating valve further being connected with at least one sensor responding to a given piston setting and then changing the valve setting.
Such piston and cylinder units are employed to change the speed of the moving piston in a way dependent on its instantaneous position. Fields of application are for instance in connection with buffering the end of the piston stroke when approaching its terminal position, as for example in robots and materials handling equipment. The operation of the regulating valve controlling the supply of fluid to the cylinder and therefore at the same time changing the speed of the piston takes place mechanically using a cam follower or similar sensing member on the valve member to sense a cam rail, on which the follower runs. In accordance with the geometry of the cam rail, the regulating valve is opened to a greater or lesser extent. A disadvantage in the case of such a design of piston and cylinder unit is that it takes up a large amount of space, since the regulating valve has to be located right on the cylinder or in the direct vicinity thereof. Equipment having to be fitted with a large number of such piston and cylinder units as for example industrial robots is therefore so bulky that its applications become very limited. Furthermore, such a mechanical following mechanism has a high wear rate and the length of life of the cylinder is seriously limited by the irregular loading on the piston rod when the regulating valve is actuated. In particular, the bushings or the like on which the piston rod runs in the cylinder are heavily loaded so that the piston rod may run skew and then seize up.
In order to remedy these disadvantages of the prior art, one object of the invention is to devise a piston and cylinder unit of the type initially specified, which despite the means for controlling piston speed with a speed regulating valve, may be employed where only a limited amount of space is available.
A further object of the invention is to design such a piston and cylinder unit in which the rate of wear of the piston rod, of the piston and of the cylinder is cut down.
In order to achieve these or other objects of the invention appearing in the course of the present specification, the sensor is a contactless inductive, electrical or magnetic sensor and the regulating valve possesses a setting unit to be electrically operated by the sensor and adapted to switch the regulating valve between an open position and a choking position thereof. It will be seen that there is the consequent advantage that the valve regulating the piston speed may be placed completely separate from the cylinder actuator itself at any desired distance therefrom. The connection between the sensor causing the operation of the valve and the regulating valve itself may be via electrical leads which may be readily placed where needed without difficulty and without taking up a large amount of space. It is only the sensor that has to remain in the vicinity of the cylinder and its overall size is so small that the dimensions of the cylinder itself are only insubstantially increased by this addition to it. As a result there is more particularly the possibility of fitting the piston and cylinder unit of the invention to equipment which is not to exceed a certain space requirement and which would not be sufficient for accommodating a normal speed regulating valve. This advantage is more especially telling if a number of such piston and cylinder units are to be accommodated in a very small space. Owing to the possibility of arranging the regulating valve externally there is at the same time the possibility of making a better check on its operation. Furthermore the arrangement in accordance with the invention makes for a substantial reduction in wear owing the contactless operation of the sensor. Despite the use of a speed regulating valve there is no greater wear of the cylinder, piston and piston rod than is the case with actuators without such a valve; the working life of the piston and cylinder unit in accordance with the invention is substantially longer than with the known arrangements. Furthermore there is a reduction in the rate of wear of the speed regulating valve itself, since its operation is contactless owing to the use of the electromagnetic setting unit.
In accordance with a preferred feature of the invention at least one part of the piston is fashioned of permanently magnetic material or the piston is furnished with a permanently magnetic insert and the sensor is so fitted on the outer periphery of the cylinder that when the piston moves past it its permanently magnetic part is radially opposite thereto. The sensor may be a reed or inductive switch. These further developments of the invention ensure reliable function and accurate switching by the sensor.
In accordance with a further development of the invention the regulating valve possesses an externally set, stepless choke, which in the choked condition of the regulating valve reduces the rate of flow of the fluid acting on the piston. The unit may have a first duct for conducting fluid to the cylinder and the choke may have a valve member extending to a greater or less extent into the first duct in the choked condition of the regulating valve so that the flow of the fluid is checked a proportionate amount. The extent to which the valve member extends into the duct in the choking condition of the regulating valve may be set from the outside.
These features provide a simple way of presetting the piston speed when the regulating valve is actuated and when the regulating valve is in its choking condition. There is thus the possibility of preprogramming different piston speeds and of remote control using an electrical pulse. Even during the choked speed of the piston it is possible to carry out resetting of the fluid flow rate as set by the choke.
In accordance with a further preferred feature of the invention the choke or the valve member is able to be operated by the electrically operated setting unit. The regulating valve may be a 2-way valve and the valve member may have a conical form tapering in the direction of extension into the first duct. It is possible to have an externally adjusted abutment or stop for presetting the amount of extension of the valve member into the duct in the choked condition of the regulating valve. The valve member may be a part of a valve member which cooperates with an abutment on the housing or the valve housing itself.
These further possible developments of the invention make it possible for the valve to be made with a simple but at the same time compact construction. Despite the use of an electromagnetically operated setting unit, which as a rule only makes it possible to set a valve member between two extreme positions, a variable choking effect on the flow responsible for advancing the piston is possible. These features furthermore relate to designs that are very simple to produce and which at the same time allow the position of the choke setting to be simply adjusted at any time from the outside.
In accordance with a further preferred feature of the invention the regulating valve comprises a second duct connected with the first duct and its choke. The second duct is supplied from the same source of fluid under pressure as the first one and has a shut off valve placed in it which may be opened and shut via the electrical operating setting unit in such a way that the fluid flows to the piston or cylinder in the opened position of the regulating valve through the shut off valve and in the choked condition flows through the choke.
This form of the invention relates to a further development which is characterized by a particularly low rate of wear and by a low cost of production. There is the possibility of designing the valve member of the shut off valve in the form of a simple sealing plate only able to move between an open and a sut position. In the closed condition the flow is via the choke functioning as a bypass, whose rate may be controlled for instance by a valve member in the form of a choke screw. In the open setting of the shut off valve the flow is through it as well, since it offers a lower resistance to flow than the choke.
As a further possible feature of the invention the setting unit is electromagnetically operated and comprises an electromagnet operating the shut off valve or the choke. This further optional feature of the invention makes possible a simple and low-price design of the regulating valve and is furthermore highly economical in the use of space. At the same time the switching cycle of the regulating valve is minimized so that the piston and cylinder unit of the invention has a very short response time making possible a rapid switching over from full speed to inching speed.
The invention will now be described on the basis of the accompanying drawings showing only two of many possible embodiments of a piston and cylinder unit.
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of a first embodiment of the piston and cylinder unit of the invention.
FIG. 2 shows a first form of the piston and cylinder unit of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic of a further working example of the piston and cylinder unit of the invention.
The main features of the piston and cylinder unit of the invention will be described referring firstly to FIG. 1. It will be seen that it comprises an actuator 1 whose chief parts are a cylinder 2, a piston 3 and a piston rod 4. At each of the ends of the cylinder there is a connection port 5 and 5' for a pressure line or the like so that fluid may be admitted to and let off from the cylinder. FIG. 1 shows a position in which the front cylinder chamber 6 (i. e. the chamber in which there is no piston rod) is connected via the respective connector port 5 for the supplying of driving fluid and in which the rear cylinder chamber 6' (the chamber surrounding the piston rod 4) is connected via the connection port 5' for the release of fluid (in the present case air) from it. This connection port 5' is therefore referenced R. The piston 3 and the piston rod 4 accordingly move in the direction of the arrow 7 to the right and away from the connection port 5. It will be clear that the supply and discharge of the fluid may take place the other way round in order to reverse the direction of motion of the piston and the piston rod. However, to make the present description more straightforward there is no account of this possibility in the ensuing description of the piston and cylinder unit of the invention.
The front cylinder chamber 6 is connected via the connection port 5 and a pressure line 9 with a valve 8 for regulation of the speed of the piston 3. This regulating valve 8 is in the form of a 2 way valve that may be operated by an electrically operated setting unit 10. This setting unit 10 may be an electric motor, or, as in the present preferred case of FIG. 1, it may comprise a solenoid 11 or electromagnet. The 2 way regulating valve 8 is able to be reciprocated between an open position, in which it allows the flow of fluid from a pressure source 12 also marked P without any hindrance and a choked position, in which it chokes the flow of the fluid for reducing the piston speed. FIG. 1 shows the open position in which the fluid from the pressure source 12 passes via a pressure fluid line 9' and the regulating valve 8 and then is able to pass along the pressure line 9 to the connection port 5 accessing the front cylinder chamber 6.
The electrically operated setting unit 10 is connected with a contactless sensor 13, as for example via electrical leads 14, and when the sensor is operated it produces a pulse for the operation of the setting unit. The sensor 13 may be more especially designed for inductive, electrical or magnetic operation, the arrangement of FIG. 1 being contrived for magnetic actuation. In this case the sensor 13 comprises a reed switch 15 whose contacts are closed for the creation of a pulse when a magnetic field is moved towards the switch 15. In FIG. 1 the magnetic field is produced by an annular permanent magnet 16 set in the outer periphery of the piston 3 and which is reciprocated with the piston 3. Preferably the sensor 13 with the reed switch 15 is fitted to the outer face of the cylinder 2 and is operated when the field of the permanent magnet 16 passes its signal generating position. Preferably, the sensor 13 is mounted on the cylinder 2 so that it may be adjusted in its axial direction and the position of switching may be reset. In the embodiment of the invention to be seen in FIG. 1 the sensor 13 is at a small axial distance from the end setting of the piston 3 as defined by the end 17 of the cylinder 2 with the piston rod extending through it so that the course of operation is as follows:
At the commencement of an operating cycle the piston and its rod are in the retracted position, in which it is near the connection port 5 to be seen on the left of FIG. 1. If now a fluid is admitted via the regulating valve 8 which is in the open setting, the piston 3 will shift at its maximum speed as marked by the arrow 7 towards the back cylinder end 17. At that instant at which the permanent magnet 16 fitted to the piston 3 is approximately radially opposite the sensor 13 fitted to the outer face of the cylinder 2, the sensor 13 is operated, which in turn operates the setting unit 10 which practically simultaneously moves the regulating valve 8 out of its open into its choked position or condition. In this choking position the flow of fluid from the pressure source 12 is choked by the choke 18 arranged in the regulating valve 8 so that the volumetric flow rate of the fluid into the cylinder chamber 6 is reduced. This results in a slowing down of the piston speed so that the piston 3 runs into its end position at a reduced speed, i. e. with a buffering of the end of stroke. To regulate the piston speed in the choked condition of the regulating valve 8 the choke 18 is made so that it may be adjusted to vary the cross section of the passage.
The embodiment of FIG. 1 is so designed that the sensor 13 functions more or less as a relay and the pulse produced by it when the magnet moves past the sensor operates a circuit in the setting unit 10 which causes the regulating valve 8 to be kept in its choked condition for a certain length of time. When this time has expired the regulating valve 8 is returned to its open position by a restoring spring 22. However, other designs are possible.
As an example it would be possible to have a further sensor (not illustrated) in addition to the sensor 13, in the end position of the piston such that when during its motion the piston moves past the first sensor 13 the regulating valve would be switched over into its choked condition and would remain in it until a further sensor, responsive to the end position of the piston 3, produces a further switching pulse, which for its part would cause the regulating valve 8 to be switched back. Furthermore in the case of a combined end-of-stroke and beginning-of-stroke buffering effect the operation of the regulating valve 8 might be such that in an arrangement as in FIG. 1 the regulating valve 8 would be switched into its choked condition the first time the sensor is passed by the piston, so that and end-of-stroke buffering effect would result, and that when the piston motion is then reversed there would firstly be initial motion at a slow speed until the piston reached the sensor a second time. It will be seen that in such form of the invention it would be necessary to provide further control valves (not shown) which on the one hand would connect the regulating valve 8 with the back cylinder chamber 6' after reaching the terminal position of the piston and on the other hand would at the same time connect the other cylinder chamber 6 with a vent port.
It remains to be noted that the embodiment and manner of arrangement of the permanent magnet 16 is naturally not limited to the example as described. In fact, it would more especially be possible to make the piston entirely of magnetic material or for only a part of it to be fashioned of such material. In this latter case, or for instance when using a small magnetic insert for example, it will be necessary to take steps to see that the piston is not able to turn about its axis so that the permanently magnetic part will be at the face of the bore of the cylinder 2 and directly adjacent to the sensor 13 when it moves past it.
FIG. 2 shows the piston and cylinder unit of FIG. 1 in more detail paying particular attention to an advantageous form of the regulating valve 8. Generally it will be seen that there is an actuator 1 with its components, the sensor 13 and the regulating valve 8. The regulating valve 8 possesses a housing 23 with an inlet port 24 for the fluid coming from the pressure source 12, with an outlet port 25 with which one of the connection ports 5 and 5' of the actuator 1 may be connected (see broken line 26). The arrows 27 and 27' indicate the direction of flow of the fluid. The housing 23 has a stepped duct or hole 28 passing through it axially and in this hole there is a valve member 29 which moves axially as indicated by the arrow 30. The valve member 29 has a plug member 32 cooperating with a valve seat 33 and which has a conical form and whose end face 34 with the smaller diameter is adjacent to the valve seat 33. A valve shank 31 is attached in some way to the end face 34 by some suitable method such as jointing, screwing or forming and the shank 31 runs in guides 35 coaxial to the hole 28 so that it may move in the axial direction with a sealing effect. At one of the ends 36 of the housing the valve shank 31 extends from the housing and into the electrically operated setting unit 10, which is fixed in place by diagrammatically indicated screws 39, The setting unit comprises a solenoid 11 as its main part.
The valve plug member 32 and the valve seat 33 are arranged in a valve chamber 37 with the two ports 24 and 25 opening into it so that a common duct is formed whose cross section depends on the amount by which the valve plug member 32 extends into the valve seat. The valve member 29 with the valve seat 33 forms a choke 38 for regulation of the rate of flow of fluid from the actuator 1.
There is a coaxial extension 42 of the valve shank 31 at the end 36 opposite to the end face 34 of the valve member 32. This extension 42 protrudes from the end face 43, opposite to the end 36, away from the housing 23. The free end 44 of this extension 42 is provided with a thread on which an adjustable stop 45 is screwed. Between this stop 45 and the housing 23 there is a return spring 22 mounted coaxially on the shank extension 42. It is best for the hole 28 to be counterbored at 46 for a certain distance from the end face 43 so that the return spring 22 is for some of its length received in the housing 23. The axial depth of the counterbore 46 is at least equal to the axial length of the return spring in its completely compressed condition and is preferably somewhat longer than this.
An account will now be given of the manner of operation of the regulating valve 8 to be seen in FIG. 2.
The regulating valve 8 is designed to be a normally open valve, that is to say in the unactuated condition the valve is held in its open condition by the return spring 22 which is located between the housing 23 and the stop 45. If now the sensor 13 is actuated (in the manner as described in connection with FIG. 1) a signal will be sent to the setting unit 10 so that its solenoid 11 will be activated and will move the valve member 29 in the direction of the arrow 40 so that at the same time the valve plug member 32 will be moved into the valve seat 33. The amount of such extension into the seat will be dependent on the setting of the adjustable stop 45, which may be set in the axial direction of the valve member. Accordingly the regulating valve 8 will be in its choked condition when the stop 45 has run up against the end face 43 of the housing. In this position the valve member is held by the solenoid 11. It will be seen from what has been said that the choked condition or setting of the regulating valve 8 may readily be set from outside steplessly and the depth of penetration of the valve plug member 32 may advantageously be reset by simple turning the stop 45 about its axis. The rate of flow of the fluid as determined by the choke 38 in its active setting may therefore be reset both in the open setting of the regulating valve 8 and also in its choked condition. It will be clear that the setting force exerted by the solenoid 11 exceeds the return force of of the return spring 22 in each of its positions in order to guarantee functional reliability.
A further embodiment of the invention (not illustrated) is so designed as to provide a possibility of setting the abutment device formed by the housing 23 and the stop 45 for presetting the depth of penetration of the valve plug member 32 in the choked condition of the regulating valve 8. In this case the stop is fixed in place and cooperates with a stop secured to the housing so that it may be adjusted in position.
FIG. 3 diagrammatically shows a further embodiment of the piston and cylinder unit of the invention. The reader will again be able to see the actuator 1 with the sensor 13 fitted to it. The diagrammatically shown components enclosed by the broken line 47 constitute the regulating valve 8. Departing from the regulating valve 8 of FIGS. 1 and 2, in the present case the valve has a choke 18' in a first duct 48 extending from the source 12 of pressure to the actuator 1. The setting of the choke, that is to say the adjustment of the depth of penetration of the valve plug into the valve seat may be undertaken from the outside since the valve member is in the form of a choke screw designed for use with a suitable setting tool. Unlike the arrangement of FIGS. 1 and 2 the choke 18' does not cooperate with the setting unit 10 operated by the sensor 13. There is a check valve 49 placed downstream from the choke in the first duct 48 and this valve 49 along permits flow towards the actuator 1.
In addition to the first duct 48 the regulating valve 8 possesses a second duct 50, which is parallel to the first duct 48 and is supplied from the same pressure source 12 as it and furthermore opens into the same cylinder chamber 6 of the actuator 1 as it. In the second duct 50 there is a shut off valve 51 which may be opened and shut by an electrically operated setting unit 10 designed as described above in connection with the other embodiments of the invention.
The workings of the piston and cylinder unit of FIG. 3 are as follows.
At the commencement of a cycle the piston and the piston rod are in the retracted state and fluid from the pressure source 12 will make its way into the second duct 50 since the shut off valve 51 is opened. The fluid will take this path since it will have less resistance opposing it than on flowing through the choke 18' No reverse flow, which would be undesired, is possible since the check valve 49 is provided. When the piston 3 reaches the sensor 13 the result will be that the shut off valve 51 will be shut by the setting unit and this in turn will means that the fluid will now flow via the first duct 48 and the choke 18'. Dependent on the flow rate dictacted by the choke 18' the speed of the piston 3 will be changed. If the setting unit 10 comprises an electromagnet 11 the shut off valve 51 will be opened again after interruption of the supply of current to the electromagnet by the return spring 22.
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College: North Dakota
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Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 5 (9170th overall since 1950)
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Quick! Win 1 of 20 Star Wars Battlefront Beta keys from Logitech G and LucasArts!
Subject: General Tech | October 6, 2015 - 10:53 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: logitech g, logitech, gleam, giveaway, contest
Look, time is short, and we want to get you these keys SOON!
Sign up using the form below to enter to win 1 of 20 keys for the PC version of Star Wars Battlefront beta on-going RIGHT NOW. I played for a couple of hours today and I have to say the game is looking very impressive - both visually and in terms of fun gameplay.
Our thanks to Logitech G and LucasArts for the key for our readers!!
What you never knew you didn't know
While researching a few upcoming SD / microSD product reviews here at PC Perspective, I quickly found myself swimming in a sea of ratings and specifications. This write up was initially meant to explain and clarify these items, but it quickly grew into a reference too large to include in every SD card article, so I have spun it off here as a standalone reference. We hope it is as useful to you as it will be to our upcoming SD card reviews.
SD card speed ratings are a bit of a mess, so I'm going to do my best to clear things up here. I'll start with classes and grades. These are specs that define the *minimum* speed a given SD card should meet when reading or writing (both directions are used for the test). As with all flash devices, the write speed tends to be the more limiting factor. Without getting into gory detail, the tests used assume mostly sequential large writes and random reads occurring at no smaller than the minimum memory unit of the card (typically 512KB). The tests match the typical use case of an SD card, which is typically writing larger files (or sequential video streams), with minimal small writes (file table updates, etc).
Speed Class
In the above chart, we see speed 'Class' 2, 4, 6, and 10. The SD card spec calls out very specific requirements for these specs, but the gist of it is that an unfragmented SD card will be able to write at a minimum MB/s corresponding to its rated class (e.g. Class 6 = 6 MB/s minimum transfer speed). The workload specified is meant to represent a typical media device writing to an SD card, with buffering to account for slower FAT table updates (small writes). With higher bus speed modes (more on that later), we also get higher classes. Older cards that are not rated under this spec are referred to as 'Class 0'.
Speed Grade
As we move higher than Class 10, we get to U1 and U3, which are referred to as UHS Speed Grades (contrary to the above table which states 'Class') in the SD card specification. The changeover from Class to Grade has something to do with speed modes, which also relates with the standard capacity of the card being used:
U1 and U3 correspond to 10 and 30 MB/s minimums, but the test conditions are slightly different for these specs (so Class 10 is not *exactly* the same as a U1 rating, even though they both equate to 10 MB/sec). Cards not performing to U1 are classified as 'Speed Grade 0'. One final note here is that a U rating also implies a UHS speed mode (see the next section).
Read on as we decrypt all of the many specs and ratings present on SD and microSD cards!
We really want the ASUS PG279Q - 2560x1440, IPS, G-Sync...165 Hz
Subject: Displays | October 9, 2015 - 06:32 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: asus, ROG, swift, pg279q, gsync, g-sync, ips
Okay, we see a lot of monitors here at PC Perspective...but this is probably the current "most coveted" of them all. The ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q looks nearly identical to the first generation ROG Swift display but with a couple of key modifications. Yes, this is still a 27-in 2560x1440 monitor but this time...oh this time...it holds a 165 Hz IPS screen.
Moving away from the world of TN screens and into the image-quality-improvement of IPS, the PG279Q not only brings ASUS' first G-Sync capable IPS 2560x1440 panel to the world but also ups the ante more than any other screen we have seen when it comes to the maximum refresh rate: this beast will top out at 165 Hz! High performance gamers that have taken to the 144 Hz market will surely see the advantages of stepping up yet again though I am curious how ASUS is able to drive an IPS screen at this speed without artifacts or issues.
Interestingly, this panel not only includes a DisplayPort connection for 165 Hz 2560x1440 throughput but also an HDMI 1.4a input that can run 2560x1440 at 60 Hz, should you need that kind of thing. If you prefer ULMB over G-Sync, you have that option as well.
I'm not sure yet, but I can feel Allyn's trigger finger on the BUY NOW button...if it existed. We don't have pricing and we don't have any update on availability, but if our past experiences with the ROG Swift line are any indication, I have a feeling this display is going to impress.
On-die watercooling
Subject: General Tech | October 7, 2015 - 01:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: watercooling, nifty
These researchers are skipping the waterblock altogether and have made channels in surface of the die its self for de-ionized water to flow through and cool the chip. The 28-nanometer Altera FPGA they tested this cooling method on had numerous channels cut into it which were then sealed up with a layer of silicon. With a flow rate of 147 ml/minute they kept the chip to a comfortable 24C, a mere 4C higher than the temperature of the water and significantly lower than the 60C the chip would run at using air cooling. Neither Hack a Day nor PCPer encourage you to try to cut micron sized channels in your brand new processor, however we all hope to see this cooling technique incorporated into heatspreaders in future generations of processors.
"Researchers at Georgia Tech have been working on cutting fluid channels directly into the back of commercial silicon die (an Altera FPGA, to be exact). The tiny channels measure about 100 micron and are resealed with another layer of silicon. Water is pumped into the channels to cool the device efficiently."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- The Tech Reports's October 2015 peripheral staff picks
- Worker drones don't need PCs says Microsoft, give 'em phones instead @ The Register
- Sysadmins can forget PC management skills, says Microsoft @ The Register
- Windows Phone Store Increasingly Targeted With Fake Mobile Apps @ Slashdot
- Microsoft: 110 million machines are running Windows 10 @ The Inquirer
- Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Walkthrough: Neuro @ Kitguru
- HP Spectre X2: Surface Pro 4 rival has a kickstand and Skylake chip @ The Inquirer
- Google Photos Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Using G'MIC to Work Magic on Your Graphics @ Linux.com
Star Wars Battlefront at 3440x1440. That is all.
Subject: Editorial | October 12, 2015 - 06:51 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: XR341CK, Star Wars Battlefront, freesync, battlefront, amd, acer
I just happened to be doing some testing on the Acer XR341CK 34-in 3440x1440 FreeSync monitor with a 75 Hz refresh rate and started taking some screenshots. I have no real reason to do this, but I thought I might as well share some images from what I believe to be one of the most impressive looking games in a long time. Below I have included a handful of full resolution screenshots from the two multiplayer maps currently available in the nearly-over Battlefront beta.
If you are a Star Wars fan and you haven't tried out the free beta, you owe it to yourself to do so. The combination of classic music, well known ships and locations, and simple to understand gameplay that is exciting and rewarding make this a fantastic experience thus far. I eagerly await the full release next month!
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ASUS Officially Launches ROG Swift PG27AQ, 4K IPS G-Sync Monitor
Subject: Displays | October 9, 2015 - 06:13 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: asus, ROG, swift, pg27aq, 4k, g-sync, gsync
Back at CES we first got to see the ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQ, a 4K resolution IPS G-Sync enabled gaming monitor with all the fit and finish we came to love with the first ROG Swift display. Today, as part of the ROG Unleashed event being held in San Jose, the monitor has been officially unveiled.
The build and specifications remain pretty much unchanged though pricing and availability are still up in the air.
The ASUS PG27AQ updates and changes the ROG Swift design and style in small areas including adding an illuminated Republic of Gamers logo to the base along with the red circle. The stand includes supports for height adjustment, rotation, and tilt - basically mirroring the capability of the original ROG Swift.
Seeing a 4K IPS G-Sync monitor warms my heart though I wonder if we will need the next generation of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs to be able to power it effectively with a single card. G-Sync variable refresh rate technology does mean that gamers will be able to run at lower frame rates without the worry of screen tearing or judder.
Finally, even though the display has support for HDMI, it will only run at 4K / 24 Hz or 1080p / 60 Hz - there is no true HDMI 2.0 support to be found. The full resolution and refresh rate, as well as G-Sync support, are enabled through the DisplayPort connection only.
ASUS RT-AC88U MU-MIMO Router with 8-Port Switch
Subject: Networking | October 9, 2015 - 06:00 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: wireless router, RT-AC88U, router, mu-mimo, asus, 802.11ac, 8-port switch
ASUS has announced an impressive new MU-MIMO wireless router that provides up to 3100 Mbps of Wi-Fi bandwidth, and the RT-AC88U also features an 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch.
- WLAN: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MU-MIMO
- Data rate: 3100 Mbps
- Chipset: BCM47094, BCM4366, BCM4366
- Flash: NAND 128 MB
- WAN: GbE x 1
- LAN: GbE x 8
- Giga switch: 8365
- PA: 2G:sky2623 5G:sky85405
- Antenna: Detachable dual band x 4
- USB: 3.0 x1, 2.0 x1
- Applications: ASUSWRT, AiCloud, AiProtection, high-power mode, Download Master, VPN server, guest network, DLNA server, automatic IP, Static IP, PPPoE (MPPE support), PPTP, L2TP, IPv4, IPv6
Pricing and availability are not yet known.
Soft Machines' VISCy business
Subject: General Tech | October 8, 2015 - 12:49 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: VISC, Soft Machines, Shasta
A year ago The Tech Report talked with a representative from a company called Soft Machines who were designing processors using their new VISC architecture. We are all familiar with CISC and RISC based designs, this new Virtual Instruction Set Computing is a new architecture designed after multicore processors became the norm. The architecture is designed from the ground up to take advantage of multiple cores and is able to virtualize both cores and threads across multiple physical cores. That means a demanding process that is still only a single thread could be run on a virtual core across multiple hardware cores, increasing the speed at which that task can be completed.
Their current design, named Shasta is fabbed on a 16nm FinFET process, uses a generic 256-bit interconnect bus for compatibility with a wide variety of infrastructures and currently runs at 2GHz. The Tech Report doesn't have any benchmarks per se, but you can read more about how this new architecture works here.
"Soft Machines presented details about its intriguing VISC CPU architecture, along with a roadmap for VISC CPUs and SoCs, at the 2015 Linley Processor Conference today. We spoke with Soft Machines founder and CTO Mohammad Abdallah and the company's VP of marketing and business development, Mark Casey, to learn more about these chips."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Toshiba, SanDisk reportedly among takeover targets of Tsinghua @ DigiTimes
- Samsung forgets Galaxy worries, surprises analysts with big numbers @ The Register
- Ad-slinging rootkit nasty permanently drills into Android mobes, tabs @ The Register
- Factory settings FAIL: Data easily recovered from eBayed smartphones, disks @ The Register
- Microsoft starts backup of on-prem workloads and desktops to Azure @ The Register
- Dell, EMC Said To Be In Merger Talks @ Slashdot
Qualcomm Enters Server CPU Space with 24-Core Socketed Processor
Subject: Processors | October 12, 2015 - 12:24 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: servers, qualcomm, processor, enterprise, cpu, arm, 24-core
Another player emerges in the CPU landscape: Qualcomm is introducing its first socketed processor for the enterprise market.
Image credit: PC World
A 24-core design based on 64-bit ARM architecture has reached the prototype phase, in a large LGA package resembling an Intel Xeon CPU.
From the report published by PC World:
"Qualcomm demonstrated a pre-production chip in San Francisco on Thursday. It's a purpose-built system-on-chip, different from its Snapdragon processor, that integrates PCIe, storage and other features. The initial version has 24 cores, though the final part will have more, said Anand Chandrasekher, Qualcomm senior vice president."
Image credit: PC World
Qualcomm built servers as proof-of-concept with this new processor, "running a version of Linux, with the KVM hypervisor, streaming HD video to a PC. The chip was running the LAMP stack - Linux, the Apache Web server, MySQL, and PHP - and OpenStack cloud software," according to PC World. The functionality of this design demonstrate the chip's potential to power highly energy-efficient servers, making an obvious statement about the potential cost savings for large data companies such as Google and Facebook.
Dell Releases Redesigned XPS 15 Laptop with InfinityEdge Display
Subject: Systems, Mobile | October 8, 2015 - 10:05 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: dell, XPS 15, InfinityEdge, laptop, notebook, Skylake, i3-6100H, i5-6300HQ, i7-6700HQ, GTX 960M
The redesigned Dell XPS 15 is here, now a larger clone of the popular XPS 13 including the same minuscule "InfinityEdge" display and featuring optional 4K resolution.
Image credit: Engadget
The XPS 13 is among the highest-rated Windows laptops of the past year, and the preferred notebook of our own Ryan Shrout. Dell certainly had a big design win with a 13-inch screen on a laptop that would normally only house an 11.6-inch display, thanks to the razor-thin bezel surrounding the LCD panel. This InfinityEdge display makes a lot of sense for the larger XPS 15, and the newly redesigned notebook now occupies the space of a mere 14-inch notebook, while offering both FHD and UHD/4K screen resolutions.
What good would a beautiful screen be without the horsepower to drive it? For this Dell has implemented the latest 6th Generation Intel Skylake mobile processors, namely the Core i3-6100H, Core i5-6300HQ, and Core i7-6700HQ. Graphics duties are performed either by the integrated Intel HD 530 or an NVIDIA GTX 960M GPU, and 8GB of DDR4 memory comes standard with options up to 32GB available (and this is SoDIMM memory so users can upgrade later as well).
Image credit: Windows Central
- Processor:
- 6th Gen Intel Core i3-6100H (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz)
- 6th Gen Intel Core i5-6300HQ Quad-Core (6M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)
- 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad-Core (6M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz)
- Display: 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) InfinityEdge display or 15.6" UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD (3840x2160) InfinityEdge touch display
- RAM: 8GB, 16GB or 32GB DDR4 at 2133 MHz (32GB post-RTS) (2 x SoDIMMs)
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 530; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5
- Storage: 500GB HDD + 32GB Flash or 1TB HDD + 32GB Flash
- 256GB PCIe SSD, 512GB PCIe SSD, or 1TB PCIe SSD
- Camera: Widescreen HD (720p) webcam
- Ports and Connectors: HDMI, USB 3.0 (x2), Headset Jack, SD card reader, Kensington Lock slot, Thunderbolt 3
- Dimensions: 11-17mm x 357mm x 235mm
- Weight: Non-touch, starting at 3.9 lbs; Touch, starting at 4.4 lbs
The new Dell XPS 15 is available today and prices start at $999.
Android to iPhone Day 17: SoC Performance
Subject: Processors, Mobile | October 12, 2015 - 11:08 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: iphone 6s, iphone, ios, google, apple, Android, A9
PC Perspective's Android to iPhone series explores the opinions, views and experiences of the site's Editor in Chief, Ryan Shrout, as he moves from the Android smartphone ecosystem to the world of the iPhone and iOS. Having been entrenched in the Android smartphone market for 7+ years, the editorial series is less of a review of the new iPhone 6s as it is an exploration on how the current smartphone market compares to what each sides' expectations are.
Full Story Listing:
- Day 0: What to Expect
- Day 3: Widgets and Live Photos
- Day 6: Battery Life and Home Screens
- Day 17: SoC Performance
My iPhone experiment continues, running into the start of the third full week of only carrying and using the new iPhone 6s. Today I am going to focus a bit more on metrics that can be measured in graph form – and that means benchmarks and battery life results. But before I dive into those specifics I need to touch on some other areas.
The most surprising result of this experiment to me, even as I cross into day 17, is that I honestly don't MISS anything from the previous ecosystem. I theorized at the beginning of this series that I would find applications or use cases that I had adopted with Android that would not be able to be matched on iOS without some significant sacrifices. That isn't the case – anything that I want to do on the iPhone 6s, I can. Have I needed to find new apps for taking care of my alarms or to monitor my rewards card library? Yes, but the alternatives for iOS are at least as good and often times I find there are more (and often better) solutions. I think it is fair to assume that same feeling of equality would be prevalent for users going in other direction, iPhone to Android, but I can't be sure without another move back to Android sometime in the future. It may come to that.
My previous alarm app was replaced with Sleep Cycle
In my Day 3 post I mentioned my worry about the lack of Quick Charging support. Well I don't know why Apple doesn't talk it up more but the charging rate for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is impressive, and even more so when you pair them with the higher amperage charger that ships with iPads. Though purely non-scientific thus far, my through the day testing showed that I was able to charge the iPhone 6s Plus to 82% (from being dead after a battery test) in the span of 1.5 hours while the OnePlus 2 was only at 35%. I realize the battery on the OnePlus 2 is larger, but based purely on how much use time you get for your charging time wait, the iPhones appear to be just as fast as any Android phone I have used.
Photo taking with the iPhones 6s still impresses me – more so with the speed than the quality. Image quality is fantastic, and we'll do more analytical testing in the near future, but while attending events over weekend including a Bengals football game (5-0!) and a wedding, the startup process for the camera was snappy and the shutter speed never felt slow. I never thought "Damn, I missed the shot I wanted" and that's a feeling I've had many times over the last several years of phone use.
You don't want to miss photos like this!
There were a couple of annoyances that cropped up, including what I think is a decrease in accuracy of the fingerprint reader on the home button. In the last 4 days I have had more bouncing "try again" notices on the phone than in the entirety of use before that. It's possible that the button has additional oils from my hands on it or maybe that I am getting lazier about placement of my fingers on the Touch ID, but it's hard to tell.
ASUS ROG GX700 Water Cooled Gaming Laptop Specs Revealed
Subject: Systems, Mobile | October 9, 2015 - 06:00 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: water cooling, NVIDIA GTX 980, liquid cooled, i7-6820HK, gx700, gaming laptop, g-sync, ASUS ROG, asus
We already saw an announcement from ASUS (at IFA 2015) for their water-cooled Republic of Gamers GX700 gaming laptop, and now we have more details about this unique product, though some are still pending. The specifications (including the full version of the NVIDIA GTX 980) would make a great gaming desktop system, and that's kind of the idea as the performance increases substantially when the laptop is docked in its liquid-cooling base.
There are certainly questions about this concept that won't be answered until hardware in hand, but it's going to be interesting to see just how well a liquid cooling system will work in a dockable format like this.
Here are the specifications we know so far:
- CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK
- GPU: GeForce GTX 980, 8GB GDDR5
- Display: 17.3-inch IPS FHD (1920x1080) G-SYNC / Optional 4K/UHD G-SYNC
- RAM: Up to 64GB DDR4
- Storage: Up to 1TB PCIe x4 SSD (2 x 512GB)
- Optical: Blu-ray 6x RW
- Card reader: SDXC
- Networking: Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0
- Keyboard: Anti-ghosting keyboard with 30-key rollover; 2.5mm travel; Illuminated
- Ports:
- 3 x USB 3.0
- 1 x USB Type-C / Thunderbolt 3
- 1 x USB Type-C / USB 3.1
- 1 x mini-DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI
- Audio: 1x Headphone/mini-Optical S/PDIF, 1x Microphone input
- Webcam: 1.2MP HD camera
A look inside at the GX700 cooling system
Exact numbers on battery capacity, dimensions, and weight are not yet available, and pricing and availability have yet to be announced.
ASUS Announces ROG Maximus VIII Impact Mini-ITX Z170 Motherboard
Subject: Motherboards | October 9, 2015 - 06:00 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: Z170, Skylake, SFF, ROG, motherboard, mini-itx, Maximus VIII Impact, lga1151, asus
ASUS has announced their latest mini-ITX offering in the Republic of Gamers series, and the Maximus VIII Impact motherboard packs an outrageous number of features into one formidable little 6.7-inch square. In fact, short of the second PCIe slot afforded the larger mATX form-factor, the newest Impact board looks to be every bit as powerful as the recently released Maximus VIII Gene motherboard.
"To push performance even further, Maximus VIII Impact has a full-scale voltage-regulator module (VRM) dubbed Impact Power III vertically-mounted onto the tiny board, allowing you full access to digital power management for ultra-precise and stable overclocks with your processor and memory. ROG has also managed to squeeze in 5-Way Optimization auto-tuning and Pro Clock technology so you can get the most out of your 6th Gen. Intel processor and overclocked DDR4 memory which goes up to 4133MHz or higher."
Let's check out the specs on this new Impact board:
- CPU: LGA1151 socket for 6th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors
- Chipset: Intel Z170 Express
- Memory: Dual-channel memory architecture
- 2x DIMM, max. 32GB DDR4-4133(OC) non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- PCIe Slot: 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x16 mode)
- Graphics: Integrated Intel HD Graphics Processor
- HDMI 1.4b
- Intel InTru 3D/Quick Sync Video/Clear Video HD Technology/Insider
- Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac supports dual frequency band 2.4/5GHz; MU-MIMO
- Bluetooth: V4.1, 4.0LE
- USB: 2x USB 3.1 ports (1 Type-A and 1 Type-C) powered by Intel USB 3.1 controller; 6x USB 3.0 ports (2 at mid-board)
- Storage: 1x U.2 port (PCIe x4, 32Gb/s), 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports. Supports Intel Smart Response Technology
- LAN: Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN with Anti-surge LANGuard, ROG GameFirst Technology
- HD Audio: SupremeFX Impact III
- ROG SupremeFX 2015 High Definition Audio Codec
- ESS® ES9023P DAC with Hyperstream™ Architecture
- 2Vrms Headphone Amp into 32-600 Ohms
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Optical S/PDIF output at back panel
- Sonic Studio II; Sonic Radar II; Sonic SenseAmp; DTS Connect
- Fan headers: 2x 4-pin onboard; 3x 4-pin on daughter card
- Form Factor: Mini-ITX, 6.7" x 6.7" (17 cm x 17 cm)
Update, 10/11/15: The ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Impact motherboard is now available at Newegg.com for $248.99.
Who Decided to Call a Lightweight API "Metal"?
Subject: Graphics Cards | October 7, 2015 - 07:01 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: opengl, metal, apple
Ars Technica took it upon themselves to benchmark Metal in the latest OSX El Capitan release. Even though OpenGL on Mac OSX is not considered to be on par with its Linux counterparts, which is probably due to the driver situation until recently, it pulls ahead of Metal in many situations.
Image Credit: Ars Technica
Unlike the other graphics APIs, Metal uses the traditional binding model. Basically, you have a GPU object that you attach your data to, then call one of a handful of "draw" functions to signal the driver. DirectX 12, Vulkan, and Mantle, on the other hand, treat work like commands on queues. The latter model works better in multi-core environments, and it aligns with GPU compute APIs, but the former is easier to port OpenGL and DirectX 11 applications to.
Ars Technica notes that faster GPUs, such as the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, show higher gains than slower ones. Their "best explanation" is that "faster GPUs can offload more work from the CPU". That is pretty much true, yes. The new APIs are designed to keep GPUs loaded and working as much as possible, because they really do sit around doing nothing a lot. If you are able to keep a GPU loaded, because it can't accept much load in the first place, then there is little benefit to decreasing CPU load or spreading out across multiple cores.
Granted, there are many ways that benchmarks like these could be incorrectly used. I'll assume that Ars Technica and GFXBench are not making any simple mistakes, though, but it's good to be critical just in case.
Quick Look
Last month NVIDIA introduced the world to the GTX 980 in a new form factor for gaming notebook. Using the same Maxwell GPU, the same performance levels but with slightly tweaked power delivery and TDPs, notebooks powered by the GTX 980 promise to be a noticeable step faster than anything before it.
Late last week I got my hands on the updated MSI GT72S Dominator Pro G, the first retail ready gaming notebook to not only integrate the new GTX 980 GPU but also an unlocked Skylake mobile processor.
This machine is something to behold - though it looks very similar to previous GT72 versions, this machine hides hardware unlike anything we have been able to carry in a backpack before. And the sexy red exterior with MSI Dragon Army logo blazoned across the back definitely help it to stand out in a crowd. If you happen to be in a crowd of notebooks.
A quick spin around the GT72S reveals a sizeable collection of hardware and connections. On the left you'll find a set of four USB 3.0 ports as well as four audio inputs and ouputs and an SD card reader.
On the opposite side there are two more USB 3.0 ports (totalling six) and the optical / Blu-ray burner. With that many USB 3.0 ports you should never struggle with accessories availability - headset, mouse, keyboard, hard drive and portable fan? Check.
Continue reading our preview of the new MSI GT72S Dominator Pro G with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980!!
Podcast #370 - Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming G1, New Microsoft Surface products, NVIDIA Pascal Rumors and more!
Subject: General Tech | October 8, 2015 - 03:57 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, gigabyte, z170x gaming g1, Skylake, microsoft, surface pro 4, surface book, Android, ios, iphone 6s, Samsung, 840 evo, msata, dell, UP3216Q, nvidia, pascal
PC Perspective Podcast #370 - 10/08/2015
Join us this week as we discuss the Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming G1, New Microsoft Surface products, NVIDIA Pascal Rumors and more!
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Another hard quarter for PC sellers
Subject: General Tech | October 9, 2015 - 12:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: pc sales, Q3 2015
73.7 million units, including desktops, laptops and ultrabooks were sold in the third quarter of 2015, down 7.7% from this time last year. In the EMEA, Japan and Latin America this could be in part because prices have risen by about 10% but is also likely due to a lack of any convincing reason to upgrade. The recent security problems revealed on Lenovo machines do not seem to have hurt their sales in North America , they saw a 22% increase in sales with the launch of their various 2 in 1 portable devices. Gartner feels this may change in the latter half of the year as many companies do not get out of the red until holiday sales start driving consumers, but also because machines shipping with Windows 10 will start to hit the markets. Skylake product refreshes should also help out and we can all hope to see bargains on older kit that distributors want off their shelves as well as the numerous holiday sales start to ramp up. You can follow the links from The Inquirer for more detailed information.
"FIGURES FROM GARTNER show that PC shipments declined a further 7.7 percent year on year during the third quarter of 2015, despite the release of Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system during the period."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- First Successful Collision Attack On the SHA-1 Hashing Algorithm @ Slashdot
- Qualcomm is sampling a 24-core ARM processor for servers @ The Inquirer
- New mystery Windows-smashing RAT found in corporate network @ The Register
- Maker–NOT: 3D printer upstart Makerbot jams, cuts extra 20% of staff @ The Register
It's like Legos for the working man
Way back in January of 2015 at CES we were shown a new line of accessories from Lenovo called ThinkPad Stack. The company is targeting the professional user on the go with a collection of four devices that can be used together in a stackable form that offers up some impressive capability and function in a small package, though it does come with a business-user markup.
Last week Lenovo sent us a full set of the ThinkPad Stack devices including a portable router, external USB 3.0 hard drive, Bluetooth speaker and external battery. With a price tag totaling nearly $400 for the entire set, there is a pretty high expectation for functionality, build quality and usability that Lenovo needs to hit, and they do a better job than I expected (honestly) to hit it. You don't have to buy all of the available Stack accessories, and that is part of the charm of the new product line - you can customize them to your own needs.
Though it's not for everyone, I do find myself enjoying the idea of Lenovo's ThinkPad Stack products and how it enables the mobile professional. Let's take a look at what it is, how it works and if it's something you need.
Continue reading our review of the Lenovo ThinkPad Stack Accessories!!
Two new ROG desktops from ASUS, the G11CD and the G20CB
Subject: Systems | October 9, 2015 - 06:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Skylake, LGA 1151, Intel H170, Intel H110, G11CDm G20CB, ASUS ROG, asus
ASUS has announced two new models of ROG Desktops for gamers based on Intel's new Skylake processors. Both models offer a choice of i5 or i7 processors and a gamut of video cards including and AMD R9 380 and in the case of the G11CD/CB an NVIDIA GTX 745 up to a 980 Ti while the G20CB ranges from a GT740 to a TITAN X.
The G11 is a full sized desktop, 176x440x442mm (6.9x17.3x17.4") and if you choose the CB model you will be able to have an H170 motherboard, a GTX 980Ti and up to a 512GB M.2 SSD. The CD model does not support those features and is built on an H110 motherboard. Both models off a choice between a DVD or Blu-Ray optical drive.
The ROG G20 offers more power in a slightly smaller case, 104x340x358mm (4.1x13.4x14.1") which is achieved by using an external power supply and dropping the optical drive altogether.
ASUS has managed to offer a vertically mounted TITAN X in this form factor, which is no small achievement. The ROG G20 also offers wireless connectivity in addition to a wired LAN Port, along with space for two internal drives.
All models share the familiar black and red ROG colour scheme, a nice mix of USB 3.1, 3.0 and 2.0 ports and 7.1 audio. There is no word on the pricing for either of these desktops, keep an eye out for updates as we learn more.
NVIDIA Releases 358.50 WHQL Game Ready Drivers
Subject: Graphics Cards | October 7, 2015 - 01:45 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: opengl es 3.2, nvidia, graphics drivers, geforce
The GeForce Game Ready 358.50 WHQL driver has been released so users can perform their updates before the Star Wars Battlefront beta goes live tomorrow (unless you already received a key). As with every "Game Ready" driver, NVIDIA ensures that the essential performance and stability tweaks are rolled in to this version, and tests it against the title. It is WHQL certified too, which is a recent priority for NVIDIA. Years ago, "Game Ready" drivers were often classified as Beta, but the company now intends to pass their work through Microsoft for a final sniff test.
Another interesting addition to this driver is the inclusion of OpenGL 2015 ARB and OpenGL ES 3.2. To use OpenGL ES 3.2 on the PC, if you want to develop software in it for instance, you needed to use a separate release since it was released at SIGGRAPH. It has now been rolled into the main, public driver. The mobile devs who use their production machines to play Battlefront rejoice, I guess. It might also be useful if developers, for instance at Mozilla or Google, want to create pre-release implementations of future WebGL specs too.
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A single-vehicle accident left no fatalities, but knocked down a utility pole on Glendale Road on Friday at about noon, according to Virginia State Police Sgt. Mike Musser.
Musser fielded questions for Trooper S.M. Cochran, who was in charge of the scene.
A 2014 Kia SUV driven by Danny Wayne Dalton, 54, of Hillsville, was traveling east on Glendale Road when he lost control of his vehicle and ran off the right side of the road, snapping a utility pole and stopping when he hit a tree in a residential yard, Musser said.
A minor fire at the Vaughan-Bassett Furniture plant in Galax on Aug. 3 resulted in minimal damage, said Galax Fire 1st Lt. Therron Billings, who was in charge of the scene.
The firefighters were summoned at 5:27 p.m., when a small fire was reported in the finishing room of the plant, said Billings. By the time the fire department arrived shortly thereafter, workers had already extinguished it.
FRIES — Police have released more information regarding an altercation in a Fries parking lot that resulted in a subject being struck by a vehicle and flown to the hospital for injuries.
Charged with assault in the incident are Danny Roger Shinault, 47; Richard Franklin Shinault, 42; and Trisha Lynn Wheeler, 27. All are from Fries.
LAUREL — An investigation continues after a single-vehicle rollover resulted in one fatality in the Laurel section of Carroll County early Wednesday.
According to a report from Trooper C.H. Campbell, Virginia State Police received a call about 1:30 a.m., reporting a single-vehicle crash along Virginia 741 (Stoneman Road), 0.2 mile north of Virginia 739 (Porterfield Road).
Campbell said that a 2007 Jeep Wrangler with three people ran off of the right side of the road and overturned in an embankment, ejecting a female passenger.
FRIES — Two people have been charged with assault after an escalating argument led to physical violence and a subject being struck by a vehicle in a Fries parking lot.
The investigation is ongoing, and police indicated that additional charges could result.
According to a report from Sgt. Doug Carner of the Grayson County Sheriff's Office, police and emergency response teams were called to the parking lot across from BB&T in Fries, based on reports of an assault involving multiple subjects.
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RICHMOND — Virginia's top Democratic leaders - the governor and two U.S. senators – say it's time for Republican legislators to stop blocking the expansion of Medicaid in the state under the federal health care law.
In a rare joint phone call with reporters on July 30, Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine used the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Medicaid program to make their case.
HILLSVILLE — Sorry, kids, but a few defaced buses won't keep school from starting back this week in Carroll County.
The Hillsville Police Department has charged two juveniles with vandalization and damaging property.
According to a police report, officers were dispatched to the Carroll County High School bus garage on Virginia Street on July 16 at 8:32 a.m.
With Virginia's emergence as a presidential battleground, a report says the nominees won't be able to rely solely on loyal Democrats or Republicans to win the state.
They will need to build a coalition from seven distinct voter groups.
"Whoever wins Virginia is not going to win even with all the ardent partisan warrior voters. They've got to go to the less-partisan middle," said Quentin Kidd, director of Christopher Newport University's Wason Center for Public Policy.
Galax will hold its annual National Night Out event Tuesday evening on downtown streets from 6-9 p.m. The public is invited to attend the free event.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, better places to live. The celebration is to help the public meet and become familiar with the local police force.
Registration for the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention is down by 90 contestants from 2014, a smaller drop than last year, when 141 fewer signed up for the event.
Last year's decrease was one of the largest drops in the past four years. This year's total is 1,585.
Registration numbers have been declining slowly but steadily after topping out at 2,004 contestants for the event's 75 anniversary in 2010. The number of contestants dropped to 1,909 in 2011, then decreased to 1,675 by 2014.
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