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Matrox Meteor-II
Installation and Hardware Reference
Manual no. 10577-101-0300
December 9, 1999
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® Matrox is a registered trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. Microsoft®, MS-DOS®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ® ® ® Intel , Pentium , and Pentium II are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Texas Instruments is a trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated. PC/104-Plus™ is a trademark of the PC/104 Consortium. CompactPCI™ is a trademark of PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers’ Group. RAMDAC™ is a trademark of Booktree. All
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Matrox Meteor-II boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Matrox Meteor-II /Standard . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel . . . . . . . .11 Matrox Meteor-II /Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Matrox Meteor-II /1394 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module . . . . . . . .15 Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Software .
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Connecting external devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PCI . . . . . . 33 Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for CompactPCI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel for PCI . . 37 Matrox Meteor-II /Standard and /Multi-Channel for PC/104-Plus . . . . . . . . 39 Matrox Meteor-II /Digital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Matrox Meteor-II /1394 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 3: Installing software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel grab section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Input channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Low-pass filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Triple A/D converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 PSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Phase-locked loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 General synchronization .
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Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Common problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . 76 Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Grabbing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Contacting Matrox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Appendix B: Technical information Matrox Meteor-II /Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Appendix C: Technical information Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Global information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Technical features: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Board input and output connectors. . . . . . . . .95 Video input connector on the PCI form factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Video input connector on the Meteor
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Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Environmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Appendix E: Technical information Matrox Meteor-II /1394 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Global information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Board input and output connectors . . . . . . . 111 IEEE 1394 ports . . . . . .
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Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter outlines the key features of Matrox Meteor-II boards.
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10 Chapter 1: Introduction Matrox Meteor-II boards Matrox Meteor-II comes in four versions: Matrox Meteor-II /Standard, Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel, Matrox Meteor-II /Digital, and Matrox Meteor-II /1394. Some of these boards are available in different form factors, namely PCI, CompactPCI, and PC/104-Plus. All boards and form factors support real time image transfer to Host memory, and can be programmed with the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) or any of its derivatives. Matrox Meteor
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Matrox Meteor-II boards 11 Acquisition features Matrox Meteor-II /Standard can acquire different types of standard video formats using its video decoder. The video decoder can accept composite (CVBS) and component (Y/C) video in NTSC/PAL formats, and convert it to RGB 8:8:8, YUV 4:2:2 (stored in YUYV format) or YUV 4:1:1, with either square pixels or CCIR-601 resolutions. It can also convert composite RS-170/CCIR video formats with square pixels or CCIR-601 resolutions. The PCI and P
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12 Chapter 1: Introduction VMChannel (not available on CompactPCI and PC/104-Plus) White VID_IN1_1 2:1 To DB-44 A/D VID_IN1_2 MUX Connector Black for PCI Low- White form factor 24 VID_IN2_1 pass 2:1 LUT A/D filters/ MUX VID_IN2_2 Black Gain 3 256x8-bit White VID_IN3_1 2:1 A/D MUX VID_IN3_2 Black 24 32 Sync To 30-pin 4:1 24 separator male, MUX SYNC_IN connector MJPEG for Module PC/104-Plus Opto- form factor Trigger coupler (optional) Clk input Clk output TTL* Hsync Vsync Drivers PSG Trigger
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Matrox Meteor-II boards 13 dual-tap configurations. It also accepts an external trigger, and can operate in either asynchronous reset mode or next valid frame/field mode. The PCI form factor also includes an auxiliary power supply input, which can be used to draw auxiliary power from your computer to provide power to your camera. Matrox Meteor-II /Digital Matrox Meteor-II /Digital is a digital frame grabber for standard and non-standard video acquisition. This board is only available
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14 Chapter 1: Introduction Acquisition features Matrox Meteor-II /Digital can acquire digital video from standard and non-standard cameras using the RS-422 or LVDS differential signed format. It supports image acquisition from genlocked cameras in 4 x 8-bit, 2 x 16-bit, or 1 x 32-bit configurations; therefore, up to four cameras can be attached to acquire four 8-bit or component RGB images. The board also supports multi-tap grabs (up to four taps). In addition, Matrox Meteor-II /Digi
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Matrox Meteor-II boards 15 The Meteor-II /1394 can also supply power from your computer through the IEEE 1394 interface. Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module is an optional board which module supports lossy and lossless MJPEG (interlaced and non-interlaced) compression and decompression of color and monochrome video. There are two versions of the Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module: one is for use with the PCI and CompactPCI form factors, and the other is for use with
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16 Chapter 1: Introduction Data transfer All versions of the Matrox Meteor-II board allow transfer of live video to Host memory or off-board display memory. To prevent loss of data during long bus-access latencies found in heavily loaded computer systems, the Matrox Meteor-II boards (except Meteor-II /1394) feature 4 Mbytes of SGRAM for temporary frame storage. All boards except Matrox Meteor-II /1394 are also equipped with the Matrox Video Interface ASIC (VIA). All PCI form factor b
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Matrox Meteor-II boards 17 ActiveMIL ActiveMIL is a set of ActiveX controls that are based on MIL. ActiveMIL was designed for rapid application development (RAD) tools, such as Microsoft’s Visual Basic. ActiveMIL is included with MIL. (ActiveMIL-Lite is included with MIL-Lite.) Inspector Inspector is an interactive Windows application for image capture, processing, analysis, and archiving. MIL Developers can use Matrox Inspector as a prototyping tool to quickly build proof-of-concept d
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18 Chapter 1: Introduction What you need to get started To begin using Matrox Meteor-II, you need the following: ■ computer with a PCI bus and a Pentium processor or better. ■ Windows: See your software package for supported environments and RAM requirements. Other useful ■ A computer with a relatively up-to-date PCI chipset, such as considerations the Intel 430HX, 430VX, 430TX, 440FX, 440LX, or 440BX for full Matrox Meteor-II functionality. These chipsets are recommended because they o
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Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II package 19 Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II package Standard package When you unpack your Matrox Meteor-II package, you should check its contents. Note that optional parts might or might not be included, depending on what you ordered. If something is missing or damaged, contact your Matrox representative. If you ordered Matrox Meteor-II, you should receive the following items: ■ The Matrox Meteor-II /Standard, Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel, Matrox Meteo
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20 Chapter 1: Introduction ■ DBHD44-TO-13BNC input cable with a high density 44-pin connector and thirteen BNC connectors for the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard (PCI and CompactPCI form factors). Six BNC-TO-SVHS (Y/C) adapter cables are shipped with the DBHD44-TO-13BNC cable. ■ DH44-TO-13BNC/O input cable with a high density 44-pin connector, available for the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard. This cable is required if you want to connect to special input and output signals, such as synchroniz
