Intergraph Intense3D Wildcat 4210 User's Guide

Wildcat 4210 Graphics

Hardware User’s Guide

July 2000 D1AV00080

Copyright

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Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville AL 35894-0001

Notice

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be considered a commitment by Intergraph Corporation. Intergraph Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors in, or omissions from, this document. Intergraph Corporation shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing or use of this document.

All warranties given by Intergraph Corporation about equipment or software are set forth in your purchase contract. Nothing stated in, or implied by, this document or its contents shall be considered or deemed a modification or amendment of such warranties.

Trademarks

Intergraph Corporation, the Intergraph Corporation logo, Intense3D, and Wildcat are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. SuperScene and DirectBurst are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Microsoft, the Microsoft logo, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

FCC/DOC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manu al , may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigencies du Règlement sur le materiél brouilleur du Canada.

Warnings

Changes or modifications made to the card that are not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not attempt to open the equipment unless instructed. Do not use a tool for purposes other than instructed.

There are no user serviceable parts in the card. Refer all servicing of the card to qualified service personnel. To comply with FCC Class A limits, you must use shielded cables with this device.

Preface............................................................................................................................................. v

About This Document...................................................................................................................... v

Document Conventions .................................................................................................................... v

Operating System Information......................................................................................................... vi

Customer Support............................................................................................................................ vi

1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 1

Features ............................................................................................................................................ 1

External Connectors......................................................................................................................... 3

2 Setup............................................................................................................................................. 5

Preparing for Installation.................................................................................................................. 5

Installing the Wildcat 4210 Card ...................................................................................................... 6

Connecting Monitors........................................................................................................................ 7

Installing Wildcat Driver Software................................................................................................... 9

Connecting a Stereo Display Device ..............................................................................................13

Make Sure the Computer is Ready..................................................................................... 5

Collect Materials and Tools............................................................................................... 5

Take Anti-static Precautions .............................................................................................. 6

Make Sure the Computer is Ready..................................................................................... 9

Remove Existing Wildcat Driver Software........................................................................ 9

Install Wildcat Driver Software........................................................................................ 10

Installing Heidi

Verify the Default Video Display Driver ......................................................................... 11

Verify the System Startup Version................................................................................... 12

Check the Video Image.................................................................................................... 12

Driver Software for AutoDesk Applications......................................... 11

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3 Using the Wildcat 4210............................................................................................................. 15

Configuring the Video Display....................................................................................................... 15

Enabling Stereo Display................................................................................................................. 17

Enabling Multiview and Genlock................................................................................................... 18

Enabling Dual Monitors in Windows 2000.................................................................................... 20

4 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................... 23

Common Problems and Solutions...................................................................................................23

Diagnostics..................................................................................................................................... 24

Getting a Usable Video Resolution................................................................................................ 24

In Windows 2000............................................................................................................. 25

In Windows NT 4.0.......................................................................................................... 25

Determining a Defective Unit ......................................................................................................... 25

Getting Help................................................................................................................................... 26

5 Technical Information............................................................................................................... 27

Functional Specifications................................................................................................................27

Requirements.................................................................................................................................. 27

3D Performance.............................................................................................................................. 27

Resolutions and Refresh Rates ....................................................................................................... 28

Connectors...................................................................................................................................... 29

DVI-I Out Ports................................................................................................................ 30

Genlock In Port................................................................................................................ 30

Stereo Sync Out Port........................................................................................................ 30

Multiview In and Out Ports.............................................................................................. 30

Preface

The Wildcat 4210 Graphics Hardware User’s Guide contains information on the setup and use of the Wildcat 4210 video card, as well as information on troubleshooting, connections, and specifications.

If you purchased a Wildcat 4210 as part of a computer, the card was factory installed and configured in your computer prior to shipment. This document provides instructions for setting your display para meters and installing the vi deo drivers and hardware in case you bought the Wildcat 4210 as an add-on or as part of an upgrade.

About This Document

This document is organized as follows:

♦ Chapter 1, “Introduction,” describes the Wildcat 4210, its features, and its connectors. ♦ Chapter 2, “Setup,” provides step-by-step instructions for installing Wildcat 4210 hardware

and driver software, and for connecting monitors and a stereo display device.

♦ Chapter 3, “Using the Wildcat 4210,” provides instructions for configuring the video display

and using Wildcat 4210 features.

♦ Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,” describes ways to solve common problems and get help. ♦ Chapter 5, “Technical I nformation,” provides general, functional, and performance

specifications for the Wildcat 4210, and describes its connectors and ports.

Document Conventions

Bold

Italic Variable values that you supply, or cross-references.

Monospace

SMALL CAPS Key names on the keyboard, such as D, AL T or F3; names of files and directories.

CTRL+D Press a key while simultaneously pressing another key; for example, press CTRL

Commands, words, or characters that you key in literally.

Output displayed on the screen.

You can type filenames and directory names in the dialog boxes or the command line in lowercase unless directed otherwise.

and D simultaneously.

Operating System Information

Your computer must be running Microsoft’s Windows 2000 operating system or Microsoft’s Windows NT 4.0 operating system with Service Pack 5 (or later) installed. The appropriate operating system was installed on your computer pri or to shipment if you bought t he Wildcat 4210 as part of a computer.

For more information on the operating system, refer to Microsoft’s printed and online documentation delivered with the computer.

Customer Support

Please contact your system vendor regarding any support issues you may have.

For the latest Intense3D news and product information, visit http://www.intense3d.com on the World Wide Web.

1 Introduction

The Wildcat 4210 video card equips your personal computer or personal workstation with powerful and professional 3D graphics capability. This video card infuses Intel Pentium II or greater computers running the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 operating system with workstation-class 3D graphics features and performance.

If you purchased a Wildcat 4210 as part of a computer, it was configured to operate in the computer before shipment. No other modifications are necessary. Also, the Wildcat driver software was installed before shipment and is operative when you receive the computer. No further installat ion or configura tion is necessary unless you b ought the card as an add-on or as part of an upgrade. Store the driver CD or diskette that came with the computer in a safe place in case you need to reinstall the Wildcat driver software.

Features

Card Interface

Video Memory

Graphics Controller RAMDAC Plug and Play Monitor Accelerated 3D API Maximum Resolution Maximum Aspect Ratio Maximum Refresh Rate

AGP Pro 110, designed for computers with a 110 Watt AGP Pro expansion card slot

NOTE A Wildcat 4210 cannot plug into a standard AGP

expansion card slot.

Frame buffer 128 MB Texture buffer 128 MB DirectBurst 32 MB

High-speed Wildcat chipset technology with dual-display support 250 MHz Supported OpenGL 1920 x 1200 16:10 75 Hz

NOTE Supported refresh rates, monitor resolutions, aspect

ratios, and color depths depend on the monitor type, if you select multisampling, and if you use single or dual monitors. See Appendix A, "Specifications," for a list of supported resolutions and refresh rates.

NOTE To display at a specific resolution with the desired

refresh rate, both the video card and the monitor must support it. Refer to the documentation delivered with the monitor for a list of supported video resolutions.

Power Management

Geometry Acceleration

Traditional 2D Operations

Open GL Operations

Display Power Manage ment Signaling (DPMS) Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Model view matrix transformation of vertex and normal

coordinates Perspective and viewport transformations Texture matrix transformation of texture coordinates Local display list storage and processing Full lighting calculations (up to 24 lights) View volume clipping Up to six user clip planes Image processing 16- and 32-bit color depths (565, 8888) Solid and patterned area fills Vectors (diamond rule compliant) Block moves (screen-to-screen) Block gets (screen-to-system) Block puts (system-to-screen) Bilinear scaling Image support for multiple formats, zooming, bilinear scaling,

color matrix, and color tables Fogging: linear, exponential, exponential

, and user-defined 2D/3D points, vectors, and polygons Texture mapping: point, bilinear, trilinear, and multiple internal

formats 24- and 32-bit depth buffering Dithering Fast window clears Window clipping Fast window-mode double buffering Masking Frame-sequential and interlaced stereo support Stencil operations Matrix transformations

OpenGL Extensions

Additional Features

Imaging extensions – pixel buffer, color table, color matrix, convolution Blend extensio ns – color, minmax, function separate, subtract Fog extensions – fog function, fog offset Texture extensions – 3D textures (edge, border, and LOD clamps),

mipmap generation Video extensions – interlace, interlace read 422 pixels Swap control extensions – swap control, swap frame lock, swap usage Texture color table Pixel texture and 3D texturi ng Stencil operation wrap Post-texturing specular SuperScene full-scene multisampled anti-aliasing – point sampled with

sixteen samples, sample location jittering, dynamic sample allocation, dynamic sample backoff

Two video look-up tables Eight stencil planes Eight double-buffered overlay planes 32-bit Z buffer High-performance DACs that directly drive display devices DDC2B Display Data Channel standard Head-mounted displays and shutter glasses (frame sequential and

interlaced stereo required) Onboard texture memory with full mipmapped trilinear interpolated

texture processing Digital Video Interface (DVI)-I display support

External Connectors

The Wildcat 4210 has the following external connectors (see Figure 1):

♦ Primary and secondary DVI-I Out ports ♦ Genlock In port ♦ Stereo Sync Out port ♦ Multiview In and Multiview Out ports

Figure 1. External Connectors

See Appendix B, “Connectors,” for detailed information on each of the external connectors.

2Setup

This chapter contains instructions for installing a Wildcat 4210 video card, connecting the computer’s monitors and a stereo display device, and installing the driver software.

If you purchased a Wildcat 4210 as part of a computer, it was installed before shipment along with the Wildcat driver software. The installation instructions in this chapter are necessary only if you must install or replace the card or if you must reinstall the Wildcat driver software.

Preparing for Installation

Make Sure the Computer is Ready

General requirements include:

♦ Pentium II or greater processor ♦ Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 (or later) ♦ Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro 110 expansion slot

♦ Two open Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slots adjacent to the AGP Pro 110 slot ♦ 32 MB DRAM minimum (64 MB recommended) ♦ Industry-standard, multiple-frequency monitor (VGA) or a Digital Video Interface (DVI)-

compliant digital display device

♦ 3 MB of free space on the computer’s primary system disk for the driver software

Collect Materials and Tools

Make sure you have the following items:

♦ Wildcat 4210 video card ♦ Delivery media containing the Wildcat 4210 video display driver ♦ Flat-head or Phillips screwdriver ♦ Monitor cables supplied with the computer or with the computer’s monitors ♦ To connect VGA monitors, 15-pin DVI-VGA adapters for the monitor cables ♦ The computer’s documentation ♦ Grounding wrist stra p

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