Matrox Electronic Systems 4SIGHT-M User Manual

Matrox 4Sight-M

Installation and Hardware Reference

Manual no. 10916-101-0100

February 28, 2005

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Contents

Using this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Part 1: Operating your Matrox 4Sight-M unit

Chapter 1: Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Hardware components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mass storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Optional components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Matrox frame grabbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inspecting your Matrox 4Sight-M package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Integrated-unit version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Motherboard-only version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Additional components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Operating your Matrox 4Sight-M unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Light emitting diodes (LEDs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Turning off the integrated-unit version of Matrox 4Sight-M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Chapter 2: Connecting peripherals to the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting display devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting a high-resolution display device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting a digital flat panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting NTSC/PAL video output devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting a USB mouse, keyboard, or printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting other USB devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Networking connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting video input devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Units with a Matrox Meteor-II /Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Units with Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Units with Matrox Meteor-II /Digital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Units with Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connecting devices to the serial port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connecting devices to the auxiliary I/O interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connecting a stereo audio device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Part 2: Customizing the motherboard

Chapter 3: Adding devices to the Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard 39

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Removing the Matrox 4Sight-M chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connecting a hard disk or CD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting devices with an ATA 44-pin connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connecting devices with an ATA 40-pin connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting both types of IDE devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Drive assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Connecting a PC/104-Plus board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Some considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Removing and installing memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Installing memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Adjusting your new memory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 4: Installing the Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard in a custom

chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Custom chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Custom fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Custom power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Part 3: Reference material for all users

Chapter 5: Matrox 4Sight-M hardware reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

TMDS transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Mass storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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I/O interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Serial ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Audio interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Parallel port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Auxiliary I/O interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

PC/104-Plus interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Power supply, fan, and chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Part 4: Appendices

Appendix A: BIOS reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

The BIOS Setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Entering the Setup utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

The Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

The Legend bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

The Selection window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

The Item Specific Help window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Master and Slave submenus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Cache memory submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Boot options submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Advanced menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

I/O Device Configuration submenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Intel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Video (Intel IGD) Control submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

ICH Control submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Power Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Boot menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Changing a device’s boot sequence position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Exit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Overriding the device sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

BIOS messages and diagnostic codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

BIOS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

BIOS diagnostic codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Appendix B: Technical reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Auxiliary I/O interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Pinouts of front panel connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Ethernet jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

USB connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Analog VGA connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

DVI-compliant digital VGA connector ("DVI-I") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Auxiliary I/O connector ("Aux. I/O"). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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Pinouts of back panel connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Serial port connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Video input connector ("Video in") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Digital video input connectors ("Digital Video in") . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Camera Link connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Pinouts of internal connectors and dip switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Internal ATA 44-pin connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Internal ATA 40-pin connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Internal connector for the parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Power connectors for IDE devices and system power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Internal dip switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Creating custom cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Unit Reliability Prediction Mean time between failure (MTBF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Appendix C: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Product support

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Using this manual

Thank-you for purchasing Matrox 4Sight-M. This installation and hardware
reference has been written to assist you with the setup of your unit and the
connection of peripheral and internal devices.

For users who have purchased the motherboard-only version of Matrox 4Sight-M,
and need to install it into a custom chassis, the specifications of such a chassis,
fan, and power supply can also be found in this reference.

The reference is divided into four parts as follows:

• The first part is composed of Chapters 1 and 2, and outlines basic information
needed to set up and operate Matrox 4Sight-M.

• The second part is composed of Chapters 3 and 4, and deals with customizing the
motherboard.

• The next part is composed of Chapter 5, and specifically outlines the details of
the motherboard’s components.

• The final part is composed of three appendices, which provide useful information
regarding Matrox 4Sight-M. They are designed for all users of Matrox 4Sight-M,
and include a BIOS reference, a technical reference, and a glossary.

OS-specific
documentation

This reference deals with the physical components of Matrox 4Sight-M.
Information that is operating-system specific can be found in the Matrox
4Sight-M software manual that is included in your package.

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10 Using this manual

Need help? If you experience problems during installation or while using this product, refer

to the support page on the Matrox Imaging web site:
www.matrox.com/imaging/support. This page provides answers to frequently
asked questions, as well as offers registered customers additional ways of obtaining
support.

If your question is not addressed and you are registered, you can contact technical
support. To do so, you should first complete and submit the online Technical
Support Request Form, accessible from the above-mentioned page. Once the
information is submitted, a Matrox support agent will contact you shortly
thereafter by email or phone, depending on the problem.

In the unlikely event of a failure, you will find the warranty and Product Assistance
Request Form, which outlines return conditions and procedures, at the back of this
manual.

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Part 1: Operating

your Matrox

4Sight-M unit

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Chapter

1

Before you begin

This chapter introduces you to the hardware components
found on Matrox 4Sight-M.

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Overview

Matrox 4Sight-M is a self-contained platform that integrates processing and
display, along with image capture, networking, and general purpose I/O.

Matrox 4Sight-M comes in two basic versions: the integrated-unit version and
the motherboard-only version.

The integrated-unit version includes a Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard, a DIMM
memory module, a mass storage device, and an optional frame grabber, all of which
are encased within a metal chassis.

The motherboard-only version is sold without the chassis and is not bundled with
a frame grabber, memory module, or storage device. You will have to purchase
these items separately.

For a complete list of all standard and additional components of your Matrox
4Sight-M unit, refer to the Inspecting your Matrox 4Sight-M package section, later
in this chapter.

Hardware components

Motherboard

The Matrox 4Sight-M EBX motherboard integrates processing, display, storage,
networking, and general purpose I/O.

• Processing. The Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard features either an

Intel Celeron-M 1.3 GHz or Pentium M 1.6 GHz processor

1

.

The chipset is divided into two components called the GMHC (Graphic memory
hub controller) and ICH (I/O hub controller). The GMHC component is
implemented using the Intel 855GME chip and contains a dedicated CPU
interface, a memory controller, and a display controller. The ICH component is
implemented using the Intel ICH4 chip and provides an interface to the audio
Codec, IDE devices, USB port, PCI port, and LAN controller.

1. The processor is actually covered by a heat sink. During POST, the BIOS will display
the type of processor in your unit.

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• Digital Visual Interface (DVI). The Matrox 4Sight-II integrates a DVI port for

interfacing to a digital flat panel as your secondary display. The flat panel display
device should have a cable/adapter assembly that complies with the Digital Display
Working Group’s high bandwidth, video interface/DVI standard.

• Display. Display capabilities are provided via the GMHC 855GME chip. The

855GME has built-in circuitry to display images on a high-resolution monitor,
analog flat panel, or TV. It also supports digital visual interface (DVI) compliant
digital VGA output, to display images on a digital display device. In addition, it
supports 32-bit (true-color) non-destructive graphics overlay onto live video, for
a completely true-color display. The 855GME is capable of output to one or two
display devices.

• PC/104-Plus interface. PC/104-Plus

is a standard stackable form factor for the

PCI bus. It provides access to Matrox frame grabbers for PC/104-Plus

and other

third-party PC/104-Plus boards. Note that this interface does not provide access

to PC/104 boards. Also, the PC/104-Plus

interface on the Matrox 4Sight-M does

not tolerate 5 V signalling (use only 3.3 V signalling).

• Auxiliary I/O interface. The auxiliary I/O interface is composed of 16

independent user-defined sink-driver output signals and 16 independent
user-defined input signals. These user-defined signals can be used to control digital
signals to and from external devices.

• Networking. The Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard integrates a standard

10/100BaseT Ethernet interface, as well as a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) interface.

• Other I/O interfaces. Matrox 4Sight-M includes:

- One internal connector for a parallel port, one RS-232 port, and one

RS-232/RS-422/RS-485-selectable serial port.

- One stereo audio input and one stereo audio output connector.

- Four USB 2.0 interfaces to connect a USB keyboard, mouse, and printer.

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Mass storage

For mass storage, IDE devices, such as a hard disk, can be connected to either the
ATA 44-pin connector or the ATA 40-pin connector.

Chassis

The Matrox 4Sight-M chassis can enclose the Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard, up

to three PC/104-Plus

boards, an optional 2.5 inch IDE hard drive and fan.

Mounting points on the chassis allow the unit to be secured to other equipment.

Analog video output connectors

=

= Internal ATA 44-pin connector

= Accessory device power supply

=

= Physical chip for 10/100 LAN controller

= Gigabit LAN controller

=

= System ROM

= Internal

= Heat-sink (processor lies beneath)

=

=

= Super I/O

= Internal USB connector

=

PC/104-Plus (PCI) connector

= Internal ATA 40-pin connector

Internal connector of the parallel interface

South bridge (ICH4)

connector (JTAG)

DIMM slot

North bridge (Intel 855GME)

controller

Battery

= CPU fan connector

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

Matrox 4Sight-M components and connectors

System fan connector

CPU JTAG debugger

LEDs

Power input

Video input connector

2 serial ports

Audio input and output

On/off switch

C

D

P

K

F

G

H

A

B

I

L

M

N

E

DVI-compliant digital VGA connector

J

Gigabit ethernet connector

Ethernet connector

4 USB 2.0 connectors

Auxiliary I/O connector

O

PS/2 connector

Q

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Memory

Computer memory is provided via a 184-pin DIMM slot, which supports
modules up to 1 Gbyte in size. A 1 Mbyte flash memory device stores the BIOS.

Optional components

You can purchase additional components for Matrox 4Sight-M, which if
purchased, will arrive pre-installed in the integrated unit. A description of each
device is outlined below.

Matrox frame grabbers

You can purchase a Matrox Meteor-II frame grabber for your unit.

Matrox Meteor-II
frame grabbers.

The Matrox Meteor-II frame grabbers capture images and send data to the Host
along the PCI bus. They integrate 4 Mbytes of SGRAM to store the data until
the bus becomes available.

The Matrox Meteor-II frame grabbers are available in four versions in the
PC/104-Plus form factor:

• /Standard. This version captures composite (CVBS) and component (Y/C) video,

in NTSC or PAL format, with square-pixel resolutions.

• /Multi-Channel. This version captures component RGB video, with square-pixel

resolutions.

• /Digital. This version captures digital video with square-pixel resolutions from

digital cameras. Your unit will include a special back-plate that will accommodate
the two digital video inputs ("Digital Video in") connector of the Matrox
Meteor-II /Digital frame grabber.

• /Camera Link. This version captures Camera Link area or line scan video from

monochrome or RGB cameras. Your unit will include a special back-plate that
will accommodate the two Camera Link connectors.

The Matrox Meteor-II /Standard and /Multi-Channel frame grabbers can be made
especially for your Matrox 4Sight-M unit, in that their video input connector can
interface directly with a connector on your unit’s motherboard, which in turn, is

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hardwired to the external video input connector. This allows you to interface your
camera with the frame grabber by connecting it to your unit’s video input
connector. Refer to the Connecting peripherals to the unit chapter for details.

For more information on the Matrox Meteor-II frame grabbers, refer to their
accompanying documentation.

Inspecting your Matrox 4Sight-M package

The following tables indicate standard and optional items included in your Matrox
4Sight-M package. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Matrox.

Integrated-unit version

If you have purchased the integrated-unit version of Matrox 4Sight-M, your
package should include the following items:

Standard package item Details

Integrated unit Encases the following components:

•The motherboard.

• A memory module.

•A storage device.

• A frame grabber (if ordered).

Matrox 4Sight-M software
package

Includes the following:

• An operating system license (if ordered).

• A Matrox 4Sight-M operating system-specific manual.

• The Matrox 4Sight-M CD. The CD contains drivers, utilities, and
applications needed to operate Matrox 4Sight-M.

This Matrox 4Sight-M hardware

and installation reference

Power cord For the power supply interface.

Accessory-device power cable To provide power to certain devices connected to the motherboard.

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Motherboard-only version

If you have purchased the motherboard-only version of Matrox 4Sight-M, your
package should contain the following items:

Standard package item Details

Motherboard

This Matrox 4Sight-M hardware and

installation reference

Matrox 4Sight-M software package Includes the following:

• An operating system license (if a hard drive with an operating
system is ordered).

• A Matrox 4Sight-M software manual.

• A Matrox 4Sight-M CD. The CD contains drivers, utilities, and
applications needed to operate Matrox 4Sight-M.

Accessory-device power cable To provide power to certain devices connected to the

motherboard.

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Additional components

You might have purchased one or more of the following additional components
to complete your unit:

❖ If you have purchased a Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link frame grabber, you will

need to purchase the Camera Link cables from your camera’s manufacturer or
from 3M Interconnect Solutions for Factory Automation.

Additional component Details

Matrox Imaging software
packages

Refer to the software manual for details on Matrox Imaging software
compatible with Matrox 4Sight-M.

Matrox frame grabbers for
PC-104/Plus

• Matrox Meteor-II/Standard.

• Matrox Meteor-II/Multi-Channel.

• Matrox Meteor-II/Digital (includes the special back-plate to
accommodate the Digital Video input connectors).

• Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link (includes the special front-plate to
accommodate the two Camera Link connectors).

If purchased with the integrated-unit version of Matrox 4Sight-M, these
devices will be pre-installed in your unit.

Standard 15-pin
VGA-TO-5BNC cable

This cable is used to connect an NTSC/PAL display device to the
secondary analog VGA connector on Matrox 4Sight-M.

DBHD44-TO-13BNC cable Used for interfacing to a Matrox Meteor-II/Standard frame grabber.

Six adapter cables for Y/C input (BNC-TO-SVHS) are shipped with the
DBHD44-TO-13BNC cable.

DBHD44-TO-13BNC/O
cable with a high density
44-pin connector

Also used for interfacing to the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard frame grabber.

This is an open-ended version of the DH44-TO-13BNC cable. It is required
for connection to special input and output signals, such as
synchronization, control, and DC power output.

DBHD44-TO-8BNC cable Used for interfacing to a Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel frame grabber.

Three adapter cables for Y/C input (BNC-TO-SVHS) are shipped with the
DBHD44-TO-8BNC cable.

DBHD44-TO-8BNC/O cable Also used for interfacing to the Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel frame

grabber.

This is an open-ended version of the DBHD44-TO-8BNC cable. It is
required for connection to special input and output signals, such as
synchronization, control, and DC power output.

VHDCI-TO-OPEN cable Used for interfacing to a Matrox Meteor-II /Digital frame grabber.

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Operating your Matrox 4Sight-M unit

The following points should be considered when operating your Matrox 4Sight-M
unit.

Light emitting diodes (LEDs)

There are a total of six clearly labelled LEDs on the Matrox 4Sight-M unit.

• On one side, there are four LEDs:

- On (topmost LED). The Power-on LED lights up when the unit is on.

- User (second LED). The User-defined LED is currently teserved for future use.

-Diagnostics (third LED). The Diagnostic LED flashes according to a

pre-determined pattern to communicate POST errors. See the BIOS reference
appendix for details on interpreting the flash codes.

- HDD (bottom LED). The Hard disk drive LED lights when the hard disk is

working.

• On the opposite side, there are four network LEDs:

- 100 Mbps (yellow LED). The 100 Mbps LED light when the networking

interface is in 100BaseT mode. This LED shuts off when the network interface
is in 10BaseT mode.

- Activity (green LED). The Activity LED for the 100 Mbps network interface

lights when the unit is connected to a network and blinks during data transfers;
this LED shuts off when there is no connection present.

- GbE (100/1000 bicolor LED). The Gigabit Ethernet LED lights yellow when

the networking interface is using the 100BaseT Ethernet network connection;
the LED lights green when the networking interface is using the 1000 Gigabit
Ethernet network connection. This LED shuts off when the unit uses the
10BaseT connection.

- Activity (green LED). The Activity LED for the GbE network interface lights

when the unit is connected to a network and blinks during data transfers. This
LED shuts off when there is no connection present.

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Handling precautions

Your Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard is sensitive to static electricity and surges. To
avoid damaging the motherboard, follow these precautions:

Precautions
applicable to both
versions of Matrox
4Sight-M

•Be sure to turn off the power to your unit and all peripherals before adding or
removing devices.

• Don’t touch the heat sinks while the unit is operating; they might be very hot.

• Drain static electricity from your body by touching a metal fixture (or ground)
before touching the motherboard.

• Avoid letting your clothing come in contact with the motherboard.

Precautions
applicable to the
motherboard-only
version.

• Keep the motherboard in its protective bag until you are ready to install it.

• Handle the motherboard by its edges.

Turning off the integrated-unit version of Matrox 4Sight-M

To turn off the integrated-unit version of Matrox 4Sight-M, push and hold the
power button for at least four seconds. While it is being pressed, the unit will
shut-off. This feature acts as a safety precaution so that your unit is less likely to
be turned off by accident.

You can however, reconfigure certain BIOS settings, which will allow you to turn
off the unit by pushing and releasing the power-button immediately.

For information on changing the BIOS settings, refer to BIOS reference.

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Chapter

2

Connecting

peripherals to the

unit

This chapter is geared to users who are ready to connect
various peripherals to their unit

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Overview

This chapter describes how to connect various devices to the Matrox 4Sight-M
unit.

Important In addition to connecting the devices, some devices must be configured to properly

interact with Matrox 4Sight-M. For information on the configuration procedure,
refer to your operating system-specific, Matrox 4Sight-M software manual.

The front and back panels of Matrox 4Sight-M provide connection to:

• A USB mouse, keyboard, and printer, as well as an additional USB or USB 2.0
device.

• One or two high-resolution monitors.

• An NTSC/PAL video display device, such as a TV monitor.

• A DVI display device (such as a digital flat panel screen).

Front panel

Back panel

Serial

ports

Ethernet jack (top)

and

USB 2.0

connectors (bottom)

analog VGA

connector (top)

and

DVI-compliant

digital VGA

connector (bottom)

Video input

connector

Audio input (top)
and output (bottom)

Power

connector

Auxiliary I/O port

Gigabit Ethernet jack (top)

and

USB 2.0 connectors (bottom)

Power
button

LEDs

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• A local area network (LAN) at 10/100 Mbps.

• A Gigabit Ethernet interface at 10/100/1000 Mbps

• A video input device.

• A serial device (2 connectors).

• External devices that connect to the auxiliary I/O interface.

• A stereo audio device.

Connecting display devices

Connect a high-resolution monitor or analog flat panel to analog VGA
connector #1, or a digital flat panel to the DVI-compliant digital VGA connector
("DVI-I"). You can also connect a TV or a second high-resolution display (such
as, another monitor or analog flat panel) to analog VGA connector #2.

The various display combination options are presented below:

Devices connected to analog VGA connector Devices connected to the TV-Out/DVI-I connector

standard high-resolution monitor

NC

1

1. “NC” = no connection.
* Using a DVI to VGA adapter.

standard high-resolution monitor standard high-resolution monitor*

standard high-resolution monitor analog flat panel*

standard high-resolution monitor digital flat panel

standard high-resolution monitor TV (NTSC or PAL)

analog flat panel NC

analog flat panel standard high-resolution monitor

analog flat panel analog flat panel

analog flat panel TV (NTSC or PAL)

NC standard high-resolution monitor*

NC analog flat panel*

NC digital flat panel

NC TV (NTSC or PAL)

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Connecting a high-resolution display device

To connect your high-resolution monitor(s):

1. Connect the first monitor to the top analog VGA connector (connector #1) on
the Matrox 4Sight-M unit. If your monitor has a DB-15 connector, use a standard
DB-15 to DB-15 cable. If your monitor has 5 BNC-type connectors, use a
standard DB-15 to 5-BNC cable. To connect your monitor with a DB-15 to
5-BNC, refer to steps 2 and 3. These cables are usually supplied with your monitor.

2. If your monitor has input impedance switches, set the switches for the red, green,
and blue inputs to 75 ohms, as shown in the illustration below.

3. Set the switches for the synchronization inputs according to your monitor’s
manual. In most cases, these switches should be set to high impedance and external
synchronization mode.

G

R

B

HSYNC

VSYNC

(BNC)

(BNC) (BNC)

(BNC)

(BNC)

INT

EXT

75757575

RED BLUE

GREEN

WHITE

or

GRAY

BLACK

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4. If you have a second high-resolution monitor, you can connect it to the

TV-Out/DVI-I connector (connector #2) on the Matrox 4Sight-M unit. Connect
the DVI-to-VGA adapter (provided wtih the Matrox 4Sight-M unit) to the
TV-Out/DVI-I connector.

5. Follow the same procedures as outlined in the above steps for connecting the first

high-resolution monitor to the first VGA connector.

Connecting a digital flat panel

Connect a digital flat-panel to the DVI-compliant digital VGA connector
("DVI-I") using the cable provided with your display device.

Connecting NTSC/PAL video output devices

You can connect video output devices, such as a TV monitor or VCR to analog
VGA connector #2. Matrox 4Sight-M can output both composite (CVBS) and
component (Y/C) video in NTSC or PAL format. It can also output component
RGB video with resolutions similar to video in NTSC/PAL formats.

Connect the DVI-to-VGA adapter to the VGA connector #2, then connect your
device to analog VGA connector #2, using a DB-15 to 5BNC adapter cable,
composed of a 15-pin VGA connector on one side, and 5 BNC connectors on the
other. This cable can be purchased from various third-party vendors. The wires
of the BNC connectors are color-coded for the following output:

To output video to an NTSC/PAL video output device, configure your unit using
the appropriate commands when programming your imaging application. Refer
to your imaging software’s documentation for details.

Wire Analog composite video output Analog Y/C video output Analog RGB video output

Green Luma

Y G

Red

Chroma C R

Blue Encoded CVBS (composite

signals)

CVBS B

Black Not connected

Composite sync

Composite sync

1

1. Note that the synchronization signal can have its own line, or be coupled with either the R, G, or B signal.

Gray Not connected

Not connected Not connected

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Connecting a USB mouse, keyboard, or printer

You can connect any USB-compliant mouse, keyboard, or printer to the USB
connectors, located on the front panel of the Matrox 4Sight-M unit.

Connecting other USB devices

If you are using Matrox 4Sight-M under the Microsoft Windows 2000 or
Windows XP operating system, you can connect other USB devices to the USB
connectors.

If you are using another operating system, refer to its accompanying
documentation to determine if USB devices are supported.

Networking connections

Connect a network cable to an Ethernet jack, located on the front panel of the
chassis.

Required cabling for
Ethernet
connections

Matrox 4Sight-M can gain access to a LAN via Fast Ethernet (100BaseT) or
Twisted Pair Ethernet (10BaseT) through the 10/100BaseT Ethernet jack. You
can also use a Gigabit Ethernet interface connection through the Gigabit Ethernet
jack.

If you plan to use Fast Ethernet, use an Unshielded Twisted Pair Category 5
(UTP5) cable. If you will be using Twisted Pair Ethernet, use a UTP5 or UTP3
cable. If you plan to use Gigabit Ethernet, use a Category 5e (CAT5e) cable.

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An RJ45 connector must be attached to each end of the cable.

Peer-to-peer
communication

To connect the Matrox 4Sight-M unit in a peer-to-peer communication
configuration, you will have to use a custom-made crossover network cable to
connect your unit and the computer.

Build this special cable based on the following table, using an Unshielded Twisted
Pair Category 5 (UTP5) cable. An RJ45 connector must be attached to each end
of the crossover cable.

❖ This special peer-to-peer cable is only used for the 10/100 Ethernet jack.

Connect the wires of the cable as follows. Each row in the table represents a wire
of the cable:

RJ45 Left-side
function

Left-side RJ45
cable-connector
pin-number

Right-side RJ45
cable- connector
pin-number

RJ45 Right-side
function

Wire 1 TX+ 1 3 RX+

Wire 2TX-26RX-

Wire 3 RX+ 3 1 TX+

Peer-to-peer connection for Matrox 4Sight-M.

PC 1

Matrox 4Sight-M

Transmitter

Receiver

Transmitter

Receiver

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Connecting video input devices

Most Matrox frame grabbers designed for Matrox 4Sight-M have a custom video
input connector that attaches directly to the motherboard, which in turn, is
hard-wired to the video input connector, on the back side of the unit. Therefore,
you can interface a camera with the frame grabber by connecting the camera to
your unit’s video input connector.

Two exceptions to this are Matrox Meteor-II /Digital and Meteor-II /Camera Link
for PC/104-Plus:

• You must connect video sources to Matrox Meteor-II /Digital through the frame
grabber’s two digital video input connectors, Digial Video in 1 and 2, located on
the back side of the unit.

• Yo u m us t co nn ec t vi de o s ou rc es to Ma tr ox Me te or -I I / Ca me ra Li nk to the Ca me ra
Link input connectors, located on the back side of the unit.

Note that if you purchase additional frame grabbers for your unit, the video input
connector of your frame grabber will not interface directly with the motherboard.
Therefore, you will have to connect your cameras directly to the additional frame
grabbers. Refer to Chapter 3: Adding devices to the Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard
for information on installing additional frame grabbers to your unit, and refer to
your frame grabber’s installation guide for cabling and pinout information.

Units with a Matrox Meteor-II /Standard

A DBHD44-TO-13BNC cable is used to interface video sources through Matrox
4Sight-M’s video input connector to a Matrox Meteor-II /Standard frame grabber
(designed for Matrox 4Sight-M).

Wire 4BD1+47BD2+

Wire 5BD1-58BD2-

Wire 6 RX- 6 2 TX-

Wire 7BD2+74BD1+

Wire 8BD2-85BD1-

RJ45 Left-side
function

Left-side RJ45
cable-connector
pin-number

Right-side RJ45
cable- connector
pin-number

RJ45 Right-side
function

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