Matrox Electronic Systems Meteor-II User Manual
Matrox Meteor-II
Installation and Hardware Reference
Manual no. 10577-101-0300
December 9, 1999
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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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
What you need to get started. . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II package. . . . .19
Standard package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Optional items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Handling components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Chapter 2: Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Installing Matrox Meteor-II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Installing Matrox Meteor-II for PCI . . . . . . .24
Installing Matrox Meteor-II for
CompactPCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Installing Matrox Meteor-II for
PC/104-Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Installing the Matrox Meteor-II
MJPEG module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
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 softwar e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Note about Matrox Intellicam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 4: Using multiple M atrox Meteor-II boards . . 47
Using multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards . . . . . 48
Multiple board installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Grabbing simultaneously from different
boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 5: Matrox Meteor-II hardware reference. . . . 53
Matrox Meteor-II hardware reference . . . . . . . 54
Matrox Meteor-II /Standard grab section . . . . 54
Input channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Low-pass filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Video decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
UART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Trigger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
User bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using the auxiliary power supply . . . . . . . . 57
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
UART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Lookup table (LUT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
User bits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Using the auxiliary power supply . . . . . . . .64
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital grab section. . . . . . .64
UART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Lookup table (LUT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
PSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Control signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Matrox Meteor-II /1394 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Data interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Video Interface ASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
PCI interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
VMChannel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG Module . . . . . . . . . .71
Append ix A: Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Common problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . 76
Installation Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Grabbing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Contacting Matrox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Append ix B: Technical information Matrox Meteor-II
/Standard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Board input and output connectors . . . . . . . . 83
Video input connector on Matrox Meteor-II
for PCI and CompactPCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Video input connector on Matrox Meteor-II
/Standard for PC/104- Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
VMChannel interface connector . . . . . . . . . 88
BNC connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Auxiliary power supply input . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Auxiliary power supply selection . . . . . . . . 91
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Environmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Appendix C: Technica l information Matrox Me te or- II
/Multi-Channel
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-II
/Multi-Channel for PC/104-Plus. . . . . . . . .98
VMChannel interface connector . . . . . . . . .99
Auxiliary power supply input . . . . . . . . . . .99
Auxiliary power supply selection . . . . . . . . .99
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Appendix D: Technical information
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Global information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Board input and output connectors. . . . . . . .103
Digital interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . .104
RS-232 input connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Trigger input connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
VMChannel interface connector . . . . . . . .107
Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Environmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Appendix E: Technical info r m at ion
Matrox Meteor-II /1394
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Global information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Board input and output connectors . . . . . . . 111
IEEE 1394 ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Auxiliary power supply input . . . . . . . . . . 112
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Appendix F: Listing of Matrox Meteor-II Boards. . . . . 115
Matrox Meteor-II boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Appendix G: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Index
Customer Support
Chapter 1: Introduction
This chapter outlines the key features of Matrox Meteor-II
boards.
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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 / 1 394. Some of t hese
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 derivative s.
Matrox Meteor-II /Standard
Matrox Meteor-II /Standard is a standard monochrome and
color analog frame grabber. This board is available in a PCI,
PC/104-Plus, or CompactPCI (3U) form factor, all of which can
use a Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module for compression and
decompression of mo no chrome and color imag es.
BNC Connector for
PCI and Compact
PCI form factors
To DB-44
Connector for
PCI and Compact
PCI form factors
To 30-pin male,
right-angle
connector for
PC/104-Plus
form factor
Not available on
CompactPCI
form factor
VID_IN1
VID_IN2
VID_IN3
VID_IN4
VID_IN5
VID_IN6
VID_IN7
VID_IN8
VID_IN9
VID_IN10
VID_IN11
VID_IN12
Trigger
Aux
RX
TX
/RTS
/CTS
Not available on PC/104-Plus
form factor
12:1
MUX
2
{
2
RS-232
drivers &
receivers
Low
Pass
Filter
Gain
Decoder
Opto-
coupler
UART
VMChannel (not available
on CompactPCI and
PC/104-Plus)
24
32
64
VIA
32
Host 32-bit PCI bus
MJPEG
Module
(optional)
SGRAM
(4 Mbytes)
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Acquis ition feat ures Matrox Meteor-II /Standard can acquire different types of
standard vide o formats using its video dec o der. 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 comp osite
RS-170/CCIR video formats with square pixels or CCIR-601
resolutions. The PCI and PC/ 104-Plus form factors fe a ture
twelve software- sele ct able input c han ne ls to switc h between
six Y/C or twelve composite video sources . Th e Compact PCI
form factor features seven inputs to switch between three Y/C
or seven composite video sour ces.
Matrox Meteor-II /Standard accepts an external trigger input,
and can operate in 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 t o your cam er a .
Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel
Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel is a monochrome and
component RGB analog frame grabber for standard and
non-standard video acquisition. Matrox Meteor-II
/Multi-Channel is available in a PCI or PC/104-Plus form factor ,
both of which can use a Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module for
compression and d ec o m p re ssion of mono chrome a nd co lo r
images.
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VMChannel (not available
on CompactPCI and
PC/104-Plus)
Lowpass
Gain
4:1
MUX
White
Black
White
Black
White
Black
A/D
A/D
A/D
Sync
separator
Opto-
coupler
PSG
UART
24
LUT
3 256x8-bit
24
To DB-44
Connector
for PCI
form factor
To 30-pin
male,
connector
for
PC/104-Plus
form factor
* RS-422 version of these signals are available on the optional RS-422 connector.
This connector is only available on Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel in a PCI form factor.
VID_IN1_1
VID_IN1_2
VID_IN2_1
VID_IN2_2
VID_IN3_1
VID_IN3_2
SYNC_IN
Trigger
Clk input
Clk output
Hsync
Vsync
Trigger
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
Not available on PC/104-Plus
form factor
Aux
RX
TX
/RTS
/CTS
2:1
MUX
2:1
MUX
2:1
MUX
2
{
2
TTL*
Drivers
&
Receivers
RS-232
Drivers
and
Receivers
filters/
24 32
VIA
32
MJPEG
Module
(optional)
64
SGRAM
(4 Mbytes)
Host 32-bit PCI bus
Acquisition features Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel can acquire different types of
standard and non-standard monochrome and component RGB
video. The board features six softwar e-s electable inpu t
channels on which two component RGB or six monochrome
cameras can be attached. Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel
supports acquisitio n from one camera at a time or simultaneous
acquisition from up to three g en-locked RS-170/CCIR cameras.
Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel supports both single and
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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 use d to draw aux iliar y pow e r from your
compute r to p ro vide powe r t o yo ur ca m e ra .
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital is a digital frame grabber for
standard and non-standar d vide o acquis itio n. Th is board is
only available in a PCI form factor.
VMChannel
Hsync output
100-Pin
Connector
9-Pin Female
Trigger
Connector
9-Pin Male
RS-232
Connector
On separate bracket
Vsync output
Valid frames/line
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
Aux 1 output
Aux 2 output
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
Camera CTRL1
Camera CTRL2
Camera CTRL3
* Matrox Meteor-II is available with either RS-422 or LVDS support.
Data
Clk input
Clk output
Hsync input
Vsync input
Trigger
Aux 1 input
Aux 2 input
Trigger
Trigger
RX
/RTS
/CTS
32
RS-422/
LVDS*
Receiver
32
LUT
4 256x8-bit
or
2 4Kx16-bit
32
32
RS-422
/
LVDS*
Drivers
&
Receivers
TTL
Buffers
Opto-
coupler
TX
RS-232
Drivers
and
PSG
UART
VIA
32
64
SGRAM
(4 MB)
Receivers
Host 32-bit PCI bus
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Acquisition features Matrox Meteor-II /Digital can acquire digital video from
standard and non-standard cameras using the RS-422 or L VDS
differential sig ne d for mat. It suppo r ts image acq uisition from
genlocked came ra s in 4 x 8-bit, 2 x 16-bit, or 1 x 32-bit
configurations; the r efo r e, up to four cam e ras can be attac he d
to acquire four 8-bit or component RGB images. The board also
supports multi-tap grabs (u p to fo ur taps). I n addit ion, Matrox
Meteor-II /Digital accepts an external trigger, and can operate
in either asynchron o us reset mod e o r ne xt valid fr ame/field
mode.
Matrox Meteor-II /1394
Matrox Meteor-II /1394 is an IEEE 1394-to-PCI adapter board
that permits simplified, high-performance digital video capture
using a computer. This board is only available in a PCI form
factor.
6-pin IEEE-1394
Connector
6-pin IEEE-1394
Connector
6-pin IEEE-1394
Connector
Input
Input
Input
Physical
Layer
3.3V regulator
Link
Layer
32
Optional isolation
barrier
12V
input
Host 32-bit PCI bus
Acquisition features Matrox Meteor-II /1394 supports the transfer of monochrome
or color digita l vid eo from cam e r as which are compliant with
the IEEE 1394 Digital Camera Specification (DCS). Note,
Matrox Meteor-II /1394 has three input ports which can be used
for image acquisition.
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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 lossl es s MJPEG (interla ced and
non-i nterlace d ) compress ion and deco mp re ssion 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 for m fac tors, and the other is for use with the
PC/104-Plus form factor. The Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module
is not supported by Matrox Meteo r-II /Digital and /1394.
Meteor-II
Grab Port
Interface
24
MJPEG Module
Pixel Data
Input/Output
Block
Data
8
Pixel
Interface
Color Space
Converter
JPEG
Processor
Strip Buffer
Memory
Host
Interface
Host
Interface
Code
Interface
16
SRAM
(64Kbytes)
8
8
Host
Interface
Progressive
MJPEG
24
Path
FPGA
JPEG
8
Processor
Interface
Memory
Port
64
VIA SGRAM
Interface Port
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Data transfer
All versions of the Matrox Met eor-II board allow transfer of live
video to Host memory or off -board dis play memo ry. T o 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 boards (except the Meteor-II /1394) also
have a VMChannel interface (non-bus controller), which is used
to send data to o ther VM devices found on other Matrox imaging
boards (for example, Matrox Corona, Matrox Genesis main
1
board, or Matrox Genesis processor board)
.
Software
You can purchase one or more M atrox Imagin g so ft ware
products that support the Matrox Meteor-II board. These are
the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) and its derivatives
(MIL-Lite, ActiveMIL-Lite, and Matrox Inspector). All Matrox
software is su p p orte d unde r Windows; co ns ult yo ur software
manual for supported Window s environments.
MIL MIL is a development library which provides an extensive list
of commands used to capture, process, analyze, transfer,
display, and archive images. Pr ocessing and analysis
operations include: spatial filtering operations, morphological
operations, measurements, blob analysis, optical character
recog nition ( OCR), p atter n match ing, matr ix/b ar code re ading ,
and cal ibrati on .
MIL-Lite MIL-Lite is a subs et of MIL. It inclu des al l the MIL commands
for image acquisitio n, transfer, display control, and archiving .
1. Since the Matrox Meteor-II boards cannot perform the
function of bus controller, they must be connected with at least
one board which is bus controll er capable , in order for VMChannel transfers to operate correctly.
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ActiveMIL ActiveMIL is a set of ActiveX controls that are based on MIL .
ActiveMIL was designed for rapid application development
(RAD ) tools, suc h as Microso f t’ s Visual Ba sic. Ac tiveM I L is
included with MIL. (ActiveMIL-Lite is included with MIL-Lite.)
Inspector Inspector is an inter a ct ive Window s appli cation for image
capture, processing, analysis, and archiving.
MIL Developers can use Matrox Inspector as a prototyping tool
to quickly build proof-of-concept demonstrations for their
machine vision , image analysis, and medica l imaging system.
End users can use Matrox Inspect or to perform and automate
image enhancement and measurement tasks .
Intellicam Matrox Intellicam is an interactive Windows program that
allows fast camera interfacing and provides interactive access
to all the acquisition features of your Matrox board. For boards
that accept non-standard video sources, Matrox Intellicam also
has the ability to create custom digitizer configuration format
(DCF) files, which MIL and its d e riv ative s u se to interf ace to
specific non-standard video sources. Intellicam is included with
both MIL and MIL-Lite.
1
1. Matrox Meteor-II /Standa rd and /1394 only support
pre-defined DCF files.
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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: Se e y o ur software pa ck ag e fo r sup p o rted
environments and RAM requirements.
Other useful
considerations
■ A computer with a relatively up-to-date PCI chipset, such as
the Intel 430HX, 430VX, 430TX, 440FX, 440LX, or 440BX for
full Matrox Meteor-II functionality. These chipsets are
recommended because they offer the required
sustaine d -throughp u t to H os t m emo ry.
■ A computer with an empty full-length 32-bit PCI expansion
slot (bus master capable).
■ A CD drive, and a hard disk or network drive on which to
install the Matrox Meteor-II software.
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Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II package
Standard package
When you unpack your Matrox Met eor-II package, you s houl d
check its contents. Note that optional parts might or might not
be included, depend in g o n wh at yo u ord e red . If so met hing 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 Meteor-II /Digital, or Matrox
Meteor-II /1394 board.
■ The M atrox Meteor-II Installation and Hardware Reference
manual (this d o cument).
■ A 4-pin power cable, included with Matrox Meteor-II
/Standard and /Multi-Channel (PCI form factor), and with
Matrox Meteor-II /1394.
■ A bracket with flat cables that attach to the trig ger an d
RS-232 input connectors, included wit h Matr ox Me teor-II
/Digital.
■ A 30-pin connector to interface with the video input
connector, included with Matrox Meteor-II /Standard and
/Multi-Channel for PC/104-Plus (stand-alone ve rs io n) .
Optional items
You might have also ordered one or more of the following:
■ MIL-32/CD, which includes ActiveMIL; MIL-LITE/32 CD,
which includes ActiveMIL-Lite; or Matrox
INSPECTOR-32/CD. MIL and MIL-Lite CDs include
Intellicam.
■ Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module.
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■ 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). Si x
BNC-TO-SVHS (Y/C) adapt er ca bles are shipped with the
DBHD44-TO-13BNC cable.
■ DH44-TO-13BNC/ O inpu t 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 synchronization signals, control
signals, and DC power output.
■ DBHD44-T O-8B N C input cable with a high den sity 44-pin
connector and eight BNC connectors for Meteor-II
/Multi-Channel (PCI form factor). Three BNC-TO-SVHS
(Y/C) adapter cables are shipped with the
DBHD44-TO-8BNC cable.
■ DH44-TO-8BNC/ O inpu t cable with a high densi ty 44-p in
connector, available for the Matrox Meteor-II
/Multi-Channel. This cable is required if you want to connect
to special input and output signals, such as synchronization
signals, control signals, and DC power output.
■ DBHD100-TO-OPEN cable for the 100-pin digital input
connector on the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital board.
❖Cables for Matrox Meteor-II /1394 are typically supplied with
the camera.
Handling components
The electronic circuits in your computer and the circuits on
Matrox Meteor-II are sensit ive to stati c electric ity and surge s.
Improper handling can seriously damage the circuits. Be sure
to follow thes e prec autions:
■ Drain static e lectr icit y fro m you r body by to uc hin g a m eta l
fixture (or ground) before you touch any electronic
component.
■ Avoid letting your clothing come in contact with the circuit
boards or components.
▲ Caution Before you add or remove devices from your computer, always
turn off the power to your computer and all peripherals
.
Installation overview 21
Installation overview
The installation proce dur e consis t s of the foll owin g ste ps:
1. Complete the har dwar e instal latio n as de sc ribed in
Chapter 2. If you have any problems, refer to Appendix A.
2. Complete the software installation as described in
Chapter 3.
More information For information on using multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards,
refer to Chapter 4, and for in-depth hardware information, refer
to Chapter 5.
If you want technical information about Matrox Meteor-II,
including specifications and connector descriptions, and
pinouts, see Appendix B for Matrox Meteor-II /Standard,
Appendix C for Matrox Meteor -II /Multi -Channel, Appendi x D
for Matrox Meteor-II /Digital, and Appendix E for Matrox
Meteor-II /1394.
A history of the development of Matrox Meteor-II is available
in Appendix F.
Conventions When the term Matrox Meteor-II boards is used, it refers to all
versions of the board.
When the term Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus is used, it refers to
the stand-alone version (MET2+/4 or MET2-MC+/4). Another
version of Matrox Meteor-II is available pre-installed with
Matrox 4Sight, and technical information for this board is
available in the Matrox 4Sight User Guide.
When the term Host is used in this manual, it refers to your
computer.
This manual occasionally makes reference to a MIL-Lite
command. However, anything that can be accomplished with
MIL-Lite can also be accomplished with MIL, ActiveM I L,
ActiveMIL-Lite, or Matrox Inspector.
1. Most items can be accomplished with Matrox Inspector.
1
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Need help? Appendix A offe rs solutions to poten tial pro bl ems. If your
Matrox Meteor-II installation questions are not answered in
this manua l, c on tact y ou r loc al M atr ox re pre sen tat ive , Ma trox
Sales Office, or Matrox Imaging Custo mer Support Group (see
the Custom er Suppor t section at the bac k of this m anu al for
telephone numbers).
In the unlikely event of a failure, the warranty and Product
Assistance Request Form at the back of this manual outlines
return cond ition s a nd p rocedures.
Chapter 2: Hardware installation
This chapter explains how to install the Matrox Meteor-II
hardware.
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Installing Matrox Meteor-II
Before you install your board, som e prec aut io nary m ea sure s
must be taken . Turn off power to the comp ute r and its
peripherals, and drain static electricity from your body (by
touching a metal part of the computer chassis). Next, follow the
steps to install you r board ac co rding to its form factor: PCI,
Compact P CI, or PC/1 0 4-Plus.
❖If you are not using Windows NT as your operating system,
your board must be installed before you install the software
(either MIL or one of its derivatives). If you are adding
another Matrox Meteor-II to your computer , you will have to
re-install your software after installin g yo ur board .
Installing Matrox Meteor-II for PCI
Use the following steps to install your Matrox Meteor-II board
for PCI:
1. Remove the cover from your computer using the
instructio ns from your com puter manua l.
2. Check that you have an empt y PCI (32-bit ) slot that can
accommodate the bo ard. If you do not have an em p ty slot,
remove a PCI board from your comput er to ma ke room for
your Matrox Meteor-II board and take note of the slot
number you choose.
Connectors of PCI slotsConnectors of PCI slots
or
Connectors of ISA slotsConnectors
of ISA slots
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▲ Caution Some compu ters ha ve a large, black -ridge d heat sink that
prevents board s from using most PCI board slots. Your
Matrox Meteor-II must not touch t his heat sink. Th erefore,
choose a slot where the board completely avoids it.
3. Connect the Matrox Met eor-II MJPEG modul e to the boar d
if required. See t he section, Installing th e Matrox Meteor-II
MJPEG module.
4. If present, remove the blank metal plate located at the back
of the selected slot. Keep the removed screw; you will need
it to fasten the Matrox Meteor-II board.
5. Carefully position Matrox Meteor-II in the selected PCI slot
as illustrated below. If you are using a tower computer,
orient the board to suit the board slots in your com pute r.
SCREW
METAL
PLATE
6. Once perfectly aligned with an empty slot, press the board
firmly but carefully into the connector.
7. Anchor the board by replacing the screw that you removed.
8. If you are installing the Matrox Mete or-II /Stand ard,
/Multi-Channel, or Meteor-II /1394, proceed to Step 9. If you
are installing the Matrox Meteor-II /D igital board, continue
with the following steps:
MATROX METEOR-II
PCI form factor
32-BIT PCI BOARD SLOT
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■ If present, remove the blank metal plate located at the
back of a slot next to the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital board;
do not discard this screw.
■ Install the brack et with the tr igger and RS-232 input
connectors and fasten it with the screw you just removed.
■ Connect the cables to the 4-p in tr igger connector and the
10-pin RS-232 connector on the Mat rox Meteor-II /Digital
board (see figure below).
9. Replace the cover of your computer.
10. Connect your vi deo source s. For det ails, see the Connecting
external devices section.
11. Turn on your computer.
Under Windows 98, when you boot your computer,
Windows’ Plug-and-Play system will detect a new PCI card
and you will be asked to assign a driver to it. At this point,
you should click on Cancel because the drive r will be
installed during the installa t i on of MIL or one of its
derivatives.
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Installing Matrox Meteor-II for CompactPCI
Use the following steps to install your Matrox Meteor -II board
for CompactPCI (3U). Note that a 6U replacem ent brack et is
available.
1. Remove a plate on the subrack, exposing an empty slot.
2. Connect the Matrox Met eor-II MJPEG modul e to the boar d
if required. See t he section, Installing th e Matrox Meteor-II
MJPEG module.
3. Carefully position Matrox Meteor -II along one o f the guide
rails and slide the board towards the connector at the back.
Subrack
CompactPCI
Board
Guide slots
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4. Press the board firmly but carefully into the connector.
Handle
Screw
Guide
Back plate
of subrack
CompactPCI
connector
5. When the board is in place, the han dle opens automatical ly ,
exposing a screw. Tighten both this screw, and the one at
the top of the bracket.
6. Connect your v ideo sour ces. For details, see the Connect ing
external devices section.
7. Turn on your computer.
Under Windows 98, when you boot your computer,
Windows’ Plug-and-Play system will detect a new PCI card
and you will be asked to assign a driver to it. At this point,
you should click on Cancel because the drive r will be
installed during the installa t i on of MIL or one of its
derivatives.
Installing Matrox Meteor-II 29
Installing Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus
Use the following steps to install your Matrox Meteor -II board
for PC/104-Plus:
1. Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus can operate in either a
5V or 3.3V system. In some cases, a hole in the PC/104-Plus
(PCI) connector is filled, which prevents another
PC/104-Plus module from being stacked on top. To install
Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus in a system with a
specific signalling environment, a pin must be removed.
The table and diagram below indicate which pins to cut, and
their locations on the connector.
Signalling
environment
Pin to remove
on J3 connector
5V A1
3.3V D30
Remove pin D30
in a 3.3 V system
PC/104-
J3
30
Plus
J1
32
J2
19
(PCI)
0
CD
PC/104-
Plus
DCBA
1
1
BA
expansion site
Remove pin A1
ina5Vsystem
Top view
2. Connect the Matrox Met eor-II MJPEG modul e to the boar d
if required. See t he section, Installing th e Matrox Meteor-II
MJPEG module.
PC/104
(ISA)
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3. Check that you have an available PC/104-Plus connecto r on
the motherboard, or verify that your existing stack can
support another board.
4. If you have existing PC/104 boar ds in your com puter,
remove them and stack them on the PC/104-Plus board.
PC/104 boards must be stacked last.
5. Remove the anchoring screws fro m the stack; do not discard
them since you will need them to fasten the Matrox
Meteor-II board.
6. Carefully position Matrox Meteor-II over the connectors
and press the board firmly into place.
7. Replace the anchoring screws .
8. Set the rotary switch (next to the PC/104 (ISA) connector)
to 0 if installing the first stackable module, or another
appropriate setting if not the first. See the section, Multiple
board installation, in Chapter 4.
PC/104-
Plus
(PCI) connector
Expansion
module
connectors
PC/104
(ISA)connector
Motherboard
Rotary
switch
Video input
connector
9. Connect your v ideo sour ces. For details, see the Connect ing
external devices section.
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