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Appendix A: Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   103

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Appendix B: Technical information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   109

Board summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Global information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Technical features of Matrox Solios eCL/XCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Technical features of Matrox Solios eA/XA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Technical features of Matrox Solios GigE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Optional features for Matrox Solios boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Electrical specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Dimensions and environmental specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Connectors on Matrox Solios eCL/XCL-B   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Camera Link video input connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

External auxiliary I/O connector 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Connectors on Matrox Solios eCL/XCL dual-Base/
single-Medium and eCL/XCL-F boards   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Camera Link video input connectors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

External auxiliary I/O connector 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

External auxiliary I/O connector 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Internal auxiliary I/O connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

JTAG connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Connectors on Matrox Solios eA/XA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Analog video input connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

External auxiliary I/O connector 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

External auxiliary I/O connector 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Internal auxiliary I/O connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

JTAG connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Summary of Contents for Solios eA

Page 1: ...Matrox Solios Installation and Hardware Reference Manual no 10898 101 0400 March 27 2008...

Page 2: ...l economic cover or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the product user documentation or related technical support including without limitation damages or costs relati...

Page 3: ...Processing capabilities 19 On board memory 19 Additional functionality 19 Data transfer 21 Documentation conventions 21 Software 22 Essentials to get started 23 Inspecting the Matrox Solios package 24...

Page 4: ...eA XA 39 Connecting to Matrox Solios GigE 41 Chapter 3 Using multiple Matrox Solios boards 45 Multiple board installation 46 Simultaneous image capture from different boards 46 Chapter 4 Matrox Solio...

Page 5: ...l signals 78 Matrox Solios GigE acquisition section 86 Performance 87 Supported video sources 87 GigE Vision filter 88 Image reconstructor 88 Auxiliary I O controller 88 Processing FPGA 96 Possible pr...

Page 6: ...nnectors on Matrox Solios eCL XCL B 126 Camera Link video input connector 127 External auxiliary I O connector 0 128 Connectors on Matrox Solios eCL XCL dual Base single Medium and eCL XCL F boards 13...

Page 7: ...f Matrox Solios boards 163 Major revisions of Matrox Solios 164 Appendix D Acknowledgments 169 UART copyright information 170 Index Regulatory Compliance FCC Compliance Statement Industry Canada Compl...

Page 8: ......

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter briefly describes the features of the Matrox Solios boards as well as the software that can be used with the boards...

Page 10: ...ion with Matrox Solios eCL XCL Matrox Solios eCL XCL boards are high performance Camera Link frame grabbers and are available in three versions PCIe PCI X single Base PCIe PCI X dual Base single Mediu...

Page 11: ...tion PSG 32 DDR up to 800 MB s 64 bit up to 528 MB s PCI X to PCI X Bridge Matrox Solios eCL XCL B Acquisition memory 32 64 128 MB MDR 26 connector ChannelLink Receiver Clock Data 24 Syncs 4 24 UART L...

Page 12: ...receivers OptoAux 4 DB 44 and DB 9 connectors TTL buffers On a separate bracket Aux In 4 Aux Out 4 HSYNC Out 2 VSYNC Out 2 Clock Out 2 Optocoupler Aux I Os 6 ChannelLink Receiver 2 Clock Data 24 Syncs...

Page 13: ...Ie eCL Bridge Host PCI PCI X PCIe bus LUTs 48 Demultiplexer Matrox Solios eCL XCL dual Base single Medium single Medium mode Acquisition memory 64 128 256 MB 16 Processing FPGA DDR SDRAM 64 128 256 MB...

Page 14: ...On a separate bracket Aux In 4 Aux Out 2 HSYNC Out 1 VSYNC Out 1 Clock Out 1 Optocoupler Aux I Os 4 ChannelLink Receiver 2 Clock Data 28 Cam Ctrl 4 LVDS drivers LVDS driver receiver 16 64 DDR up to 1...

Page 15: ...port the optional Processing FPGA PCI X to PCIe eA or PCI X to PCI X XA Bridge Input Selector 10 bit A D LUTs Clock LVDS TTL Hsync Csync LVDS TTL Vsync LVDS TTL Aux In Trigger TTL Aux Out Exposure TTL...

Page 16: ...connectors Video to PCI X bridge Independent acquisition path VID_IN B 64 up to 800 MB s 64 bit PCI or PCI X XA up to 1 GB s On a separate bracket A Matrox Solios eA XA Dual Acquisition memory 64 128...

Page 17: ...h 0 Independent acquisition path 1 DVI connectors 0 and 1 LVDS TTL drivers and receivers Aux In Aux In Aux Out DB 44 and DB 9 connectors Video to PCI X bridge 8 8 4 Independent acquisition path VID_IN...

Page 18: ...100 Mbps Fast Ethernet 100BASE T and 10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE T networks It is recommended that you use Matrox Solios GigE with Gigabit Ethernet networks to ensure maximum performance Video to PCI X B...

Page 19: ...memory is referred to as acquisition memory Up to 256 Mbytes of additional DDR SDRAM and up to 8 Mbytes of QDRII SRAM is included if the Processing FPGA is installed This memory is referred to as ded...

Page 20: ...os eA XA Single has one LED All Matrox Solios eCL XCL boards1 support an integrated quadrature decoder Board Auxiliary signals available Matrox Solios eCL XCL B 81 1 This is the number of auxiliary si...

Page 21: ...er to any available Matrox display board or a third party display board in the computer Important Note that transfer of image data to a display board might require intervention from the Host CPU depen...

Page 22: ...cognition template based and feature based and code recognition 1D 2D and composite code types MIL applications are easily ported to new Matrox hardware platforms and can be designed to take advantage...

Page 23: ...entials to get started To begin using Matrox Solios you must have a computer with the following An available conventional PCIe PCI or PCI X slot Note that only Matrox Solios eCL eA and GigE support a...

Page 24: ...he adapter board Note that the Matrox Solios eCL XCL B package does not aupport include an adapter board or a flat ribbon cable A supplementary 50 pin auxiliary I O mating connector The mating connect...

Page 25: ...ectors you can use a standard cable DVI I to DVI I or DVI A to DVI A cable if the display board encodes the synchronization signals on the video data sync on green Otherwise you must use the Matrox DV...

Page 26: ...Complete the hardware installation as described in Chapter 2 Hardware installation 2 Complete the software installation procedure described in the documentation accompanying your software package Mor...

Page 27: ...ers registered customers additional ways of obtaining support If your question is not addressed and you are currently registered with the MIL maintenance program you can contact technical support To d...

Page 28: ...28 Chapter 1 Introduction...

Page 29: ...Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter explains how to install your Matrox Solios board in your computer...

Page 30: ...lled before you install your software 1 Remove the cover from your computer refer to your computer s documentation for instructions 2 Check that you have an empty PCIe slot in which to install your Ma...

Page 31: ...computer s chassis Since Matrox Solios eA XA s adapter board is longer it has a support tab that can be removed if a PCI PCI X slot is selected the tab will fit into the slot s connector ensuring that...

Page 32: ...ing the board Some x16 PCIe slots have a connector with a retainer Matrox Solios boards must not come into contact with the latch of this retainer The PCIe specification does not define appropriate ke...

Page 33: ...rd bracket later in this chapter 7 Attach your video sources as described in the section Connecting video sources later in this chapter 8 Turn on your computer When you boot your computer Windows Plug...

Page 34: ...other components in the computer The tab was added so that if used in a PCI PCI X slot the board would have extra support and be more sturdy To break off the tab use a set of pliers there is a groove...

Page 35: ...uld hear a snap when the hooks of the cable s connector latch onto the internal auxiliary I O connector 4 For the adapter boards of Matrox Solios eCL XCL and eA XA connect the other end of the flat ri...

Page 36: ...tor and then press the board firmly but carefully into the slot s connector For other types of slots or when installing the adapter board of Matrox Solios eCL XCL or the adapter bracket of Matrox Soli...

Page 37: ...ource and the frame grabber External I O connector 0 DB 15 or DB 9 Used to transmit timing and synchronization signals and transmit receive auxiliary signals Use a standard Camera Link cable or a stan...

Page 38: ...nsmit timing and synchronization signals and transmit receive auxiliary signals The connector is located on the edge of the board making the signals accessible from inside the computer enclosure To ac...

Page 39: ...on and communication signals between the video source and the frame grabber For Matrox Solios eA XA Quad you can connect up to 4 video sources to each connector Connector 0 provides source A for acqui...

Page 40: ...open ended wires on the other end the open ended wires allow you to connect to some timing synchronization and control signals of the frame grabber Two of these cables are required to connect to more...

Page 41: ...s and transmit receive auxiliary signals The connector is located on the edge of the board making the signals accessible from inside the computer enclosure BNC label1 2 Signal on DVI connector 0 Signa...

Page 42: ...synchronization signals and transmit receive auxiliary signals Matrox Solios GigE supports acquisition from up to 4 GigE Vision compliant video sources You can connect one GigE Vision compliant video...

Page 43: ...er it will also function correctly with 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet 100BASE T and 10 Mbps Ethernet 10BASE T networks It is recommended that you use Matrox Solios GigE with Gigabit Ethernet networks to ensu...

Page 44: ...44 Chapter 2 Hardware installation...

Page 45: ...Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Using multiple Matrox Solios boards This chapter explains how to use multiple Matrox Solios boards...

Page 46: ...ce Simultaneous image capture from different boards You can simultaneously capture images from video sources attached to different Matrox Solios boards however the number of video sources from which y...

Page 47: ...he list of platforms that are known to be compatible with Matrox Solios are available on the Matrox web site under the board s compatibility list To measure the available bandwidth of the PCIe PCI PCI...

Page 48: ...48 Chapter 3 Using multiple Matrox Solios boards...

Page 49: ...Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Matrox Solios hardware reference This chapter explains the architecture features and modes of the Matrox Solios eCL XCL Matrox Solios eA XA and Matrox Solios GigE hardware...

Page 50: ...well as pin assignments for the various connectors can be found in Appendix B Technical information Video to PCI X Bridge Acquisition memory 32 64 128 256 MB PCI X to PCI X XCL XA or PCI X to PCIe eC...

Page 51: ...ifferent input format or independent path s for simultaneous acquisition MIL Lite uses the concept of a data input channel to identify which input source to use when several of its type are connected...

Page 52: ...on Matrox Solios eCL XCL dual Base single Medium boards are available in two maximum frequencies standard Camera Link speed and fast Camera Link speed Matrox Solios eCL XCL has one acquisition path ex...

Page 53: ...pliant sources or up to 64 bits when acquiring from non standard time multiplexed sources Finally a Full type acquisition path supports up to 64 bits of video data when acquiring from Camera Link comp...

Page 54: ...o not need to be identical when running in dual Base mode Video to PCI X bridge Acquisition section of Matrox Solios XCL B PSG MDR 26 connector ChannelLink Receiver Clock Data 24 Syncs 4 SerTFG SerTC...

Page 55: ...ctors TTL buffers Aux In 4 Aux Out 4 HSYNC Out 2 VSYNC Out 2 Clock Out 2 Optocoupler Aux I Os 6 ChannelLink Receiver 2 Clock Data 24 Syncs 4 24 LUTs LUTs 32 32 Cam Ctrl 4 Cam Ctrl 4 LVDS drivers LVDS...

Page 56: ...rs OptoAux 4 DB 44 and DB 9 connectors TTL buffers Aux In 4 Aux Out 2 HSYNC Out 1 VSYNC Out 1 Clock Out 1 Optocoupler Aux I Os 4 ChannelLink Receiver 2 Clock Data 24 Syncs 4 Cam Ctrl 4 LVDS drivers LV...

Page 57: ...ector ChannelLink Receiver 1 Clock Data 24 Syncs 4 SerTFG SerTC Second MDR 26 connector UART LVDS drivers and receivers OptoAux 4 DB 44 and DB 9 connectors TTL buffers Aux In 4 Aux Out 2 HSYNC Out 1 V...

Page 58: ...Matrox Solios eCL XCL dual Base single Medium can write to two per acquisition path when in dual Base mode and four when in single Medium mode Matrox Solios eCL XCL F can Video sources supported per...

Page 59: ...k receivers Matrox Solios eCL XCL B uses one ChannelLink receiver for video input s Matrox Solios eCL XCL dual Base single Medium uses two ChannelLink receivers that can be used synchronously single M...

Page 60: ...and sends them to the LUTs The demultiplexer can only deserialize video inputs that when combined total a maximum depth of 48 bits per acquisition path Lookup tables Matrox Solios eCL XCL has on board...

Page 61: ...r or eight 256 entry 8 bit LUTs 4 palettes of one two three or four 1024 entry 8 or 16 bit LUTs 1 palette of one two three or four 4096 entry 8 or 16 bit LUTs Instead of being mapped through a LUT 14...

Page 62: ...edium mode only one PSG can be used The PSGs are responsible for managing all video timing synchronization triggering exposure and user defined input and output signals Each PSG allows for independent...

Page 63: ...1 0 Trigger input 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 Field polarity input 1 0 0 0 Timer clock input 1 0 Quadrature input4 4 Note that a rotary encoder with quadrature output transmits a two bit code The table entries 0...

Page 64: ..._IN0 3 P0_OPTO_AUX_IN1 3 OPTO_AUX_IN0 OPTO_AUX_IN1 P0_LVDS_AUX_IN0 3 P0_LVDS_AUX_IN1 LVDS_AUX_IN0 LVDS_AUX_IN1 P0_LVDS_AUX_OUT0 P0_LVDS_AUX_OUT1 P1_LVDS_AUX_OUT0 P1_LVDS_AUX_OUT1 CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC1 C...

Page 65: ...with data LVDS dedicated signals2 3 CL connect 0 CL connect 1 CL connect 0 CL connect 1 CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 Frame valid input 0 1 0 1 1 0 VSYNC output 0 1 0 0 0 0 P0_LVDS_VSYNC_OUT 1 1 0...

Page 66: ...if replaced with the optional DB 9 connector from the SOLCLBACCxxPAK accessory kit less auxiliary signals are available see the pinout of the auxiliary I O connector in Appendix B Technical informati...

Page 67: ...that is internally generated Each exposure timer can use its PSG s clock generator which can generate a single clock with a programmable frequency of 0 8 to 100 MHz Timers can only use the clock gener...

Page 68: ...ou can also program two path independent auxiliary signals as trigger input signals When received in TTL format directly the signal must have a maximum amplitude of 5 V A signal over 2 V is considered...

Page 69: ...atrox Solios eCL XCL boards1 feature a quadrature decoder that can decode input from a rotary encoder with quadrature output This type of encoder a quadrature encoder is a device that provides informa...

Page 70: ...eets specifications to an auxiliary input signal or auxiliary I O signals in input mode configured as a user defined signal your application can then interpret this user defined signal as required You...

Page 71: ...s Grabbed data can be converted into YUV and YCbCr formats in the color space converter of the Video to PCI X bridge Each acquisition path has two selectable inputs A or B and performs AC coupling on...

Page 72: ...ition path 2 Independent acquisition path 1 DVI connectors 0 and 1 LVDS TTL drivers and receivers Opto couplers Aux In Aux In Aux Out DB 44 and DB 9 connectors 8 8 4 Only acquisition path 0 is availab...

Page 73: ...65 MHz Bandwidth eA XA Single 130 Mbytes sec eA XA Dual 260 Mbytes sec eA XA Quad 520 Mbytes sec Analog bandwidth 3 db cutoff frequency 100 MHz Configuration Asynchronous video sources supported 1 Acq...

Page 74: ...csofthe signal whileblocking the static DC characteristics This produces a signal that has an average DC level of 0 Volts regardless of average picture level or DC offset of the incoming signal In eff...

Page 75: ...t part of the video signal to 1 V which is at the top of the A D conversion range The gain adjustment range is between 0 and 4 in 4096 step increment 12 bit resolution Beforepassing to theDCrestoreand...

Page 76: ...B cutoff frequency of 33 MHz The second filter has a 3 dB cutoff frequency of 7 5 MHz useful for RS 170 and CCIR video sources All filters provide 80 dB decade or 24 dB octave of attenuation for frequ...

Page 77: ...on Matrox Solios eA XA can operate in either slave or master mode Slave mode In slave mode the video source provides the synchronization information to Matrox Solios eA XA It can accept any one of the...

Page 78: ...e line locked mode Since the signal from the video source is used as a reference the PLL can produce a clock signal that is a multiple of it If the video source supplies a clock signal within the inpu...

Page 79: ...h Max signals 1 TTL aux input2 TTL aux output2 Opto aux input3 TTL LVDS aux input4 TTL LVDS aux output4 P0_TTL_AUX TRIG _IN P1_TTL_AUX TRIG _IN P2_TTL_AUX TRIG _IN P3_TTL_AUX TRIG _IN P0_TTL_AUX EXP _...

Page 80: ...xiliary I O connector 1 DB 9 4 On external auxiliary I O connector 0 DB 44 Type of signal Path Max signals 1 TTL aux input2 TTL aux output2 Opto aux input3 TTL LVDS aux input4 TTL LVDS aux output4 P0_...

Page 81: ...in 1 out P0_LVDS_TTL_VSYNC_IO in out 1 1 in 1 out P1_LVDS_TTL_VSYNC_IO in out 2 1 in 1 out P2_LVDS_TTL_VSYNC_IO in out 3 1 in 1 out P3_LVDS_TTL_VSYNC_IO in out CSYNC or HSYNC4 0 1 in 1 out P0_LVDS TTL...

Page 82: ...ent as a composite synchronization pulse along with the video signal With interlaced video sources you can typicallyestablish which field is being input by noting the phase shift between the horizonta...

Page 83: ...video source such as a strobe The exposure signals can be output using auxiliary output signals The exposure timers are 24 bit timers allowing each to count up to 16777215 clock ticks before resetting...

Page 84: ...ent auxiliary signals as trigger input signals these can be received in LVDS TTL or LVTTL When received in TTL format directly the signal must have a maximum amplitude of 5 V when received in LVTTL fo...

Page 85: ...signal your application can then interpret this user defined signal as required You can specify the on off state of a required output signal and have the PSG generate and route it to an auxiliary out...

Page 86: ...nding on the input format using the color space converter of the Video to PCI X bridge to Video to PCI X Bridge Image reconstructor GigE Vision filter LVDS receivers TTL buffers Optocoupler Auxiliary...

Page 87: ...vert incoming images to the following formats Maximum Number of bytes line including sync and blanking 64 K Number of lines frame including sync and blanking 64 K Pixel clock 10 100 1000 Mbps Bandwidt...

Page 88: ...rly The image reconstructor has four image contexts which in essence provide 4 independent acquisition paths Auxiliary I O controller Auxiliary signals Matrox Solios GigE features an auxiliary I O con...

Page 89: ...in output mode can be set to exposure output signal 0 Notethatfor Matrox Solios GigE the synchronization timing and control signals are not dependent on an acquisition path and by extension neither ar...

Page 90: ...ype of signal Signal number In Out OPTO aux in LVDS aux in TTL aux I O TTL aux out AUX TRIG _OPTO_IN0 AUX TRIG _OPTO_IN1 AUX TRIG _OPTO_IN2 AUX TRIG _OPTO_IN3 AUX TRIG _LVDS_IN4 AUX TRIG _LVDS_IN5 AUX...

Page 91: ...Out x 8 In Out x 9 In Out x 10 Out x 11 Out x 12 Out x 13 Out x 14 Out x 15 Out x 16 Out x 17 Out x Type of signal Signal number In Out OPTO aux in LVDS aux in TTL aux I O TTL aux out AUX TRIG _OPTO_I...

Page 92: ...through an opto coupler The voltage difference across the positive and negative components of the signal must be between 4 06 V and 9 165 V for logic high and between 5 0 V and 0 8 V for logic low You...

Page 93: ...sive Therefore when using the slowest internal clock the 16 bit timers can generate an exposure signal with a duration of up to 42 95 secs active time delay A clock from an external source In this cas...

Page 94: ...To avoid triggering a timer at an inappropriate time for example before the current grab is complete the auxiliary I O controller supports an arm mechanism for each timer When a timer is set to genera...

Page 95: ...exposure signals This allows you to generate for example multiple pulses or more complex pulses on one signal The two exposure signals must be generated from the same group of exposure timers either e...

Page 96: ...fy your application s needs for example to perform a Bayer conversion Possible processing operations To use the Processing FPGA you must configure it with an FPGA configuration that defines the approp...

Page 97: ...a data rate of 462 Mbits sec for a total of 924 Mbytes sec per direction PCI X interface The 64 bit PCI X interface allows the Processing FPGA to communicate with the Host It is 64 bits wide and runs...

Page 98: ...see the section JTAG connector in Appendix B Technical information Video to PCI X bridge The video to PCI X bridge is capable of high speed transfers to acquisition memory to the optional Processing...

Page 99: ...e converter can also perform color kill The equations for the conversion are described in the following table Color space conversion Equations RGB to YUV Y 0 299 R 0 587 G 0 114 B U 0 169 R 0 331 G 0...

Page 100: ...Solios eCL XCL F supports up to 256 Mbytes of 110 MHz SDRAM with a bandwidth of 1 76 Gbytes Optional memory If the optional Processing FPGA is installed on the board Matrox Solios supports up to 256 M...

Page 101: ...entional PCI bus specification To communicate with the Host Matrox Solios XCL and XA can transfer data using either the Host s PCI or PCI X bus depending on the slot used by the board Matrox Solios eC...

Page 102: ...a 32 bit PCI slot 266 Mbytes sec for a 66 MHz 32 bit PCI slot and 532 Mbytes sec for a 66 MHz 64 bit PCI slot Using the PCIe PCI PCI X bus Matrox Solios can also access Host physically contiguous non...

Page 103: ...Appendix A Appendix A Glossary This appendix defines some of the specialized terms used in the Matrox Solios documentation...

Page 104: ...is known as the horizontal blanking period The portion of a video signal after the end of a frame and before the beginning of a new frame is known as the vertical blanking period Contiguous memory A...

Page 105: ...e a strobe light Exposure time Refers to the period during which the image sensor of a video source is exposed to light As the length of this period increases so does the image brightness Field One of...

Page 106: ...al synchronization signal The part of a video signal that indicates the end of a line and the start of a new one See also vertical synchronization signal Interlaced scanning Describes a transfer of da...

Page 107: ...used for processing QDRII SRAM allows the Processing FPGA to access data faster than with DDR SDRAM Real time processing The processing of an image as quickly as the next image is grabbed Also known...

Page 108: ...handles asynchronous communication through a serial interface for example RS 232 or LVDS Vertical blanking period The portion of a video signal after the end of a frame and before the beginning of a n...

Page 109: ...Appendix B Appendix B Technical information This appendix contains information that might be useful when installing your Matrox Solios board...

Page 110: ...it architecture IA32 or equivalent A relatively up to date PCIe PCI PCI X chipset The list of platforms that are known tobe compatible with MatroxSoliosare available ontheMatroxwebsite under the board...

Page 111: ...e length of the cable used Supports frame and line scan video sources The min max length for an image and min max width for a line are as follows Captured data can be converted into YUV or YCbCr forma...

Page 112: ...tes sec of memory bandwidth Separate LVDS pixel clock HSYNC and VSYNC outputs Three TTL auxiliary I O signals trigger field polarity or user defined input or exposure or user defined output See the Ma...

Page 113: ...ink boards support a maximum frequency of 85 MHz In dual Base mode the programmable LUTs can be operated in the following configurations per acquisition path1 8 palettes of one two three or four 256 e...

Page 114: ...gle Medium mode and Matrox Solios eCL XCL F Matrox Solios eCL XCL dual Base in single Medium mode supports a single video source in the Camera Link Medium configuration while Matrox Solios eCL F suppo...

Page 115: ...ndwidth Six TTL auxiliary I O signals trigger field polarity or user defined input or exposure or user defined output See the Matrox Solios hardware reference chapter for supported configurations Four...

Page 116: ...quire from one dual tap monochrome video source With Matrox Solios eA XA Quad acquisition paths can be combined to acquire from Component RGB video source Two dual tap monochrome video sources Capture...

Page 117: ...reference chapter for supported configurations RS 232 serial port Bi color status LED One two or four 1024 entry 8 or 16 bit programmable LUTs depending on the board 64 128 256 Mbytes of 83 MHz DDR S...

Page 118: ...r user defined input or exposure or user defined output See the Matrox Solios hardware reference chapter for supported configurations Two LVDS auxiliary input signals timer trigger timer clock or user...

Page 119: ...ion Output current loaded 100 Ohm 20 mA typ Output voltage loaded 100 Ohm differential 250 mV min to 450 mV max common mode 1 125 V min to 1 375 V max low 1 02 V typ 0 9 V min high 1 33 V typ 1 6 V ma...

Page 120: ...ltage loaded 100 Ohm differential 250 mV min to 450 mV max common mode 1 125 V min to 1 375 V max low 1 02 V typ 0 9 V min high 1 33 V typ 1 6 V max Input signals in TTL format No termination Pulled u...

Page 121: ...ed 100 Ohm 20 mA typ Output voltage loaded 100 Ohm differential 250 mV min to 450 mV max common mode 1 125 V min to 1 375 V max low 1 02 V typ 0 9 V min high 1 33 V typ 1 6 V max Input signals in TTL...

Page 122: ...ce current 0 5 A Amplitude 0 25 V min to 1 2 V max terminated if using a maximum gain factor of 4 0 5 V min to 2 4 V max terminated if using a maximum gain factor of 2 I O Specifications Input signals...

Page 123: ...n the analog video input DVI connectors for all TTL output signals except for TTL auxiliary signals that can be configured for exposure output 33 Ohm series impedance High level output current 24 mA m...

Page 124: ...itor to ground Input current 1 A min to 1 A max Input voltage threshold low of 0 8 V max high of 2 0 V min High level output current 32 mA max Low level output current 64 mA max Output voltage low of...

Page 125: ...inger to top edge of board XCL B 16 76 L x 6 44 H x 0 16 W cm 6 6 x 2 536 x 0 062 from bottom edge of goldfinger to top edge of board eCL XCL dual Base single Medium and eCL XCL F 19 05 L x 10 67 H x...

Page 126: ...ernal auxiliary I O connector The following illustrates Matrox Solios eCL XCL B Note that the Matrox Solios eCL XCL B signal names have a ranking that reflects the number of signals of that type forma...

Page 127: ...xposure output 0 or 1 user defined output 0 or 1 4 CC2 Camera control output 2 negative Specific to the acq path exposure output 0 or 1 user defined output 0 or 1 17 CC2 Camera control output 2 positi...

Page 128: ...damage both the VGA device and the Matrox Solios board The pinout for the auxiliary I O connector is as follows 1 If you purchase the SOLCLBACCxxPAK accessory kit you can replace the DB 15 auxiliary I...

Page 129: ..._AUX_IN0 Opto isolated auxiliary input 0 negative See pin 15 for more information 10 GND Ground 11 5 P0_OPTO_AUX_IN1 Opto isolated auxiliary input 1 negative See pin 12 for more information 12 4 P0_OP...

Page 130: ...are two external auxiliary I O connectors HD 44 and DB 9 these allow you to access the signalsof the internal auxiliary I O connector from outside the computer enclosure The following illustrates Matr...

Page 131: ...e output 0 or 1 user defined output 0 or 1 15 CC4 Camera control output 4 positive Specific to the acq path exposure output 0 or 1 user defined output 0 or 1 3 CC3 Camera control output 3 positive Spe...

Page 132: ...X1 Video input data X1 negative 12 X0 Video input data X0 positive 25 X0 Video input data X0 negative 13 Inner shield Ground 26 Inner shield Ground Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description Pin S...

Page 133: ...can be routed onto it 1 16 31 15 30 44 Pin Signal Description 1 P1_TTL_AUX_IO_1 TTL auxiliary input output 1 for acq path 1 Supported signals exposure output 0 exposure output 3 trigger input 1 user d...

Page 134: ...auxiliary output 1 for acq path 1 negative See pin 2 for more information 18 P1_LVDS_AUX_OUT0 LVDS auxiliary output 0 for acq path 1 negative See pin 33 for more information 19 P0_LVDS_AUX_OUT1 LVDS...

Page 135: ..._OUT0 LVDS auxiliary output 0 for acq path 1 positive Supported signals exposure output 0 user defined output 5 34 GND Ground 35 P1_TTL_AUX_IO_0 TTL auxiliary input output 0 for acq path 1 Supported s...

Page 136: ...O signals accessible outside the computer enclosure The pinout for this connector is as follows The description of each positive auxiliary signal states whether the signal is specific to an independen...

Page 137: ...S_AUX_IN0 LVDS auxiliary input 0 for acq path 0 negative See pin 8 for more information 4 P0_OPTO_AUX_IN1 Opto isolated auxiliary input 1 for acq path 0 positive Supported signals trigger input 1 user...

Page 138: ...HSYNC output for acq path 0 negative A2 GND Ground B2 P1_LVDS_HSYNC_OUT HSYNC output for acq path 1 negative A3 P1_LVDS_HSYNC_OUT HSYNC output for acq path 1 positive B3 GND Ground A4 P0_LVDS_VSYNC_O...

Page 139: ...for acq path 1 positive B17 P1_LVDS_AUX_OUT1 LVDS auxiliary output 1 for acq path 1 negative A18 TTL_AUX_IO_1 TTL auxiliary input output 1 for an unspecified acq path B18 GND Ground A19 P0_LVDS_CLK_O...

Page 140: ...egin debugging you must first enable the connector by installing a jumper on the adjacent 2 pin connector J2 For further information on debugging with the JTAG connector refer to the Quartus II docume...

Page 141: ...these allow you to access the signalsof the internal auxiliary I O connector from outside the computer enclosure The following illustrates Matrox Solios XA and an adapter board Note that the Matrox S...

Page 142: ...utes the synchronization signals to the appropriate pins Note that synchronization and clock signals can be either LVDS or TTL when TTL they are expected on the pin denoted as positive The pinout for...

Page 143: ...TTL_CHSYNC_IO CSYNC input or HSYNC input output for acq path 1 positive C2 P1_VID_IN_A Video input A for acq path 1 AC DC 11 GND Ground C3 P2_VID_IN_A Video input A for acq path 2 AC DC 12 P0_LVDS TT...

Page 144: ..._IN TTL auxiliary input for acq path 3 Supported signals trigger input 0 main purpose field input or user defined input 0 7 P3_RS232_RxD RS 232 serial input to acq path 3 of frame grabber UART 23 P2_...

Page 145: ...his connector the board can both transmit and receive synchronization signals at the same time In addition all the signals can be either LVDS or TTL when TTL they are expected on the pin denoted as po...

Page 146: ...3 GND Ground 4 P2_LVDS TTL_AUX_OUT1 Auxiliary output 1 for acq path 2 negative See pin 20 for more information 5 LVDS TTL_AUX_IN5 Auxiliary input 5 for an unspecified acq path negative See pin 6 for m...

Page 147: ...trigger input 3 13 GND Ground 14 GND Ground 15 P0_LVDS TTL_AUX_OUT0 Auxiliary output 0 for acq path 0 positive Supported signals user defined output 0 exposure output 0 or HSYNC output 16 LVDS TTL_AU...

Page 148: ...pported signals user defined output 0 exposure output 0 or HSYNC output 34 LVDS TTL_AUX_IN0 Auxiliary input 0 for an unspecified acq path negative See pin 35 for more information 35 LVDS TTL_AUX_IN0 A...

Page 149: ...or HSYNC output 44 P0_LVDS TTL_AUX_OUT1 Auxiliary output 1 for acq path 0 positive Supported signals user defined output 1 exposure output 1 or VSYNC output 1 Note that only signals defined for acqui...

Page 150: ...of signals that can be routed onto it 9 6 1 5 Pin Signal1 Description 1 P2_OPTO_AUX TRIG _IN Opto isolated auxiliary input for acq path 2 positive Supported signals trigger input 1 or user defined in...

Page 151: ...essible so that an easily sourced connector of a reasonable size can be used Note that the clock signals are not accessible from the adapter board The pins for auxiliary signals carry unidirectional s...

Page 152: ...0 A4 GND Ground B4 P1_LVTTL_CLK_OUT Clock output for acq path 1 A5 GND Ground B5 P1_LVTTL_CLK_IN Clock input for acq path 1 A6 GND Ground B6 P2_LVTTL_CLK_OUT Clock output for acq path 2 A7 GND Ground...

Page 153: ...q path B21 LVTTL_AUX_IN3 Auxiliary input 3 for an unspecified acq path A22 LVTTL_AUX_IN4 Auxiliary input 4 for an unspecified acq path B22 LVTTL_AUX_IN5 Auxiliary input 5 for an unspecified acq path A...

Page 154: ...st enable the connector by installing a jumper on the adjacent 2 pin connector J4 for Matrox Solios eA J5 for Matrox Solios XA For further information on debugging with the JTAG connector refer to the...

Page 155: ...vice to the board through the external auxiliary I O connector The following illustrates Matrox Solios GigE and the bracket with the auxiliary I O connector Note that the Matrox Solios GigE signal nam...

Page 156: ...pin internal auxiliary I O connector on the board making the I O signals accessible outside the computer enclosure The pinout for this connector is as follows The description of each positive auxilia...

Page 157: ...re information 14 AUX TRIG _LVDS_IN5 LVDS auxiliary 5 input for an unspecified acq path negative See pin 12 for more information 15 NC Not connected 16 AUX TRIG _OPTO_IN0 Opto isolated auxiliary 0 inp...

Page 158: ...liary 10 output for an unspecified acq path Supported signals exposure output 0 7 user defined 10 output 36 AUX EXP _TTL_OUT15 TTL auxiliary 15 output for an unspecified acq path Supported signals exp...

Page 159: ...ecified acq path positive 8 AUX TRIG _OPTO_IN3 Opto isolated auxiliary 3 input for an unspecified acq path negative 9 GND Ground 10 GND Ground 11 AUX TRIG _TTL_IO_6 TTL auxiliary 6 input output for an...

Page 160: ...0 pin male JTAG connector for debugging and probing internal signals of the FPGA The pin assignment as used in JTAG mode is as follows Manufacturer NorComp Inc Connector 172 E09 102 031 Backshell 970...

Page 161: ...a Corporation To begin debugging you must first enable the connector by installing a jumper on the adjacent 2 pin connector J2 For further information on debugging with the JTAG connector refer to the...

Page 162: ...162 Appendix B Technical information...

Page 163: ...Appendix C Appendix C Major revisions of Matrox Solios boards This appendix lists the major revisions of the Matrox Solios boards that are RoHS compliant...

Page 164: ...A D This was done to ensure availability 003 Improved product packaging 004 Replaced a pull up resistor so that stronger PCIe interrupt signals could be transmitted This was a preventive action 005 C...

Page 165: ...ion 201 Added termination resistors to the interface of the Processing FPGA This was a corrective action 202 Moved to secondary source for A D This was done to ensure availability 203 Improved product...

Page 166: ...r more information refer to product bulletin MIPB 77 105 Changed product packaging 106 Added pull up resistors to the interface of the CPLD This was a corrective action For more information refer to p...

Page 167: ...101 Added termination resistors to the interface of the Processing FPGA This was a corrective action 102 Added a JTAG connector that can be used to validate an FPGA configuration loaded in the Process...

Page 168: ...ndix C Major revisions of Matrox Solios boards RoHS compliant versions of Matrox Solios GigE Part number Version Description SOL6M4GE 112 First active product version SOL1M4GE 105 First active product...

Page 169: ...Appendix D Appendix D Acknowledgments This appendix lists the copyright information regarding third party material used to implement components on the Matrox Solios board...

Page 170: ...ther the name of the author nor the names of other contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDE...

Page 171: ...Link video input connectors 127 131 Camera Link supported configurations 12 52 channel switching Matrox Solios eA XA 74 ChannelLink receivers 59 color space conversion 99 COM port 19 77 composite syn...

Page 172: ...Inspector 22 Matrox Intellicam 23 51 Matrox Solios eA XA 15 19 39 72 116 122 141 A D converters 76 acquisition features 15 71 acquisition paths 73 acquisition rate 73 attenuator 75 auxiliary signals 8...

Page 173: ...8 73 86 multiple boards 46 O offset controller Matrox Solios eA XA 75 optional features 118 P PCI slot 23 30 PCIe slot 23 30 PCI X slot 23 30 pixel clock Matrox Solios eA XA 78 83 Matrox Solios eCL XC...

Page 174: ...ta 21 101 triggers Matrox Solios eA XA 84 Matrox Solios eCL XCL 68 U UART 19 62 77 defined 108 V vertical blanking period 108 vertical synchronization defined 108 vertical synchronization signals 77 v...

Page 175: ...in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of these devices in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case...

Page 176: ...lectrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Europe English European user s information Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Please refer to the Matrox Web site www matrox com enviro...

Page 177: ...BE Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE YPDSB009FS0S2 D SUB X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YIF00030C08B0 X O O O O O YDK0340M0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YIC11486XXXM0 X O O O O O YIL01085CXXM1 X O O...

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Page 179: ...Material disclosure table for SOL6M4GE Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE YIF00040C07B0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YQMN4884M0 1 026 7 X O O O O O YRSR000A00M0 X O O O O O YPRJ45010FS0S0 RJ 45 X O O O O O...

Page 180: ...sure table for SOL6M4GE30546 Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE YIF00040C07B0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YQMN4884M0 1 026 7 X O O O O O YRSR000A00M0 X O O O O O YIF00030C05B1 X O O O O O YPRJ45010FS0S0 RJ...

Page 181: ...XXM0 X O O O O O YIL01085CXXM1 X O O O O O YLCU820M1 X O O O O O YQMN4884M0 1 026 7 X O O O O O YRLR075C01M0 X O O O O O YRSR000A00M0 X O O O O O YLCU470M0 X O O O O O YLCU680M2 X O O O O O YLC4U70M1...

Page 182: ...X O O O O O YLC6U80M2 X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YIF00030C08B0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YDR0001M0 X O O O O O YIL01117CXXM4 X O O O O O YIL01580CXXM1 X O O O O O YLCU820M1 X O O O...

Page 183: ...M1 X O O O O O YLC6U80M2 X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YIF00030C07B0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YDR0001M0 X O O O O O YIL01117CXXM4 X O O O O O YIL01580CXXM1 X O O O O O YLCU820M1 X O O...

Page 184: ...XXM0 X O O O O O YIL01085CXXM1 X O O O O O YLCU820M1 X O O O O O YQMN4884M0 1 026 7 X O O O O O YRLR075C01M0 X O O O O O YRSR000A00M0 X O O O O O YLCU470M0 X O O O O O YLCU680M2 X O O O O O YLC4U70M1...

Page 185: ...X O O O O O YLC6U80M2 X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YIF00030C08B0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YDR0001M0 X O O O O O YIL01117CXXM4 X O O O O O YIL01580CXXM1 X O O O O O YLCU820M1 X O O O...

Page 186: ...XXM0 X O O O O O YIL01085CXXM1 X O O O O O YLCU820M1 X O O O O O YQMN4884M0 1 026 7 X O O O O O YRLR075C01M0 X O O O O O YRSR000A00M0 X O O O O O YLCU470M0 X O O O O O YLCU680M2 X O O O O O YLC4U70M1...

Page 187: ...X O O O O O YLC6U80M2 X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YIF00030C08B0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YDR0001M0 X O O O O O YIL01117CXXM4 X O O O O O YIL01580CXXM1 X O O O O O YLCU820M1 X O O O...

Page 188: ...E YPDSB009FS0S2 D SUB X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YDK0340M0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YIC11486XXXM0 X O O O O O YIL01085CXXM1 X O O O O O YQMN4884M0 1 026 7 X O O O O O YRLR075C01M0 X...

Page 189: ...YPDSB009FS0S2 D SUB X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YCCT10WMM0 X O O O O O YDR0001M0 X O O O O O YIC11486XXXM0 X O O O O O YIL01117CXXM4 X O O O O O YIL01580CXXM1 X O O O O O YQMN9926M2 1 026 7...

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Page 192: ...E YPDSB009FS0S2 D SUB X O O O O O YSF0440X18750 X O O O O O YIF00030C08B0 X O O O O O YDK0340M0 X O O O O O YDK140M0 X O O O O O YIC11486XXXM0 X O O O O O YIL01085CXXM1 X O O O O O YQMN4884M0 1 026 7...

Page 193: ...on Matrox hardware products or any software including without limitation the Software Package even if packaged is sold with Matrox Hardware The Software Package provided by Matrox is not covered under...

Page 194: ...NEITHER MATROX NOR ANY OF ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS MAKES ANY OTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO MATROX HARDWARE MATROX SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS AND THE PURCHASER B...

Page 195: ...the warranty period Matrox does not offer any other warranty 1 12 The Licensee shall be responsible for all applicable taxes duties and customs fees on any replacement unit as well as all transport i...

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