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Dome

Md2/PCI

Display Controller

INSTALLATION GUIDE

www.planar.com

Windows 2000
Windows NT 4.0
Solaris 2.5.1 or later

Summary of Contents for Dome Md2/PCI

Page 1: ...Dome Md2 PCI Display Controller INSTALLATION GUIDE www planar com Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Solaris 2 5 1 or later...

Page 2: ...imaging systems inc 400 Fifth Avenue Waltham MA 02451 8738 781 895 1155 phone 781 895 1133 fax Internet address for documentation techpubs dome com Internet address for product information info dome c...

Page 3: ...more of the following measures may reduce or eliminate the problem Move the equipment and the receiver to different branches of your AC electrical system Move the equipment away from the receiver with...

Page 4: ...by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation b...

Page 5: ...art 1 General requirements for safety Section 1 2 collateral standard electromagnetic compatibility requirements EN 55011 Class B Limits and methods of measurements for Radio interference characterist...

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Page 7: ...talling the Board and Driver in a PC 7 Preparing for Board Installation 8 Unpacking the board 8 Disabling VGA mode 8 Installing the Md2 PCI Board 10 Connecting a Monitor 13 Installing the PCI Windows...

Page 8: ...er 42 Configuring Display Settings on Windows NT 4 0 44 Using the DOME tab to change display properties 48 Using the DOME tab online help 49 Changing the resolution and refresh rate 49 Setting the scr...

Page 9: ...de 78 Overriding the Default Monitor Mode 79 Editing the OWconfig file 79 Modifying the OWconfig file 80 Selecting video pedestal 82 Using Visual Classes 83 Emulating a PseudoColor visual class 83 Che...

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Page 11: ...zation and related documentation Purpose This guide explains how to unpack the Md2 PCI board and install it into these computers PC Sun PCI workstation This guide also describes how to install and con...

Page 12: ...alic type New or technical term book title or variable such as x Bold type File Open Menu choice Select the File menu then choose Open Key Key name such as Enter A note of important information about...

Page 13: ...r Describes Chapter 1 Planning the Board Installation An overview of the Md2 PCI board including features and installation requirements Chapter 2 Installing the Board and Driver in a PC Instructions f...

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Page 15: ...Planning the Board Installation In This Chapter About the Md2 PCI Board 2 Installation Requirements 4...

Page 16: ...formance image processing through support for DIMPL the DOME Image Processing Library This table summarizes the key features and benefits of the board This feature Provides this benefit Multi monitor...

Page 17: ...system memory and other PCI boards Multi boot ROM technology Full operating system support for PCI based computers including these systems MS DOS Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT Sun Solar...

Page 18: ...pecific requirements This table lists the platform specific requirements for system specifications operating system and DOME driver Multiple monitors for PCs must have the same resolution Requirements...

Page 19: ...dows NT 4 0 go to Solaris 2 5 1 or later go to Set jumper J4 Disabling VGA mode on page 8 Disabling VGA mode on page 8 Disabling VGA mode on page 68 Install board Installing the Md2 PCI Board on page...

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Page 21: ...ndows 2000 Driver 14 Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000 23 Uninstalling DOME Devices 34 Troubleshooting for Windows 2000 38 Additional Components for Windows 2000 40 Installing the PCI Windo...

Page 22: ...tic discharge Disabling VGA mode You need to disable VGA on the Md2 PCI board in these cases When you are using the Md2 PCI board with an existing VGA board When you are using multiple Md2 PCI boards...

Page 23: ...emove the cover from the computer according to the manufacturer s instructions 3 Remove jumper J4 from pins 1 and 2 and move it to cover pins 2 and 3 4 Install the Md2 PCI board see instructions on pa...

Page 24: ...e 8 before you proceed with board installation To install the board 1 Remove the blank bracket from the back of any available PCI slot Install the Windows 2000 or Windows NT driver after you install t...

Page 25: ...Insert the Md2 PCI board firmly into the slot 3 Make sure the board connector pins are aligned with the slot 4 Secure the mounting bracket with the bracket screw 5 Replace the cover Installing an Md2...

Page 26: ...s power supply and available PCI slots can support Windows 2000 only You cannot mix DOME board types in one computer for example you cannot run one Md2 PCI and one Md4 PCI board You can mix single an...

Page 27: ...put cable to the appropriate BNC terminal on your monitor Refer to your monitor documentation for more information The cable labeling in the preceding illustration applies to the DOME Md2 PCI cable If...

Page 28: ...computer and start Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 2 Log on with administrator privileges 3 Insert the WINDRIVER CD and browse to find the win2k MdXPCI directory 4 Double click Setup exe The Setup...

Page 29: ...stalling the PCI Windows 2000 Driver 15 The initial display driver installation dialog box appears 5 Proceed through the installation license agreement and readme files The Setup Type dialog box appea...

Page 30: ...allation The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears for each display you install The End of Driver Installation dialog box appears upon completion 8 Select Yes I want to restart my computer no...

Page 31: ...VER CD and browse to find the win2k MdXPCI directory 2 Double click Setup exe The DOME Hardware and Software Maintenance dialog box appears 3 Select Modify and click Next Modify an existing configurat...

Page 32: ...x to add a second display to an existing board installed as a single head Click Next The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears for each board and display you install 5 Click Yes to continue...

Page 33: ...on with administrator privileges The Windows 2000 operating system recognizes the new hardware device 4 Browse to the win2k MdXPCI directory and double click Setup exe The DOME Hardware and Software...

Page 34: ...k Next The Setup Type dialog box appears for each Md2 PCI board you previously installed 6 Select Update Mdx PCI Driver for Board x and click Next The Setup Type dialog box appears for each board you...

Page 35: ...Found dialog box appears 8 Click Yes The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears for each display installed The End of Driver Installation dialog box then appears upon completion 9 Select Yes...

Page 36: ...es button 5 Highlight the desired resolution and click OK 6 Select Apply OK from the Default Monitor and DOME MdX PCI Properties dialog box 7 Select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor and cli...

Page 37: ...operties such as the resolution and refresh rate monitor preferences driver options palette options custom syncs with the DOME tab after the display is attached to the Windows 2000 desktop Use this ta...

Page 38: ...ck the desktop and select Properties Settings tab The Settings tab appears 3 Select Default Monitor on DOME Md2 PCI Md4 PCI Md5 PCI or Md8 PCI from the Display box 4 Select Advanced DOME tab to select...

Page 39: ...e the message to revert to the original settings The resolution changes on both installed screens and a message appears prompting you to accept or cancel the new resolution 3 Click OK to set this reso...

Page 40: ...ect Disable DirectDraw on the DOME tab Setting palette options DOME palette options must coordinate with the primary display All monitors must be set to either palette devices or non palette devices A...

Page 41: ...he primary monitor is palettized The palettes of all palettized devices are synchronized If however the primary monitor is not palettized SelectPalette and RealizePalette select the palette into the b...

Page 42: ...per pixel bpp Dynamic gray No Commodity board at 16 bpp Static gray Yes Commodity board at 16 bpp Nonlinear gray Yes Commodity board at 16 bpp True color Yes Dynamic gray Commodity board at 16 bpp Yes...

Page 43: ...Nonlinear static gray Pseudocolor No True color Commodity board at 16 bpp Yes True color Dynamic gray No True color Static gray Yes True color Nonlinear static gray Yes True color True color Yes True...

Page 44: ...ove modes Restore original modes configuration file The mode changes you make are stored in a dom file and the driver loads the dom file at boot time See Restore the original modes on page 33 for more...

Page 45: ...hlight the Resolution of the mode you want to change 6 Edit the Mode Values section of the dialog box to create the mode you want 7 Click Test The Display Resolution dialog box appears The system is a...

Page 46: ...esh rate of 70 08 Hz If you make changes that result in a new refresh rate of 70 4 Hz 1024 x 768 x 8 70 4 Hz replaces 1024 x 768 x 8 70 08 Hz when you save the mode 11 Click OK to close the Display Pr...

Page 47: ...Md2 PCI board files are named md2pci dom and md2pci cfg At boot time the driver uses the dom file if it exists otherwise it uses the cfg file If the dom file exists the driver does not read the cfg fi...

Page 48: ...rosoft control panel Make sure you remove the sister device first To uninstall a single headed DOME device 1 Choose Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools icon 2 Click Computer Management T...

Page 49: ...ght the Adapter you want to remove Right click and choose Uninstall 6 Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box The Systems Settings Change dialog box appears 7 Click Yes to restart your compu...

Page 50: ...Tools dialog box appears 6 Click Device Manager You must uninstall a dual headed DOME device on a display by display basis Uninstall the sister device first and the primary device second The DOME con...

Page 51: ...strated with the Display Warning icon Right click and choose Uninstall 9 Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box The device is now removed from Windows 2000 10 Restart your computer To finis...

Page 52: ...l DOME Device to uninstall the initial display this dialog box appears Uninstalling single headed display board Use Administrative Tools in the Windows control panel to uninstall a single headed DOME...

Page 53: ...ME driver and other unsigned drivers If you select Ignore the installation program ignores the lack of a valid Catalog file with a digital signature If you select Warn the installation displays the me...

Page 54: ...as the DOME Image Processing Library and Calibration TQA The DLL installs automatically when you load the Windows 2000 driver DIMPL library The DOME Image Processing Library or the DIMPL library prov...

Page 55: ...refresh rate to within 0 01 Hz All DOME screens must be in nonnegative space on the Windows desktop You can run Calibration TQA 2 0 1 or later on a computer that includes both DOME boards and other br...

Page 56: ...es 3 Choose Start Settings Control Panel Display icon Settings tab The Settings tab appears 4 Click Display Type The Display Type dialog box appears 5 Click Change in the Adapter Type field of the dia...

Page 57: ...lect DOME imaging systems Md2 PCI and click OK The Third party Drivers dialog box appears prompting you Do you wish to proceed 10 Click Yes A progress bar appears Then the Installing Driver dialog box...

Page 58: ...mputer and load the driver set the display resolution and refresh rate You can then update any other configuration options To set the display resolution and refresh rate 1 Log on with administrator pr...

Page 59: ...ng Mode dialog box appears explaining that the new mode will be tested The dialog box on your screen displays the values that exist in your binary cfg file which may be different from the values displ...

Page 60: ...ps 3 7 to perform the test with a different resolution 8 Select Large Fonts if desired in the Font Size field 9 Click OK The display resolution is now set properly for the Md2 PCI board This message a...

Page 61: ...tly in VGA mode 12 Click Open to use the default configuration file md2pci cfg on your system The DOME tab appears 13 Click OK or Apply to activate all the new settings This message appears Do you wan...

Page 62: ...ll the new settings restart your computer to activate them For more information on changing display properties see pages 49 53 for the specific configuration options and features To change display pro...

Page 63: ...e resolution and refresh rate Valid options for resolution and refresh rate are listed in the Resolution and Refresh Rate field of the DOME tab Highlight the desired options Setting the screen configu...

Page 64: ...re using one Md2 PCI board with multiple screens or multiple Md2 PCI boards more than one screen can represent the desktop To set single channel grayscale Grayscale monitors do not use the red and blu...

Page 65: ...nlinear static gray In the Palette Options field of the DOME tab use the pull down menu to select a palette Then click Apply or OK This illustration shows the assignment of values on the grayscale pal...

Page 66: ...olors for the first and last 10 palette entries Static gray palette The static gray palette provides 256 shades of gray in a linear static palette This frees the entire grayscale ramp for applications...

Page 67: ...10 palette entries Windows applications that use the first and last 10 palette entries as Windows colors display correctly on the screen Although the nonlinear static gray palette provides correct co...

Page 68: ...e fonts with a set of three large fonts that support high resolution display The fonts are stored in the C dome tools directory after you install the Windows NT 4 0 driver To install DOME large fonts...

Page 69: ...55 5 Right click the desktop and select Properties Appearance tab The Appearance tab displays 6 Click the Scheme pull down arrow and select the desired font 7 Click OK Installing DOME large fonts does...

Page 70: ...and select Properties Appearance tab 7 Click the Scheme pull down arrow and select Windows Standard 8 Click OK To increase the cursor size 1 Choose Start Settings Control Panel Mouse icon Pointers tab...

Page 71: ...automatically if the font size changes Icon Icons on the desktopb b If the Item or Font size is too large the icon and text may be cropped If this occurs adjust Icon spacing by right clicking on the d...

Page 72: ...boxes to the upper left screen preventing dialog boxes from splitting across screens DOME DlgFix software is copied automatically to C dome tools during Windows NT 4 0 driver installation Dialog box s...

Page 73: ...enu DlgFix will not automatically restart each time you restart your computer To automatically run DlgFix at startup place DlgFix into your startup menu programs by typing this at the DOS prompt C dom...

Page 74: ...lf Rather it launches another screen saver that you select to protect the display Then after a predetermined number of minutes it uses DPMS to shut off the video power to the display There are two del...

Page 75: ...PMS screen saver 1 Right click the desktop and select Properties Screen Saver tab The Screen Saver tab appears 2 Select DOME DPMS Screen Saver from the list of screen savers 3 Set the Wait field with...

Page 76: ...monitor before DPMS power off mode is invoked You can select any of the other installed Windows screen savers to protect the monitor during that time The Settings and Preview buttons enable you to adj...

Page 77: ...ode during the period 7 Click OK to keep your settings or Cancel to discard them The Display Properties dialog box appears 8 Click OK Leave the start time for a period blank if you don t want to use i...

Page 78: ...the DOME Image Processing Library and the Calibration TQA system The DLL installs automatically when you load the Windows NT 4 0 driver DIMPL library The DOME Image Processing Library or the DIMPL li...

Page 79: ...r later You can run Calibration TQA 2 0 1 or later on a computer that includes both DOME boards and other brands of boards Do not change any Windows display settings while the Calibration TQA applicat...

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Page 81: ...llation 68 Installing the Md2 PCI Board 69 Connecting a Monitor 72 Installing the PCI Solaris Driver 74 Configuring Display Settings 76 Using the Default Monitor Mode 77 Overriding the Default Monitor...

Page 82: ...d cannot operate as a VGA board in a Sun PCI workstation Therefore you must disable jumper J4 which is used to enable or disable VGA mode on the Md2 PCI board To do so make sure the shunt from jumper...

Page 83: ...Remove the cover according to the computer manufacturer s instructions 3 Locate the slot you selected for the Md2 PCI board The slots are usually labeled on the motherboard but you may have to refer...

Page 84: ...te from a slot Refer to your Sun documentation for more information 5 Position the board s backplate into the opening at the back of the computer 6 Make sure the board s connectors are aligned with th...

Page 85: ...process described in Installing the Md2 PCI Board on page 69 Remember these tips when you are installing multiple boards You can install as many Md2 PCI boards as your computer s power supply and ava...

Page 86: ...d with the cable provided To connect a monitor to the board 1 Attach the D shell connector to the Md2 PCI board securing the connection with the screws on the connector 2 Attach each output cable to t...

Page 87: ...DOME Md2 PCI cable If you are using a cable from another source the cable labeling may differ 3 Repeat step 2 for each monitor you are connecting to the Md2 PCI board The Md2 PCI board has two VGA por...

Page 88: ...lib The installation procedure for Solaris performs these tasks Adds the device driver Adds the OpenWindows loadable DDX driver Modifies the OWconfig file Installs the DOMEmdlib shared object library...

Page 89: ...DOME MD library sparc 1 0 x Select package s you wish to process or all to process all packages default all q 5 Press Return to install all packages or the number 1 one to install the DOMEmd2p package...

Page 90: ...monitor mode for your board DOME provides a default monitor mode that you can either use or override Read the following sections before you configure CDE or OpenWindows Using the Default Monitor Mode...

Page 91: ...the default monitor mode on the Md2 PCI board Checking the default mode After you install the driver software package and reboot your computer if necessary you can use the video_mode program to check...

Page 92: ...video_mode d dev md2pci0 0 m E To enable the blanking pedestal use a lowercase letter when you type the mode For example to program mode E with pedestal enabled type this command video_mode d dev md2...

Page 93: ...ng directories with mkdir 2 Find these lines of the OWconfig file in usr openwin server etc and make a copy of them class XSCREENCONFIG name DOMEmd2pci0Config device dev md2pci0 0 res 1024x768 70Hz mo...

Page 94: ...ine indicates that the board is an Md2 PCI board that was assigned the instance of zero 0 by the system The second zero 0 indicates that you are using the first head of the board To modify this line f...

Page 95: ...o do so board md2pci 2hd xqa This line indicates that you are using two heads 2hd of an Md2 PCI board md2pci and that the board configuration is located in the board file md2pci 2hd xqa Board files ar...

Page 96: ...o enable or disable video pedestal you need to edit the domegray vda or domecolr vda file which is referenced by your OWconfig file To enable pedestal set the BlackLevel parameter in the domegray vda...

Page 97: ...udoColor for applications by invoking the X Window System with PseudoColor as the default visual class Emulating a PseudoColor visual class To start the X server using PseudoColor as the default visua...

Page 98: ...ndor release number 3300 maximum request size 262140 bytes motion buffer size 256 bitmap unit bit order padding 32 MSBFirst 32 image byte order MSBFirst number of supported pixmap formats 2 supported...

Page 99: ...sk ButtonReleaseMask EnterWindowMask SubstructureRedirectMask PropertyChangeMask ColormapChangeMask number of visuals 6 default visual id 0x22 visual visual id 0x22 class PseudoColor depth 8 planes si...

Page 100: ...asks 0x7 0x38 0xc0 significant bits in color specification 8 bits visual visual id 0x27 class StaticGray depth 8 planes size of colormap 256 entries red green blue masks 0x0 0x0 0x0 significant bits i...

Page 101: ...ded system type openwin dev dev md2pci0 0 For a two headed system type openwin dev dev md2pci0 0 dev dev md2pci0 1 Each screen has a name of the form dev md2pciy z where y board instance z head number...

Page 102: ...ces To use one or more DOME devices replace the second 0 with the dev option flag and the appropriate device parameter For example to use both heads of an Md2 PCI board change the line to this 0 Local...

Page 103: ...the video signal to the monitor when it has not been used for a specified amount of time This feature allows you to reduce the amount of power your monitor uses and to extend the life of your monitor...

Page 104: ...90 Installing the Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation 2 Click Screen The Style Manager Screen dialog box appears...

Page 105: ...een saver You can set this time from 1 one to 120 minutes Remember these tips when you set the screen saver During times that you use the monitor frequently set the Screen Saver field to Off This sett...

Page 106: ...halt the system to get to the ok prompt 2 Type setenv output device device node These examples describe how to change the console in Ultra 10 and Ultra 30 systems For more details refer to your Sun d...

Page 107: ...Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates In This Appendix Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs 94 Customizing Sync Parameters for Windows NT 95 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations 97...

Page 108: ...0 Hz 50 kHz 1024 x 768 70 Hz 56 kHz 1024 x 960 60 Hz 62 kHz 1024 x 1280 70 Hz 93 kHz 1024 x 1280 75 Hz 99 kHz 1152 x 900 66 Hz 61 kHz 1200 x 1600 63 Hz 105 kHz 1200 x 1600 66 Hz 109 kHz 1200 x 1600 67...

Page 109: ...indow 4 Change directory to C dome tools 5 Run the mdconfig program from a DOS window to build the corresponding cfg file The program asks you to enter the system windows directory If your customized...

Page 110: ...7 Type y The program rebuilds the cfg file according to the new syncs It puts the new cfg file into the appropriate directory It backs up the existing cfg file as a cfg bak file in the windows dir sy...

Page 111: ...rayscale displays file to specify the display s you are using when you edit the OWconfig file for OpenWindows Resolutionb b In pixels width x height Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal Refresh Rate 1600x...

Page 112: ...re using when you edit the OWconfig file for OpenWindows Resolutionb b In pixels width x height Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal Refresh Rate 2048x2048 60Hz 2048 x 2048 60 Hz 81 kHz 1280x1024 76Hz 128...

Page 113: ...moving 32 restoring original mode 33 setting mode 30 customizing appearance on Windows NT 4 0 57 sync modes 31 D default monitor mode 77 82 checking 77 editing OWconfig file 79 modifying OWconfig file...

Page 114: ...channel 50 I icons setting desktop 27 installing board in PC 8 12 board in Sun PCI workstation 68 71 installing cont dynamic link library 40 64 order of procedure 5 platform requirements 4 Solaris dr...

Page 115: ...ver 22 resolutions and refresh rates changing on Windows 2000 25 PCs 94 setting in Windows NT 4 0 44 49 Sun PCI workstation 97 restoring original custom mode 33 running OpenWindows 87 S screen assignm...

Page 116: ...e 25 configuring display settings 23 33 installing 14 16 Windows 2000 driver cont modifying configuration 17 palette options 26 29 setting custom syncs 30 33 setting display resolution 22 troubleshoot...

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