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Installing the Board and Driver

 

In This Chapter

 

• Preparing for Board Installation     6

• Installing the Md4/PCV Board     11

• Connecting the Monitors     15

• Installing the PCV Windows NT 4.0 Driver     17

• Configuring Display Settings on Windows NT     20

• Additional Configuration Options on Windows NT     30

• Additional Components for Windows NT     39

• Installing the PCV Windows 2000 Driver     41

• Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000     50

• Uninstalling DOME Devices on Windows 2000     62

• Additional Components for Windows 2000     66

• Troubleshooting for Windows 2000     68

Summary of Contents for DOME Md4/PCV

Page 1: ...Md4 PCV Display Controller Installation Guide DOME imaging systems inc...

Page 2: ...ions therefore this statement may not apply to you Information in this document about products not manufactured by DOME is provided without warranty or representation of any kind and DOME will not be...

Page 3: ...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 whi...

Page 4: ...afety Section 1 2 Collateral standard electro magnetic compatibility requirements EN 55011 Class B Limits and methods of measurements for radio interference characteristics of industrial scientific an...

Page 5: ...Installation 6 Unpacking the board 6 Using the Md4 PCV board to support VGA display 7 Supporting VGA with another board 8 Enabling or disabling VGA mode 8 Installing the Md4 PCV Board 11 Connecting t...

Page 6: ...hange display properties 51 Setting palette options 54 Uninstalling DOME Devices on Windows 2000 62 Uninstalling a single headed DOME device 62 Uninstalling a dual headed DOME device 64 Additional Com...

Page 7: ...guide explains how to unpack the Md4 PCV board and install it in a PC This also guide describes how to install and use the DOME driver for these Microsoft operating systems Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0...

Page 8: ...ic type New or technical term book title or variable such as x Important information regarding a particular topic or procedure Information that can prevent potential damage to hardware or software Inf...

Page 9: ...ence DimplX ActiveX Control Reference DimFileX ActiveX Control Reference Windows NT documentation Windows 2000 documentation This section Describes Chapter 1 Planning the Installation Md4 PCV board fe...

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Page 11: ...Planning the Installation In This Chapter About the Md4 PCV Board 2 Installation Requirements 3...

Page 12: ...vides on board copy speeds up to 300 MB per second Luminance calibration port Allows precise calibration and matching of display monitors for accurate grayscale imaging On board VGA support Allows boo...

Page 13: ...shows the installation requirements for the Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 operating systems Multiple monitors must have the same resolution Operating System System Specs DOME Driver Windows NT 4 0 P...

Page 14: ...number Check the sticker with the CE mark on the video connector The board part number has this form 55 MD4PCV xx where xx is the revision number For example if the sticker on your board reads 55 MD4P...

Page 15: ...s NT 4 0 Driver 17 Configuring Display Settings on Windows NT 20 Additional Configuration Options on Windows NT 30 Additional Components for Windows NT 39 Installing the PCV Windows 2000 Driver 41 Con...

Page 16: ...your computer Leave the computer plugged into a grounded power outlet This allows the power cord to serve as a ground for the computer 2 Remove the cover from the computer according to the manufactur...

Page 17: ...e This enables the Md4 PCV board to support VGA display and run the DOME Windows driver simultaneously To set the board as the VGA console 1 Remove the existing VGA board from your computer 2 Enable V...

Page 18: ...disable VGA mode When you install the Md4 PCV board in a computer that has an existing VGA board only one of the boards can support the Windows NT operating system You can run Windows NT on either boa...

Page 19: ...DIP Switch On Off 1 VGA disabled VGA enableda a Indicates factory setting 2 EPROM enableda EPROM disabled 3 Standard Md4 PCVa VGA boot messages appear on high resolution monitor 4 Select low BIOSa Sel...

Page 20: ...tings DIP Switch Setting 1 ON 2 OFF 3 ON 4 ON The default settings for switch S2 located to the left of switch S1 are all OFF DIP Switch Setting Note 1 OFF If OFF the Md4 PCV board acts as the VGA dev...

Page 21: ...the Md4 PCV board in a PC To install the board 1 Remove the blank bracket from the back of any available PCI slot Static electricity can damage the board Wear an antistatic wrist strap or touch one h...

Page 22: ...ert the Md4 PCV board firmly into the slot If a retainer on the board prevents it from fitting in the slot remove the two screws that attach the retainer to the board and remove the retainer Installin...

Page 23: ...et from the back of the slot you choose for the VGA output 6 Insert the VGA bracket and secure the mounting bracket with the bracket screw 7 Attach the VGA monitor to the 15 pin connector 8 Replace th...

Page 24: ...version 4 4 0 supports up to 8 Md4 PCV boards 16 screens Each board requires less than 5 amps of 5V You can install as many Md4 PCV boards as your system s power supply and available PCI slots can su...

Page 25: ...rd 2 Secure the connection with the screws on the connector 3 Attach each of the output cables to the appropriate BNC terminal on your monitor 4 Repeat step 2 for each monitor you want to connect to t...

Page 26: ...and Driver To finish the installation Install the DOME Windows driver after you install the Md4 PCV board to finish the installation To install the Windows NT driver see page 17 To install the Windows...

Page 27: ...ft Windows NT 4 0 documentation To install the driver 1 Turn on the computer and select Windows NT Workstation Version 4 00 VGA mode 2 Log on as administrator You need administrator privileges to chan...

Page 28: ...4 x yyy directory where x yyy denotes secondary version numbers 8 Find and select the oemsetup inf file and click Open 9 The Change Display dialog box appears with these choices DOME imaging systems M...

Page 29: ...message appears Do you want to restart your computer now 14 Click Yes When the computer restarts it prompts you to select an operating system 15 Select Windows NT Workstation Version 4 00 VGA mode and...

Page 30: ...valid display settings dialog box displays 2 Click OK The Settings tab appears See page 17 3 Click List All Modes The Detected Adapter dialog box appears 4 Select the resolution and refresh rate and c...

Page 31: ...ars prompting you to try different settings for your display Click OK Repeat steps 3 7 to perform the test with a different resolution 8 Select Large Fonts in the Font Size field optional 9 Click OK T...

Page 32: ...4pcv cfg on your system The DOME tab appears See page 23 13 Click OK or Apply when you have selected all the new settings and want to activate them This message appears Do you want to restart your com...

Page 33: ...refresh rate screen configuration palette options monitor preferences and driver options See the following sections for more information on these display properties To use the DOME tab 1 Select Start...

Page 34: ...een number and orientation Then click Apply or OK For example with four screens in a 2 x 2 pattern the screens are numbered as follows The screens are assigned to the boards in the order in which the...

Page 35: ...cation To change the resolution and refresh rate 1 Highlight the desired resolution and refresh rate 2 Click Apply or OK This dialog box appears indicating that the new settings are about to be tested...

Page 36: ...palette option See page 23 Then click Apply or OK With the Windows NT 4 0 operating system the Md4 PCV board supports these palettes Dynamic gray Nonlinear static gray Static gray This illustration sh...

Page 37: ...are ramped in ascending order excluding the first and last 10 palette entries Windows applications that use the first and last 10 palette entries as Windows colors display correctly on the screen Alth...

Page 38: ...your display Be sure to read the following sections before you choose this option To disable DirectDraw In the Driver Options field of the DOME tab select the box next to Disable DirectDraw Then click...

Page 39: ...blem and plans to correct it in a future release of Windows NT Although DOME has made efforts to provide whatever support possible within this limita tion DOME cannot ensure DirectDraw compatibility w...

Page 40: ...0 driver installs those fonts in the C dome tools directory To install DOME large fonts 1 Double click My Computer C DOME Tools A list of files appears 2 Double click the desired font DOME large DOME...

Page 41: ...anel Display icon Appearance tab 7 Click the Scheme pull down arrow and select Windows Standard 8 Click OK To increase the cursor size 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Mouse icon Pointers tab The...

Page 42: ...usts 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 the icon spacing by right clicking...

Page 43: ...The DOME DlgFix software automatically relocates all dialog boxes to the upper left screen preventing dialog boxes from splitting across screens Dialog box splits across screens when DlgFix is not ru...

Page 44: ...DlgFix Type C dome tools DlgFix at the DOS prompt The DOME DlgFix icon appears on your taskbar to indicate that DlgFix is running To add DlgFix to the startup menu Type C dome tools DlgSetup at the D...

Page 45: ...like other screen savers however the DOME DPMS Screen Saver does not display anything on the monitor itself Rather it launches another screen saver that you select to protect the display Then after a...

Page 46: ...Saver 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Display icon 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 the time...

Page 47: ...from the list of available screen savers The screen saver you select appears on your monitor before DPMS power off mode is invoked You can select any of the other installed Windows screen savers to pr...

Page 48: ...If desired select Never sleep during this period to prevent a switch to power off mode during the period 7 Click OK to keep your settings or Cancel to discard them The Display Properties dialog box ap...

Page 49: ...ration TQA The DLL installs automatically when you load the Windows NT 4 0 driver DIMPL library The DOME Image Processing Library DIMPL provides a group of functions for image manipulation The DIMPL l...

Page 50: ...2 0 3 or later software You can run Calibration TQA 2 0 3 or later on a system that includes both DOME and other brands of boards Do not change Windows display settings while Calibration TQA is runni...

Page 51: ...le click the Setup exe application The Setup exe file is an InstallShield Wizard that guides you through the installation process Read this important information before you install the DOME Windows 20...

Page 52: ...ling the Board and Driver The initial display driver installation dialog box appears 4 Proceed through the license agreement and readme files The Setup Type dialog box appears for each Md4 PCV board i...

Page 53: ...r Md4 PCV board Click Next 6 Click Yes on the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box This dialog box appears for each display you install The End of Driver Installation dialog box appears upon complet...

Page 54: ...MdXPCX directory 2 Double click Setup exe The DOME Hardware and Software Maintenance dialog box appears 3 Choose Modify and click Next Modify an existing configuration if you are adding a new Md4 PCV...

Page 55: ...an existing board installed as a single head 5 Click Next The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears for each display installed 6 Click Yes to continue the installation The End of Driver Insta...

Page 56: ...ck Browse to open the win2k MdXPCX mdxpcx 5 0 x yyy directory where x yyy denotes secondary version numbers 6 Click Open The Files Needed dialog box appears 7 Click OK If you leave the computer turned...

Page 57: ...le click Setup exe This dialog box appears 2 Select Modify and click Next The Setup Type dialog box appears for each Md4 PCV board you have installed Modify an existing configuration if you are adding...

Page 58: ...ing the third board and so on 4 If you are adding a display click Yes to indicate that you want to install the second display The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears 5 Click Yes The Digital...

Page 59: ...the desired resolution and click OK 7 Select Apply OK from the Default Monitor on DOME Md4 PCX Md4 PCV or Md5 PCX Properties dialog box 8 Select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor and click...

Page 60: ...onitor and refresh rate for DOME tab Displays attached to the Windows 2000 desktop Properties Settings tab Displays not attached to the Windows 2000 desktop The Windows 2000 operating system renumbers...

Page 61: ...DOME tab after the display is attached to the Windows 2000 desktop To change display properties 1 Log on with administrator privileges 2 Right click the desktop and select Properties Settings tab The...

Page 62: ...t a resolution and refresh rate from the DOME tab and click Apply The DOME Display Resolution dialog box appears When you use the DOME tab to set the resolution and refresh rate for one of the display...

Page 63: ...ars prompting you to accept or cancel the new resolution 3 Click OK to set this resolution or Cancel to return to the DOME tab If you select OK this message appears 4 Click OK You can now use the disp...

Page 64: ...either palette devices or non palette devices This illustration shows the assignment of values on the grayscale palettes All DOME boards that support multiple displays support differing palette option...

Page 65: ...is not palettized SelectPalette and RealizePalette select the palette into the background and palettized devices are not synchronized Desktop icons The palette specifications of the primary display de...

Page 66: ...c gray Commodity board at 16 bpp Yes Dynamic gray Dynamic gray Yes Dynamic gray Static gray No Dynamic gray Nonlinear static gray Yes Dynamic gray True color Yes Dynamic gray Pseudocolor Yes Static gr...

Page 67: ...or 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 color Pseudocolor Yes Pseudocolor Commodity b...

Page 68: ...e The Custom Mode dialog box appears The Custom Mode dialog box enables you to do the following Customize modes Create modes Remove modes Restore original modes configuration file The mode changes you...

Page 69: ...eate the mode you want 7 Click Test The Display Resolution dialog box appears The system is about to test the customized resolution 8 Click OK to test the mode or Cancel to halt testing The test patte...

Page 70: ...048 x 1536 x 8 75 43 Hz when you save the mode 11 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box and Restart your system To remove modes 1 Highlight the resolution for the mode you want to remove...

Page 71: ...the Md4 PCV board files are named md4pcv dom and mdvpcv 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 c...

Page 72: ...u remove the sister device first Uninstalling a single headed DOME device Follow these steps to uninstall a single headed DOME device 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools icon 2...

Page 73: ...e 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 computer Th...

Page 74: ...ing a dual headed DOME device To uninstall a dual headed DOME device 1 Right click on the desktop select Properties Advanced for the sister device 2 Select DOME tab Uninstall DOME Device button You ar...

Page 75: ...trated 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 finish...

Page 76: ...em The DLL installs automatically when you load the Windows 2000 driver DIMPL library The DOME Imaging Processing Library DIMPL provides a collection of functions for image manipulation The DIMPL libr...

Page 77: ...t have the same 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 3 or later on a system that includes both DOME and o...

Page 78: ...all DOME Device to uninstall the initial display this dialog box appears Uninstalling a single headed board Use Administrative Tools in the Windows control panel to uninstall a single headed DOME disp...

Page 79: ...the DOME 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...

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Page 81: ...Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates In This Appendix Resolutions and Refresh Rates 72 Customizing Sync Parameters on Windows NT 73...

Page 82: ...t Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal Refresh Rate 1280 x 1024 pixels 76 Hz 76 kHz 1536 x 2048 pixels 70 Hz 147 kHz 1712 x 2100 pixels 69 Hz 149 kHz 1728 x 2304 pixels 69 Hz 163 kHz 1728 x 2304 pixels 62...

Page 83: ...eate a new mode 3 Save the text sync file 4 Open a DOS window 5 Change the directory to C dome tools 6 Run the mdconfig program from a DOS window to build the corresponding cfg file The program querie...

Page 84: ...ew 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 system32 drivers directory where windows dir is the directory yo...

Page 85: ...4 PCV board display setup Windows 2000 47 53 Windows NT 20 28 DlgFix software 33 34 DLL See dynamic link library DOME tab 23 online help 24 DPMS screen saver Windows NT 35 38 driver installation Windo...

Page 86: ...refresh rate 72 retainer removing 12 revision number See part number of board S screen saver Windows NT 35 38 screens resolution and refresh rate 72 selecting number on Windows NT 24 setting custom sy...

Page 87: ...xisting configuration 44 Windows NT changing resolution and refresh rate 25 cursor size 31 customizing item and font size 32 customizing sync parameters 73 DirectDraw limitations 28 disabling DirectDr...

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