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VGA CONTROLLER

The zPM11 is based on the Cirrus Logic 5446 VGA controller. This controller is a highly integrated
64-bit GUI engine that has been optimized for handling graphic-intensive environments such as
Windows and OS2. The controller uses a 64-bit data path to the video memory, allowing it to surpass
many VRAM based controllers in performance. In addition, the 5446 contains several other
performance enhancers such as a BitBLT accelerator, linear addressing, hardware cursor, color
expansion, and memory mapped I/O.

The 5446 is hardware register compatible with the IBM VGA standard and can support resolutions up
to 1600 x 1200. The 5446 contains an integrated 24-bit RAMDAC, allowing the display of 16.8 million
colors.

VIDEO MEMORY

The zPM11 can be ordered with up to 4 Mbytes of high speed fast page mode EDO DRAM, allowing
it to support high resolution color graphics modes such as 1280 x 1024 x 64K colors. The memory is
organized as eight 256K x 16-bit DRAMs. The Cirrus Logic 5446 controls accesses to the display
memory and arbitrates between the display refresh requirements and CPU accesses. The address
space occupied by the video memory depends on the video mode selected. The "Display Memory
Address Map" table summarizes the address space for various video modes.

In order to allow for all possible modes of operation, memory address space from A0000 to C7FFFh
should be reserved for the display memory and video BIOS. If certain video modes, such as
monochrome text, are not used, it is possible to use the memory address space corresponding to the
unused mode.

The Cirrus Logic drivers for Windows (supplied on the Drivers and Utilities diskettes) use linear
addressing to increase performance. Linear addressing allows the controller to see a contiguous area
of memory instead of 64K pages as with the standard VGA implementation. The zPM11's linear
addressing region is mapped by the PCI BIOS as a 16Mbyte block in upper memory.

Appendix B contains specifications on the various video modes supported by the 5446 and the
memory requirements for each mode.

Display Memory Address Map

MEMORY MAP

A0000-

B0000-

B8000-

Upper Memory

Video Mode

AFFFFh

B7FFFh

BFFFFh

16Mbyte

Color Text Modes

-

-

X

-

Mono Text Modes

-

X

-

-

VGA Graphics

X

-

-

-

Extended VGA Graphics

X

X

X

X

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Summary of Contents for zPM11

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Page 2: ...D W A R E M A N U A L zPM11 zPM11 Super VGA PCI Mezzanine Adapter Revision B ZT MzPM11 February 19 1998 10225501 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisant...

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Page 4: ...D W A R E M A N U A L zPM11 zPM11 Super VGA PCI Mezzanine Adapter Revision B ZT MzPM11 February 19 1998 10225501 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisant...

Page 5: ...ademark of Ziatech Corporation TurboDLDClassic and CustomColors are trademarks of Panacea Inc VESA is a registered trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association Windows is a trademark of Micros...

Page 6: ...using the CLMode TSRFONT and Autodesk ADI 4 2 drivers and utilities included with the zPM11 Chapter 6 Microsoft Windows 3 x includes insturctions for Windows 3 x driver installation reconfiguring Win...

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Page 8: ...VER AND UTILITY INSTALLATION 11 CHAPTER 5 DOS DRIVERS AND UTILITIES 13 CLMODE 13 Using CLMode s Menu Driven Interface 13 Choosing the Monitor Brand Model 14 Video Modes Preview 14 Centering Adjust 14...

Page 9: ...reen Saver 39 Screen Saver Mode 39 Screen Saver Animation Speed 39 Password Options 39 The Energy Star Program 39 VESA VBE PM 40 CHAPTER 7 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 41 WINDOWS 95 INSTALLATION 41 HOW TO CHA...

Page 10: ...ORY 55 RELIABILITY 55 RETURNING FOR SERVICE 55 ZIATECH 5 5 WARRANTY 56 Five Year Limited Warranty 56 Special Extended Warranty Option 57 Life Support Policy 57 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrum...

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Page 12: ...nout 48 J3 Video Output Connector Pinout 49 Standard VGA Modes 51 Cirrus Logic Extended Video Modes 52 ILLUSTRATIONS zPM11 Functional Block Diagram 7 CLMode Setup Window 13 WinMode Main Window 36 zPM1...

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Page 14: ...lor DAC The zPM11 can support display resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 and color modes with up to 16 8 million colors The zPM11 can be ordered with up to 4 Mbytes of fast page mode EDO DRAM allowing it t...

Page 15: ...Introduction 2 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 16: ...h for assistance Be sure to save the anti static packing material for storing or shipping WARNING Like all equipment using MOS devices the zPM11 must be protected from static discharge SYSTEM REQUIREM...

Page 17: ...40 480 A The Feature connector uses a 26 pin double row 0 100 inch spaced header The connector is located at the edge of the zPM11 near the video BIOS socket The Feature connector signals come directl...

Page 18: ...e the zPM11 uses the PCI bus which has been designed to support automatic configuration there are no jumper options for the board SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Included with the zPM11 are software drivers and...

Page 19: ...Getting Started 6 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 20: ...ss bus this bus also handles various control signals for PCI transfers See the J1 CompactPCI Mezzanine Connector Pinout table for pin definitions The zPM11 supports bus speeds up to 33 MHz giving a th...

Page 21: ...refresh requirements and CPU accesses The address space occupied by the video memory depends on the video mode selected The Display Memory Address Map table summarizes the address space for various vi...

Page 22: ...CIRCUITRY A unique feature of the zPM11 is its ability to share monitors and keyboards with other zPM11s when in a Ziatech STD 32 STAR SYSTEM This feature is controlled by the CPU s on board video ke...

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Page 24: ...can understand The zPM11 s BIOS is fully IBM VGA and VESA compatible The BIOS is contained in a 32K EEPROM located on the zPM11 It is automatically installed during system initialization and is mapped...

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Page 26: ...pans and zooms CLMODE The CLMode DOS utility allows the user to define the type of monitor attached and set the video modes supported by the zPM11 Using CLMode s Menu Driven Interface Change to the di...

Page 27: ...nitor 1 Select the Preview button on the main setup window to display the Video Modes Preview window 2 Display each test screen from this window 3 After each test screen is displayed press Enter or th...

Page 28: ...he on board EEPROM These settings are automatically loaded by the video BIOS the next time the board is powered up Note that CLMODE does not show the EEPROM present until it has been initialized The p...

Page 29: ...f these programs since they do not support Display Lists Installing TurboDLDClassic does not change any of the AutoCAD program files or alter any of the drawing files stored on disk TurboDLDClassic is...

Page 30: ...drawn from AutoCAD s memory pool and therefore does not affect normal DOS operation The driver is loaded by AutoCAD at AutoCAD load time and is unloaded when AutoCAD is exited Additionally the Displa...

Page 31: ...boDLDClassic requires configuration of its various operating parameters These parameters have been logically grouped into menus based on their interaction with AutoCAD A quick trip through each menu c...

Page 32: ...e User Interface options include parameters for maneuvering within AutoCAD Using these options the Big Picture Panacea s bird s eye view can be configured to suit your needs or allow for better differ...

Page 33: ...Cache should normally be enabled In low memory situations it may be desirable to disable the Drawing Cache Disabling the drawing cache frees up memory for AutoCAD but may or may not have a visible ef...

Page 34: ...new color palette and then exit to return to the drawing editor Verifying Your TurboDLDClassic Installation To verify that TurboDLDClassic is running and installed correctly follow one of these two si...

Page 35: ...ronment variables DLDCFG used by TurboDLDClassic to find all of its configuration files DSPADI RCPADI and RDPADI used by AutoCAD 3D Studio and AutoShade 2 with RenderMan respectively to find the drive...

Page 36: ...IN DISPLAY MATERIAL DISPLAY and change them to read RENDER DISPLAY RCPADI MAIN DISPLAY RCPADI MATERIAL DISPLAY RCPADI Make sure to remove the or any spaces that may be present at the beginning of the...

Page 37: ...lation Manual for ADI 4 2 Drivers From your Turbodld Subdirectory run PANA3DS BAT to set the 3D Studio environment settings Run 3DS VIBCFG During Configuration for Vibrant Graphics there are four cate...

Page 38: ...device accept the default of NULL After configuring AVE Render return to the drawing and render it Reconfiguration If you have previously configured AVE Render type RCONFIG Enter at the AutoCAD comman...

Page 39: ...x appears around the color boxes nearest to the bottom of the screen These are the physical colors that the video board supports Use the left and right cursor keys to select the physical color to be u...

Page 40: ...made so many color changes that you cannot seem to get back to a reasonable place and just want to start over Load reloads the color information from the file DLDCOLOR DAT It is loaded from the direct...

Page 41: ...rea you would like displayed in the active viewport click any button other than the pick button to initiate the zoom or press the Enter key If you want to abort the operation just hold any button down...

Page 42: ...her exit the drawing screen or you type DLDBPSTATIC again DLDCOLOR Invokes CustomColors Panacea s color configuration program DLDCOMPACT Forces a manual garbage collect of Display List memory thereby...

Page 43: ...t Regen mode is faster than AutoCAD s we highly recommend its use Memory Usage and Lists TurboDLDClassic shares extended memory with AutoCAD via the PharLap Virtual Memory Manager This means that Turb...

Page 44: ...o remove any reference to previous DLD driver commands FASTACAD calls or SET parameters or sub directories that may be in your AUTOEXEC BAT file or in AutoCAD start up batch files Such references coul...

Page 45: ...hemselves up One way around this problem is to use another of AutoCAD s built in features the VIEW command When you first load your image and see the whole drawing on the screen at once just type VIEW...

Page 46: ...times DLDCOLOR invokes CustomColors Panacea s color configuration program DLDCOMPACT forces a manual clean up of Display List memory returning any unused memory back to the AutoCAD memory pool DLDDCA...

Page 47: ...DOS Drivers and Utilities 34 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 48: ...Install To run the installation program 1 Start Windows 3 x 2 Set Windows Display to VGA 3 Insert the floppy labeled Windows 3 x Display Drivers and Utilities into your floppy disk drive 4 From the Wi...

Page 49: ...Drivers and Utilities diskette WinMode Main Window Using WinMode Run WinMode by double clicking on its icon The icon will be in the group that you specified during the install process The WinMode mai...

Page 50: ...side for font caching will not be available for Windows program and system usage Operating System The Operating System buttons let you specify the operating system under which you are running Windows...

Page 51: ...ready to display data The screen saver will cycle through all of the selected power saving modes one after another until the maximum selected power saving mode has been reached You can specify the num...

Page 52: ...level is the number of minutes after the previous mode has been enabled It is not the total time before entering that mode Screen Saver Animation Speed The scroll bar controls how fast the animation m...

Page 53: ...Latham Manager Energy Star Computers US EPA 6202J Washington DC 20460 USA Phone USA 202 233 9230 Fax USA 202 233 9578 VESA VBE PM The VESA VBE PM is a software interface to the Video Electronics Stan...

Page 54: ...older Select Yes to restart the computer before the new driver takes effect 7 Reboot Windows 95 with the new drivers 8 After rebooting return to the Display Icon Display Properties dialog box You will...

Page 55: ...art box in the lower left corner and proceed to Settings Control Panel 3 Inside the Control Panel group click on the Display icon to open the Display properties folder and select the Refresh tab 4 You...

Page 56: ...stalled Click OK Another message appears stating that the driver could not be restarted dynamically Restart Windows NT to run the new driver Click OK SELECTING RESOLUTION AND COLOR DEPTH 1 Select Cont...

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Page 58: ...perating Temperature 0 to 65 Celsius Storage Temperature 40 to 85 Celsius Relative Humidity 95 at 40 Celsius non condensing MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS The following topics provide specifications for zP...

Page 59: ...scriptions of the individual connectors Connector assignments are listed below J1 150 pin CompactPCI Mezzanine Interface J2 Optional 26 pin Feature Connector J3 16 pin Video Output J1 CompactPCI Mezza...

Page 60: ...GND V I O AD 11 AD 10 GND 19 3 3V AD 15 AD 14 GND AD 13 GND 18 SERR GND 3 3V PAR C BE 1 GND 17 3 3V SDONE SBO GND PERR GND 16 DEVSEL GND V 1 O STOP LOCK GND 15 3 3V FRAME IRDY GND TRDY GND 14 CLK3 GN...

Page 61: ...tional Feature Connector Pinout table J2 VESA Optional Feature Connector Pinout Pin Function Pin Function 1 GND 2 P0 3 GND 4 P1 5 GND 6 P2 7 EVIDEO 8 P3 9 ESYNC 10 P4 11 EDCLK 12 P5 13 NC 14 P6 15 GND...

Page 62: ...the J3 Video Output Connector Pinout table J3 Video Output Connector Pinout Pin No Description 1 Analog RED 2 Analog GREEN 3 Analog BLUE 4 Monitor ID 2 5 Digital Ground 6 Analog RED Ground 7 Analog GR...

Page 63: ...Specifications 50 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com...

Page 64: ...37 9 72 11 2 256 80x30 8x16 640x480 Graphics 31 5 37 5 75 11 2 256 80x30 8x16 640x480 Graphics 31 5 37 5 85 12 16 256 80x30 8x16 640x480 Graphics 25 31 5 60 12 16 256 80x30 8x16 640x480 Graphics 31 5...

Page 65: ...ics 50 48 1 72 5C 103 256 256K 100x37 8x16 800x600 Graphics 49 5 46 9 75 5C 103 256 256K 100x37 8x16 800x600 Graphics 56 2 46 9 85 5Di 104 16 256K 128x48 8x16 1024x768 Graphics 44 9 35 5 43 2 5D 104 1...

Page 66: ...Graphics 56 25 53 7 85 68i 116 32K 1 1024x768 Graphics 44 9 35 5 43 2 68 116 32K 1 1024x768 Graphics 65 48 3 60 68 116 32K 1 1024x768 Graphics 75 56 70 68 116 32K 1 1024x768 Graphics 78 7 60 75 68 116...

Page 67: ...00 Graphics 135 62 5 48 2 7C 256 256K 1152x864 Graphics 94 5 63 9 70 7C 256 256K 1152x864 Graphics 108 67 5 75 7E 3 16M 1152x864 Graphics 94 5 63 9 70 7E 3 16M 1152x864 Graphics 108 67 5 75 Notes 1 32...

Page 68: ...ISION HISTORY Revision A 5 97 Revision A is the first production release of the zPM11 Revision B 6 97 On Revision B boards stability and performance under shock and vibration is enhanced by the use of...

Page 69: ...or replace solely at its option defective units provided they are returned at customer expense to an authorized Ziatech repair facility Products which have been subjected to misuse abuse neglect alter...

Page 70: ...rranty up to five extra years This extended warranty period provides similar coverage and conditions as stated above in the five year limited warranty agreement Life Support Policy Ziatech products ar...

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Page 72: ...echnical Assistance 55 ADI 4 2 display driver DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 16 ambient temperature Getting Started System Requirements 3 analog video interface Getting Started System Reco...

Page 73: ...tures 17 Autodesk ADI 4 2 Installation 17 Autodesk ADI 4 2 Requirements 17 AutoShade DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 16 Autodesk ADI 4 2 Configuring Autoshade 23 AVE Render DOS Drivers And...

Page 74: ...pe 42 Cirrus Logic 5446 VGA controller Functional Blocks VGA Controller 8 Cirrus Logic extended video modes Video Modes Extended Modes 52 CLMode DOS Drivers And Utilities CLMode 13 Choosing the Monito...

Page 75: ...utodesk ADI 4 2 TurboDLDClassic Commands 27 CompactPCI mezzanine interface Functional Blocks CPU Interface 7 components of the zPM11 Functional Blocks Functional Blocks Overview 7 configuration DOS Dr...

Page 76: ...ort Overview 55 Reliability 55 Returning For Service 55 Revision History 55 Technical Assistance 55 Ziatech 5 5 Warranty 56 D dimensions and weight Specifications Mechanical Specifications Board Dimen...

Page 77: ...rboDLDClassic Commands 27 DLDBPREFRSH DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 TurboDLDClassic Commands 27 DLDBPSTATIC DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 TurboDLDClassic Commands 27 DLDCOLOR...

Page 78: ...ilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 TurboDLDClassic Commands 27 DLDVER DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 TurboDLDClassic Commands 27 DLDVISREGEN DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 TurboDLDClassi...

Page 79: ...cations Environmental Specifications 45 exiting the CLMode DOS Drivers And Utilities CLMode Exiting The CLMode 15 Expert Configuration menu DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 Installation Turb...

Page 80: ...ks Functional Blocks Overview 7 functional blocks Functional Blocks Functional Blocks Overview 7 G getting started Getting Started Getting Started Overview 3 H hardware installation Getting Started Ha...

Page 81: ...tion 43 Software Driver And Utility Installation 11 installing Windows 3 x drivers and utilities Microsoft Windows 3 x Windows 3 x Installation Using Install 35 introduction Introduction Introduction...

Page 82: ...Autodesk ADI 4 2 Tips And Tricks Maneuvering Through AutoCAD 31 manuals DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 Memory Usage And Lists Read The AutoCAD Manuals 31 mechanical specifications Specifi...

Page 83: ...4 0x Overview 43 modes Video Modes Video Modes Overview 51 monitor refresh rates Microsoft Windows 3 x WinMode Using WinMode 37 monitor type DOS Drivers And Utilities CLMode Choosing The Monitor Brand...

Page 84: ...Introduction Introduction Overview 1 Microsoft Windows 3 x Microsoft Windows 3 x Overview 35 Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 95 Overview 41 MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 4 0x Microsoft Windows NT 4 0x...

Page 85: ...n 1 product features Introduction Features of The zPM11 1 R reconfiguring DOS Drivers And Utilities Autodesk ADI 4 2 Reconfiguring for AutoCAD 11 22 Autodesk ADI 4 2 Reconfiguring for AutoCAD 12 21 Au...

Page 86: ...n Microsoft Windows 3 x WinMode Using WinMode 36 MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 4 0x Selecting Resolution And Color Depth 43 resolution and color depth MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 4 0x Selecting Resolution And Color D...

Page 87: ...DOS Drivers And Utilities CLMode Using CLMode s Menu Driven Interface 13 shipping contents Getting Started What s In The Box 3 software Software Software Overview 11 software installation Getting Star...

Page 88: ...endations Getting Started System Recommendations 4 system requirements Getting Started System Requirements 3 T technical assistance Customer Support Technical Assistance 55 temperature range Specifica...

Page 89: ...rosoft Windows 3 x Power Management Screen Saver Using The Screen Saver 39 using WinMode Microsoft Windows 3 x WinMode Using WinMode 36 utilities MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 4 0x Microsoft Windows NT 4 0x Ov...

Page 90: ...Blocks Video Memory 8 video mode preview DOS Drivers And Utilities CLMode Monitor Brand Model Video Modes Preview 14 video modes Video Modes Extended Modes 52 Standard Modes 51 Video Modes Overview 5...

Page 91: ...Windows NT 4 0x Overview 43 WINMODE DOS Drivers And Utilities DOS Drivers and Utilities Overview 13 Microsoft Windows 3 x WinMode 36 WinMode Main Window Microsoft Windows 3 x WinMode Using WinMode 36...

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