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T h e O x y g e n

T M

G M X

G r a p h i c s A c c e l e r a t o r
U s e r ’ s G u i d e

3Dlabs,

Inc.

480 Potrero Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

408 - 436 - 3455

www.3dlabs.com

Summary of Contents for Oxygen GMX

Page 1: ...T h e O x y g e n T M G M X G r a p h i c s A c c e l e r a t o r U s e r s G u i d e 3Dlabs Inc 480 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 408 436 3455 www 3dlabs com ...

Page 2: ...nce by one or more of the following measures 1 Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult 3Dlabs or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance Compliance with FCC Rules requires that a shielded cable be used to conne...

Page 3: ...d card from your system 2 To install your Oxygen GMX card 3 Installing Software 5 To install your Oxygen software 5 Registering Oxygen GMX 5 To register on line 5 Chapter 2 Software Configuration 7 The Oxygen GMX Driver 8 Setup Screen 9 OpenGL Screen 10 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Technical Support 11 Troubleshooting 12 Monitors and Display Resolutions 12 Systems and Networks 13 Reaching Technical S...

Page 4: ...s 21 Supported Resolutions 21 Appendix B Warranty and Licenses 23 Three 3 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty 23 Limits and Exclusions 23 Software License Agreement 24 Software License and Restrictions 24 Limited Warranty 24 Limited Liability 25 Confidentiality 25 Restricted Rights Notice 25 Appendix C Declaration of Conformity 27 Index 29 ...

Page 5: ...I n t r o d u c t i o n ...

Page 6: ... MCAD and visualization applications based on the OpenGL standard Overview Oxygen GMX is the fastest Oxygen card yet featuring the GLINT Gamma hardwired geometry engine and dual MX rasterization engines Oxygen GMX delivers 32 bit professional high precision 2D and 3D graphics through your AGP system including GLINT Gamma geometry processing The 2GFlop GLINT Gamma chip makes Oxygen GMX the first 3D...

Page 7: ... depth precision even at the highest resolutions 16 light sources Sixteen light sources increase your viewing flexibility letting you see models the way you imagine them Full AGP sideband addressing Sideband addressing ensures high performance 3D acceleration through the advanced features of the AGP bus System Requirements Your system must have the following features in order to support your card ...

Page 8: ...ts and techniques are posted on the 3Dlabs as well as the appropriate software partner s web site Software Application Web Site Address 3D Studio MAX http www ktx com Lightscape http www lightscape com LightWave 3D http www newtek com Maya http www aw sgi com MicroStation http www bentley com Pro ENGINEER http www ptc com SDRC I DEAS http www sdrc com Softimage 3D http www softimage com SolidWorks...

Page 9: ...C h a p t e r 1 I n s t a l l a t i o n ...

Page 10: ...ou to wear while installing the hardware you should also try to work in a static free area such as on a tile floor rather than carpet You might even consider wearing special ESD or at least rubber soled shoes Save any work in progress and exit any open applications Always back up your system before you install new hardware or software Have your anti static strap and a Philips head screwdriver read...

Page 11: ...r system and each of its peripherals if you have not already done so 2 Remove the cover from your system so you can access the AGP expansion slot See your system documentation for details 3 Determine which slot you are going to use and remove its back panel cover You must use the AGP slot AGP cards will not fit in PCI slots ...

Page 12: ...erial number for registration and future use 6 Place the card into the AGP slot and seat it firmly See your system documentation for instructions on securing the card to the chassis Loose cards and connections can cause grounding and operating problems 7 Remove the anti static strap and replace the cover on your system 8 Connect the video cable from your monitor to the video connector on the card ...

Page 13: ...ive When the installation window opens choose the Oxygen GMX installation 3 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen Be sure to read the software license agreement 4 Restart your system at the prompt You have installed your Oxygen software successfully Registering Oxygen GMX When you register your Oxygen card you Activate your warranty Receive notification of software updates Qualify for...

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Page 15: ...C h a p t e r 2 S o f t w a r e C o n f i g u r a t i o n ...

Page 16: ...n the Display Properties control panel and provides useful information if you should need to communicate with 3Dlabs technical support It is also the point of entry to the Setup screen and the OpenGL screen Display Properties Background Screen Saver Appearance XXX 3Dlabs XXX Plus Settings Configuration Information Setup OpenGL Software 2D Driver Build ICD Build OpenGL Release 2 12 0518 4 10 01 210...

Page 17: ...urves and define the color output for your display You can also enter a precise Gamma value rather than use the slider when you know which value is appropriate for your monitor and ambient lighting conditions Display Properties Background Screen Saver Appearance XXX 3Dlabs XXX Plus Settings Configuration Information Setup OpenGL OK Cancel Gamma Adjustment 1 00 ...

Page 18: ...nk synchronizes double buffering with screen refresh to prevent tearing in your 3D images This setting is the default Unchecking this can result in higher frame rates and benchmark scores especially the OPC Viewperf benchmark The slight performance penalty associated with using this feature can be well worth the image quality enhancement Check Softimage versions 3 51 and 3 7 when working with thes...

Page 19: ...C h a p t e r 3 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t ...

Page 20: ...ctors and switches Solution Make sure that your video cable is connected securely to the monitor and to the monitor connector on your Oxygen GMX card See your monitor documentation and Chapter 1 Installation in this document Solution Your card might not be seated properly in the AGP slot Remove and reinstall your card as described in Chapter 1 Installation Remember to use the anti static wrist str...

Page 21: ...n card and reinstall your old graphics card See Chapter 1 Installation for instructions 2 Restart your system and enter Setup at the on screen prompt The key command to enter Setup can differ with each BIOS so consult your system documentation if you do not see the command displayed as the system boots 3 Disable VGA Palette Snoop again consulting your system documentation for its specific location...

Page 22: ...and click the Adapters tab 5 Select your network adapter and click the Properties button A setup box appears 6 Enter an unused address in the setup box check your system documentation for a list of valid IRQ addresses and click OK twice The control panel will close and a restart prompt appears 7 Click Yes to restart your system Solution You may need to reinstall or update your Ethernet driver See ...

Page 23: ...C h a p t e r 4 G l o s s a r y ...

Page 24: ...lished by gradually modifying the hue and saturation of pixels API Application Programming Interface The API translates the instructions from the application program into device commands that are specific to the screen s display controller the graphics board Atmospheric Effects The effect derived from adding one or more layers around an object Bilinear Sampling The process whereby texture mapping ...

Page 25: ...D models and scenes Driver A driver is a special interface program that is developed to perform the communication between the application program the device i e graphics peripheral and the operating system EVGA Extended Video Graphics Array EVGA runs at 1024 x 768 Flat Shading The simplest method of shading Each triangle is assigned one single color resulting in a faceted appearance of the surface...

Page 26: ... versions of a texture to be used for objects of different sizes It also enables faster performance as textures do not need to be scaled in real time MMX Multi Media eXtension a set of 57 instructions to be added to the x86 processor to accelerate signal processing operations for multimedia Multiple Resolution Support The ability to support multiple resolutions on the screen OpenGL The industry st...

Page 27: ...rmance SDTP Super Desktop Publishing SDTP runs at 1600 x 1200 Stencil Buffer Similar to stipple masking the stencil buffer assists with the creation of transparent effects Stipple masking A technique that spatially creates transparent effects by rendering an object through various patterns SVGA Super Video Graphics Array SVGA runs at 800 x 600 Tessellation The initial part of the 3D pipeline where...

Page 28: ...ond VGA Video Graphics Array VGA runs at 640 x 480 VHR Very High Resolution VHR runs at 1280 x 1024 VRAM Video Random Access Memory is an expensive fast type of RAM that is used as display memory on high end graphics boards VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language Z Buffer Z Buffering is used to better define objects from the perspective of the third or z axis by allotting a depth coefficient to eve...

Page 29: ...dware GLINT Gamma processor Rasterizer 2 GLINT MX rasterization engines RAMDAC chip Pixel frequency TI TVP 4030 220 MHz Memory 96 MB Display Resolution Color Depth Vertical Refresh 640 x 480 True Color 60 75 85 100 Hz 800 x 600 True Color 60 75 85 100 Hz 1 024 x 768 True Color 60 75 85 100 Hz 1 280 x 1 024 True Color 60 75 85 100 Hz 1 600 x 1 200 True Color 60 75 Hz 1 920 x 1 080 True Color 60 Hz ...

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Page 31: ...s rendered This warranty only covers failures due to defects in materials or workmanship that occur during normal use It does not cover damage that occurs in shipment or failures that are result from but are not limited to accident misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication alteration modification fire flood earthquake explosion lightning line power surge introduction of sand dust humidity an...

Page 32: ...he proprietary information of 3Dlabs Inc and its licensors and suppliers and are subject to their copyrights You shall not whether through the use of disassemblers or any other means whatsoever including but not limited to manual mechanical or electrical means reverse engineer decompile disassemble or derive source code from the SOFTWARE or attempt to permit any third party to do any of the forego...

Page 33: ...DFARS Section 252 277 7013 as applicable Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States Contractor 3Dlabs Inc 480 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale California 94086 You may terminate this License at any time by destroying all copies mergers or modifications of the SOFTWARE and accompanying materials 3Dlabs Inc may immediately terminate your License upon notice for failure to comp...

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Page 35: ... 1984 IEC801 4 1987 following the provisions of the 89 336 EEC Directive San Jose California September 30 1998 3Dlabs Inc We 3Dlabs Incorporated 480 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 Phone 408 436 3455 Fax 408 436 3458 United States of America declare under our sole responsibility that the product 3Dlabs Oxygen GMX comply with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditio...

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Page 37: ...flat shading 17 floating point 17 frame buffer 17 G gamma adjustment 9 geometry 17 GLINT Gamma geometry processors vi MX vi VGA vi Gouraud shading 18 graphics accelerator 18 H Heidi 5 18 I installation agp slots 2 anti static procedures 2 back up first 2 before you start 2 Oxygen GMX card 3 removing old cards 2 software drivers 5 tools 2 L light sources vii M mapping mip 18 texture 19 memory RAM v...

Page 38: ... 18 sideband addressing vii Softimage 10 software installation 5 setup 8 software license agreement 24 software partners viii specifications 21 static electricity 2 stencil buffer 19 stipple masking 19 SVGA 19 system requirements vii T technical support 14 tessellation 19 texture mapping 19 texture processing 18 transformation 19 transparency 20 troubleshooting monitor problems 12 network problems...

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