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Chapter 4: Hardware reference
Matrox Meteor-II hardware reference
This chapter provides information on the architecture, operating modes, and
supported features of the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board.
For a summary of the information given in this chapter and detailed specifications
of connectors and pinouts, refer to Appendix B of this manual.
Matrox Meteor-II /Standard grab section
The grab section of the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board uses a video decoder
to capture RS-170 /CCIR monochrome video and composite (CVBS) and
component (Y/C) video in NTSC /PAL format.
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(4 Mbytes)
VMChannel (not available
on CompactPCI and
PC/104-Plus)
Gain Decoder
To DB-44
Connector for
PCI and Compact
PCI form factors
BNC Connector for
PCI and Compact
PCI form factors
To 30-pin male,
right-angle
connector for
PC/104-Plus
form factor
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VID_IN2
VID_IN9
VID_IN1
VID_IN8
VID_IN3
VID_IN10
VID_IN4
VID_IN11
VID_IN5
VID_IN12
VID_IN6
VID_IN7
Low
Pass
Filter
VIA
Video transfer
memory
Opto-
coupler
Trigger
Not available on PC/104-Plus
form factor
Host 32-bit PCI bus
Not available on
CompactPCI
form factor
12:1
MUX
UART
RS-232
drivers &
receivers
RX
TX
/RTS
/CTS
Aux
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