Alacron FAST-UXGA User manual

FAST-UXGA PCI-EXPRESS
TECHNICAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
30002-00192

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Document Name: Fast-X Technical Product Description
Document Number: 30002-00192
Revision History: 1.0 October 25, 2006
2.0 February 26, 2007
2.1 May 10, 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................8
FAST-X UXGA OPTION FEATURE SUMMARY......................................................................9
HARDWARE OVERVIEW...........................................................................................................9
VIDEO INPUTS.....................................................................................................................10
ADC ADI9888B......................................................................................................................10
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C I NTERFACE .........................................................................................................................11
CONNECTOR PINOUT.............................................................................................................11
SOFTWARE MODEL................................................................................................................12
THEORY OF OPERATION.......................................................................................................12
I NTRODUCTION TO THE A LACRON OCX M ODEL ..........................................................................14
Alacron Imaging OCX.........................................................................................................15
ALPicture OCX...................................................................................................................................15
Introduction.........................................................................................................................15
Definition ............................................................................................................................15
ALPICTURE Type Library IDL...........................................................................................................15
ALPICTURE Properties .....................................................................................................................16
ALPICTURE Methods........................................................................................................................17
The Image Structure ..........................................................................................................................18
ALPICTURE Events...........................................................................................................................20
Using the control ................................................................................................................20
A LACRON ’ S S TRETCH /N EXPERIA OCX ......................................................................................21
Interfaces............................................................................................................................21
IStretchBoard .....................................................................................................................21
Properties...........................................................................................................................................23
BOOL Valid ........................................................................................................................................23
BOOL ReadyState .............................................................................................................................23
Int PID id(1) ........................................................................................................................................23
Int rval id(2) ........................................................................................................................................23
BOOL ResetOnRelease id(3) ............................................................................................................23
ULONG FlagRegister[0-9] id(4) .........................................................................................................23
CHAR *AlfastVersion id(5).................................................................................................................23
CHAR * PciProbeVersion id(6) ..........................................................................................................23
ULONG MMIO(reg) id(7)....................................................................................................................23
CHAR *SRAM id(8)............................................................................................................................23
Methods..............................................................................................................................................23
Open(pid, char *filename) id(50)........................................................................................................23
Variant CapValue (char *key, char *subKey) id(51)..........................................................................23
Id(52) id(53) are not used. .................................................................................................................23
SDRAMQuery id(54) ..........................................................................................................................23
SendMsg (int command, int len, char*data) id(55)............................................................................23
ShmQuery (ULONG* size, ULONG* paddr, char **ppVaddr) id(56) ...............................................24
Advise id(57) ......................................................................................................................................24
IStretchBoardEvent ............................................................................................................24
TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................................................24
ALACRON TECHNICAL SUPPORT ........................................................................................25

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C ONTACTING T ECHNICAL S UPPORT ...........................................................................................25
R ETURNING P RODUCTS F OR R EPAIR O R R EPLACEMENT ............................................................27
R EPORTING B UGS ....................................................................................................................27

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OTHER ALACRON MANUALS
Alacron manuals cover all aspects of FastSeries hardware and software installation and
operation. Call Alacron at 603-891-2750 and ask for the appropriate manuals from the list
below if they did not come in your FastSeries shipment.
30002-00148 ALFAST Runtime Software Programmer’s Guide & Reference
30002-00150 FastSeries Library User’s Manual
30002-00169 ALRT Runtime Software Programmer’s Guide & Reference
30002-00184 FastSeries Getting Started Manual
30002-00185 FastVision Hardware Installation Manual
30002-00186 FastVision Software Installation Manual
30002-00395 FastMotion User’s Manual

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INTRODUCTION
The Alacron Fast-UXGA PCIe version is a highly flexible, programmable and expandable video
capture and processing device. The Fast-UXGA Option provides for the capture, processing,
and delivery of UXGA (1600x1200) true color, and high bandwidth monochrome video to a host
PC.
Figure 1 - Fast-UXGA PCI-X Board
The Fast-X UXGA option attaches to a Fast-Xe (PCI Express) card. It provides the interface to
the high bandwidth analog video source. It attaches to the card on the long vertical connector
seen in the image above. Note the back panel metal bracket is replaces, and the Camera link
support is removed from the board with the UXGA option is used.
Figure 2, Fast-UXGA PCI-Express Diagram

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68 Pin
VHDCI Connector
AD9888
PLL & ADC
AD9888
PLL & ADC
FAST-X OPTION CONNECTOR
Figure 3: A block Diagram of the Fast-X UXGA option is shown below
FAST-X UXGA OPTION FEATURE SUMMARY
Board
3"X4" board with a proprietary interface
Video I/O Connections
Four RGB & SYNC Inputs, five wires or sync on
green. Two channels active at any time
Video I/O Extender card
Mezzanine expansion card with 152-pin VHDCI
connector.
Plugging-in a Video I/O Extender daughter card
replaces standard video connections with a variety
of analog and digital video formats
Performance
640x480 to 1600x1200 with a 10 MHz to 205 MHz
pixel clock and Phase locked loop clock
restoration
Software Development
Fast Motion Library for Windows
ALRT for Stretch
System Requirements
Fast-X
Temperature
0
o
C (32
o
F) to 55
o
C (131
o
F)
Relative Humidity: up to 95% (non-condensing)
HARDWARE OVERVIEW
This section provides an overview of Fast-X UXGA hardware.

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VIDEO INPUTS
The video inputs are designed to interface to several different video standards.
• VGA Video, or video from the output of an analog output computer display adapter.
This is three wires of 1 volt video with two separate syncs as TTL levels.
• Sync on Green color video. This is three wires of analog video, with the green channel
carrying a composite sync.
• Single channel of monochrome analog composite video
The video inputs are terminated to ground with 75 ohms and capacitive coupled into the
ADC inputs. DC restore is provided by clamping to black.
The sync inputs are pulled up and terminated with 2K.
ADC ADI9888B
The Analog Devices AD9888B is type of ADC used on the Fast-X UXGA Option. A block
diagram of the AD9888B is shown below.
Figure 4, AD9888 internal architecture
ADC9888B Features: