ELSA Synergy 2000 User manual

ELSA SynergyTM 2000

© 2001 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
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Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this ELSA product
With the ELSA Synergy 2000 you have selected a graphics board which was
designed as a product for professional CAD and visualization. The graphics
processor on the board ensures high-speed generation of on-screen graphics
making this board ideal for advanced CAD and visualization applications as
well as for fast animation. ELSA products are subject to the highest standards
in production and quality control, which are the foundations of consistantly
high product quality.
About this manual
This manual provides all the information you will need to get the best out of
your ELSA graphics board. For instance, which resolution is best for which
monitor? The accompanying ELSA utility programs are described.
Changes to this manual
ELSA products are subject to continual development. It is therefore possible
that the information printed in this manual is not current in all respects.
Curent information about updates can always be found in the README files
on the ELSA CD.
If you have further questions or need additional help, you can rely on our
online services which are available to ELSA customers.

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Before you read on...
The installation of the ELSA Synergy 2000 hardware and drivers is described
in full in the installation guide which accompanies this manual. You should
refer to that document before attempting to install your board.

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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Highlights of the ELSA Synergy 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 What's in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 What hardware do I need?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 After installing the drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 Software installation from the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 The right settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2.1 What are your options?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.2 What is best for what situation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Changing the resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.1 Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.2 Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Useful stuff and more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 OpenGL API application settings in Windows NT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2 OpenGL API application settings in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3 Color Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 Tools for AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.1 ELSA POWERdraft for AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.2 QuadroView. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.5 Tools for 3D Studio MAX/VIZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.5.1 ELSA MAXtreme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Graphics know-how. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1 3D graphics representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1.1 The 3D pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.2 3D interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2.1 What APIs are available? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2.2 Direct3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2.3 The OpenGL API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2.4 Color palettes, TrueColor and gray scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.2.5 VGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.2.6 DirectColor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.2.7 VESA DDC (Display Data Channel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.2.8 DDC2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.2.9 DDC2AB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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5 Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.1 Characteristics of the graphics board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.2 ELSA graphics board addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.3 Ports on the graphics board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.4 The VGA D-shell socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.1 CE conformity and FCC radiation standard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.1.1 European Council (CE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.2 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.3 Warranty conditions for Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.4 Warranty conditions for North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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1 Introduction
1.1 Highlights of the ELSA Synergy 2000
쎲NVIDIA Quadro2 EX processor
쎲32 MB SDRAM (unified memory)
쎲Application drivers for AutoCAD and 3D Studio MAX
쎲Support via Internet and hotline
쎲Six-year warranty
1.2 What's in the box?
You will notice if your graphics board is missing. But you need to check that
the box contains all of the following:
쎲Graphics board
쎲Installation Guide
쎲Manual
쎲CD-ROM with installation and driver software and utilities
If any part is missing please contact your dealer. ELSA reserves the right to
vary the products supplied without prior notice. The current scope of delivery
is described on our web site.
1.3 What hardware do I need?
쎲Computer: A system with at least a Celeron, Pentium II or AMD Duron or
K6-2 processor (300 MHz or higher), preferably a Pentium III/IV or AMD
Athlon or Thunderbird and a minimum of 64 MB RAM is required. Approx.
20 MB free disk space and a CD-ROM drive are required for the installa-
tion.
쎲Monitor: The ELSA Synergy 2000 works with a standard IBM VGA com-
patible analog monitor with a horizontal scan frequency of at least 31.5
kHz.

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2 After installing the drivers
In this chapter you will find descriptions of:
쎲where you can find the software for operating the ELSA Synergy 2000
쎲the performance characteristics of your graphics board,
쎲the most effective tuning for the combination of monitor and ELSA graph-
ics board.
2.1 Software installation from the CD
The ELSA Synergy 2000 is normally supplied with software on a CD-ROM.
You will find all the utilities described in this manual on the ELSA Synergy
2000 CD—unless they are a component of the operating system.
Once you have successfully completed the steps described in the Installation
Guide, your ELSA driver is integrated into your computer system with
installed drivers. If the autostart function for your CD-ROM drive under Win-
dows has been switched off, the setup program on the ELSA Synergy 2000
CD will not start automatically. It can be found and started manually from the
root directory of the CD and is called Autorun.EXE.
The greater part of the installation is automated; ELSA setup detects the
installed operating system and ELSA graphics board(s).
2.2 The right settings
After installing the drivers the display is set to the lowest values, namely 640
x 480 resolution with 256 colors and 60 Hz refresh rate. Your first task is to
increase all these values to a more comfortable level, especially the refresh
rate, which is best set to at least 75 Hz to avoid flickering.
Our tip is: Invest a little time at this stage and you won’t regret it. Take the
time to optimally tune your combination of monitor and graphics board. Your
eyes will thank you for it, and you are guaranteed to have more fun in front
of your screen.
To set up your system properly, the following questions should be answered:
쎲What is the maximum resolution I can set on my system?
쎲Which color depth do I want to use?
쎲How high should the refresh rate be set?

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2.2.1 What are your options?
The tables below show the maximum possible resolutions for the ELSA
graphics board. Note that these resolutions cannot be achieved under all
operating conditions.
2.2.2 What is best for what situation?
There are some basic ground rules for you to follow when setting up your
graphics system. On the one hand, there are the ergonomic guidelines, al-
though nowadays these are met by most systems, and on the other hand
there are limitations inherent to your system, e.g. your monitor. The question
of whether your applications need to run using large color depths—perhaps
even TrueColor—is also important. This is an important condition for many
DTP or CAD workstations.
ELSA Synergy 2000 Output Resolutions with Z buffering/
double buffering
Pixel VGA (Hz) HighColor
(16 bit)
TrueC olor
(32bit)
2048 x 1536 85 쮿
1920 x 1200 113 쮿쮿
1920 x 1080 125 쮿쮿
1600 x 1200 135 쮿쮿
1600 x 1024 175 쮿쮿
1280 x 1024 198 쮿쮿
1280 x 960 200 쮿쮿
1152 x 864 200 쮿쮿
1024 x 768 200 쮿쮿
800 x 600 200 쮿쮿
640 x 480 200 쮿쮿
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“More pixels, more fun”
This is an opinion which is widespread, but which is not entirely true under
all circumstances. The general rule is that a refresh rate of 85Hz meets the
minimum ergonomic requirements. The resolution to be selected also de-
pends on the capabilities of your monitor. The table below is a guide to the
resolutions you might select:
2.3 Changing the resolution
2.3.1 Windows 2000
The settings for the graphics driver are included in the Control Panel under
Windows 2000.
Use the command sequence
Start 왘Settings 왘Control Panel
to call the dialog window where you should find the icon for Display. Double
click on this symbol to open the window with its various tabs.
Monitor
size
Typical
image size
Minimum
resolution
Maximum
resolution
Ergonomic
resolution
17" 15,5"–16,0" 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1024 x 768
19" 17,5"–18,1" 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1152 x 864
20"/21" 19,0"–20,0" 1024 x 768 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024
24" 21,0"–22,0" 1600 x 1000 1920 x 1200 1600 x 1000

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햲Click on the 'Settings' tab.
햳Click Advanced... in the 'Settings' dialog.
햴Select the 'Adapter' tab in the dialog that opens.
햵A button labeled List all Modes... is located in the lower part of the win-
dow. Click it to view a list of all configurable combinations of resolution,
color depth and refresh rate. The values in the list depend on the capa-
bilities of the monitor and graphics board. Select the desired combina-
tion and confirm by pressing OK.
햶When finished, click Apply... to check the new settings. You are then
given the option of selecting or canceling the chosen settings. If you are
satisfied with the new combination, confirm your selection by pressing
OK.
You will find further information on how to customize your graphics settings
under Windows 2000 in your system manual.
2.3.2 Windows NT 4.0
The settings for the graphics driver are included in the Control Panel under
Windows NT 4.0. Use the command sequence
Start 왘Settings 왘Control Panel
to call the dialog window where you should find the icon for Display. Double
click on this symbol to open the window with its various tabs. Click on the
'Settings' tab.
T
he 'Settings' tab has allthe options for
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You can select the possible settings for 'Color Palette', 'Font Size', 'Desktop
area' and 'Refresh Frequency' from this dialog box. The available selection is
determined by the ELSA driver you have installed. You should always check
the configuration you have selected by clicking on the Test button.
You will find further information on how to customize your graphics settings
under Windows NT 4.0 in your system manual.
T
he 'Settings' tab has all the options for
setting up the graphics board for your
monitor.

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3 Useful stuff and more
In addition to the ELSA drivers, the ELSA Synergy 2000 CD also contains addi-
tional programs and utilities for use with the ELSA Synergy 2000, a selection
of which we will introduce here. Information about other programs can be
taken from the README files on the CD.
3.1 OpenGL API application settings in Windows NT
The OpenGL APIapplication settings are automatically installed when you
install the ELSA driver. To access these settings, press the right mouse button
on the desktop and click on 'Properties'. The 'Display Properties' window
appears, select the 'Synergy 2000' tab and click on 'Additional Properties'
near the bottom of the window.
A further 'Additional ELSA Synergy 2000 Properties' window appears, select
the 'Custom OpenGL Applications Setting' drop-down list near the bottom of
the window to optimize the OpenGL API for any of the programs listed, or
alternatively select the parameters you desire. Utilize the context sensitive
help for an explanation of the various settings.
Please note that you must not have the program running that you want to
optimize (e.g. AutoCAD) when choosing the application settings.
In the 'Custom OpenGL Applications Set-
t
ing' drop-down list you can determine
t
he desired 3D parameters for each appli-
c
ation.
A
list containing the most common appli-
c
ations allows you to quickly set the opti-
m
um configuration. Please note that the
o
ptimized settings are 'silent'. That
m
eans that the OpenGL API is optimized
a
lthough you see no changes to the per-
f
ormance and compatability options in the
'OpenGL Settings' tab.

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Press F1 or click on the Help button to call up the online help. The online help
has more detailed information on the application settings.
3.2 OpenGL API application settings in Windows 2000
Similar to Windows NT 4.0, the OpenGLAPI application settings are automat-
ically installed when you install the ELSA driver. To access these settings,
press the right mouse button on the desktop and click on 'Properties'. The
'Display Properties' window appears, select the 'Settings' tab and click on
'Advanced' near the bottom of the window.
A further window appears, select the 'Synergy 2000' tab, then 'Additional
Properties' near the bottom of the window. Select the 'OpenGL Settings' tab
near the bottom of the window to optimize the OpenGLAPI for any of the pro-
grams listed, or alternatively select the parameters you desire. Utilize the
context sensitive help for an explanation of the various settings.
Please note that you must not have the program running that you want to
optimize (e.g. AutoCAD) when choosing the application settings.
In the 'Custom OpenGL Applications
Setting' drop-down list you can deter-
mine the desired 3D parameters for
each application.
A list containing the most common
applications allows you to quickly set
the optimum configuration. Please
note that the optimized settings are
'silent'. That means that the OpenGL
API is optimized although you see no
changes to the performance and com-
patability options in the 'OpenGL Set-
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3.3 Color Correction
The 'Color Correction' applica-
tion permits the optimal adjust-
ment of the color and brightness
of your monitor.
The midrange tones of photo-
graphs or game scenes often
appear too dark due to techni-
cally inevitable non-linearities
in the brightness of CRT
screens, or as a result of a vari-
ety of image compression algo-
rithms. Attempts to compensate
these errors using the brightness and contrast controls generally available on
monitors usually results in an overall worsening of the display quality. Gen-
erally the brighter parts of the image will be washed out, or the image as a
whole will appear too hard.
Color correction affects the processing of image information on the graphics
board (i.e. before the signal reaches the monitor), thus permitting a targeted
adjustment of the midrange brightness. As a result, you can then take advan-
tage of the full contrast and brightness ranges of your monitor.
3.4 Tools for AutoCAD
You can achieve significantly improved working speeds and ergonomics with
the drivers and extensions for AutoCAD developed in-house at ELSA.
3.4.1 ELSA POWERdraft for AutoCAD
POWERdraft is one of the most powerful productivity enhancement tools for
AutoCAD for Windows.
Seamlessly integrated into the AutoCAD environment, your POWERdraft
driver offers significant improvements over existing driver technology.
POWERdraft is an extremely fast and reliable driver platform for AutoCAD.
Proven 32-bit display list technology and an intimate knowledge of your ELSA
graphics adapter combine to provide an excellent solution for the most
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Additionally, your POWERdraft driver includes the powerful utilities Magni-
View, MultiView and Cockpit, each designed to accent the AutoCAD drafting
environment without inhibiting it. Fully dynamic and integrated through
ELSA's SmartFocus technology, each utility is fully transparent to AutoCAD
and available during any AutoCAD command.
ELSA POWERdraft hardware renderer
For AutoCAD 2000, there is the ELSA hardware renderer, which is responsi-
ble for the graphics acceleration for the 3D views. The driver directly
accesses the ELSA OpenGL ICD, and makes 100% use of the implemented
AutoCAD 2000 extensions. This results in more than twice the 3D graphics
performance of the standard AutoCAD driver.
SmartFocus
ELSA's SmartFocus technology, which is used in all POWERdraft windows,
keeps you from having to switch the focus between driver windows and the
AutoCAD windows. After using a function in one of the driver windows, any
keyboard entry or crosshair movement automatically makes AutoCAD the
active window again. You don't have to expressly click in a window to acti-
vate it, as is in the case with other drivers.
MagniView
Unique among “spy glass” devices, the MagniView offers maximum function-
ality with a minimum size. ELSA's SmartFocus technology makes the Magni-
View completely modeless, allowing the MagniView to update dynamically,
tracking the AutoCAD cursor to display a “zoomed in” view of the editing
area. This magnified view can aid the drafter in picking AutoCAD entities,
including grips and other editing artifacts, or in finding special information
within the drawing.
MultiView
Enclosed within the Cockpit window, the MultiView offers a configurable
visual history of previous views. Displaying a record of one to one hundred
prior views, the MultiView represents each view visually on a button face.
This gives instant access to any previous view, and can be used to record and
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Cockpit
A tool without equal, the Cockpit offers dynamic zooming and panning of the
current viewport with just a flick of the mouse, while being sized small
enough to fit within the AutoCAD scrolling area. Shaped to resemble two joy
sticks, adjusting your view is as easy as pick, drag and release. Through
ELSA's SmartFocus technology, the Cockpit is completely transparent and
fully dynamic, making it perfect for small adjustments to your view while edit-
ing. There is also a remote control option using the keyboard (refer to the help
file).
Installation
Make sure that AutoCAD is not running. In the root directory of your
ELSA Synergy 2000 CD, you will find the program Autorun.EXE. Start this
program. Choose the desired software installation, and click Install. Other-
wise, or in the case of difficulty, please do the following:
햲In Windows on the Start menu, click Run.
햳Insert the product CD, and using Browse..., go to the '<your CD drive, nor-
mally D> :\Apps\PowDraft' directory and start Setup.EXE from there.
햴Confirm by clicking OK, and follow the instructions.
햵Select the language to be used in the installation dialogs.
Setup finds your AutoCAD by reading the association for the file extension
DWG.
You will have to modify the path accordingly, if you wish to set up POWER-
draft for a different AutoCAD installation.
We do not recommend that you use the AutoCAD directory as the directory
for the POWERdraft installation.
After ELSA POWERdraft is successfully installed, AutoCAD will automatically
use the POWERdraft driver on startup. If you wish to switch between the orig-
inal AutoCAD driver and POWERdraft, you will find a choice of the two drivers
in the Windows Start menu, under the 'NVIDIA Corporation' program group,
and under POWERdraft. You may toggle between them.
If, for any reason, you uninstall POWERdraft, ensure that the AutoCAD driver
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3.4.2 QuadroView
QuadroView is a tool for observing complex 3D objects and scenes. It can be
run either as a stand-alone program, or in conjunction with AutoCAD.
Because QuadroView can read the major 3D import formats, it is able to
import data from other CAD applications.
Software environments
QuadroView currently supports the following environments:
쎲AutoCAD under Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
쎲CAD applications under Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 with suit-
able export formats
쎲As a stand-alone 3D viewer under Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
What does QuadroView offer?
QuadroView integrates seamlessly into existing AutoCAD installations,
directly accessing the database of the CAD application. New objects, editing
operations, etc. are automatically identified, and are immediately displayed
in QuadroView. Since objects are depicted in a separate window, the user
can immediately manipulate them and observe them from all sides, without
losing their context to the current work. With a press of a button, a chosen
camera setting can be sent to AutoCAD, to update the current work. This
greatly simplifies the complicated AutoCAD camera setting, thus increasing
productivity. QuadroView offers a user-friendly interface. 3D objects can eas-
ily be moved, zoomed, and rotated with the mouse. Each camera setting can
be saved as a predefined setting, which can be called up later.
QuadroView not only allows objects to be turned and observed from all sides
with the mouse, but it also allows the viewer to walk or even fly through com-
plex scenes. This way, any planning or construction deficiencies can be iden-
tified early on. Also, clients can be given a preview of the product, before it
is actually created.
In its stand-alone mode, QuadroView is excellent for presentations. This
removes the necessity for installing extensive CAD software at the client’s
premises. A prepared data file and QuadroView are all that is needed. The
editing capability makes it easy to change materials and lighting of individual