Matrox Meteor-II /Digital Assembly Instructions

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Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
Installation and Hardware Reference
Manual no. Y10762-101-0103
January 9, 2013
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
What you need to get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital package 13
Standard package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Optional items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Handling components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Installation overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Chapter 2: Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Digital . . . . . . . . . . .18
Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PCI . .18
Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PC/
104-Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Connecting external devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PCI . . . . . . . . . . .24
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PC/104-Plus . . . .26
Chapter 3: Installing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Note about Matrox Intellicam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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Chapter 4: Using multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards . . 29
Multiple board installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Grabbing simultaneously from different
boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 5: Hardware reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Matrox Meteor-II hardware reference . . . . . . . . . 36
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital grab section . . . . . . . . . 36
UART and RS-232 serial port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lookup tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
PSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Control signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Data interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Video Interface ASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
PCI interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
VMChannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Appendix A: Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Common problems and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Grabbing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Contacting Matrox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Appendix B: Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Global information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Board input and output connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Digital interface connector for the PCI
form factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Video input interface connectors for the
PC/104-Plus form factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
RS-232 input connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Trigger input connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
VMChannel interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
DIP switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Appendix C: Listing of Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Revisions of Matrox Meteor-II /Digital . . . . . . . . . 70
Appendix D: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Index
Regulatory Compliance
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Chapter 1: Introduction
This chapter outlines the key features of the Matrox
Meteor-II /Digital board.
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Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital is a frame grabber used for digital
video acquisition. This board is available in a PCI or a
PC/104-Plus form factor. The diagram for Matrox Meteor-II
/Digital for PCI is shown below.
VIA
VMChannel
PSG
UART
32
32 32
LUT
4 256x8-bit
or
2 4Kx16-bit
RS-232
Drivers
and
Receivers
RX
TX
/RTS
/CTS
RS-422/
LVDS*
Receiver
TTL
Buffers
Data
RS-422
Drivers
&
Receivers
/
LVDS*
Clk input
Clk output
Hsync input
Hsync output
Vsync input
Vsync output
Valid frames/line
Trigger
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
Aux 1 input
Aux 2 input
Aux 1 output
Camera CTRL1
Aux 2 output
Camera CTRL2
Camera CTRL3
Trigger Opto-
coupler
Host 32-bit PCI bus
* Matrox Meteor-II is available with either RS-422 or LVDS support.
On separate bracket
Trigger
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
100-Pin
Connector
9-Pin Female
Trigger
Connector
9-Pin Male
Connector
RS-232
32
32
Video transfer
memory
(4 MB)
64
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Matrox Meteor-II /Digital 9
The diagram for Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PC/104-Plus is
the following.
VIA
PSG
32
32
32
LUT
4 256x8-bit
or
2 4Kx16-bit
RS-422/
LVDS*
Receiver
TTL
Buffers
Data
RS-422
Drivers
&
Receivers
/
LVDS*
Clk input
Clk output
Hsync input
Hsync output
Vsync input
Vsync output
Valid frames/line
Trigger
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
Aux 1 input
Aux 2 input
Aux 1 output
Camera CTRL1
Aux 2 output
Camera CTRL2
Trigger Opto-
coupler
Host 32-bit PCI bus
* Matrox Meteor-II is available with either RS-422 or LVDS support.
Trigger
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
32
Video transfer
memory
(16 MB)
64
32
Two 68-Pin
Connectors
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Acquisition features Matrox Meteor-II /Digital can acquire digital video from
cameras using the RS-422 or LVDS differential signed format.
It supports image acquisition from genlocked cameras in
4 x 8-bit, 2 x 16-bit, or 1 x 32-bit configurations; therefore, up
to four cameras can be attached to acquire four 8-bit images or
one component RGB image. The board also supports multi-tap
configurations (up to four taps). In addition, Matrox Meteor-II
/Digital accepts an external trigger, and can operate in either
asynchronous reset mode or next valid frame/field mode.
Data transfer
The Matrox Meteor-II /Digital board allows the transfer of live
video to Host memory or off-board display memory. To prevent
loss of data during long bus-access latencies found in heavily
loaded computer systems, Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PCI
form factor features 4 Mbytes of video transfer memory for
temporary frame storage, whereas Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
for PC/104-Plus includes 16 Mbytes of video transfer memory.
The board is also equipped with the Matrox Video Interface
ASIC (VIA), which acts as a video-to-PCI bridge.
The Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PCI also has a VMChannel
interface (non-bus controller), which is used to send data to
other VM devices found on other Matrox Imaging boards (for
example, Matrox Genesis main board or Matrox Genesis
processor board)1.
1. Since the Matrox Meteor-II boards cannot perform the
function of bus controller, they must be connected with
at least one board which is bus controller capable; oth-
erwise, VMChannel transfers will not work.
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Software
To operate Matrox Meteor-II /Digital, you can purchase one or
more Matrox Imaging software products that support the
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital board. These are the Matrox Imaging
Library (MIL) and its derivatives (MIL-Lite, ActiveMIL,
ActiveMIL-Lite, and Matrox Inspector). Consult your software
manual for supported Windows environments.
❖Note that, although other software products might be
available to operate Matrox Meteor-II /Digital, the discussion
throughout this manual is based in terms of Matrox Imaging
software products.
MIL MIL is a development library which provides an extensive list
of commands used to capture, process, analyze, transfer,
display, and archive images. Processing and analysis
operations include: spatial filtering operations, morphological
operations, measurements, blob analysis, optical character
recognition (OCR), pattern matching, matrix/bar code reading,
and calibration.
MIL-Lite MIL-Lite is a subset of MIL. It includes all the MIL commands
for image acquisition, transfer, display control, and archiving.
ActiveMIL ActiveMIL is a set of ActiveX controls that are based on MIL.
ActiveMIL was designed for rapid application development
(RAD) tools, such as Microsoft’s Visual Basic. ActiveMIL is
included with MIL (ActiveMIL-Lite is included with MIL-Lite).
Matrox Inspector Matrox Inspector is an interactive Windows application for
image capture, processing, analysis, and archiving.
MIL application developers can use Matrox Inspector as a
prototyping tool to quickly build proof-of-concept
demonstrations for their machine vision, image analysis, and
medical imaging system. End users can use Matrox Inspector
to perform and automate image enhancement and
measurement tasks.
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Matrox Intellicam Matrox Intellicam is an interactive Windows program that
allows fast camera interfacing and provides interactive access
to all the acquisition features of your Matrox board. For boards
that accept non-standard video sources, Matrox Intellicam also
has the ability to create custom digitizer configuration format
(DCF) files, which MIL and its derivatives use to interface to
specific non-standard video sources. Matrox Intellicam is
included with MIL /ActiveMIL and MIL-Lite /ActiveMIL-Lite.
What you need to get started
To begin using Matrox Meteor-II /Digital, you need the
following:
■A computer with a PCI bus and an Intel Pentium processor
(or equivalent) or better.
■Microsoft Windows if using Matrox Imaging software
(consult the Matrox Imaging software package for specific
supported environments and computer memory/storage
requirements).
Other useful
considerations
■A computer with a relatively up-to-date PCI chipset, such as
the Intel 440BX, 810, 815E, 820, 840, or 850 for full Matrox
Meteor-II functionality. These chipsets are recommended
because they generally offer better performance in terms of
data transfer rates.
■A computer with an empty full-length 32-bit PCI expansion
slot (bus-master capable).
■A CD drive, and a hard disk or network drive on which to
install the Matrox Meteor-II software.
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Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital package 13
Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
package
When you unpack your Matrox Meteor-II /Digital package, you
should check its contents. Note that optional parts might or
might not be included, depending on what you ordered. If
something is missing or damaged, contact your Matrox
representative.
Standard package
If you ordered Matrox Meteor-II /Digital, you should receive the
following items:
■The Matrox Meteor-II /Digital board.
■The Matrox Meteor-II /Digital Installation and Hardware
Reference manual (this document).
■A bracket with flat cables that attach to the trigger and
RS-232 input connectors, included with Matrox Meteor-II
/Digital for PCI.
■Two video input mating connectors (low profile IDC
connectors) for the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for
PC/104-Plus.
Optional items
You might have also ordered one or more of the following:
■DBHD100-TO-OPEN cable for the 100-pin digital interface
connector on the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital board for PCI.
■The VMChannel interconnect kit (GEN-BUS/#) for Matrox
Meteor-II /Digital for PCI.
■MIL-32/CD, which includes ActiveMIL; MIL-LITE/CD,
which includes ActiveMIL-Lite; or Matrox
INSPECTOR-32/CD. Both MIL and MIL-Lite CDs include
Matrox Intellicam.
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Handling components
The electronic circuits in your computer and the circuits on
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital are sensitive to static electricity and
surges. Improper handling can seriously damage the circuits.
Be sure to follow these precautions:
■Drain static electricity from your body by touching a metal
fixture (or ground) before you touch any electronic
component.
■Avoid letting your clothing come in contact with the circuit
boards or components.
▲Caution Before you add or remove devices from your computer, always
turn off the power to your computer and all peripherals.
Installation overview
The installation procedure consists of the following steps:
1. Complete the hardware installation as described in
Chapter 2. If you have any problems, refer to Appendix A.
2. Complete the software installation as described in
Chapter 3.
More information For information on using multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards,
refer to Chapter 4, and for in-depth hardware information, refer
to Chapter 5.
If you want technical information about Matrox Meteor-II
/Digital, including specifications and connector descriptions,
and pinouts, refer to Appendix B.
A history of the development of Matrox Meteor-II /Digital is
available in Appendix C.
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Installation overview 15
Conventions When the term Host is used in this manual, it refers to your
computer.
This manual occasionally makes reference to a MIL-Lite
command. However, anything that can be accomplished with
MIL-Lite can also be accomplished with MIL, ActiveMIL,
ActiveMIL-Lite, or Matrox Inspector.1
Need help? Appendix A offers solutions to potential problems. If your
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital installation questions are not
answered in this manual, contact your local Matrox
representative, Matrox Sales Office, or Matrox Imaging
Customer Support Group (see the Customer Support section at
the back of this manual for telephone numbers).
In the unlikely event of a failure, the warranty and Product
Assistance Request Form at the back of this manual outlines
return conditions and procedures.
1. Most items can be accomplished with Matrox Inspector.
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Chapter 2: Hardware
installation
This chapter explains how to install the Matrox Meteor-II
/Digital hardware.
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Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
Before you install your board, some precautionary measures
must be taken. Turn off the power to the computer and its
peripherals, and drain static electricity from your body (by
touching a metal part of the computer chassis). Next, follow the
steps to install your board according to its form factor: PCI or
PC/104-Plus.
❖If you are not using Windows NT as your operating system,
your board must be installed before you install the software
(either MIL or one of its derivatives). If you are adding
another Matrox Meteor-II to your computer, you will have to
re-install your software after installing your board.
Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Digital for PCI
Use the following steps to install your Matrox Meteor-II board
for PCI:
1. Remove the cover from your computer using the
instructions from your computer manual.
2. If you plan to use the RS-232 input connector or the trigger
connector, check that you have two adjacent empty PCI slots
to accommodate the board and the adapter bracket (one slot
is enough if you do not need to use the adapter bracket). If
you do not have empty slots, remove a PCI board(s) from
your computer to make room for your Matrox Meteor-II
board, and take note of the slot number(s) you choose.
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Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Digital 19
▲Caution Some computers have a large, black-ridged heat sink that
prevents boards from using most PCI board slots. Your
Matrox Meteor-II must not touch this heat sink. Therefore,
choose a slot where the board completely avoids it.
3. If present, remove the blank metal plate located at the back
of the selected slot. Keep the removed screw; you will need
it to fasten the Matrox Meteor-II board.
4. Carefully position Matrox Meteor-II in the selected PCI slot
as illustrated below. If you are using a tower computer,
orient the board to suit the board slots in your computer.
Connectors of PCI slots
Connectors of PCI slots
Connectors of an AGP slot
Connectors of an AGP slot
or
Connectors of ISA slots
Connectors of ISA slots
SCREW
METAL
PLATE
32-BIT PCI BOARD SLOT
PCI form facto
r
MATROX METEOR-II
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