Planar Dome Md4/PCI User manual

Md4/PCI
™
Display Controller
Installation Guide
DOME
®
imaging systems, inc.

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Part No. 40-MD4PCI-12
Product No. 55-MD4PCI2
October 2000
DOME and the DOME logo are registered trademarks, and Calibration TQA, DIMPL,
DimplX, DimFileX, Luminance Calibration System, Md2/PCI, Md4/PCI, Md5/PCI, and
Md8/PCI are trademarks of DOME imaging systems, inc. Digital and Alpha are trade-
marks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Microsoft, ActiveX, DirectDraw, MS-DOS,
Win32, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel is a
trademark of Intel Corporation. Number Nine and Imagine 128 are trademarks of Number
Nine Visual Technology. Sun, OpenWindows, and Solaris are trademarks of Sun Micro-
systems, Inc. SPARCstation is licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. by SPARC
International. UNIX is a trademark of UNIX System Laboratories. VGA is a trademark of
International Business Machines Corporation. X Window System is a trademark and
product of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

FCC Compliance Statement iii
FCC Compliance Statement
FCC Class A
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and
found to comply with the limits of a Class A computing device pursuant
to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide
reasonable protection against interference when operated in a
commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user will be
required at his or her own expense to take whatever measures may be
required to correct the interference.
If the equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, one or
more of the following measures may reduce or eliminate the problem.
• Move the equipment and the receiver to different branches of your
AC electrical system.
• Move the equipment away from the receiver with which it is
interfering.
• Reposition the equipment or receiver. Reposition the receiver’s
antenna.
• Be sure that the equipment is plugged into a grounded outlet and
that the grounding has not been defeated with a cheater plug.
If none of the measures resolves your interference problems, write to
the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 20402, for the
Interference to Home Electronic Entertainment Equipment Handbook , Stock
Number 004-000-000498-1.
This equipment is a Class A digital apparatus that complies with the
Radio Interference Regulations CRC C.1374.
In addition, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in residential installations.

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FCC Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
FCC labeling instructions (Class B)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference.
• This device must accept any interference received including interfer-
ence that may cause undesired operation.

EU Declaration of Conformity v
EU Declaration of Conformity
The Md4/PCI board (model 55-MD4PCI) meets the essential health and
safety requirements, is in conformity with and the CE marking has been
applied according to the relevant EU Directives listed below using the
relevant section of the following EU standards and other normative
documents;
EU EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
EU Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
EN 60601-1-2 1993 Medical Electrical Equipment
Part 1: General requirements for safety
Section 1.2 collateral standard electromagnetic
compatibility requirements
EN 55011 Class B
Limits and methods of measurements for Radio
interference characteristics of industrial, scientific, and
medical equipment
IEC 801-2 Electrostatic discharge requirements for industrial
process measurement and control equipment
IEC 801-3 Radiated electromagnetic field requirements for
industrial process measurement and control equipment
IEC 801-4 Electrically fast transients for industrial process
measurement and control equipment
IEC 801-5 Surge requirements

Contents vii
Contents
About This Guide xiii
Purpose xiii
Audience xiii
Conventions xiv
What’s in this guide xv
Related documentation xvi
Chapter 1: Planning the Md4/PCI Board
Installation 1
About the Md4/PCI Board 2
Planning the Installation 4
Cross-platform requirements 4
Platform-specific requirements 5
Installation Order 6
Chapter 2: Installing the Md4/PCI Board in a PC 7
Installing the PCI Windows 95 Driver 8
To install the driver 8
To finish the installation 9
Configuring Display Settings in Windows 95 10
To set display properties 10
Changing display properties 11
Additional Configuration Options for Windows 95 16
Dynamic link library 16
Customizing item and font size 16
DOME DlgFix 18
Troubleshooting Tips for Windows 95 20
Hardware conflicts after restarting 20
Computer detects the board as a Number Nine Imagine
128 board 21
Installing the Board in a PC 22
To unpack the board 23

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Before you begin 23
To support VGA display with the Md4/PCI board 24
To support VGA display with another VGA board 25
Enabling and disabling VGA mode 25
To install the board 27
Installing multiple boards 29
Connecting the Monitors 31
To connect the monitor to the board 31
Setting up your system 33
Installing the PCI Windows NT 4.0 Driver 34
To install the driver 34
Configuring Display Settings in Windows NT 4.0 37
To set the display resolution and refresh rate 37
Using the DOME tab to change display properties 40
To change display properties 41
Setting driver options 43
Setting palette options 44
Additional Configuration Options for Windows NT 48
Dynamic link library 48
DOME large fonts 48
DOME DlgFix 52
DOME DPMS screen saver for Windows NT 53
To select the DOME DPMS screen saver 55
Installing the PCI Windows 2000 Driver 59
To support multiple DOME screens 59
To install the driver 60
To finish the driver installation 62
To enable the sister display 63
Configuring Display Settings in Windows 2000 66
Determining screen assignments 66
Using the DOME tab to change display properties 67
To set custom syncs 73
Uninstalling DOME Devices 77

Contents ix
To uninstall a single-headed DOME device 77
Uninstalling a dual-headed DOME device 79
Additional Configuration Options for Windows 2000 81
Dynamic link library 81
DIMPL library 81
DimplX control 81
Using Calibration TQA 2.0.1 on Windows 2000 82
Troubleshooting Tips for Windows 2000 83
To uninstall the sister device for a dual-headed DOME
display board 83
To uninstall a single-headed DOME display board 83
Unsigned driver cannot be loaded message 84
Impaired screen resolution 84
Chapter 3: Installing the Md4/PCI Board in a Sun PCI
Workstation 85
Installing the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation 86
To unpack the board 86
Setting switch S1 to disable VGA mode 87
To install the board 88
To install multiple boards 90
Connecting the Monitors 91
To connect the monitors to the board 91
Installing the PCI Solaris Driver 93
Installing the Md4/PCI driver for Solaris 93
Configuring Display Settings 95
Using the Default Monitor Mode 96
To check the default mode 96
Overriding the Default Monitor Mode 98
To override the default monitor mode 98
To modify the OWconfig file 99
Using Visual Classes 102
To emulate a PseudoColor visual class 102
To check the default visual 103

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Configuring the Windowing Environment 106
To run OpenWindows 106
To configure CDE 107
Using the DPMS screen saver with CDE 108
Changing the Console 111
To use the setenv command 111
Chapter 4: Installing the Md4/PCI Board in a Digital
UNIX Workstation 113
Installing the PCI Digital UNIX Driver 114
To install the driver 114
To determine the kit name 115
Running the setld program 116
To add or remove display boards 119
Booting problems with the new kernel 120
Uninstalling the kit 121
Installing the Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation 122
To unpack the board 122
Supported configurations 123
Preparing to install the board 123
To install the board 124
Supporting VGA with the Md4/PCI board 125
Using the DOME board with an existing VGA
board 127
Enabling and disabling VGA mode 127
Connecting the Monitors 129
To connect grayscale monitors 129
To connect a color monitor 130
To connect the monitors to the board 130
Configuring the Display Monitor 131
To set the monitor configuration 131
Issues with Digital Personal Workstations 133
Limitations of the Digital UNIX 64-bit PCI slots 133

Contents xi
Appendix: Md4/PCI Board Resolutions and Refresh
Rates 135
Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs 136
Customizing sync parameters for Windows NT 136
Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI
Workstations 138
Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Digital UNIX
Workstations 140
Index 143

About This Guide xiii
About This Guide
Read this section for an overview of how to use this guide.
Purpose
This guide explains how to install the DOME
®
Md4/PCI™
display controller (board) in these systems:
•PC
• Sun™ PCI workstation
• Digital
®
UNIX™ workstation
It also describes how to install and use the drivers for these
operating systems:
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95, Windows NT,
®
and
Windows 2000
• Sun™ Solaris™
• Digital UNIX
Read this guide before unpacking the board.
Audience
This guide is written for anyone who is installing the
Md4/PCI board and driver in a computer. You should
be familiar with installing and configuring boards and
software in computers.

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Conventions
This guide uses these conventions.
This convention... Indicates...
Monospaced type Computer code or directory; \
(backslash) indicates continuation of
previous line of UNIX code.
Italic type New or technical term; book title; or
variable, such as x.
Bold type
File -> Open
Menu selection.
Select Open from the File menu.
<Key> Key name, such as <Return>.
Important information about a topic or
procedure.
Information that can prevent potential
damage to hardware or software.
Information that can prevent injury to a
person, such as electrical shock.
A helpful tip or an alternative method of
performing a procedure.

About This Guide xv
What’s in this guide
This table describes the organization of this guide.
This chapter… Describes…
Chapter 1
Planning the Installation An overview of the Md4/PCI board, including
features and installation requirements
Chapter 2
Installing the Board in a PC Instructions for installing and configuring the
Md4/PCI board and its Windows 95, Windows
NT, or Windows 2000 driver in a PC
Chapter 3
Installing the Board in a Sun
PCI Workstation
Instructions for installing and configuring the
Md4/PCI board and its Solaris driver in a Sun
PCI workstation
Chapter 4
Installing the Board in a
Digital UNIX Workstation
Instructions for installing and configuring the
Md4/PCI board and its Digital UNIX driver in a
Digital UNIX workstation
Appendix
Md4/PCI Board Resolutions
and Refresh Rates
Resolutions and refresh rates supported by
the Md4/PCI board in PCs, Sun PCI
workstations, and Digital UNIX workstations

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Related documentation
Refer to these books for more information:
• PCI Products Developer’s Guide
• DIMPL Library Reference
• DimplX ActiveX Control Reference
• DimFileX ActiveX Control Reference
• Digital documentation
• Microsoft documentation
• Sun documentation

Planning the Md4/PCI Board Installation 1
Chapter 1
Planning the Md4/PCI Board
Installation
In This Chapter
• About the Md4/PCI Board 2
• Planning the Installation 4

2 Chapter 1
About the Md4/PCI Board
This table describes features and benefits of the
Md4/PCI™ display controller (board).
Md4/PCI Board Features and Benefits
This feature… Provides this benefit…
Multi-monitor support One board can drive either one or two
monitors
Grayscale and color support Support for grayscale or color monitors
10-bit DAC True gamma correction of the display for
grayscale fidelity
Wide range of display resolutions Software-programmable resolutions up to
1728 x 2304 pixels in both landscape and
portrait modes
Hardware copy accelerator On-board copy speeds up to 150 MB/sec.
Luminance calibration port Precise calibration and matching of display
monitors for accurate grayscale imaging
On-board VGA™support Booting in MS-DOS™ and Windows
®
128-bit hardware GUI accelerator:
the I-128™ chip Support for complex drawing and copy functions for outstanding graphical user
interface (GUI) performance
Optimized zero wait-state PCI
local bus Rapid image transfer to the board from system memory and other PCI boards

Planning the Md4/PCI Board Installation 3
Multi-boot ROM technology Full operating system support for PCI-based
computers, including these operating
systems:
• MS-DOS
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95
• Microsoft Windows NT
®
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Sun™ Solaris™
• Digital
®
UNIX™
Compatibility with the DOME
®
Image-Processing Library
(DIMPL™) and its ActiveX™
interface, the DimplX™ control
Image handling and processing, including
16-bit window/leveling, fractional zooming,
image rotation, and mirroring
Md4/PCI Board Features and Benefits (Cont.)
This feature… Provides this benefit…

4 Chapter 1
Planning the Installation
Before you install the Md4/PCI board in your system,
review these installation requirements to make sure you
have all the necessary items.
Cross-platform requirements
You can install the Md4/PCI board in a PC, Sun PCI work-
station, or Digital UNIX workstation. All platforms require
these items:
• Md4/PCI board
• Compatible monitor that can support your desired
display resolution
Multiple monitors for PCs must have the same resolution.