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  • Page 1 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...

  • Page 2: Hardware Installation

    TECH-SOURCE GXTRA Hardware Installation Copyright © 1997 by Tech-Source Inc. 442 S. North Lake Blvd. Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (407) 262-7100 Publication # 65-0129-01 September 11, 1997 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 3 09/11/97 GXTRA/3 Turbo replaces GXTRA/3 The Tech-Source Inc. logo , Tech-Source, GXTRA, GXTRA/2 Turbo, GXTRA/3 Turbo are trademarks of Tech-Source Inc. All SPARC trademarks, are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • Page 4 The product described in this manual may be protected by one or more U.S. patents, foreign patents, and/or pending applications. PREFACE This publication documents the installation of the Tech-Source GXTRA X Terminal on an SBus card. This manual is intended for system designers who incorporate the Tech-Source card(s) into their SPARCstations.
  • Page 5 Freight charges associated with the repair or replacement of said components under warranty are to be shared by Tech-Source Inc. and customer. US customer bears freight charges of product being returned to Tech-Source Inc., and Tech-Source Inc.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........1-1 1.1 Overview .
  • Page 7 Table of Contents (continued) 3.7 Setting the Test Options ....3-5 3.7.1 Open Boot Version 1.x ... . 3-6 3.7.2 Open Boot Version 2.x .
  • Page 8 Table of Contents (continued) Figure 2.7 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Rear Panels ......2-11 Figure 2.8 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Card Installation .
  • Page 9 Parameters ......4-7 Table 4-10 Switch A - 1600 x 1280 @ 60 Hz Timing Parameters .

  • Page 10: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview This manual provides detailed information about the GXTRA "X Terminal on an SBus card". When you have completed reading the manual, you will be able to install a GXTRA SBus card into various SBus system configurations.

  • Page 11: Fcc Compliance

    WARNING Changes or modifications made to the GXTRA, without the expressed approval of Tech-Source Inc., which may affect FCC Compliance, could void the user's warranty. This is applicable to the special accessories provided with the GXTRA such as the shielded cables and specific connectors that are provided with the product.

  • Page 12: Unpacking And Installing The Gxtra Card

    Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card 2.1 Unpackaging and Handling The GXTRA card is delivered in a protective box. The box contains the GXTRA SBus card wrapped in an anti-static envelope, a one- time use electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection kit, appropriate software, cable(s), and documentation (depending on the configuration ordered).

  • Page 13: Precautions

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 If a wrist grounding strap is not available, open the ESD kit and follow the instructions supplied to attach the ESD device once the workstation is open. Remove the card from the anti-static envelope just before you are ready to install or work on the card.

  • Page 14: Shut Down And Power Off The Sparcstation

    Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card 2.3 Shut Down and Power Off the SPARCstation Ensure that all users save their work and log off before the workstation is shut down. Shut down the workstation by entering the following commands: prompt% /bin/su password:enter root password if required...

  • Page 15: Sparcstation Ipc, Ipx And Sparcclassic

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 Remove all cables (except the power cord) from the back of the SPARCstation 1+ and 2. Remove the two Phillips screws from the back panel (reference Figure 2.1). Figure 2.1 Opening the SPARCstation 1+ and 2 Firmly grasp the left and right sides of the cover and tilt the cover up and forward until the protector loop clears the chassis.

  • Page 16: Figure 2.2 Opening The Sparcstation Ipc, Ipx And Sparcclassic

    Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card Remove all cables (except the power cord) from the back of the unit. Loosen the Phillips head screw in the middle of the rear panel (reference Figure 2.2). Figure 2.2 Opening the SPARCstation IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Secure the workstation top by placing your index fingers on the latches on each side (refer to Figure 2.2).

  • Page 17: Installing The Gxtra

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 CAUTION Attach a wrist grounding strap (or the supplied ESD device) at this time. Do not proceed without properly grounding yourself to the workstation. 2.5 Installing the GXTRA Reference the documentation provided with your workstation for specific details on card installation.

  • Page 18: Figure 2.3 Sbus Slot Locations For Sparcstation

    Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card Figure 2.3 SBus Slot Locations for SPARCstation 1+ and 2 Remove the rear panel cover for the SBus slot the card will be installed in. To do this press the release pins on the inside of the unit and pull the rear protector plate towards the front panel.

  • Page 19: Figure 2.4 Rear Panel Cover And Board Socket

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 Figure 2.4 Rear Panel Cover and Board Socket Locations for SPARCstation 1+ and 2 With a ground strap (ESD kit) attached, open the anti-static bag and remove the GXTRA. Place the card at an angle into the rear panel of the workstation.

  • Page 20: Sparcstation Ipc, Ipx And Sparcclassic

    Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card Figure 2.5 Card and Logic Board Alignment CAUTION Do not use excessive force or push on the Weitek part as you may break the bracket or damage the pins on the bottom of the board.

  • Page 21: Figure 2.6 Ipc And Ipx Sbus Slot Locations

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 Figure 2.6 IPC and IPX SBus Slot Locations Remove the rear panel cover for the SBus slot the card will be installed in. To do this press the release pins on the inside of the unit and pull the rear protector plate towards the front panel.

  • Page 22: Panels

    Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card Figure 2.7 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Rear Panels With a ground strap (ESD kit) attached to the workstation, open the anti-static bag and remove the GXTRA. Place the card at an angle into the rear panel of the workstation. Ensure that the DB13W3 video connector is facing the rear of the unit.

  • Page 23: Installation

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 Figure 2.8 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Card Installation CAUTION Do not use excessive force or push on the Weitek part as you may break the bracket or damage the pins on the bottom of the board. 2-12 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 24: Sparcstation 600Mp And Sparcstation

    Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card 2.6 SPARCstation 600MP and SPARCstation 10 The SPARCstation and SPARCserver 600MP has four SBus slots mounted on the CPU board. To install the GXTRA, the CPU card must be pulled from its VME slot. Figure 2.9 shows the locations of the SBus slots on the CPU card.

  • Page 25: Replacing The Workstation Cover

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 2.7 Replacing the Workstation Cover Replace the cover by reversing the instructions given in Sections 2.4.1 or 2.4.2. Do not hold the cover at too drastic an angle, and slowly lower the top cover onto the chassis. Ensure that the protector loop on the cover is properly seated in the loop slot on the bottom of the workstation.

  • Page 26: Powering Up The Workstation

    Chapter 2 - Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card Figure 2.12 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Cover Installation 2.8 Powering Up The Workstation Connect all the cables originally removed from the back of the workstation. Connect the supplied video cable to the GXTRA monitor connector at the rear of the GXTRA and the other end to the monitor.
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  • Page 28: Bringing Up The Gxtra Card For The First Time

    Chapter 3 Bringing Up the GXTRA Card for the First Time 3.1 Overview This chapter provides the instructions and considerations for powering up your new GXTRA card for the first time. This is basic information and is meant for you to verify that your GXTRA card is operational and ready for further activities.

  • Page 29: Rotary Switch Settings

    GXTRA/12 Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 3.3.1 Rotary Switch Settings The GXTRA has a rotary switch which selects the correct resolution for your display. The switch is shown in Figure 3.1. There are specific resolutions preprogrammed for each GXTRA card which are described in detail in the tables below.

  • Page 30: Connecting The Cables

    The system will probe each of the SBus slots at which point the Tech-Source Inc. banner will be displayed. If the card is the system console, the monitor will then display the regular Sun banner and print the results of the CPU's initialization tests and finish with a user prompt.

  • Page 31: Selecting System Console With Multiple Frame

    GXTRA/12 Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 3.6 Selecting System Console With Multiple Frame Buffers By default, the system will boot and display messages on the system console. The system console is automatically configured as the first display device probed in the system. If there is only one display device in the system, that will be the system console.

  • Page 32: Setting The Test Options

    Chapter 3 - Bringing Up the GXTRA Card for the First Time Changing the sbus-probe-list does not have any immediate effect, the system must be rebooted or reset in order to actually make it occur. To make the change effective, reset the system as follows: OK>...

  • Page 33: Open Boot Version 1.X

    OK> cd /sbus OK> ls From the listing determine the location of the desired board, such as "TECH-SOURCE,gxtra@2" for a GXTRA in slot 2. At the prompt enter: Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 34 OK> execute-device-method Some vital product data will be displayed, followed by either a "passed" or a "failed" message. If a "failed" message is displayed, contact Tech-Source Inc. Customer Support. If a "passed" message is displayed, proceed with the installation. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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  • Page 36: Theory Of Operation

    Chapter 4 Theory of Operation 4.1 The SBus Interface The CPU card communicates with the GXTRA card through the SBus interface. The SBus interface is the mechanism for communications between the CPU card and the GXTRA card. This interface is fully described in the SBus Specification B.0 included in the SBus Developer's kit.

  • Page 37: Blit Command

    GXTRA Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 the end points of a horizontal line which is then drawn by the horizontal draw circuitry. The GXTRAengine cannot draw curved objects or draw curves. The GXTRAengine can only draw a filled quadrilateral. Depending on whether or not the quadrilateral is degenerate, the GXTRAengine is capable of drawing points, lines, triangles, and quadrilaterals (including self-intersecting quadrilaterals such as hourglasses).

  • Page 38: The Forth Prom

    Chapter 4 - Theory of Operation of the GXTRA Card should be transparent (ie. allow the 8 color planes to be displayed). 4.4 The FORTH PROM The on-board PROM contains the FORTH code (Fcode) which initializes the GXTRA card. This is a flash-programmable device, which should not be adjusted in any fashion.

  • Page 39: Table 4-2A Switch 2 - 1024 X 768 @ 60 Hz Timing Parameters

    GXTRA Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 Table 4-2A Switch 2 - 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz Timing Parameters PARAMETER VALUE UNIT Horizontal Resolution Pixel Vertical Resolution Pixel Vertical Frequency Horizontal Front Porch 0.500 usec Horizontal Sync Width 1.000 usec Horizontal Back Porch 2.000 usec...

  • Page 40: Table 4-4 Switch 4 - 1152 X 900 @ 76 Hz Timing Parameters

    Chapter 4 - Theory of Operation of the GXTRA Card Table 4-4 Switch 4 - 1152 x 900 @ 76 Hz Timing Parameters PARAMETER VALUE UNIT Horizontal Resolution 1152 Pixel Vertical Resolution Pixel Vertical Frequency Horizontal Front Porch Sun Proprietary Horizontal Sync Width Sun Proprietary Horizontal Back Porch...

  • Page 41: Table 4-6A Switch 6 - 1280 X 1024 @ 67 Hz Timing Parameters

    GXTRA Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 Table 4-6A Switch 6 - 1280 x 1024 @ 67 Hz Timing Parameters PARAMETER VALUE UNIT Horizontal Resolution 1280 Pixel Vertical Resolution 1024 Pixel Vertical Frequency Horizontal Front Porch Sun Proprietary Horizontal Sync Width Sun Proprietary Horizontal Back Porch Sun Proprietary...

  • Page 42: Table 4-8 Switch 8 - 1280 X 1024 @ 76 Hz Timing Parameters

    Chapter 4 - Theory of Operation of the GXTRA Card Table 4-8 Switch 8 - 1280 x 1024 @ 76 Hz Timing Parameters PARAMETER VALUE UNIT Horizontal Resolution 1280 Pixel Vertical Resolution 1024 Pixel Vertical Frequency Horizontal Front Porch 0.237 usec Horizontal Sync Width 0.474...

  • Page 43: Table 4-10 Switch A - 1600 X 1280 @ 60 Hz Timing Parameters

    GXTRA Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 Table 4-10 Switch A - 1600 x 1280 @ 60 Hz Timing Parameters PARAMETER VALUE UNIT Horizontal Resolution 1600 Pixel Vertical Resolution 1280 Pixel Vertical Frequency Horizontal Front Porch 0.19 usec Horizontal Sync Width 1.60 usec Horizontal Back Porch...

  • Page 44: Table 4-12 Switch C - 1024 X 768 @ 70 Hz Timing Parameters

    Chapter 4 - Theory of Operation of the GXTRA Card Table 4-12 Switch C - 1024 x 768 @ 70 Hz Timing Parameters PARAMETER VALUE UNIT Horizontal Resolution 1024 Pixel Vertical Resolution Pixel Vertical Frequency Horizontal Front Porch 0.407 usec Horizontal Sync Width 1.833 usec...

  • Page 45: Gxtra Sbus Card Slot Requirements

    GXTRA Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 4.6 GXTRA SBus Card Slot Requirements The GXTRA SBus card can be plugged into any SBus slot which has a minimum 4MB address space. 4-10 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 46: Description Of The Gxtra/2 Turbo

    Chapter 5 Description of the GXTRA/2 Turbo 5.1 Main Features Single-wide SBus card (83.82mm x 146.7mm) (3.3" x 5.8") SBus-size two piece front panel Single-slot card PROM conforms to the Open Boot PROM 2.0 Specification Slave-only SBus interface with SPARC CPU 4 MB Address Space Required Drives standard RGB monitors 8-bits per pixel (color &...

  • Page 47: Frame Buffer Organization

    GXTRA Hardware Installation - September 11, 1997 SBus Connector 96-pin Mini-Din Size 83.82mm x 146.7mm (3.3" x 5.8") Drawing Engine Weitek Power 9100 RAMDAC IBM RGB525 VideoRAM 2 MB PROM On board flash Keyboard/Mouse SIO Zilog 85C30 SCC 5.3 Frame Buffer Organization The GXTRA/2 Turbo frame buffer is organized as a single 2 megabyte memory array.
  • Page 48 Chapter 5 - Description of the GXTRA/2 Turbo Figure 5.1 GXTRA/2 Turbo Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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  • Page 50: Description Of The Gxtra/3 Turbo

    Chapter 6 Description of the GXTRA/3 Turbo 6.1 Main Features Single-wide SBus card (83.82mm x 146.7mm) (3.3" x 5.8") SBus-size two piece front panel Single-slot card PROM conforms to the Open Boot PROM 2.0 Specification Slave-only SBus interface with SPARC CPU 4 Mb Address Space Required Drives standard RGB monitors 8-bits per pixel (color &...

  • Page 51: Frame Buffer Organazation

    GXTRA Hardware Installation -September 11, 1997 Video Output Standard RS-343 75 Ohm Impedance Video Connector DB-13-W3 SBus Connector 96-pin Mini-Din Size 83.82mm x 146.7mm (3.3" x 5.8") Drawing Engine Weitek Power 9100 RAMDAC IBMRGB640 VideoRAM 4 Megabytes PROM On board flash Keyboard/Mouse SIO Zilog 85C30 SCC 6.3 Frame Buffer Organization...

  • Page 52: Table 6-1 Gxtra/3 Turbo Electrical Specifications

    Chapter 6 - Description of the GXTRA/3 Turbo Table 6-1 GXTRA/3 Turbo Electrical Specifications CONSIDERATION SPECIFICATION Conditions 5% tolerance on all power supplies T/A = 10 to +50 Voltage = 5V Supply Current Board 1.1A nom 1.75A max kbd/mouse 0.15A nom .25A max total 1.25A nom 2.0A max Figure 6.3 GXTRA/3 Turbo Rev.A Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...
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  • Page 54 NOTES Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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  • Page 57 Publication # 65-0129-01 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 58 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...

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