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- Page 1 Vigilant-X User Manual UK Headquarters Electronic Modular Solutions Ltd. Kendal House, 20 Blaby Road, S. Wigston, Leics., LE18 4SB, England. Tel: +44 (0) 116 2775730 Fax: +44 (0) 116 2774973 Email: sales@ems-imaging.com Web: www.ems-imaging.com 16/03/2006...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Introduction..................3 Vigilant-X Models ................4 Hardware Installation..............6 Multi Screen Configuration ............14 Accessories .................. 21 Troubleshooting................24 EMS Limited ................. 26 Index..................... 28 Appendix 1 – Defining Custom Modes ......... 30 Appendix 2 – Screen Order ............31 16/03/2006... -
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction The EMS Vigilant-X multi-screen graphics accelerators are single slot PCI cards for displaying Windows across multiple screens as one extended desktop. Based on the S3 Graphics DeltaChrome graphics processors with 32MB of DDR per graphics processor, the Vigilant-X provides crisp, high resolution displays. -
Page 4: Vigilant-X Models
Four high quality de-interlaced video overlays with triple buffering, each at 720 x 576 resolution. (1 per screen) Overlays can be positioned anywhere on the wall. • Increase the number of composite video inputs to 128 by using the EMS VxSwitch32- H card. •... - Page 5 Vigilant-XSQ The Vigilant-XSQ has all the specifications of the Vigilant-X and in addition: • Four SIP processors each with 64Mb overlay memory (Total 256Mb) • High speed 5Gb/s SIP digital video input port for AVANT-16SQ supporting up to 128 video channels. •...
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Page 6: Hardware Installation
This section deals with installing Vigilant-X cards and spreading the Windows desktop across all the screens. If you are intending to use the Vigilant-X cards with other EMS products, you should follow this section first to get the Windows desktop working correctly. - Page 7 Vigilant-XSQ Vigilant-XSQ supplied with two analog VGA splitter cables - (RGB-S-cable). Vigilant-XSQ-DVI Vigilant-XSQ supplied with two DVI splitter cables - (DVI-S-cable) Vigilant-X-HDTV Vigilant-X supplied with two analog TV splitter cables for connection to High Definition TV - (HDTV-S-Cable). Vigilant-Xplus-HDTV Vigilant-Xplus supplied with two analog TV splitter cables for connection to High Definition TV - (HDTV-S-Cable).
- Page 8 If you want to use another graphics device at the same time as the Vigilant-X, you need to change the links on the Vigilant-X so that the motherboard does not display the boot messages on the Vigilant-X. If your machine is on, shut down Windows and switch the machine off. Notes: All plug-in cards are static sensitive and packed in antistatic materials.
- Page 9 • Install the display drivers from the CD supplied using the install program setup.exe. • Alternatively the display drivers can be downloaded from our web site; www.ems- imaging.com and installed using the install program install.exe. • If your final configuration has less than four screens select the number of screens required, otherwise select four screens.
- Page 10 Address Space The 32-bit Intel architecture has a 4GB address space. System RAM occupies the bottom part of the address space. The system BIOS occupies the top part of the address space. PCI devices are assigned parts of the remaining address space by the motherboard BIOS shortly after the system is switched on or reset.
- Page 11 Connecting up to 64 Screens To connect up to 64 screens to Vigilant-X cards, configure the links as shown in the diagram below: The links control the order in which the display driver uses the Vigilant-X cards. Insert the slave Vigilant-X cards into the PCI slots. Connect screens to the slave cards.
- Page 12 Switch the screens on then switch the machine on. The boot messages should appear on the same screen that they appeared on when the Vigilant-X master had been installed. Log on as a user with administrative access rights. The Found New Hardware Wizard will announce that new hardware has been found. This will happen once for each slave Vigilant-X card you have added to the system.
- Page 13 Each output channel has three connectors as shown in the diagram above, black for the first output channel and grey for the second output channel. The following table explains how the connections are made: HDTV S-Video Composite Luma – Y1 Output Channel Chroma –...
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Page 14: Multi Screen Configuration
Multi Screen Configuration To change the display settings for the Vigilant-X cards, use the Display Properties dialog in the Control Panel. If you have more than one graphics device in your machine, the Settings tab allows you to control which graphics devices are used and what their position on the desktop is. There should be a monitor icon for each Vigilant-X card and at least one monitor icon for each of the other graphics devices in the system (there is a limit to the number of monitor icons that are displayed). - Page 15 Resolution per Screen: Note: Changing the resolution may alter the colour palette settings, so check that it is correct before clicking OK or Apply. Colour Palette: Select the number of colours you want to use. Refresh Rate: Use the drop down arrow to select a refresh rate for the desktop. Only the refresh rates available at the selected resolution and colour depth are displayed.
- Page 16 Monitor Configuration box will reflect your choice. Force DVI Output When the EMS display driver initializes it reads the EDIDs of the attached screens to determine if the DVI (digital) or analog outputs should be used. If no monitor EDID is read then this function is used to decide which output to enable.
- Page 17 Prune Modes Enabling the check box limits the resolutions displayed in the resolution box to those that are supported by all of the screens attached to the Vigilant-X cards active outputs. This information is read from the monitor EDIDs when the TWIN tab is opened. If the state of this check box is changed then the resolution control is updated.
- Page 18 Video Overlay Tab The Video Overlay Tab allows you to configure the video overlay driver. Video Gaps If a video overlay is displayed across multiple screens that have wide casings around the edges, strange effects maybe seen in the video images. Diagonal lines appear broken and circles appear elongated.
- Page 19 With video gaps, the video is spread across the gaps between the screens so that the lines are straight and the circles remain circular. Parts of the video are lost in the gaps. • Using a ruler, measure the size of the image on the screen and enter the values in Screen size.
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Page 21: Accessories
Accessories VIM16 The VIM16 is a video input module designed specifically for connecting analog video inputs to your Vigilant-Xplus. The VIM16 requires a vacant mounting position on the PC backplane but does not require a PCI slot, as it does not plug into the motherboard. The printed circuit board on the VIM16 is divided into two areas and are labelled A and B. - Page 22 How to Connect Video Inputs to the Vigilant-Xplus Card Connect output 1-4 (J3) from Input 1-4 (J1) on the Vigilant- the VIM16 Xplus cards Connect output 5-8 (J4) from Input 5-8 (J2) on the Vigilant- the VIM-16 Xplus cards Connect output 9-12 (J5) Input 9-12 (J3) on the from the VIM-16 Vigilant-Xplus cards...
- Page 23 Video Inputs The video inputs are connected to the VIM16 using a 16-way splitter cable (provided). The cable consists of 16 BNC sockets connected to a 26-way D plug. Up to 16 composite or 8 S-Video sources can be connected to the splitter cable. Each BNC socket on the splitter cable is labeled to show the video input channel number.
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Page 24: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting In the unlikely event that you encounter any difficulties installing your Vigilant-X card, please refer to the following possible solutions before contacting technical support. No text display at boot-up • Make sure that the Vigilant-X card is firmly plugged into the PCI slot. •... - Page 25 Email the output.txt and complete description of the problem and the system you are using (including version numbers of software installed) to support@ems-imaging.com Poor screen display/fuzzy images A poor screen image can be caused by selection of the incorrect refresh rate for your monitor.
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Page 26: Ems Limited
EMS Limited make no representations or warranties with respect to the contents thereof, and do not accept liability for any errors or omissions. EMS reserves the right to change specification without prior notice and cannot assume responsibility for the use made of the information supplied. - Page 27 UK Headquarters and Main Sales Office EMS Ltd., Kendal House, 20 Blaby Road, S. Wigston, Leics., LE18 4SB, England. Tel: +44 (0) 116 2775730 Fax: +44 (0) 116 2774973 Email: sales@ems-imaging.com www.ems-imaging.com 16/03/2006...
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Page 28: Index
Connecting up to 64 Screens, 11 Connection of Monitors, 31 Connectors, 3 Copyright Statement, 26 , 16 Custom Custom Mode information, 30 EMS Limited, 26 , 16 Default DVI, 3 Force DVI Output, 16 Found New Hardware Wizard, 12 fuzzy images, 25... - Page 29 Pixel clock, 3 Poor screen display, 25 Power, 10 Problems with multiple iH cards, 24 Processors, 3 Prune Modes, 17 range features, 3 Refresh Rate:, 15 Resolution per Screen, 15 S3 Graphics, 3 Screen Arrangement, 16 Screen Order, 31 slave monitors do not initialise, 24 Source of Mode, 16 Specifications:, 3 Technical Support, 26...
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Page 30: Appendix 1 - Defining Custom Modes
Appendix 1 – Defining Custom Modes Custom Mode information is stored in the Registry at: • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DGC123\Device0 In a REG_MULTI_SZ value named “Mode”. Each mode definition is on a single line (there can be multiple mode definitions each on a new line). The mode definition should be typed in the following format as a comma-separated string: X, Y, Refresh, hfp, hsync, hbp, vfp, vsync, vbp, hpol, vpol, dotclock For example:... -
Page 31: Appendix 2 - Screen Order
Appendix 2 – Screen Order Screen Order – Connection of Screens The first card to be initialized generates the picture for the top left monitor in the wall of screens, plus the three adjacent screens. The second card drives the next four screens and so on. - Page 32 The value of ReorderList must comply with the following rules: • Each screen within the arrangement must be represented. • Screens should not be duplicated i.e. may only be entered once. For a new screen order to take effect, reboot the machine. Note: If for any reason the value of ReorderList is not valid, the system will revert to the default screen ordering.
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