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  • Page 1 (217) 352-9330 | Click HERE Find the Matrox Meteor-II MC/4 at our website:...
  • Page 2 Matrox Meteor-II /Standard Installation and Hardware Reference Manual no. 10577-101-0500 October 9, 2003 ox Meteor-II /Digital Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 3 © Copyright Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd., 2003. All rights reserved. Limitation of Liabilities: In no event will Matrox or its suppliers be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, economic, cover or consequential damages arising out of the use of...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Standard ........16...
  • Page 5 Matrox Meteor-II /Standard grab section ........34...
  • Page 6 Appendix C: Listing of Matrox Meteor-II /Standard Boards ..59 Revisions of Matrox Meteor-II /Standard ....... . . 60 Appendix D: Glossary .
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  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter Introduction Chapter 1: This chapter outlines the key features of the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 9: Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard

    8 Chapter 1: Introduction Matrox Meteor-II /Standard Matrox Meteor-II /Standard is a standard monochrome and color analog frame grabber. This board is available in a PCI, PC/104-Plus, or CompactPCI (3U) form factor. VMChannel (not available BNC Connector for on CompactPCI and...

  • Page 10: Data Transfer

    Data transfer The Matrox Meteor-II /Standard 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, the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board features 4 Mbytes of video transfer memory for temporary frame storage.

  • Page 11: What You Need To Get Started

    Matrox Intellicam interfacing and provides interactive access to all the acquisition features of your Matrox board. With Matrox Intellicam, you can change the size and position of the active region by creating a custom DCF. Matrox Intellicam is included with MIL /ActiveMIL and MIL-Lite /ActiveMIL-Lite.

  • Page 12: Inspecting The Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard Package

    When you unpack your Matrox Meteor-II /Standard 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...

  • Page 13: Handling Components

    • The VMChannel interconnect kit (GEN-BUS/#) for Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PCI. • DBHD44-TO-13BNC input cable with a high density 44-pin connector and thirteen BNC connectors for the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PCI and CompactPCI form factors. Six BNC-TO-SVHS (Y/C) adapter cables are supplied with the DBHD44-TO-13BNC cable.
  • Page 14 If you want technical information about Matrox Meteor-II /Standard, including specifications and connector descriptions, and pinouts, refer to Appendix B. A revision history for the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard is available in Appendix C. When the term Host is used in this manual, it refers to your computer.
  • Page 15 14 Chapter 1: Introduction Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter Hardware Chapter 2: installation This chapter explains how to install the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard hardware. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 17: Installing Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard

    2. Check that you have an empty PCI (32-bit) slot that can accommodate the board. If you do not have an empty slot, remove a PCI board from your computer to make room for your Matrox Meteor-II board and take note of the slot number you choose.
  • Page 18 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.

  • Page 19: Installing Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Compactpci

    (3U). Note that a 6U replacement bracket is optional. 1. Remove a plate on the subrack, exposing an empty slot. 2. Carefully position Matrox Meteor-II along one of the guide rails and slide the board towards the connector at the back.

  • Page 20: Installing Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Pc/104-Plus

    MIL or one of its derivatives. Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PC/104-Plus This section refers to the stand-alone version of Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PC/104-Plus. The version pre-configured for Matrox 4Sight-II is not discussed in this manual. For more information, see Note about Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PC/104-Plus later in this chapter.
  • Page 21 Use the following steps to install your Matrox Meteor-II board for PC/104-Plus: 1. Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus can operate in either a 5V or 3.3V system. In some cases, a hole in the PC/104-Plus (PCI) connector is filled, which prevents another PC/104-Plus board from being stacked on top.
  • Page 22 Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Standard 5. Carefully position Matrox Meteor-II over the connectors and press the board firmly into place. 6. Replace the anchoring screws. 7. Set the rotary switch (next to the PC/104 (ISA) connector) to 0 if installing the first stackable board, or another appropriate setting if not the first.

  • Page 23: Note About Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Pc/104-Plus

    Matrox 4Sight-II integrated unit lies in a plane perpendicular to the board. The latter allows the Matrox Meteor-II board to be hardwired to the input connector of the Matrox 4Sight-II unit; as such, it can only be used as the first board in the PC/104-Plus stack on the Matrox 4Sight-II unit.

  • Page 24: Connecting External Devices

    Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PCI Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PCI has five connectors, which are indicated in the diagram below. Two of these connectors are located on its bracket. The first four connectors listed are discussed in detail in Appendix B.

  • Page 25: Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Compactpci

    Connecting a video input to Meteor-II /Standard for PCI or CompactPCI You can connect video sources to Matrox Meteor-II /Standard’s video input connector, using the optional DBHD44-TO-13BNC cable. This cable has thirteen BNC connectors and a 44-pin high-density D-Subminiature plug. The wires of the cable are listed in the following table.

  • Page 26: Connecting Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Pci To Other Boards

    Chrominance Connecting Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PCI to other boards The VMChannel interface allows the transfer of data to other Matrox boards. Insert a VMChannel backplane (available with the interconnect kit) across the VMChannel interface to connect the boards. Note that when connecting multiple Matrox boards, at least one of the boards must be a bus-controller.

  • Page 27: Connecting Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Pci To The Auxiliary

    1. Use the 4-pin power cable to connect the auxiliary power supply connector to the power supply in the computer. 2. Ensure that the jumper is across the appropriate Matrox Meteor-II auxiliary power supply selection pins, for the required voltage (5 V or 12 V). See Appendix B for a diagram.
  • Page 28 Therefore, you can interface a camera with the PC/104-Plus board by connecting the camera to your unit’s video input connector. Detailed information on connecting a video input to this board can be found in the Matrox 4Sight-II installation and hardware reference manual.
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  • Page 30: Chapter 3: Using Multiple Matrox Meteor-Ii Boards

    Chapter Using multiple Chapter 3: Matrox Meteor-II boards This chapter explains how to use multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 31: Multiple Board Installation

    The number of PC/104-Plus boards that you can stack depends on the computer Installing multiple you are using. If using a Matrox 4Sight-II integrated unit, you can stack a PC/104-Plus boards maximum of three PC/104-Plus boards, as shown in the diagram below. Note that if you have PC/104 boards in your computer, they must be placed at the top of the stack.

  • Page 32: Grabbing Simultaneously From Different Boards

    Grabbing simultaneously from different boards You can simultaneously grab images from cameras attached to different Matrox Meteor-II boards. To grab at exactly the same time, the cameras must be genlocked (synchronized) and their corresponding digitizer configuration formats must be the same.
  • Page 33 32 Chapter 3: Using multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards Matrox Meteor-II /Standard has a low susceptibility to PCI bus latency due to its PCI bandwidth 4 Mbytes of video transfer memory. In addition, sustained PCI-transfers to requirements memory require the use of a high performance PCI core-logic chipset, such as the Intel 820, 840, 850, 860, or E7505.

  • Page 34: Chapter 4: Hardware Reference

    Chapter Hardware reference Chapter 4: This chapter explains the architecture of the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard hardware, as well as the available features and modes. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 35: Matrox Meteor-Ii Hardware Reference

    Appendix B of this manual. Matrox Meteor-II /Standard grab section The grab section of the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board uses a video decoder to capture RS-170 /CCIR monochrome video and composite (CVBS) and component (Y/C) video in NTSC /PAL format.

  • Page 36: Input Channels

    The input low-pass filtering stage is used to limit high frequency noise and aliasing effects at the input of the decoder. The filter used on Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PCI and CompactPCI is a 4th order Butterworth filter with a cutoff frequency of 8 MHz.

  • Page 37: Uart And Rs-232 Serial Port

    Matrox Meteor-II /Standard operates in next valid frame/field mode. When in this mode, the digitizer waits for the next valid frame or field (as specified by the DCF file) before commencing the grab.

  • Page 38: User Bits

    4.7 KΩ. Using the auxiliary power supply Matrox Meteor-II /Standard can supply power to your camera. Use the 4-pin power cable provided with your board to connect to the power supply of your computer. The operating voltage can be set to either 5 V or 12 V, but the current drawn by all cameras is limited to 1.5 A.

  • Page 39: Pci Interface

    38 Chapter 4: Hardware reference PCI interface Matrox Meteor-II has a 32-bit PCI bus interface, capable of a peak transfer rate of 132 Mbytes/sec. The VIA's PCI interface is 32 bits wide and operates at 33 MHz. It allows all VIA The VIA’s PCI...

  • Page 40: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    This appendix gives suggestions to help you resolve potential problems. If your problem is not addressed here, contact your local Matrox representative, Matrox Sales Office, or the Matrox Imaging Customer Support Group. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    40 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you have problems using your Matrox Meteor-II board, please try the following: • Check for disconnected power cords. • Read the Common problems and solutions section in this chapter. If your problem is not addressed in this chapter or if the solutions suggested don’t work for you, contact your local Matrox representative, Matrox Sales Office, or the Matrox Imaging Customer Support Group.
  • Page 42 Administrative Tools, and open Computer Management. From the Computer Management explorer window, select System Tools, followed by Device Manager. If you do not see a Meteor-II device under Matrox Imaging Adapters, you will have to reinstall the driver. If the above solution for your operating system does not work, try the following.

  • Page 43: Grabbing Problems

    • IRQ conflict under Windows 2000/XP - To resolve this problem with the PCI and CompactPCI form factors, re-assign a different IRQ line to the PCI slot in which the Matrox Meteor-II board is installed. - To resolve this problem with the PC/104-Plus form factor, change the rotary switch settings.

  • Page 44: Problems During Application Development

    Management explorer window, select System Tools, followed by Device Manager. From the View menu, select the Resources by type, and expand the Interrupt request (IRQ) folder. Check for devices that are sharing an IRQ with your Matrox frame grabber. Contacting Matrox...
  • Page 45 44 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 46: Appendix B: Technical Information

    Appendix B: Technical information This appendix contains information that might be useful when installing your Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 47: Technical Information

    (or equivalent) or better. Some older systems use a core logic chipset (interfaces PCI with Host memory) that has limited throughput capabilities. Matrox Meteor-II /Standard might not be able to attain full functionality on such systems. We recommend systems with newer PCI chipsets, such as the Intel 440BX, 810, 815E, 820, 840, 845PE, 850, 860, E7500, or E7505.

  • Page 48: Board Input And Output Connectors

    - RS-232 port (UART). - 32-bit non bus-controller VMChannel interface. Board input and output connectors Matrox Meteor-II /Standard PCI form factor has five connectors: a VMChannel, PCI form factor an auxiliary power supply input, a video input, a BNC connector, and a PCI connector.
  • Page 49 BNC, and a CompactPCI connector. factor CompactPCI connector Video input Matrox Meteor-II for the PC/104-Plus form factor (stand alone version) has four PC/104-Plus form interface connectors: a video input, a PC/104-Plus (PCI), and two PC/104 (ISA) factor connectors.

  • Page 50: Video Input Connector On Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Pci And Compactpci

    Note that the video input connector for the PC/104-Plus form factor built for Matrox 4Sight-II is right-angled, unlike the one for the stand-alone version, discussed here. See Note about Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PC/104-Plus in Chapter 2 for more details.

  • Page 51: Video Input Connector On Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard For Pc/104-Plus

    Connector & shell: HDT44P Video input connector on Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PC/104-Plus The video input connector on the Meteor-II /Standard for PC/104-Plus is located on the top side of the board. Its pinout is as follows: Signal Description VID_IN1...

  • Page 52: Bnc Connector

    VMChannel interface connector The VMChannel interface allows Matrox Meteor-II /Standard to share data with any Matrox imaging board that has a VMChannel interface capable of performing the bus controller function. A VMChannel backplane (available with the GEN-BUS/...
  • Page 53 52 Appendix B: Technical information Note the VMChannel is not supported on the CompactPCI and PC/104-Plus form factors. top view of board pin 1 pin 34 (component side) pin 35 pin 68 side view of board (component side) pin 68 pin 35 The following table provides the pinout of the VMChannel interface: Signal...

  • Page 54: Auxiliary Power Supply Input

    * N/C = Not connected. This means that the pin is defined as part of the VMChannel interface standard but it is not used on the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board. Auxiliary power supply input The auxiliary power supply input connector is a standard 4-pin male connector that routes power from the computer to a camera (via the DB-44).

  • Page 55: Auxiliary Power Supply Selection

    54 Appendix B: Technical information For customers planning to build their own cable, parts can be purchased from: Manufacturer: Connector: 2490-04PRT Auxiliary power supply selection The following diagram shows the location of the auxiliary power supply selection and their corresponding pin numbers: +12V pin 2 pin 3 As shown in the table below, place the jumper across pins 1 and 2 for a +5 V supply...

  • Page 56: Specifications

    150 mA 6.06 W This number represents the total power consumption of the Matrox Meteor-II board only. It does not include the power consumption of a camera which draws current through the auxiliary power supply input. • Video input signals: - Termination: 75 Ω.
  • Page 57 56 Appendix B: Technical information • User output signals: - No termination. - Output current: Min: -25 mA. ➠ Max: +25 mA. ➠ • Trigger input signal (opto-isolated): - Termination: 511 ohms series. - Input current: Min of low: 0 µA. ➠...

  • Page 58: Environmental

    Specifications Environmental • Min./max. ambient operating temperature: 0°C - 55° C. • Min./max. storage temperature: -40° C - 75° C. • Max. altitude for operation: 3000 meters. • Max. altitude for transport: 12000 meters. • Operating humidity: 20 - 80% relative humidity (non-condensing). Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...
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  • Page 60: Appendix C: Listing Of Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard Boards

    Appendix C: Listing of Matrox Meteor-II /Standard Boards This appendix lists specific versions and revisions of the Matrox Meteor-II /Standard board. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 61: Revisions Of Matrox Meteor-Ii /Standard

    60 Appendix C: Listing of Matrox Meteor-II /Standard Boards Revisions of Matrox Meteor-II /Standard Board Version Description Matrox Meteor-II 750-00 rev. A Original version. /Standard for PCI 750-01 rev. A No functional change. 750-02 rev. A Added expansion connectors, moved up from 4 to 7 inputs.

  • Page 62: Appendix D: Glossary

    Appendix D: Glossary This appendix defines some of the specialized terms used in this Matrox Meteor-II document. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 63 • Backplane A circuit board that acts as a pathway between multiple boards. For example, if a backplane is inserted between the VMChannels of two Matrox Meteor-II boards, the boards can share data through their VMChannel. • Band One of the surfaces of a buffer.
  • Page 64 • Color space A color space is a way of representing and describing the complete range of perceived colors. A number of color spaces have been developed. Common color spaces are RGB and HSL. Both describe the same range of perceivable colors. •...
  • Page 65 64 Appendix D: Glossary • Frame buffer A frame buffer is a dedicated storage area often used for data transfers between devices of differing speeds. For example, since a computer sends out data faster than a screen can display it, the data is temporarily stored in the frame buffer. The buffer is generally thought of as a two-dimensional surface with a certain pixel depth.
  • Page 66 • Live processing See real-time processing. • LUT mapping Look-up table mapping. A point-to-point operation that uses a table to define a replacement value for each possible pixel value in an image. • PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. Present day standard expansion bus. •...
  • Page 67 • VMChannel Vesa Media Channel. An industry standard 32-bit bus designed for carrying video data. On Matrox Meteor-II boards, it is used primarily to share data with other Matrox imaging boards. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 68 PCI interface 38 VIA 37 low-pass filter 35 VMChannel 38 data transfer 9 DMA memory 41 Matrox Inspector 10 Matrox Intellicam 10 Matrox Meteor-II package electrical specifications 55 optional items 11 environmental specifications 57 standard package 11 MIL 9 –...
  • Page 69 optional items VIA 9 DBHD44-TO-13BNC 12 VIA’s PCI port 38 – MIL 11 video decoder 34 MIL-Lite 11 video formats supported monochrome 8 NTSC 8 PAL 8 Y/C 8 bandwidth 30 video transfer memory 9 slot 11 – VMChannel 9 pinouts voltage and current specifications 55 camera power supply connector 53...

  • Page 70: Regulatory Compliance

    Regulatory Compliance FCC Compliance Statement Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for the compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Note This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.
  • Page 71 AVERTISSEMENT: Cet appareil est de la classe A. Lorsque cet appareil est utilisé dans un environnment résidentiel, il peut entraîner des interférences radioélectriques. Dans ce cas, l'usager peut être prié de prendre des mesures correctives appropriées. This device complies with EC Directive 89/336/EEC for a Class A digital device. It has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and EN55024/CISPR24 when installed in a typical class A compliant host system.

  • Page 72: Product Support

    Product support Limited Warranty Matrox warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of delivery. Matrox and its suppliers expressly disclaim any and all other warranties, express or implied. Your sole remedy shall be, repair or replacement of the product provided that the defective product be returned to the authorized dealer within a year from the date of delivery.
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  • Page 74 Resolution: Network Card: Network Software: Other cards in system: Software Specific Information Operating system: Rev: Matrox SW used: Rev: Compiler: Rev: Fill out only if you are returning a board RMA #: Who were you talking to in customer support?
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