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  • Page 1 ™ Md5/PCX Display Controller Installation Guide ® DOME imaging systems, inc.
  • Page 2 DOME and the DOME logo are registered trademarks, and Calibration TQA, DIMPL, DimplX, DimFileX, Luminance Calibration System, Md4/PCV, Md4/PCX, and Md5/PCX are trademarks of DOME imaging systems, inc. ActiveX, DirectDraw, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.

  • Page 3: Fcc Compliance Statement

    FCC Compliance Statement 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.

  • Page 4: Eu Declaration Of Conformity

    EU Declaration of Conformity The Md5/PCX display controller (models 55-MD5PCX1 and 55-MD5PCX2) 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;...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Planning the Installation Cross-platform requirements Platform-specific requirements Installation order Determining the board’s part number and revision Chapter 2: Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Preparing to Install the Md5/PCX Board Unpacking the board Supporting VGA Enabling and disabling VGA mode...
  • Page 6 Uninstalling the sister device for a dual-headed board Uninstalling a single-headed board Unsigned driver load error Impaired screen resolution Chapter 3: Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Before You Begin Part numbers that predate 55-MD5PCX1-3x...
  • Page 7 Connecting the Monitors Installing the Solaris Driver Configuring Display Settings Using the Default Monitor Mode Overriding the Default Monitor Mode Modifying the OWconfig file Using Visual Classes Configuring the Windowing Environment Using the DPMS Screen Saver with CDE Changing the Console Appendix: Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs Customizing sync parameters for Windows NT...

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    ® • Microsoft Windows NT • Sun™ Solaris™ 2.6 or later Audience This guide serves users who are installing the Md5/PCX board and software in a computer. You should be familiar with installing and configuring hardware and software. ® Md5/PCX™...

  • Page 10: Conventions

    x | About This Guide Conventions This guide uses the conventions listed in this table. This convention... Monospaced type Italic type Bold type File -> Open <Key> Indicates... Computer code or directory; backslash (\) indicates continuation of the previous line of ®...

  • Page 11: What's In This Guide

    Describes… Md5/PCX board features and installation requirements Installation and setup procedures for the Md5/PCX board and Windows NT and Windows 2000 drivers Installation and setup procedures for the Md5/PCX board and Solaris driver Resolutions and refresh rates for PCs and...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1: Planning The Installation

    Planning the Installation In This Chapter • About the Md5/PCX Board • Planning the Installation...

  • Page 14: About The Md5/Pcx Board

    2560 x 2048 pixels. Two versions of the Md5/PCX exist: • Md5/PCX1 board supports one monitor. • Md5/PCX2 board supports up to two monitors. This table describes features of the Md5/PCX board. This feature… 10-bit DAC Flexible support for display...
  • Page 15 This feature… Provides this benefit… Compatibility with the DOME Enables image handling and processing, Image-Processing Library including 16-bit windowing/leveling, (DIMPL™) and its ActiveX™ fractional zooming, image rotation, interface, the DimplX™ and mirroring control About the Md5/PCX Board | 3...

  • Page 16: Planning The Installation

    Cross-platform requirements You can install the Md5/PCX board in a PC or Sun PCI workstation. All platforms require these items: • Md5/PCX board • Compatible monitor that can support your desired display resolution Multiple monitors for PCs must have the same resolution.

  • Page 17: Platform-Specific Requirements

    • 1.2 MB hard disk space for driver and DDX installation • CD-ROM drive Planning the Installation | 5 Operating Md5/PCX Driver System Version • Windows NT 4.0 • DOME driver for Windows NT 4.0 • Windows 2000 • DOME driver for Windows 2000 Solaris 2.5.1...

  • Page 18: Installation Order

    6 | Planning the Installation Installation order This table describes the board and driver installation order for each operating system. For this operating system… Windows NT 4.0 Board as described on Windows 2000 Solaris 2.5.1 or later Determining the board’s part number and revision Check the sticker with the CE mark on the video connector.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2: Installing The Md5/Pcx Board And Driver In A Pc

    Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC In This Chapter • Preparing to Install the Md5/PCX Board • Installing the Md5/PCX Board • Connecting the Monitors • Installing the PCX Windows NT 4.0 Driver • Configuring Display Settings with Windows NT •...

  • Page 20: Preparing To Install The Md5/Pcx Board

    8 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Preparing to Install the Md5/PCX Board This section explains how to unpack the Md5/PCX board and use the VGA ports. Unpacking the board Remove the Md5/PCX board slowly from its package and protective sleeve to shield against static discharge to the board.
  • Page 21 You must disable VGA mode on the Md5/PCX board. See “To disable VGA mode” on page 11. When you install the Md5/PCX board in a computer that has an existing VGA board, only one of the boards can support the Windows operating system.

  • Page 22: Enabling And Disabling Vga Mode

    10 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Enabling and disabling VGA mode Set the DIP switches, located near the top center of the Md5/PCX board, to enable or disable VGA mode. DIP switches on the Md5/PCX board Disable VGA mode if the Md5/PCX board is used with an existing VGA board or with multiple Md5/PCX boards.
  • Page 23 Preparing to Install the Md5/PCX Board | 11 Use switch S2 to select monitor resolution when the option is enabled for displaying VGA boot messages on a high- resolution monitor. See “To enable VGA boot messages on a high-resolution monitor” on page 12.
  • Page 24 12 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To enable VGA boot messages on a high-resolution monitor Set DIP switch 3 on Switch S1 to OFF. Set DIP switches 2 and 4 on Switch S1 to ON.

  • Page 25: Installing The Md5/Pcx Board

    Installing the Md5/PCX Board This section describes how to install the Md5/PCX board in a PC. Static electricity can damage the board. Wear an antistatic wrist strap or touch one hand to a bare metal surface on the power supply to discharge static electricity.
  • Page 26 14 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Insert the Md5/PCX board firmly into the slot. Installing an Md5/PCX board If a retainer on the board prevents it from fitting in the slot, remove the two screws that attach the retainer to the board, and remove the retainer.
  • Page 27 Installed Md5/PCX board Secure the mounting bracket with the bracket screw. If you are not using the Md5/PCX board to support VGA, go to step 8. Remove a blank bracket from the back of the slot you choose for the VGA output.

  • Page 28: Installing Multiple Boards

    PCI slots can support. • You cannot mix DOME board types; additional boards must be Md5/PCX boards. • You must disable VGA mode on all but one Md5/PCX board if multiple boards are in use. See “To disable VGA mode” on page 11.

  • Page 29: Connecting The Monitors

    Connecting the Monitors Once the Md5/PCX board is installed in your system, connect the monitors to the board with the cable provided. • For the Md5/PCX2 board, the cable has two branches, each with three connectors. • For the Md5/PCX1 board, the cable is a single cable with three connectors.

  • Page 30: To Connect The Monitors To The Board

    18 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To connect the monitors to the board Attach the D-shell connector to the Md5/PCX board. Secure the connection with the screws on the connector. Attach each of the output cables to the appropriate BNC terminal on your monitor.

  • Page 31: Installing The Pcx Windows Nt 4.0 Driver

    Installing the PCX Windows NT 4.0 Driver This procedure assumes that the Windows NT 4.0 operating system is already installed on your system. If it is not, refer to the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 documentation. Use this table to determine which driver version to install. For this board…...
  • Page 32 20 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC The Settings tab appears. Click Display Type…. The Display Type dialog box appears. Click Change… in the Adapter Type section of the dialog box. The Change Display dialog box appears.
  • Page 33 The Change Display dialog box appears with these choices: DOME imaging systems Md4/PCV DOME imaging systems Md4/PCX DOME imaging systems Md5/PCX Select DOME imaging systems Md5/PCX, and click OK. The Third-party Drivers dialog box appears, prompting you: Do you wish to proceed? Click Yes.

  • Page 34: Configuring Display Settings With Windows Nt

    22 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Configuring Display Settings with Windows NT After you install the board and driver in your system, set the display resolution and refresh rate. You can then update any other configuration options.
  • Page 35 Configuring Display Settings with Windows NT | 23 The Detected Adapter dialog box appears. Sample Detected Adapter dialog box The dialog box on your screen displays the values that exist in your binary .cfg file, which may be different from the values displayed in this illustration.
  • Page 36 24 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Click Yes if the test bitmap displayed correctly or No if it displayed incorrectly. If No, the Testing Mode dialog box appears, prompting you to try different settings for your display. Click OK. Repeat steps 3–7 to perform the test with a different resolution.

  • Page 37: Using The Dome Tab To Change Display Properties

    Configuring Display Settings with Windows NT | 25 Click OK or Apply when you have selected all the new settings and want them to take effect. This message appears: Do you want to restart your computer now? Click Yes. The system prompts you to select an operating system. Select Windows NT Workstation 4.00 and then change your display settings as described in the next section.
  • Page 38 26 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To use the DOME tab Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display -> DOME. The DOME tab appears. Select the desired display properties, and then click Apply.
  • Page 39 Configuring Display Settings with Windows NT | 27 To change the resolution and refresh rate Highlight the desired resolution and refresh rate in the Resolution and Refresh Rate fields. Click Apply or OK. This dialog box appears, indicating that the new settings are being tested.

  • Page 40: Setting Palettes

    28 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Setting palettes In the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, the Md5/PCX board supports these palettes in addition to the color palette: • Dynamic gray • Nonlinear static gray • Static gray This illustration shows the assignment of values on the grayscale palettes.
  • Page 41 Configuring Display Settings with Windows NT | 29 Dynamic gray palette The dynamic gray palette reserves the first 10 and last 10 entries in the palette for the Windows NT operating system, so an applica- tion cannot manipulate them. You can, however, manipulate the middle 236 entries.

  • Page 42: Setting Monitor Preferences

    30 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Nonlinear static gray palette The nonlinear static gray palette sets the first 10 and last 10 palette entries to gray-mapped Windows colors. The middle 236 entries are ramped in ascending order, excluding the first 10 and last 10 palette entries.

  • Page 43: Setting The Driver Option

    DirectDraw applications expect the screen to be represented as a single element. If you are using multiple Md5/PCX screens, more than one screen represents the desktop. With multiple displays representing the desktop, DirectDraw applications cannot access the entire desktop and may not work properly.

  • Page 44: Additional Display Settings On Windows Nt

    32 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Additional Display Settings on Windows NT This section describes additional display settings offered on the DOME tab. DOME large fonts The Windows NT 4.0 driver uses standard Windows fonts. The DOME driver supplements these fonts with three large fonts that support high-resolution display.
  • Page 45 Additional Display Settings on Windows NT | 33 To uninstall DOME large fonts Double-click My Computer -> C: -> DOME -> Tools. A list of files appears. Double-click WinStand.reg. Click OK. Close all applications and windows. Restart your computer. Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display ->...

  • Page 46: To Customize Item And Font Size

    34 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To customize item and font size Use the Display Properties dialog box to adjust both your system- and application-level font sizes to compensate for high-resolution display. You can also customize font appearance and icon, menu, and title bar size.

  • Page 47: Dome Dlgfix Software

    Additional Display Settings on Windows NT | 35 DOME DlgFix software DOME DlgFix software automatically relocates all dialog boxes to the upper-left screen, preventing dialog boxes from splitting across screens. Dialog box splits across screens when DlgFix is not running Dialog box displays in upper-left screen when DlgFix is running DOME DlgFix software is copied to C:\dome\tools automatically during Windows NT 4.0 driver installation.

  • Page 48: Dynamic-Link Library

    36 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Limitations of DlgFix Because of limitations in the Windows NT operating system, cannot modify dialog box locations until you run DlgFix the Startup programs. The login dialog boxes are still split between screens.

  • Page 49: Dimplx Control

    Additional Display Settings on Windows NT | 37 DimplX control The DimplX control is the ActiveX interface to the DIMPL library. It provides an easy-to-use interface to the powerful DIMPL functions. It uses the DirectDraw facilities in the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.

  • Page 50: To Select The Dome Dpms Screen Saver

    38 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To select the DOME DPMS Screen Saver Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display -> Screen Saver. The Screen Saver tab appears. Select DOME DPMS Screen Saver.
  • Page 51 Additional Display Settings on Windows NT | 39 To set up the DOME DPMS Screen Saver Click Settings…. This dialog box appears. Select a Screen Saver from the list of available screen savers. The screen saver you select will appear on your monitor before DPMS power-off mode is invoked.
  • Page 52 40 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Use a 24-hour time format, such as 16:30 to indicate 4:30 p.m. This determines if or when power-off mode will be invoked for up to four different periods of the day.

  • Page 53: Installing The Pcx Windows 2000 Driver

    If it is not, refer to the Microsoft Windows 2000 documentation. Install all DOME boards before you install the driver. See “Installing the Md5/PCX Board” on page 13 for instructions. Then restart your system and install the driver. See “To install the driver” below for instructions.
  • Page 54 42 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC The initial display driver installation dialog box appears. Proceed through the installation (license agreement and readme files). The Setup Type dialog box appears.
  • Page 55 MdX/PCX board, check the sticker with the CE mark on the video connector. The Setup Type dialog box appears for each Md5/PCX board you install. Click Yes on the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box.
  • Page 56 44 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To modify an existing configuration Insert the WINDRIVER CD and browse to find the win2k\MdXPCX Double-click Setup.exe. The DOME Hardware and Software Maintenance dialog box appears. Choose Modify, and click Next.
  • Page 57 These numbers may vary depending on the hardware revision Choose Update Md5/PCX-x Driver for Board 1 (where x denotes the hardware revision) to update the installed driver, or Add a Display for Board 1 to add a second display to an existing board installed as a single head.
  • Page 58 46 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To install the driver for an additional board Turn off the power to your computer. If you leave the computer turned on, you might suffer electric shock or cause damage to both the computer components and the Md5/PCX board.
  • Page 59 To modify the display configuration for a dual-headed board Browse to th e win2k\MdXPCX directory, and double-click Setup.exe. This dialog box appears. Select Modify, and click Next. The Setup Type dialog box appears for each Md5/PCX board you have installed.
  • Page 60 48 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Select one of these options, then click Next: • Update Md5/PCX Driver for Board x for boards that are already configured. • Add a Display for Board x for the newly installed board, where x is 2 if you are adding the second board, 3 if you are adding the third board, and so on.
  • Page 61 Log on with administrator privileges. Right-click the desktop, and select Properties -> Settings. Click the Display list and select Default Monitor on Md4/PCX, Md4/PCV, or Md5/PCX. Select Advanced -> Adapter -> List All Modes. Highlight the desired resolution, and click OK.

  • Page 62: Configuring Display Settings On Windows 2000

    50 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000 After you install the board and driver and set the default monitor and refresh rate, you can change the resolution and refresh rate or any other configuration options.

  • Page 63: Using The Dome Tab To Change Display Properties

    Settings tab. The Settings tab appears. Select Default Monitor on DOME Md4/PCX, Md4/PCV or Md5/PCX from the Display box. Make sure the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor box is checked. Select Advanced -> DOME tab to select a resolution and...
  • Page 64 52 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC The DOME tab appears.
  • Page 65 Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000 | 53 To change the resolution and refresh rate Select a resolution and refresh rate from the DOME tab, and click Apply. When you use the DOME tab to set the resolution and refresh rate for one of the displays of a dual-headed DOME display board, the second display will assume the same resolution and refresh rate.
  • Page 66 54 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To set monitor preferences To enable Pedestal, select Pedestal on the DOME tab. Refer to your monitor documentation for more information. To set driver options To disable DirectDraw, select Disable DirectDraw on the DOME tab.
  • Page 67 Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000 | 55 All DOME boards that support multiple displays support differing palette options on multiple screens attached to the same board. Palette options with multiple displays The Microsoft Developer’s Network (MSDN) SelectPalette and RealizePalette functions work across all monitors if the primary monitor is palettized.
  • Page 68 56 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC The following table defines the palette options that work on primary and secondary displays. Column 3 indicates whether the listed palette combinations (in columns 1 and 2) work. Primary Display...
  • Page 69 Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000 | 57 Primary Display Secondary Display Nonlinear static gray Commodity board at 16 bpp Nonlinear static gray Dynamic gray Nonlinear static gray Static gray Nonlinear static gray Nonlinear static gray Nonlinear static gray True color Nonlinear static gray Pseudocolor True color...
  • Page 70 58 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC To set custom syncs Right-click the desktop, and select Properties -> Settings tab -> Advanced -> DOME tab -> Custom Mode. The Custom Mode dialog box appears. The Custom Mode dialog box enables you to do the following: •...
  • Page 71 Configuring Display Settings on Windows 2000 | 59 To customize or add modes If necessary, connect a monitor to your installed DOME board. Return to the Settings tab and select the test display from the Display list. Make sure Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor is selected, and click Apply.
  • Page 72 60 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Click Save Mode -> OK to save the mode. If your edits result in a new mode (that is, the X, Y, BPP, and refresh rate is not already included in the configuration file), the control panel adds the new mode to the .dom file.
  • Page 73 .dom file. The .cfg file remains unchanged. • The name of the .cfg and .dom files derive from the board type. For example, the Md5/PCX board files are named and md5pcx.cfg . md5pcx.dom •...

  • Page 74: Uninstalling Dome Devices On Windows 2000

    62 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Uninstalling DOME Devices on Windows 2000 You can uninstall DOME devices by using the Uninstall DOME Device feature on the DOME tab and also by using the Microsoft control panel.
  • Page 75 Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box. The Systems Settings Change dialog box appears. Click Yes to restart your computer. The device is now removed from Windows 2000. After your computer restarts, turn it off and remove the Md5/PCX board.

  • Page 76: Uninstalling A Dual-Headed Dome Device

    64 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Uninstalling a dual-headed DOME device You must uninstall a dual-headed DOME device on a display-by- display basis. Uninstall the sister device first and the primary device second. The DOME control panel determines if you are uninstalling the devices in the proper order.
  • Page 77 Uninstalling DOME Devices on Windows 2000 | 65 Click Display Adapters. A list of currently installed display devices appears. Highlight the adapter that is illustrated with the Display Warning icon. Right-click and choose Uninstall. Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box. The device is now removed from Windows 2000.

  • Page 78: Additional Components For Windows 2000

    66 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Additional Components for Windows 2000 These additional DOME software components run on Windows 2000 systems using the Md5/PCX board. Dynamic-link library The mdpcint.dll dynamic link library, or DLL, is a group of functions that can link to DOME applications, such as the DIMPL library and Calibration TQA system.

  • Page 79: Using Calibration Tqa On Windows 2000

    Using Calibration TQA on Windows 2000 DOME Calibration TQA 2.0.1 or later works on a Windows 2000 system that meets these requirements: • All DOME screens must use the same palette options. • All DOME screens must have the same refresh rate to within 0.01 Hz.

  • Page 80: Troubleshooting For Windows 2000

    68 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a PC Troubleshooting for Windows 2000 If you have display problems with the Md5/PCX board and driver, try these troubleshooting tips. Uninstalling the sister device for a dual-headed board Use the DOME tab to begin uninstalling the sister device. If you...

  • Page 81: Unsigned Driver Load Error

    Unsigned driver load error If an Unsigned driver cannot be loaded message appears on the screen, set the HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\ Windows NT\Driver Signing DOME drivers. Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System. The System Properties dialog box appears. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Driver Signing…...

  • Page 83: Chapter 3: Installing The Md5/Pcx Board And Driver In A Sun Pci Workstation

    Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation In This Chapter • Before You Begin • Disabling Parity on a Sun Ultra System • Preparing to Install the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation • Connecting the Monitors •...

  • Page 84: Before You Begin

    72 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Before You Begin If you are using an Md5/PCX board with a part number that predates 55-MD5PCX1-3x or 55-MD5PCX2-3x, you must disable PCI bus parity on the Sun PCI workstation before you install the Md5/PCX board and driver.

  • Page 85: Disabling Parity On A Sun Ultra System

    Disabling Parity on a Sun Ultra System A fault in the Number Nine T2R chip causes the Md5/PCX board to mishandle parity generation. To run the Md5/PCX board in a Sun UltraSPARC system, you must disable the PCI bus parity.
  • Page 86 74 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation For an Ultra 10 system, type: ok> nvedit 100 1fe.0100.0004 1d spacew! 100 1fe.0180.0004 1d spacew! ok> nvstore ok> setenv use-nvramrc? true See page 75 to disable parity on a Sun Ultra 450 system.

  • Page 87: Disabling Parity For An Ultra 450 System

    /etc/system set pci:pci_per_enable=0 Turn off the power to your workstation and install the Md5/PCX board. See “Preparing to Install the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation” on page 77. Now it is safe to boot the system. Disabling Parity on a Sun Ultra System | 75...

  • Page 88: To Check Parity Status

    76 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation To check parity status For a 33 MHz bus, type: 00 1fe.0100.0004 1d spacew? For a 66 MHz bus, type: 00 1fe.0180.0004 1d spacew? When parity is disabled, this command returns 6 or 106. When parity is enabled, this command returns a number other than 6, such as 46 or 146.

  • Page 89: Preparing To Install The Board In A Sun Pci Workstation

    Preparing to Install the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation | 77 Preparing to Install the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation This section explains how to unpack and install the Md5/PCX board in a Sun PCI workstation. If you do not properly install the board, you may be unable to boot your computer.
  • Page 90 78 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation To install the board Turn off the power to your computer. Leave the computer plugged into a grounded power outlet so that the power cord can serve as a ground for the computer.
  • Page 91 Preparing to Install the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation | 79 Remove the backplate from a slot. Refer to your Sun documentation for more information. Removing a backplate Position the board’s backplate into the opening at the back of the computer. Installing an Md5/PCX board...
  • Page 92 80 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Make sure the board’s connectors are aligned with the connectors on the motherboard. If a retainer on the board prevents it from fitting in the slot, remove the two screws attaching the retainer to the board, and remove the retainer.

  • Page 93: To Install Multiple Boards

    Sun PCI Workstation” on page 77. Remember these tips when installing multiple boards: • You can install as many Md5/PCX boards as your system’s power supply and available PCI slots can support. • Each board requires less than 5 amps of +5V. In addition, you can install different boards in the same system.

  • Page 94: Disabling Vga Mode

    82 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Disabling VGA mode The Md5/PCX board cannot operate as a VGA board in a Sun PCI workstation, so you must disable VGA on the Md5/PCX boards. If you have an Md5/PCX board that predates 55-MD5PCX1-3x or 55-MD5PCX2-3x, set DIP switch S1 as follows.

  • Page 95: Switch S2

    Preparing to Install the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation | 83 Switch S2 The default settings for switch S2, located to the right of switch S1, are all OFF. If you change this default setting, switch S2 will override the default monitor mode programmed on the board. See “Using the Default Monitor Mode”...

  • Page 96: Connecting The Monitors

    84 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Connecting the Monitors After you install the Md5/PCX board, connect the monitors to the board with the cable provided. • For the Md5/PCX2 board, the cable has two branches, each with three connectors.
  • Page 97 To connect the monitors to the board Attach the D-shell connector to the Md5/PCX board, securing the connection with the screws on the connector. Attach each of the output cables to the appropriate BNC terminal on your monitor. Refer to your monitor documentation for more information about the connector assignments on your monitor.

  • Page 98: Installing The Solaris Driver

    86 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Installing the Solaris Driver This section describes how to install the Md5/PCX software driver for the Solaris 2.5.1 or later operating system. Installing the Md5/PCX driver for your Sun host requires about 500 KB of free space: •...
  • Page 99 To transfer the software packages to the system, type: pkgadd -d md5pxZZZ.pkg where ZZZ =revision of the software on the CD. Check the file name on the CD to get the software revision. This message appears: The following packages are available: 1 DOMEmd5px DOME Md5PCX Display Support (sparc) 1.2.x...

  • Page 100: Configuring Display Settings

    88 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Configuring Display Settings Before you configure your system for the Sun Common Desktop Environment (CDE) or OpenWindows, you must set the monitor mode for your board. DOME provides a default monitor mode that you can either use or override as described in this section.

  • Page 101: Using The Default Monitor Mode

    Using the Default Monitor Mode DOME configures Md5/PCX boards with default monitor modes before shipment. When you use the Md5/PCX board as the boot console, you must connect the board to a monitor capable of dis- playing this default monitor mode.

  • Page 102: To Program The Default Mode

    90 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation To program the default mode You can use a monitor controlled by another display board to program the default monitor mode of your Md5/PCX board. All DIP switches on switch S2 must be set to OFF for the mode to take effect.

  • Page 103: Overriding The Default Monitor Mode

    Overriding the Default Monitor Mode To start CDE or OpenWindows using the default monitor mode, skip this section. To override the default monitor mode and customize your configuration for both CDE and OpenWindows, you must edit the OWconfig file. The OWconfig file is located in the /usr/openwin/server/etc The backslash (\) indicates continuation of the line.

  • Page 104: Modifying The Owconfig File

    92 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation When you install a new driver on your system, it overwrites the OWconfig file in /usr/openwin/server/etc . Copy this section of the file to the /etc/openwin/server/etc directory to ensure that the changes you make will not be overwritten when you update to newer versions of the DOME driver.
  • Page 105 "domegray.vda." board="md5pcx-2hd.xqa" This line indicates that you are using two heads ( -2hd ) of an Md5/PCX board ( md5pcx ), and that the configuration of the board is located in the board file, md5pcx-2hd.xqa . board="md5pcx-1hd.xqa" This line indicates that you have the single-head Md5/PCX1 board, and that the configuration of the board is located in the board file, md5pcx-1hd.xqa .
  • Page 106 94 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation To enable video pedestal Set the BlackLevel parameter in the domegray.vda file to 0.054. To disable video pedestal Set the BlackLevel parameter to 0.0.

  • Page 107: Using Visual Classes

    TrueColor Static classes do not support the use of a modifiable colormap, but the corresponding dynamic classes do. The Md5/PCX board has a default visual class of GrayScale. PseudoColor applications run only on displays with a PseudoColor default visual class. You can configure the Md5/PCX board to emulate PseudoColor for applications by invoking the X Window System with PseudoColor as the default visual class.
  • Page 108 96 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation To emulate a PseudoColor visual class Start the X server using PseudoColor as the default visual class by adding defclass PseudoColor to the openwin command and to the Xservers file.
  • Page 109 XTEST MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD SUN_DGA Adobe-DPS-Extension DPSExtension X3D-PEX default screen number: number of screens: screen #0: dimensions: 1152x900 pixels (325x254 millimeters) resolution: 90x90 dots per inch depths (2): 1, 8 root window id: 0x29 depth of root window: 8 planes number of colormaps: minimum 1, maximum 1 default colormap: 0x21 default number of colormap cells: 256 preallocated pixels: black 1, white 0...
  • Page 110 98 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation red, green, blue masks: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual: visual id: 0x25 class: StaticColor depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 256 entries...

  • Page 111: Configuring The Windowing Environment

    Once you have set the monitor mode, configure your system to run either the OpenWindows or CDE windowing environment. To support color with the Md5/PCX board, you must use only one head per board. If you are using two heads per board, both heads must be grayscale, and both must have the same resolution.

  • Page 112: To Configure Cde

    100 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation To configure CDE If you are using CDE as your windowing environment, configure it for your Md5/PCX board as described below. CDE defaults to using a single framebuffer associated with , the boot console.

  • Page 113: Using The Dpms Screen Saver With Cde

    To use a DOME device with a Sun console Change the line to: 0 Local local_uid@console \ root/usr/openwin/bin/Xsun -dev /dev/fb \ -dev /dev/md5pcx0.0 -nobanner Using the DPMS Screen Saver with CDE When you are running Solaris 2.6 or later, CDE allows you to enable a Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) screen saver.
  • Page 114 102 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation The Style Manager – Screen dialog box appears. Click On in the Screen Saver field to turn on a screen saver. Select a blank screen from the list of screen savers at the left.
  • Page 115 Configuring the Windowing Environment | 103 Use the slider in the Start Saver field to set the time from when the system last received input on the mouse or key- board until the system invokes the screen saver. You can set this time from 1 (one) minute to 120 minutes.

  • Page 116: Changing The Console

    104 | Installing the Md5/PCX Board and Driver in a Sun PCI Workstation Changing the Console The console appears on the first head on the first board in the system’s probe list by default. You can change the console with the pci-probe-list environment variable.
  • Page 117 Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates In This Chapter • Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs • Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations...

  • Page 118: Resolutions And Refresh Rates For Pcs

    106 | Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs The resolution and refresh rates available for the Md5/PCX board in PCs are listed in this table. Resolution (width x height) 1216 x 1600 portrait 1280 x 1024 landscape...

  • Page 119: Customizing Sync Parameters For Windows Nt

    .vid and .cfg files before making any changes to them. Open the text sync ( .vid ) file from the C:\dome\tools directory. The .vid file for the Md5/PCX board is Md5PCX.vid Change individual sync parameters in the text sync file or add new individual syncs at the end of the file to create a new mode.

  • Page 120: Resolutions And Refresh Rates For Sun Pci Workstations

    108 | Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations The resolution and refresh rates available for the Md5/PCX board in Sun PCI workstations are listed in the following table. Preadjusted Timing Resolution Name (width x height) Grayscale Monitors (monitor="domegray.vda")

  • Page 121: Index

    Index , 2 – 3 benefits of board board , 2 – 3 features and benefits , 7 – 16 PC installation , 106 – 108 resolutions and refresh rates Sun installation , 78 – 81 See also multiple boards, installing , 67 calibration Luminance Calibration System...
  • Page 122 110 | Index extending life of monitor CRT , 37 , 101 , 2 – 3 features of board fixing dialog boxes split between screens , 35 fonts , 32 – 33 large setting for high-resolution display grayscale , 95 display palettes for Windows 2000 , 54 –...
  • Page 123 reducing monitor power , 37 , 101 consumption refresh rates. See resolutions and refresh rates , 14 , 80 removing retainer resolutions and refresh rates changing for Windows 2000 , 53 customizing for Windows NT , 106 for PC , 90 , 108 for Sun retainer , 14 , 80...

  • Page 124: Configuring Display Settings

    112 | Index Windows 2000 driver , 46 additional boards calibration with , 67 changing resolution and refresh , 53 rate , 50 – 61 configuring display settings custom syncs , 58 – 61 , 49 display resolution , 41 – 43 installing , 54 –...

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