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CL-GD542X Display Drivers
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User Guide
Product: GDS542X-X-D141P
Software revision: 1.41
Document release date: January 10, 1994
Document revision: 1.41

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  • Page 1 CL-GD542X Display Drivers and Utilities User Guide Product: GDS542X-X-D141P Software revision: 1.41 Document release date: January 10, 1994 Document revision: 1.41...
  • Page 2 No responsibility is assumed by CIRRUS LOGIC, Inc. for its use; nor for infringements of patents or other rights of third parties. This document implies no license under patents or copyrights, other than those explicitly stated.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Page Introduction Installation Utility software CLMode SetRES Power management screen saver Display drivers Microsoft Windows 3.1 Autodesk - ADI 4.2 GEM/3 Lotus 123 v2.x, Symphony, and Report Writer Lotus 123 v3.X OS/2 2.0 OS/2 2.1 Ventura Publisher Microsoft Word WordPerfect 5.1, 6.0 WordStar Index...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The CIRRUS LOGIC VGA graphics system is 100% VGA compatible. The utilities and drivers supplied with your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA provide support for additional features of your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA, such as greater speed, higher resolution, and more available colors. Before you begin The following instructions assume that the user is familiar with DOS and certain DOS commands.
  • Page 5 CIRRUS LOGIC releases new drivers and utilities about 3 times a year. You can get the latest releases of software two ways. The first way is to call the CIRRUS LOGIC BBS (see below). The second way is to call the CIRRUS LOGIC Software Upgrade Service. The phone number for upgrades is 1-800-764-7200, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm Pacific Standard Time.
  • Page 6 CIRRUS LOGIC BBS If there are any newer versions of the software provided with your VGA adapter, they will be available on the CIRRUS LOGIC BBS. It is a WILDCAT! BBS. The phone number is (510) 440-9080. It can handle modems running up to 9600 baud. The modem should be set to NO parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit.

  • Page 7: Installation

    Installation Installing the CIRRUS LOGIC VGA adapter To install CIRRUS LOGIC VGA, you may need some or all of the following tools: • medium size flat blade screwdriver, • medium sized phillips head screwdriver, • a 3/16 inch nutdriver or wrench.
  • Page 8 If necessary, remove a system expansion slot cover by removing its retaining screw and lifting it out. Save the screw. Hold the CIRRUS LOGIC VGA adapter by its top corners and slide it into the system unit. Make sure that it is correctly seated in the expansion slot.
  • Page 9 Operation If you have followed the installation instructions in this manual, you are now ready to use your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA equipped computer system. Most software that is compatible with IBM's Personal System/2, VGA or EGA will run automatically on your system using the VGA Card.
  • Page 10 installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...

  • Page 11: Utility Software

    Several utility programs are supplied with you CIRRUS LOGIC VGA. The following section describes these utilities and how to use them. CLMode is a program supplied with your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA to configure it's various options. SetRES lets the user change the operating resolution and the number...

  • Page 12: Clmode

    CLMode utility in order to use the mouse pointer for button selection. Choosing the attached monitor type Selecting the proper monitor type will allow the CIRRUS LOGIC VGA to display the highest quality output that it is capable of with the attached monitor. The monitor type determines what video modes will be available to your system.
  • Page 13 Before saving the new monitor type, you may want to select the Verify button to view each of the new video timings that you have selected to verify that they are compatible with your monitor. After each test screen is displayed, press [Enter] or the left mouse button to see the next video mode.
  • Page 14 limits, and in some cases, the limit for the right side adjustment for some modes will have already been reached when entering the Preview mode. In that case, no right side adjustment will be allowed. Once a mode has been adjusted, the new values for horizontal and/or vertical positioning are saved within CLMode.
  • Page 15 Video Mode window. The Keyboard and Mouse help windows explain how to use the keyboard and the mouse to make selections. The About window displays the CIRRUS LOGIC copyright message and the CLMode version number. Exiting the CLMode...
  • Page 16 Valid monitor types: 0 VGA 1 8514 2 Super VGA 3 Extended Super VGA 4 Multifrequency 5 Extended Multifrequency 6 Super Multifrequency 7 Extended Super Multifrequency {montype} monitor type t6=x(Hz) 640x480 @ (0 = 60, 1 = 72) t8=x(Hz) 800x600 @ (0 = 56, 1 = 60, 2 = 72) t1=x(Hz) 1024x768 @ (0 = 87i, 1 = 60, 2 = 70) t2=x(Hz)
  • Page 17 Monitor Examples Horizontal Vertical Display Type Frequency Frequency (Hz) Resolutions (kHz) IBM 8512, 31.5 640x480 8513, 8503 IBM 8514, 31.5 640x480 8515 35.5 43.5 - interlaced 1024x768 NEC 2A 31.5 640x480 35.2 800x600 NEC II 31.5 640x480 35.2 800x600 35.5 43.5 - interlaced 1024x768 NEC 3D...

  • Page 18: Setres

    SetRES The SetRES utility runs under Windows 3.1 and allows the user to change the screen resolution, number of available colors, and to select either large or normal size fonts and system resources. After new options have been selected, the user can either immediately restart Windows, in which case the new resolution will take effect immediately, or continue working in the current resolution, in which case the new resolution will take effect the next...

  • Page 19: Power Management Screen Saver

    Power management screen saver About the screen saver The Display Power Manager for Windows 3.1 provides a mechanism to control the amount of power used by a computer's monitor. It provides a total of 5 levels of power savings. The first level is a conventional screen saver that turns the screen black and bounces a logo around.
  • Page 20 display data. The screen saver will cycle through all of the selected power saving modes one after another until the maximum selected power saving mode has been reached. The number of minutes that is specified for each level is the number of minutes after the previous mode has been enabled.
  • Page 21 Using the screen saver When the screen saver is started, it will initially display a bouncing logo on a black background. To enable additional levels of power savings, select them from the Screen Saver Mode section of the Setup dialog box. Screen saver mode The Screen Saver Mode section has four check boxes in it.
  • Page 22 The Energy Star program Energy Star is a program created by the EPA to promote energy efficiency. The goal of this program is to lower electricity usage by making computers and related hardware more energy efficient. Computers currently use an estimated 5% of commercial electricity consumption.
  • Page 23 Phone: (408)435-0333 Fax: (408)435-8225...

  • Page 24: Display Drivers

    Display drivers The CIRRUS LOGIC video controller is 100% VGA compatible. The display drivers described in this manual are supplied to improve the resolution for each supported software application package. It can support improved text resolution, providing greater readability when using the supplied drivers in text-based word processing programs.

  • Page 25: Microsoft Windows 3.1

    Windows for different devices. Using a text editor, such as Notepad or Edit, look at them until you find the one that is for the previous version of the CIRRUS LOGIC video drivers and delete it. This is not completely necessary, but if you don't delete old files the drop down box for Setup soon becomes very cluttered with different versions of the same files.
  • Page 26 manufacturer) Press [Enter], and when prompted, insert the Windows Display Driver diskette into drive A:\ or B:\ and type A:\or B:\[Enter]. • You will see the list of drivers and their associated resolutions, such as: CIRRUS 54xx v1.4, 1280x1024x16 CIRRUS 54xx v1.4, 1024x768x16 CIRRUS 54xx v1.4, 640x480x16 CIRRUS 54xx v1.4, 640x480x256 CIRRUS 54xx v1.4, 640x480x64K...
  • Page 27 When changing color, resolution, or font size from Windows setup, you must type in the path after you have selected a particular driver option. For example: type A:\SYSTEM (the CIRRUS LOGIC Japanese driver disk has to be in drive A:, and this is the first time you install this option).
  • Page 28 GD5422/24 v1.0 640x480, 256 colors 60Hz/72Hz GD5422/24 v1.0 800x600, 16 colors 56Hz/60Hz/72Hz GD5422/24 v1.0 800x600, 256 colors 56Hz/60Hz/72Hz GD5422/24 v1.0 1024x768, 16 colors 60Hz/70Hz/72Hz GD5422/24 v1.0 1024x768, 16 colors Interlaced GD5422/24 v1.0 1024x768, 256 colors 60Hz/70Hz/72Hz GD5422/24 v1.0 1024x768, 256 colors Interlaced GD5422/24 v1.0 1280x1024, 16 colors Interlaced Highlight by moving the cursor to the desired display driver, click on OK, and then click on Close.

  • Page 29: Autodesk - Adi 4.2

    Autodesk - ADI 4.2 The ADI 4.2 driver provided with your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA is the TurboDLDClassic display list driver from Panacea. It has only two purposes: • To speed up AutoCAD REDRAWs, PANs, and ZOOMs • To provide a more productive, user-friendly, interface to AutoCAD (via the features described later in this manual).
  • Page 30 AutoCAD? PANs and ZOOMs, aided by only the Display List, run from two to twelve times faster than a non-display list driver. The Drawing Cache further speeds things up to the point that REDRAWs can be up to twenty-five times faster with TurboDLDClassic, compared to the graphics drivers shipped with AutoCAD.Features The features provided by TurboDLDClassic include:...
  • Page 31 TurboDLDClassic, it may be an indication that you should add more memory to your system. Installation Insert the CIRRUS LOGIC drivers diskette into Drive A: (or B:). Run the CIRRUS LOGIC installation program (INSTALL.EXE), and choose the option for the Autodesk/AutoCAD drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as C:\ACAD\DRV).
  • Page 32 options. • If you chose to install TurboDLDClassic into a sub-directory other than ACAD\DRV, be sure to modify the ACADDRV environment variable to include that sub-directory. Otherwise, the TurboDLDClassic selection will not appear in the list of available drivers. To configure AutoCAD 11/386 Run the FASTACAD.BAT that was copied to the TurboDLDClassic sub-directory by typing: C:\TURBODLD\FASTACAD[Enter]...
  • Page 33 Prior to configuring TurboDLDClassic, run the CLMode utility and check the first screen to determine which CIRRUS LOGIC chip and how much memory is on your VGA adapter. • Select Graphics Board - Selects the graphics chip being used •...
  • Page 34 User Interface options include the parameters for maneuvering within AutoCAD. Using these options, the Big Picture, Panacea's bird's-eye view, can be configured to suit your needs or allow for better differentiation within a complex drawing. • Double Click - The Double Click option allows you to set the delay for TurboDLDClassic's Big Picture pop-up.
  • Page 35 erased, enable the BP Refresh. If speed is a major concern, disable it. • BP Cache - Enables or disables TurboDLDClassic's internal memory cache for Big Picture functions. This cache will speed up Big Picture operations on some graphics platforms, primarily on TIGA-based graphics boards.
  • Page 36 15-Bit logical space. The Use AutoCAD 31-Bit Space setting is ignored for AutoCAD R11 installations. • Internal Command Echo - The echo of TurboDLDClassic internal commands can be enabled or disabled with the Internal Command Echo option. If you would like to see TurboDLDClassic's internal commands display at the AutoCAD command line as they are executed, enable this option.
  • Page 37 Verifying your TurboDLDClassic installation To verify that TurboDLDClassic is running and installed correctly, follow one of these two simple tests. • If you have the AutoCAD side menu enabled, look for the Panacea Logo in the lower right-hand corner. • If you are running AutoCAD without a side menu, type DLDVER[Enter] at the AutoCAD command prompt.
  • Page 38 Configuring an AutoCAD 11 environment During the TurboDLDClassic installation process, a FASTACAD.BAT file is created and placed into the TURBODLD sub-directory. FASTACAD.BAT contains four lines that set four separate environment variables: DLDCFG - used by TurboDLDClassic to find all of its configuration files; and DSPADI, RCPADI, RDPADI - used by AutoCAD, 3D Studio and AutoShade 2 w/RenderMan, respectively, to find the driver file.
  • Page 39 with SHADE /R[Enter], which will allow you to reconfigure AutoShade. For the display device, select P386 Autodesk Device Interface display driver, and for the rendering display select the P386 Autodesk Device Interface rendering driver. If you are running the display and rendering screen on the same monitor (i.e. single monitor), make sure to tell AutoShade this.
  • Page 40 The MATERIAL-DISPLAY should only be configured for RCPADI when BOTH the Display AND Rendering Resolutions of TurboDLDClassic are configured for 256 color resolutions. An unpredictable Materials Editor screen will appear if anything other than 256 colors is selected. If you are unsure about the function of the Materials Editor screen, use the Materials Editor as VGA, you should not have any problems at all.
  • Page 41 Follow the menus to Setup Display and Rendering Screen. Save and Exit to 3D Studio. Please note that the out of the box CIRRUS LOGIC drivers that are supported in 3D Studio release 3.X are supplied and maintained by Autodesk.
  • Page 42 choices. Select Return to Previous Menu and then select Save and Exit. • Select Render Mode. Then select the rendering mode for TurboDLDClassic. Select either Render to Viewport or Render to Screen depending on how you wish to view your renderings.
  • Page 43 Configuration menu and then type [Y] to keep the changes you've just made. Press the [F1] key to change to the graphics screen if necessary. Changing colors Included with TurboDLDClassic is the CustomColors color configuration utility. What is so unique about CustomColors is that it gives you the ability to modify all of your changeable AutoCAD colors, including menu colors, text colors, dialog box colors, and even drawing colors, while running AutoCAD.
  • Page 44 color to be used for the object you have selected and press [Enter]. The screen will quickly redraw with the new color selection for the object you have chosen, and you will be back at the start of object selection in case you want to change the color of another object.
  • Page 45 you want to alter. As you manipulate the sliders, all objects on the display that are of the same color as the selected physical color will change in hue. This way you can visually determine the most appropriate setting for your display. Pressing [Enter] will set the RGB values you have selected for the physical color you were modifying.
  • Page 46 commands found in TurboDLDClassic and provides the correct syntax for their usage. For a brief summary of TurboDLDClassic commands type DLDHELP at the AutoCAD command prompt. The most important feature of TurboDLDClassic is the addition of a world view called The Big Picture TM or BP for short. Bringing up the BP allows you to view where in the current drawing you are currently located in your active viewport, and it also gives you the ability to dynamically move to another part of the drawing without...
  • Page 47 until the BP disappears. You can also hit any key on the keyboard, other than [Enter], to cancel the BP. Note that the BP is updated with new drawing commands, but that moves or erases will not update the image unless BPREFRESH is enabled. A DLDREFRESH or a REGEN will manually update the BP with the current drawing changes.
  • Page 48 lines to outline the Big Picture pick box. XOR Rect will use a contrasting rectangle to highlight the pick box, and Both will use a combination of Patt Lines and XOR Rect. DLDBPREFRSH* This convenience feature of TurboDLDClassic, toggles the Big Picture update mode.
  • Page 49 • Please note that if the display list is turned off, you will be running AutoCAD as though you were using a standard non display list driver - pans, zooms and redraws will be MUCH slower with DLDDLIST disabled. DLDECHO* Toggles internal TurboDLDClassic command echoing at the AutoCAD command line.
  • Page 50 DLDVER Displays the TurboDLDClassic version, serial number and registered user's name at the AutoCAD command line. DLDVISREGEN* Toggles between the Fast and Visible Regen modes of TurboDLDClassic. A Fast Regen will create the display list and then display the drawing all at once. A Visible Regen will display the drawing in chunks as the display list is created.
  • Page 51 How much memory? For production use, we recommend that at least 1 megabyte is available for TurboDLDClassic. To determine how much memory AutoCAD is using, use the status command while in AutoCAD (refer to the AutoCAD 'Installation and Performance Guide' for more information).
  • Page 52 If you have been using a previous Panacea DLD driver and wish to use the color palette you customized for it with TurboDLDClassic, you may copy the DLDCOLOR.DAT file from your older DLD's sub-directory to the sub-directory you specified during the TurboDLDClassic installation process.
  • Page 53 Sometimes, when using the Big Picture, the digitizer cursor will appear to stick to the edge of the bird's-eye. This is normal and is the result of the digitizer puck responding to the whole screen area while the Big Picture only occupies a small portion of the screen. Because of the difference in resolutions between the screen and the digitizer, when the screen cursor enters the Big Picture area, the digitizer puck has more drawing area to cover in order to get to the...
  • Page 54 supports ADI 4.2. In order to use the ADI 4.2 specification, third- party applications require new T-Drivers and therefore must be revised. If an application does not specifically say that it is ADI 4.2 compatible, it probably is not. Check with the manufacturer to be sure.
  • Page 55 returning any unused memory back to the AutoCAD memory pool. DLDDCACHE toggles the TurboDLDClassic drawing cache on and off. DLDDLIST toggles the display list function of TurboDLDClassic on and off. DLDECHO toggles internal TurboDLDClassic command echoing at the AutoCAD command line. DLDHELP provides a list of TurboDLDClassic commands with one-line description of each, within AutoCAD.

  • Page 56: Gem/3

    B: COPY A:GEMVDI.EXE B: [Enter] COPY A:MDGEM?.SYS B: [Enter] • Insert the CIRRUS LOGIC drivers diskette into Drive A:. Run the CIRRUS LOGIC installation program (INSTALL.EXE), and choose the option for the GEM/3 drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as B:\).
  • Page 57 • When prompted to insert a screen driver into drive A:, insert the newly created GEM DRIVRPK diskette. • Select one of the following: CIRRUS LOGIC VGA 16 Color 800x600 CIRRUS LOGIC VGA 16 Color 1024x768 • Continue with the remainder of the installation.

  • Page 58: Lotus 123 V2.X, Symphony, And Report Writer

    Lotus 123 v2.x, Symphony, and Report Writer To install a Lotus display driver, proceed as follows: • Run the CIRRUS LOGIC installation program (INSTALL.EXE), and choose the option for the Lotus 123 and Symphony drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as C:\LOTUS).

  • Page 59: Lotus 123 V3.X

    INSTALL.DDF file currently in your 1-2-3 directory. COPY INSTALL.DDF INSTALL.BAK [Enter] • Run the CIRRUS LOGIC installation program (INSTALL.EXE), and choose the option for the version of Lotus 123 that you are using and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as C:\123R3).
  • Page 60 After you selection is made, choose the Save Changes option from the menu. Note that when some high-resolution modes are selected, a message may appear asking for the drive letter of the floppy disk. Before entering the drive letter, insert the disk that is requested in the floppy drive.
  • Page 61 2. Bring up a DOS full screen session, run CLMODE.EXE utility that came in your video adapter Utilities Disk to set monitor type, then insert CIRRUS LOGIC's driver diskette in drive A: or B:, type A:SVGA.EXE ON[Enter] or B:SVGA.EXE ON[Enter] to create an SVGADATA.PMI file.
  • Page 62 2. Bring up a DOS full screen session, run the CLMODE.EXE utility that came in your video adapter Utilities Disk to set monitor type, then insert CIRRUS LOGIC's driver diskette in drive A: or B:, type A:SVGA.EXE ON[Enter] or B:SVGA.EXE ON[Enter] to create an SVGADATA.PMI file.
  • Page 63 The CIRRUS LOGIC OS/2 2.1 256 color accelerated driver supports CIRRUS LOGIC's GD5426 or GD5428 chips. For other CIRRUS LOGIC GD542X chips such as the GD5424 you may use the 256 color driver that ships with OS/2 2.1 from IBM.
  • Page 64 DRIVER INSTALL dialog box. 6. Select CIRRUS LOGIC Blitter Driver from the PRIMARY DISPLAY ADAPTER TYPE dialog box. 7. The MONITOR CONFIGURATION/SELECTION UTILITY dialog box will appear. Click OK for default monitor settings (which is monitor type 3) or select Display Adapter Utility Program and run your display adapter utility program to set your monitor type.
  • Page 65 To install Windows 3.0 drivers for OS/2 2.0: Instruction for installation 256 Color Drivers for Windows 3.0 Drivers for CIRRUS LOGIC Chipsets GD542x. Note that you should not use the 65,536 or 16 million color Windows 3.1 drivers with OS/2.
  • Page 66 [boot] [boot] ;driver for full screen Windows session | Change the display lines as shown below: | display=vga.drv display=256_1024.drv ;driver for Seamless Windows session sdisplay=swinvga.drv | sdisplay=256_768s.drv Add these lines to the bottom of the SYSTEM.INI file as shown below: [CLVGA] cursor=1 dpi=96...
  • Page 67 CIRRUS LOGIC OS/2 PM Drivers the standard CIRRUS Win-OS/2 Driver will be installed for Full Screen Windows 3.1. You must use the SetRES Utility to install the CIRRUS LOGIC Full Screen accelerated driver. Seamless support will still use the standard...
  • Page 68 Problems running SVGA.EXE in DOS If you encounter problems using SVGA.EXE in Windowed DOS or Full Screen DOS, follow the procedures below: 1. Have a DOS Boot Disk available and boot with the DOS operating system in drive A:. If you are running an older BIOS prior to v1.30 and you need to run the new BIOS TSR, load the TSR at this time.

  • Page 69: Ventura Publisher

    • Install Ventura Publisher V2.0 as instructed in the product's manual, specifying the Hercules driver. • Insert the CIRRUS LOGIC drivers diskette into Drive B:. Run the CIRRUS LOGIC installation program (INSTALL.EXE), and choose the option for the Ventura Publisher drivers and specify the drive and directory where you want them copied to (such as A:\).

  • Page 70: Microsoft Word

    Microsoft Word The high resolution Microsoft Word 5.0 display driver supplied with your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA supports both high resolution text and graphics. When using a Microsoft Mouse with the driver, please ensure that your mouse driver version level is 7.0 or above.

  • Page 71: Wordperfect 5.1, 6.0

    Wordperfect 5.1 The high resolution WordPerfect version 5.1 driver supplied with your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA supports both high resolution text and graphics. WordPerfect allows graphics and text drivers to be set up separately, so be sure to install both of these drivers.
  • Page 72 F1]. • Choose Display [2], then graphics screen type by pressing [2]. • Move the cursor to where CIRRUS LOGIC VGA appears on the list, and choose SELECT. • A sub-menu will appear, listing all the choices of resolutions supported by the CIRRUS LOGIC graphics driver. Select the...

  • Page 73: Wordstar

    6.0 and above and WordStar 2000 version 3.5. Installing WordStar drivers To install the WordStar high resolution text driver supplied with your CIRRUS LOGIC VGA, follow these instructions: • If you have not already done so, install WordStar onto your computer system. Follow the instructions supplied with WordStar.

  • Page 74: Index

    Index 1-2-3, Page 59 v2.x, Page 59 123, Page 60 v3.X, Page 60 3D Studio, Page 39 AutoCAD, Page 28 ADI 4.2, Page 28 configuration, Page 31 CustomColors, Page 43 Release 11/386, Page 29 Release 12, Page 29 TurboDLDClassic, Page 28 AutoShade v2.0, Page 38 AVE Render, Page 41 BBS, Page 3...
  • Page 75 FCC, Page 7 GEM, Page 57 installation, Page 2, Page 4 Japanese Windows, Page 26 Lotus, Page 59, Page 60 1-2-3, Page 59 123, Page 60 Report Writer, Page 59 Symphony, Page 59 Microsoft Windows, Page 24 Microsoft Word, Page 72 Notational conventions, Page 1 OS/2 2.1, Page 65 Report Writer, Page 59...
  • Page 76 Symphony, Page 59 TurboDLDClassic, Page 28 3D Studio, Page 39 AutoShade v2.0, Page 38 AVE Render, Page 41 commands, Page 46 CustomColors, Page 43 installation, Page 30 Tips and tricks, Page 52 Ventura Publisher, Page 71 Windows, Page 24 Japanese Windows, Page 26 Windows 3.1, Page 24 installation, Page 24 Windows NT, Page 26...

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