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34 Appendix B: Technical information
Technical information
This appendix contains information that might be useful when installing your
Matrox CronosPlus board.
General information
• Operating system: See your software manual for supported versions of Microsoft
Windows.
• System requirements:
- An available conventional 3.3 V or 5 V PCI expansion slot (bus-master capable).
- A computer with a relatively up-to-date PCI chipset. The list of platforms that
are known to be compatible with Matrox CronosPlus are available on the
Matrox website, under the board's PC compatibility list.
Matrox does not guarantee compatibility with all computers that have the above
specifications. Please consult with your local Matrox Imaging representative, local
Matrox Imaging sales office, the Matrox web site, or the Matrox Imaging
Customer Support Group at headquarters before using a specific computer.
• Technical features:
- Can acquire data from one of four software selectable channels, which support
input in either monochrome RS-170/CCIR or composite NTSC/PAL formats,
or from one Y/C video input in NTSC/PAL format.
- Support for an external trigger input, which can operate in next valid frame/field
mode.
- Three auxiliary signals that can be used to receive application-specific user input
and four auxiliary signals that can be used to transmit application-specific user
output.
- Programmable or automatic gain control.
- 32-bit bus-master interface.
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