Board Summary; Global Information; Technical Features - Matrox Corona Installation And Hardware Reference

70 Appendix B: Technical information

Board summary

Global information

Operating systems: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or
DOS4GW 32-bit DOS extender.
System requirements: A PC with a PCI bus and a Pentium
processor or equivalent. When running Windows 95,
16 Mbytes of RAM are required; when running
Windows NT 4.0, 24 Mbytes of RAM are required; when
running DOS4GW, 4 Mbytes of RAM are required.
Some older systems use a core logic chipset (interfaces PCI
with Host memory) that has limited throughput capabilities.
Matrox Corona might not be able to attain full functionality
on such systems. We recommend systems with newer PCI
chipsets, such as the Intel 430HX, 430VX, 430TX, 440FX,
440LX, and 440BX. If you need more specific information
regarding potential problems, refer to Appendix A -
Troubleshooting.

Technical features

Features four software-selectable channels, to which you can
attach four monochrome RS-170/CCIR or composite
NTSC/PAL (CVBS) video inputs, two component NTSC/PAL
(Y/C) video inputs, or one component RGB video input.
Features a 24-bit TTL-level digital interface, for use with the
RS-422/LVDS Matrox Corona companion digital-input
module.
Captures from standard and non-standard frame scan
sources.
Supports both single and dual-tap monochrome acquisition.
Accepts an external trigger input and can operate in
asynchronous reset mode.
Features software and hardware re-triggerable timers whose
outputs drive the exposure signals of the digital interface
connector.
Three 256x8-bit input LUTs.