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Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 Graphics
Hardware User's Guide
October 1998
DHA032300

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  • Page 1 Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 Graphics Hardware User’s Guide October 1998 DHA032300...
  • Page 2 Notice Information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be considered a commitment by Intergraph Computer Systems. Intergraph Computer Systems shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors in, or omissions from, this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Document Conventions ......................v Operating System Information....................v Customer Support........................vi Hardware and Software Support Services ..............vi World Wide Web ....................... vi Intergraph Bulletin Board Service................vi FAXLink ........................vii Telephone........................vii More Support Options....................viii 1 Getting Started ........................1 Features .............................

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface The Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 Graphics Hardware User’s Guide provides information and technical specifications on Intergraph Computer Systems’ Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 three- dimensional (3D) graphics accelerators. About This Document The Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 Graphics Hardware User’s Guide is organized as follows: Chapter 1, “Getting Started,”...

  • Page 6: Customer Support

    Services include warranty upgrades, repair depot service, on-site hardware maintenance, system administration, and network consulting. Hardware purchased from Intergraph Computer Systems includes a factory warranty ranging from 30 days to three years. A detailed warranty description is available on the World Wide Web; see the Support pages at http://www.intergraph.com/ics.

  • Page 7: Faxlink

    In the United States, call the Customer Response Center at 1-800-633-7248 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday (except holidays). Outside the United States, contact your local Intergraph Computer Systems subsidiary or distributor. Have the following information available when you call: Your service number, which identifies your site to Intergraph Computer Systems.

  • Page 8: More Support Options

    Visit the Support pages on the World Wide Web at http://www.intergraph.com/ics. For hardware support questions in the United States, call 1-800-763-0242. For software support questions in the United States, call 1-800-345-4856. Outside the United States, contact your local Intergraph Computer Systems subsidiary or distributor.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    24- or 32-bit double-buffering and 24- or 32-bit Z-buffering. Genlock support for multi-screen capability. Integrated VGA video support. Support for industry standard and Intergraph multi-sync monitors. Hardware support for stereoscopic viewing, Display Data Channel (DDC), and Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS).

  • Page 10: Hardware

    Windows NT driver, and provides both GDI and OpenGL graphics compatibility. Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 can use Intergraph’s Heidi Device Driver, which works with the video display driver to support software applications based on the Heidi graphics library.

  • Page 11: Configuring The Video Display

    If your workstation includes any Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 multi-screen options, connect a video cable from each workstation monitor to the blue video output port on each multi- screen option. See the previous figure. NOTE If a workstation monitor has no built-in video cable, use a shielded video cable with a 15-pin (D-sub) video connector at one end for the video output port on the card, and the appropriate connectors at the other end for the video input port on the workstation monitor.
  • Page 12 In this Full Canvas style, windows centered on the canvas may be split between screens. This includes most system dialog boxes. To activate multi-screen behavior: From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel/Display/Intergraph Monitor. Select the desired monitor orientation, and click Apply.

  • Page 13: Replacing And Upgrading Intense 3D Wildcat 4000

    Replacing and Upgrading Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 Follow the instructions in this chapter if you must replace Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 in your workstation, or if you want a multi-screen configuration. Refer to your workstation’s documentation for instructions on opening and closing the system, identifying AGP and PCI expansion slots, and adding expansion cards.

  • Page 14: Removing And Installing Cards

    Removing and Installing Cards To remove installed Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 cards: Turn off power to the workstation and to the monitors. Open the workstation to gain access to the expansion slots. If you are replacing the two-card set, disconnect the vertex data bus cable from the AGP card and the PCI Card.
  • Page 15 Push the AGP card into the AGP slot firmly and evenly until it is fully seated in the AGP slot connector. Visually inspect the connection. If it does not appear to be correct, remove and reinstall the AGP card. Use the screws you removed previously to secure the AGP card to the workstation’s chassis.

  • Page 16: Finishing The Installation

    12. Plug one end of the appropriate genlock cable (for two, three, or four screens) into the connector on the PCI card. The connector is keyed for proper insertion. CAUTION You must connect the genlock cable before you insert the multi-screen option. 13.

  • Page 17: Reinstalling Driver Software

    In the Install From Disk dialog, type the path to the directory you created in step 3, and click OK. Verify that the Intergraph Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 driver is highlighted in the Change Display dialog, and click OK. Click Yes when asked if you want to install a third-party driver. The driver files are...

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting The Installation

    10. After the driver files are successfully copied, a message that the driver successfully installed displays. Click OK. 11. Click Close to exit the Display Type dialog. 12. Click Close to exit the Display Properties dialog. 13. When told that the workstation must be restarted for the new settings to take effect, remove the diskette from the workstation’s floppy disk drive and click Yes to restart the workstation.
  • Page 19 To use the Last Known Good option: Restart the system. Press the space bar at the following prompt: Press space bar NOW to invoke the Last Known Good Menu If using the Last Known Good option fails to correct the video display problems, you can obtain a functional video resolution by restarting the system in VGA mode.

  • Page 21: Technical Information

    PCI-assigned -- Interrupt A for Intense 3D Monitor Resolutions In the following tables, i indicates an interlaced frequency. Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 supports standard multi-sync monitors, including Intergraph 17-inch and 21-inch multi-sync monitors, at the following resolutions and maximum refresh rates (Hz). Resolution...

  • Page 22: Vga Video Display Support

    Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 supports InterView 28hd96 monitors at the following resolutions and maximum refresh rates (Hz). Resolution Aspect Ratio Bits Per Pixel Vertical Refresh Rates (Hz) 640 x 480 4 x 3 800 x 600 4 x 3 1024 x 768 4 x 3 856 x 480 16 x 9...

  • Page 23: Texture Processing

    Geometry operations that are hardware-accelerated include: Model View matrix transformation of vertex and normal coordinates. Texture matrix transformation of texture coordinates. Full lighting calculations with multiple light sources. Up to six user clip planes. Perspective transformation. Viewport transformation. View volume clipping. Local Display List storage and processing.

  • Page 24: Interfaces

    Interfaces Intense 3D Wildcat 4000 has two interfaces: a video output port and a stereo sync output port. These interfaces are described in the following sections. Video Output Port The video output port is a blue, female, 15-pin, D-Sub connector. The port provides connection to a workstation monitor.

  • Page 25: Stereo Sync Output Port

    Stereo Sync Output Port The stereo sync output port is a female, 5-pin, mini-DIN connector. The port provides connection to the emitter module of a pair of LCD shutter glasses. Signal Name Ground Ground +12V Stereo Sync No Connect...

  • Page 27: Returned Goods Authorization (Rga) Form

    Phone Mail Address Reason for Return NOTE All returned equipment MUST be shipped in original Intergraph packaging to obtain warranty service. WARNING Back up disk drives before returning equipment. Intergraph is not responsible for data lost in shipping or repair process.

  • Page 28: Warranty Procedure

    Warranty Procedure Some malfunctioning equipment cannot be repaired in the field, and you must return it to Intergraph for repair. Follow these steps to obtain a Returned Goods Authorization (RGA) log number and return the malfunctioning equipment. Determine the serial number of the system. The serial number is located on the white bar code identification label on the back of the base unit.
  • Page 29 Repair Depot RGA No. ________________________ Intergraph Corporation 9805 Kellner Road Huntsville AL 35894 Repair Depot RGA No. ________________________ Intergraph Corporation 9805 Kellner Road Huntsville AL 35894 Repair Depot RGA No. ________________________ Intergraph Corporation 9805 Kellner Road Huntsville AL 35894...

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