Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... Introduction-1
GETTING HELP .........................................................................................................................Introduction-2
BOARD REVISIONS ...................................................................................................................Introduction-2
NOTICES...................................................................................................................................Introduction-3
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL....................................................................................Introduction-4
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................................1-1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................. 1-2
1.3 ADDITIONAL REFERENCES.................................................................................................................. 1-6
1.3 ADDITIONAL REFERENCES.................................................................................................................. 1-7
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE ECLIPSE3.................................................................................................... 1-8
1.5 ECLIPSE3 CONNECTORS AND CABLES............................................................................................... 1-14
1.6 MONITOR REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................ 1-23
1.7 CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 1-24
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING YOUR PERITEK GRAPHICS BOARD ...................2-1
2.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 UNPACKING YOUR BOARD ................................................................................................................. 2-2
2.3 PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................... 2-3
2.4 ECLIPSE3PMC GRAPHICS BOARD INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 2-5
2.5 ECLIPSE3PCI BOARD INSTALLATION................................................................................................ 2-10
2.6 ECLIPSE3CPCI BOARD INSTALLATION............................................................................................. 2-13
2.7 FINISHING THE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................... 2-16
2.8 USING AN ECLIPSE3 BOARD IN A PC................................................................................................. 2-17
2.9 USING AN ECLIPSE3 BOARD IN A SPARC CPU ................................................................................ 2-20
2.10 USING AN ECLIPSE3 BOARD IN A POWERPC................................................................................... 2-25
2.11 FINAL CHECKS................................................................................................................................2-25
CHAPTER 3 PROGRAMMING ON-BOARD DEVICES.......................................3-1
3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 BOREALIS GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR.................................................................................................. 3-3
3.3 BOREALIS CLOCKS............................................................................................................................ 3-10
3.4 SYNCHRONOUS GRAPHICS RAM (SGRAM)..................................................................................... 3-11
3.5 ECLIPSE3 OPTIONAL FEATURES REGISTER ....................................................................................... 3-12
3.6 VIDEO TIMING PARAMETERS............................................................................................................ 3-13
3.7 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT DEVICES AND FUNCTIONS........................................................................... 3-18
3.8 TALK TO ME THROUGH I
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3.9 DVI DIGITAL VIDEO OUTPUT........................................................................................................... 3-20
3.10 FLASH EEPROM............................................................................................................................ 3-22
3.11 SERIAL EEPROM........................................................................................................................... 3-22
3.12 INTERRUPTS.................................................................................................................................... 3-22
CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................4-1
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 GENERAL PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................................... 4-2
4.2 DEALING WITH THE PCI BUS .............................................................................................................. 4-3
4.3 MAINTENANCE, WARRANTY, AND SERVICE ....................................................................................... 4-3