Matrox 4Sight GPm User manual

August 4, 2000

Manual no. 10657-301-0300

Matrox 4Sight

User Guide

Matrox

®

is a registered trademark of Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.

MS-DOS®, Windows®, Windows NT®, Windows 98®, Windows NT

Embedded®, and Windows CE® are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

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National Semiconductor Corporation.

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tradenames are hereby acknowledged.

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changes in specifications at any time and without notice. The

information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and

reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Matrox Electronic

Systems Ltd. for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights

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Contents

Using this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Chapter 1: Before you begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Matrox 4Sight overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Matrox 4Sight CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Inspecting your Matrox 4Sight package . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Standard items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Optional items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Part 1: Using the integrated unit

Chapter 2: Connecting and configuring external

peripherals to the unit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Configuring external devices under

Windows NT Embedded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Mouse and keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

VGA display monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

LAN options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Printing devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Video Input devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

IEEE 1394 ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Serial or parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Auxiliary I/Os on the Matrox 4Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

NTSC/PAL/RGB video output device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Stereo audio device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Chapter 3: Managing the Matrox 4Sight under

Windows NT Embedded

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Windows NT Embedded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Using Windows NT Embedded command prompt. . . . . .45

NTConfig: Basic configuration utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Adding or modifying user accounts

on Matrox 4Sight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Setting environment variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Setting the multi-boot option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Sharing and connecting to remote directories . . . . . . . .49

Other useful remote commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Backing up your DiskOnChip image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Logging off or shutting down Matrox 4Sight. . . . . . . . . .52

Guidelines for setting up remote management

of the Matrox 4Sight unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Chapter 4: Developing an application for

Matrox 4Sight under Windows NT Embedded

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Application development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Installing a MIL application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Installing an ActiveMIL/ActiveMIL-Lite application. . . . .57

Remote debugging on Matrox 4Sight using

Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Debugging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Remote debugging on Matrox 4Sight using

Microsoft Visual Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Working with MIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Automatically launching applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Removing unnecessary files from Matrox 4Sight . . . . . .63

Chapter 5: Managing the DiskOnChip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

DiskOnChip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

BIOS Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Replacing the DiskOnChip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Reinstalling the DiskOnChip image

on your DiskOnChip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Formatting the DiskOnChip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Building your own

Windows NT Embedded configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Part 2: Making hardware, driver, and OS modifications

Chapter 6: Using the hard drive based Matrox 4Sight. . . . . . . .73

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Removing the Matrox 4Sight chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Connecting to a floppy drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Connecting IDE devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Installing a full Windows NT Workstation

on Matrox 4Sight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Installing an Ethernet driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Installing MIL/ActiveMIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Chapter 7: Additions to the Matrox 4Sight integrated unit . . . .85

Additions to the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Connecting an alternate hard drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Connecting to a flat panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Installing a PC/104-Plus

™

board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Removing and installing memory

from Matrox 4Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Removing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Installing memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Changing DMA memory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Using the MILConfig utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Part 3: Using the motherboard in a custom chassis

Chapter 8: Installing the Matrox 4Sight motherboard

in a custom chassis

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Custom chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Custom power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Custom fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Part 4: Reference material for all users

Chapter 9: Matrox 4Sight hardware reference. . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Matrox 4Sight motherboard block diagram . . . . . . . . .102

Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

DiskOnChip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

IEEE 1394 ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

I/O ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Serial ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Parallel port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Keyboard and mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Floppy drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Auxiliary I/Os. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

PC/104-Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Chapter 10: Matrox Meteor-II for Matrox 4Sight. . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus frame grabbers . . . .112

Matrox Meteor-II /Standard grab section. . . . . . . . . . .113

Input channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Low-pass filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Video decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

User bits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel

grab section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Input channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Low-pass filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Triple A/D converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

PSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Phase-locked loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

General synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Lookup table (LUT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

User bits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Matrox Video Interface ASIC (VIA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

What to do if you have a problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Common problems and solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Monitor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Appendix B: NTConfig Windows NT Embedded registry . . . . .129

Windows NTConfig command line options . . . . . . . . . .130

Manually configuring the

Windows NT Embedded registry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Network components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Display components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Auto-logon feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Shell command line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Product ID, Owner, and Organization . . . . . . . . . . .140

Keyboard layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Auto-popup feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Joining a domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Choosing an IDE driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Auxiliary I/O and other devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Machine name check feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Appendix C: BIOS reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Upgrading the BIOS of the Matrox 4Sight . . . . . . . . . .148

The BIOS Setup program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Basic CMOS Configuration subscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Date and time section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Keyboard options section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

MEMORY section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Startup message options section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

DRIVE SELECTION section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

DRIVE ASSIGNMENT section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

BOOT ORDER section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Miscellaneous section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Advanced Configuration subscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS section . . . . . . . . . . . .156

WINDOWS CE BOOT OPTIONS section. . . . . . . . . .159

ENCODER OPTIONS section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

BIOS diagnostic codes and error messages . . . . . . . . .162

Diagnostic LED flashes/beep codes. . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Appendix D: Technical reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Matrox 4Sight technical reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Motherboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Optional hard drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Environmental specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus

™

technical reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for PC/104-Plus

™

. . . .170

Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel

for PC/104-Plus

™

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Pin-outs of front panel connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Ethernet connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

TV output connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

VGA output connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Video input connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Auxiliary I/O connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Pin-outs of back panel connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Parallel port connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

IEEE 1394 connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Serial port connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Mouse and keyboard connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Pin-outs of internal connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Floppy disk connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

IDE interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

ATA (44) internal connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Flat panel interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Flat panel backlight connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Internal connector to the auxiliary I/Os . . . . . . . . . 187

Unit Reliability Prediction

Mean time between failure (MTBF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Component Listing for Windows NT Embedded. . . . . . 189

Appendix E: Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Index

Regulatory Compliance

Product support

Using this manual

This manual begins with a brief introductory chapter and is

then divided into the following four parts:

■ The first part, comprised of Chapters 2 to 5 inclusive, is

geared towards users who do not need to open the chassis,

since they will not need to make hardware or OS

modifications.

■ The second part, comprised of Chapters 6 and 7, is geared

towards users who will be buying the Matrox 4Sight

integrated unit, but need to install additional devices such

as floppy and CD drives or who require a different operating

system.

■ The third part, Chapter 8, is geared towards those users who

have purchased the Matrox 4Sight motherboard and will be

installing it in a custom chassis.

■ The final part, comprised of Chapters 9 and 10, as well as

Appendices A through E inclusive, is designed for all users

of Matrox 4Sight (unless otherwise specified).

More information For block diagrams and detailed hardware descriptions of

Matrox 4Sight and Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus, refer to

Chapters 9 and 10, respectively.

If you would like to know how to use the BIOS Setup program

to modify your Matrox 4Sight configuration, see Appendix C.

This appendix also lists BIOS beep codes and error messages.

The BIOS is accessed by pressing the Delete key prior to the

boot procedure.

Appendix D provides pin-out descriptions for connectors on the

Matrox 4Sight unit.

Problems? Appendix A offers solutions to potential problems. If your

Matrox 4Sight installation questions are not answered in this

manual, contact your local Matrox representative, Matrox

sales, or Matrox customer support; refer to the Customer

Support section at the back of this manual for our web address,

14 Using this manual

or the Customer support contacts flyer, included in your Matrox

4Sight package, for email addresses and phone numbers of

Matrox’s offices.

In the unlikely event of a failure, the warranty and Product

Assistance Request Form at the back of this manual outlines

return conditions and procedures.

Chapter 1: Before you begin

This chapter presents information you might need before

getting started with Matrox 4Sight.

16 Chapter 1: Before you begin

Matrox 4Sight overview

Matrox 4Sight is a self-contained platform that integrates

image capture, processing, and display, along with networking

IEEE 1394 capability, and general purpose I/O.

Matrox 4Sight

versions

Matrox 4Sight comes in two basic versions:

■ Integrated. This version encloses the Matrox 4Sight

motherboard and a Matrox Meteor-II frame grabber for

PC/104-Plus inside a chassis. The frame grabber can include

an optional add-on Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG module.

■ Motherboard only. This version of Matrox 4Sight is sold

without the chassis and is not bundled with a frame grabber.

You can purchase a Matrox Meteor-II frame grabber for

PC/104-Plus, and a corresponding Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG

module, separately.

Either version will include Windows NT Embedded if your

Matrox 4Sight motherboard is purchased with a DiskOnChip.

Motherboard The Matrox 4Sight EBX motherboard integrates processing,

display, storage, networking, IEEE 1394 and I/O.

■ Processing. The Matrox 4Sight motherboard uses a

National Semiconductor

®

Geode

™

GXLV x86-compatible

processor with MMX technology running at 266 MHz. The

processor incorporates a CPU, memory controller, display

controller, and PCI controller. External memory is provided

via a 168-pin DIMM slot which can support a 32 Mbyte, a 64

Mbyte (default), or a 128 Mbyte SDRAM module.

■ Display. The integrated graphics controller can output to

either a standard VGA monitor, video monitor, or flat panel

1

.

Standard VGA monitor output can support resolutions up to

1280x1024 at 8 bits per pixel (pseudo-color) and 1024x768 at

16 bits per pixel (hi-color), with a maximum refresh rate of

75 Hz. An NTSC/PAL/RGB encoder provides output to a video

monitor (such as a TV monitor or VCR). The encoder can

generate NTSC/PAL/RGB output at an 800x600 or 640x480

1. Accessible via motherboard only.

Matrox 4Sight overview 17

display resolution. Support for non-destructive graphics

overlay onto live video display is provided by the processor’s

companion chip.

■ Storage. The Matrox 4Sight motherboard features a

256 Kbyte flash memory device for boot options and an

optional DiskOnChip for mass storage. On the integrated

unit, an optional IDE hard drive, attached through an

ATA (44 pin) internal connector, is available for mass storage.

The ATA (44) connector can also support a second ATA (44)

compliant device. A standard IDE interface

1

provides

connection to up to two additional IDE devices (for example,

a hard drive and CD drive) that are in a master/slave

configuration.

■ Networking. The Matrox 4Sight motherboard integrates a

standard 10/100BaseT Ethernet interface.

■ IEEE 1394 ports. Matrox 4Sight also has three 400 Mbit/sec

IEEE 1394 ports, which can be used for connecting to IEEE

1394 Digital Camera Specification (DCS)-compliant cameras

or various other devices.

■ I/O. Matrox 4Sight includes two RS-232 serial ports and a

parallel port, as well as ports for audio input/output,

keyboard, mouse, and floppy drive

1

. In addition, 20 auxiliary

I/Os with interrupt-generation capabilities are present.

■ PC/104-Plus interface. PC/104-Plus

is a standard

stackable form factor for the ISA and PCI busses. On

Matrox 4Sight, it provides access to Matrox Meteor-II frame

grabbers for PC/104-Plus and other third-party PC/104-Plus

or PC/104

boards

1

.

1. Accessible via motherboard only.

18 Chapter 1: Before you begin

L

A

H

B

C

F

E

G

I

J

K

M

N

O

P

Q

D

R

On/off switch*

Power input*

Mouse input (top port) and keyboard input (bottom port)

2 serial ports

Parallel port (top) and 3 IEEE 1394 ports (bottom)

Audio input (top port) and output (bottom port)

Auxiliary I/Os (top port) and video input (bottom port)

TV output (top port) and VGA output (bottom port)

Ethernet connector

LEDs

Available if you purchase the Matrox 4Sight integrated unit

*

TM

= DIMM slot

= Power connector**

= Floppy disk connector

= Power connector for additional IDE drivers

= IDE interface connector

= ATA (44) internal connector

= Connector to parallel port

= Hard drive (optional)

= Fan

= Flat panel backlight

= Flat panel

= DiskOnChip (optional)

= Connector to auxiliary I/Os

= Flash BIOS socket

= Ethernet controller

= National Semiconductor Geode GXLV processor

= PC/104- connectors

= PCI-to-PCI bridge

= Super I/O controller

= Battery

= Processor companion chip

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Matrox 4Sight overview 19

Chassis The Matrox 4Sight chassis can enclose the Matrox 4Sight

motherboard, up to three PC/104-Plus boards, an optional ATA

(44) hard drive, and fan. Mounting points on the chassis allow

the unit to be secured to other equipment.

Matrox Meteor-II for

PC/104-Plus

The Matrox Meteor-II family of PC/104-Plus boards was

designed for use with a Matrox 4Sight motherboard. The family

comprises:

■ The Matrox Meteor-II /Standard frame grabber for

PC/104-Plus. This is a PCI frame grabber that captures

monochrome video in RS-170/CCIR format, and composite

(CVBS) or component (Y/C) color video in NTSC/PAL format.

It converts them to RGB 8:8:8, YUV 4:2:2, or YUV 4:1:1, with

either square pixels or CCIR-601 resolutions.

■ The Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel frame grabber for

PC/104-Plus. This is a PCI frame grabber that captures

monochrome video or component RGB 8:8:8, RGB 5:6:5, or

RGB 5:5:5 video from standard and non-standard area-scan

cameras.

The Matrox Meteor-II MJPEG expansion module for both of the

above frame grabbers allows you to perform real-time

MJPEG/JPEG compression and decompression of standard

video. This module supports live and archived video feed.

20 Chapter 1: Before you begin

Software overview

Typically, you will develop your application for Matrox 4Sight

on a standard PC and connect to a Matrox 4Sight unit remotely

for debugging purposes. In this case, the development PC must

host the development tools: IDE (editor, compiler, etc.),

MIL/MIL-Lite, and debugger. Matrox 4Sight must host either

an embedded operating system (Windows NT Embedded or

Windows CE

1

) or a full operating system, as well as the files

necessary to run a MIL/MIL-Lite application and a remote

debug monitor. You will code and compile the application on the

development computer and then copy the application to the

Matrox 4Sight unit, where it will be used.

You can also develop your application on Matrox 4Sight itself,

if you have sufficient storage space. The DiskOnChip does not

have sufficient storage space for application development; you

will need an additional hard drive. In this case, you need to

install your operating system and development tools on Matrox

4Sight. In addition to Windows NT Embedded, Matrox 4Sight

also supports a full version of the Windows NT operating

system.

Windows NT

Embedded

Windows NT Embedded is a subset of standard

Windows NT. Selectively chosen Windows NT components,

including peripheral drivers, file systems, networking, and

utilities are included in the embedded operating system, while

other components are excluded. The version of Windows NT

Embedded included with the Matrox 4Sight unit reduces the

storage requirements for the operating system to as little as

20 Mbytes.

When Matrox 4Sight hosts an embedded operating system,

such as Windows NT Embedded, the performance of certain

remote management tasks, such as copying files to the Matrox

4Sight, might not be immediately obvious. This is due to the

embedded operating system’s limited configuration.

Chapter 3: Managing the Matrox 4Sight under Windows NT

1. Windows CE will be supported in a future release.

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