Matrox Radient eCL-QB Installation And Hardware Reference

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Installation And Hardware Reference
Matrox Radient eCL
Installation and Hardware Reference
Manual no. Y11144-101-0200
February 5, 2014
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Matrox Radient eCL boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General acquisition features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Processing capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
On-board acquisition and processing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Additional functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Essentials to get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Inspecting the Matrox Radient eCL package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Standard items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Available separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handling components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2: Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing your Matrox Radient eCL board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the cable adapter bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 3: Using multiple Matrox Radient eCL boards . . . . . . . 29
Installation of multiple boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Simultaneous image capture from different boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 4: Matrox Radient eCL hardware reference . . . . . . . . . 31
Matrox Radient eCL hardware reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Matrox Radient eCL acquisition section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Supported video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ChannelLink receivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Demultiplexers to support time-multiplexed video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
UARTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
PSGs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Camera control and auxiliary signals for
Matrox Radient eCL-DB and eCL-QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Camera control and auxiliary signals for
Matrox Radient eCL-SF and eCL-DF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Specifications of the auxiliary and camera control signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotary decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
User signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Acquisition controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Processing FPGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Possible processing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
FPGA chip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Host interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Color space converter and pixel formatter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Appendix A: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Appendix B: Technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Board summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Global information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Technical features of Matrox Radient eCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Dimensions and environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Connectors on Matrox Radient eCL boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Camera Link video input connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
External auxiliary I/O connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Appendix C: Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
UART copyright information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Appendix D: Major revisions of Matrox Radient eCL boards . . 89
Major revisions of Matrox Radient eCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Index
Regulatory Compliance
FCC Compliance Statement
Industry Canada Compliance Statement
EU Notice (European Union)
Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Limited warranty
Chapter
1
Chapter 1: Introduction
This chapter briefly describes the features of the Matrox
Radient eCL boards, as well as the software that can be
used with the boards.
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Matrox Radient eCL boards
Matrox Radient eCL is a family of high-performance PCIe frame grabbers that
acquire images from Camera Link video sources and offer FPGA-based processing
offload capabilities.
There are four Matrox Radient eCL members: eCL-DB, eCL-QB, eCL-SF, and
eCL-DF. Matrox Radient eCL-DB and eCL-QB support acquisition from Camera
Link video sources in Base configuration; eCL-DB supports simultaneous
acquisition from two of these video sources, whereas eCL-QB supports four
simultaneously. Matrox Radient eCL-SF and eCL-DF support acquiescing from
Camera Link video sources in Medium or Full configuration (with up to 10 taps);
eCL-SF supports acquisition from one of these video sources, whereas eCL-DF
supports two simultaneously.
Matrox Radient eCL supports power-over Camera Link (PoCL) compliant video
sources and Camera Link frequencies of 20 MHz to 85 MHz.
This manual uses the term Matrox Radient eCL to refer to all members of Matrox
Radient eCL. It uses the term Matrox Radient eCL-DB/QB to refer to both
Matrox Radient eCL-DB and eCL-QB. It uses the term Matrox Radient
eCL-SF/DF to refer to both Matrox Radient eCL-SF and eCL-DF. When
necessary, this manual distinguishes between the boards using their full names.
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Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
CC (4)
UART
Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
CC (4)
UART
Auxiliary I/O
interface
Opto Aux In (2)
Auxiliary I/O
interface
Optional eCL
adapter bracket
Matrox eCL-QB
expansion module
1
Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
CC (4)
UART
Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
CC (4)
UART
Auxiliary I/O
interface
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
Auxiliary I/O
interface
Acquisition
Controller
Memory
Controller
Optional
Dedicated
Processing
Memory
4or8MB
4or8MB
4or8MB
4or8MB
Altera Stratix III
Processing FPGA
(customizable)
Processing
Units
(QDR-II SRAM
250 MHz)
Host x8 PCIe bus
MIL license
fingerprint
and
Supplemental MIL
license storage
Matrox Radient
eCL-DB/QB
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
1GB
Up to1 GB
Up to
10.6 GB/s
Up to
10.6 GB/s
Total of
up to 4.0 GB/s write
and
up to 4.0 GB/s read
Color space
converter &
pixel
formatter
Host Interface
DMA
Read
DMA
Write
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
2 GB/s
AC 0
AC 3
AC 2
AC 1
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
Opto Aux In (2)
Opto Aux In (2)
Opto Aux In (2)
Main On-board Memory
(DDR-667 SDRAM)
2GB
Note that, without the expansion module, this is a flow diagram of
Matrox Radient eCL-DB.
With the expansion module, this is a flow diagram of Matrox Radient
eCL-QB. eCL-DB is not upgradable to eCL-QB; the eCL-DB does not
have the required connector for the eCL-QB module.
1
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a
Color space
converter &
pixel
formatter
Host Interface
DMA
Read
DMA
Write
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
2 GB/s
Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
CC (4)
UART
Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
Auxiliary I/O
interface
Opto Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
Auxiliary I/O
interface
Opto Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
Optional eCL
adapter bracket
Matrox eCL-DF
expansion module
1
Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
CC (4)
UART
Camera Link
Interface
with PoCL
Data
Clock
Auxiliary I/O
interface
Opto Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
Auxiliary I/O
interface
Acquisition
Controller
Memory
Controller
Optional
Dedicated
Processing
Memory
4or8MB
4or8MB
4or8MB
4or8MB
Altera Stratix III
Processing FPGA
(customizable)
Processing
Units
(QDR-II SRAM
250 MHz)
Host x8 PCIe bus
MIL license
fingerprint
and
Supplemental MIL
license storage
Matrox Radient
eCL-SF/DF
Up to
2 GB/s
Up to
10.6 GB/s
Up to
10.6 GB/s
Total of
up to 4.0 GB/s write
and
up to 4.0 GB/s read
AC 0
AC 1
Up to
1GB
Up to1 GB
Opto Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux In (2)
LVDS Aux Out (1)
TTL Aux I/Os (3)
Main On-board Memory
(DDR-667 SDRAM)
2GB
Note that, without the expansion module, this is a flow diagram of Matrox
Radient eCL-SF.
With the expansion module, this is a flow diagram of Matrox Radient eCL-
DF. Matrox Radient eCL-SF is not upgradable to eCL-DF; the eCL-SF does
not have the required connector for the eCL-DF module.
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General acquisition features
Matrox Radient eCL supports frame and line-scan monochrome and color video
sources. The color video sources can be RGB video sources or video sources with
a Bayer color filter. Matrox Radient eCL can decode Bayer color-encoded images
on-board if the selected Processing FPGA configuration supports Bayer color
decoding and the decoding supports the image size and depth; the standard FPGA
configuration supports Bayer color decoding. Besides standard Camera Link video
sources, Matrox Radient eCL also supports additional types of video sources,
including some time-multiplexed video sources and 10-tap 8-bit video sources.
Processing capabilities
Matrox Radient eCL features an on-board real-time processing FPGA device,
which can be configured to offload and even accelerate the most
compute-intensive part of typical image processing applications, without
generating additional data traffic within the host computer (Host).
Processing FPGA The Processing FPGA on Matrox Radient eCL is a highly customizable, Altera
Stratix III or IV FPGA, with a core clock of up to 133 MHz. The operations
performed on-board are controlled using the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL)
application development software. Using MIL, the processing units (PUs) of an
FPGA configuration can be rearranged to perform the operations in the required
sequence, without having to necessarily generate a new FPGA configuration.
When the need arises, Matroxs FPGA design services can be employed to generate
an application-specific FPGA configuration.
Before the Processing FPGA can process grabbed images, they must be stored in
main on-board memory. If images stored in Host memory are required, they can
be streamed directly to the Processing FPGA for processing. Images resulting from
Processing FPGA processing can be stored in main on-board memory or streamed
to the Host.
On-board acquisition and processing memory
Matrox Radient eCL has two types of on-board memory: main on-board memory
and dedicated Processing FPGA memory (optional).
Main on-board memory is used to store acquired images, and images for or
resulting from processing. As main on-board memory, Matrox Radient eCL is
equipped with 2 Gbytes of DDR2-667 SDRAM. Main on-board memory is
accessed through the memory controller of the Processing FPGA. The memory
controller has multiple input ports and a data transfer rate of up to
10.6 Gbytes/sec.
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Matrox Radient eCL can optionally feature dedicated Processing FPGA memory
to store intermediate data while the Processing FPGA performs operation. As
Processing FPGA memory, Matrox Radient eCL uses 4 banks of QDR-II SRAM
that total 16 or 32 Mbytes of memory and have a total transfer rate of up to 4.0
Gbytes/sec in each direction.
Additional functionality
In addition to the core video capture and processing capabilities,
Matrox Radient eCL incorporates a variety of features to simplify overall system
integration. These features include:
LVDS-compatible serial interfaces (1 for each acquisition path). Each interface
is mapped as a COM port so that it can be accessed through the Win32 API. The
serial interface can both receive and transmit signals, in full-duplex (bidirectional)
mode.
Color space converter and pixel formatter. These can convert captured or
processed data as it is being transferred to the Host. They can convert 8- or 16-bit
monochrome or 24- or 48-bit packed BGR data to monochrome, packed BGR,
packed BGRa, planar RGB, or YUV (YUYV) format. In addition, they can flip,
crop, or subsample data sent to the Host.
Auxiliary, multi-purpose signals. These are non-video signals that can support
one or more functionalities depending on the auxiliary signal (for example, trigger
input or timer output). The number of signals each board supports is given in the
table below.
Integrated rotary decoders (2 for eCL-DB, 4 for eCL-QB, 1 for eCL-SF, 2 for
eCL-DF). These can decode quadrature input received from a rotary encoder.
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Data transfer
Under optimum conditions, Matrox Radient eCL can exchange data with the
Host at a peak transfer rate of up to 2 Gbytes/sec, but can sustain a transfer rate
of up to 1750 Mbytes/sec. Optimum conditions include using the board in a PCIe
slot with 8 active lanes, using a 256-byte payload. DMA read and write
performances are chipset and computer dependent, and are slightly affected by
the image size and alignment in Host memory (frame start address and line pitch).
Software
To operate Matrox Radient eCL, you can use one or more Matrox Imaging
software products that supports the board. These are the Matrox Imaging Library
(MIL) and its derivatives (for example, MIL-Lite and Matrox Intellicam). All
Matrox software is supported under Windows; MIL is also supported under Linux
when using Matrox Radient eCL. Consult your software manual for supported
versions of these operating systems.
MIL MIL is a high-level programming library with an extensive set of optimized
functions for image capture, processing, analysis, transfer, compression, display,
and archiving. Image processing operations include point-to-point, statistical,
spatial filtering, morphological, geometric transformation, and FFT operations.
Analysis operations support calibration, are performed with sub-pixel accuracy,
and include pattern recognition (normalized grayscale correlation and Geometric
Model Finder), blob analysis, edge extraction and analysis, measurement, image
registration, metrology, character recognition (template-based and feature-based),
code recognition and verification (1D, 2D and composite code types), bead
inspection, 3D reconstruction, and color analysis.
MIL applications are easily ported to new Matrox hardware platforms and can be
designed to take advantage of multi-processing and multi-threading
environments.
MIL-Lite MIL-Lite is a subset of MIL. It includes all the MIL functions for image
acquisition, transfer, display control, and archiving. It also allows you to perform
processing operations that are typically useful to pre-process grabbed images.
Matrox Intellicam Matrox Intellicam is an interactive Windows program that allows for fast video
source interfacing and provides interactive access to all the acquisition features of
your Matrox board. Matrox Intellicam also has the ability to create custom digitizer
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configuration format (DCF) files, which MIL and its derivatives use to interface
to specific non-standard video sources. Matrox Intellicam is included with all
Matrox Imaging software products.
Essentials to get started
To begin using Matrox Radient eCL, you must have a computer with the
following:
An available conventional x8 (or x16) PCIe slot
*
. For Matrox Radient eCL-QB
and eCL-SF, an additional adjacent slot is required (on the right of the slot when
viewed from the back of the computer chassis); this slot need not be an electrical
slot.
Processor with an Intel 32-bit or 64-bit architecture, or equivalent.
A relatively up-to-date PCIe chipset. The list of platforms that are known to be
compatible with Matrox Radient eCL are available on the Matrox website, under
the board’s PC compatibility list.
A proper power supply. Refer to the Electrical specifications section in Appendix B:
Technical information.
MIL or one of its derivatives. This software should be installed after you install
your board.
*. Note that you can also install Matrox Radient eCL in a x4 PCIe slot that has a
mechanical x8 connector; however, the maximum transfer rate between Matrox Radi-
ent eCL and the Host is reduced by 50%.
Inspecting the Matrox Radient eCL package 15
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.
Consult your software package for other computer requirements (for example,
operating system and memory requirements).
Inspecting the Matrox Radient eCL package
You should check the contents of your Matrox Radient eCL package when you
first open it. If something is missing or damaged, contact your Matrox
representative.
Standard items
You should receive the following items:
The Matrox Radient eCL board, depending on which was purchased. If
Matrox Radient eCL-QB or eCL-DF was purchased, the appropriate expansion
module will be installed on the main board. Note that eCL-DB and eCL-SF are
not upgradable to eCL-QB and eCL-DF, respectively; the eCL-DB and eCL-SF
do not have the required connector for the expansion module.
A Matrox Radient eCL cable adapter bracket with two DB-15 auxiliary I/O
connectors. These connectors allow access from outside the computer enclosure
to the auxiliary I/O signals of the internal auxiliary I/O connector.
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Available separately
You might have also ordered one or more of the following:
MIL or MIL-Lite. Matrox Intellicam is included with both of these software
packages.
If needed, you can purchase a 26-pin high-density male mini Camera Link or
PoCL-compliant Camera Link cable (HDR or SDR) from the video source
manufacturer, Components Express inc., 3M Interconnect Solutions for Factory
Automation, Intercon 1, or other third parties.
Handling components
The electronic circuits in your computer and the circuits on Matrox Radient eCL
are sensitive to static electricity and surges. Improper handling can seriously
damage the circuits. Be sure to drain static electricity from your body by touching
a metal fixture (or ground) before you touch any electronic component. In
addition, do not let your clothing come in contact with the circuit boards or
components.
Warning Before you add or remove devices from your computer, always turn off the power
to your computer and all peripherals.
Installation
The installation procedure consists of the following steps:
1. Complete the hardware installation procedure described in Chapter 2: Hardware
installation.
2. Complete the software installation procedure described in the documentation
accompanying your software package.
More information For information on using multiple Matrox Radient eCL boards, refer to Chapter
3: Using multiple Matrox Radient eCL boards.
For in-depth hardware information, refer to Chapter 4: Matrox Radient eCL
hardware reference; whereas for a summary of this information, as well as
environmental and electrical specifications, and connector pinout descriptions,
see Appendix B: Technical information.
Installation 17
This manual occasionally makes reference to a MIL-Lite function. However,
anything that can be accomplished with MIL-Lite can also be accomplished with
MIL.
Need help? If you experience problems during installation or while using this product, refer
to the support page on the Matrox Imaging web site:
www.matrox.com/imaging/support. This page provides answers to frequently
asked questions, as well as offers registered customers additional ways of obtaining
support.
If your question is not addressed and you are currently registered with the MIL
maintenance program, you can contact technical support. To do so, you should
first complete and submit the online Technical Support Request Form, accessible
from the above-mentioned page. Once the information is submitted, a Matrox
support agent will contact you shortly thereafter by email or phone, depending
on the problem.
18 Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter
2
Chapter 2: Hardware
installation
This chapter explains how to install your
Matrox Radient eCL board in your computer.
20 Chapter 2: Hardware installation
Installing your Matrox Radient eCL board
Before you install your Matrox Radient eCL board, some precautionary measures
must be taken. Turn off the power to your computer and its peripherals, and drain
static electricity from your body (by touching a metal part of the computer chassis).
Important Note that your board should be installed before you install your software.
Proceed with the following steps to install your board:
1. Remove the cover from your computer; refer to your computer’s documentation
for instructions.
2. Check that you have an empty x8 (or x16) PCIe slot in which to install your
Matrox Radient eCL
*
.
*. Note that you can also install Matrox Radient eCL in a x4 PCIe slot that has a
mechanical x8 connector; however, the maximum transfer rate between Matrox Radi-
ent eCL and the Host is reduced by 50%.
x16 PCIe
32-bit PCI slot
x8 PCIe
x1 PCIe
64-bit PCI-X slot
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