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TECH-SOURCE

GXTRA

Hardware Installation

442 S. North Lake Blvd.

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

(407) 262-7100

Publication # 65-0129-01 September 11, 1997

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Addendum Information

Date Released October 30, 1992

Changes made to:

REVISION

NUMBER

CHANGES DATE

Changes made to reflect GXTRA

PROM revision 2.2

Added resolutions GXTRA/1 ,

timing GXTRA/2 DB, GXTRA/3

Stereo and GXTRA/4 CFP

Update timing parameters and

figures, add GXTRA/3 Color Stereo

GXTRA/1 Turbo replaces GXTRA/1

GXTRA/2 Turbo replaces GXTRA/2

GXTRA/3 Turbo replaces GXTRA/3

10/30/92

07/21/93

05/16/94

09/07/94

09/11/97

The Tech-Source Inc. logo , Tech-Source, GXTRA,

GXTRA/2 Turbo, GXTRA/3 Turbo are trademarks of Tech-Source

Inc.

All SPARC trademarks, are trademarks or registered trademarks of

SPARC International, Inc. Products bearing SPARC trademarks

are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems,

Inc. SunView, X11/NeWS, OpenWindows, Sun, Sun-4, and Solaris

are trademarks and registered to Sun Microsystems, Inc.

All other products or services mentioned in this document are

identified by the trademarks or service marks of their respective

companies or organizations, and Tech-Source Inc. disclaims any

responsibility for specifying which marks are owned by which

companies or organizations.

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of the copyright owner.

RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND: Use, duplication, or disclosure

by the government is subject to restrictions as set forth in

subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and

Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 (October 1988)

and FAR 52.227-19 (June 1987).

The product described in this manual may be protected by one or

more U.S. patents, foreign patents, and/or pending applications.

PREFACE

This publication documents the installation of the Tech-Source

GXTRA X Terminal on an SBus card.

This manual is intended for system designers who incorporate the

Tech-Source card(s) into their SPARCstations. It contains the

procedures necessary for installation into such a system.

This is not a guide to the installation of the software. All systems

vary to a degree. A knowledge of the features of your system is

helpful during the installation process.

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

The following documents apply to the GXTRA Installation, and may

be of interest to its user.

GXTRA X Servers for Solaris 1.X Software Installation

Manual

GXTRA X Servers for Solaris 2.X Software Installation

Manual

Tech-Source X11R5 Installation Manual

Tech-Source X11R4 Installation Manual

Tech-Source GXTRA IGT Software Installation and

Reference Manual

Sun's Desktop SPARC Hardware Owner's Guide

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WARRANTY

SBus boards are warranted for ONE OR TWO YEARS

from date of shipment (see detailed price list for specific

board warranty). During the warranty period, Tech-Source

will, at its option, repair or replace a defective system

component at its expense. Freight charges associated with

the repair or replacement of said components under

warranty are to be shared by Tech-Source Inc. and

customer. US customer bears freight charges of product

being returned to Tech-Source Inc., and Tech-Source Inc.

shall bear freight charges for product being shipped to

customer. International customer bears freight charges of

product being returned to Tech-Source Inc., and Tech-

Source Inc. shall bear freight charges up to $16.00 USD

per product being shipped to customer ($16.00 USD is

equivalent to shipping charges within the United States).

Customer bears remaining freight charges over $16.00

USD per product being shipped back to customer.

Repairs and/or maintenance performed by Tech-Source

Inc., outside the policies and provisions of a Tech-Source

Inc. Warranty or Maintenance Contract will be charged at

an hourly rate, plus materials, with a minimum charge of

$300.00.

Installation of any Tech-Source Inc. hardware or software

product is the sole responsibility of the customer.

Customer will have unlimited access to Tech-Source Inc.

support personnel (via telephone/fax/modem) for two (2)

years from date of shipment.

Tech-Source Inc. offers a continuing hardware/software

support program that provides telephone consultation,

software upgrades, and any required hardware repair after

the expiration of the warranty period. This is a billable

annual Maintenance contract. Contact Tech-Source Inc.

for the available maintenance plans.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ....................................... 1-1

1.1 Overview .............................. 1-1

1.2 Using This Manual ....................... 1-1

1.3 Audience .............................. 1-1

1.4 FCCCompliance ........................ 1-2

1.5 Organization ............................ 1-2

Unpacking and Installing the GXTRA Card .............. 2-1

2.1 Unpackaging and Handling ................ 2-1

2.2 Precautions ............................ 2-2

2.3 Shut Down and Power Off the SPARCstation . . 2-3

2.4 Opening the Workstation .................. 2-3

2.4.1 SPARCstations 1+ and 2 .......... 2-3

2.4.2 SPARCstation IPC, IPX and

SPARCclassic ................. 2-4

2.5 Installing the GXTRA ..................... 2-6

2.5.1 SPARCstation 1+ and 2 ........... 2-6

2.5.2 SPARCstation IPC, IPX and

SPARCclassic ................. 2-9

2.6 SPARCstation 600MP and SPARCstation 10 . 2-13

2.7 ReplacingtheWorkstationCover........... 2-14

2.8 PoweringUptheWorkstation.............. 2-15

Bringing Up the GXTRA CardfortheFirstTime .......... 3-1

3.1 Overview .............................. 3-1

3.2 Mounting on the SPARC CPU .............. 3-1

3.3 SettingtheDisplayResolution .............. 3-1

3.3.1 RotarySwitchSettings ............ 3-2

3.4 Connecting the Cables .................... 3-3

3.4.1 Video Cable .................... 3-3

3.4.2 Keyboard/Mouse Cable ........... 3-3

3.5 PowerUp .............................. 3-3

3.6 Selecting System Console With Multiple Frame

Buffers ............................. 3-4

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3.7 SettingtheTestOptions................... 3-5

3.7.1 Open Boot Version 1.x ............ 3-6

3.7.2 Open Boot Version 2.x ............ 3-6

Theory of Operation ................................ 4-1

4.1 TheSBusInterface....................... 4-1

4.2 The GXTRAengine ....................... 4-1

4.2.1 QUADCommand ................ 4-1

4.2.2 BLITCommand ................. 4-2

4.2.3 PIXEL1Command ............... 4-2

4.3 RAMDAC .............................. 4-2

4.4 TheFORTHPROM ...................... 4-3

4.5 TimingParameters ....................... 4-3

4.6 GXTRA SBus Card Slot Requirements ...... 4-10

Description of the GXTRA/2 Turbo ..................... 5-1

5.1 MainFeatures .......................... 5-1

5.2CardSpecifications ....................... 5-1

5.3 Frame Buffer Organization ................. 5-2

5.4 ElectricalSpecifications ................... 5-2

Description of the GXTRA/3 Turbo ..................... 6-1

6.1 MainFeatures .......................... 6-1

6.2CardSpecifications ....................... 6-1

6.3 Frame Buffer Organazation ................. 6-2

6.3.1FrameBufferSelection ............ 6-2

6.4ElectricalSpecifications.................... 6-2

List of Figures

Figure 2.1 Opening the SPARCstation 1+ and 2 . . . 2-4

Figure 2.2 Opening the SPARCstation IPC, IPX and

SPARCclassic ....................... 2-5

Figure 2.3 SBus Slot Locations for SPARCstation 1+

and 2 .............................. 2-7

Figure 2.4 Rear Panel Cover and Board Socket

Locations for SPARCstation 1+ and 2 ..... 2-8

Figure 2.5 Card and Logic Board Alignment ...... 2-9

Figure 2.6 IPC and IPX SBus Slot Locations ..... 2-10

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Table of Contents (continued)

Figure 2.7 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Rear

Panels ............................ 2-11

Figure 2.8 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Card

Installation ......................... 2-12

Figure 2.9 600MP CPU Board ................ 2-13

Figure 2.10 GXTRA TwoPieceFacePlate....... 2-13

Figure 2.11 SPARCstation 1+ and 2 Cover

Installation ......................... 2-14

Figure 2.12 IPC, IPX and SPARCclassic Cover

Installation ......................... 2-15

Figure3.1 ResolutionSwitch .................. 3-2

Figure 3.2 GXTRA FacePlace................. 3-3

Figure 5.1 GXTRA/2 Turbo ................... 5-3

Figure 6.3 GXTRA/3 Turbo .................... 6-3

List of Tables

Table 3-1 Standard Switch Settings ............. 3-2

Table 4-1A Switch 1 - 640 x 480 @ 60 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-3

Table 4-2A Switch 2 - 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz Timing

Parameters ...................... 4-4

Table 4-3 Switch 3 - 1152 x 900 @ 66 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-4

Table 4-4 Switch 4 - 1152 x 900 @ 76 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-5

Table 4-5A Switch 5 - 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-5

Table 4-6A Switch 6 - 1280 x 1024 @ 67 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-6

Table 4-7 Switch 7 - 1280 x 1024 @ 72 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-6

Table 4-8 Switch 8 - 1280 x 1024 @ 76 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-7

Table 4-9A Switch 9 - 1536 x 1152 @ 66 Hz Timing

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Parameters.......................... 4-7

Table 4-10 Switch A - 1600 x 1280 @ 60 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-8

Table 4-11 Switch B - 1600 x 1280 @ 76 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-8

Table 4-12 Switch C - 1024 x 768 @ 70 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-9

Table 4-13A Switch D - 1024 x 768 @ 76 Hz Timing

Parameters.......................... 4-9

Table 5-1 GXTRA/2 Turbo Electrical Specifications . 5-2

Table 6-1 GXTRA/3 Turbo Electrical Specifications . 6-3

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1-1

Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1 Overview

This manual provides detailed information about the GXTRA "X

Terminal on an SBus card".

When you have completed reading the manual, you will be able to

install a GXTRA SBus card into various SBus system

configurations.

1.2 Using This Manual

The following sections provide information that will help you use this

manual.

1.3 Audience

The audience of this manual includes computer hardware

engineers, system programmers, computer technicians, and others

interested in using the GXTRA SBus cards in a SPARC system. All

readers should have an understanding of electronic hardware,

operating system software interfacing with hardware, and related

computer concepts.

An understanding of the required communications standards and

concepts between cards and with peripheral devices is also

required. Given the defined audience background, the various

SPARC User's Manuals from Sun will provide the necessary

information needed to incorporate the GXTRA graphics accelerator

cards into many Sun configurations.

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