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VX and MVX Visualization Accelerators

Board Set

501-1537 / 501-1538


Note

Tighten Frontplane Connector screws 1, 2, 3, and 4 in sequence, turning each screw no more than two turns at a time.

Notes

  1. The minimum operating system is SunOS 4.1.1.
  2. The final unbundled software release was SunVision 1.2.
  3. The minimum operating system for SunVision 1.2 is SunOS 4.1.2.
  4. SunVision 1.2 requires OpenWindows Version 3.
  5. The Sun 4300 CPU and the Sun 4400 CPU require EPROM 4.1.1 when the VX is used as the system console.
  6. Set the NVRAM locations to the values shown below when the VX is used as the system console.
    LOCATION SETTING
    0x1f
    0x60c
    0x60d
    0x60e
    0x60f
    0x610
    0x611
    0x612
    0x613
    12
    31
    40
    00
    00
    fc
    00
    00
    00

  7. Do not use Frontplane Connector 501-1596-01. Use 501-1596-02.
  8. The LEDs on the MVX are not used.

References

  1. Hardware Installation for the VX and MVX Visualization Accelerators, 800-5424-10.
  2. Software Installation for the VX and MVX Visualization Accelerators, 800-6290-10.

Super Frame Buffer

Sun-4/330/370/390/470/490

501-1538


Power:

14.0 Amps @ +5Vdc
1.45 Amps @ -5Vdc
88.0 Watts

Switch Settings

Interrupt Request Switch S0101

SWITCH SETTING REQUEST BIT
1
2
3
4
Up
Down
Down
Up
2
1
0
VMRQ

VME Bus Address Switch S0102

SWITCH SETTING ADDRESS BIT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
On
On
Off
Off
On
On
On
On/Off
A31
A30
A29
A28
A27
A26
A25
Not used

VX Bus Address Switch S0301

SWITCH SETTING ADDRESS BIT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
On/Off
On/Off
On
On
On
On
On
On
Not used
Not used
A26
A27
A28
A29
A30
A31


MVX Visualization Accelerator

Sun-4/330/370/390/470/490

Pixel Processor

501-1537


Power:

14.0 Amps @ +5Vdc
70.0 Watts

Switch and Jumper Settings

Clock Jumper J0101

PIN SETTING DESCRIPTION
1-2 In Enable 80MHz clock

Bus Request Jumper J0901

PIN SETTING DESCRIPTION
3-4
5-6
7-8
In
Out
In
VME BUS REQUEST 1
VME BUS REQUEST 2
VME BUS REQUEST 3

Bus Grant Jumper J0902

PIN SETTING DESCRIPTION
1-2
3-4
5-9
6-10
7
8
11-12
In
In
In
In
Out
Out
In
BG2 OUT - BG2 IN
BG1 OUT - BG1 IN
BGx OUT - BG3 OUT
BGx IN - BG3 IN
BGx OUT
BGx IN
BG0 OUT - BG0 IN

Bus Control and Arbitration Jumper J1001

PIN SETTING DESCRIPTION
1-2
3
4
5-6
In
Out
Out
In
VCC - CTRL
GND
VCC
GND - MODE

Base Address Switch S1303

SWITCH SETTING ADDRESS BIT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Down
Down
Up
Up
Down
Up
Down
Down/Up
A31
A30
A29
A28
A27
A26
A25
Not used


Last updated: December 2, 1996
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