Oculus-TCi Device Driver for Windows NT
Version 2.60
P/N: WA-TCIS-DRVNx
Table of Content
1. Installation Instructions;
2. Disk Contents;
3. Configuration;
4. Limitations;
5. History.
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1. Installation Instructions
1.1 Uninstall any previous installed version
1.2 Insert the Driver Distribution disk into drive A:
Using Windows Explorer, Run SETUP.EXE and follow the instructions.
The installation program will restart the OS so that the configuration
can take effect.
2. Disk Contents
Please see the TCi User's Guide for information on the distribution files.
In Tci-Driver directory :
BGITPCI.DLL Required DLL
CAD41KA1.CAM Camera File
CAMSPEC.DOC Camera file format documentation
CCIR.CAM Camera File
DXC9000.CAM Camera File
KDK14D.CAM Camera File
KDKES101.CAM Camera File
KDKES102.CAM Camera File
MSGDLL.DLL Message Viewer driver interface DLL
MSGVIEW.EXE Message Viewer Program
ODTCI.DLL Oculus-TCi driver interface DLL
PCIDIAG.EXE PCI Diagnostic program
PCIDIAG.HLP PCI Diagnostic program help file
PCIDUMP.EXE PCI devices configuration viewer
README.TXT This file
RS170.CAM Camera File
SKC100.CAM Camera File
TCICFG.DLL Oculus-TCi configuration driver interface DLL
TCICONF.EXE Oculus-TCi configuration program
TM1000.CAM Camera File
TM1040.CAM Camera File
TM130010.CAM Camera File
TM13008.CAM Camera File
TM6701.CAM Camera File
TM9700.CAM Camera File
TM9701.CAM Camera File
VGA.CAM Camera File
In Windows NT \system32\drivers directory :
BGITIRQ.SYS Required driver
BGITPCI.SYS Required driver
ODXMEM.SYS Memory Manager driver
ODXMSG.SYS Message Viewer driver
TCIDRV.SYS Oculus-TCi device driver for Windows NT
In Windows NT \system32 directory :
COMDLG32.OCX Required Ole2 Object
GRID32.OCX Required Ole2 Object
MFC40.DLL Required DLL
MSVCRT.DLL Required DLL
MSVCRT40.DLL Required DLL
ODX32.DLL Odx driver interface DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL Required DLL
TABCTL32.OCX Required Ole2 Object
THREED32.OCX Required Ole2 Object
VB40032.DLL Required DLL
For Installation Only
CORNTPRI.EXE Utility program for installation only
DRIVERS.INI Registry info for installation only
REGINI.EXE Utility program for installation only
REGSVR32.EXE Utility program for installation only
3. Configuration
Configuration of the driver is contained in the ODX.INI file located in the Windows NT directory.
4. Limitations
TCi-Acquisition:
- The MJPEG module may not work on some computers.
TCi-VGA:
- May not work on some computers.
TCi-VGA ULTRA:
- The MJPEG module is not supported.
MJPEG and DDV Module:
- Cannot be used with Digital or RGB Camera.
5. HISTORY
February 29th, 1996
Release of Version 1.00 Beta 1.
March 12th, 1996
Release of Version 1.00 Beta 2.
April 2nd, 1996
Release of Version 1.00.
April 18th, 1996
Release of Version 1.12.
NTSC/PAL acquisition.
NTSC JPEG codec.
April 26th, 1996
Release of Version 1.12a
NTSC/PAL acquisition.
NTSC/PAL JPEG codec.
October 1st, 1996
Release of Version 1.13
Added support for trigged camera.
RGB acquisition
TCI Ultra in pass-through mode (Rev. B only)
Fixed problem with detection of end of grab ( FGON)
December 18th, 1996
Release of Version 1.15 Beta 1
Added support for TCI-ULTRA II
TCI Ultra I and Ultra II in pass-through mode (All Revs)
a) TCI Ultra I is not supported under Windows NT 4.0 (S3 display
driver refuse to start)
b) Under Windows NT 3.51, only 256 colors mode is currently
supported. 64K colors and True colors modes will hang the machine
when starting TCIPro.
c) Under Windows NT 4.0, when in 64K colors and True colors modes,
mouse mouvements will be disabled when TCIPro will try to enable the keying mode.
To retrieve mouse usage, start a full screen Dos Shell and switch
back to NT.
Host to Secondary/Primary display:
a) Under Windows NT 3.51, could lock your machine depending of
your motherboard and CPU.
b) Under Windows NT 4.0, only 8 bits host frame buffers seem to
be a problem.
January 10th, 1997
Release of Version 1.15
Changed detection of Pci Hardware mechanisms.
January 23th, 1997
Under Windows NT 3.51, S3 display driver refuse to map VGA memory above
1 Meg (VGA memory is then not linearly mapped). Primary frame
buffer won't be available for that reason.
Pass-through is now working for all color modes (256, 64K, True colors
at 60 Hz refresh rate only) for TCI Ultra Revs C and D. Rev B only support 256
colors mode.
While working in Dual-overlay configuration, secondary frame buffer display
type must be set to one of the following:
640x480 60 Hz,
800x600 60 Hz
1024x768 60 Hz
Added support for TCI-Ultra I & II in overlay mode.
Changed the DEC RAM refresh rate register from 0x2d to 0x34.
Changed high color keying color to (239, 8, 8)
TCI VGA Single monitor not supported: no VGA driver available at this moment.
April 30th, 1997
Release of Version 2.11
New Features:
a) Support for the digital module.
b) Full support for the RGB-SE.
c) New Message Viewer program.
d) New configuration program.
e) True color keying.
f) Logical cameras support (CAM file).
g) FBCycle support
h) NTSC output support for TCi Ultra II
With a Tci VGA Ultra a hardware modification is necessary to enable
the NTSC output capability. Please contact CORECO for complete information.
i) Interrupt sharing.
Known bugs:
a) 160 x 120 Acquisition may be unstable.
b) Switching from NTSC to VGA output require a system reboot.
June 27th, 1997
Version 2.20
New Features:
a) Events function support
b) TCi-MJPEG module support
c) Full support for the DIGITAL-SE.
October 31th, 1997
Version 2.50
New Features:
a) NTSC or PAL output with a Composite Module, with ULTRA II
(Dual Monitor Only) or TCI-VGA ULTRA Rev C (Dual Monitor Only).
b) High color (15 bits) and True color (32 bits) Overlay.
c) Trio64V+ memory detection for colors Overlay.
d) Full support for the RGB-Plus Module.
e) New conflict detection with some S3 VGA Chip.
f) Modification to Configuration Program for Memory Configuration.
g) Switch in Odx.Ini to redirect the message box of Odtci.dll to the Message
viewer. (Add in Section [ODX]: Disable Message Box = 1)
Fixes:
a) FbCycle function.
b) NTSC output problem with some computer.
c) Cropping with RGB Module.
d) DEC Output Look-up Table.
e) Problem with Kodak ES 1.0 Single Channel (file kdkes101.cam)
f) Jitter on ULTRA II (Dual Overlay Mode) with Overlay
640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 8bpp Resolution.
g) Problem with opr_set function (FBCYCLE_INDEX).
h) Problem with FbCycle initialisation.
i) Monochrome Output LUT for Overlay.
j) External Trigger with Analog Camera.
k) VGA Conflict Detection.
l) Problem with opr_set function ( ICR).
m) Administrator vs Users Problem.
n) Problem with LongFileName including a space.
o) Modification to Refresh Rate when using TCI-VGA ULTRA II
or TCI-VGA ULTRA Rev C in Passthrough Mode with Display set
to 1024x768 and secondary set in True Color.
Known bugs:
a) Computer may freeze with ULTRA II in Dual Overlay Mode
if Windows animated cursor are used.
December 4th, 1997
Version 2.60
New Features:
a) Support for Pulnix TM 6701 60Hz Non-Interlaced Camera.
b) Support for Ikegami SKC-100 Camera.
c) Add support for Dimension-Pro Plus.
d) Add support for 16 bit monochrome host frame buffer.
e) Configuration Program modification to know the ULTRA II
Micro-Controller Firmware Version, Digital SE or Digital Module
Micro-Controller Firmware Version.
f) Support for Pulnix TM 1300 (8 bit or 10 bit) Camera.
Fixes:
a) PAL initialisation (Missing Frame).
b) Reduce initialisation time with RGB Module.
c) Tci-Boards Detection for Computer with Onboard Trio64V+ VGA Chip.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.