Oculus-TCi Device Driver for Windows 95
Version 2.60
Table of Content
1. Installation Instructions;
2. Disk Contents;
3. Limitations;
4. Uninstallation Instructions;
5. History.
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1. Installation Instructions
- Be sure to removed all previous installation of the TCi driver.
- Insert the Driver Distribution disk into drive A:
- Using the Windows Explorer, Run SETUP.EXE.
- After the software installation is completed, close the computer,
install the TCI Card in your system and reboot.
- When Windows 95 detect the new VGA Device, you must supply the
VGA Driver to complete the installation.
2. Disk Contents
In Tci-Driver directory :
BGITDIAG.COM PCI Diagnostic Utility
CAD41KA1.CAM Camera File
CCIR.CAM Camera File
DPVIEW.BAT Batch file to create a pview dump in a text file(pview.txt)
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
PVIEW.EXE DOS PCI bus mapping view /utility
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 95 \system 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
ODXMEM.VXD Memory Manager driver
ODXMSG.VXD Message Viewer driver
OLEPRO32.DLL Required DLL
TABCTL32.OCX Required Ole2 Object
TCIVXD.VXD Oculus-TCi device driver for Windows 95
THREED32.OCX Required Ole2 Object
VB40032.DLL Required DLL
In Windows 95 \inf directory :
TCI_DEC.INF Device Information File Reference
TCI_MVID.INF Device Information File Reference
TCI_S3.INF Device Information File Reference
3. Limitations
All TCI cards:
- All changes to the VGA display resolution require rebooting of Windows 95.
- Look-Up Table changes will not work properly in 160 x 120 resolution.
TCI-SE:
- No limitation.
TCI-ACQUISITION:
- The MJPEG module may not work on some computers.
TCI-VGA:
- The card didn't work in "Single Monitor" with release 4.00.950B of Windows 95.
- Problem may occur with the DEC VGA Drivers if you are using a TCI-VGA
card in "Single Monitor" with Neptune PCI Chipset computers or some others
computer.
TCI-VGA ULTRA:
- The card didn't work in "Passthrough or Dual Monitor" with release
4.00.950B of Windows 95.
- In Passthrough Mode, the "S3 Refresh Rate" must be 60Hz;
- System can freeze with TCi-MJPEG module.
TCI-VGA ULTRA II:
- In Passthrough Mode, the "S3 Refresh Rate" must be 60Hz;
MJPEG and DDV Module:
- Cannot be used with Digital or RGB Camera.
4. Uninstallation Instructions
- Click the unInstallShield Icon in the "TCI Driver for Windows 95" Program
Group;
- In the [386Enh] Section in System.Ini File, remove the following line:
Device=.......\odxmsg.vxd;
Device=.......\odxmem.vxd;
Device=.......\tcivxd.vxd;
- In the Autoexec.Bat File, remove the following item:
The path to Oculus-TCI Driver for Windows 95 from the line SET PATH=;
5. History
September 11th, 1996
Release of Version 1.14.
October 25th, 1996
Release of Version 1.14a.
New Features:
a) Added support for TCI-VGA ULTRA II.
November 8th, 1996
Release of Version 1.14b.
New Features:
a) Added support for TCI-VGA ULTRA and ULTRA II in Dual Overlay Mode.
December 18th, 1996
Release of Version 1.14e.
New Features:
a) TCI-VGA ULTRA II new Pci-Pci bridge(DEC 21152) support.
b) Output LUT support for Secondary Frame Buffer (DEC VGA) and
Overlay (TRIO64V+ in Dual Monitor);
Fixes:
a) Correct 32 bits Pci-Bios Entry Point research.
January 21th, 1997
Release of Version 1.14f.
Fixes:
a) Main VGA detection with release 4.00.950B of Windows 95.
b) Pci-Pci bridge(DEC 21052 and 21152) support on all TCI cards.
Known bugs:
b) Problems may occurs with the TCI-VGA ULTRA Rev. C (Dual Overlay
Mode) with overlay commands when grabbing in the primary VGA.
February 11th, 1997
Release of Version 2.00
New Features:
a) First interrupt supported version.
b) Support for the digital module.
c) New viewer message program.
d) New configuration program.
e) True color keying.
f) Logical cameras support.
Known bugs:
a) Look Up table change during live grab.
b) Problems may occurs with the TCI-VGA ULTRA Rev. C (Dual Monitor
Mode) with Windows commands when grabbing in the primary VGA.
c) 160 x 120 Acquisition may be unstable.
March 24th, 1997
Release of Version 2.10
New Features:
a) NTSC output with TCI-VGA ULTRA II and TCI-VGA ULTRA Rev C
(Dual Overlay Mode).
b) Improvement of the configuration program.
c) Interrupt sharing.
Fixes:
a) OCX registration problems.
b) Bad event communicated to the event function.
c) Memory calculation for True Color Host Frame Buffer.
Known bugs:
a) Swithching from NTSC to VGA output required a system reboot.
May 5th, 1997
Release of Version 2.20
New Features:
a) Full support for the TCI RGB-SE.
Fixes:
a) Refresh rate problem (Passthrough Mode) with TCI-VGA ULTRA II
and TCI-VGA ULTRA Rev C.
b) FbCycle function.
c) NTSC output problem with some computer.
d) Cropping with RGB Module.
e) DEC Output Look-up Table.
f) Jitter on TCI-VGA ULTRA II (Dual Overlay Mode) with Overlay
800x600 8bpp Resolution.
June 10th, 1997
Release of Version 2.30
New Features:
a) Full support for the DIGITAL-SE.
b) NTSC or PAL output with a Composite Module, with ULTRA II
(Dual Monitor Only) or TCI-VGA ULTRA Rev C (Dual Monitor Only).
Fixes:
a) Problem with Kodak ES 1.0 Single Channel (file kdkes101.cam)
b) Jitter on ULTRA II (Dual Overlay Mode) with Overlay
640x480 and 1024x768 8bpp Resolution.
c) Problem with opr_set function (FBCYCLE_INDEX).
d) Problem with FbCycle initialisation.
August 8th, 1997
Release of Version 2.40
New Features:
a) TCi-MJPEG module.
b) High color (15 bits) and True color (32 bits) Overlay.
c) Trio64V+ memory detection for colors Overlay.
d) Switch in odx.ini to bypass Message Box.
e) Support for Video for Windows Driver.
Fixes:
a) Monochrome Output LUT for Overlay.
b) Minimum memory allocation for the driver.
October 31th, 1997
Release of Version 2.50
New Features:
a) Full support for the RGB-Plus Module.
b) 800 by 600 56Hz Refresh Rate support in Passthrough mode
with ULTRA II.
c) New conflict detection with some S3 VGA Chip.
d) Modification to Configuration Program for Memory Configuration.
e) 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) External Trigger with Analog Camera.
b) VGA Conflict Detection.
c) Problem with opr_set function ( ICR).
d) Problem of memory corruption with MJPEG module.
e) Problem with LongFileName including a space.
f) 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.
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.
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