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              Matrox Imaging Library (8.0) MilSolios.txt Readme File
                               May 4th, 2005
    Copyright© 2005 by Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. All rights reserved.
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This document explains the current limitations and particularities when using
MIL with Matrox Solios.

It also presents last minute information that did not make it into the manual
or on-line help. Note that this text file serves to complement your manual. The 
information found in this file overrides your formally documented material.

Contents

1. Matrox Solios with MIL.
   1.1 Limitations and particularities.
   1.2 Last minute information.
2. Matrox Solios with ActiveMIL.
3. Matrox Solios Installation and Hardware Reference manual.
   3.1 Errors and omissions.
4. Known bugs


1. Matrox Solios with MIL.

1.1 Limitations and particularities.

   - MdigAlloc():

      The mode of Matrox Solios can be changed through MILConfig (Solios tab) 
      from its factory-default setting of single-Medium to dual-Base. Follow all on-screen
      procedures. Once changed, the PC must be shut-down and then turned back on (perform 
      a cold-boot) for changes to take effect. Note that simply restarting your computer 
      (using the Start Shut Down Windows Restart command) will not allow the changes to take affect.

      If you change the mode of Matrox Solios, make certain you also change your DCF.
      Using the wrong DCF when performing a digitizer allocation (using MdigAlloc()) will
      result in an error.

   - MdigChannel():

      - Changing the synchronisation channel with M_CHn+M_SYNC is not yet supported.

   - MdigControl()/MdigInquire():

      - The following controls/inquires are not yet supported:
        M_GRAB_DIRECTION_X, M_GRAB_DIRECTION_Y.

1.2 Last minute information.

   - Msys...() additions: 
      
      - MsysControl(M_UART_FREE+M_UART_NB(M_DEVn)):
        - This stops MIL UART operations and frees UART ressources used by MIL. 


2. Matrox Solios with ActiveMIL.

   - All the above information also applies to ActiveMIL.

3. Matrox Solios Installation and Hardware Reference manual.

	3.1 Errors and omissions.

	- Before the synchronization and control signals table in the 
	  "Matrox Solios XA acquisition section and the Analog module" 
	  section of the "Frame grabbers" chapter, it states that TTL/LVDS
	  signals can be set individually to either TTL or LVDS. This is 
	  incorrect. You can TTL/LVDS signals in pairs to either TTL or LVDS.

4. Known bugs.

	- When grabbing from a line-scan camera, with no frame trigger,
	  an error message might appear (for example, "Function MdigGrab()... 
	  Synchronization lost (Time out)" or "Error in MdigProcess()...
	  the command has been aborted"). To resolve this issue, you must
	  update your Matrox Solios firmware. Contact your Matrox
	  representative for more information.