Specifications

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7.28 Video – 69030 CRT & Panel Controller

PC/II+p contains a complete analog and flat panel Video interface. The analog CRT display and 24-bit flat

panel interface signals are provided on the Mass I/O connector, J904. The Video Interface option includes

4MB of fast 83 MHz on-chip video memory.

The 69030 controller operates at +3.3V, and all video and panel interface digital signals are driven to +3.3V

levels.

The PC/II+p Video Controller, an Intel 69030, supports an interface that is compatible with the IBM-PS/2

Video Graphics Array (VGA) and SGVA standard. The controller operates on the local PCI bus, and supports

both Analog monitors and a wide variety of Flat Panels. It contains a powerful 64-bit Graphics Engine,

Palette/DAC and Clock Synthesizer. The embedded 4 MB of 83 MHz SDRAM video memory is accessed

internally by the controller functions, providing a maximum transfer rate of 664 Mbyte/seconds.

This video memory is normally used to buffer all video data and it is mapped by the video controller into Main

memory address space. The hardware register and gate interface is standard VGA, and the BIOS is also

VGA compatible. Drivers for all common operating systems are available. Simultaneous CRT and LCD

display mode is available, and there are many Software support features available.

A variety of video enhancement features are supported, particularly for flat panels, by the Intel/Chips® 69030

Video Controller. These features comprise those supported by the predecessor 65xxx family as well as a

number of new innovative features. Please refer to the Intel/Chips® 69030 reference documentation for a list

of features available and panels supported.

7.28.1 Video Analog CRT Display Support

PC/II+p supports high resolution fixed frequency and variable frequency analog monitors in interlaced and

non-interlaced modes of operation. The maximum dot clock supported is 170 MHz, and the maximum

memory clock supported by the embedded 4 MB of SDRAM is 83 MHz. Therefore, the maximum resolution

supported is 1600x1200x16bpp at 60 Hz refresh. Please refer to the Intel 69030 documentation for detailed

information.

All standard VGA modes are supported on most CRT monitors. Extended modes are also supported.

7.28.2 Video Flat Panel Display Support

The on-board Intel/Chips 69030 controller supports all flat panel display technologies, including plasma,

electroluminescent (EL) and liquid crystal (LCD). LCD panel interfaces are provided for single panel, single

drive (SS) and dual panel, dual drive (DD) configurations.

The controller utilizes the on-board video memory for its integrated frame buffer. Up to 24-bit panels are

supported by the PC/II+p. Standard and high-res passive STN and active matrix TFT/MIN LCDs are

supported.

Up to 16M colors on 24-bit active matrix LCDs, up to 16M colors on passive STN LCDs and up to 256 gray

shades on monochrome panels are supported.

The flat panel interface can interface to a variety of panels, as illustrated in the following table; please refer to

the Intel/Chips® 69030 Video Controller reference documentation for details.