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3.4.2.5. Data Transfer of p3i_CL/PMC

Since the p3i_CL/PMC is a busmaster card, the video data for a single frame or a whole sequence is

moved into memory per DMA-transfer. There is no need for the CPU to support this process. The

maximum transfer rate in a system is 105 Mbytes/s typically. In a real application the transfer rate

depends on the chipset, graphic card and other active busmaster cards.

3.4.2.6. SODIMM for p3i_CL/PMC

The SODIMM on the p3i_CL/PMC is used as a large FIFO to buffer data especially in cases the PCI bus

is busy or data rate exceeds PCI bus bandwidth.

The SODIMM consists of SDRAM modules and is clocked with 66 MHz. "Non Mixed-Mode" module

configurations are used and each SDRAM module has 4 banks.

The used SODIMM capacity is dependent on the selected data mode:

Table 3.11. Used SODIMM Capacity Dependent on Selected Data Mode

MODE Used SODIMM Capacity [%]

Mode0 (1x8bit) 50

Mode1 (2x8bit) 100

Mode2 (3x8bit) 75

Mode3 (3x8bit (RGB)) 75

Mode4 (1x10bit) 62.5

Mode5 (2x10bit) 62.5

Mode6 (1x12bit) 93.75

Mode7 (2x12bit) 75

Mode8 (1x14bit) 87.5

Mode9 (1x16bit) 100

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