Product specifications

VT8601A Apollo PLE133
Revision 1.82 October 22, 2001 -11- System Overview
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CRT Power Management (VESA DPMS)
The Apollo PLE133 Graphics Controller conforms to the standard power management schemes defined by VESA™ for CRTs.
The Apollo PLE133 Graphics Controller supports four states of VESA™ Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS), which
decrease monitor power consumption after timeout periods. VESA™ DPMS power down states (ready, standby, suspend, and off)
specify HSYNC and VSYNC signals to control the monitor power down state.
Flat Panel Monitor Interface
The Apollo PLE133 Flat Panel Monitor interface is designed to support industry standard TFT panel based Flat Panel Monitors via
external TMDS transmitters. The interface supports both 18-bit and 24-bit display modes. Optionally, an 18+18 panel can be
supported utilizing external latches.
Pin
24 Bit
TFT
18 Bit
TFT
Notes
PD[23] B0 S2 S2 used for external 18+18
PD[22] B1 S1 S1 used for external 18+18
PD[21] G0
PD[20] G1
PD[19] R0
PD[18] R1
PD[17] B2 B0
PD[16] B3 B1
PD[15] G2 G0
PD[14] G3 G1
PD[13] R2 R0
PD[12] R3 R1
PD[11] B4 B2
PD[10] B5 B3
PD[9] B6 B4
PD[8] B7 B5
PD[7] G4 G2
PD[6] G5 G3
PD[5] G6 G4
PD[4] G7 G5
PD[3] R4 R2
PD[2] R5 R3
PD[1] R6 R4
PD[0] R7 R5
Video Capture Interface
The Video Module Interface (VMI) is supported for video devices such as MPEG1 and MPEG2. Additionally, the zero-wait state
host write buffer, read cache, and memory mapped I/O increase operating speeds and contribute to peak performance levels. All
I/O interfaces are 5V tolerant, capable of interfacing with external devices operating at 5V, even though the Apollo PLE133
Graphics Controller runs at 2.5V. Graphics system throughput is further enhanced by a command FIFO, allowing maximum bus
transfer speed for applications such as Windows™ or AutoCAD™ that directly access video memory.
Complete Hardware Compatibility
The Apollo PLE133 Graphics Controller is fully compliant with the VESA™ DDC and VAFC standards. The Apollo PLE133
Graphics Controller is 100% VGA compatible at both the BIOS and Driver level, allowing full compatibility with virtually any
VGA application software. The Apollo PLE133 Graphics Controller provides hardware support to DirectDraw™, offering high
speed game graphics on Windows 98
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. The Apollo PLE133 Graphics Controller meets the requirements of PC99 as well,
supporting a unique ID for each customer and a unique ID for each model.