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• DDR2 SDRAM
Double Data Rate2 Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
. A type of
memory used for image capture and processing. SDRAM allows the Matrox Orion
HD to access data at very high speed, which is important for I/O-bound functions.
• Decoder
A device which separates the various components of a composite video signal and
converts the information into digital format.
• Deserializer
A device that converts serial data to parallel data.
• Digital Visual Interface
See
.
• Digitizer Configuration Format
See
.
• Display memory
A storage area used for storing data that is being displayed. Since a computer sends
out data faster than a screen can display it, the data is temporarily stored in display
memory.
• Driver
A software program that services an operating system so that the operating system
can use a hardware device.
• DVI
Digital Visual Interface
. A video interface standard designed to provide very high
quality on digital display devices or from video sources.
Summary of Contents for orion HD
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Page 34: ...34 Chapter 3 Using multiple Matrox Orion HD boards...
Page 42: ...42 Appendix A Glossary...
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