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4-2. LCD Feature
The on-board ATI Rage XL 2x AGP VGA adapter supports Digital Flat Panel LCD
Monitors through the industry standard 20-pin (MDR 20Pin) connector (J8=DFP
Port) with the following key features.
The Digital Flat Panel Port (DFP) allows a host computer to connect directly to an
external monitor over several meters of cable without the need for analog-to-digital
conversion found in the most flat panel monitors today.
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Integrated TMDS
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Integrated TMDS encoder complying to VESA Plug-and-Display(P&D)
digital transmission standard
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TMDS support for both direct-coupling and capacitor-coupling
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Digital Flat Panel LCD Monitor Support
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Integrated TMDS transmitters
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Glueless support for industry Digital Flat Panel Monitor.
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Support for TFT panels at resolutions up to 1280 x 1024DDC and Hot
Plug support for Digital Flat Panel.
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LCD Panel Control
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Flat Panel Power Management
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Programmable internal timer for automatic power down of the panel
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Standby/Suspend registers for software Power Management support
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Power Up/Down Sequencer
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Power up/down sequencer built in to power up and power down the LCD
panel in the correct sequence to avoid damage to the panel. The delays in the
power up/down sequence are programmable
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Flat Panel Support –including DSTN, and TFT using a 24-bit TFT interface
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Color TFT panel up to 1280 x 1024 resolution, up to 24-bit pixel, single pixel
per clock
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2/4 levels of frame modulation can be done on 18-bit TFT panels
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Hardware Z-buffer support with TFT panels
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DDC support for LCD monitor, Dedicated I/O pins are available to
support DDC on LCD monitor application.
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