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- The True Color High Resolution VME Bus Graphics Card
- for the Atari TT030 and Mega STE
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- CyReL SUNRISE M16-1280 General Overview
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- Version: 1.2b Date: 02/93
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- CONTENTS
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- A. About Cybercube
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- B. The M16-1280 Graphic Cards
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- C. Contact Address
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- [A] About Cybercube
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- Cybercube Research Limited is a R&D company with a particular focus in the
- multimedia, networking and telecommunication system markets.
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- We specialize in custom system configuration and development as well as custom
- programming and a sincere commitment to service and satisfaction.
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- [B] The M16-1280 Graphics Cards
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- The CyReL SUNRISE M16-1280 is a High Resolution 24-bit True Color Graphics Card
- for the Atari ST, STe, Mega ST, Mega STE and TT030 computers.
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- The CyReL SUNRISE M16-1280 combines a sophisticated graphics controller with 2
- MB of fast video RAM and a triple 8bit VDAC (video digital to analogue
- converter) to form a high-speed graphics system. The built-in video expansion
- port allows the use of the CyReL VIDIMIX modules to professionally GENLOCK and
- mix the SUNRISE output with real live video and digitize true color
- frames in real-time.
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- The versatile video timing generator can be programmed for resolutions up to
- 3400 horizontal and 2048 vertical. Every M16-1280 card supports multiple frame
- buffers in 32/24bit, 8bit, 4bit, 2bit and 1bit/pixel modes while maintaining a
- packed pixel format and linear address space. The two megabytes of high speed
- VRAM allowing up to 262 frame buffers simultaneously. On-board hardware
- assisted blit and drawing functions accelerate the graphics output and screen
- updates. The dedicated VRAM memory controller supports a variety of access
- types and refresh modes.
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- All colors can be selected from a range of 16,777,216 shades. Pseudo color and
- true color modes (with gamma correction) are available. An 8bit overlay/fade
- buffer can be used in 24bit/pixel mode in conjunction with the VIDIMIX8 module
- to assist professional real-time superimposing of video images, graphics and
- templates. Smooth scrolling and panning allows virtual screen sizes beyond
- the normal monitor resolution. Interlaced or non-interlaced modes with various
- refresh rates up to 260 Hz are programmable and pixel frequencies can go as
- high as 120 Mhz.
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- The VDI driver and the GEM/TOS extensions as well as the utilities enable a
- wide range of applications to efficiently use and exploit the features and
- functions of the M16-1280 graphics boards. Many renowned programs already
- support the enhanced resolution and color modes.
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- Every CyReL M16-1280 card provides a special 6bit Device Identification Code
- (DIC, assigned by Cybercube) to simplify software design and enable the
- applications to make full use of hardware dependent functions.
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- The Video RAM can be accessed directly at any given time. The control logic
- automatically handles the bus arbitration. No polling or flag toggling is
- necessary to execute read/write operations. There is no difference between
- accessing the video frame buffer of the SUNRISE M16-1280 or normal internal
- RAM. VRAM update cycles may take a maximum of 5% bus bandwidth depending on
- the selected resolution, mode and VRAM controller/graphic controller settings.
- This results in a very high bus bandwidth for CPU cycles and blit speeds of 60
- million pixels per second can be achieved. Up to four CyReL M16-1280 cards
- can be present in a single Atari system.
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- [C] Contact Address
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- Mail : Cybercube Research Ltd, 126 Grenadier Cres,
- Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L4J 7V7
- Voice : (416) 882-0294
- Fax : (416) 886-3261
- BBS : (416) 882-5895
- GEnie : CYBERCUBE
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- Specifications subject to change without notice. All brand names
- and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
- Copyright (C)1993 by CYBERCUBE Research Limited
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