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More timing parameters:
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More timing parameters:
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http://tinyvga.com/vga-timing/640x480@60Hz
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http://tinyvga.com/vga-timing/640x480@60Hz
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For the signal assignment, see ubb-vga.sch
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Signal 8:10 VGA
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Also available as a PDF:
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http://projects.qi-hardware.com/schhist/ubb-vga/pdf_ubb-vga.pdf
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R DAT2 1
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VSYNC DAT3 14
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HSYNC CMD 13
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G DAT0 2
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B DAT1 3
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GND GND 5
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector
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Timing
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Since the Ingenic CPUs take about 8.5 PCLK cycles for a GPIO set or clear,
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and we can only set or clear a set of signals in GPIO operation, but not
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set some and clear others, we cannot have a real 320 horizontal pixels.
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Instead, set and clear operations alternate. This means that the best-case
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resolution is equivalent to 320 pixels (if the original pixel boundaries
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coincide with the set/clear phases), but it can be as low as 160 pixels if
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the boundaries don't match.
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Furthermore, timing is still a bit too tight. We therefore use a pixel
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clock that's about 10% slower than the original. Luckily, most monitors
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don't mind.
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Single/double mode
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------------------
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In single mode, only one set/clear can be performed per pixel. They are
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arranges such that the first pixel can only turn on channels, the
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following pixel can only turn off channels, and so on.
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In double mode, a set and a clear is performed per pixel. This changes
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the timing such that it differs substantially from VGA, but some
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monitors can still synchronize with this.
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The resulting signals for various bit patterns are shown in mapping.fig
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Each group shows the input pixels, and signal for single mode, and the
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signal for double mode. "S" indicates a point where the channel can be
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turned on, "C" indicates a point where it can be turned off.
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Note that there are probably other mapping algorithms that would yield
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better results. The mapping is not a very performance-critical part of
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ubb-vga. Improvements are welcome.
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Compatibility
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Compatibility
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ubb-vga in single mode has been tested with the following monitors:
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Tested with the timing of commit 36861539431445b80e64f03218f352752338de52
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Timings will change in the future and may get better or worse. The
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purpose of this compatibility chart is to indicate what kind of results
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one can expect with different types of monitors.
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Display Monitor size Quality
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Xenon XEN-1510T 15", 1024x768 good
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Samsung 206NW 20", 1680x1050 poor (horizontal instability)
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LG W2243C 22", 1920x1080 acceptable (slight instability)
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LG W2243L 22", 1920x1080 acceptable (slight instability)
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In double mode:
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Display Monitor size Age (estimated)
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Xenon XEN-1510T 15", 1024x768 ~9 years
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Samsung 206NW 20", 1680x1050 ~4 years
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LG W2243C 22", 1920x1080 ~1 year
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LG W2243L 22", 1920x1080 a few months
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Display Pixels missing Quality
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Mode Monitor Image Hor. noise Cleanliness
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left/right
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Stable Pixel FIFO
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Xenon XEN-1510T 5 / 25 good
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640x480 XEN-1510T y y 1 20, 25% very distorted
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206NW y y 2-3 20, 20% very distorted
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W2243C y y 2-3 20, 25% very distorted
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W2243L y y 2-3 20, 20% very distorted
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640x480/58 XEN-1510T y y 1 large very distorted
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206NW y y 2-3 large distorted
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W2243C y y 2-4 large very distorted
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W2243L y y 2-3 large very distorted
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640x480/70 XEN-1510T y (2) 1 10, 25% distorted, flickery
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206NW y (2) 3-8 - very jittery
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W2243C n - "out of range"
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W2243L n - "out of range"
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800x600/54 XEN-1510T n -
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206NW y n (only flashes)
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W2243C n - (screen stays dark)
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W2243L n - (screen stays dark)
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800x600/56 XEN-1510T y (3) 1-2 - good
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206NW y (1) 1-3 - jittery
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W2243C y y 3-4 20, 50% unusable
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W2243L y y 304 - very jittery with waves
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800x600/72 XEN-1510T y y 1-3 - good, slight flicker
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206NW y y 2-6 - jittery with bounces
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W2243C n - (DMA lockup)
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W2243L (not tried)
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1024x768 XEN-1510T y y 1-2 good
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206NW (not tried)
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W2243C n - "out of range"
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W2243L n - "out of range"
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1024x768/53 XEN-1510T n - (screen stays dark)
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206NW n - (screen stays dark)
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W2243C n - (screen stays dark)
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W2243L n - (screen stays dark)
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1024x768/50 XEN-1510T y y 1-2 - good
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206NW y y 2-4 - jittery
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W2243C y y 3-5 - moves a lot
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W2243L y y 3-5 - moves a lot
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Results:
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Image does it show an image, yes/no ?
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Stable is the image shown all the time or does the monitor
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"catch" it only sometimes ?
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Hor. noise horizontal jitter/vibration; distance in pixels
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Pixel small pixel deviation, looking like analog noise
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FIFO shift of a line or part of it by a large number of pixels
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For qualitative assessment, "jittery" means that the image is visible
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unstable but doesn't look too bad from a distance. "Bounces"/"waves"
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are deviations that appear in groups. "distorted" means that artefacts
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are visible. "good" means that the image has only small pixel jitter.
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Merely "jittery", "bounces", or "distorted" mean that the test image
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and the parameters it shows can be recognized. More severe problems
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mean that the test image looks clearly troubled. "Unusable" means
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that the screen content cannot be recognized.
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(1) Auto-sync places the image way too high. Can be corrected manually.
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(2) Image it stable but monitor shows a complaint (occasionally)
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(3) Auto-sync places the image too far to the left. Can be corrected
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manually.
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To do
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To do
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UBB-VGA - VGA-like output via UBB
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=================================
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*** THIS IS THE README FOR AN OLDER VERSION OF THE HARDWARE AND THE DRIVER ***
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Timing and the idea for the voltage divider is from:
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http://faculty.lasierra.edu/~ehwang/public/mypublications/VGA Monitor Controller.pdf
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http://tinyvga.com/vga-timing/640x480@60Hz
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Signal 8:10 VGA
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------- ------- ---
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R DAT2 1
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VSYNC DAT3 14
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HSYNC CMD 13
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G DAT0 2
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GND GND 5
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector
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Timing
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and we can only set or clear a set of signals in GPIO operation, but not
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Instead, set and clear operations alternate. This means that the best-case
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resolution is equivalent to 320 pixels (if the original pixel boundaries
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coincide with the set/clear phases), but it can be as low as 160 pixels if
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Furthermore, timing is still a bit too tight. We therefore use a pixel
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clock that's about 10% slower than the original. Luckily, most monitors
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don't mind.
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Single/double mode
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In single mode, only one set/clear can be performed per pixel. They are
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following pixel can only turn off channels, and so on.
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In double mode, a set and a clear is performed per pixel. This changes
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monitors can still synchronize with this.
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The resulting signals for various bit patterns are shown in mapping.fig
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Each group shows the input pixels, and signal for single mode, and the
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signal for double mode. "S" indicates a point where the channel can be
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Note that there are probably other mapping algorithms that would yield
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Compatibility
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ubb-vga in single mode has been tested with the following monitors:
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Display Monitor size Quality
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Xenon XEN-1510T 15", 1024x768 good
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Samsung 206NW 20", 1680x1050 poor (horizontal instability)
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LG W2243C 22", 1920x1080 acceptable (slight instability)
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Display Pixels missing Quality
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left/right
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Xenon XEN-1510T 5 / 25 good
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