Epson S1D13504 manual Monochrome LCD Panel Support, Color Passive LCD Panel Support

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6.6 Monochrome LCD Panel Support

The S1D13504 supports 4 and 8-bit dual and single, monochrome passive LCD panels. All necessary signals are provided on the 40-pin ribbon cable header J6. The interface signals are alter- nated with grounds on the cable to reduce cross-talk and noise-related problems.

Refer to Table 3-1 “LCD Signal Connector (J6),” on page 9 for connection information.

6.7 Color Passive LCD Panel Support

The S1D13504 directly supports 4/8/16-bit dual and single, color passive LCD panels. All the necessary signals are provided on the 40-pin ribbon cable header J6. The interface signals are alter- nated with grounds on the cable to reduce cross-talk and noise-related problems.

The S1D13504 cannot support 12 or 18-bit TFT panels when CRT is enabled. FPDAT [15:8] is used for RAMDAC data and is not available for LCD. Refer to the S1D13504 Hardware Functional Specification, document number X19A-A-002-xx for details.

Refer to Table 3-1 “LCD Signal Connector (J6),” on page 9 for connection information.

6.8 Color TFT LCD Panel Support

The S1D13504 supports 9/12/18-bit active matrix color TFT panels. All the necessary signals can also be found on the 40-pin LCD connector J6. The interface signals are alternated with grounds on the cable to reduce cross-talk and noise-related problems.

When supporting an 18-bit TFT panel, the S1D13504 can display 64K of a possible 262K colors. A maximum 16 of the possible 18-bits of LCD data is available from the S1D13504. Refer to the S1D13504 Hardware Functional Specification, document number X19A-A-002-xx for details.

The S1D13504 cannot support 12 or 18-bit TFT panels when CRT is enabled. FPDAT [15:8] is used for RAMDAC data and is not available for LCD. Refer to the S1D13504 Hardware Functional Specification, document number X19A-A-002-xx for details.

Refer to Table 3-1 “LCD Signal Connector (J6),” on page 9 for connection information.

6.9 External CMOS RAMDAC Support

This evaluation board design provides CRT support with the addition of an external RAMDAC (BrookTree BT481A or equivalent). The presence of an external RAMDAC/CRT can be determined by software once the S1D13504 is properly initialized after power-up.

The BT481A RAMDAC is provided on the board to fully test all of the CRT display modes available. Refer to the section “Display Support” of the S1D13504 Hardware Functional Specifi- cation, document number X19A-A-002-xx for details.

The overlay function and sprite/hardware cursor display features are not supported.

S5U13504B00C Rev.1.0 ISA Bus Evaluation Board User Manual	S1D13504
Issue Date: 01/02/02	X19A-G-004-06