Video Modes

The CL-GD5480 integrated video controller provides all standard IBM VGA modes. With 2 MB of SGRAM standard, the system supports special Cirrus Logic extended modes. Table 40 and Table 41 list the standard and extended modes that this implementation supports, including the number of colors and palette size (e.g., 16 colors out of 256 K colors), resolution, pixel frequency, and scan frequencies.

Table 40: Standard VGA Modes

 

 

Colors

 

Pixel

Horiz.

Vert.

Mode

Bits /

(#/ Palette

 

Freq.

Freq.

Freq.

in Hex

Pixel

Size)

Resolution

(MHz)

(kHz)

(Hz)

0, 1

4

16/256K

360 X 400

14

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2, 3

4

16/256K

720 X 400

28

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4, 5

4

4/256K

320 X 200

12.5

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

4

2/256K

640 X 200

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

4

Mono

720 X 400

28

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

4

16/256K

320 X 200

12.5

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

4

16/256K

640 X 200

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

4

Mono

640 X 350

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

4

16/256K

640 X 350

25

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

4

2/256K

640 X 480

25

31.5

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

4

16/256K

640 X 480

25

31.5

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12+

4

16/256K

640 X 480

31.5

37.5

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

8

256/256K

320 X 200

12.5

31.5

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 41: Extended VGA Modes

 

 

Colors

 

Pixel

Horiz.

Vert.

Memory

Mode

Bits /

(#/ Palette

 

Freq.

Freq.

Freq.

 

in Hex

Pixel

Size)

Resolution

(MHz)

(kHz)

(Hz)

 

58, 6A

8

16/256K

800 X 600

36

35.2

56

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58, 6A

8

16/256K

800 X 600

40

37.8

60

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58, 6A

8

16/256K

800 X 600

50

48.1

72

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58, 6A

8

16/256K

800 X 600

49.5

46.9

75

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5C

8

256/256K

800 X 600

36

35.2

56

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5C

8

256/256K

800 X 600

40

37.9

60

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5C

8

256/256K

800 X 600

50

48.1

72

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5C

8

256/256K

800 X 600

49.5

46.9

75

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5C

8

256/256K

800 X 600

56.25

53.7

85

1MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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