Matrox Electronic Systems II manual Via, VMChannel

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■VIA

Video Interface ASIC. A custom ASIC that connects all the data buses on the board (the grab, VMChannel, and PCI bus) to one another, and directs and monitors data flow "traffic". It is a video interface that provides various ways of inputting and outputting data.

■VMChannel

Vesa Media Channel. An industry standard 32-bit bus designed for carrying video data. On Matrox Meteor-II, it is used primarily to share data with other Matrox imaging boards.