tages of an integrated local-bus interface and frame
and font buffers that are shared with main memory. The
graphics controller is not supported on the ÉlanSC410
microcontroller.
The following graphics mode features are supported:
■ 640 x 200 1 bit-per-pixel, CGA-compatible graphics
buffer memory map
■ 320 x 200 2 bits-per-pixel, CGA-compatible graph-
The graphics controller includes the following features:
ics buffer memory map
■ Supports multiple panel resolutions
■ 640 x 480 2 bits-per-pixel, flat memory map (lower
resolutions supported)
■ Provides internal unified memory architecture
(UMA) with optional write-through caching of
graphics buffers
■ 640 x 480 1 bit-per-pixel, flat memory map
■ 1, 2, or 4 bits-per-pixel packed-pixel flat-mapped
graphics up to 640 x 240/480 x 320 with two map-
ping modes:
■ Stores frame and font buffer data in system DRAM,
eliminates extra memory chip
■ Provides software compatibility with Color Graphics
Adapter (CGA), Monochrome Display Adapter
(MDA), and Hercules Graphics Adapter (HGA) text
and graphics
– 16-Kbyte window with bank swapping to ad-
dress up to 64 Kbyte of graphics frame buffer
while consuming only 16 Kbyte of DOS/Real-
mode CPU address space
■ Supports single-scan or dual-scan monochrome
– Direct-mapped (no bank swapping) with locat-
able base address, up to 128-Kbyte direct ad-
dressability
LCD panels with 4-bit or 8-bit data interface
■ Typical panels supported include:
– 640 x 200, 640 x 240, 640 x 480, 480 x 320,
480 x 240, 480 x 128, 320 x 200, 320 x 240
■ Hercules Graphics mode emulation (HGA)
JTAG Test Features
– Other resolutions can be supported
The ÉlanSC400 and ÉlanSC410 microcontrollers pro-
vide a boundary-scan interface based on the IEEE Std
1149.1, Standard Test Access Port and Boundary-
Scan Architecture. The test access port provides a
scan interface for testing the microcontroller and sys-
tem hardware in a production environment. It contains
extensions that allow a hardware-development system
to control and observe the microcontroller without inter-
posing hardware between the microcontroller and the
system.
■ Supports single-scan color STN panels with 8-bit
interface, same resolutions as monochrome mode
■ Internal local-bus interface provides high perfor-
mance
■ Logical screen can be larger than physical window.
■ Supports panning and scrolling
■ Supports horizontal dot doubling and vertical line
doubling
System Interfaces
The following MDA/CGA-compatible text mode fea-
tures are supported:
Data Buses
The ÉlanSC400 and ÉlanSC410 microcontrollers pro-
vide 32 bits of data that are divided into two separate
16-bit buses.
■ 40, 64, or 80 columns with characters 16, 10, or 8
pixels wide
■ Variable height characters up to 32 lines
■ System Data Bus: The system (or peripheral) data
bus (SD15–SD0) is always 16 bits wide and is
shared between ISA, 8-bit or 16-bit ROM/Flash
memory, and PC Card peripherals (ÉlanSC400
microcontroller only). It can be directly connected to
all of these devices. In addition, these signals are
the upper word of the VESA local (VL) data bus, the
32-bit DRAM interface, and the 32-bit ROM
interface.
■ Variable width characters—8, 10, or 16 pixels
■ MDA Monochrome, or CGA 4 gray shades, 16 gray
shades, or 16-colors
■ 16-Kbyte downloadable font area, relocatable on
16-Kbyte boundaries within lower 16 Mbytes of
system DRAM (can be write protected)
■ 16-Kbyte frame buffer, relocatable on either
16-Kbyte boundaries within lower 16 Mbyte of
system DRAM (CGA-compatible mode) or 32-Kbyte
boundaries when the frame buffer is larger than 16
Kbyte (flat-mapped mode)
■ Data Bus: The D15–D0 data bus is used during
16-bit DRAM cycles. For 32-bit DRAM, VL-bus, and
ROM cycles, this bus is combined with the system
data bus. In other words, the data bus signals
(D31–D16) are shared with the system data bus
signals SD15–SD0.
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Élan™SC400 and ÉlanSC410 Microcontrollers Data Sheet
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