Here are responses from Lippert to my questions on Cool RoadRunner II .= =2E. 1) What is the Graphic controller chipset? The CRR2 uses the Intel/C&T 69000 video controller. See attached manual 2) If the above is not the CX5530 companion video (which I assume it isn't) its a fairly unique setup. Do you have any more info on how the graphic controller integrates with CX5530? To be PC/104 (ISA bus) compliant we have to use a external graphic=20 controller if we want to use a Display. Reason is if you take the=20 internal graphic controller for use of TFT displays (companion chip (CX5530A) you do not have all ISA bus signals and so you are not=20 100% PC/104 compliant. Also with the CT6900 you have more=20 possibilities to connect different types of displays like DSTN,=20 Planar, monochrom etc. Also the speed is more fast, cause the=20 CT6900 has 2MB (or 4MB) of internal SGRAM and if you use the=20 internal Graphic controller of 5530A you have to use graphic memory with the shared memory funktion (memory shareing of SDRAM). This=20 means the CPU calculates in one step the graphic (the piece that is=20 used of the SDRAM depend of the resolution of the display) and on=20 the second step the normal calculation of applications. An other=20 reason is if you want to use PanelLink of TVOUT you HAVE TO use the CT6900. We just offer the VGA funktion made with the internal=20 graphic controller, cause here you have all ISA bus signal (but=20 memory shareing-->speed, maybe 25%less) and you save the money for=20 the external graphic controller-->just at high quantities 3) The tech manual says that CX5530 contains state-of-the-art power management enabling "Deep Green" implementations. Where can I get more info on that? Since we are dealing with battery-powered mobile devices, ability to power down components is desireable. Are specs available that would make it possible for a program written in C or ASM control power to devices for this deep green mode, or is it something altogether different? BIOS supports APM, please see attached files. No further infos available! 4) Where can I find more info on this PanelLink standard, and how do I know which LCD panels will work with that over long cable runs? See here for more information on Panellink, how it works,=20 application notes, etc: http://www.siimage.com/home.asp 5) Is the video mode for NTSC or PAL configurable in BIOS? (EMJ said) I believe that the video is currently PAL only,=20 with an NTSC version coming soon. Christian, is there an=20 ETA on the NTSC version, or am I mistaken? (Lippert responds) Patches see attached 6) Are my power figures correct as follows: 200Mhz 5v 0.80A =3D 4.0 watts 2.2v Geode GXI 300Mhz 5v 1.10A =3D 5.5 watts 2.0v Geode GXI 166Mhz 5v 1.20A =3D 6.0 watts 2.2v Geode GLXV This is correct: Short description: We have 3 standard versions of =84Cool Roadrunner II" (PC/104-Plus). 1. S-104-CRR2-VE200 (4 Watt) 2. S-104-CRR2-VE300 (4,5 Watt) 3. S-104P-CRR2-K300 (5,5 Watt) Legend: 104 =3D ISA-Bus 104P=3D ISA-and PCI-Bus CRR2=3D Cool Roadrunner II V =3D external VGA Controller with 2MB internal SGRAM for LCD and VG= A E =3D 10/100 BaseT Fast Ethernet Controller P =3D PanelLink S =3D Sound I/O T =3D TV OUT Controller for the direct connection to a TV K =3D Contains =84V=93, =84E=93, =84P=93, =84S=93 and =84T=93 200 =3D 200MHz CPU Speed 300 =3D 300MHZ CPU Speed 8) Are these figures the Maximum or Typical consumption? Maximum (depends of the OS a bit) Lippert sent me a bunch of attachments with more info on the TV Out=20 features, including assembly code patches. They also send me a bunch of PDF files with info on Geode GX1 Processor, CS5530A Companion,=20 C&T 6900 video controller, and schematics for a TV out adapter=20 cable.=20 I now have all of the specs for TP400 and Cool RoadRunner II. I will be doing a feature-by-feature comparison between these and PCM-5822 so they can be compared more easily. Both TP400 and CRR2 look very=20 nice but both are quite expensive relative to PCM-5822. -- Doug =20 -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org please, Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/false domain
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