Picasso IV Technical Informations

http://www.villagetronic.com/amiga/support/tpiv.html (Amiga Plus Extra No. 5/97, 05/1997)

Technical Information about Picasso IV GFXcard

Connectors:

The following picture and description will show you the functions and connectors of the PicassoIV graphics card:

Nr.1	S-VHS/FBAS video input	Nr.2	S-VHS/FBAS video output
Nr.3	15-pin VGA output	Nr.4	3,5mm Stereo audio input
Nr.5	3,5mm Stereo audio output	Nr.6	Audio signal switcher - switching between Amiga, extern, CD and AV module.
Nr.7	CD-ROM Audio input	Nr.8	Internal flicker fixer
Nr.9	Connector for Pablo II video encoder	Nr.10	Local PCI connector - 3D GFX module - PowerPC module
Nr.11	Multibridge - Automatic Zorro II / III switching - PCI controller - Flash-EPROM controller	Nr.12	Graphics memory - 4 MBytes fast 45ns EDO RAM
Nr.13	Graphics processor - 64-bit memoryaccess - 80MHz videofrequency - 180MBytes/s fillspeed - Videoscaling with interpolation - Colorroomconverting - 16Bit digital videoport - Picture-in-picture - Resol.up to 1.280 x 1.024 in 24bit - 15,5 - 84kHz horz.freq. - 50Hz interlaced up to 160Hz non-interlaced vert.Freq.	Nr.14	Flash-EPROM - stores flicker fixer data - Programmable with included software
Nr.15	Connector for Pablo II video encoder	Nr.16	Flicker Fixer/Scandoubler - Compatible to all standard Amiga resolutions (NTSC/PAL) - Programmable refresh rate up to 160Hz
Nr.17	Connector for video module	Nr.18	Connector for sound module
Nr.19	8-bit video connector	Nr.20	16-bit video connector
Nr.21	Audio connector for video module	Nr.22	Connector for sound module

Modules/Adapters:

There are many enhancements in development for the PicassoIV and some of them are allready in the selling phase. In the following text all known modules will be listed with a small notice if they are finished and will be shipped or if they just in development.

MPEG module

.... no shipping date known yet ....

MPEG-I Decoder (to use video CDs and CD-I CDs)
MPEG-I Encoder

3D GFXSpeeder Module

.... still in development ....

no specifications

PowerPC Module

.... still in development ....

no specifications

Sound module - Concierto

.... Module is ready for shipping - will be released soon ....

16 Bit stereo audio output in high quality (44,1 kHz)
16 Bit stereo sampling in high quality (44,1 kHz)
MIDI connectors
4-Channel audio mixer (Amiga, Extern, CD, AV Module)
FM-Musiksynthesizer
AHI compatible

Video module

.... Module is in making - first production sample will be ready soon ....

Handling of three video sources (TV tuner, S-VHS/FBAS input)
Stereo- / 2-channel decoder
Linetelevisionable
Hyberbandable
Videotextable

Pablo II Video Encoder module

.... Hardware is finished now - software development is started ....

Creates S-VHS/FBAS signal
The video signal will be displayed on the VGA monitor and also on the S-VHS/FBAS output.
You don`t need a seperate control monitor.
Supports any television standards (PAL, NTSC, etc.)
Reduces the flickering through vertical-linear pictureinterpolation.

Denise Adapter for A2000/A3000

.... no shipping date known yet ....

With this adapter the PicassoIV will work in a A2000/A3000 with the Video Toaster plugged into the video slot.

Technical Information about Picasso IV GFXcard

Connectors:

- switching between Amiga, extern, CD and AV module.

- 3D GFX module- PowerPC module

- Automatic Zorro II / III switching- PCI controller- Flash-EPROM controller

- 4 MBytes fast 45ns EDO RAM

- 64-bit memoryaccess- 80MHz videofrequency- 180MBytes/s fillspeed- Videoscaling with interpolation - Colorroomconverting- 16Bit digital videoport- Picture-in-picture- Resol.up to 1.280 x 1.024 in 24bit - 15,5 - 84kHz horz.freq.- 50Hz interlaced up to 160Hz non-interlaced vert.Freq.

- stores flicker fixer data- Programmable with included software

- Compatible to all standard Amiga resolutions (NTSC/PAL)- Programmable refresh rate up to 160Hz

Modules/Adapters:

MPEG module

.... no shipping date known yet ....

3D GFXSpeeder Module

.... still in development ....

PowerPC Module

.... still in development ....

Sound module - Concierto

.... Module is ready for shipping - will be released soon ....

Video module

.... Module is in making - first production sample will be ready soon ....

Pablo II Video Encoder module

.... Hardware is finished now - software development is started ....

Denise Adapter for A2000/A3000

.... no shipping date known yet ....

- 3D GFX module
- PowerPC module

- Automatic Zorro II / III switching
- PCI controller
- Flash-EPROM controller

- 64-bit memoryaccess
- 80MHz videofrequency
- 180MBytes/s fillspeed
- Videoscaling with interpolation
- Colorroomconverting
- 16Bit digital videoport
- Picture-in-picture
- Resol.up to 1.280 x 1.024 in 24bit
- 15,5 - 84kHz horz.freq.
- 50Hz interlaced up to 160Hz non-interlaced vert.Freq.

- stores flicker fixer data
- Programmable with included software

- Compatible to all standard Amiga resolutions (NTSC/PAL)
- Programmable refresh rate up to 160Hz