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CHAPTER 2
Architecture
14 Input/Output Subsystem
scanning the keyboard
controlling display brightness
monitoring battery charge level
controlling battery charging
Display Controller IC 2
The flat panel display is controlled by a type 65220 CSC (color support chip) IC manufac-
tured by Chips and Technologies, Inc. The display controller provides the data and
control interface to the LCD panel. The CSC IC contains a 256-entry CLUT, RAMDAC,
display buffer controller, and flat panel control circuitry. For more information, see “Flat
Panel Display Circuitry” on page 24.
Combo IC 2
The Combo custom IC combines the functions of the SCC (85C30 Serial Communications
Controller) and the SCSI controller (53C80) ICs. The SCC portion of the Combo IC
supports the serial I/O port. The SCSI controller portion of the Combo IC supports the
internal and external SCSI devices.
Singer IC 2
The Singer custom IC is a 16-bit digital sound codec. It conforms to the IT&T ASCO 2300
Audio-Stereo Code Specification. The Whitney IC maintains sound I/O buffers in main
memory for sound samples being send in or out through the Singer IC. For information
about the operation of the Singer IC, see the section “Sound System” on page 31.
Keystone Video Controller IC 2
The Keystone custom IC contains the timing and control circuits for the external video.
The Keystone IC has internal registers that the video driver uses to set the horizontal and
vertical timing parameters. The Keystone IC also generates the video refresh addresses
that are sent to the VRAM.
Ariel Video Output IC 2
The Ariel custom IC contains the video CLUT (color look-up table) and DAC. The Ariel
is pin and software compatible with the AC843 but does not support 24 bits per pixel.
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