Display Systems in Computer Graphics
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GRAPHICS
SYSTEMS
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OVERVIEW OF DISPLAY DEVICES
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Raster Scan Displays
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Random Scan Displays
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RASTER SCAN
DISPLAYS
RASTER SCAN DISPLAYS
Raster: A rectangular array of
points or dots
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Pixel: One dot or picture element
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of the raster
Scan Line: A row of pixel
Raster Scan: Representation of
images as a collection of pixels
(dots)
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RANDOM SCAN DISPLAYS
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Random scan display:
Representation of geometrical
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primitives such as points, lines,
curves, and polygons, which are all
based upon mathematical equation.
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RASTER SCAN
SYSTEMS
RASTER SCAN SYSTEMS
In addition to the central processing unit
(CPU), a special processor, called the video
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controller or display controller, is used
to control the operation of the display device.
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VIDEO CONTROLLER
A fixed area of the system memory is reserved for
the frame buffer, and the video controller is given
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direct access to the frame buffer memory.
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VIDEO CONTROLLER
Frame buffer location, and the
corresponding screen positions, are
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referenced in Cartesian coordinates.
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y
x 9
VIDEO CONTROLLER
Scan lines are then labeled from ymax at
the top of the screen to 0 at the bottom.
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Along each scan line, screen pixel
positions are labeled from 0 to xmax.
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y y max
y max
Line Scan
Line Scan
x max x 10
x max
VIDEO CONTROLLER
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Two registers are used to store the coordinates of the
screen pixels
Raster Scan Generator
The Basic refresh
operation of the video
x Register y Register controller.
Memory Address
Frame Buffer Intensity
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VIDEO CONTROLLER
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Operations can be performed by the Video
Controller:
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Refreshing operation
Transformation (Areas of the screen can be
enlarged, reduces, or moved during the refresh
cycles)
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Raster Scan Display
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Processor
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RASTER SCAN DISPLAY PROCESSOR
A raster system containing a separate display
processor (graphics controller, display coprocessor)
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The purpose of the DP is to free the CPU from the
graphics chores.
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DISPLAY PROCESSOR
A major task of the display processor is Scan
Conversion.
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Scan Conversion: is digitizing a picture definition
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given in an application program into a set of pixel
intensity values for storage in the frame buffer.(
scan conversion straight line segment, Character )
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DISPLAY PROCESSOR
Generation various line styles (dashed, dotted, or
solid)
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Displaying color areas
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Performing certain transformation and
manipulation on display objects.
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RANDOM SCAN
SYSTEMS
RANDOM SCAN SYSTEM
Graphic commands are translated by the graphics
package into a display file stored in the system
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memory.
This file is then accessed by the display processor
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unit (DPU)(graphic controller) to refresh the screen.
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Raster Scan Random Scan
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System System
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