PRESENTATION AND

OUTPUT DEVICE
CHAPTER 03
 N- bit plane Frame buffer
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Choice of the number of gray scales and colors depend on the value of N (bit plane size)
–N=1
two colors (B&W)

–N=3
8 gray scales or colors

–N = 8
256 gray scales or colors

–N = 24
16 million colours

Increase in number of bits per pixel increases the amount of memory required for the
frame buffer
Display device
There are two ways (Random scan display and Raster scan display) by which we can display an
object on the screen.
Raster scan display
In raster scan approach, the viewing screen is divided into a large number of discrete phosphor picture elements, called
pixels.The matrix of pixels constitutes the raster.The number of separate pixles in the raster display might typically range
from 256x256 to 1024 to 1024 Each pixel on the screen can be made to glow with a different brightness.

➢In a raster scan system, the electron beam is swept across the screen, one row at a time from top to bottom. As the
electron beam moves across each row, the beam intensity is turned on and off to create a pattern of illuminated spots.

➢Picture definition is stored in memory area called the Refresh Buffer or Frame Buffer. This memory area holds the set
of intensity values for all the screen points. Stored intensity values are then retrieved from the refresh buffer and “painted”
on the screen one row (scan line) at a time as shown in the following illustration.
Raster scan

In Raster scan the electron beam sweep the entire screen from left to right and top to bottom in same way
writing in Notebook
Raster scan
❑On some raster-scan systems (and in TV sets), each frame is displayed in two passes using an
interlaced refresh procedure.

❑ In the first pass, the beam sweeps across every other scan line from top to bottom. At the end of
each scan line, the electron beam returns to the left side of the screen to begin displaying the next
scan line. The return to the left of the screen, after refreshing each scan line, is called the
horizontal retrace of the electron beam.

❑ And at the end of each frame the electron beam returns to the top left corner of the screen to
begin the next frame. This is called vertical retrace

❑Then after the vertical retrace, the beam sweeps out the remaining scan lines(fig.below).
Interlacing of the scan lines in this way allows us to see the entire screen displayed in one-half
the time it would have taken to sweep across all the lines at once from top to bottom.
Random scan
❑In this technique, the electron beam is directed only to the part of the screen where the
picture is to be drawn rather than scanning from left to right and top to bottom as in raster
scan. It is also called vector display, stroke-writing display, or calligraphic display.
❑Picture definition is stored as a set of line-drawing commands in an area of memory referred
to as the refresh display file.
❑ To display a specified picture, the system cycles through the set of commands in the display
file, drawing each component line in turn. After all the line-drawing commands are processed,
the system cycles back to the first line command in the list.
❑Random-scan displays are designed to draw all the component lines of a picture 30 to 60
times each second.
Random scan display

In Random scan display the electronic beam is directed straightway to the particular point on screen like pencil
to create a line image
Raster scan
it has poor or less Resolution because picture
definition is stored as a intensity value.
Electron Beam is directed from top to bottom
and one row at a time on screen, but electron
beam is directed to whole screen.
It is less expensive than Random Scan System
Refresh rate is 60 to 80 frame per second.
It Stores picture definition in Refresh
Buffer also called Frame Buffer.
Zig – Zag line is produced because plotted
value are discrete.
It uses Pixels along scan lines for drawing an
image.
Random scan
it has High Resolution because it stores picture
definition as a set of line commands.
Electron Beam is directed to only that part of
screen where picture is required to be drawn,
one line at a time so also called Vector Display.
It is Costlier than Raster Scan System.
Refresh Rate depends on the number of lines to
be displayed i.e 30 to 60 times per second.
It Stores picture definition as a set of line
commands called Refresh Display File.
Smooth line is produced because directly the
line path is followed by electron beam .
It is designed for line drawing applications and
uses various mathematical function to draw.
Cathode Ray Tube(CRT)
Different kinds of phosphors are used in a CRT. The difference is based upon the time for how
long the phosphor continues to emit light after the CRT beam has been removed. This property is

referred to as Persistence

Aspect Ratio

The Aspect ratio of picture is the ratio of its width to its height. It is normally shown by two
numbers separated by colon, as in 4:3. Here, the primary number tells that the picture is 4
units wide and the subsequent number tells that the picture is 3 units high.
Cathode Ray Tube(CRT)
There are two different techniques for producing colour display with CRT

Beam Penetration Method

Shadow Mask Method

✓ The Beam-Penetration method has been used with random-scan monitors.
✓ In this method, the CRT screen is coated with two layers of phosphor, red and green
and the displayed color depends on how far the electron beam penetrates the phosphor
layers. This method produces four colors only, red, green, orange and yellow.
✓ A beam of slow electrons excites the outer red layer only; hence screen shows red
color only.
✓ A beam of high-speed electrons excites the inner green layer. Thus screen shows a
green color.

Advantages:
1.Inexpensive
Disadvantages:
1.Only four colors are possible
2.Quality of pictures is not as good as with another method.
Shadow-Mask Method:

•Shadow Mask Method is commonly used in Raster-Scan System because they produce a
much wider range of colors than the beam-penetration method.
•It is used in the majority of color TV sets and monitors.
Construction: A shadow mask CRT has 3 phosphor color dots at each pixel position.

•One phosphor dot emits: red light

•Another emits: green light
•Third emits: blue light
This type of CRT has 3 electron guns, one for each color dot and a shadow mask grid just
behind the phosphor coated screen.
Shadow mask grid is pierced with small round holes in a triangular pattern.
Figure shows the delta-delta shadow mask method commonly used in color CRT system.
✓ Working: Triad arrangement of red, green, and blue guns.
✓ The deflection system of the CRT operates on all 3 electron beams
simultaneously; the 3 electron beams are deflected and focused as a
group onto the shadow mask, which contains a sequence of holes
aligned with the phosphor- dot patterns.
✓ When the three beams pass through a hole in the shadow mask, they
activate a dotted triangle, which occurs as a small color spot on the
screen.
✓ The phosphor dots in the triangles are organized so that each electron
beam can activate only its corresponding color dot when it passes
through the shadow mask.
Inline arrangement: Another configuration for the 3 electron guns is an Inline arrangement in
which the 3
electron guns and the corresponding red-green-blue color dots on the screen, are aligned along one
scan line rather of in a triangular pattern.
This inline arrangement of electron guns in easier to keep in alignment and is commonly used in
high-resolution color
Advantage:
1.Realistic image
2.Million different colors to be generated
3.Shadow scenes are possible
Disadvantage:
1.Relatively expensive compared with the
monochrome CRT.
2.Relatively poor resolution
3.Convergence Problem
Output Devices

It is an electromechanical device, which accepts data from a computer and translates

them into form understand by users.
Following are Output Devices:
1.Printers
2.Plotters
 Printers:

Printer is the most important output device, which is used to print data on paper.

Types of Printers: There are many types of printers which are classified on various criteria
1. Impact Printers: The printers that print the characters by striking against the ribbon and onto
the papers are known as Impact Printers.
These Printers are of two types:
1.Character Printers
2.Line Printers
2. Non-Impact Printers: The printers that print the characters without striking against the ribbon
and onto the papers are called Non-Impact Printers. These printers print a complete page at a time,
therefore, also known as Page Printers.
Page Printers are of two types:
1.Laser Printers
2.Inkjet Printers
Plotters
Plotters are a special type of output device. It is suitable for applications:
1.Architectural plan of the building.
2.CAD applications like the design of mechanical components of aircraft.
3.Many engineering applications.

Advantage:
1.It can produce high-quality output on large sheets.
2.It is used to provide the high precision drawing.
3.It can produce graphics of various sizes.
4.The speed of producing output is high.
Drum Plotter:
It consists of a drum. Paper on which design is made is kept on the drum. The drum can rotate in
both directions. Plotters comprised of one or more pen and penholders. The holders are mounted
perpendicular to drum surface. The pens are kept in the holder, which can move left to the right as
well as right to the left. The graph plotting program controls the movement of pen and drum.

Flatbed plotter:
it is used to draw complex design and graphs, charts. The Flatbed plotter can be kept over the table.
The plotter consists of pen and holder. The pen can draw characters of various sizes. There can be
one or more pens and pen holding mechanism. Each pen has ink of different color. Different colors
help to produce multicolor design of document. The area of plotting is also variable. It can vary A4 to
21'*52'.