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Chapter 2 Graphical Devices
Chapter 2 Graphical Devices
X Y
Reg Reg
Frame Buffer
Refresh operations
Deflection voltages set to point to x=0, y=ymax (values
in the x Reg and y Reg)
x, y converted to memory address in the frame buffer
Intensity at x, y retrieved from frame buffer
Intensity value is sent to pixel register and electron
beam and intensity of CRT beam is set
Content of x register is made x+1 and the same
process repeated
When whole row is refreshed x, y registers are adjusted
as x=0, y=ymax-1
When all lines are scanned contents of x and y
registers set to x=0, y=ymax and refresh of the whole
screen begins again
Refresh operations by video
controller