============================== AdvanceMAME Modeline Generator ============================== 1 SYNOPSIS ========== advline [/fh A,F,S,B] [/fv A,F,S,B] [/p CLOCK] [/h CLOCK] [/v CLOCK] [WIDTHxHEIGHT] advline [/atari_standard] [/atari_extended] [/atari_medium] [/atari_vga] [/pal] [/ntsc] [/hp_vga] [/vga] [/svga60] [/svga57] 2 DESCRIPTION ============= This utility is a video modeline generator. The output of the execution is a valid list of video modes that you can use in your `cfg' files. The `.cfg' examples are generated with the predefinite options of this program. The modelines are generated using an user specified reference length of the Active Display, Front Porch, Sync Pulse and Back Porch. You can also set any type of clock constrains like Horizontal Clock, Vertical Clock and Pixel Clock. If you select more than one exact clock the resulting video modes will have something fixed. For example the PAL modes have a fixed Vertical and Horizontal clocks. This result in a fixed number of rows. The minimum and maximum clock limitations are considered as suggestions. The video modes are adjusted trying to match these limits. The available changes are enabling the doublescan, enabling the interlace and doubling the horizontal size. 3 OPTIONS ========= /fh A,F,S,B Select the horizontal format. You need specify the length of the Active Display, Front Porch, Sync Pulse and Back Porch. You can use any measure unit because these values are normalized. /fv A,F,S,B Select the vertical format. /sync_vga Generate the sync polarization for old VGA monitors. Otherwise the sync polarization is always negative. /p CLOCK Select the pixel clock in MHz. /h CLOCK Select the horizontal clock in kHz. /v CLOCK Select the vertical clock in Hz. /pmin CLOCK Suggest the minimum pixel clock in MHz. You can use this option if your video board has problems generating too low pixel clock. /hmin CLOCK Suggest the minimum horizontal clock in kHz. You can use this option to match the capabilities of your monitor. /vmin CLOCK Suggest the minimum vertical clock in Hz. You can use this option to match the capabilities of your monitor. /vmax CLOCK Suggests the maximum vertical clock in Hz. You can use this option to match the capabilities of your monitor. WIDTHxHEIGHT Set the favorite video mode. If none is specified a default set is generated. 4 PREDEFINITE OPTIONS ===================== These options are a predefinite set of configurations: /atari_standard Atari standard resolution monitor HClock 15.7 kHz /atari_extended Atari extended resolution monitor HClock 16.5 kHz /atari_medium Atari medium resolution monitor HClock 25 kHz /atari_vga Atari VGA monitor HClock 31.5 kHz /pal PAL TV HClock 15.63 kHz, VClock 50 Hz /ntsc NTSC TV HClock 15.75 kHz, VClock 60 Hz /hp_vga HP VGA monitor HClock 31.5 kHz /vga Generic VGA monitor HClock 31.5 kHz /svga60 Generic SVGA multisync 60 Hz monitor VClock 60 Hz /svga57 Generic SVGA multisync 57 Hz monitor VClock 57 Hz You can overrides some parameters using the normal options. Examples for SVGA default modes at 75 Hz: modeline /svga60 /v 75 Examples for SVGA mode 384x224 at 72 Hz: modeline /svga60 /v 72 384x224 5 TIMINGS ========= This is the collections of video timings used by the predefinite options. The nomenclature used is : A = Active Display F = Front Porch S = Sync Pulse B = Back Porch S+B = Video Delay F+S+B = Blank A+F+S+B = Scan Period | A F S B |----| |----XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX----| |----XXXXXXXX... | |--| |--| ---- 5.0.1 PAL TVs ---- Horizontal Vertical A 52.00 us 18.468 ms F 1.65 us +- 0.1 0.192 ms (? to check) S 4.70 us +- 0.1 0.192 ms (? to check) B 5.65 us 1.152 ms (? to check) F+S+B 12.00 us +- 0.25 A+F+S+B 64.00 us 20.000 ms Clock 15.625 kHz 50.00 Hz Visible Pixel 288.5 Total Pixel 312.5 ---- 5.0.2 NTSC TVs ---- Horizontal Vertical A 52.60 us 15.39875 ms F 1.50 us 0.190.50 ms S 4.70 us 0.190.50 ms B 4.70 us 0.889.00 ms F+S+B 10.90 us A+F+S+B 63.50 us 16.66875 ms Clock 15.72 kHz 59.94 Hz Visible Pixel 242.5 Total Pixel 262.5 ---- 5.0.3 Atari Standard Resolution Monitors ---- Horizontal Vertical A 46.90 us 15.30 ms S 4.70 us 0.20 ms S+B 11.90 us 1.20 ms A+F+S+B 63.60 us 16.70 ms Clock 15.72 kHz 60.00 Hz Visible Pixel 336 240 Total Pixel 456 262 Pixel Clock 7.16 MHz ---- 5.0.4 Atari Extended Resolution Monitors ---- Horizontal Vertical A 48.00 us 17.40 ms S 3.90 us 0.20 ms S+B 11.90 us 1.20 ms A+F+S+B 60.60 us 18.90 ms Clock 16.50 kHz 53.00 Hz Visible Pixel 512 288 Total Pixel 646 312 Pixel Clock 10.67 MHz ---- 5.0.5 Atari Medium Resolution Monitors ---- Horizontal Vertical A 32.00 us 15.40 ms S 4.00 us 0.20 ms S+B 7.20 us 1.20 ms A+F+S+B 40.00 us 16.70 ms Clock 25.00 kHz 60.00 Hz Visible Pixel 512 384 Total Pixel 640 416 Pixel Clock 16.00 MHz ---- 5.0.6 Atari VGA20 Resolution Monitors ---- Horizontal Vertical A 25.60 us 12.20 ms S 4.00 us 0.20 ms S+B 5.70 us 1.10 ms A+F+S+B 31.70 us 14.30 ms Clock 31.55 kHz 70.00 Hz Visible Pixel 512 384 Total Pixel 634 450 Pixel Clock 20.00 MHz 6 COPYRIGHT =========== This file is Copyright (C) 2003 Andrea Mazzoleni.