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Virtual coordinate to linear physical memory address converter for computer graphics system
Virtual coordinate to linear physical memory address converter for computer graphics system
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机译:用于计算机图形系统的虚拟坐标到线性物理内存地址转换器
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An address generator is disclosed for performing 2-D virtual coordinate to linear physical memory address conversion. The address generator has an edge walking circuit which receives a 2-D virtual coordinate of a first pixel on a first edge of an object displayed on the display screen. The edge walking circuit selectively outputs a 2-D virtual coordinate of a second pixel which intercepts the first edge of the object at an adjacent pixel row or column to the first pixel. The address generator also has a span expansion circuit which receives the 2- D virtual coordinate of the second pixel. The span expansion circuit selectively expands the 2-D virtual coordinate of the second pixel, according to the number of bits used to represent each pixel and the amount of information which can be accessed at a time from memory. This produces first and second expanded coordinates of the second pixel. Furthermore, the address generator has a linear address circuit which receives the first and second expanded coordinates of the second pixel. The linear address circuit outputs a linear physical address of the second pixel in memory.
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