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User’s Guide for Microsoft* Windows* CE 5.0
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This document describes the Intel® Digital Set Top Box Display Driver for Microsoft* Windows* CE 5.0. It
provides a summary of display driver features, installation notes, and configuration information. It is targeted at all
platform and system developers who need to interface with the graphics subsystem. This includes, but is not limited
to: platform designers, system BIOS developers, system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, and system
control application developers.
1.1 Definitions
Table 1. Definitions
Term
Definition
API Application
Programming Interface
BLT
Bit block transfer
BPP Bits
per
pixel
DDGPE DirectDraw*
Graphics Primitive Engine
Direct3D*
An API for manipulating and displaying three-dimensional objects. Developed by
Microsoft, Direct3D provides programmers with a way to develop 3-D programs that
can utilize whatever graphics acceleration device is installed in the machine. Virtually
all 3-D accelerator cards for PCs support Direct3D.
Another 3-D standard offering similar functionality is OpenGL.
GDI
Graphical Device Interface
GMCH
Graphics Memory Controller Hub
GWES
Graphics, Windowing, and Events Subsystem
VBI
Vertical Blanking Interval