Village Tronic: Picasso IV
Connects To: Video Slot, Zorro Auto Sensing

Rev 1.2N
Rev 1.2N

Rev 1.2
Rev 1.2

Rev 1.2
Rev 1.2

Rev 1.2 rear
Rev 1.2 rear

Backplate
Backplate

Hi Res Version, Rev 1.2N - 1642 x 596, 145K
Hi Res Version, Rev 1.2 Image 1 - 2912 x 1116, 824K
Hi Res Version, Rev 1.2 Image 2 - 2912 x 1248, 887K
Hi Res Version, Rev 1.2 Rear - 1974 x 834, 356K
Hi Res Version, backplate - 1937 x 399, 128K
Image of Box Front - 1701 x 819, 391K
Image of Box Rear - 2033 x 984, 340K

Chipset(s)Cirrus Logic GD5446
Graphics Memory4MB (45ns EDO)
8bit Support: Yes
16bit Support: Yes
24bit Support: Yes
Display Drivers
CyberGraphX V2: No
CyberGraphX V3: Yes
CyberGraphX V4: Yes
Picasso 96: Yes
EGS: No
Other: No

The Picasso IV is a Zorro II and III auto-sensing graphics card. It has a pixel clock of 135Mhz (8bit), 85Mhz (16bit) and 85Mhz (24bit). It contains a built in 100Hz flicker fixer. If the Picasso IV is intended for use in an A2000, the flicker fixer can actually be "snapped" from the card and joined to it by a ribbon cable. This is because the A2000 does not have an inline video slot, like other models. It also contains a local PCI expansion bus, for which several add-on cards were made, such as the Paloma IV TV Card, the Pablo IV video encoder, and the Concierto sound card. A 3D module based around the VooDoo chipset, and a MPEG module were planned, but unfortunately were never released. The card also contains a 4-channel audio mixer, a CDROM input connector, a Flash ROM controller (for updating the firmware) and is endian agnostic.

Jumpers
JumperOpenClosed
14MB RAMForce 2MB RAM
2Auto-SensingForce Zorro II
3Forced 24bit flickerfixer24bit & 12bit auto-sensing flickerfixer
4Sync on Green disabledSync on Green Enabled
5Changed AGA flicker timingUnchanged AGA flicker timing
6Reserved, DefaultDO NOT CLOSE

Example Display Modes
ResolutionDepthFrequency
1600 x 1280851Hz
1280 x 1024873Hz
1152 x 900896Hz
1600 x 12801664Hz
1280 x 10241692Hz
1152 x 9001660Hz
1024 x 7681679Hz
1280 x 10242492Hz
1152 x 9002460Hz
1024 x 7682479Hz

Contributions to this page by:
Mario, RiWa & Friends, Rob Goodison, Takahasi Kasiko


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