SPC8104 S-MOS Systems, SPC8104 Datasheet - Page 221

• Manufacturer Part Number: SPC8104
• Description: VGA LCD CONTROLLER
• Manufacturer: S-MOS Systems

1.0
Under some circumstances while using monochrome LCD panels, the translation of colors to
shades of gray produces unattractive and unreadable low contrast results. WGS.EXE is a Win-
dows application which allows the user to select between gray-scaling algorithms which may
improve the display quality. WGS takes advantage of the SPC8104F0A graphics controller’s spe-
cial features which offers a selection of two different gray-scaling algorithms.
1.1
1.2
Copy wgs.exe to a sub-directory on your computer hard drive.
In Windows, use the “New” option from the Program Manager File Menu to create a new item and
install an icon for WGS in a program group. Alternately, WGS can be run by selecting the “Run”
option from the File Menu in either Program Manager or File Manager.
1.3
To select a gray-scaling algorithm, click the mouse pointer in the corresponding check box.
Changes will take place immediately.
The program options are:
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Video Controller
Display Type
BIOS
DOS Program
DOS Version
Windows Program
Windows DOS Box
Windows DOS Full Screen : N/A
OS/2
DOCUMENT TITLE VARIABLE
Program Requirements
Installation
Usage
S-MOS Systems, Inc. • Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • http://www.smos.com
: SPC8104, SPC8106, SPC8107, SPC8108,
: Monochrome LCD
: Seiko Epson VGA BIOS
: No
: N/A
: Yes, Windows 3.1x and Windows 95
: N/A
: No
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Figure 1 : The WGS Dialog Box
WGS.EXE Windows Gray-Scale Utility
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