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This combination of CPU and
GPU onto a single die provides a ro-
bust, high-performance architecture.
AMD Embedded G-Series APUs can
offload data parallel processing from
the CPU to the GPU, including mul-
timedia streaming. Freed from this
task, the CPU can focus on compute,
memory, and I/O requests
with much lower latency,
thereby improving real-time
video and graphics process-
ing performance via a fully
optimized data path and
shared access to the memory
controller.
AMD Embedded G-
Series APUs support dual
independent displays lever-
aging a combination of dis-
play technologies including
DisplayPort, DVI, VGA, and
HDMI™. Sintrones’ VBOX-
3200 supports independent
dual displays using DVI+VGA
and DVI-I+DVI-D connectiv-
ity options.
With this combination
of high-performance process-
ing and multi-display sup-
port, Sintrones’ AMD G-Se-
ries APU-based VBOX-3200
dual-display systems can be
optimized to present multiple
layers of dynamic video con-
tent across in-vehicle displays
in HD resolution; in other
words, overall picture resolu-
tion isn’t compromised. The
integration of AMD Radeon™
HD graphics on the APU
provides an additional hard-
ware acceleration boost that
optimizes the video pipeline, ensuring
smooth video playback.
Sintrones is taking seat-back dis-
play technology one step further with
the integration of touch-enabled inter-
active features that provide passengers
with Internet access, which can be used
to purchase movie or theater tickets, or
access online tourism information, for
example. The VBOX-3200’s onboard
GPS transmitter comes into play, en-
abling a ‘location awareness’ capabil-
ity that local businesses can tap into to
trigger their advertisements to display
when a VBOX-3200-equipped vehicle
approaches their place of business. Lo-
cal businesses recognizing the value of
high proximity advertising capabilities
are increasingly vying for available in-
vehicle digital advertising space, and
this revenue can be enough to offset
the capital and operating expenses tied
to mobile digital signage and infotain-
ment installations.
Smaller Is Better
Designing and implementing rug-
gedized computing systems for space-
constrained, in-vehicle installations
can pose many challenges for system
designers. High-performance video and
graphics capabilities can be especially
difficult to achieve without compro-
mising space to accommodate graphics
cards or ad hoc disparate chipsets. To
meet its aggressive design goals, Sin-
trones required a tightly integrated,
high performance processing platform
that conserves system space and helps
reduce susceptibility to shock and vi-
bration.
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