Usable as a general purpose port. Accompanying strobe signals distinguish between audio and video data. Boundary scan testing implemented. Picture format 720 to 576 at 50 Hz or 720 to 480 at 60 Hz. MPEG pictures can be displayed in a box of which position and background colour are adjustable by the external microcontroller.
Structured background is available as part of the graphic features.
Decoding and presentation can be independently handled under CPU control. Support for mono, stereo, intensity stereo and dual channel mode. Independent channel volume control and programmable inter-channel crosstalk through a baseband audio processing unit. Automatic muting in case of errors. Output can be set to high-impedance mode via the external controller.