How to configure Picasso96

• the settings file containing all display mode information which is usually stored in SYS:Devs/Picasso96Settings
• the tool types for the monitor driver which is normally in SYS:Devs/Monitors/<your_card_name>
• the optional environment variables which can be found in ENV:Picasso96

• The settings file containing the screen modes is maintained by Picasso96Mode or PicassoModeTNG. It will not be changed during updates if not explicitly selected.
• The tool types are initialized during the first installation of Picasso96 and will not be changed during updates.
  You can change the tool types from Workbench or with the PVS (Picasso96 variable setter; by Ralph Torchia) program.
  Available are:
  • SoftSprite: use software sprite emulation in all modes.
  • BigSprite: double the size of the sprite (ECS sprite only)
  • BorderBlank: force board to always (Yes) or never (No) display a border, defaults to do the same as the system.
  • DisplayChain: if set to "no" the Amiga or other boards will never been shown by the board switch. This is used for multiple monitor configurations.
  • IgnoreMask: if set to "yes", masked blits are treated like unmasked ones for speed reasons.
  • NoPlanar2ChunkyBlits: use CPU routines instead of on-board blitter for that purpose. Might be faster in certain cases.
  • NoBlitter: if set to "yes" the on-board blitter will never be used. Activate this only when absolutely necessary.
  • BoardType: the type of the board to configure by this monitor driver, e.g. "PicassoIV".
  • SettingsFile: name (and path) of the settings file. Defaults to SYS:Devs/Picasso96Settings.
  
  
• The environment variables are only optional and are modified manually from a CLI window by calling "SetENV Picasso96/<option> <value>".
  If this does not work you probably do not have a directory named Picasso96 in your ENV: directory which needs to be created.
  GUI alternatives are the PVS (Picasso96 variable setter; by Ralph Torchia) and the P96GlobalPrefs (by Oliver Gerler) programs.
  You can store those settings by copying them to ENVARC:. This way they will be reactivated each time you reboot your system.
  Valid options are:
  • AmigaVideo: if set to "31kHz", the Amiga will be set to a MULTISCAN-like mode when Picasso96 screens are shown. This is necessary if you want to have a high audio sampling rate because the Amiga audio is coupled with the Display DMA. Only set this if you do not have a 15kHz monitor like the A1084 attached to the Amiga video port.
  • BlackSwitching: if set to "Yes", the display will be set to black when screen switches involve a memory transfer of the new screen to the board. This way it might look better. Use it as you like it.
  • DirectColorMask: if set ("Yes"), masked blits are supported in HiColor and TrueColor, too, but this will slow down operations like shell scrolling. Use only if absolutely necessary.
  • DoNotSetMMU: if set ("Yes"), then the MMU of 040 and 060 processors will be set to "Cache-Inhibited Serialized" (040) or "Cache-Inhibited Precise" (060) instead of "Cache-Inhibited Non-Serialized" (040) or "Cache-Inhibited Imprecise" (060). This slows operations to the graphics board down but might be needed on some systems. Try this switch if you get rendering errors.