Video and Vision Processing Suite Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. About the Video and Vision Processing Suite 2. Getting Started with the Video and Vision Processing IPs 3. Video and Vision Processing IPs Functional Description 4. Video and Vision Processing IP Interfaces 5. Video and Vision Processing IP Registers 6. Video and Vision Processing IPs Software Programming Model 7. Protocol Converter Intel® FPGA IP 8. 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP 9. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP 10. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP 11. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP 12. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP 13. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP 14. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP 15. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP 16. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP 17. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP 18. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP 19. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP 20. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP 21. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP 22. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP 23. Warp Intel® FPGA IP 24. Design Security 25. Document Revision History for Video and Vision Processing Suite User Guide
1. About the Video and Vision Processing Suite x
1.1. Device Family Support 1.2. Video and Vision Processing IPs Release Information 1.3. Video and Vision Processing IPs Features 1.4. Lite versus Full IP Variants 1.5. Glossary of Video and Vision Terminology
2. Getting Started with the Video and Vision Processing IPs x
2.1. Video and Vision Processing IP Time-out Behavior 2.2. Generating a Video and Vision Processing IP 2.3. Simulating the Video and Vision Processing IPs
3. Video and Vision Processing IPs Functional Description x
3.1. Auxiliary Control Packets 3.2. Latency 3.3. IP Debugging Features 3.4. Stall Behavior and Error Recovery 3.5. Avalon Streaming Video Protocol Versus Intel FPGA Streaming Video Protocol
5. Video and Vision Processing IP Registers x
5.1. Video and Vision Processing IP Control Examples
7. Protocol Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
7.1. About the Protocol Converter IP 7.2. Protocol Converter IP Parameters 7.3. Protocol Converter IP Functional Description 7.4. Protocol Converter IP Interfaces 7.5. Protocol Converter IP Registers 7.6. Protocol Converter IP Software API
7.1. About the Protocol Converter IP x
7.1.1. Protocol Converter IP Performance and Resources
8. 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP x
8.1. About the 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP 8.2. 3D LUT IP Parameters 8.3. 3D LUT IP Block Description 8.4. 3D LUT IP Registers 8.5. 3D LUT IP Software API
8.1. About the 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP x
8.1.1. 3D LUT IP Features 8.1.2. 3D LUT IP Performance IP and Resource Information
8.3. 3D LUT IP Block Description x
8.3.1. 3D LUT IP Interfaces 8.3.2. 3D LUT IP Latency
9. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP x
9.1. About the Chroma Resampler IP 9.2. Chroma Resampler IP Parameters 9.3. Chroma Resampler IP Functional Description 9.4. Chroma Resampler IP Registers 9.5. Chroma Resampler IP Software API
9.1. About the Chroma Resampler IP x
9.1.1. Chroma Resampler Performance and Resources
9.3. Chroma Resampler IP Functional Description x
9.3.1. Chroma Resampler IP Interfaces
10. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP x
10.1. About the Clipper IP 10.2. Clipper IP Parameters 10.3. Clipper IP Interfaces 10.4. Clipper IP Registers 10.5. Clipper IP Software API
10.1. About the Clipper IP x
10.1.1. Clipper IP Performance and Resources
11. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
11.1. About the Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter IP 11.2. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Parameters 11.3. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Block Description 11.4. Clocked Video Converter to Full Raster IP Registers
11.1. About the Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter IP x
11.1.1. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Features 11.1.2. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Performance and Resources
11.3. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Block Description x
11.3.1. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Interfaces
12. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
12.1. About the Color Space Converter IP 12.2. Color Space Converter IP Parameters 12.3. Color Space Converter IP Functional Description 12.4. Color Space Converter IP Registers 12.5. Color Space Converter IP Software API
12.1. About the Color Space Converter IP x
12.1.1. Color Space Converter IP Features 12.1.2. Color Space Converter IP Performance and Resources
12.3. Color Space Converter IP Functional Description x
12.3.1. Color Space Converter IP Interfaces
13. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
13.1. About the Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter 13.2. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Parameters 13.3. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Block Description 13.4. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Registers
13.1. About the Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter x
13.1.1. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Features 13.1.2. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Performance and Resource Utilization
13.3. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Block Description x
13.3.1. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Interfaces
14. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
14.1. About the Full Raster to Streaming Converter IP 14.2. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Parameters 14.3. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Block Description
14.1. About the Full Raster to Streaming Converter IP x
14.1.1. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Features 14.1.2. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Performance and Resources
14.3. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Block Description x
14.3.1. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Interfaces
15. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP x
15.1. About the Guard Bands IP 15.2. Guard Bands IP Parameters 15.3. Guard Bands IP Interfaces 15.4. Guard Bands IP Registers 15.5. Guard Bands IP Software API
15.1. About the Guard Bands IP x
15.1.1. Guard Bands IP Performance and Resources
16. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP x
16.1. About the Mixer IP 16.2. Mixer IP Parameters 16.3. Mixer IP Functional Description 16.4. Mixer IP Registers 16.5. Mixer IP Software API
16.1. About the Mixer IP x
16.1.1. Mixer IP Performance and Resources
16.3. Mixer IP Functional Description x
16.3.1. Mixer IP Interfaces
17. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
17.1. About the Pixels in Parallel Converter IP 17.2. Pixels in Parallel IP Converter Parameters 17.3. Pixels in Parallel Converter Interfaces 17.4. Pixels in Parallel Converter Registers 17.5. Pixels in Parallel Converter IP Software API
17.1. About the Pixels in Parallel Converter IP x
17.1.1. Pixels in Parallel IP Converter Performance and Resources
18. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP x
18.1. About the Scaler 18.2. Scaler IP Parameters 18.3. Scaler IP Functional Description 18.4. Scaler IP Registers 18.5. Scaler IP Software API
18.1. About the Scaler x
18.1.1. Scaler IP Performance and Resources
18.2. Scaler IP Parameters x
18.2.1. Updating Scaler IP Runtime Coefficients
18.3. Scaler IP Functional Description x
18.3.1. Scaler IP Interfaces
19. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP x
19.1. About the Tone Mapping Operator IP 19.2. TMO IP Parameters 19.3. TMO IP Block Description 19.4. TMO IP Registers 19.5. TMO IP Software API
19.1. About the Tone Mapping Operator IP x
19.1.1. TMO IP Features 19.1.2. TMO IP Performance and Resource Utilization
19.3. TMO IP Block Description x
19.3.1. TMO IP Interfaces 19.3.2. TMO IP Latency
20. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP x
20.1. About the Test Pattern Generator IP 20.2. Test Pattern Generator IP Parameters 20.3. Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description 20.4. Test Pattern Generator IP Registers 20.5. Test Pattern Generator IP Software API
20.1. About the Test Pattern Generator IP x
20.1.1. Test Pattern Generator IP Performance and Resources
20.3. Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description x
20.3.1. Test Pattern Generator IP Interfaces
21. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP x
21.1. About the Video Frame Buffer IP 21.2. Video Frame Buffer IP Parameters 21.3. Video Frame Buffer IP Functional Description 21.4. Video Frame Buffer IP Registers 21.5. Video Frame Buffer IP Software API
21.1. About the Video Frame Buffer IP x
21.1.1. Video Frame Buffer Performance and Resources
21.3. Video Frame Buffer IP Functional Description x
21.3.1. Video Frame Buffer IP Interfaces
22. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP x
22.1. About the Video Streaming FIFO IP 22.2. Video Streaming FIFO IP Parameters 22.3. Video Streaming FIFO IP Interfaces
22.1. About the Video Streaming FIFO IP x
22.1.1. Video Streaming FIFO IP Performance and Resources
23. Warp Intel® FPGA IP x
23.1. About the Warp IP 23.2. Warp IP Parameters 23.3. Warp IP Block Description 23.4. Warp IP Registers 23.5. Warp IP Software API
23.1. About the Warp IP x
23.1.1. Warp IP Features 23.1.2. Warp IP Performance and Resource Utilization
23.3. Warp IP Block Description x
23.3.1. Warp IP Interfaces 23.3.2. Warp IP Latency 23.3.3. External Memory for Warp IP
23.5. Warp IP Software API x
23.5.1. Using Warp IP Software 23.5.2. Warp IP Software Code Examples
24. Design Security x
24.1. Memory Subsystems 24.2. Considering Design Security
1. About the Video and Vision Processing Suite
2. Getting Started with the Video and Vision Processing IPs
3. Video and Vision Processing IPs Functional Description
4. Video and Vision Processing IP Interfaces
5. Video and Vision Processing IP Registers
6. Video and Vision Processing IPs Software Programming Model
7. Protocol Converter Intel® FPGA IP
8. 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP
9. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP
10. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP
11. Clocked Video to Full Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP
12. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP
13. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP
14. Full Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP
15. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP
16. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP
17. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP
18. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP
19. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP
20. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP
21. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP
22. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP
23. Warp Intel® FPGA IP
24. Design Security
25. Document Revision History for Video and Vision Processing Suite User Guide

19.1. About the Tone Mapping Operator IP

The tone mapping operator (TMO) Intel FPGA IP dynamically adapts the processing of an image based on a regional (tile-based) approach. It improves the visibility of latent image detail and enhances the overall viewing experience.

You can configure the required number of bits per symbols, symbols per pixel, and pixels in parallel. Typical applications include:

  • Medical imaging
  • Machine vision
  • Video conferencing
  • Surveillance
  • Automotive imaging
Figure 38.  Example of processing a real-life image using the TMO IPThe figure shows example results obtained after applying the TMO IP dataflow on a real-life image: left is the original image; right is the output image after TMO IP processing.

You provide and receive video data to the TMO IP in RGB format via the AXI4-Stream compatible Intel FPGA video streaming interfaces. The IP determines the size of the video busses from the number of pixels processed per clock cycle, the color bit depth, and the number of component streams parameters. The number of video component streams is fixed at 3. The IP supports:

  • Component bit depths of 8, 10 and 12-bit.
  • Pixels per clock of 1, 2 and 4.

You control the strength of the contrast enhancement for the output images provided by the TMO IP via an Avalon memory-mapped control interface. The data bus for the control interface is set to 32-bit to interface with an embedded CPU. During operation, you can configure the TMO IP using a software driver that controls all the IP parameters via a set of software APIs.

The TMO IP allows four modes of operations:

  • Passthrough
  • Contrast-enhancement
  • Horizontal and vertical slider
  • Region of interest

The Example of processing a real-life image using the TMO IP figure shows passthrough and contrast enhancement.

Region of interest allows you to define a specific window withing the active picture, so that the contrast enhancement is only applied in that specific part of the output image.

Figure 39. Examples of horizontal slider and region of interest

The TMO IP supports RGB sampling. The sampling method at the output is always the same as the input. You must provide details of the current standard video resolution via the CPU control interface to ensure correct behavior. the IP only supports 4:4:4 progressive sampling. You should perform any deinterlacing and chroma up or down sampling externally to the TMO IP.

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