Video and Vision Processing Suite Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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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. 1D LUT Intel® FPGA IP 9. 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP 10. Adaptive Noise Reduction Intel® FPGA IP 11. Advanced Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP 12. AXI-Stream Broadcaster Intel® FPGA IP 13. Bits per Color Sample Adapter Intel FPGA IP 14. Black Level Correction Intel® FPGA IP 15. Black Level Statistics Intel® FPGA IP 16. Chroma Key Intel® FPGA IP 17. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP 18. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP 19. Clocked Video Input Intel® FPGA IP 20. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP 21. Clocked Video Output Intel® FPGA IP 22. Color Plane Manager Intel® FPGA IP 23. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP 24. Defective Pixel Correction Intel® FPGA IP 25. Deinterlacer Intel® FPGA IP 26. Demosaic Intel® FPGA IP 27. FIR Filter Intel® FPGA IP 28. Frame Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP 29. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP 30. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP 31. Genlock Controller Intel® FPGA IP 32. Generic Crosspoint Intel® FPGA IP 33. Genlock Signal Router Intel® FPGA IP 34. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP 35. Histogram Statistics Intel® FPGA IP 36. Interlacer Intel® FPGA IP 37. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP 38. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP 39. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP 40. Stream Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP 41. Switch Intel® FPGA IP 42. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP 43. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP 44. Unsharp Mask Intel® FPGA IP 45. Video and Vision Monitor Intel FPGA IP 46. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP 47. Video Frame Reader Intel FPGA IP 48. Video Frame Writer Intel FPGA IP 49. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP 50. Video Timing Generator Intel® FPGA IP 51. Vignette Correction Intel® FPGA IP 52. Warp Intel® FPGA IP 53. White Balance Correction Intel® FPGA IP 54. White Balance Statistics Intel® FPGA IP 55. Design Security 56. Document Revision History for Video and Vision Processing Suite User Guide
1. About the Video and Vision Processing Suite x
1.1. Video and Vision Processing IPs Features 1.2. Device Family Support 1.3. Video and Vision Processing IPs Release Information 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 Evaluation 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. 1D LUT Intel® FPGA IP x
8.1. About the 1D LUT IP 8.2. 1D LUT IP Parameters 8.3. 1D LUT IP Interfaces 8.4. 1D LUT IP Registers 8.5. 1D LUT IP Software API
8.1. About the 1D LUT IP x
8.1.1. 1D LUT IP Performance and Resources
9. 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP x
9.1. About the 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP 9.2. 3D LUT IP Parameters 9.3. 3D LUT IP Block Description 9.4. 3D LUT IP Registers 9.5. 3D LUT IP Software API
9.1. About the 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP x
9.1.1. 3D LUT IP Features 9.1.2. 3D LUT IP Performance IP and Resource Information
9.3. 3D LUT IP Block Description x
9.3.1. 3D LUT IP Interfaces 9.3.2. 3D LUT IP Latency
10. Adaptive Noise Reduction Intel® FPGA IP x
10.1. About the Adaptive Noise Reduction IP 10.2. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP Parameters 10.3. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP Functional Description 10.4. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP Registers 10.5. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP Software API
10.1. About the Adaptive Noise Reduction IP x
10.1.1. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP Performance and Resources
10.3. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP Functional Description x
10.3.1. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP Interfaces
11. Advanced Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP x
11.1. About the Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP 11.2. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP Parameters 11.3. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description 11.4. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP Registers 11.5. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP Software API
11.1. About the Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP x
11.1.1. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP Performance and Resources
11.3. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description x
11.3.1. Test Patterns 11.3.2. Dimensions, Offsets, and Alpha Settings 11.3.3. Run-time Settings 11.3.4. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP Interfaces
12. AXI-Stream Broadcaster Intel® FPGA IP x
12.1. About the AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP 12.2. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Parameters 12.3. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Interfaces
12.1. About the AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP x
12.1.1. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Features 12.1.2. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Performance and Resources
13. Bits per Color Sample Adapter Intel FPGA IP x
13.1. About the Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP 13.2. Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP Parameters 13.3. Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP Interfaces 13.4. Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP Registers 13.5. Bits per Color Sample Adapter Software API
13.1. About the Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP x
13.1.1. Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP Performance and Resources
14. Black Level Correction Intel® FPGA IP x
14.1. About the Black Level Correction IP 14.2. Black Level Correction IP Parameters 14.3. Black Level Correction IP Functional Description 14.4. Black Level Correction IP Registers 14.5. Black Level Correction IP Software API
14.1. About the Black Level Correction IP x
14.1.1. Black Level Correction IP Performance and Resources
14.3. Black Level Correction IP Functional Description x
14.3.1. Black Level Correction IP Interfaces
15. Black Level Statistics Intel® FPGA IP x
15.1. About the Black Level Statistics IP 15.2. Black Level Statistics IP Parameters 15.3. Black Level Statistics IP Interfaces 15.4. Black Level Statistics IP Registers 15.5. Black Level Statistics IP Software API
15.1. About the Black Level Statistics IP x
15.1.1. Black Level Statistics IP Performance and Resources
16. Chroma Key Intel® FPGA IP x
16.1. About the Chroma Key IP 16.2. Chroma Key IP Parameters 16.3. Chroma Key IP Interfaces 16.4. Chroma Key Replacement 16.5. Chroma Key IP Registers 16.6. Chroma Key IP Software API
16.1. About the Chroma Key IP x
16.1.1. Chroma Key IP Performance and Resources
17. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP x
17.1. About the Chroma Resampler IP 17.2. Chroma Resampler IP Parameters 17.3. Chroma Resampler IP Functional Description 17.4. Chroma Resampler IP Registers 17.5. Chroma Resampler IP Software API
17.1. About the Chroma Resampler IP x
17.1.1. Chroma Resampler Performance and Resources
17.3. Chroma Resampler IP Functional Description x
17.3.1. Chroma Resampler IP Interfaces
18. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP x
18.1. About the Clipper IP 18.2. Clipper IP Parameters 18.3. Clipper IP Interfaces 18.4. Clipper IP Registers 18.5. Clipper IP Software API
18.1. About the Clipper IP x
18.1.1. Clipper IP Performance and Resources
19. Clocked Video Input Intel® FPGA IP x
19.1. About the Clocked Video Input IP 19.2. Initializing the Clocked Video Input IP 19.3. Clocked Video Input IP Parameters 19.4. Clocked Video Input IP Interfaces 19.5. Clocked Video Input IP Registers 19.6. Clocked Video Input IP Software API
19.1. About the Clocked Video Input IP x
19.1.1. Clocked Video Input IP Features 19.1.2. Clocked Video Input IP Performance and Resources
20. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
20.1. About the Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter IP 20.2. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Parameters 20.3. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Block Description 20.4. Clocked Video Converter to Full-Raster IP Registers
20.1. About the Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter IP x
20.1.1. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Features 20.1.2. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Performance and Resources
20.3. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Block Description x
20.3.1. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Interfaces
21. Clocked Video Output Intel® FPGA IP x
21.1. About the Clocked Video Output IP 21.2. Clocked Video Output IP Parameters 21.3. Clocked Video Output IP Functional Description 21.4. Clocked Video Output IP Interfaces 21.5. Clocked Video Output IP Registers 21.6. Clocked Video Output IP Software API
21.1. About the Clocked Video Output IP x
21.1.1. Clocked Video Output IP Performance and Resources 21.1.2. Clocked Video Output IP Features
22. Color Plane Manager Intel® FPGA IP x
22.1. About the Color Plane Manager IP 22.2. Color Plane Manager IP Parameters 22.3. Color Plane Manager IP Functional Description 22.4. Color Plane Manager IP Registers 22.5. Color Plane Manager Software API
22.1. About the Color Plane Manager IP x
22.1.1. Color Plane Manager IP Performance and Resources
22.3. Color Plane Manager IP Functional Description x
22.3.1. Color Plane Manager IP Interfaces
23. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
23.1. About the Color Space Converter IP 23.2. Color Space Converter IP Parameters 23.3. Color Space Converter IP Functional Description 23.4. Color Space Converter IP Registers 23.5. Color Space Converter IP Software API
23.1. About the Color Space Converter IP x
23.1.1. Color Space Converter IP Features 23.1.2. Color Space Converter IP Performance and Resources
23.3. Color Space Converter IP Functional Description x
23.3.1. Color Space Converter IP Interfaces
24. Defective Pixel Correction Intel® FPGA IP x
24.1. About the Defective Pixel Correction IP 24.2. Defective Pixel Correction IP Parameters 24.3. Defective Pixel Correction IP Functional Description 24.4. Defective Pixel Correction IP Registers 24.5. Defective Pixel Correction IP Software API
24.1. About the Defective Pixel Correction IP x
24.1.1. Defective Pixel Correction IP Performance and Resources
24.3. Defective Pixel Correction IP Functional Description x
24.3.1. Defective Pixel Correction IP Interfaces
25. Deinterlacer Intel® FPGA IP x
25.1. About the Deinterlacer IP 25.2. Deinterlacer Parameters 25.3. Deinterlacer IP Functional Description 25.4. Deinterlacer IP Registers 25.5. Deinterlacer IP Software API
25.1. About the Deinterlacer IP x
25.1.1. Deinterlacer Performance and Resources
25.3. Deinterlacer IP Functional Description x
25.3.1. Deinterlacer Interfaces
26. Demosaic Intel® FPGA IP x
26.1. About the Demosaic IP 26.2. Demosaic IP Parameters 26.3. Demosaic IP Functional Description 26.4. Demosaic IP Registers 26.5. Demosaic IP Software API
26.1. About the Demosaic IP x
26.1.1. Demosaic IP Performance and Resources
26.3. Demosaic IP Functional Description x
26.3.1. Demosaic IP Interfaces
27. FIR Filter Intel® FPGA IP x
27.1. About the FIR Filter 27.2. FIR Filter Parameters 27.3. FIR Filter IP Operation 27.4. FIR Filter Interfaces 27.5. FIR Filter Registers 27.6. FIR Filter IP Software API
27.1. About the FIR Filter x
27.1.1. FIR Filter IP Performance and Resources
27.3. FIR Filter IP Operation x
27.3.1. FIR Filter Processing 27.3.2. FIR Filter Precision 27.3.3. FIR Coefficient Specification 27.3.4. FIR Filter Symmetry 27.3.5. Result to Output Data Type Conversion
27.3.4. FIR Filter Symmetry x
27.3.4.1. No Symmetry 27.3.4.2. Horizontal Symmetry 27.3.4.3. Vertical Symmetry 27.3.4.4. Horizontal and Vertical Symmetry 27.3.4.5. Diagonal Symmetry
28. Frame Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP x
28.1. About the Frame Cleaner IP 28.2. Frame Cleaner IP Parameters 28.3. Frame Cleaner IP Functional Description 28.4. Frame Cleaner IP Interfaces 28.5. Frame Cleaner IP Registers 28.6. Frame Cleaner IP Software API
28.1. About the Frame Cleaner IP x
28.1.1. Frame Cleaner IP Performance and Resources
29. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
29.1. About the Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter 29.2. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Parameters 29.3. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Block Description 29.4. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Registers
29.1. About the Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter x
29.1.1. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Features 29.1.2. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Performance and Resource Utilization
29.3. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Block Description x
29.3.1. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Interfaces
30. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
30.1. About the Full-Raster to Streaming Converter IP 30.2. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Parameters 30.3. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Block Description
30.1. About the Full-Raster to Streaming Converter IP x
30.1.1. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Features 30.1.2. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Performance and Resources
30.3. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Block Description x
30.3.1. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Interfaces
31. Genlock Controller Intel® FPGA IP x
31.1. About the Genlock Controller IP 31.2. Genlock Controller IP Parameters 31.3. Genlock Controller IP Functional Description 31.4. Using Genlock Controller IP Software 31.5. Genlock Controller IP Registers 31.6. Genlock Controller IP Software API
31.1. About the Genlock Controller IP x
31.1.1. Genlock Controller IP Performance and Resources
31.3. Genlock Controller IP Functional Description x
31.3.1. Genlock Controller IP Interfaces
31.4. Using Genlock Controller IP Software x
31.4.1. Achieving Genlock Controller Free Running (for Initialization or from Lock to Reference Clock N) 31.4.2. Locking to Reference Clock N (from Genlock Controller IP free running) 31.4.3. Setting the VCXO hold over 31.4.4. Restarting the Genlock Controller IP 31.4.5. Locking to Reference Clock N New (from Locking to Reference Clock N Old) 31.4.6. Changing to Reference Clock or VCXO Base Frequencies (switch between p50 and p59.94 video formats and vice-versa) 31.4.7. Disturbing a Reference Clock (a cable pull)
32. Generic Crosspoint Intel® FPGA IP x
32.1. About the Generic Crosspoint IP 32.2. Generic Crosspoint IP Parameters 32.3. Generic Crosspoint IP Interfaces 32.4. Generic Crosspoint IP Registers 32.5. Generic Crosspoint IP Software API
32.1. About the Generic Crosspoint IP x
32.1.1. Generic Crosspoint IP Features 32.1.2. Generic Crosspoint Performance and Resources
33. Genlock Signal Router Intel® FPGA IP x
33.1. About the Genlock Signal Router IP 33.2. Genlock Signal Router IP Parameters 33.3. Genlock Signal Router IP Interfaces 33.4. Genlock Signal Router IP Registers 33.5. Genlock Signal Router IP Software API
33.1. About the Genlock Signal Router IP x
33.1.1. Genlock Signal Router IP Features 33.1.2. Genlock Signal Router IP Performance and Resources
34. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP x
34.1. About the Guard Bands IP 34.2. Guard Bands IP Parameters 34.3. Guard Bands IP Interfaces 34.4. Guard Bands IP Registers 34.5. Guard Bands IP Software API
34.1. About the Guard Bands IP x
34.1.1. Guard Bands IP Performance and Resources
35. Histogram Statistics Intel® FPGA IP x
35.1. About the Histogram Statistics IP 35.2. Histogram Statistics IP Parameters 35.3. Histogram Statistics IP Interfaces 35.4. Histogram Statistics IP Registers 35.5. Histogram Statistics IP Software API
35.1. About the Histogram Statistics IP x
35.1.1. Histogram Statistics IP Performance and Resources
36. Interlacer Intel® FPGA IP x
36.1. About the Interlacer IP 36.2. Interlacer IP Parameters 36.3. Interlacer IP Functional Description 36.4. Interlacer IP Registers 36.5. Interlacer IP Software API
36.1. About the Interlacer IP x
36.1.1. Interlacer IP Performance and Resources
36.3. Interlacer IP Functional Description x
36.3.1. Interlacer IP Interfaces
37. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP x
37.1. About the Mixer IP 37.2. Mixer IP Parameters 37.3. Mixer IP Functional Description 37.4. Mixer IP Registers 37.5. Mixer IP Software API
37.1. About the Mixer IP x
37.1.1. Mixer IP Performance and Resources
37.3. Mixer IP Functional Description x
Alpha blending Alpha blending mode Register map settings Overlay layer enables Restricted offsets Subsampling support Interlaced support Overlay error conditions Packet propagation 37.3.1. Mixer IP Interfaces
38. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
38.1. About the Pixels in Parallel Converter IP 38.2. Pixels in Parallel Converter IP Parameters 38.3. Pixels in Parallel Converter Interfaces 38.4. Pixels in Parallel Converter Registers 38.5. Pixels in Parallel Converter IP Software API
38.1. About the Pixels in Parallel Converter IP x
38.1.1. Pixels in Parallel Converter IP Performance and Resources
39. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP x
39.1. About the Scaler 39.2. Scaler IP Parameters 39.3. Scaler IP Functional Description 39.4. Scaler IP Registers 39.5. Scaler IP Software API
39.1. About the Scaler x
39.1.1. Scaler IP Performance and Resources
39.2. Scaler IP Parameters x
39.2.1. Scaler Maximum Resolution
39.3. Scaler IP Functional Description x
39.3.1. Coefficient Selection 39.3.2. Coefficient Quantization 39.3.3. Filter Behavior at Edge Boundaries 39.3.4. Partial Frame Scaling 39.3.5. 422 and 420 Chroma Sampled Data Scaling 39.3.6. Scaler IP Interfaces
39.3.1. Coefficient Selection x
39.3.1.1. Updating Scaler IP Runtime Coefficients
40. Stream Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP x
40.1. About the Stream Cleaner IP 40.2. Stream Cleaner IP Parameters 40.3. Stream Cleaner IP Functional Description
40.1. About the Stream Cleaner IP x
40.1.1. Stream Cleaner IP Performance and Resources
40.3. Stream Cleaner IP Functional Description x
40.3.1. Stream Cleaner IP Interfaces
41. Switch Intel® FPGA IP x
41.1. About the Switch IP 41.2. Switch IP Parameters 41.3. Switch IP Functional Description 41.4. Switch IP Registers 41.5. Switch IP Software API
41.1. About the Switch IP x
41.1.1. Switch IP Performance and Resources
41.3. Switch IP Functional Description x
41.3.1. Switch IP Latency 41.3.2. Switch IP Interfaces
42. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP x
42.1. About the Tone Mapping Operator IP 42.2. TMO IP Parameters 42.3. TMO IP Block Description 42.4. TMO IP Registers 42.5. TMO IP Software API
42.1. About the Tone Mapping Operator IP x
42.1.1. TMO IP Features 42.1.2. TMO IP Performance and Resource Utilization
42.3. TMO IP Block Description x
42.3.1. TMO IP Interfaces 42.3.2. TMO IP Latency
43. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP x
43.1. About the Test Pattern Generator IP 43.2. Test Pattern Generator IP Parameters 43.3. Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description 43.4. Test Pattern Generator IP Registers 43.5. Test Pattern Generator IP Software API
43.1. About the Test Pattern Generator IP x
43.1.1. Test Pattern Generator IP Performance and Resources
43.3. Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description x
43.3.1. Test Patterns 43.3.2. Output Subsampling and Color Space 43.3.3. Run-time Settings 43.3.4. Test Pattern Generator IP Interfaces
44. Unsharp Mask Intel® FPGA IP x
44.1. About the Unsharp Mask IP 44.2. Unsharp Mask IP Parameters 44.3. Unsharp Mask IP Functional Description 44.4. Unsharp Mask IP Registers 44.5. Unsharp Mask IP Software API
44.1. About the Unsharp Mask IP x
44.1.1. Unsharp Mask IP Performance and Resources
44.3. Unsharp Mask IP Functional Description x
44.3.1. Unsharp Mask IP Interfaces
45. Video and Vision Monitor Intel FPGA IP x
45.1. About the Video and Vision Monitor IP 45.2. Video and Vision Monitor IP Parameters 45.3. Video and Vision Monitor IP Functional Description 45.4. Video and Vision Monitor IP Registers 45.5. Video and Vision Monitor Software API
45.1. About the Video and Vision Monitor IP x
45.1.1. Video and Vision Monitor IP Performance and Resources
45.3. Video and Vision Monitor IP Functional Description x
45.3.1. Video and Vision Monitor IP Interfaces
46. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP x
46.1. About the Video Frame Buffer IP 46.2. Video Frame Buffer IP Parameters 46.3. Video Frame Buffer IP Functional Description 46.4. Video Frame Buffer IP Registers 46.5. Video Frame Buffer IP Software API
46.1. About the Video Frame Buffer IP x
46.1.1. Video Frame Buffer Performance and Resources
46.3. Video Frame Buffer IP Functional Description x
46.3.1. Video Frame Buffer IP Interfaces
47. Video Frame Reader Intel FPGA IP x
47.1. About the Video Frame Reader IP 47.2. Video Frame Reader IP Parameters 47.3. Video Frame Reader IP Functional Description 47.4. Video Frame Reader IP Registers 47.5. Video Frame Reader IP Software API
47.1. About the Video Frame Reader IP x
47.1.1. Video Frame Reader IP Performance and Resources
47.3. Video Frame Reader IP Functional Description x
47.3.1. Video Frame Reader IP Interfaces
48. Video Frame Writer Intel FPGA IP x
48.1. About the Video Buffer Writer IP 48.2. Video Frame Writer IP Parameters 48.3. Video Frame Writer IP Functional Description 48.4. Video Frame Writer IP Registers 48.5. Video Frame Writer IP Software API
48.1. About the Video Buffer Writer IP x
48.1.1. Video Frame Writer IP Performance and Resources
48.3. Video Frame Writer IP Functional Description x
48.3.1. Video Frame Writer IP Interfaces
49. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP x
49.1. About the Video Streaming FIFO IP 49.2. Video Streaming FIFO IP Parameters 49.3. Video Streaming FIFO IP Interfaces
49.1. About the Video Streaming FIFO IP x
49.1.1. Video Streaming FIFO IP Performance and Resources
50. Video Timing Generator Intel® FPGA IP x
50.1. About the Video Timing Generator IP 50.2. Video Timing Generator IP Parameters 50.3. Video Timing Generator IP Functional Description 50.4. Video Timing Generator IP Interfaces 50.5. Video Timing Generator IP Registers 50.6. Video Timing Generator IP Software API
50.1. About the Video Timing Generator IP x
50.1.1. Video Timing Generator IP Features 50.1.2. Video Timing Generator IP Performance and Resources
51. Vignette Correction Intel® FPGA IP x
51.1. About the Vignette Correction IP 51.2. Vignette Correction IP Parameters 51.3. Vignette Correction IP Interfaces 51.4. Vignette Correction IP Registers 51.5. Vignette Correction IP Software API
51.1. About the Vignette Correction IP x
51.1.1. Vignette Correction IP Performance and Resources
52. Warp Intel® FPGA IP x
52.1. About the Warp IP 52.2. Warp IP Parameters 52.3. Warp IP Block Description 52.4. Warp IP Registers 52.5. Warp IP Software API
52.1. About the Warp IP x
52.1.1. Warp IP Features 52.1.2. Warp IP Performance and Resource Utilization
52.3. Warp IP Block Description x
52.3.1. Block Cache Tool 52.3.2. Warp IP Interfaces 52.3.3. Warp IP Latency 52.3.4. External Memory for Warp IP
52.5. Warp IP Software API x
52.5.1. Using Warp IP Software 52.5.2. Warp IP Software Code Examples
53. White Balance Correction Intel® FPGA IP x
53.1. About the White Balance Correction IP 53.2. White Balance Correction IP Parameters 53.3. White Balance Correction IP Functional Description 53.4. White Balance Correction IP Registers 53.5. White Balance Correction IP Software API
53.1. About the White Balance Correction IP x
53.1.1. White Balance Correction IP Performance and Resources
53.3. White Balance Correction IP Functional Description x
53.3.1. White Balance Correction IP Interfaces
54. White Balance Statistics Intel® FPGA IP x
54.1. About the White Balance Statistics IP 54.2. White Balance Statistics IP Parameters 54.3. White Balance Statistics IP Interfaces 54.4. White Balance Statistics IP Registers 54.5. White Balance Statistics IP Software API
54.1. About the White Balance Statistics IP x
54.1.1. White Balance Statistics IP Performance and Resources
55. Design Security x
55.1. Memory Subsystems 55.2. 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. 1D LUT Intel® FPGA IP
9. 3D LUT Intel® FPGA IP
10. Adaptive Noise Reduction Intel® FPGA IP
11. Advanced Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP
12. AXI-Stream Broadcaster Intel® FPGA IP
13. Bits per Color Sample Adapter Intel FPGA IP
14. Black Level Correction Intel® FPGA IP
15. Black Level Statistics Intel® FPGA IP
16. Chroma Key Intel® FPGA IP
17. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP
18. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP
19. Clocked Video Input Intel® FPGA IP
20. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP
21. Clocked Video Output Intel® FPGA IP
22. Color Plane Manager Intel® FPGA IP
23. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP
24. Defective Pixel Correction Intel® FPGA IP
25. Deinterlacer Intel® FPGA IP
26. Demosaic Intel® FPGA IP
27. FIR Filter Intel® FPGA IP
28. Frame Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP
29. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP
30. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP
31. Genlock Controller Intel® FPGA IP
32. Generic Crosspoint Intel® FPGA IP
33. Genlock Signal Router Intel® FPGA IP
34. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP
35. Histogram Statistics Intel® FPGA IP
36. Interlacer Intel® FPGA IP
37. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP
38. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP
39. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP
40. Stream Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP
41. Switch Intel® FPGA IP
42. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP
43. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP
44. Unsharp Mask Intel® FPGA IP
45. Video and Vision Monitor Intel FPGA IP
46. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP
47. Video Frame Reader Intel FPGA IP
48. Video Frame Writer Intel FPGA IP
49. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP
50. Video Timing Generator Intel® FPGA IP
51. Vignette Correction Intel® FPGA IP
52. Warp Intel® FPGA IP
53. White Balance Correction Intel® FPGA IP
54. White Balance Statistics Intel® FPGA IP
55. Design Security
56. Document Revision History for Video and Vision Processing Suite User Guide

37.3. Mixer IP Functional Description

The mixer includes alpha blending for each overlay layer. Alpha blending allows you to vary the transparency of the overlay layer as it is mixed onto the existing image.

Alpha blending

The value to determine the level of transparency is the alpha value. The alpha value varies between 0 and 1. 0 represents full transparency (the overlay layer data does not appear at all). 1 represents fully opaque (the overlay layer completely obscures the existing image).

The IP recursively applies alpha blending, with the image from layer 1 (I 1) blended onto the image from layer 0 (I 0) to create the intermediate image (O 1). The IP then blends the image from layer 2 (I 2) onto 0 1 to create O 2, and so on for each of the layers in turn. For a mixer with N layers, O N-1 is the final output image. The equations show the alpha blending:
Equation 3. Alpha Blending

The IP applies the alpha blending process independently to each color plane in the image and only in the areas where the offset overlay image overlaps the intermediate image.

Alpha blending mode

You can parameterize each layer of the mixer to support different options for how the IP superimposes the foreground layer data onto the existing image. The Alpha blending mode parameter has four options:

  • No blending. The mixer does not include the logic required to perform the alpha blending process for the given layer. The IP overlays the layer image onto the existing image without transparency. It completely replaces the pixel value for the existing image with that of the layer image in the appropriate regions of the output image (as defined by the layer offsets and layer dimensions). You may still select to turn off the overlay at run time via the register map. No blending does not require any DSP blocks.
  • Alpha from command. The IP includes the logic for alpha blending. The IP takes the alpha value from the register map and applies it as a constant (static alpha) value to every pixel in the layer image. You can still turn off the overlay at run time via the register map or select to ignore the alpha value entirely and revert to no blending.
  • Alpha from data. The IP includes logic for alpha blending. The incoming video data includes an additional color plane that contains a per-pixel alpha value to determine the transparency. The alpha value is always in the highest index color plane, in the MSBs of each pixel. You can still turn off the overlay at run time via the register map or select to ignore the alpha value entirely and revert to no blending.
  • Alpha from command or data. You have full flexibility to select at run time between disabling the overlay, overlay with no blending, overlay with static alpha, or overlay with per pixel alpha.

Register map settings

You can adjust the settings for each overlay layer in the mixer at run time by making edits to the mixer’s register map through the Avalon memory-mapped control agent interface. When you turn on Lite mode, the properties of the base layer are also set via the register map.

Each overlay layer has five run time controllable settings when you turn off Lite mode:

  • Layer enable (turns the layer on and off)
  • Layer blend mode
  • Layer static alpha
  • Layer horizontal offset
  • Layer vertical offset

When you turn on Lite mode, two additional registers per overlay layer set the expected resolution for that layer. All these registers are double buffered and edits their values only take effect at the next frame boundary. When you turn off Lite mode, a write is required the COMMIT register for any of the edits to take effect at the next frame boundary.

Overlay layer enables

Each overlay layer n (1 <= n <= 7) has a register in the Avalon memory-mapped control agent register map to define if the IP turns on or off the layer (LAYER n _MODE). The three LSBs of the register value determine how the IP processes the layer.

  • Bit 0. The main enable bit for the given layer. If you set this bit to 0, the IP holds the layer at a field boundary with the tready signal set to 0. When you set this bit to 1, the IP accepts the input packets for the given layer, with one field’s worth of packets accepted for every field on the base layer. The IP propagates the control packets to the output, and either displays the field data as part of the output frame or not, depending on the value in bit 1 of the register.
  • Bit 1. This bit determines if the IP displays the layer or not. If you write 0 to this register, the IP mixes the layer’s field data into the output field (display mode) (according to the settings in the LAYER n _BLEND_MODE register). If you write 1 to this register, the IP does not include the layer’s field data (consume mode). In consume mode, the mixer accepts 1 field of layer data for each field of the base layer. The control packets in the layer stream are still propagated to the output. In display mode, the mixer accepts the layer field data at the input only at times when it must make up part of the output image – according to the vertical and horizontal offsets settings for this layer. In consume mode, the mixer accepts the layer field data as quickly as possible, with no reference to the offsets and no attempt to accept one line of layer field data for each line of base field data.
  • Bit 2. This bit determines how the mixer behaves for the first field after any change to the value in the LAYERn_MODE register. If you set this bit to 0 (and bit 0 is set to 1), the mixer waits for data to be available on layer n before starting the output field. If no data is available, the mixer pauses and waits (hard start condition). If you set this bit to 1, the mixer can progress with the output frame, even if a new frame is not ready at the layer n input. At each field boundary the mixer again checks to see if data becomes available. When data is available at layer n, normal mixing for that layer resumes, and the mixer waits for data on subsequent fields if it is not immediately available (soft-start condition).

Carefully consider the difference between the hard- and soft-start conditions when deciding which is more appropriate for your system.

  • If the layer input comes directly from a source that you cannot stall, such as a clocked video input from HDMI or DisplayPort for example, do no use soft start. In this case the IP forces the output to match the start-of-frame timing of the layer input, as anything else forces a stall on the input. Using soft start allows the output to run in sync with the start-of-frame timing of the base layer (or another overlay layer). If the start-of-frame timing of the overlay layer does not exactly align to that of the base layer, the overlay layer misses the output start of frame and holds off for some amount of time, up to a full frame period in the worst case. This behavior causes the input to overflow.
  • Unless multiple input layers are being externally controlled to force an alignment of their start-of-frame and frame rates, only one layer may come directly from a nonstable source. If the layers are not synchronized at the input, there is no way that each of them can have a hard start without at least one being stalled and overflowing. This typically means that, at most, only one layer should use the hard start condition.
  • Typically, a source that you can stall drives most layers – such as a frame buffer with drop or repeat of frames. You can stall a frame buffer without overflowing. A soft start condition is more appropriate, as it allows any existing output from the mixer to retain its current start-of-frame timing. The overlay layer from the frame buffer synchronizes to the existing timing. Because the output timing stays the same, no glitch in any display connected to it occurs.

The mixer does not commit to processing a field until the data for all layers is pending at each input. Until the IP reaches this condition, the mixer remains in a state where you can still edit the register map via the Avalon memory-mapped control agent interface. The changes take effect immediately because the mixer is between fields. If the system experiences a loss of video on any input, the system controller can turn off the given layer and avoid lock-up in the system.

Restricted offsets

You supply a horizontal offset for each overlay layer. This determines the pixel index within the line at which that layer begins to be mixed onto the background. If the number of pixels in parallel is 1, it is trivial to begin mixing at any pixel offset. If the number of pixels in parallel is greater than 1, any offset that is not an integer multiple of pixels in parallel gives additional challenges.

The mixer must include logic to shift pixels within and across data words by any number of pixels between 0 and the number of pixels in parallel minus 1. If the number of pixels in parallel is small, the ALM cost of this extra hardware is relatively small, but at 4 to 8 pixels in parallel the resource usage can be a significant proportion of the overall mixer ALM count.

If you limit the horizontal offset for any layer such that it is always an integer multiple of the pixels in parallel, you can turn on use restricted offsets for that layer. Then the mixer omits the extra pixel shifting logic for that layer and reduces the ALM cost. If you turn on use restricted offsets for any layer and you try to set a horizontal offset for that layer to a noninteger multiple of pixels in parallel, the internal logic moves the offset back to the nearest integer position.

Subsampling support

The mixer supports 4:4:4, 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 chroma sampled video data and can switch dynamically between chroma samplings at run time. Full variants drive the current chroma sampling by the image information packet that accompanies each field. Lite variants let you set the chroma sampling via the register map. The following restrictions regarding chroma sampling apply:

  • All layers must be the same chroma sampling as the base layer (layer 0).
  • For 4:2:2 chroma sampling, the field width for all layers (including the base layer) must be an integer multiple of 2.
  • For 4:2:2 chroma sampling, the horizontal offset for each active overlay layer must be an integer multiple of 2.
  • For 4:2:0 chroma sampling, both the field height and field width for all layers (including the base layer) must be integer multiples of 2.
  • For 4:2:0 chroma sampling, both the horizontal and vertical offsets for each active layer must be integer multiples of 2.

Interlaced support

The mixer is mainly for progressive video but does have limited support for interlaced video for full variants. You should apply vertical offsets within each field and not within the progressive frame. Each layer should supply either an F0 or F1 field in sync with the base layer (layer 0). If any layer that you turn on for display provides an F1 field when the base layer provides F0, or vice versa, the IP asserts the broken-field flag in the output end of frame packet.

Overlay error conditions

Each overlay layer has an expected field width and height, derived either from the image information packets for full variants, or the register map for lite variants. Each layer also has a horizontal and vertical offset within the base layer which you specify through the register map. If the sum of the overlay field width and the horizontal offset for any layer exceed the field width of the base layer, the IP does not display layer (the IP forces the layer into consume mode). The IP asserts the broken-field flag in the output end of frame packet

Packet propagation

In the full variant of Intel FPGA streaming video, the input stream on each layer may contain image information, end of field, and auxiliary control packets with the video line packets. The mixer adheres to the following rules when handling these packets from each layer:

  • Image information and end of frame packets. The image information and end of frame packet from the base layer (layer 0) propagate to the output. The image information packet is always unaltered. The end of frame packet propagates with the broken-field flag potentially edited, but otherwise unaltered. If the IP asserts the broken-field flag in the base layer or any displayed overlay layer. Then the IP asserts the output broken field flag. The broken-field flag in the end of frame packet may also be asserted if the mixer experiences an error during processing, such as an interlaced field mismatch.
  • Auxiliary control packets. When any layer is active, either for display or consume, its auxiliary control packets propagate to the output with the video packets from the base layer. The IP takes the auxiliary control packets from each layer in sequence, both before and after the field line packets.
Figure 95. Control packet propagationThe figure assumes n layers and all n layers are active on the current field:

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