Avalon-st video protocol, Avalon-st video protocol -7 – Altera Video and Image Processing Suite User Manual

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Figure 2-6: Separate Synchronization Signals Timing Diagram

vid_de/vid_datavalid (1)

D0

DN

vid_data

(1): vid_datavalid: Clocked Video Output IP core

vid_de: Clocked Video Input IP core

D1

Dn+2

Dn+1

vid_v_sync

vid_h_sync

vid_f

The CVI IP cores only read the

vid_data

,

vid_de

,

vid_h_sync

,

vid_v_sync

, and

vid_f

signals when

vid_datavalid

is 1. This allows the CVI IP cores to support oversampling where the video clock is

running at a higher rate than the pixel clock.

Video Locked Signal

The

vid_locked

signal indicates that the clocked video stream is active. When the signal has a value of 1,

the CVI IP cores take the input clocked video signals as valid, and read and process them as normal.

When the signal has a value of 0 (if for example the video cable is disconnected or the video interface is

not receiving a signal):
• Clocked Video Input IP core: The IP core takes the input clocked video signals as invalid and do not

process them.

• Clocked Video Input II IP core: The

vid_clk

domain registers of the IP core are held in reset and no

video is processed. The control and Avalon-ST Video interfaces are not held in reset and will respond

as normal. The

vid_locked

signal is synchronized internally to the IP core and is asynchronous to the

vid_clk

.

If the

vid_locked

signal goes invalid while a frame of video is being processed, the CVI IP cores end the

frame of video early.

Avalon-ST Video Protocol

The Avalon-ST Video protocol is a packet-oriented way to send video and control data over Avalon-ST

connections. The IP cores in the Video and Image Processing Suite use the Avalon-ST Video protocol.
Using the Avalon-ST Video protocol allows the construction of image processing data paths which

automatically configure to changes in the format of the video being processed. This minimizes the

external control logic required to configure a video system.

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