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. AXI-Stream Broadcaster Intel® FPGA IP 10. Chroma Key Intel® FPGA IP 11. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP 12. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP 13. Clocked Video Input Intel® FPGA IP 14. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP 15. Clocked Video Output Intel® FPGA IP 16. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP 17. Deinterlacer Intel® FPGA IP 18. FIR Filter Intel® FPGA IP 19. Frame Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP 20. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP 21. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP 22. Generic Crosspoint Intel® FPGA IP 23. Genlock Signal Router Intel® FPGA IP 24. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP 25. Interlacer Intel® FPGA IP 26. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP 27. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP 28. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP 29. Stream Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP 30. Switch Intel® FPGA IP 31. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP 32. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP 33. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP 34. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP 35. Video Timing Generator Intel® FPGA IP 36. Warp Intel® FPGA IP 37. Design Security 38. 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. 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. AXI-Stream Broadcaster Intel® FPGA IP x
9.1. About the AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP 9.2. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Parameters 9.3. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Interfaces
9.1. About the AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP x
9.1.1. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Features 9.1.2. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP Performance and Resources
10. Chroma Key Intel® FPGA IP x
10.1. About the Chroma Key IP 10.2. Chroma Key IP Parameters 10.3. Chroma Key IP Interfaces 10.4. Chroma Key Replacement 10.5. Chroma Key IP Registers 10.6. Chroma Key IP Software API
10.1. About the Chroma Key IP x
10.1.1. Chroma Key IP Performance and Resources
11. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP x
11.1. About the Chroma Resampler IP 11.2. Chroma Resampler IP Parameters 11.3. Chroma Resampler IP Functional Description 11.4. Chroma Resampler IP Registers 11.5. Chroma Resampler IP Software API
11.1. About the Chroma Resampler IP x
11.1.1. Chroma Resampler Performance and Resources
11.3. Chroma Resampler IP Functional Description x
Chroma resampler algorithms Nearest Neighbor Filtered Color planes per pixel 11.3.1. Chroma Resampler IP Interfaces
12. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP x
12.1. About the Clipper IP 12.2. Clipper IP Parameters 12.3. Clipper IP Interfaces 12.4. Clipper IP Registers 12.5. Clipper IP Software API
12.1. About the Clipper IP x
12.1.1. Clipper IP Performance and Resources
13. Clocked Video Input Intel® FPGA IP x
13.1. About the Clocked Video Input IP 13.2. Initializing the Clocked Video Input IP 13.3. Clocked Video Input IP Parameters 13.4. Clocked Video Input IP Interfaces 13.5. Clocked Video Input IP Registers 13.6. Clocked Video Input IP Software API
13.1. About the Clocked Video Input IP x
13.1.1. Clocked Video Input IP Features 13.1.2. Clocked Video Input IP Performance and Resources
14. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
14.1. About the Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter IP 14.2. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Parameters 14.3. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Block Description 14.4. Clocked Video Converter to Full-Raster IP Registers
14.1. About the Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter IP x
14.1.1. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Features 14.1.2. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Performance and Resources
14.3. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Block Description x
14.3.1. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Interfaces
15. Clocked Video Output Intel® FPGA IP x
15.1. About the Clocked Video Output IP 15.2. Clocked Video Output IP Parameters 15.3. Clocked Video Output IP Functional Description 15.4. Clocked Video Output IP Interfaces 15.5. Clocked Video Output IP Registers 15.6. Clocked Video Output IP Software API
15.1. About the Clocked Video Output IP x
15.1.1. Clocked Video Output IP Performance and Resources 15.1.2. Clocked Video Output IP Features
16. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
16.1. About the Color Space Converter IP 16.2. Color Space Converter IP Parameters 16.3. Color Space Converter IP Functional Description 16.4. Color Space Converter IP Registers 16.5. Color Space Converter IP Software API
16.1. About the Color Space Converter IP x
16.1.1. Color Space Converter IP Features 16.1.2. Color Space Converter IP Performance and Resources
16.3. Color Space Converter IP Functional Description x
16.3.1. Color Space Converter IP Interfaces
17. Deinterlacer Intel® FPGA IP x
17.1. About the Deinterlacer IP 17.2. Deinterlacer Parameters 17.3. Deinterlacer Interfaces 17.4. Deinterlacer Registers 17.5. Deinterlacer IP Software API
17.1. About the Deinterlacer IP x
17.1.1. Deinterlacer Performance and Resources
18. FIR Filter Intel® FPGA IP x
18.1. About the FIR Filter 18.2. FIR Filter Parameters 18.3. FIR Filter IP Operation 18.4. FIR Filter Interfaces 18.5. FIR Filter Registers 18.6. FIR Filter IP Software API
18.3. FIR Filter IP Operation x
18.3.1. FIR Filter Processing 18.3.2. FIR Filter Precision 18.3.3. FIR Coefficient Specification 18.3.4. FIR Filter Symmetry 18.3.5. Result to Output Data Type Conversion
18.3.4. FIR Filter Symmetry x
18.3.4.1. No Symmetry 18.3.4.2. Horizontal Symmetry 18.3.4.3. Vertical Symmetry 18.3.4.4. Horizontal and Vertical Symmetry 18.3.4.5. Diagonal Symmetry
19. Frame Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP x
19.1. About the Frame Cleaner IP 19.2. Frame Cleaner IP Parameters 19.3. Frame Cleaner IP Functional Description 19.4. Frame Cleaner IP Interfaces 19.5. Frame Cleaner IP Registers 19.6. Frame Cleaner IP Software API
19.1. About the Frame Cleaner IP x
19.1.1. Frame Cleaner IP Performance and Resources
20. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
20.1. About the Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter 20.2. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Parameters 20.3. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Block Description 20.4. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Registers
20.1. About the Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter x
20.1.1. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Features 20.1.2. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Performance and Resource Utilization
20.3. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Block Description x
20.3.1. Full Raster to Clocked Video Converter Interfaces
21. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
21.1. About the Full-Raster to Streaming Converter IP 21.2. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Parameters 21.3. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Block Description
21.1. About the Full-Raster to Streaming Converter IP x
21.1.1. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Features 21.1.2. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Performance and Resources
21.3. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Block Description x
21.3.1. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Interfaces
22. Generic Crosspoint Intel® FPGA IP x
22.1. About the Generic Crosspoint IP 22.2. Generic Crosspoint IP Parameters 22.3. Generic Crosspoint IP Interfaces 22.4. Generic Crosspoint IP Registers 22.5. Generic Crosspoint IP Software API
22.1. About the Generic Crosspoint IP x
22.1.1. Generic Crosspoint IP Features 22.1.2. Generic Crosspoint Performance and Resources
23. Genlock Signal Router Intel® FPGA IP x
23.1. About the Genlock Signal Router IP 23.2. Genlock Signal Router IP Parameters 23.3. Genlock Signal Router IP Interfaces 23.4. Genlock Signal Router IP Registers 23.5. Genlock Signal Router IP Software API
23.1. About the Genlock Signal Router IP x
23.1.1. Genlock Signal Router IP Features 23.1.2. Genlock Signal Router IP Performance and Resources
24. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP x
24.1. About the Guard Bands IP 24.2. Guard Bands IP Parameters 24.3. Guard Bands IP Interfaces 24.4. Guard Bands IP Registers 24.5. Guard Bands IP Software API
24.1. About the Guard Bands IP x
24.1.1. Guard Bands IP Performance and Resources
25. Interlacer Intel® FPGA IP x
25.1. About the Interlacer IP 25.2. Interlacer IP Parameters 25.3. Interlacer IP Functional Description 25.4. Interlacer IP Registers 25.5. Interlacer IP Software API
25.1. About the Interlacer IP x
25.1.1. Interlacer IP Performance and Resources
25.3. Interlacer IP Functional Description x
25.3.1. Interlacer IP Interfaces
26. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP x
26.1. About the Mixer IP 26.2. Mixer IP Parameters 26.3. Mixer IP Functional Description 26.4. Mixer IP Registers 26.5. Mixer IP Software API
26.1. About the Mixer IP x
26.1.1. Mixer IP Performance and Resources
26.3. Mixer IP Functional Description x
26.3.1. Mixer IP Interfaces
27. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP x
27.1. About the Pixels in Parallel Converter IP 27.2. Pixels in Parallel IP Converter Parameters 27.3. Pixels in Parallel Converter Interfaces 27.4. Pixels in Parallel Converter Registers 27.5. Pixels in Parallel Converter IP Software API
27.1. About the Pixels in Parallel Converter IP x
27.1.1. Pixels in Parallel IP Converter Performance and Resources
28. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP x
28.1. About the Scaler 28.2. Scaler IP Parameters 28.3. Scaler IP Functional Description 28.4. Scaler IP Registers 28.5. Scaler IP Software API
28.1. About the Scaler x
28.1.1. Scaler IP Performance and Resources
28.2. Scaler IP Parameters x
28.2.1. Scaler Maximum Resolution
28.3. Scaler IP Functional Description x
28.3.1. Coefficient Selection 28.3.2. Coefficient Quantization 28.3.3. Partial Frame Scaling 28.3.4. 422 and 420 Chroma Sampled Data Scaling 28.3.5. Scaler IP Interfaces
28.3.1. Coefficient Selection x
28.3.1.1. Updating Scaler IP Runtime Coefficients
29. Stream Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP x
29.1. About the Stream Cleaner IP 29.2. Stream Cleaner IP Parameters 29.3. Stream Cleaner IP Functional Description
29.1. About the Stream Cleaner IP x
29.1.1. Stream Cleaner IP Performance and Resources
29.3. Stream Cleaner IP Functional Description x
29.3.1. Stream Cleaner IP Interfaces
30. Switch Intel® FPGA IP x
30.1. About the Switch IP 30.2. Switch IP Parameters 30.3. Switch IP Functional Description 30.4. Switch IP Registers 30.5. Switch IP Software API
30.1. About the Switch IP x
30.1.1. Switch IP Performance and Resources
30.3. Switch IP Functional Description x
30.3.1. Switch IP Latency 30.3.2. Switch IP Interfaces
31. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP x
31.1. About the Tone Mapping Operator IP 31.2. TMO IP Parameters 31.3. TMO IP Block Description 31.4. TMO IP Registers 31.5. TMO IP Software API
31.1. About the Tone Mapping Operator IP x
31.1.1. TMO IP Features 31.1.2. TMO IP Performance and Resource Utilization
31.3. TMO IP Block Description x
31.3.1. TMO IP Interfaces 31.3.2. TMO IP Latency
32. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP x
32.1. About the Test Pattern Generator IP 32.2. Test Pattern Generator IP Parameters 32.3. Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description 32.4. Test Pattern Generator IP Registers 32.5. Test Pattern Generator IP Software API
32.1. About the Test Pattern Generator IP x
32.1.1. Test Pattern Generator IP Performance and Resources
32.3. Test Pattern Generator IP Functional Description x
32.3.1. Test Pattern Generator IP Interfaces
33. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP x
33.1. About the Video Frame Buffer IP 33.2. Video Frame Buffer IP Parameters 33.3. Video Frame Buffer IP Functional Description 33.4. Video Frame Buffer IP Registers 33.5. Video Frame Buffer IP Software API
33.1. About the Video Frame Buffer IP x
33.1.1. Video Frame Buffer Performance and Resources
33.3. Video Frame Buffer IP Functional Description x
33.3.1. Video Frame Buffer IP Interfaces
34. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP x
34.1. About the Video Streaming FIFO IP 34.2. Video Streaming FIFO IP Parameters 34.3. Video Streaming FIFO IP Interfaces
34.1. About the Video Streaming FIFO IP x
34.1.1. Video Streaming FIFO IP Performance and Resources
35. Video Timing Generator Intel® FPGA IP x
35.1. About the Video Timing Generator IP 35.2. Video Timing Generator IP Parameters 35.3. Video Timing Generator IP Functional Description 35.4. Video Timing Generator IP Interfaces 35.5. Video Timing Generator IP Registers 35.6. Video Timing Generator IP Software API
35.1. About the Video Timing Generator IP x
35.1.1. Video Timing Generator IP Features 35.1.2. Video Timing Generator IP Performance and Resources
36. Warp Intel® FPGA IP x
36.1. About the Warp IP 36.2. Warp IP Parameters 36.3. Warp IP Block Description 36.4. Warp IP Registers 36.5. Warp IP Software API
36.1. About the Warp IP x
36.1.1. Warp IP Features 36.1.2. Warp IP Performance and Resource Utilization
36.3. Warp IP Block Description x
36.3.1. Block Cache Tool 36.3.2. Warp IP Interfaces 36.3.3. Warp IP Latency 36.3.4. External Memory for Warp IP
36.5. Warp IP Software API x
36.5.1. Using Warp IP Software 36.5.2. Warp IP Software Code Examples
37. Design Security x
37.1. Memory Subsystems 37.2. 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. AXI-Stream Broadcaster Intel® FPGA IP
10. Chroma Key Intel® FPGA IP
11. Chroma Resampler Intel® FPGA IP
12. Clipper Intel® FPGA IP
13. Clocked Video Input Intel® FPGA IP
14. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter Intel® FPGA IP
15. Clocked Video Output Intel® FPGA IP
16. Color Space Converter Intel® FPGA IP
17. Deinterlacer Intel® FPGA IP
18. FIR Filter Intel® FPGA IP
19. Frame Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP
20. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter Intel® FPGA IP
21. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter Intel® FPGA IP
22. Generic Crosspoint Intel® FPGA IP
23. Genlock Signal Router Intel® FPGA IP
24. Guard Bands Intel® FPGA IP
25. Interlacer Intel® FPGA IP
26. Mixer Intel® FPGA IP
27. Pixels in Parallel Converter Intel® FPGA IP
28. Scaler Intel® FPGA IP
29. Stream Cleaner Intel® FPGA IP
30. Switch Intel® FPGA IP
31. Tone Mapping Operator Intel® FPGA IP
32. Test Pattern Generator Intel® FPGA IP
33. Video Frame Buffer Intel® FPGA IP
34. Video Streaming FIFO Intel® FPGA IP
35. Video Timing Generator Intel® FPGA IP
36. Warp Intel® FPGA IP
37. Design Security
38. Document Revision History for Video and Vision Processing Suite User Guide

11.3. Chroma Resampler IP Functional Description

Chroma resampler algorithms

The chroma resampler implements four basic resampling operations:

  • Horizontal upsampling: 4:2:2 -> 4:4:4
  • Horizontal downsampling: 4:4:4 -> 4:2:2
  • Vertical upsampling: 4:2:0 -> 4:2:2
  • Vertical downsampling: 4:2:2 -> 4:2:0

For conversions between 4:4:4 and 4:2:0 the relevant horizontal and vertical sampling operations chain automatically to achieve the correct end result. The chroma resampler supports three different algorithms for each resampling operation; nearest neighbor, bilinear and filtered. The three algorithms vary in the level of visual quality provided, the chroma siting, and the resources for implementation.

Nearest Neighbor

Nearest neighbor is the lowest quality resampling algorithm, with the lowest device resource usage. For horizontal downsampling (4:4:4 -> 4:2:2) it drops every other Cb and Cr sample within the video line. For horizontal upsampling (4:2:2 -> 4:4:4) it repeats each Cb and Cr sample. The nearest neighbor algorithm uses left siting (co-siting) for the 4:2:2 chroma samples – both the Cb and Cr samples from the even indexed Y samples are retained during downsampling.

Figure 20. Nearest Neighbor

The nearest neighbor algorithm works in the same way for vertical resampling. For vertical downsampling (4:2:2 -> 4:2:0) the IP discards the chroma data from every other video line. For upsampling (4:2:0 -> 4:2:2) the IP repeats the chroma data for two lines of luma data. The nearest neighbor algorithm uses top siting (cositing) for both the Cb and Cr planes. The IP preserves chroma data from lines 0, 2, 4, etc in downsampling. The IP discards the data from lines 1, 3, 5, etc.

Figure 21. Nearest Neighbor
Bilinear

The bilinear algorithm offers a midpoint between visual image quality and device resource cost. The figure and equations show how the IP calculates the bilinear resampled chroma for horizontal upsampling (4:2:4 -> 4:4:4) and downsampling (4:4:4 -> 4:2:2). The bilinear algorithm uses center chroma siting for both the Cb and Cr samples in 4:2:2 format.

Figure 22. Bilinear

The bilinear algorithm works in the same way for vertical upsampling (4:2:0 -> 4:2:2) and downsampling (4:2:2 -> 4:2:0), using center siting for the chroma samples just as with the horizontal resampling.

Filtered

The filtered algorithm is the most computationally expensive and device resource intense algorithm, but it offers increased visual quality. You can parameterize the filtered algorithm to use either left or center horizontal siting of the chroma data, and top or center vertical siting of the chroma data.

For downsampling conversions (4:2:2 -> 4:2:0 and 4:4:4 -> 4:2:2) the filtered algorithm applies an 8-tap Lanczos2 resampling filter to generate the downsampled data. The IP applies different phase shifts to the Lanczos2 function when generating the coefficients. It depends on the siting and whether the pixel index is even or odd. For top and left chroma siting, the IP applies phase shifts of 0 and 0.5 pixels to the Lanczos2 coefficients for the even and odd indexed chroma samples respectively. For center chroma siting the phases shifts are -0.25 and +0.25 pixels.

For upsampling conversions (4:2:0 -> 4:2:2 and 4:2:2 -> 4:4:4) the filtered algorithm applies a 4-tap Lanczos2 resampling filter to generate the upsampled data. For top/left chroma siting, phase shifts of 0 and 0.5 pixels are applied to the Lanczos2 coefficients for the even and odd indexed chroma samples respectively. For center chroma siting the phases shifts are -0.25 and +0.25 pixels.

You can also turn on luma adaption for upsampling conversions. This feature further increases device resource usage but may reduce color bleed around edges when compared to the default filtered algorithm. The feature is the only chroma resampler to implement some logic in DSP blocks. When you turn on luma adaption, the IP compares differences between successive luma samples to an edge threshold to detect significant edges. In areas where the IP detects edges, you can shift the phase of the Lanczos-2 filter by up to 0.25 pixels to the left or right. This shift weights the resulting chroma samples more intensely towards the more appropriate side of the edge.

Color planes per pixel

Most Video and Vision Processing IPs allow you to select the number of color planes per pixel, but the chroma resampler does not have that parameter and sets the value automatically. The number of color planes per pixel is a function of the chroma resampling conversions that you select, which determine the chroma sampling formats that are supported at the input and output interfaces. 4:4:4 and 4:2:0 chroma samplings both require three color panes per pixel. 4:2:2 only requires 2 color planes. 4:2:2 can be transmitted through a link with 3 color planes, with the planes in the most significant bits of each pixel unused.

If you select any of the following chroma sampling conversions, the input interface uses three color planes per pixel, otherwise it uses two color planes:

  • 4:2:0 passthrough
  • 4:2:0 to 4:4:4
  • 4:2:0 to 4:2:2
  • 4:4:4 passthrough
  • 4:4:4 to 4:2:2
  • 4:4:4 to 4:2:0

If you select any of the following chroma sampling conversions, the output interface uses three color planes per pixel, otherwise it uses two color planes:

  • 4:2:0 passthrough
  • 4:2:0 to 4:4:4
  • 4:4:4 passthrough
  • 4:4:4 to 4:2:0
  • 4:2:2 to 4:4:4
  • 4:2:2 to 4:2:0

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Chroma Resampler IP Interfaces

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