Video and Vision Processing Suite IP User Guide

ID 683329
Date 3/30/2025
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Document Table of Contents
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 IP 8. 1D LUT IP 9. 3D LUT IP 10. Adaptive Noise Reduction IP 11. Advanced Test Pattern Generator IP 12. AXI-Stream Broadcaster IP 13. Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP 14. Black Level Correction IP 15. Black Level Statistics IP 16. Chroma Key IP 17. Chroma Resampler IP 18. Clipper IP 19. Clocked Video Input IP 20. Clocked Video to Full-Raster Converter IP 21. Clocked Video Output IP 22. Color Plane Manager IP 23. Color Space Converter IP 24. Defective Pixel Correction IP 25. Deinterlacer IP 26. Demosaic IP 27. FIR Filter IP 28. Frame Cleaner IP 29. Full-Raster to Clocked Video Converter IP 30. Full-Raster to Streaming Converter IP 31. Genlock Controller IP 32. Generic Crosspoint IP 33. Genlock Signal Router IP 34. Guard Bands IP 35. Histogram Statistics IP 36. Interlacer IP 37. Mixer IP 38. Pixels in Parallel Converter IP 39. Scaler IP 40. Stream Cleaner IP 41. Switch IP 42. Text Box IP 43. Tone Mapping Operator IP 44. Test Pattern Generator IP 45. Unsharp Mask IP 46. Video and Vision Monitor Intel FPGA IP 47. Video Frame Buffer IP 48. Video Frame Reader Intel FPGA IP 49. Video Frame Writer Intel FPGA IP 50. Video Streaming FIFO IP 51. Video Timing Generator IP 52. Vignette Correction IP 53. Warp IP 54. White Balance Correction IP 55. White Balance Statistics IP 56. Design Security 57. Document Revision History for Video and Vision Processing Suite User Guide

13.5. Bits per Color Sample Adapter Software API

The IP includes software for run-time control. The IP does not fit any of the generic device models provided by the Nios II HAL and it exposes a set of dedicated accessors to the control and status registers. The IP driver structure inherits the base driver structure so all common methods defined in Video and Vision Processing IPs Software API are applicable.

Register definition header file: intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_regs.h

Include file: intel_vvp_pixel_adapter.h

Table 152.  Bits per Color Sample Adapter IP Software API
Name Description
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_init Initialize the Bits per Color Sample Adapter instance
intel_vvp_core_* Accessors defined in Video and Vision Processing IPs Software Programming Model . Writable when Lite is on. Readable when Lite is off and Debug features is on.
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_lite_mode Returns if Lite mode is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_debug_enabled Returns if Debug features is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_bps_in Returns the number of bits per color sample for the streaming input interface
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_bps_out Returns the number of bits per color sample value for the streaming output interface
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_is_running Returns if the IP is currently processing video data
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_commit_status Returns if the IP has uncommitted writes
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_status Reads the status register
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_dither_enable Returns if Enable dithering is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_noise_operation Returns the noise operation if Enable dithering is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_dither_bits Returns the noise dither bits if Enable dithering is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_rand_seed_value Sets the random number generator seed value, if Enable dithering is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_rand_seed_value Returns the random number generator seed value, if Enable dithering is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_configuration Sets the configuration mode, if Enable dithering is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_configuration Returns the configuration mode, if Enable dithering is on
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_output_img_info_bps Sets the number of bits per color sample value required in output image info packet
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_output_img_info_bps Returns the number of bits per color sample value used in output image info packet
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_commit_writes Commit all outstanding writes

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_init

Prototype
int intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_init(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance *instance, intel_vvp_core_base base);
Description

Initializes a Bits per Color Sample Adapter instance. The initialization stops early if the vendor ID or product ID read at the base address are not a match or if the register map version is not supported. Otherwise, the function proceeds to read and store the IP compile-time parameterization. The instance is not fully initialized and the application should not use it further if returning a non-zero error code.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

base - base address of the register map

Returns

kIntelVvpCoreOk (0) in case of success, a negative error code in case of error

kIntelVvpCoreVidErr if the vendor id of the core is not the IntelFPGA vendor ID (0x6AF7).

kIntelVvpCorePidErr if the product_id does not match with the Pixel Adapter product ID

kIntelVvpCoreInstanceErr if the instance is a null pointer

kIntelVvpPixel AdapterRegMapVersionErr if the register map is not supported

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_lite_mode

Prototype
bool intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_lite_mode(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance *instance);
Description

Returns the value of the LITE_MODE register. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

true if the IP has lite mode on

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_debug_enabled

Prototype
 bool intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_debug_enabled(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance *instance);
Description

Returns the value of the DEBUG_ENABLED register. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

true if the IP has debug features on

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_bps_in

Prototype
 uint8_t intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_bps_in(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance *instance);
Description

Returns the value of the BPS_IN register. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

Returns the value of the BPS_IN parameter for the IP. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_bps_out

Prototype
 uint8_t intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_bps_out(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance *instance);
Description

Returns the value of the BPS_OUT parameter for the IP. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

Returns the value of the BPS_IN parameter for the IP. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_is_running

Prototype
 bool intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_is_running(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance);
Description

Reads and returns the running bit of the STATUS register. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

True is the IP is currently receiving or storing an input field, false when between two input fields

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_commit_status

Prototype
 bool intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_commit_status(intel_vvp_clipper_instance* instance);
Description

Reads and returns the commit pending bit of the STATUS register. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized and is in full mode.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

True is the IP is in full mode and if the agent interface contains uncommitted writes.

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_status

Prototype
 uint32_t intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_status(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance);
Description

Reads the STATUS register. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

The content of the STATUS register

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_dither_enable

Prototype
bool 
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_dither_enable(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance*);
Description
Return the value of the DITHER_ENABLE parameter for the IP. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized.
Arguments
Instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure
Returns
True if the IP has dither mode on

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_noise_operation

Prototype
eIntelVvpPixelAdapterNoiseOperation 
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_noise_operation(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance);
Description
Returns the value of the NOISE_OPERATION parameter for the IP. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized parameterized with dither enable on
Arguments
Instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure
Returns
The value of the NOISE_OPERATION parameter for the IP. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized parameterized with dither mode on

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_dither_bits

Prototype
int 
intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_dither_bits(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance, uint8_t* b_dither_bits, uint8_t* g_dither_bits, uint8_t* r_dither_bits, uint8_t* a_dither_bits);
Description
Returns the value of the R_DITHER_BITS, G_DITHER_BITS, B_DITHER_BITS, A_DITHER_BITS parameters for the IP. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized parameterized with dither enable on
Arguments
instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure
b_dither_bits - pointer to store the B_DITHER_BITS parameter
g_dither_bits - pointer to store the G_DITHER_BITS parameter
r_dither_bits - pointer to store the R_DITHER_BITS parameter
a_dither_bits - pointer to store the A_DITHER_BITS parameter
Returns
kIntelVvpCoreOk (0) in case of success, a negative error code in case of error
kIntelVvpCoreInstanceErr if the instance is a null pointer
kIntelVvpPixelAdapterNoDitherInstanceErr if the instance is parameterized with dither enable off

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_configuration_mode

Prototype
int
 intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_configuration_mode(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance, bool passthrough);
Description
Set the passthrough mode of the CONFIGURATION_REG. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized and parameterized with dither on
Arguments
Instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure
Passthrough - the value of the passthrough
Returns
kIntelVvpCoreOk (0) for sucess, negative error code in case of failures
kIntelVvpInstanceErr if the instance is invalid
kIntelVvpPixelAdapterNoDitherInstanceErr if the instance

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_configuration_mode

Prototype
bool
 intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_configuration_mode(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance);
Description
Reads and return the passthrough mode of the CONFIGURATION_REG. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized and parameterized with dither enable on
Arguments
Instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure
Returns
True if passthrough is enable else otherwise (0 if instance is parameterized with dither off)

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_rand_seed_value

Prototype
int
 intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_rand_seed_value(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance, uint32_t rand_seed_value);
Description
Set the 30 MSB of the RAND_SEED_REG. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized and parameterized with dither enable on
Arguments
Argument instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure
rand_seed_value - random number generator seed value
Returns
kIntelVvpCoreOk (0) for success, negative error code in case of failures
kIntelVvpInstanceErr if the instance is invalid
kIntelVvpPixelAdapterNoDitherInstanceErr if the instance is parameterized with dither enable off
kIntelVvpPixelAdapterRandSeedOutOfRangeErr if the rand seed value is out of range (rand_seed_value == 0 or rand_seed_value ≥ 230)

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_rand_seed_value

Prototype
int
 intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_rand_seed_value(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance);
Description
Read and return the 30 MSB of the random number generator seed. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance parameterized with dither enable on
Arguments
Instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure
Returns
The value of the random number generator seed, negative error code in case of failure
kIntelVvpInstanceErr if the instance is invalid
kIntelVvpPixelAdapterNoDitherInstanceErr if the instance is parameterized with dither off

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_output_img_info_bps

Prototype
 int intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_set_output_img_info_bps(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance *instance, uint8_t out_bps);
Description

Sets the bits per sample value the IP uses in output image info packet. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

out_bps - output bps value

Returns

kIntelVvpCoreOk for success, negative error code in case of failures

kIntelVvpCoreInstanceErr if the instance is invalid

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_output_img_info_bps

Prototype
 uint8_t intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_get_output_img_info_bps(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance *instance);
Description

Returns the bits per sample value used in output image info packet. The instance must be a valid intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance fully initialized and parameterized with debug features on.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

kIntelVvpCoreOk for success, negative error code in case of failures

kIntelVvpCoreInstanceErr if the instance is invalid

intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_commit_writes

Prototype
 int intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_commit_writes(intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance* instance)
Description

Commits all pending writes before processing the next field. The instance must be valid and in full mode.

Arguments

instance - pointer to the intel_vvp_pixel_adapter_instance software driver instance structure

Returns

kIntelVvpCoreOk (0) for success, negative error code otherwise