Intel® Arria® 10 UHD Video Reference Design

Overview

Intel® Arria® 10 UHD video reference design demonstrates upscaling, downscaling, and cross-conversion of 4K60 10 bit video processing. The design uses key Video Image Processing Suite features, such as the scaler, framebuffer, and clipper. Video is input and output through integrated HDMI 2.0 intellectual property (IP). The design has three modes; changing scaling mode (pb0), changing output resolution (pb1), and toggling the icon display on/off (pb2).

Market Applications	Intel® Arria® 10 UHD Video Reference Design
Pro A/V	Video Conferencing, Interactive Displays, A/V Networking, Displays and Projectors, Media Processing, Video Walls, Huddle Rooms
Broadcast Studio	Multi-Display Screens, View Finders, Video Format Converters, Cameras, Capture Cards, Video Routers and Switchers, Video Editors
Automotive	Navigation Panel, Early video / Off-Load, Gesture Recognitions, Cockpit Infotainment, Center Stack Cluster, Mirrors, Split Displays, Driver Monitor HUD, Cameras
Military	Cockpit (HUD/HDD), Infotainment, Control Panels, Video Wall, Multi-Display Screens, Drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), human machine interface (HMI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR)
Industrial	Machine Vision, Video Surveillance, Internet of Things Video Applications, Single-Chip Camera SoC, HMI

Reference Design Features

Intel® HMDI v2.0 MegaCore® function and Video and Image Processing Suite IP
Two-channel up-, down-, and cross-conversion: polyphase scaling, motion adaptive deinterlacing, mixing, and frame-rate conversion for resolutions up to 4k60
HDMI v2.0 input and output video streams, which support 1080p or 2160p at 60 fps
Interchangeable input and output connectivity interface to any HDMI, serial digital interface (SDI), DisplayPort, or Ethernet standards
Single 10 bit RGB processing pipeline with software configurable up and down scaling
- 12 x 12 tap down-scaler
- 16 x 16 phase, 4 x 4 tap up-scaler
Triple buffer video framebuffer to provide frame rate conversion from a variable input frame rate to the fixed output rate of 60 fps.
Mixer with alpha-blending allowing OSD icon overlay.

Demo Requirements

Hardware

Demonstration on Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA Development Kit
Bitec HDMI 2.0 FMC daughter card (rev 4.0)
Standard HDMI 2.0 source (such as a graphics card) and sink (such as a monitor)
Two HDMI cables supporting the higher rates required for HDMI 2.0 with 4Kp60

Software

Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software

Next Steps

Documentation and instructions for downloading and installing the reference design AN 776: Intel® Arria® 10 UHD Video Reference Design.

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