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AMD Geode™ SC1200/SC1201 Processor Data Book 315
Video Processor Module
32579B
7.2.1 Video Input Port (VIP)
The VIP block is designed to interface the SC1200/SC1201
processor with external video processors (e.g., Philips
PNX1300 or Sigma Designs EM8400) or external TV
decoders (e.g., Philips SAA7114). It inputs CCIR-656
Video and raw VBI data sourced by those devices,
decodes the data, and delivers the data directly to the
Video Formatter (Direct Video/VBI modes) or to the GX1
module’s Video Frame Buffer (Capture Video/VBI modes).
Figure 7-4 shows a diagram of the VIP block.
From the VIP block’s perspective, Direct Video/VBI modes
are always on. There are no registers that enable/disable
Direct Video/VBI modes. The data source selected at the
video mux (F4BAR0+Memory Offset 400h[1:0]) and VBI
mux (F4BAR0+Memory Offset 400h[2]) determine if the
data from the VIP interface is moved directly or must be
captured.
Three FIFOs in the VIP block support the efficient move-
ment of Video and VBI data. For Capture Video/VBI
modes, a 128-byte FIFO buffers both Video and raw VBI
data processed by the CCIR-656 decoder. For Direct
Video/VBI modes, there are two FIFOs that buffer the
CCIR-656 decoder’s data. A 2048-byte FIFO buffers Video
data and a 128-byte FIFO buffers VBI data. The FIFOs are
also used to provide clock domain changes. The VIP inter-
face clock (nominally 27 MHz) is the input clock domain for
all three FIFOs. For the Capture Video/VBI FIFO, the data
is clocked out using the FPCI clock (33 or 66 MHz). For the
Direct Video FIFO, the Video data is clocked out using the
GX1’s Video port clock (75, 116, or 133 MHz GX1 core
clock divided by 2 or 4) and for the Direct VBI FIFO the
data is clocked out with the GX1’s pixel port clock (approxi-
mately 27 MHz only because VBI out is only supported for
TVs).
Since the VIP block treats Video data and VBI data inde-
pendently, this means that they can operate in Capture
Video/VBI or Direct Video/VBI modes independent of each
other, with some restrictions. Table 7-1 on page 316 shows
the supported Direct/Capture configurations.
Figure 7-4. VIP Block Diagram
CCIR-656
Decoder
Capture Video/VBI
Direct Video
Direct VBI
Capture Video/VBI
Controller and
Capture Video/VBI Data
Fast-PCI Clock
Bus Master
FIFO
FIFO
FIFO
Fast
X-Bus
to
Fast-PCI
Bridge
GX1
Module
Fast-PCI
Direct Video/VBI
Controller
VIP
Data
VIP
Clock
GX1 Video Clock
Direct Video Data
TV Clock
Direct VBI Data
F4BAR2
Control
Registers
Video
Mux
VBI
Mux
to Video
Formatter
to TVOUT
Video or VBI Data
GenLock
Control
Stop DCLK
CRT_VSYNC
VIP_VSYNC
VIP