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Features and Description
The Altera® SDI MegaCore® function implements a receiver, transmitter, or full-duplex serial digital interface (SDI) at standard definition (SD), high definition (HD), or 3 Gbps. The SDI MegaCore function also supports dual or triple-rate standards, which provide automatic receiver rate detection.
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) defined an SDI that video system designers widely use as an interconnect between equipment in video production facilities.
The SDI MegaCore function supports the following SDI data rates:
- 270-megabits per second (Mbps) SD SDI, as defined by SMPTE259M-1997 10-Bit 4:2:2 Component Serial Digital Interface 1.485/1.4835 Gbps
- HD SDI, as defined by SMPTE292M-1998 Bit-Serial Digital Interface for High-Definition Television Systems
- SDI 3 Gbps, as defined by SMPTE425M-2006 3-Gbps Signal/Data Serial Interface–Source Image Format Mapping
- Full support for dual-link SDI, as defined by SMPTE372M-Dual Link 1.5-Gbps Digital Interface for 1920 x 1080 and 2048 x 1080 Picture Formats
- Dual standard that switches between 270 Mbps and 1.485 Gbps
- Triple-rate SDI that switches between 270 Mbps, 1.485 Gbps, and 2.97 Gbps
Other SDI features include:
- Support for multiple SDI standards (see Table 1)
- Transmitter includes:
- Cyclical redundancy check (CRC) encoding (HD only)
- Line number (LN) insertion (HD only)
- Word scrambling
- Receiver includes:
- CRC decoding (HD only)
- LN extraction (HD only)
- Framing and extraction of video timing signals
- Word alignment and descrambling
- Audio embed and extract
- Clocked audio input and output
- Intellectual property (IP) functional simulation models for use in VHDL and Verilog HDL simulators supported by Altera
- IP Toolbench interface
- Support for OpenCore Plus evaluation
Table 1 shows the SDI standard support for various devices.
| Table 1. SDI Standard Support | |||||
| Device Family | SDI Standard | ||||
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| SD | HD | 3-Gbps SDI | HD-SDI Dual Link | Triple-Rate SDI | |
| Stratix® IV (GX) |  |
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| Stratix IV (E) | |
- | - | - | - |
| Stratix III | |
- | - | - | - |
| Stratix II GX | |
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| Stratix II | |
- | - | - | - |
| Stratix GX | |
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- | |
- |
| Cyclone® IV GX | |
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| Cyclone III | |
- | - | - | - |
| Cyclone II | |
- | - | - | - |
| Arria® II GZ | |
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- | - |
| Arria II GX | |
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| Arria GX | |
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OpenCore Plus Evaluation
Use the Altera OpenCore Plus Evaluation flow to test drive this MegaCore function.
Performance
Typical expected performance and utilization figures for this MegaCore function are provided in the SDI MegaCore Function User Guide (PDF).
I-Tested
Altera awards the I-Tested certification to MegaCore functions or Altera Megafunctions Partners Program (AMPPSM) IP cores that have been verified in an Altera FPGA on an evaluation board with the ASSPs, hardware components, or test equipment necessary to ensure interoperability according to the relevant protocols.
Technical Support
For technical support on the SDI MegaCore function, please visit the SDI MegaCore Support Center. Additional support for this MegaCore function is available in the Altera mySupport online issue tracking system.
