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AD9984A to Semtech GV7700

Category: Hardware
Product Number: AD9984A

We are interested in converting 1080p30 Component HD (YPbPr) analog video to HD-SDI.  I wanted to know if the AD9984A supports the 1080p30 Component HD video standard and if the parallel outputs from the AD9984A would be compatible with the GV7700.

the 1080p30 is being outputted by a Camera device.  there would be a microcontroller to initialize the two chips

  • Hi,

    ADV9984A part can support all HDTV video modes upto 1080p60 and graphics modes up to UXGA60.

    Kindly note that, the maximum TMDS clock frequency of AD9984A is upto 170Mhz So it can support 1080p30.
    Also Please check with GV7700 documentation to understand the SDI transmitter
    1) What is the color space and bus format that the AD9984A can output that the SDI transmitter chip can input.  They Must Match
    2) What is going to initialize both parts on power up and respond to format changes.
    Thanks,
    Poornima
  • Hi Poornima, 

    Thank you for your reply. 

    at 1080p30 what would the Parallel/Pixel Output Clock be  for theAD9984A? in Table10 of the datasheet i don't see a line for 1080p30 ?

    GV7700 is expecting the data in YCbCr format so i believe the AD9984A should support it.

    the GV7700 can receive parallel data in either 20-bit demultiplexed or 10bit multiplexed. In 10bit multiplexed mode the max PCLOCK is 148.5Mhz and in 20bit demultiplexed its 74.25Mhz

    from the GV7700 datasheet

  • Hi

      As long as the pixel clock of particular resolution should not exceed the 170MHZ (i.e Maximum clock supported by AD9984A), It can support all HDTV video modes up to 1080p60/1080p30 . 

    If table 10 does not list the formats in that case select the format close to the one based on pixel rate and tweak from there using register configuration.

    AD9984A  can support 10bit depth at 1080p50/59.94/60Hz. Please note "AD9984A is a complete 10-bit, 170 MSPS, monolithic analog interface optimized for capturing YPbPr video and RGB graphics signals. Its 170 MSPS encode rate capability and full power analog bandwidth of 300 MHz support all HDTV video modes up to 1080p, as well as graphics resolutions up to UXGA (1600 × 1200 at 60 Hz)"
    The device supports both 8-bit and 10-bit per pixel YCbCr 4:2:2 BT.1120 component digital video. A configurable 20-bit or 10-bit wide parallel digital video input bus is provided, with associated pixel clock and timing signal inputs.
    Thanks,
    Poornima