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Video In to AXI4 Stream

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Former Member over 11 years ago

Hello,

has anyone managed to successfully implement the Xilinx Video In to AXI4 Stream core?



Background:
As input, I use an CMOS active pixel sensor which provides image data, blanking signals and the pixel clock.
As output, I use the ZedBoard VGA.
As Designtool I use Vivado 2013.4.



Used Xilinx IP:
TPG - Test Pattern Generator
VTC - Video Timing Controller
VidOut - AXI4 Stream to Video Out Core
VidIn - Video In to AXI4 Stream core

What I have tried so far:
TPG -> VidOut -> VGA
VTC -----^



This works pretty well. See also,
(1) http://forums.xilinx.com/t5/Zynq-All-Programmable-SoC/Can-t-get-quot-AXI4-Stream-to-Video-Out-quot-block-to-work/td-p/371711

What I want (and still try to set up properly):
Sensor input -> VidIn -> VidOut -> VGA
...................................'-> VTC -^



The constraints for the VidIn are set as mentioned in the Avnet FMC Imageon Tutorial "Creating a Video Design From Scratch Tutorial -14.4" ((2) http://www.xilinx.com/esp/video/refdes_listing.htm), except that I use my sensor input.



Unfortunately, it doesn't generate the expected result.



Debugging so far (if I didn't miss something):
- I scoped the VidIn Axi4s output and it seems to work properly. With my sensor input and with synthetic input
- and so does the VTC, generating the wanted signals.
- the VidOut provides no output (?)
-> the VidOut is constrained like mentioned above (in 2)


Any hints would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

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    0 Former Member over 11 years ago

    Hi folks,
    I read the datasheet carefully again and double checked everything. Result was, that the timing signals must be "active high" for the VidIn. For the VidOut core you have to follow the VGA output specification and set the polarity to "active low" when indicated.
    Everything works fine now.

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    0 arjunbk09 over 10 years ago

    Hi mhaen,

    I am trying for the same thing, but after changing the timing signals to  "active low", I am not able to get the output from video in stream out.

    It would be helpful if provide the information about video in stream out ip core configurations.

    Thanks in advance
    Arjun BK

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    0 Former Member over 10 years ago in reply to arjunbk09

    IIRC VidIn has to be active high. For VidOut you have to follow the specifications for the VGA timings.

    VidIn gets video data, active video and blanking signals which are the negated valid signals from the sensor.

    vid_io_in_clk is the pixel clock. All enables are high. aresetn is high, reset is not connected/low.

    The output timings were generated with vtc (video timing controller).

    It worked with Vivado 2013.4. I don't know if you have to change something for the newer versions.

    HTH

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    0 arjunbk09 over 10 years ago

    Thank you mhaen,

    It helped me a lot.

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