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The LCD-Pro Evaluation Kit enables evaluation and demonstration of the functions of the LCD-Pro Library, a set of flexible, configurable IP cores which can be used to implement versatile and powerful display control, graphics and video applications. The library is based around the industry standard AMBA™ bus architecture, allowing interconnection of the LCD-Pro IP with a wide range of system components compatible with the AMBA™ bus. The LCD-Pro IP cores are targeted to Lattice FPGAs, specially optimized for the LatticeECP2 low-cost FPGA family. The library contains several IP providing advanced graphics system functionalities.
Key Features
- Fast Time-to-Market
- Easy Core Integration into LatticeECP2 and LatticeXP2 FPGAs
- Field-Proven IP
- High-Performance Advanced Video Architecture
- Design Optimized for Cost-Sensitive Applications
- Video Controller supports LCD Displays from 2 inches to 23 inches and larger
- Easy to add Custom or Proprietary IP Cores from Third Parties
Manufacturer
Kit Contents
- Carrier Board including 2x CVBS and 1x VGA Video Input Ports
- LatticeECP2-50 based FPGA module
- 7" WVGA LCD Color Touch Display
- Color Video Camera
- 12 VDC Power Supply
- USB 2.0 Cable
- Adapter for Lattice JTAG Cable
- FPGA: LFE2-50E 5FN484C
- SPI Flash
- M25P32 - 4Mx8bit DDR Video Memory 64MB (32Mx16bit)
- 48MHz Oscillator
- JTAG port
- Analog circuits for A/D – D/A converters,
- Analog front end for Video Input,
- Universal LCD and Touch Screen connectors
- CD-ROM
Applications
Extensive LCD-Pro IP Library
The library offers simplified system and host interfacing due to the use of the widely adopted, industry standard, AMBA® bus architecture and included system interface cores. The cores, which are configurable with various implementation options available, offer a high degree of solution scalability. Additionally, the cores are designed and optimized for high speed required in state-of-the-art graphics systems, providing simplified timing closure and short development time.
Lattice LCD-Pro IP Library
| LCD-Pro IP |
Description |
| UltiEVC Video Controller |
Advanced flat panel display controller |
| UltiEMC Memory Controller |
Low slice cost, high bandwidth, DDR memory controller |
| UltiEBB 2D Graphics Accelerator |
Advanced BITBLT core providing ROP and Alpha blending operations |
| UltiVIDIN Video Input |
Advanced video input/frame grabber core |
| UltiADDA |
FPGA based AD/DA/touch screen controller (coupled with external analog circuitry). These cores are supported by a reliable and efficient set of system IP |
| UltiAHB_I |
AMBA 3 AHB™ multi-layer switch matrix interconnect |
| UltiAPB_B |
AMBA 3 AHB™ to APB™ bridge |
| UltiSPI_M |
SPI master controller |
| UltiSPI_S |
SPI slave core providing AMBA® bus access to external host |
| UltiI2C_M |
I2C master controller |
| UltiUSBDMA |
USB to AMBA® AHB™ interface - versatile test and debug link |
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The library allows easy integration of advanced FPGA-based graphics systems with powerful features:
- Ability to control of a wide range of flat panel displays ranging from low end CIF and QVGA up to high definition TFT, in 8, 16 or 24 bit color (fi led proven with more than 30 commercially available displays)
- Multi-layer image compositing available in display controller, supporting simple overlaying, color keyed transparency, alpha blending and alpha masking
- Variable layer color depth, size, positioning, memory geometry and location, smooth scrolling
- Display refresh synchronization
- Support for fast hardware BITBLT operations with standard ROP or Alpha composition
- Support for 8,16, 24 and 32 bit bitmap formatting, variable and independent memory geometry for source and destination bitmaps
- Powerful alpha blending operations supporting the Porter-Duff alpha composition rules.
- Solid and Pattern fill operations
- Hardware color expansion of monochromatic bitmaps, color channel mixing support.
- Versatile video input allowing multiple video input channels with multiple input muxing, supporting ITU-R BT.656 (ITU656) or Digital RGB video inputs
- Real-time down-scaling of input video stream
- Variable video image memory geometry, cropping and positioning
- Frame grabbing, video input signal synchronization
- High bandwidth DDR frame buffer memory support
- FPGA-based AD/DA controller employing external analog circuitry.
- Touch sensing, Backlight and dimming control
- Control of embedded peripheral memories over SPI and I2C buses.
- System interfacing over peripheral SPI bus or via USB link from an external USB host
Required Software
The Lattice LCD-Pro Advanced Touch-Screen Video Graphics Controller Evaluation Kit comes complete with the full LCD-Pro library of time-limited IP and LCD-Pro Configurator software and Plugins on CD-ROM. The LCD-Pro Configurator software can be installed on a PC and the LCD-Pro Evaluation Kit connected to the PC via the included USB cable. The kit does not require any additional software for evaluation of the functionality of the included IP.
To download the latest version of the LCD-Pro Configurator software, visit this link.
Ordering Part Number
LFE2-50E-LCDPRO-EVN
$499 -- Order Now
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