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SMPTE SOLUTIONS

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has developed a set of standards built around Serial Digital Interface (SDI).  These consist of:

Standard Name Bitrates Example Formats
SMPTE 259M Standard Definition (SD-SDI) 270 Mb/s, 360 Mb/s, 143 Mb/s, 177 Mb/s 480i, 576i
SMPTE 292M High Definition (HD-SDI) 1.485 Gb/s, 1.485/1.001 Gb/s 720p, 1080i
SMPTE 424M 3G 2.970 Gb/s, 2.970/1.001 Gb/s 1080p
SMPTE uses uncompressed video signals as the typical application involves movement of digital data over 75 ohmcables less than 100 meters long for HD and 300 meters long for SD. SMPTE 259 transmits data at a rate of 270 Mbps,  SMPTE 292 increases that to 1.485Gbps, and SMPTE 424M transmits data at 2.97Gbps.  SMPTE has requirements for both timing jitter and alignment jitter. An FPGA with a SMPTE-capable transceiver must comply with both jitter standards, as well as the stringent parameters related to the amplitude and rise/fall times of the serial signals.  In a typical solution, external components are used along with FPGAs to create a SMPTE-compliant solution.  The primary pattern used to measure these jitter components is the 75% Intensity Color Bar.

Silicon IP Boards & Demos

SILICON

Two industry leading platforms are available for customers to develop their SMPTE Solutions.

  ECP3 IP Page Graphic ECP2M logo
Low Cost Digital SERDES - Tri-rate SDI
- Multi-rate SDI
Number of SERDES channels - Up to 16 per device - Up to 16 per device
Low Power - ~100mW Per Channel Typical @ 3.2Gbps - ~100mW Per Channel Typical @ 2.5Gbps


IP

Lattice provides a comprehensive portfolio of SDI IP.  By targeting the LatticeECP3 and LatticeECP2M platforms, developers will drastically reduce cost, power and footprint over competitive solutions.

IP Vendor LatticeECP3 LatticeECP2M
Tri-Rate SDI PHY Lattice  checkmark  
Multi-Rate SDI PHY Lattice    checkmark

BOARDs, DEMOs, & DEV KITs


Lattice has developed various boards and demos to help customers develop SMPTE solutions.

BOARDs
Vendor LatticeECP3 LatticeECP2M
Video Protocol Board
 Lattice  checkmark  
SMPTE SDI Evaluation Board  Lattice    checkmark
DEMOs
Vendor LatticeECP3 LatticeECP2M
Tri-Rate SMPTE SDI Demo  Lattice   checkmark  
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