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and 2:2 film-cadence detection and processing; detail enhancement; and frame synchronization, even across changes in video standards. Fawcett said the company specifically optimized the OSVP block for Xilinx FPGA technology. “All the interfaces to the block conform to the AXI4 protocol, and Xilinx CORE Generator™ system and EDK integration are also supported, making the block easy to interface to other IP intended for implementation in Xilinx technology,” he said. Applications include flat-panel display controllers, video-format converters, multiviewer displays and video pattern generators. The platform sup-
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ports all SD, HD and 3-Gbit/second SDI formats, and can also interface with flat-panel displays with resolutions up to 4K and beyond. RANGE OF IP BLOCKS In addition to providing development platforms like the new Zynq board, OmniTek also supplies an expanding range of video-processing-related IP blocks, many of which are available optimized for Xilinx technology. The functions covered include video deinterlace and resize; SDI audio embed and extract; video and audio monitoring; video and audio test-pattern generation; audio codecs; 608, 708, OP-47 and PAL
closed-caption and teletext decode; SDI eye pattern and jitter monitoring; and digital effects. OmniTek also operates an IP and design consultancy service that specializes in FPGA, electronics and software design for video- and image-processing applications in the broadcast, medical-imaging, industrial and defense markets. The OmniTek OZ745 Video Development Kit featuring Xilinx’s Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC is available now. For more information, please visit the Xilinx Broadcast page (http://www. xilinx.com/applications/broadcast/ index.htm) or the OmniTek website, at http://www.omnitek.tv.
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