The Real Time Mixing Module Design for HDTV Data of SMPTE 274M and PC Video Data

A real time mixing module for high definition television (HDTV) data of SMPTE 274M and PC video data is designed. The hardware implementation, algorithm and simulation of the mixing module are given. In order to improve the capability of data processing, an anti-fuse FPGA chip and a mechanism of pipelining and modularization are adopted. With 6 parallel LUTs and a fast algorithm, it can mix 4∶2∶2 component signals in luminance and chrominance space respectively in real time. According to the simulation, the module has the ability to mix the uncompressed HDTV data with PC video data in real time, which can not be fulfilled by current ASIC chips. Furthermore, it can be extended to multi-stage mixing with the thoughts implied by the design. The mixing module can be widely used in HDTV production systems.