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12 years ago

Memory Layout for Video Frames (D5M Camera + VGA)

Hi. I'm working on the implementation of an object detection algorithm using NIOS on the DE1. My next step is to get the D5M camera interfaced and be able to display the processed output on a VGA. I'...
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12 years ago

My Guess for 16 bit RGB it's storing the data either in 565 format (most likely) or 1555 format.

565 = 5 bits Red, 6 bits Green, 5 bits Blue in a 16 bit word.

1555 = 1 bit Alpha (or used) 5 bits each for Red/Green/Blue.

565 is more commonly used, since the human eye is more sensitive to Green.

Pete