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ValerioC
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5 years ago
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[Video IPs] How to properly switch between two video sources

Hello, for a design I am currently developing, I need to switch between two video sources (so between two Avalon-ST interfaces) at runtime. The "muxed" source will then enter a Frame Buffer and the...
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    ValerioC
    5 years ago

    After some weeks I am reporting the solution I found better suitable for my purposes.

    I am using a Video Mixer which is controlled at runtime through its Avalon-MM interface to configure either input_0 or input_1 in "consume mode" or in "enabled mode". The "swap" is performed in a "frame-aligned" way so it's safe with respect to the video protocol.

    Hope this will be useful for someone in the future.

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ValerioC
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5 years ago

After some weeks I am reporting the solution I found better suitable for my purposes.

I am using a Video Mixer which is controlled at runtime through its Avalon-MM interface to configure either input_0 or input_1 in "consume mode" or in "enabled mode". The "swap" is performed in a "frame-aligned" way so it's safe with respect to the video protocol.

Hope this will be useful for someone in the future.