Video Capture Registers

Table 3–23. Video Capture Channel B Control Register (VCBCTL)

Field Descriptions (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Bit

field†

symval†

Value

BT.656 or Y/C Mode

Raw Data Mode

TSI Mode

10

RESMPL

 

 

Chroma resampling enable bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISABLE

0

Chroma resampling is

Not used.

Not used.

 

 

 

 

disabled.

 

 

 

 

ENABLE

1

Chroma is horizontally

Not used.

Not used.

 

 

 

 

resampled from

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:2:2 co-sited to

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:2:0 interspersed

 

 

 

 

 

 

before saving to

 

 

 

 

 

 

chroma buffers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Reserved

–

0

Reserved. The reserved bit location is always read as 0. A value

 

 

 

 

written to this field has no effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

SCALE

 

 

Scaling select bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

0

No scaling

Not used.

Not used.

 

 

HALF

1

½ scaling

Not used.

Not used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

CON‡

 

 

Continuous capture enable bit.

 

 

 

DISABLE

0

Continuous capture is disabled.

 

 

 

ENABLE

1

Continuous capture is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FRAME‡

 

 

Capture frame (data) bit.

 

 

 

 

NONE

0

Do not capture frame.

Do not capture

Do not capture

 

 

 

 

 

single data block.

single packet.

 

 

FRMCAP

1

Capture frame.

Capture single

Capture single

 

 

 

 

 

data block.

packet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

CF2‡

 

 

Capture field 2 bit.

 

 

 

 

NONE

0

Do not capture field 2.

Not used.

Not used.

 

 

FLDCAP

1

Capture field 2.

Not used.

Not used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

†For CSL implementation, use the notation VP_VCBCTL_field_symval

‡For complete encoding of these bits, see Table 3–6, Table 3–11, and Table 3–12.

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TMS320C64x DSP specifications

The TMS320C64x DSP family from Texas Instruments represents a significant milestone in the realm of digital signal processing. Launched as part of the C6000 series, the C64x DSPs are designed for high-performance applications requiring intensive computational capabilities, such as telecommunications, audio processing, video processing, and industrial control systems.

One of the standout features of the TMS320C64x DSP is its VLIW (Very Long Instruction Word) architecture, which allows for an exceptionally high level of parallelism. This architecture enables multiple instructions to be executed simultaneously, boosting the overall throughput and allowing for complex data processing tasks to be completed more quickly than with conventional DSPs.

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