Designing video equipment for streaming multiple uncompressed video signals is a new challenge, especially with the demand for high-definition video streams. This white paper examines how a multichannel streaming PCIe DMA controller and other “building block” IP cores are combined within a Cyclone IV GX FPGA to support SD- and HD-SDI applications using an open-source video packet streaming-format protocol such as those used in non-linear editors, video servers, and video-capture applications.

Author:  Tam Do, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, Broadcast, Altera Corporation

Mr. Do is responsible for all technical and marketing issues related to the digital broadcast, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. He joined Altera in June 2003. Mr. Do holds a BSEE from the University of Nevada Reno, and has close to 20 years of electronics system experience.