Solution ID: rd06252009_446
Last Modified: Jul 02, 2009
Product Category: Intellectual Property
Product Area: Other (Intellectual Property)
Product Sub-area: Other (IP)
Software: N/A
Device Family: N/A
IP Product: SDI Video Interface
Title
How are the SDI independent TX and independent RX instances placed or merged into one physical channel?
Description
To merge or group the Altera® SDI MegaCore® function independent TX and independent RX instances, the user can place the SDI TX and RX pins into one physical channel. Accomplish this with the appropriate pin assignment by using Quartus® II software Assignment Editor (after the pin assignment set the Altera Stratix® II GXB reconfig group setting option to “ON”).
Figure 1: SDI Instances located in difference transceiver channels
Figure 2: Merging independent SDI instances into one physical channel
Figure 3: Setting the Stratix II GXB reconfig group setting option ON in the Assignment Editor
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