Philips Semiconductors
Monolithic integrated 16 : 9 compressor
Preliminary specification
SAA4981
Controller
The controller generates the clocks and the horizontal start
signals for the SC line memories and, also, the control
signals for the output multiplexers. The timing for the start
reading signal for three different screen positions (left,
centre and right) and the control signals for the
multiplexers (C1 and C2) is fixed. For the uncompressed
signals a bypass via the SC line memories and a bypass
not via the SC line memories is available. When the
signals do not pass the line memories, the frequency
response is not affected by the si-function. The
compression and bypass mode via the line memories is
delayed by one line with respect to the bypass mode not
via the line memory.
The 16 : 9 compressor is controlled via the control signals
CTRL1, CTRL2 and CTRL3 (see Table 1). The test input
must be LOW level.
Signals for the side panels
The luminance and chrominance of the side panels is
determined by the external signals YSIDE, BYSIDE and
RYSIDE. This external generated side panel signal can be
referenced to the internal black level reference signal via
the output CLAOUT (pin 5).
Horizontal timing (see Fig.3)
The horizontal timing refers to the positive edge of the
input HREF signal.
The following timing parameters are valid for a horizontal
frequency of 15.625 kHz.
Input clamping typically starts at tA = 1.55 µs and ends at
tB = 3.78 µs.
Table 1 Functions of the control signals
CTRL1 CTRL2 CTRL3
FUNCTION
LOW LOW LOW bypass (through the line
memories)
LOW HIGH LOW compression, left position
HIGH LOW LOW compression, centre position
HIGH HIGH LOW compression, right position
LOW LOW HIGH bypass (not through the line
memories)
Internal post filters
The output signals of the SC line memories have to be
filtered with three 6.7 MHz low-pass filters to eliminate the
high frequencies caused by the time discrete signal
processing. The cut-off frequency of 6.7 MHz is necessary
because, as a result of the 3⁄4 compression factor, the
frequencies are shifted to a higher frequency band with the
inverse compression factor (e.g. 5 MHz → compression →
6.67 MHz). Due to the common bandwidth requirements
for all three outputs of the SC line memories the same
transfer function for the filters can be used.
Remark: These filters do not provide an si-correction. This
means that an input signal with a frequency of 5 MHz will
be damped by 2.1 dB at the output if the signal passes an
SC line memory.
1995 Oct 05
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