SingMai Electronics has introduced PT7, believed to be the world’s first PAL encoder IP block for Altera FPGAs.

Using less less than 500 logic elements in an Altera FPGA, the PT7 PAL encoder accepts 8 or 10 bit, BT656 format, video data. The resulting encoded 10-bit composite output video stream can directly drive a simple DAC to provide near broadcast quality PAL output. Control of the encoder is via a standard 8-bit microprocessor style interface.

February 14th, 2008

The PAL encoder accepts 8 or 10 bit, BT656 format, video data which it encodes to fully compatible digital 10-bit composite output video stream. The resulting output can directly drive a simple DAC to provide a near broadcast quality PAL output signal, or be used to drive modulators or other processing blocks.

PT7 uses less than 500 logic elements which allow multiple encoders to be incorporated into even the smallest of the FPGAs. An even smaller version is available where FPGA resources are very limited that provides only fixed output levels. Control of the encoder is via a standard 8-bit microprocessor style interface.

PT7 is supplied as an encrypted ‘black box design for single one-off payment of CA$4995, allowing unlimited use.

An NTSC and 12-bit multi-format version of the encoder will also be available soon.

SingMai Electronics is a Canadian start-up company that will be utilizing its thirty years of electronics design expertise to provide customers with innovative and cost-effective solutions to their video and audio processing requirements.

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