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basicCON 4121 – User Manual
2.3
Mainboard
By its open hardware concept (see Figure 2-3), the
GOEPEL electronic
Video Dragon
basicCON 4121
with its changeable
Media Interface Module
and the following FPGA is optimally prepared for executing a multitude
of current and future test tasks.
Video Dragon
consists of a mainboard in a passively cooled box and a
changeable
Media Interface Modul
e supporting the different
transmission standards. So the
Media Interface Module
offers the
possibility that the
Video Dragon
acts as a transmitter or receiver of
Multimedia data. The focus of the supported Standards concentrates
clearly on the automotive industry.
There are two Module classes, which have influence over the
functionality and the flow of data of the
Video Dragon
.
By a “Generator Module”, the
Video Dragon
becomes a transmitter/
generator of Multimedia data. This can be used, for example, for the
output of stored pictures or videos to check a connected display.
The “Grabber Module” converts the
Video Dragon
to a receiver of
Multimedia data, for checking the functionality of Video sources, for
example DVD players or combi-instruments.
Moreover, “Grabber Modules” can route through the received data to
the real receiver (a display, for example). Thereby the system
structure has not to be changed.
The
Video Dragon
automatically detects the inserted Module and its
type and preconfigures itself accordingly.
Each
Media Interface Module
contains a special IC different from the
others required for the corresponding transmission standard. Generally
the
Video Dragon
supports all functions for video, audio and data
transmission offered by the corresponding IC.
Output
HDMI
Out
LAN
eSATA
Media
Interface
Modul
µC
FPGA
NAND
128MB
DDR3
1GB
Digital IO
Input
USB
USB3.0
Controller
ETH PHY
Driver
CAN
CAN
TRX
S/PDIF
Out
RT
Clock
Status 1..4
Power
UUT Power In
The components on
Video Dragon’s
mainboard are identical for
Generator operation as well as for Grabber operation.
Please find more information in the following chapters.
2.3.1
Structure
Figure 2-3:
Video Dragon –
Block diagram
