- SS-HQ1 Application Notes -
Ver.1.0.0 January 7, 2005
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10.2. Y
Signal
Processing
10.2.1. Y (Luminance Signal) Processing Flow
The Y (luminance signal) signal is processed through the block shown below.
Fig 10.2-1 Overall flow of Y signal processing
Signal processing is divided into two stages: common signal processing (pre-processing), which occurs before
branching into OPD (detection integration) and chroma processing; and main processing, which applies only to
the Y signal.
10.2.2. Pre-Block Signal Processing
Pre-block (PRE / OB INT) signal processing includes the following:
• Replacement with built-in PG signal
-> See 12.5 “Pattern Generator (PG)”.
• System delay adjustment
• Black level digital clamping
• Blemish detection and compensation -> See 11.2 “CCD blemish detection and compensation”.
• Mirror
-> See 10.9 “Mirror Function”.
System Delay
System Delay is to set the signal processing reference points (effective video start positions) in the DSP.
If the reference points are off, the preceding or following OB pixels may appear in the video output, or the
firmware may not work properly.
Be sure to set the system correspondence values shown in the following table.
Table 10.2-1 System delay correspondence values
Parameter
Address
510H
NTSC
510H
PAL
760H
NTSC
760H
PAL
SYSDLY CAT8_Byte2_bit0-3
D[h] D[h] F[h] F[h]
AD
PRE /
OB INT
Y main
Process
Y-
DAC
Chroma
Process
Blemish
Compensation
YC-
MIX
DIF
PG
OPD
F/W clump