4. Helio View Hardware

Name  Adding Support for Displays, Graphics, and Video
Summary

In this vWorkshop you will learn how to integrate an LCD display controller into the FPGA fabric to support graphical displays with an Altera SoC device.  You will be introduced to other video image processing options and learn how to utilize the Altera VIP Suite to process live video with graphical overlay, scaling and transparency.  FujiSoft's Graphics Acceleration IP for the Android OS will also be explored.
Prerequisites
  • Completion of the Custom SoC Peripherals class and lab
What you'll be able to do after
  • Integrate an LCD controller to your SOC system and recognize options of for additional video processing
Lab
  • Reference Designs and source code will be made available
Contents
  • Demonstrations
  • Video Display Basics
  • Macnica LCD Controller
  • Altera's VIP Suite
  • FujiSoft's Graphics Accelerator IP
  • Potential Pitfalls
  • Q&A