National Semiconductor Introduces 3G-SDI Development Kits

10th September 2008

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National Semiconductor has introduced the industry’s first triple-rate (3G/HD/SD) serial digital interface (SDI) and video clocking daughter card development kits that maximize system performance and simplify the design of new broadcast video equipment. The two daughter cards are compatible with development kits from Altera and Xilinx and include synthesizable field-programmable gate array (FPGA) source code and the entire SDI signal path and video clocking solution together on one board. This allows designers to evaluate system performance, implement or modify FPGA source code, finalize architectures and start new designs.

Broadcast and professional video equipment designers now have a one-stop shop for beginning new, ultra-low jitter SDI designs for video routers, production switchers, video servers and a wide range of video editing and post-production equipment. Both daughter cards support industry-standard 270 Mbps, 1.485 Gbps and 2.97 Gbps data rates, enabling transmission of digital video broadcasting-asynchronous serial interface (DVB-ASI), standard-definition (SMPTE 259M-C), high-definition (SMPTE 292M) and the new 3G-SDI standard (SMPTE 424M) for uncompressed serial transmission of 1080p50/60 signals over a single link of coaxial cable.

”National Semiconductor’s new triple-rate SDI and video clocking daughter cards enable broadcast designers to develop systems quickly with Altera’s Cyclone III or Stratix III FPGA families,” said Arun Iyengar, senior director of Altera’s communications business unit. “At IBC 2008, designers can experience the superior video quality of 1080p through a video demonstration based on this daughter card and a Stratix III EP3S340 FPGA at Altera’s booth, or a Cyclone III FPGA video demonstration at National’s booth.”