DATA SHEET
VSP 94x2A
2.4. Output Processing
2.4.1.1. Panorama Mode
2.4.1. Horizontal Postscaler
The picture can be geometrically distorted in horizontal
direction for an improved impression in the case of
expansions of 4:3 pictures to a 16:9 ratio tube. It is
enabled by HPANON. The idea behind this panorama
mode is to keep the middle part of the picture in a 4:3
ratio and to stretch the left and the right to fill the entire
width of the 16:9 screen. For the adjustment of the
expansion process, the picture is divided into 5 seg-
ments. For each of these segments the increment
value for the expansion factor can be defined sepa-
rately. Each end of a segment can be defined individu-
ally in a granularity of two output pixels. For every seg-
ment an increment value can be defined
(HINC0...HINC4) which indicates the amount of deci-
mation/expansion. One LSB is equivalent to an offset
of 0.125 to HSCPRESC per double pixel. This means
that with HINC, HSCPRESC is altered in the range
from −32...31.875 per double pixel. The segments are
distributed among the maximum number of pixels,
which is adjusted by PPLOP. The first four segments
are defined by (HSEG1...HSEG4). The last one goes
from HSEG4 to PPLOP.
After main memory, the display processing is per-
formed using a different clock. In this way a decoupling
of input and output clocks is achieved. The conversion
to the display clock is done by an interpolation filter.
This can be used for horizontal expansion in the range
of 1...4 in steps of 2 pixels (HSCPOSC). Due to
increased clock frequency in the backend part, the
realized horizontal scaling factor depends on backend
clock frequency. Usually (36 MHz operation), the hori-
zontal expansion factors result as 0.75...16. This
ensures that the factor 0.75 gives no loss of resolution
(to show a 4:3 picture on a 16:9 tube). When using
DS656 output, neither horizontal compression nor hor-
izontal panorama is possible due to 27 MHz clock.
Table 2–8: Horizontal expansion factors
HSCPOSC
Horizontal
Filter
Expansion
Overall Expansion
CLKB36=
27 MHz
CLKB36=
36 MHz
INC_VAL
31.875
1024 (min.)
3072
4
4
3
HINC0
HINC1
1.33
1
1.33
1
1
HINC2
output
pixels
0
4095
0.75
HINC3
HINC4
-32
Because of the nonlinear characteristic and integer
number of pixel, sometimes different HSCPOSC val-
ues result in the same decimation factors.
HSEG2
HSEG3
HSEG4
max.
0
HSEG1
HSCALE
4095
Horizontal Postscaler
3.5
compression
3
1024
4095
3072
3
2.5
2
expansion
HSCPOSC
(I²C)
1024
output
pixels
1.5
1
HSEG2
HSEG3
HSEG4
max.
0
HSEG1
0.75
Fig. 2–30: Visualization of Panorama Segments
0.5
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
HSCPOSC(I²C)
Fig. 2–29: Expansion Factor of Horizontal Postscaler
Dependent on HSCPOSC
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