Lattice Semiconductor, a provider of programmable clock and power management, PLD and FPGA solutions, has demonstrated its ECP3-based video camera, which supports the Panasonic MN340411080p image sensor, at the Embedded World show, which was held in Nuremberg, Germany from February 28 – March1, 2012.
MN34041 Sensor NanoVesta Headboard
The Panasonic MN34041 sensor includes a lens and has a full 1080p resolution. It is mounted on a board and designed to be used with the HDR-60 video camera development kit from Lattice. The LatticeECP3 FPGA in the HDR-60 kit has a 60 fps color image signal processing (ISP) pipeline that supports the sensor. An external frame buffer is not required.
The ECP3 features HDMI PHY IP, which allows its output to be provided to HDMI/DVI monitors. It also includes auto white balance, fast auto exposure, DeBayer - color correction matrix, and gamma correction and overlay for graphics and characters. The ISP IP pipeline features defective pixel correction, 2D noise reduction and sensor interfacing, and provides ISP support from the sensor to the displayable image.
The Senior Manager for Vertical Markets at Lattice, Niladri Roy stated that the LatticeECP3 range of FPGAs that support Panasonic 1080p has induced interest in designers dealing in high-quality video applications. The solution enables cost-effective, low-power camera designs quickly and easily.
Source: http://www.latticesemi.com/