PHILIPS SAA7174

SAA7174
five analog
video inputs:
CVBS, S-Video
ANALOG SIF/
AUDIO INTERFACE
ANALOG
VIDEO
INTERFACE
ADC
TV sound (SIF)
ANALOG
AUDIO
INTERFACE
ADC(2)
two analog audio
stereo pairs
ADC(2)
analog audio pass-through
GPIO
PROGRAMMABLE I/O
interrupt
IRQ SELECTION/MAP
analog stereo to
loopback cable
or headphones
32kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
DAC (2)
AUDIO FEATURE
PROCESSING
SOUND DECODER
(NICAM, A2/Dual-FM)
DECODER
COMB FILTER
AUDIO MUX
(volume, balance)
VIDEO
SCALER
digital audio
I2 S
MATRIX &
GAMMA
VIDEO PORT
FORMAT
CLOCK SYNC
PROGRAMMING
REGISTERS
I2C INTERFACE
digital video
I 2C
control data,
config data
from EEPROM
SAA7174 conceptual block diagram
Video output
Audio passthrough
Decoded, scaled video is output through a digital video output
To support legacy analog audio, the SAA7174 also provides line-
port in various YUV or RGB formats including packed and pla-
level input and pass-through of analog audio signals. After capture
nar, gamma-compensated, or black-stretched.
through two pairs of line-level stereo inputs (with source select),
mono audio signals are directly routed through a loop-back cable
Stereo audio capture, decode, and output
to a sound card for further processing or output. No external
The SAA7174 handles capture and on-chip decoding of the TV
components are required.
stereo audio formats used throughout Europe (NICAM and A2/
Dual-FM). After capture from the TV tuner through a SIF (Sound
VBI capture
Intermediate Frequency) port,TV stereo audio is digitized and
The SAA7174 captures raw VBI samples that can be provided to
FM or AM demodulated.The audio standard is detected, the pilot
software components for decoding.The VBI sampling rate can be
tone is investigated (mono, stereo, dual), and the signal is decoded.
adjusted by the data slicing software. Supported VBI formats
Two 16-bit audio ADCs support capture of sound signals from
include Closed Captioning,Teletext,WST, NABST, CGMS, and WSS.
nonstandard sources such as video cameras, VCRs, and AM
(mono) or FM (stereo) radio through two stereo line-in inputs.
Versatile external interface
A field-locked audio sampling clock supports a constant number
The SAA7174's flexible design, reusable components, and versatile
of audio clocks per video field, guaranteeing synchronization of
external interfaces lower BOM and cost and support advanced
audio and video streams. The SAA7174 also performs on-chip
decoder configurations. Such flexibility is made possible, in part,
volume and balance processing.
through 28 general purpose I/O (GPIO) pins, initially dedicated to
provide a digital video port and peripheral interrupt input. GPIO
Decoded digital audio is output through an I2S port. Alternatively,
pins can be reassigned if dedicated functions are not needed in a
it can be reconverted to analog by on-chip stereo DACs and
specific product configuration. In addition, unassigned pins can be
rerouted through a loop-back cable to a sound card.
utilized for GPIO under direct software control.
SAA7174
Analog TV video and stereo decoder for computing and consumer applications in Europe
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Technical specifications
PHYSICAL
Package
Power
Temperature
Rectangular LQFP128; 128 pins
supply 3.3 V
consumption 1.35 W (typical application)
0 to 70 oC
ANALOG VIDEO SUBSYSTEM
Video input
Five (5) analog input ports supporting any combination
of CVBS (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) or S-Video signals
ADCs
Two (2) 9-bit CMOS ADCs, 27-MHz oversampling
Video output
digital video port ITU-656, YUV-VMI (8 bit), VIP 1.1 or
VIP 2.0 (8 or 16 bit), ZV (16 bit), ITU-601 (16 bit)
Sample rate
720 pixels/line (ITU 601)
XTAL reference 32.11 or 24.576 MHz, supports all video standards
Comb filter
NTSC/PAL adaptive 4-line Y-C separation for all sources
including broadcast and VCR
Scaling
Downscaling: horizontal, vertical, and by field rate
Scalable from 10 taps H (for ratios close to 1:1) to 74
taps (icon-sized video)
VBI formats
Closed Captioning, Teletext, NABST, CGMS, WST,
and WSS
Macrovision
3-level with active status interrupt; compliant with
Macrovision Copy Protection Detect Specification,
Revision 1.00
AUDIO DECODE SUBSYSTEM
Audio in
One (1) analog SIF port (from tuner)
Two pairs (2) analog stereo baseband inputs
Audio out
analog One (1) stereo port (for loop-back to sound card
or local headphones)
digital One (1) I2S port (GPIO)
Decode formats NICAM, A2/Dual-FM
AUDIO DECODE SUBSYSTEM (CONTINUED)
Sample rates
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
Clocks
Selectable: 768*fs, 512*fs, 384*fs or 256*fs
24.576 MHz to external audio reference clock
Locked to video frame rate
ADCs
Two (2) 16-bit baseband audio
One (1) 8-bit SIF, 24.576 MHz
Audio features Volume, balance
I 2 C INTERFACE
Modes
Bus-master interface, multi-master capable
Slave interface
Power
3.3 V and 5 V signal-level compatible
Includes peripheral reset and power-down control
Rates
100 kHz, 400 kHz
GENERAL PURPOSE I/O
Total pins
28
Dedicated
Digital video output
Peripheral interrupts
I2S port (for digital audio output)
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Date of release: June 2003
document order number: 9397 750 11473
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