Broadcast Solution Guide

Issue 1: Seeing the Future of Broadcast Applications

Welcome

• Welcome to the first edition...
  Editorial by Paolo Masini, Audio Video, Broadcast Marketing.

Articles

• Develop Image Processing Algorithms with System Generator
  System Generator allows you to easily implement and analyze any image processing algorithm.
• A Low-Cost PCI Express Solution
  Spartan™ FPGAs are ideal for next-generation PCI applications and systems.
• Achieve Breakthrough Performance in Your System
  Virtex™-4 FPGAs set new records in system performance while consuming minimal power and providing superior signal integrity.
• Using System Generator for DSP to Create the J.83 Cable Modulator
  System Generator enables the rapid development of multi-channel cable head-end modulators to provide a true low-cost solution.
• Implementing the H.264/AVC Video Coding Standard on FPGAs
  Xilinx Virtex FPGAs provide excellent co-, pre-, and post-processing hardware acceleration solutions.
• Alpha Blending Two Data Streams Using a DSP48 DDR Technique
  Achieve full throughput of the DSP48 slice with a double-data-rate technique.
• Designing with the Virtex-4 Embedded Tri-Mode Ethernet MAC
  Integrate the versatile Virtex-4 10/100/1000 Ethernet MAC into your next programmable SoC design.
• The Virtex-4 Power Play
  The latest Xilinx FPGA offers revolutionary power innovations.
• Extend Your Reach
  Rocket IO™ transceivers included in the Virtex-4 FPGA family incorporate highly flexible equalization circuits that significantly extend the range and performance of high-speed serial links.
• The High-Definition Video Challenge
  Hardware developed by Modulus using the Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGA is ideally suited to demanding video processing.

Boards and Kits

• Virtex-4 SX ML402 XtremeDSP Evaluation Platform
  
• Virtex-4 FX ML403 Evaluation Platform
  
• Virtex-4 FX ML471 Serial Digital Video Platform
  
• Embedded Development Kit
  
• Xilinx FPGA Starter Kits
  

Brochures

• Virtex-4 Breakthrough Performance at the Lowest Cost
  
• The Spartan-3 Platform FPGA Family
  
• Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGAs
  
• Xilinx CoolRunner-II: RealDigital CPLDs
  
• Push-Button Performance Using System Generator for DSP
  
• Xilinx PCI Express Solution
  
• Upgrade to ISE Foundation Software
  

Reference

• Xilinx IP Reference Guide
  
• Xilinx Application Note Web Guide