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H.264 Encoder - Micro Footprint

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Product Description

The A2e H.264 Encoder is still the industry’s smallest and fastest, which makes it ideal for FPGA designs with limited resources. A single core is capable of compressing 1080p30 video in a Spartan 6 device. The A2e H.264 Encoder supports H.264 variable and fixed bit-rate encoding of video streams. Multiple cores can be used for processing larger size or higher bandwidth images. We’ve added several enhancements to the latest revision of the core and supporting material.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Highly optimized Xilinx FPGA Footprint
  • Supports resolutions up to 4096 x 4096 (multiple instantiations)
  • Variable Bit Rate (VBR) and Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
  • Verilog Source and Netlist versions available
  • Pre-packaged for Coregen via IP-XACT
  • Entropy Encoding: CAVLC
  • Fully compatible with the ITU-T H.264 specification
  • Fully synchronous design
  • Generates I and P frames
  • Profile level 3.1 is supported
  • Search range: 80 x 48 pixels, Full, ½, ¼ pixel resolution
  • Support for Single or Multiple slices via firmware control
  • Support for intra 4 x 4 DC prediction
  • Supports YUV 4:2:0 video input
  • Supports simultaneous encoding of multiple streams of arbitrary sizes and compression ratios

Device Implementation Matrix

Device utilization metrics for example implementations of this core. Contact provider for more information.

Family Device Speed Grade Tool Version HW Validated? Slice LUT BRAM DSP48 CMT GTx FMAX (Mhz)
KINTEX-7 Family XC7K160T -3 Vivado 2015.4 N 3939 10226 9 8 0 0 200
Zynq-7000 Family XC7Z020 -1 Vivado 2015.4 Y 4670 11300 9 8 0 0 131
Spartan 6 Family XC6SLX150 -3 Vivado 2015.4 Y 3945 10505 22 8 0 0 87
VIRTEX6LXT Family XC6VLX130T -2 Vivado 2015.4 Y 3936 9804 9 8 0 0 142

IP Quality Metrics

General Information

This Data was Current On Oct 25, 2019
Current IP Revision Number 2.02030
Date Current Revision was Released Feb 01, 2016
Release Date of First Version Aug 24, 2011

Production Use by Xilinx Customers

Number of Successful Xilinx Customer Production Projects 30
Can References be Made Available? Y

Deliverables

IP Formats Available for Purchase Netlist, Source Code
Source Code Format(s) Verilog
High-Level Model Included? Y
Model Formats C
Integration Testbench Provided Y
Integration Test Bench Format(s) Verilog
Code Coverage Report Provided? N
Functional Coverage Report Provided? N
UCFs Provided? UCF
Commercial Evaluation Board Available? Y
Software Drivers Provided? Y
Driver OS Support NA

Implementation

Code Optimized for Xilinx? N
Custom FPGA Optimization Techniques None
Synthesis Software Tools Supported/Version Xilinx XST / 12.3
Static Timing Analysis Performed? Y
AXI Interfaces AXI4, AXI4-Lite
IP-XACT Metadata Included? N

Verification

Is a Document Verification Plan Available? Executable and documented plan
Test Methodology Directed Testing
Assertions N
Coverage Metrics Collected Functional
Timing Verification Performed? Y
Timing Verification Report Available Y
Simulators Supported Mentor ModelSIM / 6.5d

Hardware Validation

Validated on FPGA Y
Hardware Validation Platform Used Xilinx ZC-702 with Avnet FMC
Industry Standard Compliance Testing Passed N
Specific Compliance Test NA
Are Test Results Available? N