[Open-graphics] [urgent] Last minute opportunity for OGD1, perhaps video in?

[Nicolas Boulay]

What about a tiny dsp chip for video decompressing ? i don"t know the
price, but HD decompression in a dedicated dsp should be much more
energy efficient than an codec on main cpu.

2007/10/3, Timothy Normand Miller <theosib at gmail.com>:
> On OGD1, we have 60 of the Spartan's I/O signals that could be
> connected to something but are not.  We cannot route them to any kind
> of user I/O connector, due to issues with board space, time required
> to do the work, and PCI compliance.  But we do have the opportunity to
> route them to a chip of some sort.
>
> We were thinking that we could do another analog RGB out.  But it
> would perhaps be more interesting to do some kind of capture.  If the
> chips are expensive, we might not populate them, but at least the
> option would be there.
>
> What would you like to add?  RGB capture?  S-video capture?  Composite
> capture?  RGB out?  Something else entirely?
>
> We have very little time to make a decision on this, so please make
> your suggestions quickly.
>
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> Timothy Normand Miller
> http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~millerti
> Open Graphics Project
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