TDP-P75 Service Manual
4. Circuit Operation
4.1. Functional Description
4.1.1. 1.1 Overview
The DDP2000 Component set consists of the DDP2000 projector controllerASIC, a Double
Data Rate DMD (XGAor SVGA resolution), and the DAD1000 analogASIC. The DDP2000
reference design includes these components along with peripheral devices which form the
electronics portion of a projector design. Please see Figure 1.
The DDP2000 is the first DLP TM data processor component to integrate all of the system image
processing and system control, as well as DMD data formatting, on to a single integrated circuit (IC).
4.1.2. Signal Conditioning: Decoding and A/D Conversion
The DDP2000 ASIC receives data on two identical 24bit RGB digital buses. In order to
process video inputs from a variety of sources, the TI reference design makes use of an
Analog Devices AD9882 analog interface and a Micronas VPX3226E video decoder.
The video decoder accepts NTSC/PAL/SECAM composite and s-video inputs. The output is
formatted as YCrCb and routed to the DDP2000.
The AD9882 analog interface will convert analog RGB/YUV signals to 24 bit digital data. The
AD9882 includes a DVI 1.0 compatible receiver which includes HDCP support. The 24 bit
RGB/YUV output is routed to the DDP2000.
4.1.3. Signal Processing in the DDP2000
The DDP2000 combines the DLP TM data processing functions used in the DDP1000 with high
performance DLP TM front-end image processing in the same device. The DDP2000 includes
the front-end functions ofAutoLock, Motion-Adaptive De-Interlacing, Spatial-Temporal Noise
Reduction Filters, Edge-Preserving Scaling, KeystoneAdjustment and On-Screen Display.
For computer graphics the DDP2000 accepts up to SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) resolutions. For
motion video, the DDP2000 accepts inputs for NTSC, PAL, SECAM, 480p, and both 720p and
1080i HD.
A single RDRAM™ is used with the DDP2000 for bit-plane storage and as an extensive
workspace for de-interlacing, noise reduction filters, and AutoLock. Unlike other front-end ICs,
no additional external RAM is needed for supporting de-interlacing. Sharing the bit-plane
storage RAM with image processing storage is a unique DLP TM capability that reduces overall
system cost.
In addition to the new front-end functions, the DDP2000 includes all of the DLP TM data
processing algorithms that are currently provided in the DDP1000 such as the functions of
degamma, spoke light recapture, white segment processing, secondary color boost, and
spatial-temporal multiplexing. In total there are 26 DLP TM proprietary algorithms used in theDDP2000
for pixel processing, data formatting, and mirror PWM control resulting in images
that are optimized in quality for display on a DMD device.
4.1.4. System Controller
A 120MHz ARM946 processor embedded in the DDP2000 is used to execute custom software
developed by OEMs. TheARM946 serves as the master controller of the projector and
provides the link between the display screen and end-user controls such as a keypad and IR
remote control. These inputs can be processed in the ARM946 by OEM created software so
that commands can be issued to configure the DDP2000, the analog interface device, the
video decoder and other peripheral devices as desired.
The ARM946 utilizes a single external FLASH IC as the program memory. An optional SDRAM
may also be added externally for more demanding OEM software applications. For ease of
interfacing to peripherals the DDP2000 includes busses for USB, I 2 C, UART, SCP, IR devices, and
24 GPIO pins.