
TMC22x5y
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
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line comb to switch directly to simple. The switching 
between these two comb architectures is independent of the 
mix signal, K. For 3-line Y/C comb filters, an external 1H 
delay is required in the uncombed channel to compensate for 
the comb filter delay.
This principle is equally true for NTSC frame and field based 
comb decoders. The feature is not available for any of the 
PAL comb filter architectures.
The Comb filter Adaption Threshold register bits CAT[1:0] 
determine if 5%, 15%, 25%, or 50% errors in picture correla-
tion is required to adapt the NTSC comb filter. In NTSC, due 
to the 180 degree advance in subcarrier phase per line, it is 
possible to switch between the 3 line comb and the choice of 
either the upper two line comb or the lower two line comb. If 
this switching occurs on a pixel by pixel basis the picture 
will contain vertical alias components. This artifact can be 
reduced by either setting the FAST register bit LOW, which 
filters the comb filter selection, and/ or setting the CAT[1:0] 
register bits to a higher percentage threshold. 
The comb filter adaption is further controlled by the 
ADAPT[1:0] register bit selection, when the COMB[3:0] 
register bits select a 3 line comb. These bits control if the 
comb filter adapts from a 3 line comb to the best of the upper 
or lower 2 line combs, from a 3 line comb to just the lower 2 
line comb, performs a fixed 3 line comb, or implements a 
best of two 3 line combs in PAL. If the COMB[3:0] register 
bits select one of the 2 line comb filters, the ADAPT[1:0] 
register bits are ignored, and no adaption is implemented. 
The CFSEL[1:0] signal, shown in Figure 19, controls which 
comb filter is selected on a pixel by pixel basis, and can be 
externally monitored by reading CFSTAT[1:0] in register 
4Bh.
Table 5. Adaption Modes
XLUT
The comb fail signals control both the comb filter adaption 
and the cross fade between the adaptive comb filter output 
YCOMB
 and the 
SIMPLE
 bandsplit signal. Which of the fail 
signals is fed to the XLUT is determined by which comb 
filter is selected in NTSC. When a 3 line comb filter is 
selected, the larger set of error signals are sent to the XLUT, 
when a upper 2 line comb is selected 
UYE
, 
UME
, and 
UPE
error signals are selected, and when a lower two line comb 
filter is selected the 
LYE
, 
LME
, and 
LPE
 error signals are 
selected. 
ADAPT[1:0]
00
Function
Adapts to the best of 3 types of line 
based comb filters in NTSC only.
3 line (tap) comb always adapts to 
lower 2 line (tap) comb, when the 3 line 
(tap) comb fails. Normally used with 
NTSC field and frame based comb 
filters.
3 line (tap) comb only. Never adapts to 
a 2 line(tap) filter. The higher set of 
comb filter error signals are sent to the 
XLUT. NTSC or PAL comb filter.
Adapts to best of two 3 line comb filters 
in PAL only.
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Figure 19. Comb Filter Selection
ADAPT[1:0]
Comb
Fail
Logic
Filter
2:1
MUX
YCSEL
65-22x5y-60
CFSEL[3:0]
YERR
PERR
MERR
FAST
STA[3:0]
CAT[1:0]
UYE
LYE
UPE
LPE
UME
LME