
TMC22x5y
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
58
P
Sync Pulse Generator
The vertical and horizontal references to the decoder can be 
from external VSYNC and HSYNC pulses, decoded from 
TRS and TRS-ID words, or from the internal sync separator 
which extracts the sync information from the digitized input 
video.
The sync pulse generator (SPG) provides all the clock and 
enable pulses required to synchronize the decoder operation 
to the incoming video signal. These pulses are described 
below, along with the microprocessor data required to 
control them.
Internal Field and Line Numbering Scheme
The internal line numbering of the digital decoder differs 
from the standard video line numbering as shown in the 
following tables. The internal line numbers for a 3 line comb 
advance the numbering by 1 line with respect to the input, 
but are identical with respect to the internally one line 
delayed decoded video.
Table 15. NTSC Field and Line Numbering
Table 16. PAL B,G,H,I Field and Line Numbering
Table 17. PAL M Field and Line Numbering
HSTBG (Burst gate)
*
The burst gate starts the 16 clock period average of the 
demodulated burst envelope. The position of the burst gate is 
programmed into a register as the number of clock periods 
from the falling edge of sync to the burst envelope.
*
 Signal is available over the microprocessor data bus.
HBLK (Horizontal Blanking Period)
*
The horizontal blanking period is LOW between the start of 
SAV and the end of EAV. This signal is used in several 
places:
a)
To clear the SYSPH offset when LOW, this is required 
for correct operation of the subcarrier phase locked loop,
b)
To aid in the comb filter management,
c)
To remove the burst envelope on the demodulated UV 
data,
d)
To remove the syncs on the BLUE and RED outputs.
BBLK (Vertical Burst Blanking Period)
The vertical burst blanking blanks the lines with no burst 
from the burst phase locked loop. This signal is decoded from 
the line ident, LID
4-0
, and is modified by the video standard 
and the field count.
MBLK (Mixed Blanking)
This signal is used in the matrix to switch between the 
sync scalar and the luma scalar. The MBLK signal is active 
whenever HBLK is active or becomes active when VBLK 
becomes active. MBLK is also active in PAL on line 310 
when both VACT1 and FLD are HIGH and in NTSC and 
PAL M on line 259 when VACT2 is HIGH and FLD is LOW.
FLD
*
The FLD is LOW for field 1 and HIGH for field 2.
LID
4-0
*
The line ID signals are used in the vertical comb filter 
management to control the comb filter on the leading and 
trailing lines of active video around the vertical blanking 
period, to start and stop the VINDO operation, and in gener-
ating the vertical blanking and burst blanking periods.
VACT2
*
VACT2 is HIGH during the second half of all active lines.
GRABF
*
The GRABF signal goes HIGH when the internal field count 
is equal to the programmed field number for the GRAB 
operation. f a pixel grab is being, this signal is held HIGH to 
not inhibit the GRABS signal on each line.
GRABL
*
The GRABL signal goes HIGH when the internal line count 
is equal to the programmed line number for the GRAB 
operation. If a pixel grab is being performed, this signal is 
held HIGH to not inhibit the GRABS signal on each line.
GRABP
*
The GRABP signal goes HIGH when the internal pixel count 
is equal to the programmed pixel number for the GRAB 
operation.
DVSYNC and DHSYNC (Output Pins)
The DVSYNC and DHSYNC signals are active when GCR
2
is LOW. When GCR
2
 is HIGH these signals are three stated.
Three line comb based decoders have an inherent line delay, 
therefore the input VSYNC and HSYNC signals can not be 
just delayed by a few registers and output as DVSYNC and 
DHSYNC: they need to be delayed by one complete line. In 
all other comb filter configurations the DVSYNC and 
Standard 
Field #
1 & 3 
1 & 3
2 & 4
2 & 4
Standard 
Line #
1 - 3
4 - 263
264 - 265
266 - 525
Internal 
Field #
1 & 3
0 & 2
0 & 2
1 & 3
Internal Line 
#
260 - 262
0 - 259
260 - 261
0 - 259
Standard 
Field #
1 & 5
2 & 6
3 & 7
4 & 8
Standard 
Line #
1 - 312
313 - 625
626 - 937
938 - 1250
Internal 
Field #
0 & 4
1 & 5
2 & 6
3 & 7
Internal Line 
#
0 - 311
0 - 312
0 - 311
0 - 312
Standard 
Field #
1 & 5
2 & 6
3 & 7
4 & 8
Standard 
Line #
1 - 262
263 - 525
1 - 262
263 - 525
Internal 
Field #
0 & 2
1 & 3
0 & 2
1 & 3
Internal Line 
#
0 - 261
0 - 262
0 - 261
0 - 262