Introduction

This application note describes the method to run the imaging and video demo using the PolarFire® SoC video kit, a dual camera sensor module, and an HDMI monitor. This solution is developed on Microchip’s PolarFire SoC video kit, which features an MPFS250TS PolarFire SoC device.

This demo demonstrates the following features:

  • MIPI CSI-2 RX to read the Full HD dual-camera input
  • Color Filter Array (CFA) to Red, Green, Blue (RGB) conversion
  • Display Controller
  • Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
  • Full HD video output through HDMI 2.0 TX port
  • Edge detection
  • Histogram
  • Image enhancements such as contrast, brightness, color balance, and gamma correction
Important: The solution includes a user-friendly video control Graphical User Interface (GUI) to control the preceding image and video settings.

PolarFire SoC video kit enables prototyping of Video and Imaging solutions. It supports the following key features among others:

  • MPFS250TS PolarFire SoC device
  • MIPI CSI-2 interface
  • FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) connector
  • SD and eMMC card, LPDDR4, and DDR4 memories
  • HDMI, Ethernet, PCIe®, and other interfaces

For more information about the PolarFire SoC video kit, see MPFS250-VIDEO-KIT.