User Guide

Features

H.264 Encoder has the following key features:

• Compresses YCbCr 420 video format

• Accepts YCbCr 422 video format as input

• Supports 8-bit for each component (Y, Cb, and Cr)

• Supports ITU-T H.264 Annex B compliant NAL byte stream output

• Operates without standalone operation, CPU, or processor assistance not Required

• Supports user configurable Quality Factor (QP)

• Supports P Frame Count (PCOUNT)

• Supports user configurable threshold value for skip block

• Supports computation at the rate of one pixel per clock

• Supports compression up to resolution of 1080p 60 fps

• Uses video arbiter interface for accessing DDR frame buffers

• Minimal latency (252 µs for full HD or 17 horizontal lines)

Supported Families

H.264 Encoder supports the following product families:

• PolarFire

SoC

• PolarFire

and its subsidiaries

User Guide

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