The Automotive Graphics System reference design demonstrates the use of Altera Cyclone™ FPGAs in a graphics system targeted at the Automotive sector. This reference design shows the power and flexibility available in FPGAs for targeting low-cost applications such as those required by the Automotive marketplace.
Features
The main features of this reference design are:
Video input hardware module.
Clipping
Color space conversion
Horizontal and vertical scaling
TFT display controller
5-layer display
Picture in picture
Graphics library running on Nios® II processor
Runs on Nios II Cyclone development board
Lancelot VGA video controller required
SDRAM program store and frame buffer
Demonstrated Altera Technology:
Altera Automotive Solutions
Cyclone FPGAs
Nios II Embedded Processor
SOPC Builder
Block Diagram
Figure 1. Automotive Graphics System Reference Design Block Diagram