LMH1251MT-NOPB Datasheet, PDF (9/19 Pages) Texas Instruments – YPBPR Path: 70 MHz, −3 dB, 700 mVPP Bandwidth

LMH1251
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SNLS193J – AUGUST 2005 – REVISED MARCH 2013
MACROVISION COMPATIBILITY
The LMH1251 is compatible with the Macrovision Video Copy Protection System commonly used in 480p/576p
progressive-scan DVD video sources. The LMH1251 does not support 480i/576i formats with Macrovision
enabled. Macrovision, which is enabled by special circuitry inside many DVD players, embeds pseudo sync
pulses and pseudo video pulses into the source signal during the vertical blanking interval. This system is
intended to prohibit and deter analog video recording.
For 480p/576p formats with Macrovision enabled, the internal sync processor of the LMH1251 will output the true
H sync pulses only and effectively ignore the pseudo sync pulses; its video processor will apply proper SDTV
color space conversion, and the pseudo video pulses will pass through to comply with Macrovision.
POWER SAVE MODE
The LMH1251 is equipped with a power saving mode which is controlled by Pin 21. This pin is a logic level input.
The device will enter a low power mode when the power save pin is applied with a logic high by the MCU. Under
these conditions, the IC reduces its current consumption to a minimum as specified in Video Signal Electrical
Characteristics. However, the sync processor and switch will always remain active. During power save mode, the
RGB video outputs are held to the blank level, while the sync signals are allowed to continue to be processed
and/or passed through. Based on the absence or presence of sync signals at the output of the LMH1251, the
MCU can determine whether to bring the system to a low power consumption state.
INTERNAL VOLTAGE REFERENCE
Proper operation of the LMH1251 requires a very accurate reference voltage. This voltage is generated in the
V_REF block. The output of the V_REF stage goes to a number of blocks in the video sections and sets the internal
bias. To insure an accurate voltage over temperature, an external resistor is used to set the current in the V_REF
stage. The external resistor is connected to Pin 15. This resistor should be 1% and have a temperature
coefficient under 100 ppm/°C.
H SYNC AND V SYNC CHARACTERISTICS
When the RGBHV input is selected, the LMH1251 will produce H and V sync output signals of the same sync
polarities as the H and V sync input signals. For example, VESA standard timing input signals with positive,
leading edge sync pulses will produce positive, leading edge pulses in the H and V sync output signals. However
when the YP_BP_R input is selected, both sync outputs are always positive, leading edge syncs, set by the internal
sync processor.
Display systems typically sync lock to negative edges of H and V sync signals, and some displays may have
polarity correction to accommodate either positive or negative edges. Logic inverters can be used to invert the H
and V sync output signals of the LMH1251 to satisfy the negative edge requirement.
It is worth noting that when YP_BP_R is selected with an SDTV input format, some H sync output pulses will be half
the width of the normal H sync pulses due to the narrow equalization pulses in the vertical blanking interval.
When the H sync signal changes from full to half width pulses, or vice versa, the H sync period or scan rate
changes with respect to the negative sync edges. These brief changes in the H sync period may cause a
negative-edge triggered horizontal PLL to lose sync lock momentarily, which can cause the on-screen picture to
distort or blank repeatedly. This condition can be rectified using a logic inverter to produce negative, leading
edge H sync pulses. When the inverted H sync signal changes from full to half width pulses, or vice versa, the H
sync period will remain constant with respect to the negative edges, which is correct H sync operation for
negative-edge triggered displays.
OUTPUT DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS
The LMH1251 is designed to interface with an ADC or preamplifier through an AC coupling capacitor as shown
below in Figure 7. The RGB outputs of the LMH1251 are 700 mV_PP video signals with the black level at
approximately 2.1V (typ), which is the chip’s internal voltage reference level. The H sync and V sync output
signals are CMOS logic outputs that swing rail-to-rail.
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