Hello,
just got the idea to start this thread. Some of you may be familiar with SDI video interfaces already, for those who are not, please
see here (wiki), or search for the most used standards: SMPTE259, SMPTE292 and SMPTE424.
I know this is a very niche topic, but lately I decided to finally start my battle through FPGAs and my main motivation behind that is to have some fun with video (and their professional interfaces). What would likely help me a bit to get started, is to make a list of what is available, what can it do and for how much. As all this will at the moment sure be only hobby level, price will also be a constraint. It is not a problem to find an interface IC within a minute, but sure it won't likely be the best suited one, certainly not cheapest option for the task.
If you happen to know of any interesting diy projects that would include the above mentioned interfaces, please let me know too.
I know that there are way to many possibilities to skin a cat, so making a comprehensive list of solution is impossible, but any tips and pieces of information may be beneficial for me or others, that may be also interested in the same hobby.
I will divide the ICs of interest into three main groups, based on the standard they can deliver. I will stop at 3G, because I think that is the most that can be done on a hobby level without using rocket science and probably the most used standard these days.
I will try to update the list below based on your suggestions. Please post tips for any SDI related ICs you know are somehow interesting, either with their capabilities or for example price-wise. (if you think this whole idea is nonsense, you can tell me that too).
SD-SDI (SMPTE259)CLC001 - Cable Driver, 622mbps, SOIC8, cheap
CLC006 - Cable Driver, 400mbps, SOIC8, cheap
LMH0070 - Serializer, 5xLVDS in, $20+
LMH0071 - Deserializer, 5xLVDS out, loop out, $25++
HD-SDI (SMPTE292)LMH0034 - Adaptive Cable Equalizer, $20+
LMH0040 - Serializer, 5xLVDS in, $25++
LMH0041 - Deserializer, 5xLVDS out, loop out, $25++
3G-SDI (SMPTE424)LMH0302 - Cable Driver, $10+
LMH0356 - Reclocker, FR4 EQ, 4:1 input mux, $25++
GV7600 - Serializer, parallel 20bit input, 1mm pitch BGA, $15+ (obsolete)
GV7700 - Serializer, parallel 20bit input, awful dual row QFN, used in cheap Chinese products, $15+ (but not for this price likely)
LMH0340 - Serializer, 5xLVDS in, $25++
GV7601 - Deserializer, parallel 20bit out, 1mm pitch BGA, $15+ (obsolete)
LMH0341 - Deserializer, 5xLVDS out, loop out, $25++