PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
MICRONAS
VCT 38xxA/B
Video/Controller/Teletext
IC Family
Edition Jan. 8, 2002
6251-518-1PD
MICRONAS
VCT 38xxA/B
Contents
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Section
Title
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
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1.
1.1.
1.1.1.
1.1.2.
1.1.3.
1.1.4.
1.1.5.
1.1.6.
Introduction
Features
Video Features
Microcontroller Features
OSD Features
Teletext Features
Audio Features
General Features
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1.2.
1.3.
Chip Architecture
System Application
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2.
2.1.
2.2.
2.2.1.
2.2.2.
2.2.3.
2.2.4.
2.2.5.
2.2.6.
Video Processing
Introduction
Video Front-end
Input Selector
Clamping
Automatic Gain Control
Analog-to-Digital Converters
Digitally Controlled Clock Oscillator
Analog Video Output
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2.3.
2.4.
2.4.1.
2.4.2.
2.4.3.
2.4.4.
2.4.5.
2.4.6.
2.4.7.
2.4.8.
2.4.9.
Adaptive Comb Filter
Color Decoder
IF-Compensation
Demodulator
Chrominance Filter
Burst Detection / Saturation Control
Color Killer Operation
Automatic Standard Recognition
PAL Compensation/1-H Comb Filter
Luminance Notch Filter
Skew Filtering
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2.5.
2.6.
2.7.
2.8.
2.9.
2.9.1.
2.9.2.
2.9.3.
2.9.4.
2.9.5.
2.9.6.
2.9.7.
2.9.8.
2.9.9.
2.9.10.
2.9.11.
2.9.12.
2.9.13.
2.9.14.
Horizontal Scaler
Black-line Detector
Test Pattern Generator
Video Sync Processing
Display Processing
Luma Contrast Adjustment
Black-Level Expander
Dynamic Peaking
Digital Brightness Adjustment
Soft Limiter
Chroma Interpolation
Chroma Transient Improvement
Inverse Matrix
RGB Processing
OSD Color Look-up Table
Picture Frame Generator
Priority Decoder
Scan Velocity Modulation
Display Phase Shifter
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2.10.
2.10.1.
2.10.2.
2.10.3.
2.10.4.
2.10.5.
Video Back-end
CRT Measurement and Control
SCART Output Signal
Average Beam Current Limiter
Analog RGB Insertion
Fast-Blank Monitor
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Section
2.11.
2.11.1.
2.11.2.
2.11.3.
2.11.4.
2.11.5.
2.11.6.
Title
Synchronization and Deflection
Deflection Processing
Angle and Bow Correction
Horizontal Phase Adjustment
Vertical and East/West Deflection
EHT Compensation
Protection Circuitry
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2.12.
2.13.
2.14.
2.14.1.
2.14.1.1.
2.14.1.2.
Reset Function
Standby and Power-On
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C Bus Slave Interface
Control and Status Registers
Scaler Adjustment
Calculation of Vertical and East-West Deflection Coefficients
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3.
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
3.5.
3.5.1.
3.5.2.
3.5.3.
3.5.4.
3.5.5.
Text and OSD Processing
Introduction
SRAM Interface
Text Controller
Teletext Acquisition
Teletext Page Management
Memory Manager
Memory Organization
Page Table
Ghost Row Organization
Subpage Manager
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3.6.
3.7.
3.8.
3.8.1.
3.8.2.
3.8.3.
3.8.4.
3.8.5.
3.8.6.
3.8.7.
WST Display Controller
Display Memory
Character Generator
Character Code Mapping
Character Font ROM
Latin Font Mapping
Cyrillic Font Mapping
Arabic Font Mapping
Closed Caption Font (on VCT 38xxB only!)
Character Font Structure
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3.9.
3.10.
3.11.
3.12.
3.13.
3.14.
3.14.1.
3.14.1.1.
3.14.1.2.
3.14.1.3.
3.14.1.4.
3.14.1.5.
National Character Mapping
Four-Color Mode
OSD Layer
Command Language
I/O Register
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C-Bus Slave Interface
Subaddressing
CPU Subaddressing
DRAM Subaddressing
Command Subaddressing
Data Subaddressing
Hardware Identification
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4.
4.1.
4.2.
4.3.
4.4.
Audio Processing
Introduction
Input Select
Volume Control
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C-Bus Slave Interface
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5.
5.1.
5.2.
5.2.1.
TV Controller
Introduction
CPU
CPU Slow Mode
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5.3.
5.3.1.
5.3.2.
RAM and ROM
Address Map
Bootloader
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5.4.
5.5.
5.6.
5.7.
5.7.1.
5.7.2.
5.7.2.1.
5.7.2.2.
5.7.3.
5.7.3.1.
5.7.3.2.
5.7.3.3.
5.7.4.
5.7.5.
5.7.6.
Control Register
Standby Registers
Test Registers
Reset Logic
Alarm Function
Software Reset
From Standby into Normal Mode
From Normal into Standby Mode
Internal Reset Sources
Supply Supervision
Clock Supervision
Watchdog
External Reset Sources
Summary of Module Reset States
Reset Registers
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99
5.8.
5.8.1.
Memory Banking
Banking Register
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103
5.9.
5.9.1.
DMA Interface
DMA Registers
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109
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113
5.10.
5.10.1.
5.10.2.
5.10.3.
5.10.4.
5.10.5.
5.10.6.
5.10.7.
5.10.8.
5.10.8.1.
5.10.9.
5.10.10.
Interrupt Controller
Features
General
Initialization
Operation
Inactivation
Precautions
Interrupt Registers
Interrupt Assignment
Interrupt Multiplexer
Port Interrupt Module
Interrupt Timing
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115
5.11.
5.11.1.
5.11.2.
5.11.3.
5.11.4.
5.11.5.
Memory Patch Module
Features
General
Initialization
Patch Operation
Patch Registers
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C Bus Master Interface Registers
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118
5.12.
5.12.1.
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C-Bus Master Interface
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120
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121
5.13.
5.13.1.
5.13.2.
5.13.3.
Timer T0 and T1
Features
Operation
Timer Registers
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5.14.
5.14.1.
5.14.2.
5.14.3.
5.14.3.1.
5.14.3.2.
5.14.3.3.
5.14.3.4.
5.14.4.
5.14.5.
Title
Capture Compare Module (CAPCOM)
Features
Initialization
Operation of CCC
Operation of Subunit
Compare and Output Action
Capture and Input Action
Interrupts
Inactivation
CAPCOM Registers
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127
5.15.
5.15.1.
5.15.2.
5.15.3.
5.15.4.
5.15.5.
Pulse Width Modulator
Features
General
Initialization
Operation
PWM Registers
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129
5.16.
5.16.1.
5.16.2.
5.16.3.
5.16.4.
5.16.5.
Tuning Voltage Pulse Width Modulator
Features
General
Initialization
Operation
TVPWM Registers
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132
5.17.
5.17.1.
5.17.2.
5.17.3.
5.17.4.
5.17.5.
A/D Converter (ADC)
Features
Operation
Measurement Errors
Comparator
ADC Registers
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135
5.18.
5.18.1.
5.18.2.
5.18.2.1.
5.18.2.2.
5.18.2.3.
5.18.2.4.
5.18.2.5.
5.18.2.6.
5.18.2.7.
5.18.2.8.
5.18.3.
Closed Caption Module (CC)
Features
Operation
Lowpass filter
Input timing
Threshold adaption
Bitslicing
Timing recovery
Shift register
Controlling
Formatter
CCM Registers
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141
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142
5.19.
5.19.1.
5.19.2.
5.19.2.1.
5.19.2.2.
5.19.3.
5.19.4.
5.19.4.1.
5.19.5.
5.19.5.1.
5.19.6.
5.19.6.1.
Ports
Port Assignment
Universal Ports P1 to P3
Features
Universal Port Mode
Universal Port Registers
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C Ports P40 and P41
Features
Audio Ports P42 to P46
Features
CLK20 Output Port
Features
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5.20.
I/O Register Cross Reference
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