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FN7172.2
November 12, 2010
Description of Operation
A simplified block diagram is shown in Figure 13. The
following description is intended to provide the user with
sufficient information to be able to understand the effects
that the external components and signal conditions have on
the outputs of the integrated circuit.
The video signal is AC coupled to pin 2 via the capacitor C
1
,
nominally 0.1µF. The clamp circuit A1 will prevent the input
signal on pin 2 going any more negative than 1.5V, the value
of reference voltage V
R1
. Thus the sync tip, the most
negative part of the video waveform, will be clamped at 1.5V.
The current source I
1
, nominally 10µA, charges the coupling
capacitor during the remaining portion of the H line,
approximately 58µs for a 15.75kHz timebase. From I•t = C•V,
the video time-constant can be calculated. It is important to
note that the charge taken from the capacitor during video
must be replaced during the sync tip time, which is much
shorter, (ratio of x12.5). The corresponding current to restore
the charge during sync will therefore be an order of
magnitude higher, and any resistance in series with C
1
will
cause sync tip crushing. For this reason, the internal series
resistance has been minimized and external high resistance
values in series with the input coupling capacitor should be
avoided. The user can exercise some control over the value
of the input time constant by introducing an external pull-up
resistance from pin 2 to the 5V supply. The maximum
voltage across the resistance will be V
DD
less 1.5V, for black
level. For a net discharge current greater than zero, the
resistance should be greater than 450k. This will have the
effect of increasing the time constant and reducing the
degree of picture tilt. The current source I
1
directly tracks
reference current I
TR
and thus increases with scan rate
adjustment, as explained later.
The signal is processed through an active 3-pole filter (F1)
designed for minimum ripple with constant phase delay. The
filter attenuates the color burst by 24dB and eliminates fast
transient spikes without sync crushing. An external filter is
not necessary. The filter also amplifies the video signal by
6dB to improve the detection accuracy. Note that the filter
cut-off frequency is a function of R
SET
through I
OT
and is
proportional to I
OT
.
Internal reference voltages (block V
REF
) with high immunity
to supply voltage variation are derived on the chip.
Reference V
R4
with op amp A2 forces pin 6 to a reference
voltage of 1.7V nominal. Consequently, it can be seen that
the external resistance R
SET
will determine the value of the
reference current I
TR
. The internal resistance R
3
is only
about 6kΩ, much less than R
SET
. All the internal timing
functions on the chip are referenced to I
TR
and have
excellent supply voltage rejection.
Comparator C2 on the input to the sample and hold block
(S/H) compares the leading and trailing edges of the sync
pulse with a threshold voltage V
R2
, which is referenced at a
FIGURE 12. STANDARD (NTSC INPUT) H. SYNC DETAIL
COMPOSITE SYNC OUTPUT, PIN 1
DEPENDS ON WIDTH OF INPUT SYNC AT 50% POINTS
V
CLAMP
INPUT
DYNAMIC
RANGE
0.5V TO 2V
BACK PORCH OUTPUT, PIN 5
V
SLICE
SYNC LEVEL
50%
t
CS
VIDEO
100 IRE
40 IRE
SYNC
t
BD
WHITE LEVEL
BLACK LEVEL
BLANKING LEVEL
t
B
SYNC TIP
COLOR BURST
40 IRE
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