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Requirements for a software API to cover automotive video applications Martin Miller Corporate Overview l Leading provider of: High-performance microcontrollers, digital signal controllers and microprocessors Mixed-signal, analog,


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Requirements for a software API to cover automotive video applications

Martin Miller

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Corporate Overview

l Leading provider of:

  • High-performance microcontrollers, digital signal controllers and

microprocessors

  • Mixed-signal, analog, interface and security solutions
  • Clock and timing solutions
  • Wireless and wired connectivity solutions
  • Non-volatile EEPROM and Flash memory solutions
  • Flash IP solutions

l ~ $3.5 billion revenue run rate l ~13,000 employees l Headquartered near Phoenix in Chandler, AZ

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Video in Automotive

l Head-unit l Cluster / HUD l ADAS ECU l Rear-seat entertainment Smart antenna

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Infotainment Apps

l Watching TV l Navigation on all displays l Playing movies l Integration of mobile devices

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Camera Apps

l Rear-view camera l Top-view l Passenger observation l Position detection l Digital mirror l Park assistant l Break assistant l Drive assistant l Autonomous driving

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Formats

l Uncompressed

l Bayer RGB l YUV l RGB l …

l Compressed

l MJPEG l H.264 l H.265 l …

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Clock Domains

l Multiple clocks in the system

l Tuner, LTE modem, mobile device, …

l Synchronization

l Sources

l Multiple cameras stitched together to one top-

view image

l Stereo-camera to measure obstacle distance l …

l Sinks

l Multiple displays showing the same stream l Video synchronized to cabin sound l …

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Safety Aspects

l Pack all data for transmission

l Clocking l Presentation time l CRCs l …

l Do not show old pictures in safety critical

applications

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Legal/Commercial Aspects

l Support country-specific solutions

l DVB-T l ATSC l ISDB l DTMB l …

l Use as few codecs as possible in each device to

keep license cost low

l Support content protection

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Content Protection

Content-owner required to protect their streams when transmitted inside car Consider also new streaming services

Medium Consortium Scheme DVD DTLA(5C) DTCP Blu-Ray DTLA(5C) / DCP DTCP / HDCP DVB-X, … CI+ DTCP / HDCP Miracast DCP HDCP

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Organizational Aspects

l Different groups provide different content

parts

l Only one department is responsible for final

front end

Tuner Department Navi Department GUI Department

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Programming Aspects

l Support different languages like C, C++,

Java, HTML5, Qt, …

l Small footprint to support small

embedded systems

l No, or only little, dependencies l During runtime independent from state

machines

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Example: Display Rear-View Camera

Render GUI App Rear-View App Decode Demux Receive Framework App1 App 2 Framework Process Function

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Example: Watching TV

Antenna

  • Receive
  • Demux
  • Decode
  • Overlay
  • Encode
  • Multiplex
  • Send

Rear-seat

  • Receive
  • Demux
  • Decode
  • Embed in GUI
  • Render

Head-unit

  • Receive
  • Demux
  • Decode
  • Embed in GUI
  • Render
  • Send PCM

Amplifier

  • Receive
  • Mix
  • Render
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Functionalities

l Source

l File l cdev l Capture l Socket l Pipe l Shared mem l …

l Convert

l De-/multiplex l Decode l Encode l En-/decrypt l Fork l Re-timer l Overlay l …

l Sink

l Render l File l cdev l Socket l Pipe l Shared mem l …

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Data Container

l TS Packet l Timestamps

l PTS l PCR

l PES Packet

l H.264 l MJPEG l ... l MP3 l AC3 l DTS

l Raw

l RGB l YUV l … l PCM l PDM l …

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Already Available Functionalities

l GStreamer l OpenMax l libva l Ffmpeg™ l Unfortunately none covers all

requirements listed before

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Framework Prototype Already Available

l Microchip developed major parts of a

framework for networked video applications

l Rear-view camera l Head-unit delivering navigation picture l Cluster display device l Rear-seat-entertainment l Cruise recorder

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Example: Display

l Receive a TS from a cdev l Recover time (PCR) l Peel off transport layer to get elementary stream l Decode video l Render according to PCR SrcCdevTs FltTs2Es FltH264De codeYuv SnkPcrSystemTime FltForkTs SnkRender Application: Create, connect and initialize objects Select file Select PID Set window position

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SrcMultiplexerTs SrcProgramTs

Example: Camera

l Capture camera picture l Encode to H.264 l Multiplex into a transport stream l Send to network

SrcCapture FltEs2Ts SnkCdev FltEncode Application: Create, connect and initialize objects Set parameters

  • Width
  • Height
  • Framerate

Select PIDs Set file name

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Example: Video-On-Demand

Streamer SrcMultiplexerTs Terminal SrcProgramTs FltEs2Ts SnkCdev FltEs2Ts SrcFileTs FltReTimer FltFork FltTs2Es FltTs2Es Terminal SrcProgramTs FltEs2Ts FltEs2Ts SrcFileTs FltReTimer FltFork FltTs2Es FltTs2Es

Application: Create terminal, select & position in files

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Questions?

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Thanks!