10/12-bit Extended & 8-bit Baseline JPEG Encoder with optional Constant Bitrate Motion JPEG Video Rate Control

Overview

The JPEG-E-X core from Alma Technologies is a standalone and high-performance 8-bit Baseline and 10/12-bit Extended JPEG encoder for still image and video compression applications. Full compliance with the Baseline and the Extended Sequential DCT modes of the ISO/IEC 10918-1 JPEG standard makes the JPEG-E-X core ideal for interoperable systems and devices. The produced JPEG streams can also conform to the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) requirements.

In addition to generating standalone Baseline or Extended JPEG streams, the encoder can also produce the (de-facto) standard video payload of many motion JPEG container formats. Furthermore, the bandwidth constrained applications can benefit from the optionally included constant bitrate video rate control block.

The core is designed with simple, fully flow-controllable and FIFO-like, streaming input and output interfaces. Being carefully designed, rigorously verified and silicon-proven, the JPEG-E-X is a reliable and easy-to-use and integrate IP.

Key Features

Complete, Compliant and Standalone Operation

8-bit Baseline and 12-bit Extended JPEG encoder with full ISO/IEC 10918-1 compliance
Up to 64K x 64K image resolution
1-4 image components, 8/10/12-bit per component
1, 2 and 4 horizontal and vertical sampling factors support
Single- and multi-scan support
Programmable Quantization Tables (up to four)
Programmable Huffman Tables (two DC, two AC)
Programmable Restart Markers insertion
Complete and standalone Baseline JPEG stream output with user controllable marker inclusion
CPU-less operation
Single clock cycle per sample encoding throughput

Extra Capabilities

Programmable Quality Factor (1 to 100) for easy Quantization Tables scaling
DICOM JPEG conformance
Motion JPEG payload encoding
Optional block-based maximum output size control with independent Luminance and Chrominance bit thresholds
Optional high-quality and accurate video rate control

Automatic Quality Factor adjustment per frame
Programmable nominal compressed frame size
Programmable bandwidth shaping output buffer size

Ease of Integration

Simple, microcontroller like, programming interface
High-speed, flow controllable, streaming I/O data interfaces

Simple and FIFO like
Avalon-ST compliant (ready latency 0)
AXI4-Stream compliant

Trouble-Free Technology Map and Implementation

Fully portable, self-contained RTL source code
Strictly positive edge triggered design
D-type only Flip-Flops
Fully synchronous operation
No special timing constraints required

No false paths
No multi-cycle paths

Block Diagram

Deliverables

Clear text VHDL or Verilog RTL source for ASIC designs, or pre-synthesized & verified Netlist for Altera, Lattice, Microsemi and Xilinx FPGA and SoC devices
Release Notes, Design Specification and Integration Manual documents
Bit Accurate Model (BAM) and test vector generation binaries, including sample scripts
Self checking testbench environment, including sample BAM generated test cases
Simulation and sample Synthesis (for ASICs) or Place & Route (for FPGAs) scripts

Technical Specifications

Maturity

Silicon Proven

Availability

NOW

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