This page provides detailed information related to Design Module 10 - Xilinx Low Latency (LLP2) PL DDR XV20 SDI Video Capture and Display
This module enables the capture of video from an SDI-Rx subsystem implemented in the PL. The video can be displayed through the SDI-Tx subsystem implemented in the PL. The module can stream-out and stream-in live captured video frames through an Ethernet interface at ultra-low latencies using Sync IP. This module supports multi-stream for XV20 pixel format. In this design, PL_DDR is used for decoding and PS_DDR for encoding so that DDR bandwidth would be enough to support high bandwidth VCU applications requiring simultaneous encoder and decoder operations and transcoding at 4k@60 FPS.
The VCU encoder and decoder operate in slice mode. An input frame is divided into multiple slices (8 or 16) horizontally. The encoder generates a slice_done interrupt at every end of the slice. Generated NAL unit data can be passed to a downstream element immediately without waiting for the frame_done interrupt. The VCU decoder also starts processing data as soon as one slice of data is ready in its circular buffer instead of waiting for complete frame data. The Sync IP does an AXI transaction-level tracking so that the producer and consumer can be synchronized at the granularity of AXI transactions instead of granularity at the video buffer level. Sync IP is responsible for synchronizing buffers between Capture DMA and VCU encoder as both works on the same buffer.
The capture element (FB write DMA) writes video buffers in raster-scan order. SyncIP monitors the buffer level while the capture element is writing into DRAM and allows the encoder to read input buffer data if the requested data is already written by DMA, otherwise it blocks the encoder until DMA completes its writes. On the decoder side, the VCU decoder writes decoded video buffer data into DRAM in block-raster scan order and displays reads data in raster-scan order. To avoid display under-run problems, the software ensures a phase difference of "~frame_period/2", so that decoder is ahead compared to display.
This design supports the following video interfaces:
Sources:
SDI-Rx capture pipeline implemented in the PL.
Stream-In from network or internet.
Sinks:
SDI-Tx display pipeline implemented in the PL.
VCU Codec:
Video Encode/Decode capability using VCU hard block in PL.
AVC/HEVC encoding
Encoder/decoder parameter configuration.
Video format:
XV20
Supported Resolution:
The table below provides the supported resolution from command line app only in this design.
Resolution | Command Line | |
Single Stream | Multi-stream | |
4Kp60 | √ | X |
4Kp30 | √ | X |
1080p60 | √ | X |
√ - Supported
X – Not supported
The below table gives information about the features supported in this design.
Pipeline | Input source | Format | Output Type | Resolution | VCU Codec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serial pipeline | SDI-Rx | XV20 | SDI-Tx | 4Kp60/4Kp30/1080p60 | HEVC/AVC |
Stream-Out pipeline | SDI-Rx | XV20 | Stream-Out | 4Kp60/4Kp30/1080p60 | HEVC/AVC |
Stream-In pipeline | Stream-In | XV20 | SDI-Tx | 4Kp60/4Kp30/1080p60 | HEVC/AVC |
The below figure shows the Xilinx Low-latency PL DDR SDI design hardware block diagram.
The below figure shows the Xilinx Low-latency PL DDR SDI design software block diagram.
Refer below link for Board Setup
The TRD package is released with the source code, Vivado project, Petalinux BSP, and SD card image that enables the user to run the demonstration. It also includes the binaries necessary to configure and boot the ZCU106 board. Prior to running the steps mentioned in this wiki page, download the TRD package and extract its contents to a directory referred to as TRD_HOME, which is the home directory.
Refer Section 4.1 : Download the TRD of Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC VCU TRD 2020.2 wiki page to download all TRD contents.
TRD package contents are placed in the following directory structure. The user needs to copy all the files from the $TRD_HOME/images/vcu_llp2_sdi_xv20 to FAT32 formatted SD card directory.
rdf0428-zcu106-vcu-trd-2020-2 ├── apu │ └── vcu_petalinux_bsp ├── images │ ├── vcu_10g │ ├── vcu_audio │ ├── vcu_hdr10_hdmi │ ├── vcu_llp2_hdmi_nv12 │ ├── vcu_llp2_hdmi_nv16 │ ├── vcu_llp2_hdmi_xv20 │ ├── vcu_llp2_sdi_xv20 │ ├── vcu_multistream_nv12 │ ├── vcu_pcie │ ├── vcu_quad_sensor │ └── vcu_sdi_xv20 ├── pcie_host_package │ ├── COPYING │ ├── include │ ├── LICENSE │ ├── readme.txt │ ├── RELEASE │ ├── tests │ ├── tools │ └── xdma ├── pl │ ├── constrs │ ├── designs │ ├── prebuild │ ├── README.md │ └── srcs └── README.txt |
TRD package contents specific to VCU Xilinx Low Latency PL DDR XV20 SDI design are placed in the following directory structure.
rdf0428-zcu106-vcu-trd-2020-2 ├── apu │ └── vcu_petalinux_bsp │ └── xilinx-vcu-zcu106-v2020.2-final.bsp ├── images │ ├── vcu_llp2_sdi_xv20 │ │ ├── autostart.sh │ │ ├── BOOT.BIN │ │ ├── boot.scr │ │ ├── config │ │ ├── image.ub │ │ ├── system.dtb │ │ └── vcu ├── pl │ ├── constrs │ ├── designs │ │ ├── zcu106_picxo_llp2_sdi │ ├── prebuild │ │ ├── zcu106_picxo_llp2_sdi │ └── srcs │ ├── hdl │ └── ip └── README.txt |
Configuration files (input.cfg) for various resolutions are placed in the following directory structure in /media/card.
As llp2 stream-in is not supported with vcu-gst-app, we have added sample shell scripts containing relevant GStreamer commands for all Stream-in use-cases. User can modify the scripts as per convenience, or can directly use GStreamer pipelines provided in this wiki page.
As llp2 stream-in is not supported with vcu-gst-app, we have added sample shell scripts containing relevant GStreamer commands for all Stream-in use-cases. User can modify the scripts as per convenience, or can directly use GStreamer pipelines provided in this wiki page.
config ├── 1080p60 │ ├── Display │ ├── Stream-in │ └── Stream-out ├── 4kp30 │ ├── Display │ ├── Stream-in │ └── Stream-out ├── 4kp60 │ ├── Display │ ├── Stream-in │ └── Stream-out └── input.cfg 12 directories, 1 file |
The vcu_gst_app is a command-line multi-threaded Linux application. The command-line application requires an input configuration file (input.cfg) to be provided in the plain text
Execution of the application is shown below:
$ vcu_gst_app <path to *.cfg file> |
Example:
4kp60 XV20 HEVC_25Mbps Display Pipeline execution.
$ vcu_gst_app /media/card/config/4kp60/Display/Single_4kp60_HEVC_25Mbps.cfg |
4kp60 XV20 HEVC_25Mbps low-delay-p Stream-out Pipeline execution.
$ vcu_gst_app /media/card/config/4kp60/Stream-out/Single_4kp60_HEVC_25Mbps.cfg |
4kp60 XV20 HEVC_HIGH Stream-in Pipeline execution
$ sh /media/card/config/4kp60/Stream-in/Single_4kp60_HEVC_25Mbps.sh |
Make sure SDI-Rx should be configured to 4kp60 mode.
Make sure SDI-Rx should be configured to 4kp60 mode.
To measure the latency of the pipeline, run the below command. The latency data is huge, so dump it to a file.
$ GST_DEBUG="GST_TRACER:7" GST_TRACERS="latency" GST_DEBUG_FILE=/run/latency.log vcu_gst_app /media/card/config/input.cfg |
Refer below link for detailed run flow steps
Refer below link for detailed build flow steps
For VCU related known issues please refer: PetaLinux 2020.2 - Product Update Release Notes and Known Issues
For VCU related known issues please refer AR# 66763: LogiCORE H.264/H.265 Video Codec Unit (VCU) - Release Notes and Known Issues and Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Video Codec Unit.
Design has a negative slack of WNS around -50 ps . However, it does not affect the functionality of the design in the long run also and will be fixed in next release.
For VCU related limitations please refer: PetaLinux 2020.2 - Product Update Release Notes and Known Issues and PG252
For VCU related known issues please refer AR# 66763: LogiCORE H.264/H.265 Video Codec Unit (VCU) - Release Notes and Known Issues and Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC Video Codec Unit.
Video streaming:
Video streaming use-case requires very stable bitrate graph for all pictures
It is good to avoid periodic large Intra pictures during the encoding session
Low-latency rate control (hardware RC) is the preferred control-rate for video streaming, it tries to maintain equal amount frame sizes for all pictures.
Good to avoid periodic Intra frames instead use low-delay-p (IPPPPP…)
VBR is not a preferred mode of streaming
Performance: AVC Encoder settings:
It is preferred to use 8 or higher slices for better AVC encoder performance
AVC standard does not support Tile mode processing which results in the processing of MB rows sequentially for entropy coding.
Quality: Low bitrate AVC encoding:
Enable profile=high and use qp-mode=auto for low-bitrate encoding use-cases
The high profile enables 8x8 transform which results In better video quality at low bitrate
The example configuration files are stored at /media/card/config/ folder.
Configuration Type | Configuration Name | Description | Available Options |
|---|---|---|---|
Common | Common Configuration | It is the starting point of common configuration | |
Num of Input | Number of input | 1 | |
Output | Select the video interface. | SDI | |
Out Type | Type of output | display, stream | |
Display Rate | Pipeline frame rate | 30, 60 | |
Exit | It indicates to the application that the configuration is over | ||
Input | Input Configuration | It is the starting point of the input configuration | |
Input Num | Starting Nth input configuration | 1 | |
Input Type | Input source type | SDI, Stream | |
Width | The width of the live source | 3840,1920 | |
Height | The height of the live source | 2160, 1080 | |
Format | The format of input data | XV20 | |
Enable LLP2 | To enable LLP2 use-case | True | |
Exit | It indicates to the application that the configuration is over | ||
Encoder | Encoder Configuration | It is the starting point of encoder configuration | |
Encoder Num | Starting Nth encoder configuration | 1 | |
Encoder Name | Name of the encoder | AVC, HEVC | |
Profile | Name of the profile | high for AVC and main for HEVC. | |
Rate Control | Rate control options | low-latency. | |
Filler Data | Filler Data NAL units for CBR rate control | False | |
QP | QP control mode used by the VCU encoder | Uniform, Auto | |
L2 Cache | Enable or Disable L2Cache buffer in encoding process. | True, False | |
Latency Mode | Encoder latency mode. | sub_frame | |
Low Bandwidth | If enabled, decrease the vertical search range used for P-frame motion estimation to reduce the bandwidth. | True, False | |
Gop Mode | Group of Pictures mode. | Basic, low_delay_p, low_delay_b | |
Bitrate | Target bitrate in Kbps | 1-25000 | |
B Frames | Number of B-frames between two consecutive P-frames | 0 | |
Slice | The number of slices produced for each frame. Each slice contains one or more complete macroblock/CTU row(s). Slices are distributed over the frame as regularly as possible. If slice-size is defined as well more slices may be produced to fit the slice-size requirement. The recommended slice value is 8 for LLP2 use-case. The recommended slice value is 8 for LLP2 use-case. |
| |
GoP Length | The distance between two consecutive I frames | 1-1000 | |
GDR Mode | It specifies which Gradual Decoder Refresh(GDR) scheme should be used when GDR mode is currently supported with LLP1/LLP2 low-delay-p use-cases only GDR mode is currently supported with LLP1/LLP2 low-delay-p use-cases only | Horizontal/Vertical/Disabled | |
Entropy Mode | It specifies the entropy mode for H.264 (AVC) encoding process | CAVLC/CABAC/Default | |
Max Picture Size | It is used to curtail instantaneous peak in the bit-stream using this parameter. It works in CBR/VBR rate-control only. When it is enabled, | TRUE/FALSE | |
Preset | Encoder configuration Preset | Custom | |
Exit | It indicates to the application that the configuration is over | ||
Streaming | Streaming Configuration | It is the starting point of streaming configuration. | |
Streaming Num | Starting Nth Streaming configuration | 1 | |
Host IP | The host to send the packets to | 192.168.25.89 or Windows PC IP | |
Port | The port to send the packets to. | 5004, 5008, 5012, 5016 | |
Exit | It indicates to the application that the configuration is over. | ||
Trace | Trace Configuration | It is the starting point of trace configuration. | |
FPS Info | To display fps info on the console. | True, False | |
APM Info | To display APM counter number on the console. | True, False | |
Pipeline Info | To display pipeline info on console. | True, False | |
Exit | It indicates to the application that the configuration is over. |
This section covers configuration of SDI-Rx using media-ctl utility and SDI-Tx using modetestutility, along with demonstrating SDI-Rx/Tx link-up issue and steps to switch resolution. It also contains sample Gstreamer SDI XV20 Xilinx’s Ultra Low-Latency and Video pipelines for Display, Stream-In and Stream-Out use-cases.
Run the below command to check the SDI link status, resolution, video node and output format of the SDI input source. Run the below command for all media nodes to print media device topology where mediaX represents different media nodes. In the topology, log look for the v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss string to identify the SDI input source media node. The media-ctl command generated as part of petalinux bsp will support all the vcu supported formats like NV12, NV16, XV15 and XV20.
$ media-ctl -p -d /dev/mediaX |
Check resolution and frame-rate of dv.detect under v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss node.
Check resolution and frame-rate of dv.detect under v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss node.
When HDMI source is connected to 4Kp60 resolution, it shows as below:
root@zcu106_vcu_picxo_llp2_sdi:/media/card# media-ctl -p -d /dev/media0 -----> media node for SDI input source
Media controller API version 5.4.0
Media device information
------------------------
driver xilinx-video
model Xilinx Video Composite Device
serial
bus info
hw revision 0x0
driver version 5.4.0
Device topology
- entity 1: vcap_sdirxsdi_rx_input_v_smpte_ (1 pad, 1 link)
type Node subtype V4L flags 0
device node name /dev/video0 -----> Video node for SDI input source
pad0: Sink
<- "a0030000.v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss":0 [ENABLED]
- entity 5: a0030000.v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss (1 pad, 1 link)
type V4L2 subdev subtype Unknown flags 0
device node name /dev/v4l-subdev0
pad0: Source
[fmt:UYVY10_1X20/3840x2160@1000/60000 field:none colorspace:rec709 xfer:709 ycbcr:bt2020 quantization:lim-range]
[dv.detect:BT.656/1120 3840x2160p60 (4400x2250) stds:CEA-861 flags:can-reduce-fps,CE-video,has-cea861-vic] ---> SDI-Rx link up
-> "vcap_sdirxsdi_rx_input_v_smpte_":0 [ENABLED] |
When the SDI source is not connected, it shows:
root@zcu106_vcu_picxo_llp2_sdi:/media/card# media-ctl -p -d /dev/media0 -----> media node for SDI input source
Media controller API version 5.4.0
Media device information
------------------------
driver xilinx-video
model Xilinx Video Composite Device
serial
bus info
hw revision 0x0
driver version 5.4.0
Device topology
- entity 1: vcap_sdirxsdi_rx_input_v_smpte_ (1 pad, 1 link)
type Node subtype V4L flags 0
device node name /dev/video0
pad0: Sink
<- "a0030000.v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss":0 [ENABLED]
- entity 5: a0030000.v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss (1 pad, 1 link)
type V4L2 subdev subtype Unknown flags 0
device node name /dev/v4l-subdev0
pad0: Source
[dv.query:no-lock]
-> "vcap_sdirxsdi_rx_input_v_smpte_":0 [ENABLED] ----> link is not detected |
Here dv.query:no-lock under v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss node shows SDI-Rx source is not connected or SDI-Rx source is not active (Try waking up the device by pressing a key on remote).
Here dv.query:no-lock under v_smpte_uhdsdi_rx_ss node shows SDI-Rx source is not connected or SDI-Rx source is not active (Try waking up the device by pressing a key on remote).
Modetest commands:
Modetest command for 4Kp60 Display
$ modetest -M xlnx -s 35:3840x2160-60@XV20 -w 35:sdi_mode:5 -w 35:sdi_data_stream:8 -w 35:is_frac:0 |
Modetest command for 4Kp30 Display
$ modetest -M xlnx -s 35:3840x2160-30@XV20 -w 35:sdi_mode:4 -w 35:sdi_data_stream:8 -w 35:is_frac:0 |
Modetest command for 1080p60 Display
$ modetest -M xlnx -s 35:1920x1080-60@XV20 -w 35:sdi_mode:2 -w 35:sdi_data_stream:2 -w 35:is_frac:0 |
Follow the below steps to switch the SDI-Rx resolution from 1080p60 to 4Kp60.
Check current SDI Input Source Resolution (1080p60) by following the above-mentioned steps.
Run vcu_gst_app for current SDI resolution (1080p60) by executing the following command.
$ vcu_gst_app /media/card/config/input.cfg |
Below configurations needs to be set in input.cfg for SDI-1080p60.
Common Configuration : START Num Of Input : 1 Output : SDI Out Type : Display Frame Rate : 60 Exit Input Configuration : START Input Num : 1 Input Type : SDI Raw : TRUE Width : 1920 Height : 1080 Format : XV20 Enable LLP2 : FALSE Exit |
Change Resolution of SDI Input Source from 1080p60 to 4Kp60 by following below steps.
Set the SDI source resolution to 4Kp60 (Homepage → Settings → Display & Sound → Resolution → change to 4Kp60).
Save the configuration to take place the change.
Verify the desired SDI Input Source Resolution (4Kp60) by following the above-mentioned steps.
The table below lists the parameters of the pixel format.
After booting you need to run the modetest command(mandatory) for respective resolution you want to validate.
After booting you need to run the modetest command(mandatory) for respective resolution you want to validate.
Pixel Format | GStreamer Format | Media Bus Format | GStreamer HEVC Profile | GStreamer AVC Profile | Kmssink Plane-id |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
XV20 | NV16_10LE32 | UYVY10_1X20 | main-422-10 | high-4:2:2 | 32 |
Video0 in the each below gst-launch pipelines indicates a video node for the input source.
Video0 in the each below gst-launch pipelines indicates a video node for the input source.
Run the following gst-launch-1.0 command to Display XV20 video on SDI-Tx using low-latency(LLP1) GStreamer Serial pipeline (capture → encode → decode → display).
$ gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src io-mode=4 device=/dev/video0 ! video/x-raw, width=3840, height=2160, format=NV16_10LE32, framerate=60/1 ! omxh265enc num-slices=8 control-rate=low-latency gop-mode=low-delay-p target-bitrate=25000 cpb-size=500 gdr-mode=horizontal initial-delay=250 periodicity-idr=240 filler-data=0 prefetch-buffer=true ! video/x-h265, alignment=nal ! queue max-size-buffers=0 ! omxh265dec low-latency=1 ! video/x-raw ! queue max-size-bytes=0 ! fpsdisplaysink name=fpssink text-overlay=false video-sink="kmssink driver-name=xlnx max-lateness=5000000 show-preroll-frame=false sync=true" sync=true -v |
Run the following gst-launch-1.0 command to Display XV20 video on SDI-Tx using Xilinx’s ultra Low-Latency(LLP2) GStreamer Serial pipeline.
$ gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src io-mode=4 device=/dev/video0 ! video/x-raw\(memory:XLNXLL\), width=3840, height=2160, format=NV16_10LE32, framerate=60/1 ! omxh265enc num-slices=8 control-rate=low-latency gop-mode=low-delay-p target-bitrate=25000 cpb-size=500 gdr-mode=horizontal initial-delay=250 periodicity-idr=240 filler-data=0 prefetch-buffer=true ! video/x-h265, alignment=nal ! queue max-size-buffers=0 ! omxh265dec low-latency=1 ! video/x-raw\(memory:XLNXLL\) ! queue max-size-bytes=0 ! fpsdisplaysink name=fpssink text-overlay=false video-sink="kmssink driver-name=xlnx max-lateness=5000000 show-preroll-frame=false sync=true" sync=true -v |
Run the following gst-launch-1.0 command to Stream-out XV20 video using low-latency(LLP1) GStreamer pipeline. where, 192.168.25.89 is host/client IP address and 5004 is port number.
$ gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src io-mode=4 device=/dev/video0 ! video/x-raw, width=3840, height=2160, format=NV16_10LE32, framerate=60/1 ! omxh265enc num-slices=8 periodicity-idr=240 cpb-size=500 gdr-mode=horizontal initial-delay=250 control-rate=low-latency prefetch-buffer=true target-bitrate=25000 gop-mode=low-delay-p ! video/x-h265, alignment=nal ! rtph265pay ! udpsink host=192.168.25.89 port=5004 buffer-size=60000000 max-bitrate=120000000 max-lateness=-1 qos-dscp=60 async=false |
Run the following gst-launch-1.0 command to display XV20 Stream-in video on SDI-Tx using low-latency(LLP1) GStreamer pipeline. where, 5004 is port number.
$ gst-launch-1.0 udpsrc port=5004 buffer-size=60000000 caps="application/x-rtp, media=video, clock-rate=90000, payload=96, encoding-name=H265" ! rtpjitterbuffer latency=7 ! rtph265depay ! h265parse ! video/x-h265, alignment=nal ! omxh265dec low-latency=1 ! video/x-raw ! queue max-size-bytes=0 ! fpsdisplaysink name=fpssink text-overlay=false video-sink="kmssink driver-name=xlnx" sync=true -v |
Run the following gst-launch-1.0 command to Stream-out XV20 video using Xilinx’s ultra low-latency(LLP2) GStreamer pipeline. where 192.168.25.89 is host/client IP address and 5004 is port number.
$ gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src io-mode=4 device=/dev/video0 ! video/x-raw\(memory:XLNXLL\), width=3840, height=2160, format=NV16_10LE32, framerate=60/1 ! omxh265enc num-slices=8 periodicity-idr=240 cpb-size=500 gdr-mode=horizontal initial-delay=250 control-rate=low-latency prefetch-buffer=true target-bitrate=25000 gop-mode=low-delay-p ! video/x-h265, alignment=nal ! rtph265pay ! udpsink host=192.168.25.89 port=5004 buffer-size=60000000 max-bitrate=120000000 max-lateness=-1 qos-dscp=60 async=false |
Run the following gst-launch-1.0 command to display XV20 Stream-in video on SDI-Tx using Xilinx’s ultra low-latency(LLP2) GStreamer pipeline. where, 5004 is port number.
$ gst-launch-1.0 udpsrc port=5004 buffer-size=60000000 caps="application/x-rtp, media=video, clock-rate=90000, payload=96, encoding-name=H265" ! rtpjitterbuffer latency=7 ! rtph265depay ! h265parse ! video/x-h265, alignment=nal ! omxh265dec low-latency=1 ! video/x-raw\(memory:XLNXLL\) ! queue max-size-bytes=0 ! fpsdisplaysink name=fpssink text-overlay=false video-sink="kmssink driver-name=xlnx" sync=true -v |