A/v In?

[C B Felterbush]

lots of talk about the video out and such, but is the Pandora capable of video in? it would be nice to plug in a webcam, or use this little wonder machine as a portable DVR unit. Sort of like the Dish Network portable DVR units.

 

[Exophase]

Don't most (or perhaps all) webcams use USB? Typical computers don't have some kind of video in. If you want a TV tuner they make external USB ones, although I don't know if they're powered or not.

 

[squeakypants]

It definitely won't have Video-In, but it should support a USB adapter just fine.

 

[timofonic]

Why not? The SoC already supports it and externally that could be on the A/V port.

 

[squeakypants]

Why not? The SoC already supports it and externally that could be on the A/V port.

Really? I was unaware of that. Maybe the TV-out could also have TV-in plugs.

 

[C B Felterbush]

this thing has a lot of great video features. pip, is also a great thing. Multi picture out. and video in, I just was wondering if it was going to be available via the included adapter. or if it was something I could add to my docking station.

 

[timofonic]

Why not? The SoC already supports it and externally that could be on the A/V port.

Really? I was unaware of that. Maybe the TV-out could also have TV-in plugs.


QUOTE

Video Port (Configurable) 1 Dedicated Output,1 Dedicated Input


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# Camera Image Signal Processing (ISP)

* CCD and CMOS Imager Interface
* Memory Data Input
* RAW Data Interface
* BT.601/BT.656 Digital YCbCr 4:2:2 (8-/16-Bit) Interface
* A-Law compression and Decompression
* Preview Engine for Real-Time Image Processing
* Glueless Interface to Common Video Decoders
* Histogram Module/Auto-Exposure, Auto-White Balance, and Auto-Focus Engine
* Resize Engine
o Resize Images From 1/4x to 4x
o Separate horizontal/Vertical Control

# Display Subsystem

* Parallel Digital Output
o Up to 24-Bit RGB
o HD Maximum Resolution
o Supports Up to 2 LCD Panels
o Support for Remote Frame Buffer Interface (RFBI) LCD Panels
* 2 10-Bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) Supporting:
o Composite NTSC/PAL Video
o Luma/Chroma Separate Video (S-Video)
* Rotation 90-, 180-, and 270-degrees
* Resize Images From 1/4x to 8x
* Color Space Converter
* 8-bit Alpha Blending




http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/omap3530.html

 

[squeakypants]

So it will be in the Pandora? That's pretty kickass! You can use it like a DVR, but then watch what you record anywhere you go!

 

[Xmas]

QUOTE
# Display Subsystem

* Parallel Digital Output
o Up to 24-Bit RGB
o HD Maximum Resolution
o Supports Up to 2 LCD Panels
o Support for Remote Frame Buffer Interface (RFBI) LCD Panels
* 2 10-Bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) Supporting:
o Composite NTSC/PAL Video
o Luma/Chroma Separate Video (S-Video)
* Rotation 90-, 180-, and 270-degrees
* Resize Images From 1/4x to 8x
* Color Space Converter
* 8-bit Alpha Blending


That's the output part, not input.

 

[DXR_13KE]

i am imagining this as a recording device and salivating.........

 

[javaJake]

The TI website also talks about an IR port, but we aren't getting that. Neither are we getting the GPS support, bluetooth, etc. There's a lot of things this SoC can do, but the Pandora won't do.

See my sig.

 

[Squidge]

The TI website also talks about an IR port, but we aren't getting that. Neither are we getting the GPS support, bluetooth, etc. There's a lot of things this SoC can do, but the Pandora won't do.

See my sig.

The GPS and Bluetooth support in the OMAP is basically a uart to an external chip. One of the uarts is brought out to an expansion connector, so you could say in effect that you do get the support, but just not the function

IR is also pretty damn easy to do, and since you can remap the uart lines as gpio...

 

[squeakypants]

Ah, yes "Digital to Analog" doesn't mean "Analog to Digital" So what's with the "1 Dedicated Input"? Where's that quote from?