CODEC FPGA IP Cores

H.265 4K Video Encoder IP Core
(H.265 4K Video/Audio Encoder IP Core)

The H.265 4K Video Encoder IP Core is a new high-performance engine from SOC. It uses SOC's all-hardware architecture and efficient design methodology to offer superior performance.

Specifications

Standard

H.265/HEVC (ISO/IEC 23008-2 MPEG-H Part 2)

Profile

Main

Resolution/FPS

Up to 3084 x 2160 at 60p fps

Frame Types

I,P

Chroma

4:2:0

Precision

8-bit

Output Format

Elementary Stream (ES)
Transport Stream (TS)

Latency

0.25 ms

Bit Rate

Variable Bitrate (VBR)
Constant Bitrate (CBR)
Constant-QP (CQP)
Avg. 20Mbps (4K @60p) with very good picture quality.
Min. 7Mbps (4K @60p)

FPGA Resources

Xilinx

LUTs	180,000
Block RAM	10Mb
DSPs	450

Intel

ALMs	120,000
Block RAM	7Mb
DSPs	450

Note

Resource values are for 30fps. Double the resource values for 60fps.

Product Table

Code	Video/Audio	Precision	Framerate
EC-VA-H265-8b-30-1080-IP	Video+Audio	8 bits per pixel	up to 30fps
EC-V-H265-8b-30-1080-IP	Video Only	8 bits per pixel	up to 30fps
EC-VA-H265-10b-30-1080-IP	Video+Audio	Up to 10 bits per pixel	up to 30fps
EC-V-H265-10b-30-1080-IP	Video Only	Up to 10 bits per pixel	up to 30fps
EC-VA-H265-8b-60-1080-IP	Video+Audio	8 bits per pixel	up to 60fps
EC-V-H265-8b-60-1080-IP	Video Only	8 bits per pixel	up to 60fps
EC-VA-H265-10b-60-1080-IP	Video+Audio	Up to 10 bits per pixel	up to 60fps
EC-V-H265-10b-60-1080-IP	Video Only	Up to 10 bits per pixel	up to 60fps

Deliverables

IP Core as an FPGA-targeted Netlist
Core instantiation reference design
Integration Guide, API Register Guide

Product Evaluation Kits

The H.265 4K Video Encoder IP Core can be evaluated on SOC's Evaluation Kits. Evaluation kits include a carrier-board with all the ports and extensions needed for most video-based applications. The module and carrier board firmware are reconfigurable, and we can license board files if needed.

Begin the evaluation process by any of these methods:

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