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From:   Maxime Ripard <maxime@cerno.tech>
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On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:51:55AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 9:54 AM Maxime Ripard <maxime@cerno.tech> wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 05:00:38PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 3:26 PM Maxime Ripard <maxime@cerno.tech> wro=
te:
> > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 03:18:58PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 6:35 PM Maxime Ripard <maxime@cerno.tech>=
 wrote:
> > > > > > Multiple drivers (meson, vc4) define the analog TV 525-lines an=
d 625-lines
> > > > > > modes in the drivers.
> > > > >
> > > > > Nit: strictly speaking these are not analog modes, but the digital
> > > > > variants (ITU-R BT.656 and DVD-Video D1) of NTSC and PAL, using a
> > > > > 13.5 MHz sampling frequency for pixels.
> > > > >
> > > > > In analog modes, the only discrete values are the number of lines=
, and
> > > > > the frame/field rate (fixing the horizontal sync rate when combin=
ed).
> > > > >
> > > > > The number of (in)visible pixels per line depends on the available
> > > > > bandwidth.  In a digital variant (which is anything generated by a
> > > > > digital computer system), the latter depends on the pixel clock, =
which
> > > > > can wildly differ from the 13.5 MHz used in the BT.656 standard. =
(e.g.
> > > > > Amiga uses 7.09/14.19/28.38 MHz (PAL) or 7.16/14.32/28.64 MHz (NT=
SC)).
> > > > >
> > > > > So I think we probably need some way to generate a PAL/NTSC-compa=
tible
> > > > > mode based not only on resolution, but also on pixel clock.
> > > >
> > > > This would also fix the comments made by Jani and Thomas, so I quite
> > > > like the idea of it.
> > > >
> > > > I'm struggling a bit to find how would could implement this though.
> > > >
> > > > From what you were saying, I guess the prototype would be something=
 like
> > > >
> > > > struct drm_display_mode *drm_create_analog_mode(unsigned int pixel_=
clock,
> > > >                                                 unsigned int lines,
> > > >                                                 unsigned int frame_=
rate)
> > > >
> > > > But I have zero idea on what the implementation would be. Do you ha=
ve
> > > > some resources for this you could point me to?
> > >
> > > Horizontally, I think you should calculate left/right margins and
> > > hsync length to yield timings that match those for the BT.656 PAL/NTSC
> > > modes.  I.e. when a 640x512 mode with a pixel clock of 14 MHz is
> > > requested, you want to calculate left', right', and hslen' for
> > >
> > > | <---- left' ---> | <- 640 pixels -> | <---- right' ---> | <--- hsle=
n' --> |
> > >                         @ 14 MHz
> > >
> > > so they match the timings for left, right, and hslen for
> > >
> > > | <--- left ---> | <--- 720 pixels ---> | <--- right ---> | <--- hsle=
n ---> |
> > >                         @ 13.5 MHz
> > >
> > > As 640 pixels @ 14 MHz are less wide than 720 pixels @ 13.5 MHz,
> > > you want to make sure to align the center of the visible part.
> >
> > So I guess in that example if we want to center it, left =3D=3D right a=
nd
> > left' =3D=3D right'? What about the sync length?
>=20
> No, left and right are asymmetrical, cfr. front and back porch in
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL#PAL_signal_details
> I.e. if the pixel part is reduced, both the left and right margins
> should be increased by the same amount.
>=20
> From the table linked above, hslen should be ca. 4.7=B5s (fixed).

each pixel taking 1 / pixel_clock seconds (assuming pixel_clock is in
Hz), and thus hslen (in pixels) =3D 4.7 * 10 ^ -6 * pixel_clk, right?

> > > Vertically, it's simpler, as the number of lines is discrete.
> > > You do have to take into account interlace and doublescan, and
> > > progressive modes with 262/312 lines.
> >
> > So we only have to deal with 525 and 625 lines total (without taking
> > interlace and doublescan into account), right?
>=20
> Yes.
>=20
> > I guess we still have the same question, we probably want to center it,
> > so top =3D=3D bottom, but what about the vsync length?
>=20
> Unfortunately that table does not mention top and bottom margins.
> But according to drivers/video/fbdev/amifb.c (see the "Broadcast
> video timings" comment block and the definitions of the "ntsc-lace"
> and "pal-lace" video modes), they are asymmetrical, too.
>=20
> Vsync length is 0.576ms, so that's 9 scan lines (I guess I didn't
> have that info when I wrote amifb, as I used 4 lines there).

Thanks, that's some great info already.

It's mentioned though that the settings for NTSC are "straightforward",
but it's definitely not for me :)

I've looked around and it looks like the entire blanking area is
supposed to be 40 pixels in interlaced, but I couldn't find anywhere how
it's supposed to be split between the upper and lower margins and the
sync period.

Thanks!
Maxime

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