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DLP3010: latency

Part Number: DLP3010
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: DLPC3433,

we see that there is one frame latency for the controller IC DLPC3433, that is 16.6 ms for 60Hz frame rate.

what about the DLP3010 ? what's the latency for the time:

between DLPC3433 starts sending the first pixel data of one frame

and DLP3010 completes displaying the last pixel ?

  • Hello Kai,

    Allow me to look into this a bit. However, I believe there is no fixed latency and the DMD essentially displays the information as soon as it's received. 

    Thanks,

    Kyle

  • Hello Kai,

    After looking into this I have the following information. As soon as the controller (with its one frame latency) begins sending video data to the DMD it will be displayed within a few hundred microseconds. However, since the DMD displays data time sequentially (i.e. different biplanes are shown during the duration of the frame being displayed), the DMD will continue receiving and displaying data from the frame throughout the frame duration.

    Therefore, while the data begins being displayed with nearly no delay, taking into account the time sequential display, the latency could be considered about half a frame (for our standard display sequences). 

    Thanks,
    Kyle

  • Hello Kyle

    thanks for your explanation, I want to ask about  different conditions.

    if the frame rate is 60hz and the colour rate is 60hz, the bitplanes are shown within 5.55ms for each colour. it takes 16.6 ms to display 3 colours.

    if the frame rate is 60hz and the colour rate is 120hz, the biplanes are shown within 2.77ms for each colour. it takes 8.3 ms to display 3 colours.

    So it is thought this latency might be decreased by boosting the  colour rate.

    is that right ?

    Kai

  • Hello Kai,

    The duty cycle of each color is generally not uniform (usually green is ~45%, red ~40%, and blue ~15%). Additionally, you will not generally have multiple color cycles per frame. Therefore, your first description of the color rate matching the frame rate generally doesn't occur. Your second description is more accurate. However, the color rate (in other words number of color cycles per frame) is optimized by our sequences to be as high as possible.

    Thanks,

    Kyle

  • Hello Kyle

    Based on the second description, the color rate is 120Hz with 2 color cycles per frame. One color cycle is 8.33 ms (green 3.75ms, red 3.33 ms, blue  1.25 ms).  All the frame data ( bit planes planes) have been shown on the DMD within this 8.33 ms. 

    Is it correct to say that the latency is 8.33 ms?

    if the color rate is 240Hz, one color cycle could be 4.17 ms.  so that this latency decreases. right ?

    Thanks

    Kai

  • Hello Kai,

    The above numbers were just given as a typical example. The exact duty cycles and number of color cycles will vary. Additionally, less color cycles may be used as frame rate increases. We try to optimize these sequences depending on the application and use case. Unfortunately I am unable to give an exact latency answer due to all of these variables. 

    If you are able to describe the concern and use case perhaps I could provide some suggestions.

    Thanks,
    Kyle

  • Hi  Kyle

    1. 

    we are using 240Hz (4 color  cycles per frame) . That is |RGB|RGB|RGB|RGB| in 16.6 ms ( one color cycle for 4.15ms).

    The image data is 24-bit RGB.  So each color time is divided into 8 bit-planes(8 Red bit-planes, 8 Green bit-planes, 8 Blue bit planes) . right?

    The time of 8 bit-planes of one color is shown in one color cycle |RGB| . right?  That means 4 times of 8 bit-planes are shown in one frame.

    2.

    what is the  format of the frame buffer ?

    If the image data is R(1000 0000) G (1100 0000) B (1110 0000) for all pixels.

    The bit data transmitted by sub-LVDS is 1280*720  of 1->0->0->0->0->0->0->0  -> 1 -> 1-> 0-> 0 -> 0 ->0 ->0 ->0  ->1 ->1 ->1 ->0  ->0 ->0 ->0 ->0.

    All these bit data will be used in one color cycle. right ?

    Kai

  • Hello Kai,

    1. I'm surprised you are able to get 4 color cycles per frame for each color at 240 Hz. In either case the 24-bit input bitplanes are not linearly mapped to 24-bit output colors on the DMD. Additional processing may be done to use even more bitplanes.

    2. The controller will handle the processing of the video data and format it into a specific format for the DMD. We do not share the specific operation of the subLVDS bus.

    Thanks,

    Kyle

  • Hi Kyle

    what's the highest color cycles per frame for DLPC3433+DLP3010 ?

    Thank you.

    Kai

  • Hi Kai,

    It would depend on the frame rate and minimum duty cycle desired. Please feel free to reach out to me via email for more detailed information.

    Thanks,

    Kyle