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Offline Zac67

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Re: Genlock circuit plan / schematics urgently needed
« on: November 05, 2008, 08:11:43 PM »
Got no schematics, but maybe this also helps:

Essentially you activate _XLCKEN and feed the external sync (extracted from composite) into _XCLK - this synchronizes the Amiga's output to your external source. Adding a PLL will make your Amiga survive a dis/reconnect of the external sync source (it won't break but it'll crash otherwise).

Then you use the _PIXELSW signal to switch between the external composite and the Amiga's (depending on the model you may have to generate that first). _PIXELSW is active when the background palette color 0 is output.

Alternatively you can use any color code from RGBI and/or analogue comparators to generate color keying, depending on what you're after.

I don't know if a 4066 bilateral switch is fast enough for video applications, but you need something like that with a switching rate of ~15 MHz.
 

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Re: Genlock circuit plan / schematics urgently needed
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 09:21:27 PM »
Sure you could also feed in a 3rd signal - but as you've noticed it'll need to be synchronized to the rest...

If the source can't be synchronized by itself you'll have to get an external frame synchronizer.