DLPU102C December   2020  – July 2024

 

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  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Read This First
    1. 1.1 About This Guide
    2. 1.2 Related Documentation from Texas Instruments
    3. 1.3 If You Need Assistance
  4. 2DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM Overview
    1. 2.1 Welcome
    2. 2.2 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Evaluation Module (EVM) Hardware
    3. 2.3 EVM Board
    4. 2.4 Other Items Needed for Operation
    5. 2.5 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Connections
      1. 2.5.1 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 LED Enable and PWM Outputs
      2. 2.5.2 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Trigger Input and Output Voltage Selectors
    6. 2.6 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM Flex Cable
    7. 2.7 DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM and DMD EVM Assembly
  5. 3Quick Start
    1. 3.1 Power-up the DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM
    2. 3.2 Creating A Simple Pattern Sequence
  6. 4Operating the DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 EVM
    1. 4.1  DLP LightCrafter Dual DLPC900 Control Software
    2. 4.2  PC Software
    3. 4.3  System Common Controls
      1. 4.3.1 Operating Mode
      2. 4.3.2 Connected DMD Type
      3. 4.3.3 EVM Information
      4. 4.3.4 Status
    4. 4.4  System Settings
    5. 4.5  Video Mode
      1. 4.5.1 Video Support
    6. 4.6  Pattern Modes
      1. 4.6.1 Menu Bar
      2. 4.6.2 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Pattern On-The-Fly Mode
      3. 4.6.3 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Pre-Stored Pattern Mode
      4. 4.6.4 Reordering a Pattern Sequence using the Edit LUT Feature
        1. 4.6.4.1 Special Considerations for Input Triggers When Using the Edit LUT Feature
      5. 4.6.5 Creating a Pattern Sequence in Video Pattern Mode
      6. 4.6.6 Creating a Pattern Sequence With DMD Block Load
      7. 4.6.7 Pattern Settings
    7. 4.7  Batch Files
      1. 4.7.1 Execute Batch File
      2. 4.7.2 Creating and Saving Batch Files
        1. 4.7.2.1 Creating and Saving a Batch File Using the GUI
        2. 4.7.2.2 Creating a Batch File Using a Text Editor
      3. 4.7.3 Loading a Batch File
      4. 4.7.4 Adding a Batch File to the Firmware
    8. 4.8  Peripherals Panel
      1. 4.8.1 Peripherals Tab
      2. 4.8.2 Debug Tab
    9. 4.9  Firmware
      1. 4.9.1 Adding or Removing Patterns from the Firmware
        1. 4.9.1.1 Deleting Images
        2. 4.9.1.2 Adding Images
        3. 4.9.1.3 Adding Both Images and Batch Files
    10. 4.10 Reprogram Controller Board for a Different Supported DMD
    11. 4.11 Flash Device Parameters
    12. 4.12 JTAG Flash Programming
    13. 4.13 Programming an EDID
    14. 4.14 Intel (Altera) FPGA Programming
  7. 5Connectors
    1. 5.1  Input Trigger Connectors
    2. 5.2  Output Trigger Connectors
    3. 5.3  DLPC900 UART Headers
    4. 5.4  DLPC900 I2C Port 0
    5. 5.5  DLPC900 I2C Port 1
    6. 5.6  DLPC900 I2C Port 2
    7. 5.7  JTAG Boundary Scan
    8. 5.8  GPIO and PWM
    9. 5.9  Power
    10. 5.10 External Parallel Video Connector
  8. 6Power Supply Requirements
    1. 6.1 External Power Supply Requirements
  9. 7Safety
    1. 7.1 Caution Labels
  10. 8Revision History

4.6.4.1 Special Considerations for Input Triggers When Using the Edit LUT Feature

Input triggers have some special considerations when using the new Edit LUT Feature. As previously noted, Pattern 3 (Matt) has an input trigger associated. When a trigger is added to a pattern, the pattern preceding, Pattern 2 (Sue) in this case, has an all-black pattern loaded at the very end. While the sequence is waiting for the trigger, the sequence does not have a pattern displaying during the wait.  This attribute follows Pattern 2 during a reorder. In the example, the first entry (Pattern 2) in the new display order has a 105µs dark pattern at the end.  If Pattern 0 (Bob) is placed in front of Pattern 3 (Matt - the triggered pattern), then the last bit-pattern of Pattern 0 (Bob) continues to display in our new display order while waiting for the trigger in Pattern 3 (Matt).

The unwanted trigger behavior can be compensated for by one the following methods:

  • Method 1: Consider Pattern 2 and 3 (Sue and Matt) as a set that must always be moved together in the new display order. 
    • - Method 1 is the simplest, but the tradeoff is that these two patterns are not separable without the undesired trigger behavior described above.
  • Method 2: Add a 1-bit all-black pattern with the shortest duration allowed for most DMDs preceding the trigger pattern. See Minimum Exposure in Any Pattern Mode in the DLPC900 Programmer's Guide for details. Now, consider this pattern and the triggered pattern following as a set that must always be moved together. 
    • - Method 2 is more versatile, but the pattern set must always contain a triggered pattern.
  • Method 3: Add a 1-bit all-black pattern with the shortest duration allowed followed by a triggered 1-bit all-black pattern, and remove the trigger from the actual pattern of interest.  These two patterns are now a versatile trigger set that can be used repeatedly wherever a trigger is desired.  Note, that since the triggered pattern is black, even if the exposure integration begins with the triggered black pattern there is no light contributing to the exposure.     
    • - Method 3 is the most versatile since this standalone trigger set only has to be placed in the Pattern Index set (on the Pattern Mode page) once but can be used in many positions when defining a new display order.