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Niosll vga output

Altera_Forum
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Hi all,  

 

I am designing a Nios ll classic processor based SOC for DE2-115 , when i studied its .v (soc instantiation) file i noticed that vga controller out ports i.e  

 

output wire [7:0] vga_controller_ext_R, // .R 

output wire [7:0] vga_controller_ext_G, // .G 

output wire [7:0] vga_controller_ext_B // .B 

); 

 

are all 8-bit ???? this is wrong it should be 10-bit as per DE2-115 vga DACs . 

 

i used the Altera UP IPs for creating all components in Quartus prime ver 16.0 . 

 

And i dont see any option to change the width of RGB output on vga controller ??? 

 

Any one any idea whats wrong here ???  

 

Regards
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Altera_Forum
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Hi, 

 

Yes,ADV7123 is 10 Bits.And it can't be configured has 10 bit in present hardware. 

It is used as 8-bit,That is DAC two LSB pins of R,G & B are grounded which shifts DAC offset. 

Refer the schematic. 

 

If you want to have R,G & B lower width than 8-bit you can achieve it by making lower LSB to logic 0 in your logic. 

 

Let me know if this has helped resolve the issue you are facing or if you need any further assistance. 

 

Best Regards, 

Anand Raj Shankar 

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