Reply To: OSSC Pro : UI suggestions

[Hojo_Norem]

Just a small update – Discovered that the advanced timing menus (at least for the scaler) maintain separate states for different video formats.  This means that a single profile can store manually zoomed settings for 50Hz (interlace and prog stored separately) and unzoomed for 60Hz.  Tested this with my modded PS1.

I’ve taken a look at the source code and if I can manage to get a toolchain setup (looks like it’ll be a Linux VM) then I might have a crack at adding the profile shortcut.  These one part I need a little clarification on:

NOTE: If you want to generate distributable bitstream and do not have Intel VIP license, disable alt_vip_* modules in Qsys before platform generation and comment out `define VIP at the top of rtl/ossc_pro.v. 

I’m assuming that is relation the the de-interlacer.  Does it mean that I can compile regardless of having the licence and it’s a (not)simple case of copyright violation if I distribute the binary (not that I would in that case) or is it a case that the licence is also a physical signed file and Quartus will stonewall me with a “Give Intel some money to continue” error?

 

Oh, one last thing, what RC protocol does the OSSC use?  I want to build a device to extend the OSSC’s front panel controls (daily driver functions like profile shortcuts, input select, etc) and rather than ask for a UART I could dangle a IR diode in front of the OSSC’s sensor.