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Sub Low Voltage Signalling Embedded Clock

Sub Low Voltage Signalling Embedded Clock


Sub Low Voltage Signaling Embedded Clock (SLVS-EC) is a standard created by Sony, and adopted by Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA).




It embeds the clock in the pair of wires. Licensed IP for SLVS-EC is prov­ided by Xilinx, Altera, Lattice, Gowin, Microchip, OS Corporation (for Efinix) Macnica, FramOS, Mpression, Macnica, Todraw, CIS Corporation, and Gazogiken. The receiver protocol is available for free, but the transmisison protocol needs to be licensed from Sony. Obviously they do not want to support competing camera vendors. You can read more about the SLVS-EC protocol here and here . It may be possible to write an Open Source version of SLVS-EC for the GateMate SerDes.

SLVS-EC Licensing Terms.    View      

Client licenses are free. Camera vendors have to pay $10,000 per year.


Implementing an SLVS Receiver.    View      

A good overview of what one needs to do.



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