Hantro VC9000NanoE Multi-format Video Encoder
Hantro VC9000NanoE is a multi-format video encoder supporting H.264, VP8 and JPEG. It is the first HW IP encoder to support VP8 for Google’s WebM and WebRTC. Hantro VC9000NanoE was designed for battery operated devices using state-of-the-art power saving methods leading to unbeatable power consumption.
Hantro VC9000NanoE Block Diagram
Key Features
Effective Real-Time Communication tool set
- Temporal scalability (VP8)
- Simulcast (spatial scalability), multi-instance support
- Macroblock Coding Statistics
- Smart In-Frame Bit Allocation
- Two reference frames; previous and Golden (or H264 LTR)
- Intra Region/Slice/MB refresh
- Low latency
- Configurable P-frame support
High programmability: quality improvements by SW updates
Ultra-low CPU load: controllable even by 8051 or equivalent
Minimal power consumption: functional level clock gating and synthesis time clock gating
Extensive pre-processing functions: rotation, cropping, color conversion, scene change detection and video stabilization
H.264 interlaced encoding for DVR transcodingv
High latency resilience
Video resolution support up to 1080p60@550 MHz, still image up to 64 Mpix
Format Support
VP8 (WebM, WebP)
H.264 Baseline, Main and High, levels 1-5.1
MVC Stereo High
JPEG Baseline DCT (sequential)
Bus Interface Support
AMBA AHB, AXI, AMBA 3 APB
Target CPU
Any ARM or similar core (CPU load is extremely low