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Title AnIntroductiontoNeurosOSDMultimediaPlatform
Version ReleaseDate 1.01 02012008
AnIntroductionto NeurosOSD MultimediaPlatform

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RevisionHistory

Version 1.00 1.01 Date 01/28/08 02/01/08 Author MG MG Initialdocumentcreation Revisiontodiagramsandusecaseaddition. Modifications
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TableofContents

1Overview.....4 2HardwareDesign....4 3Software....5 3.1SystemSoftware...5 3.2MultimediaFramework....5 4OpenStandardandEasyCustomization...6 5Appendix:usecaseOSDasastreamingclient..7 5.1Hardware....7 5.2SoftwareCustomization...8
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1 Overview

AsonedevicetoArchive,Organize,andeasilyPlayallofyourDVDs,VHS,andVideo media.NeurosOSDalsohasthecapabilitytoaccess/streamInternetmediacontents. OSD'scomprehensivemultimediafunctionalitycomesfromitsextensiblemultimedia Hardwaredesignandsoftwareframework.

2 HardwareDesign

RunningoffadualcoreprocessorfromTexasInstrument,OSDisdesignedtohaveUSB host,Network,andvariousstorageinterface,inadditiontoAudio/VideoI/O.
OSD1.0 Specific OSD2.0 Specific
Memory Program Storage Ethernet

Stereo Audio

Composite Video I/O S-Video Input

Hard Drive

Serial IR Blaster IR Receiver Dual Core Processor

HDMI Out

USB Host

Compact Flash

SD MMC

Memory Stick

Component Video I/O

Remote Control

OSDHWalsocomeswithanIRremotecontrolandhasIRblastercapabilitytocontrol variousmultimediadevicessuchascableboxetc. Onversion2.0HW,OSDwillhaveHighDefinitionvideosupportwithcomponentand HDMIinterfaces.
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3 Software

3.1SystemSoftware
BasedonlatestLinux(2.6.x)kernel,OSDsystemsoftwareprovidescompleteBSP supportandaQtbasedGUIapplicationwithcomprehensiveuserfunctionsavailable.
OSD Applications Qt Toolkit 3rd Party Applications Neuros Multimedia System Linux IR subsystem (Receiver, blaster) Storage Media Drivers USB Host MST Driver Ethernet Driver Frame-Buffer Driver
S-Video Input Composite Video I/O

Audio Codec Driver

Component Video I/O HDMI Output Driver

Wifi Driver

ThroughNeurosMultimediaSystemandNeurosQtPorting,3rdpartyapplicationscanbe easilyportedtoOSD.WiththeNeurosQtWindowmanager,3rdpartyapplicationcanbe runstandalone.

3.2MultimediaFramework

AsacorepartoftheOSDsoftware,themultimediaframeworkisdesignedwithaplugin architecture,wheredifferentfileformat,codec,andHWcanbesupportedwithadditional pluginwithoutchanging/rebuildingtheframeworkcodeandtheapplicationsystemon topoftheframework.Asmostpopularsoftwaresystemdoes,pluginbasedarchitecture alsoprovidesOSDwithflexibilityandextensibilitywhereOSDcanbeeasilycustomized tospecificapplicationrequirement.
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Thin NMS Client APIs NMS Server NMS A/V Sync System Muxter/Demuxer Plugins

VLC Framework Porting

Codec Plugins MP3 AAC AC3 OGG MPEG4 MPEG2 WMV DivX XviD Access Control File HTTP
OSD Proprietary A/V Framework

RTP UDP

H.264 OSD Proprietary A/V Kernel Driver Video layer Frame-buffer OSS V4L2
OSDmultimediasystemopensathinsetofclientAPIstoapplicationprogrammer,which willsignificantlyeasetheapplicationdesignandprogramming.
4 OpenStandardandEasyCustomization

Opensolutionsignificantlyeasesthecustomization,existingapplicationcanbedirectly modifiedtoachievedifferentbehaviorornewerfunctionality,oritcanbeusedasa referencetobuildabrandnewapplicationfromscratch.3rdpartyapplicationcanbeeither executedaspartoftheexistingsystemorcompletelyreplacetheexistingsystem. OSDmultimediaplatformbuildswithopenstandardbybothportingexistingwidely adoptedmultimedia/GUIframeworkandopensourcedevelopmentitself.Platformeases
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thecustomizationbytakingapluginbasedarchitectureandprovidingwelldefinedAPIs toencapsulatethemultimediacomplexity. Belowdiagramshowswhatatypical3rdpartyapplication/plugindesignerfaceswhen tryingtocustomizeOSD.
Abstract API layer OSD Applications
(as a reference, or can be directly modified)

Transparent System Layer

3rd Party Applications Application APIs
for Neuros Multimedia System
3rd Party Plugins Plugin APIs

Qt Toolkit

(standard Qt APIs)
Multimedia Framework Operating System and HW Support
Ingeneral,3rdpartyapplicationcanbedesignedwithoutknowinganyofthecomplexity ofmultimediaitself,whileadvancedfeaturesadditionsuchasdifferentaccessmethod support,differentcodecsupportetccanbedonebyprovidingadditionalplugins.
5 Appendix:usecaseOSDasastreamingclient
AsandemonstrationofOSDcustomization,thefollowingdigramshowstheusecaseof usingOSDasastreamingclienttobringInternetmultimediatoTV.

5.1Hardware

WithOSD'sNetworkcapability,astreamingsolutioncanbeeasilybuiltupasshowing below,
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Contents Server

Internet

5.2SoftwareCustomization

Asdescribedinsection4,OSDonboardapplicationitselfalreadysupportsstreaming andplayingbackavarietyofmultimediacontents,theopenarchitectureallowseasy customizationineitherbuildingadedicatedclientapplication,orprovingproprietary accesscontroletc.
Customized GUI Channel Listing Programing Guide 3rd Party Application
RTSP Customized Protocol Streaming Streaming Protocol Format 3rd Party Plugins Plugin APIs