Consumer Electronics-BEC654B- Module-3 PPT
Consumer Electronics-BEC654B- Module-3 PPT
Communication Engineering
(Accredited by NBA, New Delhi. Validity 01.07.2022 to 30.06.2025)
COSUMER ELECTRONICS
(MODULE 3)
BEC654B
Prepared by
Prof. Juslin F
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ATME COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,MYSURU of Engineering, Mysuru 1
Department of Electronics &
Communication Engineering
(Accredited by NBA, New Delhi. Validity 01.07.2022 to 30.06.2025)
Colour Television: Introduction, Light Energy, Primary Colours, Tristimulus Values, Trichromatic Coefficients,
Colour Triangle, Mixing of Colours, Grassman’s Law, Colour Specifications, Bandwidth for Colour Signal
Transmission. Chromaticity Diagram, Spectral and Non-Spectral Colours, Colour Circle, Visibility Curve, Digital
Television (DTV) and High Definition Television (HDTV), Recent Advances in TV technology, LCD TV, LED TV,
Plasma TV(Text : 10.1 to 10.10)
TEXT BOOKS:
1. B.R. Gupta, V. Singhal "Consumer Electronics", S.K. Kataria & Sons, 6th edition, 2013, ISBN 978-93-
5014-407-7.
2. R.P.Bali, Consumer Electronics, Pearson Education (2008)
Course Outcomes: After studying this course, students will be able to:
LIGHT ENERGY
Light is one form of electromagnetic energy.
It's two features are intensity and colour.
As per Helmholtz theory the light sensitive organs of the eye consist of rods and
cones.
The sensation of light brightness is caught by the rods.
This enables us to view the objects in different shades of
grey with black on one end and white at the other end.
The cones of eye are sensitive to colour. These cones are in three groups.
1. One group of cones perceives red colour in the scene or object being viewed
PRIMARY COLOURS
If concentration of luminous flux is reduced by the same factor for all the three colors, the
resultant color will still be white.
When brightness of the three primary colors is zero, the result is black. If we mix 0.2
lumen of each of primary colors we get dark grey
MIXING OF COLOURS
The mixing of colors can occur in two ways
1. Additive mixing
2. Subtractive mixing.
Additive Mixing
Subtractive Mixing
GRASSMAN'S LAW
The algebraic relationship defining mixing of primary colours is known as Grassman's law.
Eye views the additive effect of three colours. Eye can see only the resultant.
0.59G+0.3R + 0.11B=Y
The resultant Y is called Luminance.
A response depends on algebraic sum of the three primary colours and the intensity of each
of the three primary colours can be varied as per the requirement.
COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS
A colour is completely specified by the following three terms
1. Hue -Frequency
2. Luminance or Brightness -amplitude
3. Saturation-SNR
1. Hue:- A degree of lightness, darkness, strength, Eg: Red, green, blue, yellow etc.
Hue is the result of the effect produced on the eye by
wavelengths of that colour.
By mixing two or more primary colours many hues can be
produced.
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3. Saturation : Indicates the purity of the colour. It represents the amount of other colors
present in it.
A pure green light is a saturated color but becomes desaturated when white is mixed with
it.
Different colors have different wavelengths. Thus a color has a frequency and an
amplitude. The frequency corresponds to hue and amplitude corresponds to
brightness. Saturation is SNR.
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Colour Signal
Combined tricolour camera tube having three electron guns are used to produce the colour signal. The
three colour signals are combined to form luminance signal and chrominance signal.
1. Luminance Signal :
Signal obtained by mixing the three colours i.e red, green, blue in proportion of 30%, 59%, and
11%.
This mixed signal is called luminance signal denoted as Y signal (Y does not stand for yellow). Y =
0.3R + 0.59G+0.11B
2. Chrominance Signal
Chrominance signal is also called C-signal. It indicates the hue and saturation of colour,
Y signal has to be transmitted for compatibility with the black and white receiver.
Instead of transmitting all the three R, G, B signals (in addition to Y signal) two difference
signals R-Y and B-Y are sent.
It is not necessary to send G-Y signal as it can be obtained from R-Y and B-Y signals. We
have ,Y = 0.3R + 0.59G+0.11B
It is possible to transmit any two of the three difference signals (R-Y), (B-Y) and (G-Y).
(G-Y) is not selected for transmission because G is generally the largest amplitude colour
and, therefore, (G-Y) is the smallest. Therefore, (G-Y) is more vulnerable to noise
interference than (R-Y) and (B-Y) signals.
When only luminance grey shades are transmitted, colour difference signals become zero.
For peak white when R=G=B = 1
When colour scenes are telecast with unequal R, G, B signal voltages, the Y signal still
represents the monochrome equivalent of the colour because the proportions 0.3, 0.59
and 0.11 of R, G, B represent the contribution of these three colours to the luminance
signal.
Example: Desaturated purple colour. It is a shade of magenta. The hue is magenta
(purple) and it is a mixture of red and blue. The white light will develop all the three R,
G, B voltages. R = 0.75, B = 0.6 and G = 0.2.
The remaining i.e., 0.55R and 0.4B represent the magenta hue
(a) Luminance signal Y= 0.3R+0.59G+ 0.11B
or Y= 0.3(0.75) + 0.59(0.2)+0.11 (0.6)= 0.409 V
(b) Colour difference signals are
R-Y = 0.75 - 0.409 = 0.341 V
B-Y = 0.6 - 0.409 = 0.191 V
(c) At the colour receiver the signals Y, (R-Y) and (B-Y) are received after
demodulation. Then, by matrixing, R and B signals are retrieved. Thus,
R = (R-Y) + Y =0.341+0.409 = 0.75 V
B = (B-Y)+Y= 0.191 +0.409 = 0.6 V
(d) (G-Y) matrix. The (G-Y) signal is not transmitted but is retrieved by
matrixing as illustrated below
Y = 0.3R + 0.59G+ 0.11B
Rearranging the terms
0.59 (G-Y) = -0.3(R-Y)-0.11(B-Y)
(G-Y) =(-0.3(R-Y)-0.11(B-Y) )/0.59 = -0.51(R-Y) – 0.186 (B-Y)
(G-Y) = -0.51(0.341) – 0.186(0.191) = -0.209
G = (G-Y) + Y = -0.209 + 0.409 = 0.2
Y signal is transmitted with full frequency bandwidth of 5 MHz for maximum horizontal
details in monochrome.
Human eye cannot differentiate between very fine colour details. Since the eye cannot
recognise colours of objects below a certain finite size
It is not necessary to transmit any colour information which lies above 1.5 MHz.
For very fine colour details produced by frequencies in the range of 1.5 MHz to 5 MHz
every person is colour blind.
Some complex colours are combinations of all the three primary colours.
For these complex colours human eye can perceive only large pixels which produce
video frequencies below 0.5 MHz.
The relatively less complex colours are combinations of only two primary colours.
For these colours human eye can perceive pretty fine pixels which produce video
frequencies between 0.5 MHz and 1.3 MHz.
In view of this the maximum bandwidth necessary for colour signal transmission is ±1.5
MHz i.e., 3 MHz.
The three corners of the chromaticity diagram represent the three primary colours red,
blue and green
The colours along the perimeter are pure saturated colours.
These are called spectral colours.
As we away from the perimeter towards the centre the colours become less saturated.
White is at centre point having coordinates x = 0.31 and y = 0.32.
This point indicates pure white. Other white colours i.e. sunlight, standard white etc. are
around the point indicating pure white.
COLOUR CIRCLE
The triangular chromaticity diagram can be
transformed into colour circle.
Red, Green and Blue are radial vectors spaced
120° from each other.
The distance from centre to the circumference
represents saturation.
The V reference axis is RY. Hue is represented by
phase angle with respect to V reference.
If one end of vector represents one primary
colour, the other end will give the
complementary colour.
Yellow is complementary to Blue and Magenta is
complementary
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VISIBILITY CURVE
The extent of visibility depends on the frequency.
Infrared and ultra violet lights are not visible.
The spectrum of wavelength visible to the eye is from 350 nm to 750 nm
As the wavelength increases beyond 350 nm the response of eye increases till it becomes maximum at
about 550 nm.
The response starts decreasing again. The wavelength of 550 nm corresponds to green colour.
The maximum response is for the colour greenish-yellow (wavelength slightly higher than 550 nm).
It has been found that visibility for greenish yellow is about 100 times that for violet and red.
The initial signal (video and audio) and the final reception are both analog.
To transmit an analog signal in digital form, the analog signal has to be digitized by a
device called encoder.
This process is called sampling.
In sampling, a snapshot of the input analog waveform is taken thousands of times each
second.
The samples are high frequency samples for the quantizing process.
At the receiver the digital signal is converted back to analog using a decoder.
The present day TV sets can receive digital TV signals by adding a set top box.
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In digital TV, there is difference between brightness and colour components. Luminance is
filtered from the chroma components. Each is sampled and digitized separately.
A television system must interface the different source input formats including films,
magnetic and optical media etc.
The different video source formats are covered using multiple transmission (scanning)
formats.
The video and audio signals are compressed by respective encoders.
The output of encoders is a string of binary digits (i.e., 1s and 0s) representing the video and
audio signal.
A multiplexer combines video, audio and other data.
All this information is fed to modulator for transmission over a VHF/UHF channel by
transmitter.
At the receiver end, the signal is demodulated and turned back into string of binary digits. These binary
digits are demultiplexed into video, audio and other data. Decoders convert these bits into analog video,
audio and other data and feed to the receiver.
Applications and uses of DTV/HDTV include live and recorded sound, sports, movies, news, comedies,
business promotion, cataloging (on HD tape), security systems (through CCTV) etc.
The screen's front layer of glass is etched on the inside surface in a grid pattern to form a template
for the layer of liquid crystals.
These liquid crystals are rod shaped molecules that bend light in response to electric current.
As a result the crystals align so that light cannot pass.
Each crystal acts as a shutter either allowing light or blocking light. The pattern of dark and
transparent crystals form the image.
LCD TV uses advanced LCD called active matrix LCD. The design is based on thin film transistors
(TFT).
These are basically tiny switching transistors and capacitors arranged in a matrix.
They rapidly switch LCD pixels on and off. Each colour pixel consists of three subpixels with red,
blue, green filters.
LCD TV is energy efficient and uses 60% less power than older TV.
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LED TV:
LED TV uses light emitting diodes (instead of cold cathode fluorescent lamp used in LCD
TV).
Thus it is a flat panel display using LED.
Use of LED means thinner panel and lower power consumption (than LCD).
Moreover heat dissipation is better, display is very bright and contrast control is also better.
LED TV can be full array LED or Dynamic local dimming LED. The dynamic local dimming
control allows dimming of some areas darkness for better contrast.
LED TV:
LED TV uses light emitting diodes (instead of cold cathode fluorescent lamp used in LCD
TV).
Thus it is a flat panel display using LED.
Use of LED means thinner panel and lower power consumption (than LCD).
Moreover heat dissipation is better, display is very bright and contrast control is also better.
LED TV can be full array LED or Dynamic local dimming LED. The dynamic local
dimming control allows dimming of some areas darkness for better contrast.
PLASMA TV:
Plasma TV uses tiny cells containing electrically charged ionized gas similar to that
existing in a fluorescent lamp.
One panel has millions of tiny cells arranged between two panels of glass.
These cells hold mixture of noble gases and small amount of mercury. When mercury is
vaporised, the electric field causes plasma.
Some electrons strike mercury particles and the mercury particles shed energy so as to
produce ultra violet plasma.
PLASMA TV:
The plasma strikes phosphor painted on the inside of the cells. Thus energy is converted
to visible light.
Depending on type of phosphor different colours are produced.
Plasma display are very bright (1000 luxs or more) and have wider colour gamut. These can
be produced in very big sizes.
Display panel is thin, less than 6 cm thickness, so that the total thickness is less than 10 cm.
Plasma TVs use more power. For 50" screen the power rating is about 400 W. Plasma
screen is made of glass which can reflect more light than LCD screen.
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