HDMI TX Flow - 1.0 English

HDMI PHY Controller LogiCORE IP Product Guide (PG333)

Document ID
PG333
Release Date
2023-12-01
Version
1.0 English

In TMDS mode, a change in the TX reference clock signifies a video format change which triggers a series of interrupts until the GT TX attains the TX Alignment Done status. The TX frequency change is based on the toggling (deassertion then assertion) of the tx_refclk_rdy port or it can be forced by setting the TX Frequency Reset bit (bit 3) of the Clock Detector Control register (0x200). Note that this bit is self-clearing. See HDMI Reference Clock Requirements for details about tx_refclk_rdy port implementation.

There are several API callback hooks that the HDMI PHY Controller core executes throughout the HDMI TX operation. If necessary, these callbacks are available for inserting or adding more function calls on top of what is in the software application.

TX FRL mode is entered when the XHdmiphy1_Hdmi21Config API is called in the application. It requires the target FRL rate (3, 6, 8, 10, and 12 Gb/s) and the number of channels (3 or 4). After this, it performs all tasks under the TX Timer Timeout Intr to eventually attain TX Alignment Done status.

Figure 1. HDMI TX Program Flow
Note: B in the previous figure continues in the next figure.