DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Quick Reference 2. About This IP 3. Getting Started 4. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Examples 5. DisplayPort Source 6. DisplayPort Sink 7. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Parameters 8. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Simulation Example 9. DisplayPort API Reference 10. DisplayPort Source Register Map and DPCD Locations 11. DisplayPort Sink Register Map and DPCD Locations 12. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP User Guide Archives 13. Document Revision History for the DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP User Guide
1. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Quick Reference x
1.1. DisplayPort Terms and Acronyms
2. About This IP x
2.1. Release Information 2.2. Device Family Support 2.3. IP Core Verification 2.4. Performance and Resource Utilization
3. Getting Started x
3.1. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 3.2. Specifying IP Parameters and Options 3.3. Simulating the Design 3.4. Compiling the Full Design and Programming the FPGA 3.5. Calculating Video Bandwidth and Recovered Pixel Clock Frequency
3.1. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
3.1.1. Intel® FPGA IP Evaluation Mode
3.3. Simulating the Design x
3.3.1. Simulating with the ModelSim Simulator
4. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Examples x
4.1. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Examples for Intel® Arria® 10, Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX, Intel® Stratix® 10, and Intel® Agilex™ 7 F-Tile Devices 4.2. HDCP Over DisplayPort Design Example for Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices 4.3. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Examples for Arria V, Cyclone V, and Stratix V Devices
4.3. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Examples for Arria V, Cyclone V, and Stratix V Devices x
4.3.1. Clock Recovery Core 4.3.2. Transceiver and Clocking 4.3.3. Required Hardware 4.3.4. Design Walkthrough 4.3.5. DisplayPort Link Training Flow 4.3.6. DisplayPort Post Link Training Adjust Request Flow (LQA) 4.3.7. Translating DisplayPort Link Training AUX Transactions 4.3.8. DisplayPort MST Source User Application
4.3.1. Clock Recovery Core x
4.3.1.1. Clock Recovery Core Parameters 4.3.1.2. Clock Recovery Interface
4.3.1.2. Clock Recovery Interface x
4.3.1.2.1. Video Input Port
4.3.4. Design Walkthrough x
4.3.4.1. Set Up the Hardware 4.3.4.2. Copy the Design Files to Your Working Directory 4.3.4.3. Build the FPGA Design 4.3.4.4. Load and Run the Software 4.3.4.5. View the Results
5. DisplayPort Source x
5.1. IP to Transceiver Parallel Data Interface Width 5.2. Main Data Path 5.3. Controller Interface 5.4. Sideband Channel 5.5. Source Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Support 5.6. HDCP 1.3 TX Architecture 5.7. HDCP 2.3 TX Architecture 5.8. Source Interfaces 5.9. Source Clock Tree
5.2. Main Data Path x
5.2.1. Video Packetizer Path 5.2.2. Video Geometry Measurement Path 5.2.3. Audio and Secondary Stream Encoder Path 5.2.4. Training and Link Quality Patterns Generator
5.2.4. Training and Link Quality Patterns Generator x
5.2.4.1. DP1.4 (8B/10B Channel Coding) 5.2.4.2. DP2.0 (128B/132B Channel Coding)
5.8. Source Interfaces x
5.8.1. Controller Interface 5.8.2. AUX Interface 5.8.3. Video Interface 5.8.4. TX Transceiver Interface 5.8.5. Transceiver Reconfiguration Interface 5.8.6. Transceiver Analog Reconfiguration Interface 5.8.7. Secondary Stream Interface 5.8.8. Audio Interface
5.8.3. Video Interface x
5.8.3.1. Video Interface (TX Video IM Enable = 0) 5.8.3.2. Video Interface (TX Video IM Enable = 1) 5.8.3.3. Video Interface (Enable Active Video Data Protocols = AXIS-VVP Full)
6. DisplayPort Sink x
6.1. Transceiver to IP Parallel Data Interface Width 6.2. Sink Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Support 6.3. Sink Non-GPU Mode Support 6.4. HDCP 1.3 RX Architecture 6.5. HDCP 2.3 RX Architecture 6.6. Sink Interfaces 6.7. Sink Clock Tree
6.6. Sink Interfaces x
6.6.1. Controller Interface 6.6.2. AUX Interface 6.6.3. Debugging Interface 6.6.4. Video Interface 6.6.5. Video Interface (Enable Active Video Data Protocols = AXIS-VVP Full) 6.6.6. Clocked Video Input Interface 6.6.7. RX Transceiver Interface 6.6.8. Transceiver Reconfiguration Interface 6.6.9. Secondary Stream Interface 6.6.10. Audio Interface 6.6.11. Non-GPU Mode EDID Interface 6.6.12. MSA Interface
6.6.2. AUX Interface x
6.6.2.1. AUX Debug Interface 6.6.2.2. EDID Interface
6.6.3. Debugging Interface x
6.6.3.1. Link Parameters Interface 6.6.3.2. Video Stream Out Interface
7. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Parameters x
7.1. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Source Parameters 7.2. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Sink Parameters
8. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Simulation Example x
8.1. Design Walkthrough
8.1. Design Walkthrough x
8.1.1. Copy the Simulation Files to Your Working Directory 8.1.2. Generate the IP Simulation Files and Scripts, and Compile and Simulate 8.1.3. View the Results
9. DisplayPort API Reference x
9.1. Using the Library 9.2. btc_dprx_syslib API Reference 9.3. btc_dprx_aux_get_request 9.4. btc_dprx_aux_handler 9.5. btc_dprx_aux_post_reply 9.6. btc_dprx_baseaddr 9.7. btc_dprx_dpcd_gpu_access 9.8. btc_dprx_edid_set 9.9. btc_dprx_hpd_get 9.10. btc_dprx_hpd_pulse 9.11. btc_dprx_hpd_set 9.12. btc_dprx_lt_eyeq_init 9.13. btc_dprx_lt_force 9.14. btc_dprx_rtl_ver 9.15. btc_dprx_sw_ver 9.16. btc_dprx_syslib_add_rx 9.17. btc_dprx_syslib_info 9.18. btc_dprx_syslib_init 9.19. btc_dprx_syslib_monitor 9.20. btc_dprx_mst_link_addr_rep_set 9.21. btc_dprx_mst_conn_stat_notify_req 9.22. btc_dprx_mst_conn_stat_notify_rep 9.23. btc_dptx_syslib API Reference 9.24. btc_dptx_aux_i2c_read 9.25. btc_dptx_aux_i2c_write 9.26. btc_dptx_aux_read 9.27. btc_dptx_aux_write 9.28. btc_dptx_baseaddr 9.29. btc_dptx_edid_block_read 9.30. btc_dptx_edid_read 9.31. btc_dptx_fast_link_training 9.32. btc_dptx_hpd_change 9.33. btc_dptx_is_link_up 9.34. btc_dptx_link_bw 9.35. btc_dptx_link_training 9.36. btc_dptx_rtl_ver 9.37. btc_dptx_set_color_space 9.38. btc_dptx_sw_ver 9.39. btc_dptx_syslib_add_tx 9.40. btc_dptx_syslib_init 9.41. btc_dptx_syslib_monitor 9.42. btc_dptx_test_autom 9.43. btc_dptx_video_enable 9.44. btc_dptx_mst_allocate_payload_rep 9.45. btc_dptx_mst_allocate_payload_req 9.46. btc_dptx_mst_clear_payload_table_rep 9.47. btc_dptx_mst_clear_payload_table_req 9.48. btc_dptx_mst_conn_stat_notify_req 9.49. btc_dptx_mst_down_rep_irq 9.50. btc_dptx_mst_enable 9.51. btc_dptx_mst_enum_path_rep 9.52. btc_dptx_mst_enum_path_req 9.53. btc_dptx_mst_get_msg_transact_ver_rep 9.54. btc_dptx_mst_get_msg_transact_ver_req 9.55. btc_dptx_mst_link_address_rep 9.56. btc_dptx_mst_link_address_req 9.57. btc_dptx_mst_remote_dpcd_wr_rep 9.58. btc_dptx_mst_remote_dpcd_wr_req 9.59. btc_dptx_mst_remote_i2c_rd_rep 9.60. btc_dptx_mst_remote_i2c_rd_req 9.61. btc_dptx_mst_set_color_space 9.62. btc_dptx_mst_tavgts_set 9.63. btc_dptx_mst_up_req_irq 9.64. btc_dptx_mst_vcpid_set 9.65. btc_dptx_mst_vcptab_addvc 9.66. btc_dptx_mst_vcptab_clear 9.67. btc_dptx_mst_vcptab_delvc 9.68. btc_dptx_mst_vcptab_update 9.69. btc_dptxll_syslib API Reference 9.70. btc_dptxll_hpd_change 9.71. btc_dptxll_hpd_irq 9.72. btc_dptxll_mst_cmp_ports 9.73. btc_dptxll_mst_edid_read_rep 9.74. btc_dptxll_mst_edid_read_req 9.75. btc_dptxll_mst_get_device_ports 9.76. btc_dptxll_mst_set_csn_callback 9.77. btc_dptxll_mst_topology_discover 9.78. btc_dptxll_stream_allocate_rep 9.79. btc_dptxll_stream_allocate_req 9.80. btc_dptxll_stream_calc_VCP_size 9.81. btc_dptxll_stream_delete_rep 9.82. btc_dptxll_stream_delete_req 9.83. btc_dptxll_stream_get 9.84. btc_dptxll_stream_set_color_space 9.85. btc_dptxll_stream_set_pixel_rate 9.86. btc_dptxll_sw_ver 9.87. btc_dptxll_syslib_add_tx 9.88. btc_dptxll_syslib_init 9.89. btc_dptxll_syslib_monitor 9.90. btc_dpxx_syslib Additional Types 9.91. btc_dprx_syslib Supported DPCD Locations
10. DisplayPort Source Register Map and DPCD Locations x
10.1. Source General Registers 10.2. Source MSA Registers 10.3. Source Link PHY Control and Status 10.4. Source Timestamp 10.5. Source CRC Registers 10.6. Source Audio Registers 10.7. Source MST Registers 10.8. Source AUX Controller Interface 10.9. Source-Supported DPCD Locations 10.10. Source AXI2CV Registers
10.1. Source General Registers x
10.1.1. DPTX_TX_CONTROL 10.1.2. DPTX_TX_STATUS 10.1.3. DPTX_TX_VERSION
10.2. Source MSA Registers x
10.2.1. DPTX0_MSA_MVID 10.2.2. DPTX0_MSA_NVID 10.2.3. DPTX0_MSA_HTOTAL 10.2.4. DPTX0_MSA_VTOTAL 10.2.5. DPTX0_MSA_HSP 10.2.6. DPTX0_MSA_HSW 10.2.7. DPTX0_MSA_HSTART 10.2.8. DPTX0_MSA_VSTART 10.2.9. DPTX0_MSA_VSP 10.2.10. DPTX0_MSA_VSW 10.2.11. DPTX0_MSA_HWIDTH 10.2.12. DPTX0_MSA_VHEIGHT 10.2.13. DPTX0_MSA_MISC0 10.2.14. DPTX0_MSA_MISC1 10.2.15. DPTX0_MSA_COLOR 10.2.16. DPTX0_VBID
10.3. Source Link PHY Control and Status x
10.3.1. DPTX_PRE_VOLT0/DPTX_REG_TXFFE0 10.3.2. DPTX_PRE_VOLT1/DPTX_REG_TXFFE1 10.3.3. DPTX_PRE_VOLT2/DPTX_REG_TXFFE2 10.3.4. DPTX_PRE_VOLT3/DPTX_REG_TXFFE3 10.3.5. DPTX_RECONFIG 10.3.6. DPTX_TEST_80BIT_PATTERN1/DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN1 10.3.7. DPTX_TEST_80BIT_PATTERN2/DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN2 10.3.8. DPTX_TEST_80BIT_PATTERN3/DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN3 10.3.9. DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN4 10.3.10. DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN5 10.3.11. DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN6 10.3.12. DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN7 10.3.13. DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN8 10.3.14. DPTX_TEST_264BIT_PATTERN9
10.7. Source MST Registers x
10.7.1. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB0 10.7.2. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB1 10.7.3. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB2 10.7.4. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB3 10.7.5. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB4 10.7.6. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB5 10.7.7. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB6 10.7.8. DPTX_MST_VCPTAB7 10.7.9. DPTX_MST_TAVG_TS 10.7.10. DPTX_MST_ECF0 10.7.11. DPTX_MST_ECF1
10.8. Source AUX Controller Interface x
10.8.1. DPTX_AUX_CONTROL 10.8.2. DPTX_AUX_COMMAND 10.8.3. DPTX_AUX_BYTE0 10.8.4. DPTX_AUX_BYTE1 10.8.5. DPTX_AUX_BYTE2 10.8.6. DPTX_AUX_BYTE3 10.8.7. DPTX_AUX_BYTE4 10.8.8. DPTX_AUX_BYTE5 10.8.9. DPTX_AUX_BYTE6 10.8.10. DPTX_AUX_BYTE7 10.8.11. DPTX_AUX_BYTE8 10.8.12. DPTX_AUX_BYTE9 10.8.13. DPTX_AUX_BYTE10 10.8.14. DPTX_AUX_BYTE11 10.8.15. DPTX_AUX_BYTE12 10.8.16. DPTX_AUX_BYTE13 10.8.17. DPTX_AUX_BYTE14 10.8.18. DPTX_AUX_BYTE15 10.8.19. DPTX_AUX_BYTE16 10.8.20. DPTX_AUX_BYTE17 10.8.21. DPTX_AUX_BYTE18 10.8.22. DPTX_AUX_RESET
10.10. Source AXI2CV Registers x
10.10.1. Source AXI2CV Registers Summary 10.10.2. Source AXI2CV Registers Description
10.10.2. Source AXI2CV Registers Description x
10.10.2.1. STATUS (0x50) 10.10.2.2. VIDEO_MODE_MATCH (0X51) 10.10.2.3. VIDEO_MODE_BANK_SELECT (0x53) 10.10.2.4. VIDEO_MODE_CONTROL (0x54) 10.10.2.5. VIDEO_MODE_SAMPLE_COUNT(0x55) 10.10.2.6. VIDEO_MODE_F0_LINE_COUNT (0x56) 10.10.2.7. VIDEO_MODE_F1_LINE_COUNT (0x57) 10.10.2.8. VIDEO_MODE_HORIZONTAL_FRONT_PORCH (0x58) 10.10.2.9. VIDEO_MODE_HORIZONTAL_SYNC_LENGTH (0x59) 10.10.2.10. VIDEO_MODE_HORIZONTAL_BLANKING (0x5A) 10.10.2.11. VIDEO_MODE_VERTICAL_FRONT_PORCH (0x5B) 10.10.2.12. VIDEO_MODE_VERTICAL_SYNC_LENGTH (0x5C) 10.10.2.13. VIDEO_MODE_VERTICAL_BLANKING (0x5D) 10.10.2.14. VIDEO_MODE_F0_VERTICAL_FRONT_PORCH (0x5E) 10.10.2.15. VIDEO_MODE_F0_VERTICAL_SYNC_LENGTH (0x5F) 10.10.2.16. VIDEO_MODE_F0_VERTICAL_BLANKING (0x60) 10.10.2.17. VIDEO_MODE_ACTIVE_PICTURE_LINE (0x61) 10.10.2.18. VIDEO_MODE_F0_VERTICAL_RISING (0x62) 10.10.2.19. VIDEO_MODE_FIELD_RISING (0x63) 10.10.2.20. VIDEO_MODE_FIELD_FALLING (0x64) 10.10.2.21. VIDEO_MODE_VALID (0x6D)
11. DisplayPort Sink Register Map and DPCD Locations x
11.1. Sink General Registers 11.2. Sink Timestamp 11.3. Sink Bit-Error Counters 11.4. FEC Registers 11.5. 128B/132B Link Quality Test Pattern Registers 11.6. Sink MSA Registers 11.7. Sink Audio Registers 11.8. Sink MST Registers 11.9. Sink AUX Controller Interface 11.10. Sink CRC Registers 11.11. Sink-Supported DPCD Locations 11.12. Sink CV2AXI Registers
11.1. Sink General Registers x
11.1.1. DPRX_RX_CONTROL 11.1.2. DPRX_RX_STATUS 11.1.3. DPRX_BER_CONTROL 11.1.4. DPRX_BER_CNT0 11.1.5. DPRX_BER_CNT1
11.3. Sink Bit-Error Counters x
11.3.1. DPRX_BER_CNTI0 11.3.2. DPRX_BER_CNTI1
11.4. FEC Registers x
11.4.1. DPRX_FEC_CONFIG 11.4.2. DPRX_FEC_ERROR_COUNT
11.5. 128B/132B Link Quality Test Pattern Registers x
11.5.1. DPRX_BER_TEST_PATTERN
11.6. Sink MSA Registers x
11.6.1. DPRX0_MSA_MVID 11.6.2. DPRX0_MSA_NVID 11.6.3. DPRX0_MSA_HTOTAL 11.6.4. DPRX0_MSA_VTOTAL 11.6.5. DPRX0_MSA_HSP 11.6.6. DPRX0_MSA_HSW 11.6.7. DPRX0_MSA_HSTART 11.6.8. DPRX0_MSA_VSTART 11.6.9. DPRX0_MSA_VSP 11.6.10. DPRX0_MSA_VSW 11.6.11. DPRX0_MSA_HWIDTH 11.6.12. DPRX0_MSA_VHEIGHT 11.6.13. DPRX0_MSA_MISC0 11.6.14. DPRX0_MSA_MISC1 11.6.15. DPRX0_MSA_COLOR 11.6.16. DPRX0_VBID
11.7. Sink Audio Registers x
11.7.1. DPRX0_AUD_MAUD 11.7.2. DPRX0_AUD_NAUD 11.7.3. DPRX0_AUD_AIF0 11.7.4. DPRX0_AUD_AIF1 11.7.5. DPRX0_AUD_AIF2 11.7.6. DPRX0_AUD_AIF3 11.7.7. DPRX0_AUD_AIF4
11.8. Sink MST Registers x
11.8.1. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB0 11.8.2. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB1 11.8.3. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB2 11.8.4. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB3 11.8.5. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB4 11.8.6. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB5 11.8.7. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB6 11.8.8. DPRX_MST_VCPTAB7
11.9. Sink AUX Controller Interface x
11.9.1. DPRX_AUX_CONTROL 11.9.2. DPRX_AUX_STATUS 11.9.3. DPRX_AUX_COMMAND 11.9.4. DPRX_AUX_BYTE0 11.9.5. DPRX_AUX_BYTE1 11.9.6. DPRX_AUX_BYTE2 11.9.7. DPRX_AUX_BYTE3 11.9.8. DPRX_AUX_BYTE4 11.9.9. DPRX_AUX_BYTE5 11.9.10. DPRX_AUX_BYTE6 11.9.11. DPRX_AUX_BYTE7 11.9.12. DPRX_AUX_BYTE8 11.9.13. DPRX_AUX_BYTE9 11.9.14. DPRX_AUX_BYTE10 11.9.15. DPRX_AUX_BYTE11 11.9.16. DPRX_AUX_BYTE12 11.9.17. DPRX_AUX_BYTE13 11.9.18. DPRX_AUX_BYTE14 11.9.19. DPRX_AUX_BYTE15 11.9.20. DPRX_AUX_BYTE16 11.9.21. DPRX_AUX_BYTE17 11.9.22. DPRX_AUX_BYTE18 11.9.23. DPRX_AUX_I2C0 11.9.24. DPRX_AUX_I2C1 11.9.25. DPRX_AUX_RESET 11.9.26. DPRX_AUX_HPD
11.12. Sink CV2AXI Registers x
11.12.1. Sink CV2AXI Registers Summary 11.12.2. Sink CV2AXI Registers Description
11.12.2. Sink CV2AXI Registers Description x
11.12.2.1. STATUS (0x50) 11.12.2.2. ACTIVE SAMPLE COUNT (0x52) 11.12.2.3. F0_ACTIVE_LINE_COUNT (0x53) 11.12.2.4. F1_ACTIVE_LINE_COUNT (0x54) 11.12.2.5. TOTAL_SAMPLE_COUNT (0x55) 11.12.2.6. F0_TOTAL_LINE_COUNT (0x56) 11.12.2.7. F1_TOTAL_LINE_COUNT (0x57) 11.12.2.8. COLOR_PATTERN (0x5C) 11.12.2.9. CONTROL (0x64)
1. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Quick Reference
2. About This IP
3. Getting Started
4. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Examples
5. DisplayPort Source
6. DisplayPort Sink
7. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Parameters
8. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Simulation Example
9. DisplayPort API Reference
10. DisplayPort Source Register Map and DPCD Locations
11. DisplayPort Sink Register Map and DPCD Locations
12. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP User Guide Archives
13. Document Revision History for the DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

4.3. DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Examples for Arria V, Cyclone V, and Stratix V Devices

The DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP hardware design helps you evaluate the functionality of the DisplayPort Intel® FPGA IP and provides a starting point for you to create your own design.
Note: These design examples are available only in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software.
The design example uses a fully functional OpenCore Plus evaluation version, giving you the freedom to explore the core and understand its performance in hardware.

This design performs a loop-through for a standard DisplayPort video stream. You connect a DisplayPort-enabled device—such as a graphics card with DisplayPort interface—to the Transceiver Native PHY RX, and the DisplayPort sink input. The DisplayPort sink decodes the port into a standard video stream and sends it to the clock recovery core. The clock recovery core synthesizes the original video pixel clock to be transmitted together with the received video data. You require the clock recovery feature to produce video without using a frame buffer. The clock recovery core then sends the video data to the DisplayPort source, and the Transceiver Native PHY TX. The DisplayPort source port of the daughter card transmits the image to a monitor.

The design uses the development board from the following kits:
  • Arria V GX FPGA Starter Kit
  • Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit
  • Stratix V GX FPGA Development Kit
Note: If you use another Intel FPGA development board, you must change the device assignments and the pin assignments. You make these changes in the assignments.tcl file. If you use another DisplayPort daughter card, you must change the pin assignments, Platform Designer system, and software.
Figure 5. Hardware Design Overview

The DisplayPort sink uses its internal state machine to negotiate link training upon power up. A Nios II embedded processor performs the source link management; software performs the link training management.

Figure 6. Hardware Design Block Diagram
Table 10.  Clock Source for the Hardware Design
Clock Frequency Description
AUX Clock 16 MHz Used as primary clock source for Auxiliary encoder and decoder. Refer to Source AUX Interface and Sink AUX Interface for more information.
Control Clock 60 MHz Used for Pixel Clock Recovery (PCR) module loop controller and fPLL reconfiguration blocks.
Native PHY Reference Clock 135 MHz Used as Native PHY reference clock for Transceiver CMU PLL.
Video Clock 160 MHz or 300 MHz Video Clock has two functions in this demonstration.
  • rxN_vid_clock for transferring video data from the sink decoder.
  • Input to PCR module as vid_data clock source.
Note:
When rxN_vid_clock is used for transferring the sink device's video data and control, the clock frequency must be equal or faster than the upstream device Stream Clock (Strm_Clk) / PIXELS_PER_CLOCK. For example:
  • If the upstream device transmits video data at 1080@60 (Strm_Clk = 148.5 MHz) and the sink device is configured at PIXELS_PER_CLOCK = 1, the device must drive rxN_vid_clk at a minimal frequency of 148.5 MHz.
  • If the sink device is configured at PIXELS_PER_CLOCK = 4, the device must drive rxN_vid_clk at a minimal frequency of 37.125 MHz (148.5 MHz/4).
The DisplayPort hardware demonstration uses the IOPLL to drive rxN_vid_clock with a fixed clock frequency.
  • For designs with HBR2 at PIXELS_PER_CLOCK = 4, the recommended rxN_vid_clock frequency is 160 MHz to support 4K@60 resolution
  • For designs with HBR2 at PIXELS_PER_CLOCK = 2, the recommended rxN_vid_clock frequency is 300 MHz to support 4K@60 resolution
Table 11.  LED FunctionThe development board user LEDs illuminate to indicate the functions described in the table below.
Supported Intel FPGAs Function
USER_LED[0]

This LED indicates that source is successfully lane-trained and is sending video. rxN_vid_locked drives this LED.

This LED turns off if the source is not driving good video.

USER_LED[1]

This LED illuminates for 1-lane designs.
USER_LED[2]

This LED illuminates for 2-lane designs.
USER_LED[3]

This LED illuminates for 4-lane designs.
USER_LED[7:6]

These LEDs indicate the RX link rate.

  • 00 = RBR
  • 01 = HBR
  • 10 = HBR2
Tip: When creating your own design, note the following design tips:
  • The Bitec HSMC daughter card has inverted transceiver polarity. When creating your own sink (RX) design, use the Invert transceiver polarity option to enable or disable inverted polarity.
  • The DisplayPort standard reverses the RX and TX transceiver channels to minimize noise for one- or two-lane applications. If you create your own design targeting the Bitec daughter card, ensure that the following signals share the same transceiver channel:
    • TX0 and RX3
    • TX1 and RX2
    • TX2 and RX1
    • TX3 and RX0

During operation, you can adjust the DisplayPort source resolution (graphics card) from the PC and observe the effect on the IP core. The Nios II software prints the source and sink AUX channel activity. Press a push-button to print the current TX and RX MSAs.

Refer to the assignments.tcl file for an example of how the channels are assigned in the hardware demonstration.


Section Content
Clock Recovery Core
Transceiver and Clocking
Required Hardware
Design Walkthrough
DisplayPort Link Training Flow
DisplayPort Post Link Training Adjust Request Flow (LQA)
Translating DisplayPort Link Training AUX Transactions
DisplayPort MST Source User Application

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