DisplayPort IP User Guide

ID 683273
Date 12/12/2025
Public
Document Table of Contents

2.1. DisplayPort IP Features

  • Conforms to the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) DisplayPort Standard version 2.1
  • Scalable main data link
    • 1, 2, or 4 lane operation
    • 1.62, 2.7, 5.4, 8.1, 10.0, 13.5, and 20.0 gigabits per second (Gbps) per lane with an embedded clock 1 2
  • Color support
    • RGB 18, 24, 30, 36, or 48 bpp
    • YCbCr 4:4:4 24, 30, 36, or 48 bpp
    • YCbCr 4:2:2 16, 20, 24, or 32 bpp
    • YCbCr 4:2:0 12, 15, 18, or 24 bpp
  • 8B/10B Channel Coding supports 40-bit (quad symbol) and 20-bit (dual symbol) transceiver data interface
  • 128B/132B Channel Coding supports 32-bit transceiver data interface
  • Support for 1, 2, or 4 parallel pixels per clock
  • Support for 2 or 8 audio channels
  • 8B/10B Channel Coding supports Multi-Stream transport (MST) up to 4 streams
  • 8B/10B Channel Coding supports Single-Stream Transport (SST)
  • 128B/132B Channel Coding supports up to 4 streams
  • 8B/10B Channel Coding supports progressive and interlaced video
  • 128B/132B Channel Coding supports progressive and interlaced video
  • Source support for proprietary video image format (optional)
  • Support for sink non-GPU mode
  • Support for adaptive sync feature
  • Support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) metadata transport using secondary stream data packet
  • Auxiliary channel for two-way communication (link and device management)
  • Hot plug detect (HPD)
    • Sink announces its presence
    • Sink requests the source’s attention
  • 8B/10B Channel Coding in SST mode supports the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) feature for Arria® 10, Stratix® 10, Agilex™ 7, and Agilex™ 5 devices
  • Source support for proprietary video image format (optional)
  • Source and sink support for AXIS video format (optional)
1 8.1, 10.0, 13.5, and 20.0 Gbps are available only in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software.
2 DP2.1 link rates is only supported in Stratix® 10, Agilex™ 7 (F-Tile), Agilex™ 5, and Agilex™ 3 devices.