HDMI Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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Date 3/03/2023
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11. Document Revision History for the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

Document Version Intel® Quartus® Prime Version IP Version Changes
2023.03.03 22.2 19.7.0 Corrected the Oversampling Blocks and Clock Enable Block — FRL Support Turned On diagram in the Clock Enable Generator topic.
2022.07.29 22.2 19.7.0
  • Notification of removal of Cygwin component from the Windows* version of Nios II EDS and the requirement to install WSL for Windows* users.
  • Updated the Resource Utilization table under the HDMI Overview section.
  • Added the AVI version bit [121:120] to Source Auxiliary Video Information (AVI) InfoFrame for Support FRL = 1 Designs table under HDMI Source section.
  • Added two more registers in the HDMI Source AXI2CV Register Summary table under the Registers section:
    • 0x6B - VIDEO_MODE_HORIZONTAL_SYNC_POLARITY
    • 0x6C - VIDEO_MODE_VERTICAL_SYNC_POLARITY
  • Added details for registers 0x6b and 0x6C.
2022.04.22 22.1 19.7.0
  • Added Section: Terms and Acronyms.
  • Updated the following tables:
    • HDMI Intel FPGA IP Release Information.
    • HDMI Intel FPGA IP FRL Feature Support in Intel Agilex F-tile, Intel Stratix 10, and Intel Arria 10 Devices
  • Added label HDMI TX Core in Figure: HDMI Source Signal Flow Diagram for Support FRL = 1 Design.
  • Added the following sections in HDMI Source:
    • TX Core-PHY Interface
    • AXI4 Stream to Clocked Video Converter (AXI2CV)
    • AXI-to-Clocked Video (AXI2CV) Remap
    • Avalon Memory-Mapped Demultiplexer
    • HDMI TX Register
    • HDMI TX Interrupt
    • TX AXI4-Stream Auxiliary Bridge
    • TX Auxiliary User Packet
    • TX AXI4-Stream Auxiliary Arbiter
    • TX AXI4-Stream Auxiliary Packetizer
    • TX Avalon-ST Auxiliary Arbiter
  • Edited Table: Source Interfaces
    • Added axi4s_reset Port for Clock Interface
    • Added Interface
      • AXI4-StreamVideo (Only applicable when Enable Active Video Protocol = AXIS-VVP Full)
      • AXI4-Stream Video (Only applicable when Enable Active Video Protocol = AXIS-VVP Full)
      • HDMI TX Avalon Memory-Mapped Control (Only applicable when Enable Active Video Protocol = AXIS-VVP Full)
  • Edited Table: Clock Frequencies for FRL Mode at Different Link Rates.
  • Added label HDMI RX Core in Figure: HDMI Sink Signal Flow Diagram for Support FRL = 1 Design.
  • Added the following sections in HDMI Sink:
    • RX Core-PHY Interface
    • Clocked Video to AXI4-Stream (CV2AXI) Remap
    • Avalon Memory-Mapped Demultiplexer
    • HDMI RX Register
    • HDMI RX Interrupt
    • RX AXI4-Stream Auxiliary Bridge
    • RX Auxiliary Packet Filter
    • RX Auxiliary User Packetizer
  • Edited Table: Sink Interfaces
    • AXI4-StreamVideo (Only applicable when Enable Active Video Protocol = AXIS-VVP Full)
    • AXI4-Stream Video (Only applicable when Enable Active Video Protocol = AXIS-VVP Full)
    • Avalon Memory-Mapped Control (Only applicable when Enable Active Video Protocol = AXIS-VVP Full)
  • Edited section HDMI Parameters:
    • Added Enable active video protocol in HDMI Source Parameters
    • Added Table: Parameters when Enable Active Video Protocol is set to AXIS-VVP Full.
  • Added Section: Registers
2021.12.15 21.4 19.6.1
  • Added Intel® Agilex™ F-tile device support.
  • Added HDMI Intel Agilex F-tile FPGA IP Design Example User Guide as related information in HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Quick Reference and HDMI Hardware Design Examples for Intel® Arria® 10, Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX, Intel® Stratix® 10, and Intel® Agilex™ F-tile Devices sections.
  • Edited the Description for Decoder Status Port in Table: Sink Interfaces.
2021.11.12 21.3 19.6.1
  • Updated Table: HDCP Resource Utilization for Support HDCP Key Management = 1.
  • Updated Table: HDMI Source Parameters and HDMI Sink Parameters for Support HDCP Key Management.
2021.08.06 21.2 19.6.1
  • Added the link for Intel Arria 10 HDMI 2.1 System Design Guidelines in HDMI Intel FPGA IP Quick Reference.
  • Changed the TMDS Clock Rate (MHz) for Stratix V in Table: HDMI PLL Desired Output Frequencies for 8-bpc Video.
  • Edited the description from HDMI 1.4b to HDMI 2.0 in Source Scramble, TMDS/TERC4 Encoder.
  • Edited Figure: Typical Window of Opportunity for H sync to asserted when V Sync is high.
  • Edited the Description for Encoder Control Port and I2C Master Interface Port in Table: HDMI Source Interfaces.
  • Edited the Description for Decoder Status Port in Table: HDMI Sink Interfaces.
2021.06.25 21.2 19.6.1
  • Updated Table: HDMI Intel FPGA IP FRL Feature Support in Intel Stratix 10 and Intel Arria 10 Devices and added Arria 10 as Final and Stratix 10 as Preliminary for Support FRL = 1.
  • Updated Table: HDMI Intel FPGA IP Resource Utilization and added the performance data for Intel Arria 10 (Support FRL = 1).
  • Edited the description in Source Audio Encoder.
  • Updated Table: HDMI Source Interfaces in Source Interfaces:
    • Updated the Description for vid_clk Port, vid_ready Port and vid_valid Port.
    • Edited the Clock Domain and Descriptionfor TMDS/FRL Data Port Interface.
    • Edited the Clock Domain for Encoder Control Port Interface, PHY Interface Control Port and Hot Plug Detect.
  • Updated Source Clock Tree:
    • Edited the description.
    • Added Figure: Source clock tree when Support FRL = 1.
    • Added Figure: Source clock tree when Support FRL =0.
  • Added Intel Stratix 10 in Link Training Procedure.
  • Updated FRL CLocking Scheme:
    • Updated the description and the calculation to configure vid_clk to the maximum frequency.
    • Removed column ls_clk Frequency (MHz) from the Table: Clock Frequencies for FRL Mode at Different Link Rates.
  • Updated Valid Video Data:
    • Updated the description and Figure: Video Clock Running at Faster Frequency.
    • Added Figure: Timing diagram for the vid_valid generation.
  • Added topic Variable Refresh Rate(VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) in HDMI Source and HDMI Sink.
  • Removed Table: Auxiliary Packet Memory Map and Table: Packet Payload Data Byte from Sink Auxiliary Packet Capture.
  • Updated Sink Auxiliary Data Port and added the following topics:
    • Sink General Control Packet (GCP).
    • Sink Auxiliary Video Information (AVI) InfoFrame Bit-Fields.
    • Sink HDMI Vendor Specific InfoFrame (VSI).
  • Updated Sink Audio Decoder and added the following topics::
    • Audio InfoFrame (AI) Bundle Bit-Fields.
    • Audio Metadata Bundle Bit-Fields.
  • Updated Table: Sink Interfaces in Sink Interfaces:
    • Updated the Description for ls_clk.
    • Edited the Clock Domain for TMDS/FRL Data Port Interface.
    • Edited the Clock Domain for Decoder Status Port Interface.
  • Updated Sink Clock Tree :
    • Added Figure: Sink clock tree when Support FRL = 1.
    • Added Figure: Sink clock tree when Support FRL = 0.
  • Edited the description in Link Training Procedure.
  • Updated Table: HDMI Source Parameters and HDMI Sink Parameters:
    • Edited the description for Support Auxiliary parameter.
    • Added the row Include I2C Master/Slave.
2021.05.12 21.1 19.6.0
  • Removed (Support FRL = 0 only) from Support HDCP 2.3 and Support HDCP 1.4 in Table : HDMI Source Interfaces and Table : HDMI Sink Interfaces.
  • Added Support HDCP Key Management in Table: HDMI Source Interfaces and Table: HDMI Sink Interfaces.
  • Added Table: Source Interfaces and Sink Interfaces:
    • Added This signal is not available if you turn on the Support HDCP Key Management parameter under the description for Conduit (Key) port type.
    • Changed the port name from kmem_addr to kmem_rdaddr.
    • Changed the port name from kmem_rddata to kmem_q.
    • Added Avalon-MM port type.
2021.04.01 21.1 19.6.0
  • Updated Table: Sink Interfaces:
    • Updated the descriptions for the scdc_frl_ltp_req port.
    • Edited the port name rx_hpd to rx_hpd_req, change the direction from Inout to Output and updated the descriptions.
  • Updated Link Training Procedure.
  • Removed Figure Link Training Pattern.
2020.12.14 20.4 19.6.0
  • Added support for HDMI 2.1 with fixed rate link (FRL) enabled for Intel® Stratix® 10 devices.
  • Edited the description in the HDMI Overview section.
  • Updated table title HDMI Intel FPGA IP FRL Feature Support in Intel® Arria® 10 Devices Feature Support Level Support FRL to HDMI Intel FPGA IP FRL Feature Support in Intel® Stratix® 10 and Intel® Arria® 10 Devices Feature Support Level Support FRL.
  • Updated the maximum data rates for Intel® Stratix® 10 devices in Table: HDMI Data Rate.
  • Updated the resource utilization data in Table: HDMI Intel FPGA IP Resource Utilization and Table: HDCP Resource Utilization.
  • Updated table title Recommended Speed Grades for Intel® Arria® 10 Devices (Support FRL = 1) to Recommended Speed Grades for Intel® Stratix® 10 and Intel® Arria® 10 Devices (Support FRL = 1) and added recommended speed grades for Intel® Stratix® 10 devices.
  • Updated the FRL Clocking Scheme section:
    • Edited the FRL character processing description and associated figure.
    • Added frl_clk frequency for Intel® Stratix® 10 devices in Table: Clock Frequencies for FRL Mode at Different Link Rates.
  • Edited the minimum and maximum TX clkout frequencies for TMDS_BIT_CLOCK_RATIO = 0 in Table: Clock Frequencies for TMDS Mode at Different Link Rates.
  • Updated the description for the kmem_addr[3:0](HDCP 2.3) and kmem_addr[9:4] (HDCP 1.4) ports in Table: HDMI Source Interfaces.
  • Updated Table: Sink Interfaces:
    • Updated the descriptions for the vid_lock port.
    • Edited the port name kmem_addr[3:0] (HDCP 2.3) to kmem_addr[7:0] (HDCP 2.3), and kmem_addr[9:4] (HDCP 1.4) to kmem_addr[13:8] (HDCP 1.4).
    • Updated the description for the kmem_rddata[31:0] (HDCP 2.3) and kmem_rddata[87:32] (HDCP 1.4) ports.
  • Edited the description in the Sink FRL Resampler section.
  • Edited the description in the Sink Clock Tree section.
  • Updated the following figures:
    • HDMI Source Signal Flow Diagram for Support FRL = 1 Design
    • HDMI Sink Signal Flow Diagram for Support FRL = 1 Design
  • Edited the descriptions for Device family, Pixels per clock, Transceiver width, Support deep color, Support HDCP 2.3, Support HDCP 1.4, and Support FRL in Table: HDMI Source Parameters and Table: HDMI Sink Parameters.
  • Removed the support for 4 symbols per clock feature in the HDMI Simulation Example section.
  • Made editorial edits throughout the document.
2020.09.28 20.3 19.5.0
  • The FRL path now uses the transceiver recovered clock domain instead of the ls_clk domain. Updated the following Source sections with the transceiver recovered clock domain information.
    • Source Functional Description
    • Source FRL Resampler
    • Source Clock Tree
  • Edited the description for the ls_clk signal in the Source Interfaces section.
  • Added the following signals in the Source Interfaces section.
    • tx_clk
    • os
    • mgmt_clk
    • in_lock
    • tx_hpd
    • tx_hpd_req
    • i2c_scl
    • i2c_sda
    • i2c_master_address[3:0]
    • i2c_master_write
    • i2c_master_read
    • i2c_master_writedata[31:0]
    • i2c_master_readdata[31:0]
    • mgmt_clk
  • Removed the ls_clk domain information from the FRL Clocking Scheme section.
  • Removed the ls_clk domain information and updated the block diagram and the timing diagrams with the transceiver recovered clock information in the Source Deep Color Implementation When Support FRL = 1 section.
  • Added the following new Source sections:
    • TX Oversampler
    • Clock Enable Generator
    • I2C Master
  • Updated the following Sink sections with the transceiver recovered clock domain information.
    • Sink Functional Description
    • Sink FRL Resampler
    • Sink Clock Tree
  • Added the following new Sink sections:
    • RX Oversampler
    • I2C Slave
    • EDID RAM
  • Edited the description for the ls_clk signal and added information about the transceiver recovered clock, oversampling (os), I2C slave, and the EDID RAM signals in the Sink Interfaces section.
  • Added a note in the description for the mode signal in the Sink Interfaces section. This signal is unused in FRL mode.
  • Edited the scdc_i2c_clk clock domain to i2c_clk clock domain in the Status and Control Data Channel (SCDC) Interface and Sink Interfaces sections.
  • Edited the typo in the color depth ratio for 8 bits per color in the Sink Deep Color Implementation When Support FRL = 0 section. The correct color depth ratio for 8 bits per color should be 1.0, not 1.6.
  • Removed the ls_clk domain information and updated the block diagram and the timing diagrams with the transceiver recovered clock information in the Sink Deep Color Implementation When Support FRL = 1 section.
  • Updated the HDMI Parameters section with the following new parameters information.
    • Include I2C
    • Include EDID RAM
    • EDID RAM size
    • RAM file path
    • HPD polarity
  • Added a note about the TMDS bit rate and TMDS character rate information in the PLL Intel FPGA IP Cores section.
2020.06.02 20.2 19.4.0
  • Updated HDCP feature support for Intel® Stratix® 10 devices.
    Note: The HDCP feature is not included in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software. To access this feature, contact Intel at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/broadcast/products/programmable/applications/connectivity-solutions.html.
  • Updated the HDCP resource utilization data for Intel® Arria® 10 devices and added data for Intel® Stratix® 10 devices in the Resource Utilization section.
  • Updated the HDCP 1.4 Key Port address information in HDCP 1.4 TX Architecture and HDCP 1.4 RX Architecture sections.
  • Added information about the reset_vid, hdcp1_disable, and hdcp2_disable signals in the Source Interfaces section.
  • Added information about the reset_vid, streamid_type, hdcp1_disable, and hdcp2_disable signals in the Sink Interfaces section.
  • Added a note and edited the bit-field information in the Source HDMI Vendor Specific InfoFrame (VSI) section. For the HF-VSIF transmission, use external VSI by asserting control bit to 1 and send the data through the Auxiliary Data Port.
2020.04.13 20.1 19.4.0
  • Updated the data rate for Intel® Arria® 10 devices in the Resource Utilization section.
  • Removed the HDCP Over HDMI Design Examples for Intel® Arria® 10 Devices section. This information is now available in the HDMI Intel® Arria® 10 FPGA IP Design Example User Guide.
  • Edited the port bit in avi[121] to avi[122] in the Source Auxiliary Control Port and Source Interfaces sections.
  • Removed the AVI version bit information and added information about setting the AVI version for Support FRL = 1 in the Source Auxiliary Video Information section.
  • Added HDMI 2.1 Specification reference for FRL mode in the Source Audio Encoder section.
  • Edited the description for ls_clk, vid_clk, and frl_clk in the Source Interfaces and Sink Interfaces sections.
  • Edited the clocks information in the FRL Clocking Scheme section.
  • Added the following sections for deep color implementation:
    • Source Deep Color Implementation When Support FRL = 0
    • Source Deep Color Implementation When Support FRL = 1
    • Sink Deep Color Implementation When Support FRL = 0
    • Sink Deep Color Implementation When Support FRL = 1
  • Edited the port bit in info_avi[120] to info_avi[122] in the Sink Interfaces section.
  • Added a note in the HDMI Simulation Example section that the simulation flow applies only for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software using ModelSim* - Intel® FPGA Starter Edition. For the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition simulation flow, refer to the respective design example user guides.
2020.02.10 19.4 19.3.0
  • Added support for HDMI 2.1 with fixed rate link (FRL) enabled. This feature is available only for Intel® Arria® 10 devices.
  • Added information that HDMI 2.1 supports pixel frequency up to 1,118 MHz and supports only 8 bits per component in the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Quick Reference section.
  • Added information about FRL in the HDMI Overview section.
  • Added information about the signal flow for Support FRL = 1 in the Source Functional Description and Sink Functional Description sections.
  • Updated the Source Auxiliary Video Information (AVI) InfoFrame section with Support FRL = 1 information.
  • Updated the Source Clock Tree and Sink Clock Tree sections with FRL information.
  • Updated the Source Interfaces and Sink Interfaces sections with FRL information.
  • Updated the HDMI Parameters section to include Support FRL parameter.
  • Added the following new sections in the HDMI Source chapter:
    • FRL Packetizer
    • FRL Character Block and Super Block Mapping
    • Reed Solomon (RS) Forward Error Correction (FEC) Generation and Insertion
    • FRL Scrambler and Encoder
    • Source FRL Resampler
    • FRL Clocking Scheme
    • Valid Video Data
    • Source Link Training Procedure
  • Added the following new sections in the HDMI Sink chapter:
    • FRL Depacketizer
    • Sink FRL Character Block and Super Block Demapper
    • Sink FRL Descrambler and Decoder
    • Sink FRL Resampler
    • Sink Link Training Procedure
  • Updated the diagrams in the Source Clock Tree and Sink Clock Tree sections.
2019.10.10 19.3 19.1.0
  • Added a new section about High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). This feature is available only for Intel® Arria® 10 devices.
    Note: The HDCP feature is not included in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software. To access this feature, contact Intel at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/broadcast/products/programmable/applications/connectivity-solutions.html.
  • Added information about the following HDCP-related parameters in the HDMI Source Parameters and HDMI Sink Parameters sections:
    • Support HDCP 1.4
    • Support HDCP 2.3
  • Added information about HDCP-related signals in the Source Interfaces and Sink Interfaces sections.
  • Added information about a new design example that demonstrates the HDCP feature for Intel® Arria® 10 devices in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software.
2019.04.29 19.1 19.1
  • Added support for Intel® Stratix® 10 L-tile devices. Support for both Intel® Stratix® 10 L-tile and H-tile devices are final.
  • Updated the support for YCbCr 4:2:2 pixel encoding in the Resource Utilization section. The HDMI IP core supports 8-bit and 10-bit color depth for YCbCr 4:2:2 pixel encoding.
  • Added performance data for Intel® Stratix® 10 L-tile and H-tile devices, and updated the data for Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX devices for version 19.1.
  • Updated the description for the locked[2:0], in_lock[2:0], and ctrl[N*6-1:0] ports.
  • Added information insertion and filtration for the control ports in the Source Auxiliary Control Port section.
2019.01.21 18.1 18.1
  • Added a note in the Sink Word Alignment and Channel Deskew section that the word alignment logic in the HDMI RX core is disabled for HDMI 2.0 resolution (data rate >3.4 Gbps) in Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX devices. For Intel® Stratix® 10 devices, the HDMI RX core uses a new word alignment algorithm logic to achieve fast word alignment time for HDMI 2.0 resolution (data rate >3.4Gbps).
  • Updated the description for the vid_lock port to add that the IP detects HTotal, VTotal, HSync Width, VSync Width, HSync Polarity, and VSync Polarity. and a change in these parameters across two frames will deassert the vid_lock signal.
2018.05.07 18.0 18.0
  • Update the HDMI specification reference to 2.0b. The HDMI Intel® FPGA IP core now supports HDMI Specification 2.0b.
  • Added preliminary support for Intel® Stratix® 10 (H-Tile) devices.
  • Updated support for Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX devices to final.
  • Clarified in the features list that HDMI IP core supports up to 32 channels in 2-channel or 8-channel layouts.
  • Added link to the HDMI Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX FPGA IP Design Example User Guide.
  • Updated all IP names as part of standardization and rebranding exercise.
  • Removed a note that said the HDMI RX core does not support SCDC read request feature for this release. The HDMI RX core fully supports SCDC features since version 17.1.
  • Added a note in the Sink Clock Tree section that GPLL refers to IOPLL Intel® FPGA IP for Intel® Arria® 10, Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX, and Intel® Stratix® 10 devices; PLL Intel® FPGA IP for Arria V and Stratix V devices.
  • Edited the recommended speed grade information for Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX. The recommended speed grade is -5.
  • Edited typo in 3D Audio Input Example figure.
  • Changed the term Video Format to Pixel Encoding to be consistent with HDMI Specification 2.0b.
  • Restructured the document. Placed the HDMI Hardware Design chapter after the HDMI Getting Started chapter.
Date Version Changes
November 2017 2017.11.06
  • Added advance support for Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX devices.
  • Added resource utilization data for Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX devices.
  • Changed bits per color (bpc) to bits per component (bpc) as stated in the HDMI Specification 2.0.
  • Renamed HDMI IP core to HDMI Intel® FPGA IP as per Intel rebranding.
  • Changed the term Qsys to Platform Designer.
  • Reorganized and updated the Source Functional Description and Source Functional Description sections for better understanding.
  • Added description for the following new bit-fields:
    • Audio InfoFrame Bundle Bit-fields
    • Audio Metadata Bundle Bit-Fields for Packet Header and Control
    • Audio Metadata Bundle Bit-Fields for Packet Content When 3D_AUDIO = 1
    • Audio Metadata Bundle Bit-Fields for Packet Content When 3D_AUDIO = 0
  • Added support for up to 32 audio channels.
  • Added support for up to 1,536 kHz audio sample frequency.
  • Updated the 3D Audio Format section and the description for audio_clk that for audio channels greater than 8, do not drive audio_clk at actual audio sample clock. Instead drive audio_clk with ls_clk and qualify audio_data with audio_de
  • Updated the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Source Clock Tree and HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Sink Clock Tree sections.
  • Updated the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Source Parameter and HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Sink Parameter sections.
  • Updated the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Source Interfaces and HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Sink Interfaces sections.
  • Updated the description for the Support for deep color parameter. The parameter is now turned on by default.
  • Edited the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP testbench block diagram. Removed 4 symbols/clock to avoid confusion.
  • Added a note in the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Demonstration section that the demonstration is only applicable for Arria V and Stratix V devices. For Intel® Arria® 10 devices, refer to the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide for Intel® Arria® 10 Devices.
  • Added a note in the Simulation Walkthrough section that the walkthrough is only applicable for Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition. For Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition, refer to the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide for Intel® Arria® 10 Devices.
  • Moved information about the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP design example parameters to the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide for Intel® Arria® 10 Devices.
May 2017 2017.05.08
  • Rebranded as Intel.
  • Added recommended speed grades for Intel Arria 10 devices.
December 2016 2016.12.20
  • Updated the HDMI IP core resource utilization table with 16.1 information.
  • Added a note for YCbCr 4:2:2 video format that 8 and 10 bits per color use the same pixel encoding as 12 bits per color, but the valid bits are left-justified with zeros padding the bits below the least significant bit.
  • Added information for the new Design Example parameters.
  • Removed all Arria 10 design example related information. For more information about Arria 10 design examples, refer to the HDMI IP Core Design Example User Guide.
  • Edited the typos in the HDMI Audio Format topic.
  • Added information that the HDMI IP core does not support 8-channel audio.
  • Added a new output port version[31:0] for HDMI source and sink.
May 2016 2016.05.02
  • Updated the HDMI IP core resource utilization table with 16.0 information.
  • Added information about Audio Metadata Packet for HDMI Specification Version 2.0.
  • Added information about new HDMI source ports:
    • audio_metadata[164:0]
    • audio_format[4:0]
  • Added information about new HDMI sink ports:
    • audio_metadata[164:0]
    • audio_format[4:0]
    • vid_lock
    • aux_error
  • Provided detailed information about the HDMI source and sink audio_de[7:0] port.
  • Updated the testbench diagram and description to include audio data and auxiliary data information.
  • Added a note for Altera PLL to place the PLL in the transmit path (pll_hdmi_tx) in the physical location next to the transceiver PLL.
  • Updated the HDMI sideband signals (HDMI AVI and VSI bit-fields) with default values.
  • Added links to archived versions of the HDMI IP Core User Guide.
November 2015 2015.11.02
  • Updated the HDMI IP core resource utilization table with 15.1 information.
  • Changed instances of Quartus II to Intel® Quartus® Prime .
  • Added full support for Arria 10 devices.
  • Added support for new features:
    • Deep color
    • 8-channel audio
  • Added the following parameters for HDMI source:
    • Support for 8-channel audio
    • Support for deep color
  • Added the following parameters for HDMI sink:
    • Support for 8-channel audio
    • Support for deep color
    • Manufacturer OUI
    • Device ID String
    • Hardware Revision
  • Updated the following interface ports for HDMI source:
    • Added ctrl port
    • Removed gcp_Set_AVMute and gcp_Clear_AVMute ports
  • Updated the following interface ports for HDMI sink:
    • Added ctrl , mode, in_5v_power, and in_hpd ports
    • Removed gcp_Set_AVMute and gcp_Clear_AVMute ports
  • Updated the HDMI sink and source block diagrams to reflect the new features.
  • Provided block diagrams for deep color mapping.
  • Generalized the HDMI hardware demonstration design for all supported device families (Arria V, Stratix V, and Arria 10) with detailed description.
May 2015 2015.05.04
  • Updated the HDMI IP core resource utilization table with 15.0 information.
  • Added information about 4 symbols per clock mode.
  • Added information about Status and Control Data Channel (SCDC) for HDMI specification version 2.0.
  • Added the following interface ports for HDMI source:
    • TMDS_Bit_clock_Ratio
    • Scrambler_Enable
  • Added the TMDS_Bit_clock_Ratio interface port for HDMI sink.
  • Updated the HDMI hardware demonstration design with HDMI 2.0 information.
  • Added software process flow for the HDMI hardware demonstration.
December 2014 2014.12.15

Initial release.