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2.1. Design Features
2.2. Hardware and Software Requirements
2.3. HDMI 2.1 RX-TX Retransmit Design Block Diagram
2.4. Design Parameters
2.5. Design Components
2.6. Design Software Flow
2.7. Clocking Scheme
2.8. Interface Signals
2.9. Hardware Setup
2.10. Simulation Testbench
2.11. Debugging Features
2.6. Design Software Flow
In the design main software flow, the Nios® II processor configures the TI redriver setting and initializes the TX and RX paths upon power-up.
Figure 15. Software Flow in main.c Script
The software executes a while loop to monitor sink and source changes, and to react to the changes. The software may trigger TX reconfiguration, TX link training and start transmitting video.
Figure 16. Initialize TX Path Flowchart
Figure 17. Initialize RX Path Flowchart
Figure 18. TX Reconfiguration and Link Training Flowchart
Note: Refer to Figure 19 for more detail about Perform TX Link Training.
Figure 19. Perform TX Link Training Flowchart
Figure 20. Perform LTS:3 Process at Specific FRL Rate Flowchart
Note: Refer to Figure 19 for continuation of Perform LTS: 3 Process at Specific FRL Rate.