2.8. Interface Signals
| Signal | Direction | Width | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-board Oscillator Signal | |||
| core_refclk_100 | Input | 1 | 100 MHz free running clock for core reference clock. |
| fgt_refclk_100 | Input | 1 | 100 MHz free running clock for transceiver reference clock. |
| core_refclk_148p5 | Input | 1 | 148.5 MHz free running clock for core reference clock. |
| fgt_refclk_148p5 | Input | 1 | 148.5 MHz free running clock for transceiver reference clock for TMDS clock. |
| User Push Buttons and LEDs | |||
| user_pb | Input | 1 | Push button to control the HDMI Intel® FPGA IP design functionality. |
| cpu_resetn | Input | 1 | Global reset. |
| user_led_g | Output | 8 | Green LED display. Refer to Hardware Setup for more information about the LED functions. |
| user_dipsw | Input | 1 | User-defined DIP switch. Refer to Hardware Setup for more information about the DIP switch functions. |
| fpga_sgpio_clk | Input | 1 | SGPIO slave signals. These groups of signals connect to the MAX device to control the on-board LEDs. |
| fpga_sgpio_sync | Input | 1 | |
| fpga_sgpi | Input | 1 | |
| fpga_sgpo | Input | 1 | |
| HDMI FMC Daughter Card Pins on FMC Port | |||
| fmc_rx_p | Input | 4 | HDMI RX clock, red, green, and blue data channels. |
| fmc_tx_p | Output | 4 | HDMI TX clock, red, green, and blue data channels. |
| fmcb_la_rx_p_9 | Input | 1 | HDMI RX +5V power detect. |
| fmcb_la_rx_p_8 | Input | 1 | HDMI RX hot plug detect. |
| fmcb_la_rx_n_8 | Input | 1 | HDMI RX I2C SDA for DDC and SCDC. |
| fmcb_la_tx_p_10 | Input | 1 | HDMI RX I2C SCL for DDC and SCDC. |
| fmcb_la_tx_p_12 | Input | 1 | HDMI TX hot plug detect. |
| fmcb_la_tx_n_12 | Input | 1 | HDMI I2C SDA for DDC and SCDC. |
| fmcb_la_rx_p_10 | Input | 1 | HDMI I2C SCL for DDC and SCDC. |
| fmcb_la_tx_n_9 | Input | 1 | HDMI I2C SDA for redriver control. |
| fmcb_la_rx_p_11 | Input | 1 | HDMI I2C SCL for redriver control. |
| Signal | Direction | Width | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock and Reset Signals | |||
| reset | Input | 1 | System reset input. |
| mgmt_clk | Input | 1 | System clock input (100 MHz). |
| rx_tmds_clk | Input | 1 | HDMI RX TMDS clock. |
| i2c_clk | Input | 1 | Clock input for DDC and SCDC interface. |
| rxphy_cdr_refclk | Input | 1 | Clock input for RX CDR reference clock 1. The clock frequency is set 0 MHz in F-tile Reference and System PLL Clocks Intel FPGA IP to support variable TMDS clock frequency values. |
| rxphy_cdr_refclk_tmds | Input | 1 | Clock input for RX CDR reference clock 1. The clock frequency is 148.5 MHz. |
| systempll_clk | Input | Clock input for RX PHY System PLL Clock. | |
| rx_vid_clk | Output |
1 | Video clock output. |
| sys_init | Output |
1 | System initialization to reset the system upon power-up. |
| RX Transceiver and IOPLL Signals | |||
| rxpll_tmds_locked | Output | 1 | Indicates the TMDS clock IOPLL is locked. |
| rxpll_frl_locked | Output | 1 | Indicates the FRL clock IOPLL is locked. |
| rxphy_serial_data | Input | 4 | HDMI serial data to the RX PMA Direct PHY. |
| rxphy_ready | Output | 1 | Indicates the RX PMA Direct PHY is ready. |
| rxphy_cal_busy_raw 1 | Output | 4 | RX Native PHY calibration busy signal to the transceiver arbiter. |
| rxphy_serial_data_n | Input | 4 | HDMI serial data to the RX PMA Direct PHY. |
| rxphy_cal_busy_gated | Input | 4 | Calibration busy signal from the transceiver arbiter to the RX PMA Direct PHY. |
| RX Reconfiguration Management | |||
| rxphy_rcfg_master_write | Output | 1 | RX reconfiguration management Avalon® memory-mapped interface to transceiver arbiter. |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_read | Output | 1 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_address | Output | 12 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_writedata | Output | 32 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_readdata | Input | 32 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_waitrequest | Input | 1 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_new_cfg_applied | Input | 1 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_readdata_valid | Input | 1 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_master_new_cfg_applied_ack | Input | 1 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_curr_profile_id | Input | 15 | Profile ID from Dynamic Reconfiguration IP. |
| rxphy_rcfg_busy | Output | 1 | Indicates that reconfiguration is in progress. |
| rx_tmds_freq | Output | 24 | TMDS clock frequency measured by reconfiguration module. |
| device_ready | Input | 1 | Indicates device is ready and can start reconfiguration process. |
| rxphy_rcfg_slave_read 1 | Input | 4 | Transceiver reconfiguration Avalon® memory-mapped interface from the RX PMA Direct PHY to the transceiver arbiter. |
| rxphy_rcfg_slave_address 1 | Input | 40 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_slave_writedata 1 | Input | 128 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_slave_readdata 1 | Output | 128 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_slave_waitrequest 1 | Output | 4 | |
| rxphy_rcfg_slave_write 1 | Input | 4 | |
| HDMI RX Core Signals | |||
| rx_vid_clk_locked | Input | 1 | Indicates vid_clk is stable. |
| rxcore_frl_rate | Output | 4 | Indicates the FRL rate that the RX core is running.
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| rxcore_frl_locked | Output | 4 | Each bit indicates the specific lane that has achieved FRL lock. FRL is locked when the RX core successfully performs alignment, deskew, and achieves lane lock.
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| rxcore_frl_ffe_levels | Output | 4 | Corresponds to the FFE_level bit in the SCDC 0x31 register bit [7:4] in the RX core. |
| rxcore_frl_flt_ready | Input | 1 | Asserts to indicate the RX is ready for the link training process to start. When asserted, the FLT_ready bit in the SCDC register 0x40 bit 6 is asserted as well. |
| rxcore_frl_src_test_config | Input | 8 | Specifies the source test configurations. The value is written into the SCDC Test Configuration register in the SCDC register 0x35. |
| rxcore_tbcr | Output | 1 | Indicates the TMDS bit to clock ratio; corresponds to the TMDS_Bit_Clock_Ratio register in the SCDC register 0x20 bit 1.
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| rxcore_scrambler_enable | Output | 1 | Indicates if the received data is scrambled; corresponds to the Scrambling_Enable field in the SCDC register 0x20 bit 0. |
| rxcore_audio_de | Output | 1 | HDMI RX core audio interfaces. Refer to the Sink Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| rxcore_audio_data | Output | 256 | |
| rxcore_audio_info_ai | Output | 48 | |
| rxcore_audio_N | Output | 20 | |
| rxcore_audio_CTS | Output | 20 | |
| rxcore_audio_metadata | Output | 165 | |
| rxcore_audio_format | Output | 5 | |
| rxcore_aux_pkt_data | Output | 72 | HDMI RX core auxiliary interfaces. Refer to the Sink Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| rxcore_aux_pkt_addr | Output | 6 | |
| rxcore_aux_pkt_wr | Output | 1 | |
| rxcore_aux_data | Output | 72 | |
| rxcore_aux_sop | Output | 1 | |
| rxcore_aux_eop | Output | 1 | |
| rxcore_aux_valid | Output | 1 | |
| rxcore_aux_error | Output | 1 | |
| rxcore_gcp | Output | 6 | HDMI RX core sideband signals. Refer to the Sink Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| rxcore_info_avi | Output | 123 | |
| rxcore_info_vsi | Output | 61 | |
| rxcore_locked | Output | 1 | HDMI RX core video ports.
Note: N = pixels per clock
Refer to the Sink Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| rxcore_vid_data | Output | N*48 | |
| rxcore_vid_vsync | Output | N | |
| rxcore_vid_hsync | Output | N | |
| rxcore_vid_de | Output | N | |
| rxcore_vid_valid | Output | 1 | |
| rxcore_vid_lock | Output | 1 | |
| rxcore_mode | Output | 1 | HDMI RX core control and status ports.
Note: N = symbols per clock
Refer to the Sink Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| rxcore_ctrl | Output | N*6 | |
| rxcore_color_depth_sync | Output | 2 | |
| hdmi_5v_detect | Input | 1 | HDMI RX 5V detect and hotplug detect. Refer to the Sink Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| hdmi_rx_hpd_n | Output | 1 | |
| rx_hpd_trigger | Input | 1 | |
| I2C Signals | |||
| hdmi_rx_i2c_sda | Input | 1 | HDMI RX DDC and SCDC interface. |
| hdmi_rx_i2c_scl | Input | 1 | |
| RX EDID RAM Signals | |||
| edid_ram_access | Input | 1 | HDMI RX EDID RAM access interface. Assert edid_ram_access when you want to write or read from the EDID RAM, else this signal should be kept low. When you assert edid_ram_access, the hotplug signal deasserts to allow write or read to the EDID RAM. When EDID RAM access is completed, you should deassert edid_ram_assess and the hotplug signal asserts. The source reads the new EDID due to the hotplug signal toggling. |
| edid_ram_address | Input | 8 | |
| edid_ram_write | Input | 1 | |
| edid_ram_read | Input | 1 | |
| edid_ram_readdata | Output | 8 | |
| edid_ram_writedata | Input | 8 | |
| edid_ram_waitrequest | Output | 1 | |
| Signal | Direction | Width | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock and Reset Signals | |||
| mgmt_clk | Input | 1 | System clock input (100 MHz). |
| reset | Input | 1 | System reset input. |
| tx_tmds_clk | Input | 1 | HDMI RX TMDS clock. |
| txphy_refclk | Input | 1 | Clock input for TX PLL reference clock 1. The clock frequency is 100 MHz. |
| txphy_refclk_tmds | Input | 1 | Clock input for TX PLL reference clock 1. The clock frequency is set 0 MHz in F-Tile Reference and System PLL Clocks Intel FPGA IP to support variable TMDS clock frequency values. |
| tx_vid_clk | Output | 1 | Video clock output. |
| tx_frl_clk | Output | 1 | FRL clock output. |
| sys_init | Input | 1 | System initialization to reset the system upon power-up. |
| tx_init_done | Input | 1 | TX initialization to reset the TX reconfiguration management block and transceiver reconfiguration interface. |
| systempll_clk | Input | 1 | Clock input for TX PHY System PLL Clock |
| TX Transceiver and IOPLL Signals | |||
| txpll_frl_locked | Output | 1 | Indicates the link speed clock and FRL clock IOPLL is locked. |
| txfpll_locked | Output | 1 | Indicates the TX PLL is locked. |
| txphy_serial_data | Output | 4 | HDMI serial data from the TX PMA Direct PHY. |
| txphy_serial_data_n | Output | 4 | HDMI serial data from the TX PMA Direct PHY. |
| txphy_ready | Output | 1 | Indicates the TX PMA Direct PHY is ready. |
| txphy_cal_busy 1 | Output | 1 | TX PMA Direct PHY calibration busy signal. |
| txphy_cal_busy_raw 1 | Output | 4 | Calibration busy signal to the transceiver arbiter. |
| txphy_cal_busy_gated 1 | Input | 4 | Calibration busy signal from the transceiver arbiter to the TX PMA Direct PHY. |
| txphy_rcfg_busy 1 | Output | 1 | Indicates the TX PHY reconfiguration is in progress. |
| txphy_rcfg_slave_write 1 | Input | 4 | Transceiver reconfiguration Avalon® memory-mapped interface from the TX PMA Direct PHY to the transceiver arbiter. |
| txphy_rcfg_slave_read 1 | Input | 4 | |
| txphy_rcfg_slave_address 1 | Input | 40 |
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| txphy_rcfg_slave_writedata 1 | Input | 128 | |
| txphy_rcfg_slave_readdata 1 | Output | 128 | |
| txphy_rcfg_slave_waitrequest 1 | Output | 4 | |
| TX Reconfiguration Management | |||
| tx_tmds_freq | Input | 24 | HDMI TX TMDS clock frequency value (in 10 ms). |
| tx_os 1 | Output | 2 | Oversampling factor:
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| txphy_rcfg_master_write 1 | Output | 1 | TX reconfiguration management Avalon® memory-mapped interface to transceiver arbiter. |
| txphy_rcfg_master_read 1 | Output | 1 | |
| txphy_rcfg_master_address 1 | Output | 12 | |
| txphy_rcfg_master_writedata 1 | Output | 32 | |
| txphy_rcfg_master_readdata 1 | Input | 32 | |
| txphy_rcfg_master_waitrequest 1 | Input | 1 | |
| txphy_rcfg_master_new_cfg_applied | Input | 1 | |
| txphy_rcfg_master_readdata_valid | Input | 1 | |
| txphy_rcfg_master_new_cfg_applied_ack | Output | 1 | |
| tx_reconfig_done 1 | Output | 1 | Indicates that the TX reconfiguration process is completed. |
| txphy_rcfg_curr_profile_id | Input | 15 | Profile ID from Dynamic Reconfiguration IP. |
| device_ready | Input | 1 | Indicate device is ready and can start reconfiguration process. |
| HDMI TX Core Signals | |||
| tx_vid_clk_locked | Input | 1 | Indicates vid_clk is stable. |
| txcore_ctrl | Input | N*6 | HDMI TX core control interfaces.
Note: N = pixels per clock
Refer to the Source Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| txcore_mode | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_audio_de | Input | 1 | HDMI TX core audio interfaces. Refer to the Source Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| txcore_audio_mute | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_audio_data | Input | 256 | |
| txcore_audio_info_ai | Input | 49 | |
| txcore_audio_N | Input | 20 | |
| txcore_audio_CTS | Input | 20 | |
| txcore_audio_metadata | Input | 166 | |
| txcore_audio_format | Input | 5 | |
| txcore_aux_ready | Output | 1 | HDMI TX core auxiliary interfaces. Refer to the Source Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| txcore_aux_data | Input | 72 | |
| txcore_aux_sop | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_aux_eop | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_aux_valid | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_gcp | Input | 6 | HDMI TX core sideband signals. Refer to the Source Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| txcore_info_avi | Input | 123 | |
| txcore_info_vsi | Input | 62 | |
| txcore_i2c_master_write | Input | 1 | TX I2C master Avalon® memory-mapped interface to I2C master inside the TX core.
Note: These signals are available only when you turn on the Include I2C parameter.
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| txcore_i2c_master_read | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_i2c_master_address | Input | 4 | |
| txcore_i2c_master_writedata | Input | 32 | |
| txcore_i2c_master_readdata | Output | 32 | |
| txcore_vid_data | Input | N*48 | HDMI TX core video ports.
Note: N = pixels per clock
Refer to the Source Interfaces section in the HDMI Intel FPGA IP User Guide for more information. |
| txcore_vid_vsync | Input | N | |
| txcore_vid_hsync | Input | N | |
| txcore_vid_de | Input | N | |
| txcore_vid_ready | Output | 1 | |
| txcore_vid_overflow | Output | 1 | |
| txcore_vid_valid | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_frl_rate | Input | 4 | SCDC register interfaces. |
| txcore_frl_pattern | Input | 16 | |
| txcore_frl_start | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_scrambler_enable | Input | 1 | |
| txcore_tbcr | Input | 1 | |
| I2C Signals | |||
| nios_tx_i2c_sda_in | Output | 1 | TX I2C Master interface for SCDC and DDC from the Nios® V processor to the output buffer.
Note: If you turn on the Include I2C parameter, these signals is placed inside the TX core and is not visible at this level.
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| nios_tx_i2c_scl_in | Output | 1 | |
| nios_tx_i2c_sda_oe | Input | 1 | |
| nios_tx_i2c_scl_oe | Input | 1 | |
| nios_ti_i2c_sda_in | Output | 1 | TX I2C Master interface from the Nios® V processor to the output buffer to control TI redriver on the Bitec HDMI 2.1 FMC daughter card. |
| nios_ti_i2c_scl_in | Output | 1 | |
| nios_ti_i2c_sda_oe | Input | 1 | |
| nios_ti_i2c_scl_oe | Input | 1 | |
| hdmi_tx_i2c_sda | Input | 1 | TX I2C interfaces for SCDC and DDC interfaces from the output buffer to the HDMI TX connector. |
| hdmi_tx_i2c_scl | Input | 1 | |
| hdmi_tx_ti_i2c_sda | Input | 1 | TX I2C interfaces from the output buffer to the TI redriver on the Bitec HDMI 2.1 FMC daughter card. |
| hdmi_tx_ti_i2c_scl | Input | 1 | |
| Hotplug Detect Signals | |||
| tx_hpd_req | Output | 1 | HDMI TX hotplug detect interfaces. |
| hdmi_tx_hpd_n | Input | 1 | |
| tx_hpd_ack | Input | 1 | |
| Signal | Direction | Width | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| reset | Input | 1 | System reset input. |
| mgmt_clk | Input | 1 | System clock input (100 MHz). |
| loopback_mode | Input | 1 | To select the mode for TX video data. 0 = video data from TPG 1 = video data from RX |
| pll_pixel_refclk | Input | 1 | Video Actual Pixel clock. |
| vid_clk | Input | 1 | HDMI video clock. |
| rx_vid_lock | Input | 3 | Indicates HDMI RX video lock status. |
| rx_vid_valid | Input | 1 | HDMI RX video interfaces. |
| rx_vid_de | Input | N | |
| rx_vid_hsync | Input | N | |
| rx_vid_vsync | Input | N | |
| rx_vid_data | Input | N*48 | |
| rx_aux_eop | Input | 1 | HDMI RX auxiliary interfaces. |
| rx_aux_sop | Input | 1 | |
| rx_aux_valid | Input | 1 | |
| rx_aux_data | Input | 72 | |
| tx_vid_de | Output | N | HDMI TX video interfaces.
Note: N = pixels per clock.
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| tx_vid_hsync | Output | N | |
| tx_vid_vsync | Output | N | |
| tx_vid_data | Output | N*48 | |
| tx_vid_valid | Output | 1 | |
| tx_vid_ready | Input | 1 | |
| tx_aux_eop | Output | 1 | HDMI TX auxiliary interfaces. |
| tx_aux_sop | Output | 1 | |
| tx_aux_valid | Output | 1 | |
| tx_aux_data | Output | 72 | |
| tx_aux_ready | Input | 1 |
| Signal | Direction | Width | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpu_clk_in_clk_clk | Input | 1 | CPU clock. |
| cpu_rst_in_reset_reset | Input | 1 | CPU reset. |
| edid_ram_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_address | Output | 8 | EDID RAM access interfaces. |
| edid_ram_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_write | Output | 1 | |
| edid_ram_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_read | Output | 1 | |
| edid_ram_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_readdata | Input | 8 | |
| edid_ram_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_writedata | Output | 8 | |
| edid_ram_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_waitrequest | Input | 1 | |
| hdmi_i2c_master_i2c_serial_sda_in | Input | 1 | I2C Master interfaces from the Nios® V processor to the output buffer for DDC and SCDC control. |
| hdmi_i2c_master_i2c_serial_scl_in | Input | 1 | |
| hdmi_i2c_master_i2c_serial_sda_oe | Output | 1 | |
| hdmi_i2c_master_i2c_serial_scl_oe | Output | 1 | |
| redriver_i2c_master_i2c_serial_sda_in | Input | 1 | I2C Master interfaces from the Nios® V processor to the output buffer for TI redriver setting configuration. |
| redriver_i2c_master_i2c_serial_scl_in | Input | 1 | |
| redriver_i2c_master_i2c_serial_sda_oe | Output | 1 | |
| redriver_i2c_master_i2c_serial_scl_oe | Output | 1 | |
| pio_in0_external_connection_export | Input | 32 | Parallel input output interfaces.
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| pio_out0_external_connection_export | Output | 32 | Parallel input output interfaces.
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| pio_out1_external_connection_export | Output | 32 | Parallel input output interfaces.
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