Intel FPGA HDMI Design Example User Guide for Intel Arria 10 Devices

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UG-20077 | 2017.11.06

Intel FPGA HDMI Design Example Quick Start Guide for Intel Arria 10 Devices

The Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP core design example for Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices features a simulating testbench and a hardware design that supports compilation and hardware testing.

When you generate a design example, the parameter editor automatically creates the files necessary to simulate, compile, and test the design in hardware.

Figure 1. Development Steps

Directory Structure

The directories contain the generated files for the Intel^® FPGA HDMI design example.

Figure 2. Directory Structure for the Design Example

Table 1. Generated RTL Files
Folders	Files
gxb	/gxb_rx.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /gxb_rx.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/gxb_rx_reset.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /gxb_rx_reset.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/gxb_tx.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /gxb_tx.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/gxb_tx_fpll.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /gxb_tx_fpll.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/gxb_tx_reset.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /gxb_tx_reset.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
hdmi_rx	/hdmi_rx.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /hdmi_rx.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/hdmi_rx_top.v
	/mr_clock_sync.v
	/mr_hdmi_rx_core_top.v
	/mr_rx_oversample.v
	/symbol_aligner.v
hdmi_tx	/hdmi_tx.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /hdmi_tx.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/hdmi_tx_top.v
	/mr_ce.v
	/mr_hdmi_tx_core_top.v
	/mr_tx_oversample.v
i2c_master	/i2c_master_bit_ctrl.v
	/i2c_master_byte_ctrl.v
	/i2c_master_defines.v
	/i2c_master_top.v
	/oc_i2c_master.v
	/oc_i2c_master_hw.tcl
	/timescale.v
i2c_slave	/edid_ram.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /edid_ram.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/I2Cslave.v
	/output_buf_i2c.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /output_buf_i2c.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
	/Panasonic.hex
	/i2c_avl_mst_intf_gen.v
	/i2c_clk_cnt.v
	/i2c_condt_det.v
	/i2c_databuffer.v
	/i2c_rxshifter.v
	/i2c_slvfsm.v
	/i2c_spksupp.v
	/i2c_txout.v
	/i2c_txshifter.v
	/i2cslave_to_avlmm_bridge.v
pll	/pll_hdmi.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /pll_hdmi.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
pll	/pll_hdmi_reconfig.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /pll_hdmi_reconfig.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
common	/reset_controller ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
hdr	/altera_hdmi_aux_hdr.v
	/altera_hdmi_aux_snk.v
	/altera_hdmi_aux_src.v
	/altera_hdmi_hdr_infoframe.v
	/avalon_st_mutiplexer.v
reconfig_mgmt	/mr_compare_pll.v
	/mr_compare_rx.v
	/mr_rate_detect.v
	/mr_reconfig_master_pll.v
	/mr_reconfig_master_rx.v
	/mr_reconfig_mgmt.v
	/mr_rom_pll_dprioaddr.v
	/mr_rom_pll_valuemask_8bpc.v
	/mr_rom_pll_valuemask_10bpc.v
	/mr_rom_pll_valuemask_12bpc.v
	/mr_rom_pll_valuemask_16bpc.v
	/mr_rom_rx_dprioaddr_bitmask.v
	/mr_rom_rx_valuemask.v
	/mr_state_machine.v
sdc	/a10_hdmi2.sdc
	/mr.sdc
	`/jtag.sdc`

Table 2. Generated Simulation Files
Folders	Files
aldec	/aldec.do
aldec	/rivierapro_setup.tcl
cadence	/cds.lib
	/hdl.var
	/ncsim.sh
	/ncsim_setup.sh
	<`cds_libs folder`>
mentor	/mentor.do
mentor	/msim_setup.tcl
synopsys	/vcs/filelist.f
	/vcs/vcs_setup.sh
	/vcs/vcs_sim.sh
	/vcsmx/vcsmx_setup.sh
	/vcsmx/vcsmx_sim.sh
	/vcsmx/synopsys_sim_setup
hdmi_rx	/hdmi_rx.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /hdmi_rx.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
hdmi_rx	/hdmi_rx.sopcinfo ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition)
hdmi_tx	/hdmi_tx.qsys ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition) /hdmi_tx.ip ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition)
hdmi_tx	/hdmi_tx.sopcinfo ( Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition)

Table 3. Generated Software Files
Folders	Files
tx_control_src Note: The tx_control folder will also contain duplicates of these files.	`/i2c.c`
	`/i2c.h`
	`/main.c`
	`/xcvr_gpll_rcfg.c`
	`/xcvr_gpll_rcfg.h`

Hardware and Software Requirements

Intel uses the following hardware and software to test the design example.

Hardware

Intel^® Arria^® 10 GX FPGA Development Kit
HDMI Source (Graphics Processor Unit (GPU))
HDMI Sink (Monitor)
Bitec HDMI 2.0 FMC daughter card (Revision 4.0)
HDMI cables

Software

Intel^® Quartus^® Prime version 17.1 (for hardware testing)
ModelSim^® - Intel^® FPGA Edition, ModelSim^® - Intel^® FPGA Edition Starter Edition, NCSim (Verilog HDL only), Riviera-Pro, or VCS/VCS-MX simulator

Generating the Design

Use the Intel^® FPGA HDMI parameter editor in the Intel^® Quartus^® Prime software to generate the design examples.

Figure 3. Generating the Design Flow

Create a project targeting Intel^® Arria^® 10 device family and select the desired device.
In the IP Catalog, locate and double-click Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP Core. The New IP Variant or New IP Variation window appears.
Specify a top-level name for your custom IP variation. The parameter editor saves the IP variation settings in a file named <your_ip>.ip or <your_ip>.qsys.
Click OK. The parameter editor appears.
On the IP tab, configure the desired parameters for both TX and RX.
On the Design Example tab, select Arria 10 HDMI RX-TX Retransmit.
Select Simulation to generate the testbench, and select Synthesis to generate the hardware design example.
You must select at least one of these options to generate the design example files. If you select both, the generation time is longer.
For Generate File Format, select Verilog or VHDL.
For Target Development Kit, select Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA Development Kit. If you select a development kit, then the target device (selected in step 4) changes to match the device on target board. For Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA Development Kit, the default device is 10AX115S2F4I1SG.
Click Generate Example Design.

Simulating the Design

The HDMI testbench simulates a serial loopback design from a TX instance to an RX instance. Internal video pattern generator and audio pattern generator modules drive the HDMI TX instance and the serial output from the TX instance connects to the RX instance in the testbench.

Figure 4. Design Simulation Flow

Go to the desired simulation folder.
Run the simulation script for the supported simulator of your choice. The script compiles and runs the testbench in the simulator.

Analyze the results.

Table 4. Steps to Run Simulation
Simulator	Working Directory	Instructions
Riviera-Pro	/simulation/aldec	In the command line, type vsim -c -do aldec.do
NCSim	/simulation/cadence	In the command line, type source ncsim.sh
ModelSim	/simulation/mentor	In the command line, type vsim -c -do mentor.do
VCS	/simulation/synopsys/vcs	In the command line, type source vcs_sim.sh
VCS-MX	/simulation/synopsys/vcsmx	In the command line, type source vcsmx_sim.sh

A successful simulation ends with the following message:

# SYMBOLS_PER_CLOCK = 2
# VIC               = 0
# AUDIO_CLK_DIVIDE  = 800
# TEST_HDMI_6G      = 1
# Simulation pass

Compiling and Testing the Design

To compile and run a demonstration test on the hardware example design, follow these steps:

Ensure hardware example design generation is complete.
Launch the Intel^® Quartus^® Prime software and open project directory/quartus/a10_hdmi2_demo.qpf.
Click Processing > Start Compilation.
After successful compilation, a .sof file will be generated in your specified directory.
Connect to the on-board FMCB (J2) Bitec HDMI 2.0 FMC Daughter Card Rev 4.
Connect TX (P1) of the Bitec HDMI 2.0 FMC Daughter Card (Revision 4) to an external video source.
Connect RX (P2) of the Bitec HDMI 2.0 FMC Daughter Card (Revision 4) to an external video sink or video analyzer.
Ensure all switches on the development board are in default position.
Configure the selected Intel^® Arria^® 10 device on the development board using the generated .sof file (Tools > Programmer ).
The analyzer should display the video generated from the source.

Design Limitation

You may encounter timing violation on the maximum skew constraints required for the designs that use TX PMA and PCS bonding.

Choose the transceiver channels farther away from the Hard IP (HIP) block to meet the maximum skew tolerance constraints requirement.

Intel FPGA HDMI Design Example Parameters

Table 5. Intel^® FPGA HDMI Design Example Parameters for Intel^® Arria^® 10 Devices. These options are available for Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices only.
Parameter	Value	Description
Available Design Example
Select Design	Arria 10 HDMI RX-TX Retransmit	Select the design example to be generated. The generated design example has preconfigured parameter settings. It does not follow user settings.
Design Example Files
Simulation	On, Off	Turn on this option to generate the necessary files for the simulation testbench.
Synthesis	On, Off	Turn on this option to generate the necessary files for Intel^® Quartus^® Prime compilation and hardware demonstration.
Generated HDL Format
Generate File Format	Verilog, VHDL	Select your preferred HDL format for the generated design example fileset. Note: This option only determines the format for the generated top level IP files. All other files (e.g. example testbenches and top level files for hardware demonstration) are in Verilog HDL format.
Target Development Kit
Select Board	No Development Kit, Arria 10 GX FPGA Development Kit, Custom Development Kit	Select the board for the targeted design example. No Development Kit: This option excludes all hardware aspects for the design example. The IP core sets all pin assignments to virtual pins. Arria 10 GX FPGA Development Kit: This option automatically selects the project's target device to match the device on this development kit. You may change the target device using the Change Target Device parameter if your board revision has a different device variant. The IP core sets all pin assignments according to the development kit. Custom Development Kit: This option allows the design example to be tested on a third party development kit with an Intel FPGA. You may need to set the pin assignments on your own.
Target Device
Change Target Device	On, Off	Turn on this option and select the preferred device variant for the development kit.

Intel FPGA HDMI Design Example Detailed Description

The Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP core design example demonstrates one HDMI instance parallel loopback consisting three RX channels and four TX channels.

Table 6. Intel^® FPGA HDMI Design Example for Intel^® Arria^® 10 Devices
Design Example	Data Rate	Channel Mode	Loopback Type
Arria 10 HDMI RX-TX Retransmit	< 6,000 Mbps	Simplex	Parallel with FIFO buffer

Features

The design instantiates FIFO buffers to perform a direct HDMI video stream passthrough between the HDMI sink and source.
The design uses LED status for early debugging stage.
The design comes with RX and TX only options.
The design demonstrates the insertion and filtering of Dynamic Range and Mastering (HDR) InfoFrame in RX-TX link module.
The design demonstrates the management of EDID passthrough from an external HDMI sink to an external HDMI source when triggered by a TX hot-plug event.
The design uses push-button controlled HDMI TX core signals:
- mode signal to select DVI or HDMI encoded video frame
- info_avi[47], info_vsi[61], and audio_info_ai[48] signals to select auxiliary packet transmission through sidebands or auxiliary data ports

The RX instance receives a video source from the external video generator, and the data then goes through a loopback FIFO before it is transmitted to the TX instance. You need to connect an external video analyzer, monitor, or a television with HDMI connection to the TX core to verify the functionality.

HDMI RX-TX Retransmit Design Example

The HDMI RX-TX retransmit design example demonstrates parallel loopback on simplex channel mode for Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP core.

Figure 5. HDMI RX-TX Retransmit

To use RX or TX only components, remove the irrelevant blocks from the design

User Requirement	Preserve	Remove	Add
HDMI RX Only	RX Top	TX Top RX-TX Link CPU Sub-System Transceiver Arbiter	—
HDMI TX Only	TX Top, CPU Sub-System	RX Top RX-TX Link Transceiver Arbiter	Video Pattern Generator (custom module or generated from the VIP Suite IP core)

Figure 6. Components Required for RX or TX Only Design

Note: If your design only requires HDMI TX or retransmitting HDMI stream from RX to TX through video frame buffer, supply the TX PLL reference clock directly from an external programmable oscillator. Intel recommends that you do not cascade IOPLL to TX PLL.

Design Components

The Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP core design example requires these components.

Table 7. HDMI RX Top Components
Module	Description
RX Core Top	The RX Core top level consists of: HDMI RX Core—The IP core receives the serial data from the Transceiver Native PHY and performs data alignment, channel deskew, TMDS decoding, auxiliary data decoding, video data decoding, audio data decoding, and descrambling. RX Oversampler—The RX Oversampler module extracts data from the oversampled incoming data stream when the detected clock frequency band is below the transceiver minimum link rate. The oversampling factor is fixed at 5 and you can program the data width to support different number of symbols. For Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices, the supported data width is 20 bits for 2 symbols per clock. The extracted bit is accompanied by a data valid pulse asserted every 5 clock cycles. DCFIFO —The DCFIFO transfers data from the RX transceiver recovered clock domain to the RX link speed clock domain.
I²C Slave	I²C is the interface used for Sink Display Data Channel (DDC) and Status and Data Channel (SCDC). The HDMI source uses the DDC to determine the capabilities and characteristics of the sink by reading the Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data (E-EDID) data structure. The 8-bit I²C slave addresses for E-EDID are 0xA0 and 0xA1. The LSB indicates the access type: 1 for read and 0 for write. When an HPD event occurs, the I²C slave responds to E-EDID data by reading from the RAM. The I²C slave-only controller also supports SCDC for HDMI 2.0 operations. The 9-bit I²C slave address for the SCDC are 0xA8 and 0xA9. When an HPD event occurs, the I²C slave performs write or read transaction to or from SCDC interface of the HDMI RX core. Note: This I²C slave-only controller for SCDC is not required if HDMI 2.0 is not intended.
EDID RAM	The design stores the EDID information using the RAM 1-port IP core. A standard two-wire (clock and data) serial bus protocol (I²C slave-only controller) transfers the CEA-861-D Compliant E-EDID data structure. This EDID RAM stores the E-EDID information.
IOPLL	The IOPLL generates the RX CDR reference clock, link speed clock, and video clock for the incoming TMDS clock. Output clock 0 (CDR reference clock) Output clock 1 (Link speed clock) Output clock 2 (Video clock) Note: The default IOPLL configuration is not valid for any HDMI resolution. The IOPLL is reconfigured to the appropriate settings upon power up.
Transceiver PHY Reset Controller	The Transceiver PHY reset controller ensures a reliable initialization of the RX transceivers. The reset input of this controller is triggered by the RX reconfiguration, and it generates the corresponding analog and digital reset signal to the Transceiver Native PHY block according to the reset sequencing inside the block.
RX Native PHY	Hard transceiver block that receives the serial data from an external video source. It deserializes the serial data to parallel data before passing the data to the HDMI RX core.
RX Reconfiguration Management	RX reconfiguration management that implements rate detection circuitry with the HDMI PLL to drive the RX transceiver to operate at any arbitrary link rates ranging from 250 Mbps to 6,000 Mbps. Refer to the Multi-Rate Reconfiguration Sequence Flow figure below.
IOPLL Reconfiguration	IOPLL reconfiguration block facilitates dynamic real-time reconfiguration of PLLs in Intel FPGAs. This block updates the output clock frequency and PLL bandwidth in real-time, without reconfiguring the entire FPGA. This blocks runs at 100 MHz in Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices. Due to IOPLL reconfiguration limitation, apply the `Quartus INI permit_nf_pll_reconfig_out_of_lock=on` during the IOPLL reconfiguration IP generation. To apply the Quartus INI, include `“permit_nf_pll_reconfig_out_of_lock=on”` in the quartus.ini file and place in the file the Intel^® Quartus^® Prime project directory. You should see a warning message when you edit the IOPLL reconfiguration block (pll_hdmi_reconfig) in the Quartus Prime software with the INI. Note: Without this Quartus INI, IOPLL reconfiguration cannot be completed if the IOPLL loses lock during reconfiguration.
PIO	The parallel input/output (PIO) block functions as control, status and reset interfaces to or from the CPU sub-system.

Figure 7. Multi-Rate Reconfiguration Sequence Flow. The figure illustrates the multi-rate reconfiguration sequence flow of the controller when it receivers input data stream and reference clock frequency, or when the transceiver is unlocked.

Table 8. HDMI TX Top Components
Module	Description
TX Core Top	The TX Core top level consists of: HDMI TX Core—The IP core receives video data from the top level and performs TMDS encoding, auxiliary data encoding, audio data encoding, video data encoding, and scrambling. TX Oversampler—The TX Oversampler module transmits data by repeating each bit of the input word a given number of times and constructs the output words. The oversampling factor can be 3, 4, or 5 depending on the TMDS clock frequency. The TX oversampler assumes that the input word is only valid every 3, 4, or 5 clock cycles according to the oversampling factor. This block is enabled when the outgoing data stream is below the minimum link rate of the TX transceiver. When FPLL input reference clock frequency is below 50 MHz, the allowable data rate must be below 1,500 Mbps. (Refer to Table 3.) DCFIFO —The DCFIFO transfers data from the TX link speed clock domain to the transceiver parallel clock out domain. When the Nios II processor determines the outgoing data stream is below the TX transceiver minimum data rate, the TX transceiver accepts the data from the TX oversampler. Otherwise, the TX transceiver reads the data directly from the DCFIFO with a read request asserted at all times. Clock Enable Generator—A logic that generates a clock enable pulse. This clock enable pulse asserts every 5 clock cycles and serves as a read request signal to clock the data out from the DCFIFO.
I²C Master	I²C is the interface used for Sink Display Data Channel (DDC) and Status and Data Channel (SCDC). The HDMI source uses the DDC to determine the capabilities and characteristics of the sink by reading the Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data (E-EDID) data structure. As DDC, I²C Master reads the EDID from the external sink to configure the EDID information EDID RAM in the HDMI RX Top or for video processing. As SCDC, I²C master transfers the SCDC data structure from the FPGA source to the external sink for HDMI 2.0 operation. For example, if the outgoing data stream is above 3,400 Mbps, the Nios II processor commands the I²C master to update the `TMDS_BIT_CLOCK_RATIO` and `SCRAMBLER_ENABLE` bits of the sink SCDC configuration register to 1.
IOPLL	The IOPLL supplies the link speed clock and video clock from the incoming TMDS clock. Output clock 1 (Link speed clock) Output clock 2 (Video clock) Note: The default IOPLL configuration is not valid for any HDMI resolution. The IOPLL is reconfigured to the appropriate settings upon power up.
Transceiver PHY Reset Controller	The Transceiver PHY reset controller ensures a reliable initialization of the TX transceivers. The reset input of this controller is triggered from the top level, and it generates the corresponding analog and digital reset signal to the Transceiver Native PHY block according to the reset sequencing inside the block. The `tx_ready` output signal from this block also functions as a reset signal to the Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP core to indicate the transceiver is up and running, and ready to receive data from the core.
Transceiver Native PHY	Hard transceiver block that receives the parallel data from the HDMI TX core and serializes the data from transmitting it. Reconfiguration interface is enabled in the TX Native PHY block to demonstrate the connection between TX Native PHY and transceiver arbiter. No reconfiguration is performed for TX Native PHY. Note: To meet the HDMI TX inter-channel skew requirement, set the TX channel bonding mode option in the Intel^® Arria^® 10 Transceiver Native PHY parameter editor to PMA and PCS bonding. You also need to add the maximum skew (`set_max_skew`) constraint requirement to the digital reset signal from the transceiver reset controller (`tx_digitalreset`) as recommended in the Intel^® Arria^® 10 Transceiver PHY User Guide.
TX PLL	The transmitter PLL block provides the serial fast clock to the Transceiver Native PHY block. For this Intel^® FPGA HDMI design example, fPLL is used as TX PLL.
IOPLL Reconfiguration	IOPLL reconfiguration block facilitates dynamic real-time reconfiguration of PLLs in Intel FPGAs. This block updates the output clock frequency and PLL bandwidth in real-time, without reconfiguring the entire FPGA. This blocks runs at 100 MHz in Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices. Due to IOPLL reconfiguration limitation, apply the `Quartus INI permit_nf_pll_reconfig_out_of_lock=on` during the IOPLL reconfiguration IP generation. To apply the Quartus INI, include `“permit_nf_pll_reconfig_out_of_lock=on”` in the quartus.ini file and place in the file the Intel^® Quartus^® Prime project directory. You should see a warning message when you edit the IOPLL reconfiguration block (pll_hdmi_reconfig) in the Quartus Prime software with the INI. Note: Without this Quartus INI, IOPLL reconfiguration cannot be completed if the IOPLL loses lock during reconfiguration.
PIO	The parallel input/output (PIO) block functions as control, status and reset interfaces to or from the CPU sub-system.

Table 9. Transceiver Data Rate and Oversampling Factor for Each TMDS Clock Frequency Range
TMDS Clock Frequency (MHz)	TMDS Bit clock Ratio	Oversampling Factor	Transceiver Data Rate (Mbps)
85–150	1	Not applicable	3400–6000
100–340	0	Not applicable	1000–3400
50–100	0	5	2500–5000
35–50	0	3	1050–1500
30–35	0	4	1200–1400
25–30	0	5	1250–1500

Table 10. Top-Level Common Blocks
Module	Description
Transceiver Arbiter	This generic functional block prevents transceivers from recalibrating simultaneously when either RX or TX transceivers within the same physical channel require reconfiguration. The simultaneous recalibration impacts applications where RX and TX transceivers within the same channel are assigned to independent IP implementations. This transceiver arbiter is an extension to the resolution recommended for merging simplex TX and simplex RX into the same physical channel. This transceiver arbiter also assists in merging and arbitrating the Avalon-MM RX and TX reconfiguration requests targeting simplex RX and TX transceivers within a channel as the reconfiguration interface port of the transceivers can only be accessed sequentially. The interface connection between the transceiver arbiter and TX/RX Native PHY/PHY Reset Controller blocks in this design example demonstrates a generic mode that apply for any IP combination using the transceiver arbiter. The transceiver arbiter is not required when only either RX or TX transceiver is used in a channel. The transceiver arbiter identifies the requester of a reconfiguration through its Avalon-MM reconfiguration interfaces and ensures that the corresponding `tx_reconfig_cal_busy` or `rx_reconfig_cal_busy` is gated accordingly. For HDMI application, only RX initiates reconfiguration. By channeling the Avalon-MM reconfiguration request through the arbiter, the arbiter identifies that the reconfiguration request originates from the RX, which then gates `tx_reconfig_cal_busy` from asserting and allows `rx_reconfig_cal_busy` to assert. The gating prevents the TX transceiver from being moved to calibration mode unintentionally. Note: Because HDMI only requires RX reconfiguration, the `tx_reconfig_mgmt_*` signals are tied off. Also, the Avalon-MM interface is not required between the arbiter and the TX Native PHY block. The blocks are assigned to the interface in the design example to demonstrate generic transceiver arbiter connection to TX/RX Native PHY/PHY Reset Controller.
RX-TX Link	The video data output and synchronization signals from HDMI RX core loop through a DCFIFO across the RX and TX video clock domains. The General Control Packet (GCP), InfoFrames (AVI, VSI and AI), auxiliary data, and audio data loop through DCFIFOs across the RX and TX link speed clock domains. The auxiliary data port of the HDMI TX core controls the auxiliary data that flow through the DCFIFO through backpressure. The backpressure ensures there is no incomplete auxiliary packet on the auxiliary data port. This block also performs external filtering: Filters the audio data and audio clock regeneration packet from the auxiliary data stream before transmitting to the HDMI TX core auxiliary data port. Note: To disable this filtering, press `user_pb[2]`. Enable this filtering to ensure there is no duplication of audio data and audio clock regeneration packet in the retransmitted auxiliary data stream. Filters the High Dynamic Range (HDR) Infoframe from the HDMI RX auxiliary data and inserts an example HDR Infoframe to the auxiliary data of the HDMI TX through the Avalon ST multiplexer.
CPU Sub-System	The CPU sub-system functions as SCDC and DDC controllers, and source reconfiguration controller. The source SCDC controller contains the I²C master controller. The I²C master controller transfers the SCDC data structure from the FPGA source to the external sink for HDMI 2.0 operation. For example, if the outgoing data stream is 6,000 Mbps, the Nios II processor commands the I²C master controller to update the `TMDS_BIT_CLOCK_RATIO` and `SCRAMBLER_ENABLE` bits of the sink TMDS configuration register to 1. The same I²C master also transfers the DDC data structure (E-EDID) between the HDMI source and external sink. The Nios II CPU acts as the reconfiguration controller for the HDMI source. The CPU relies on the periodic rate detection from the RX Reconfiguration Management module to determine if the TX requires reconfiguration. The Avalon-MM slave translator provides the interface between the Nios II processor Avalon-MM master interface and the Avalon-MM slave interfaces of the externally instantiated HDMI source’s IOPLL and TX Native PHY. The reconfiguration sequence flow for TX is same as RX, except that the PLL and transceiver reconfiguration and the reset sequence is performed sequentially. Refer to Figure 2.

Figure 8. Reconfiguration Sequence Flow. The figure illustrates the Nios II software flow that involves the controls for I²C master and HDMI source.

Dynamic Range and Mastering (HDR) InfoFrame Insertion and Filtering

The Intel^® FPGA HDMI design example includes a demonstration of HDR Infoframe insertion in a RX-TX loopback system.

HDMI Specification version 2.0a allows Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame to be transmitted through HDMI auxiliary stream. In the demonstration, the Auxiliary Data Insertion block supports the HDR insertion. You only need to format the intended HDR Infoframe packet as specified in the module’s signal list table and use the provided AUX Insertion Control module to schedule the insertion of the HDR infoframe once every video frame.

In this example configuration, in instances where the incoming auxiliary stream already includes HDR Infoframe, the streamed HDR content is filtered. The filtering avoids conflicting HDR Infoframes to be transmitted and ensures that only the values specified in the HDR Sample Data module are used.

Figure 9. RX-TX Link with Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame Insertion. The figure shows the block diagram of RX-TX link including Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame insertion into the HDMI TX core auxiliary stream.

Table 11. Auxiliary Data Insertion Block (altera_hdmi_aux_hdr) Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
Clock and Reset
`clk_clk`	Input	1	Clock input. This clock should be connected to the link speed clock.
`reset_reset_n`	Input	1	Reset input.
Auxiliary Packet Generator and Multiplexer Signals
`multiplexer_out_data`	Output	72	Avalon streaming output from the multiplexer.
`multiplexer_out_valid`	Output	1
`multiplexer_out_ready`	Output	1
`multiplexer_out_startofpacket`	Output	1
`multiplexer_out_endofpacket`	Output	1
`multiplexer_out_channel`	Output	11
`multiplexer_in_data`	Input	72	Avalon streaming input to the `In1` port of the multiplexer.
`multiplexer_in_valid`	Input	1
`multiplexer_in_ready`	Input	1
`multiplexer_in_startofpacket`	Input	1
`multiplexer_in_endofpacket`	Input	1
Control Signal
`hdmi_tx_vsync`	Input	1	HDMI TX Video Vsync. This signal should be synchronized to the link speed clock domain. The core inserts the HDR InfoFrame to the auxiliary stream at the rising edge of this signal.

Table 12. HDR Data Module (altera_hdmi_hdr_infoframe) Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
`hb0`	Output	8	Header byte 0 of the Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame: InfoFrame type code.
`hb1`	Output	8	Header byte 1 of the Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame: InfoFrame version number.
`hb2`	Output	8	Header byte 2 of the Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame: Length of InfoFrame.
`pb`	Input	224	Data byte of the Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame.

Table 13. Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame Data Byte Bundle Bit-Fields
Bit-Field	Definition	Static Metadata Type 1
7:0	Data Byte 1: {5'h0, EOTF[2:0]}
15:8	Data Byte 2: {5'h0, Static_Metadata_Descriptor_ID[2:0]}
23:16	Data Byte 3: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_x[0], LSB
31:24	Data Byte 4: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_x[0], MSB
39:32	Data Byte 5: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_y[0], LSB
47:40	Data Byte 6: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_y[0], MSB
55:48	Data Byte 7: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_x[1], LSB
63:56	Data Byte 8: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_x[1], MSB
71:64	Data Byte 9: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_y[1], LSB
79:72	Data Byte 10: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_y[1], MSB
87:80	Data Byte 11: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_x[2], LSB
95:88	Data Byte 12: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_x[2], MSB
103:96	Data Byte 13: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_y[2], LSB
111:104	Data Byte 14: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	display_primaries_y[2], MSB
119:112	Data Byte 15: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	white_point_x, LSB
127:120	Data Byte 16: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	white_point_x, MSB
135:128	Data Byte 17: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	white_point_y, LSB
143:136	Data Byte 18: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	white_point_y, MSB
151:144	Data Byte 19: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	max_display_mastering_luminance, LSB
159:152	Data Byte 20: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	max_display_mastering_luminance, MSB
167:160	Data Byte 21: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	min_display_mastering_luminance, LSB
175:168	Data Byte 22: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	min_display_mastering_luminance, MSB
183:176	Data Byte 23: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	Maximum Content Light Level, LSB
191:184	Data Byte 24: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	Maximum Content Light Level, MSB
199:192	Data Byte 25: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	Maximum Frame-average Light Level, LSB
207:200	Data Byte 26: Static_Metadata_Descriptor	Maximum Frame-average Light Level, MSB
215:208	Reserved
223:216	Reserved

Disabling HDR Insertion and Filtering

Disabling HDR insertion and filter enables you to verify the retransmission of HDR content already available in the source auxiliary stream without any modification in the RX-TX Retransmit design example.

To disable HDR Infoframe insertion and filtering:

Set block_ext_hdr_infoframe to 1’b0 in the rxtx_link.v file to prevent the filtering of the HDR Infoframe from the Auxiliary stream.
Set multiplexer_in0_valid of the avalon_st_multiplexer instance in the altera_hdmi_aux_hdr.v file to 1'b0 to prevent the Auxiliary Packet Generator from forming and inserting additional HDR Infoframe into the TX Auxiliary stream.

Clocking Scheme

The clocking scheme illustrates the clock domains in the Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP core design example.

Figure 10. Intel^® FPGA HDMI Design Example Clocking Scheme

Table 14. Clocking Scheme Signals

Clock

Signal Name in Design

Description

TX IOPLL/ TX PLL Reference Clock

hdmi_clk_in

Reference clock to the TX IOPLL and TX PLL. The clock frequency is the same as the expected TMDS clock frequency from the HDMI TX TMDS clock channel.

For this Intel^® FPGA HDMI design example, this clock is connected to the RX TMDS clock for demonstration purpose. In your application, you need to supply a dedicated clock with TMDS clock frequency from a programmable oscillator for better jitter performance.

Note: Do not use a transceiver RX pin as a TX PLL reference clock. Your design will fail to fit if you place the HDMI TX refclk on an RX pin.

TX Transceiver Clock Out

tx_clk

Clock out recovered from the transceiver, and the frequency varies depending on the data rate and symbols per clock.

TX transceiver clock out frequency = Transceiver data rate/ (Symbol per clock*10)

TX PLL Serial Clock

tx_bonding_clocks

Serial fast clock generated by TX PLL. The clock frequency is set based on the data rate.

TX/RX Link Speed Clock

ls_clk

Link speed clock. The link speed clock frequency depends on the expected TMDS clock frequency, oversampling factor, symbols per clock, and TMDS bit clock ratio.

TMDS Bit Clock Ratio	Link Speed Clock Frequency
0	TMDS clock frequency/ Symbol per clock
1	TMDS clock frequency *4 / Symbol per clock

TX/RX Video Clock

vid_clk

Video data clock. The video data clock frequency is derived from the TX link speed clock based on the color depth.

TMDS Bit Clock Ratio	Video Data Clock Frequency
0	TMDS clock/ Symbol per clock/ Color depth factor
1	TMDS clock *4 / Symbol per clock/ Color depth factor

Bits per Color	Color Depth Factor
8	1
10	1.25
12	1.5
16	2.0

RX TMDS Clock

tmds_clk_in

TMDS clock channel from the HDMI RX and connects to the reference clock to the IOPLL.

RX CDR Reference Clock

iopll_outclk0

Reference clock to the RX CDR of RX transceiver.

Data Rate	RX Reference Clock Frequency
Data rate <1 Gbps	5× TMDS clock frequency
1 Gbps< Data rate <3.4 Gbps	TMDS clock frequency
Data rate >3.4 Gbps	4× TMDS clock frequency

Data Rate <1 Gbps: For oversampling to meet transceiver minimum data rate requirement.
Data Rate >3.4 Gbps: To compensate for the TMDS bit rate to clock ratio of 1/40 to maintain the transceiver data rate to clock ratio at 1/10.

Note: Do not use a transceiver RX pin as a CDR reference clock. Your design will fail to fit if you place the HDMI RX refclk on an RX pin.

RX Transceiver Clock Out

rx_clk

Clock out recovered from the transceiver, and the frequency varies depending on the data rate and symbols per clock.

RX transceiver clock out frequency = Transceiver data rate/ (Symbol per clock*10)

Management Clock

mgmt_clk

A free running 100 MHz clock for these components:

AVMM interfaces for reconfiguration
The frequency range requirement is between 100–125 MHz.
PHY reset controller for transceiver reset sequence
The frequency range requirement is between 1–500 MHz.
IOPLL Reconfiguration
Maximum clock frequency is 100 MHz.
RX Reconfiguration for management
CPU
I²C Master

I²C Clock

i2c_clk

A 50 MHz clock input that clocks I²C slave, SCDC registers in the HDMI RX core, and EDID RAM.

Interface Signals

The tables list the signals for the Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP core design example.

Table 15. Top-Level Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
On-board Oscillator Signal
`clk_fpga_b3_p`	Input	1	100 MHz free running clock
`clk_50`	Input	1	50 MHz free running clock
User Push Buttons and LEDs
`user_pb`	Input	1	Push button to control the Intel^® FPGA HDMI design functionality
`cpu_resetn`	Input	1	Global reset
`user_led_g`	Output	8	Green LED display
`user_led_r`	Output	8	Red LED display
HDMI FMC Daughter Card Pins on FMC Port B
`fmcb_gbtclk_m2c_p_0`	Input	1	HDMI RX TMDS clock
`fmcb_dp_m2c_p`	Input	3	HDMI RX red, green, and blue data channels
`fmcb_dp_c2m_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`	Inout	1	HDMI RX hot plug detect
`fmcb_la_rx_n_8`	Inout	1	HDMI RX I²C SDA
`fmcb_la_tx_p_10`	Input	1	HDMI RX I²C SCL
`fmcb_la_tx_p_12`	Input	1	HDMI TX hot plug detect
`fmcb_la_tx_n_12`	Inout	1	HDMI I²C SDA
`fmcb_la_rx_p_10`	Inout	1	HDMI I²C SCL

Table 16. HDMI RX Top-Level Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
Clock and Reset Signals
`mgmt_clk`	Input	1	System clock input (100 MHz)
`reset`	Input	1	System reset input
`tmds_clk_in`	Input	1	HDMI RX TMDS clock
`i2c_clk`	Input	1	Clock input for DDC and SCDC interface
`vid_clk_out`	Output	1	Video clock output
`ls_clk_out`	Output	8	Link speed clock output
`sys_init`	Output	1	System initialization to reset the system upon power-up
RX Transceiver and IOPLL Signals
`rx_serial_data`	Input	3	HDMI serial data to the RX Native PHY
`gxb_rx_ready`	Output	1	Indicates RX Native PHY is ready
`gxb_rx_cal_busy_out`	Output	3	RX Native PHY calibration busy to the transceiver arbiter
`gxb_rx_cal_busy_in`	Input	3	Calibration busy signal from the transceiver arbiter to the RX Native PHY
`iopll_locked`	Output	1	Indicate IOPLL is locked
`gxb_reconfig_write`	Input	3	Transceiver reconfiguration Avalon-MM interface from the RX Native PHY to the transceiver arbiter
`gxb_reconfig_read`	Input	3
`gxb_reconfig_address`	Input	30
`gxb_reconfig_writedata`	Input	96
`gxb_reconfig_readdata`	Output	96
`gxb_reconfig_waitrequest`	Output	3
RX Reconfiguration Management
`rx_reconfig_en`	Output	1	RX Reconfiguration enables signal
`measure`	Output	24	HDMI RX TMDS clock frequency measurement (in 10 ms)
`measure_valid`	Output	1	Indicates the measure signal is valid
`os`	Output	1	Oversampling factor: 0: No oversampling 1: 5× oversampling
`reconfig_mgmt_write`	Output	1	RX reconfiguration management Avalon-MM interface to transceiver arbiter
`reconfig_mgmt_read`	Output	1
`reconfig_mgmt_address`	Output	12
`reconfig_mgmt_writedata`	Output	32
`reconfig_mgmt_readdata`	Input	32
`reconfig_mgmt_waitrequest`	Input	1
HDMI RX Core Signals
`TMDS_Bit_clock_Ratio`	Output	1	SCDC register interfaces
`audio_de`	Output	1	HDMI RX core audio interfaces
`audio_data`	Output	256
`audio_info_ai`	Output	48
`audio_N`	Output	20
`audio_CTS`	Output	20
`audio_metadata`	Output	165
`audio_format`	Output	5
`aux_pkt_data`	Output	72	HDMI RX core auxiliary interfaces
`aux_pkt_addr`	Output	6
`aux_pkt_wr`	Output	1
`aux_data`	Output	72
`aux_sop`	Output	1
`aux_eop`	Output	1
`aux_valid`	Output	1
`aux_error`	Output	1
`gcp`	Output	6	HDMI RX core sideband signals
`info_avi`	Output	112
`info_vsi`	Output	61
`colordepth_mgmt_sync`	Output	2
`vid_data`	Output	N*48	HDMI RX core video ports Note: N = symbols per clock
`vid_vsync`	Output	N
`vid_hsync`	Output	N
`vid_de`	Output	N
`mode`	Output	1	HDMI RX core control and status ports Note: N = symbols per clock
`ctrl`	Output	N*6
`locked`	Output	3
`vid_lock`	Output	1
`in_5v_power`	Input	1	HDMI RX 5V detect and hotplug detect
`hdmi_rx_hpd_n`	Inout	1	HDMI RX 5V detect and hotplug detect
I²C Signals
`hdmi_rx_i2c_sda`	Inout	1	HDMI RX DDC and SCDC interface
`hdmi_rx_i2c_scl`	Inout	1	HDMI RX DDC and SCDC interface
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.
`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

Table 17. HDMI TX Top-Level Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
Clock and Reset Signals
`mgmt_clk`	Input	1	System clock input (100 MHz)
`reset`	Input	1	System reset input
`hdmi_clk_in`	Input	1	Reference clock to TX IOPLL and TX PLL. The clock frequency is the same as the TMDS clock frequency.
`vid_clk_out`	Output	1	Video clock output
`ls_clk_out`	Output	8	Link speed clock output
`sys_init`	Output	1	System initialization to reset the system upon power-up
`reset_xcvr`	Input	1	Reset to TX transceiver
`reset_pll`	Input	1	Reset to IOPLL and TX PLL
`reset_pll_reconfig`	Output	1	Reset to PLL reconfiguration
TX Transceiver and IOPLL Signals
`tx_serial_data`	Output	4	HDMI serial data from the TX Native PHY
`gxb_tx_ready`	Output	1	Indicates TX Native PHY is ready
`gxb_tx_cal_busy_out`	Output	4	TX Native PHY calibration busy signal to the transceiver arbiter
`gxb_tx_cal_busy_in`	Input	4	Calibration busy signal from the transceiver arbiter to the TX Native PHY
`iopll_locked`	Output	1	Indicate IOPLL is locked
`txpll_locked`	Output	1	Indicate TX PLL is locked
`gxb_reconfig_write`	Input	4	Transceiver reconfiguration Avalon-MM interface from the TX Native PHY to the transceiver arbiter
`gxb_reconfig_read`	Input	4
`gxb_reconfig_address`	Input	40
`gxb_reconfig_writedata`	Input	128
`gxb_reconfig_readdata`	Output	128
`gxb_reconfig_waitrequest`	Output	4
TX IOPLL and TX PLL Reconfiguration Signals
`pll_reconfig_write`/`tx_pll_reconfig_write`	Input	1	TX IOPLL/TX PLL reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces
`pll_reconfig_read`/`tx_pll_reconfig_read`	Input	1
`pll_reconfig_address`/`tx_pll_reconfig_address`	Input	10
`pll_reconfig_writedata`/`tx_pll_reconfig_writedata`	Input	32
`pll_reconfig_readdata`/`tx_pll_reconfig_readdata`	Output	32
`pll_reconfig_waitrequest`/`tx_pll_reconfig_waitrequest`	Output	1
`os`	Input	2	Oversampling factor: 0: No oversampling 1: 3× oversampling 2: 4× oversampling 3: 5× oversampling
`measure`	Input	24	Indicates the TMDS clock frequency of the transmitting video resolution.
HDMI TX Core Signals
`ctrl`	Input	6*N	HDMI TX core control interfaces Note: N = Symbols per clock
`mode`	Input	1
`TMDS_Bit_clock_Ratio`	Input	1	SCDC register interfaces
`Scrambler_Enable`	Input	1	SCDC register interfaces
`audio_de`	Input	1	HDMI TX core audio interfaces
`audio_mute`	Input	1
`audio_data`	Input	256
`audio_info_ai`	Input	49
`audio_N`	Input	22
`audio_CTS`	Input	22
`audio_metadata`	Input	166
`audio_format`	Input	5
`aux_ready`	Output	1	HDMI TX core auxiliary interfaces
`aux_data`	Input	72
`aux_sop`	Input	1
`aux_eop`	Input	1
`aux_valid`	Input	1
`gcp`	Input	6	HDMI TX core sideband signals
`info_avi`	Input	113
`info_vsi`	Input	62
`vid_data`	Input	N*48	HDMI TX core video ports Note: N = symbols per clock
`vid_vsync`	Input	N
`vid_hsync`	Input	N
`vid_de`	Input	N
I²C and Hot Plug Detect Signals
`tx_i2c_avalon_waitrequest`	Output	1	I²C master Avalon-MM interfaces
`tx_i2c_avalon_address`	Input	3
`tx_i2c_avalon_writedata`	Input	32
`tx_i2c_avalon_readdata`	Output	32
`tx_i2c_avalon_chipselect`	Input	1
`tx_i2c_avalon_write`	Input	1
`tx_i2c_avalon_irq`	Output	1
`hdmi_tx_i2c_sda`	Inout	1	HDMI TX DDC and SCDC interfaces
`hdmi_tx_i2c_scl`	Inout	1	HDMI TX DDC and SCDC interfaces
`hdmi_tx_hpd_n`	Input	1	HDMI TX hotplug detect interfaces
`tx_hpd_ack`	Input	1
`tx_hpd_req`	Output	1

Table 18. Transceiver Arbiter Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
`clk`	Input	1	Reconfiguration clock. This clock must share the same clock with the reconfiguration management blocks.
`reset`	Input	1	Reset signal. This reset must share the same reset with the reconfiguration management blocks.
`rx_rcfg_en`	Input	1	RX reconfiguration enable signal
`tx_rcfg_en`	Input	1	TX reconfiguration enable signal
`rx_rcfg_ch`	Input	2	Indicates which channel to be reconfigured on the RX core. This signal must always remain asserted.
`tx_rcfg_ch`	Input	2	Indicates which channel to be reconfigured on the TX core. This signal must always remain asserted.
`rx_reconfig_mgmt_write`	Input	1	Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces from the RX reconfiguration management
`rx_reconfig_mgmt_read`	Input	1
`rx_reconfig_mgmt_address`	Input	10
`rx_reconfig_mgmt_writedata`	Input	32
`rx_reconfig_mgmt_readdata`	Output	32
`rx_reconfig_mgmt_waitrequest`	Output	1
`tx_reconfig_mgmt_write`	Input	1	Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces from the TX reconfiguration management
`tx_reconfig_mgmt_read`	Input	1
`tx_reconfig_mgmt_address`	Input	10
`tx_reconfig_mgmt_writedata`	Input	32
`tx_reconfig_mgmt_readdata`	Output	32
`tx_reconfig_mgmt_waitrequest`	Output	1
`reconfig_write`	Output	1	Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces to the transceiver
`reconfig_read`	Output	1
`reconfig_address`	Output	10
`reconfig_writedata`	Output	32
`rx_reconfig_readdata`	Input	32
`rx_reconfig_waitrequest`	Input	1
`tx_reconfig_readdata`	Input	1
`tx_reconfig_waitrequest`	Input	1
`rx_cal_busy`	Input	1	Calibration status signal from the RX transceiver
`tx_cal_busy`	Input	1	Calibration status signal from the TX transceiver
`rx_reconfig_cal_busy`	Output	1	Calibration status signal to the RX transceiver PHY reset control
`tx_reconfig_cal_busy`	Output	1	Calibration status signal from the TX transceiver PHY reset control

Table 19. RX-TX Link Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
`reset`	Input	1	Reset to the video/audio/auxiliary/sidebands FIFO buffer.
`mgmt_clk`	Input	1	100 MHz clock
`i2c_clk`	Input	1	I²C clock
`hdmi_tx_ls_clk`	Input	1	HDMI TX link speed clock
`hdmi_rx_ls_clk`	Input	1	HDMI RX link speed clock
`hdmi_tx_vid_clk`	Input	1	HDMI TX video clock
`hdmi_rx_vid_clk`	Input	1	HDMI RX video clock
`sys_init`	Input	1	System initialization to reset the system upon power-up
`wd_reset`	Input	1	Watchdog timer reset
`hdmi_rx_locked`	Input	3	Indicates HDMI RX locked status
`hdmi_rx_de`	Input	N	HDMI RX video interfaces Note: N = symbols per clock
`hdmi_rx_hsync`	Input	N
`hdmi_rx_vsync`	Input	N
`hdmi_rx_data`	Input	N48*
`rx_audio_format`	Input	5	HDMI RX audio interfaces
`rx_audio_metadata`	Input	165
`rx_audio_info_ai`	Input	48
`rx_audio_CTS`	Input	20
`rx_audio_N`	Input	20
`rx_audio_de`	Input	1
`rx_audio_data`	Input	256
`rx_gcp`	Input	6	HDMI RX sideband interfaces
`rx_info_avi`	Input	112
`rx_info_vsi`	Input	61
`rx_aux_eop`	Input	1	HDMI RX auxiliary interfaces
`rx_aux_sop`	Input	1
`rx_aux_valid`	Input	1
`rx_aux_data`	Input	72
`hdmi_tx_de`	Output	N	HDMI TX video interfaces Note: N = symbols per clock
`hdmi_tx_hsync`	Output	N
`hdmi_tx_vsync`	Output	N
`hdmi_tx_data`	Output	N48*
`tx_audio_format`	Output	5	HDMI TX audio interfaces
`tx_audio_metadata`	Output	165
`tx_audio_info_ai`	Output	48
`tx_audio_CTS`	Output	20
`tx_audio_N`	Output	20
`tx_audio_de`	Output	1
`tx_audio_data`	Output	256
`tx_gcp`	Output	6	HDMI TX sideband interfaces
`tx_info_avi`	Output	112
`tx_info_vsi`	Output	61
`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`	Output	1

Table 20. Qsys System Signals
Signal	Direction	Width	Description
`cpu_clk`	Input	1	CPU clock
`cpu_clk_reset_n`	Input	1	CPU reset
`tmds_bit_clock_ratio_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	1	TMDS bit clock ratio
`measure_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	24	Expected TMDS clock frequency
`measure_valid_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	1	Indicates measure PIO is valid
`oc_i2c_master_av_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_address`	Output	3	I²C Master Avalon-MM interfaces
`oc_i2c_master_av_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_write`	Output	1
`oc_i2c_master_av_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_readdata`		32
`oc_i2c_master_av_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_writedata`	Output	32
`oc_i2c_master_av_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_waitrequest`	Input	1
`oc_i2c_master_av_slave_translator_avalon_anti_slave_0_chipselect`	Output	1
`edid_ram_access_pio_external_connection_export`	Output	1	EDID RAM access interfaces. Assert `edid_ram_access_pio_external_connection_export` when you want to write to or read from the EDID RAM on the RX top. Connect EDID RAM access Avalon-MM slave in Platform Designer to the EDID RAM interface on the top-level RX modules.
`edid_ram_slave_translator_address`	Output	8
`edid_ram_slave_translator_write`	Output	1
`edid_ram_slave_translator_read`	Output	1
`edid_ram_slave_translator_readdata`	Input	8
`edid_ram_slave_translator_writedata`	Output	8
`edid_ram_slave_translator_waitrequest`	Input	1
`tx_pll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_waitrequest`	Input	1	TX PLL Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces
`tx_pll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_writedata`	Output	32
`tx_pll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_address`	Output	10
`tx_pll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_write`	Output	1
`tx_pll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_read`	Output	1
`tx_pll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_readdata`	Input	32
`tx_pll_waitrequest_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	1	TX PLL waitrequest
`tx_pma_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_address`	Output	12	TX PMA Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces
`tx_pma_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_write`	Output	1
`tx_pma_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_read`	Output	1
`tx_pma_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_readdata`	Input	32
`tx_pma_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_writedata`	Output	32
`tx_pma_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_waitrequest`	Input	1
`tx_pma_waitrequest_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	1	TX PMA waitrequest
`tx_pma_cal_busy_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	1	TX PMA Recalibration Busy
`tx_pma_ch_export`	Output	2	TX PMA Channels
`tx_rcfg_en_pio_external_connection_export`			TX PMA Reconfiguration Enable
`tx_iopll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_writedata`	Output	32	TX IOPLL Reconfiguration Avalon-MM interfaces
`tx_iopll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_address`	Output	9
`tx_iopll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_write`	Output	1
`tx_iopll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_read`	Output	1
`tx_iopll_rcfg_mgmt_translator_avalon_anti_slave_readdata`	Input	32
`tx_os_pio_external_connection_export`	Output	2	Oversampling factor: 0: No oversampling 1: 3× oversampling 2: 4× oversampling 3: 5× oversampling
`tx_rst_pll_pio_external_connection_export`	Output	1	Reset to IOPLL and TX PLL
`tx_rst_xcvr_pio_external_connection_export`	Output	1	Reset to TX Native PHY
`wd_timer_resetrequest_reset`	Output	1	Watchdog timer reset
`color_depth_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	2	Color depth
`tx_hpd_ack_pio_external_connection_export`	Output	1	For TX hotplug detect handshaking
`tx_hpd_req_pio_external_connection_export`	Input	1	For TX hotplug detect handshaking

Design RTL Parameters

Use the HDMI TX and RX Top RTL parameters to customize the design example.

Most of the design parameters are available in the Intel^® FPGA HDMI Design Example parameter editor. You can still change the design example settings you made in the parameter editor through the RTL parameters.

Table 21. HDMI RX Top Parameters
Parameter	Value	Description
SUPPORT_DEEP_COLOR	0: No deep color 1: Deep color	Determines if the core can encode deep color formats.
SUPPORT_AUXILIARY	0: No AUX 1: AUX	Determines if the auxiliary channel encoding is included.
SYMBOLS_PER_CLOCK	2	Supports only 2 symbols per clock for Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices.
SUPPORT_AUDIO	0: No audio 1: Audio	Determines if the core can encode audio.

Table 22. HDMI TX Top Parameters
Parameter	Value	Description
USE_FPLL	1	Supports FPLL as TX PLL only for Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices. Always set this parameter to 1.
SUPPORT_DEEP_COLOR	0: No deep color 1: Deep color	Determines if the core can encode deep color formats.
SUPPORT_AUXILIARY	0: No AUX 1: AUX	Determines if the auxiliary channel encoding is included.
SYMBOLS_PER_CLOCK	2	Supports only 2 symbols per clock for Intel^® Arria^® 10 devices.
SUPPORT_AUDIO	0: No audio 1: Audio	Determines if the core can encode audio.
POLARITY_INVERSION	0: Invert polarity 1: Do not invert polarity	Set this parameter to 1 to invert the value of each bit of the input data. Setting this parameter to 1 assigns 4'b1111 to the `tx_polinv` port of the TX transceiver.

Hardware Setup

The Intel^® FPGA HDMI design example is HDMI 2.0 capable and performs a loop-through demonstration for a standard HDMI video stream.

To run the hardware test, connect an HDMI-enabled device—such as a graphics card with HDMI interface—to the Transceiver Native PHY RX block, and the HDMI sink input.

The HDMI sink decodes the port into a standard video stream and sends it to the clock recovery core.
The HDMI RX core decodes the video, auxiliary, and audio data to be looped back in parallel to the HDMI TX core through the DCFIFO.
The HDMI source port of the FMC daughter card transmits the image to a monitor.

Note: If you use another Intel FPGA development board, you must change the device assignments and the pin assignments. The transceiver analog setting is tested for the Intel^® Arria^® 10 FPGA development kit and Bitec HDMI 2.0 daughter card. You may modify the settings for your own board.

On-board Push Button and User LED Functions
LEDs	Function
cpu_resetn	Press once to perform system reset.
user_pb[0]	Press once to toggle the HPD signal to the standard HDMI source.
user_pb[1]	Press and hold to instruct the TX core to send the DVI encoded signal. Release to send the HDMI encoded signal.
user_pb[2]	Press and hold to instruct the TX core to stop sending the InfoFrames from the sideband signals. Release to resume sending the InfoFrames from the sideband signals.
USER_LED[0]	RX HDMI PLL lock status. 0 = Unlocked 1 = Locked
USER_LED[1]	RX transceiver ready status. 0 = Not ready 1 = Ready
USER_LED[2]	RX HDMI core lock status. 0 = At least 1 channel unlocked 1 = All 3 channels locked
USER_LED[3]	RX oversampling status. 0 = Non-oversampled (data rate > 1,000 Mbps in Intel^® Arria^® 10 device) 1 = Oversampled (data rate < 100 Mbps in Intel^® Arria^® 10 device)
USER_LED[4]	TX HDMI PLL lock status. 0 = Unlocked 1 = Locked
USER_LED[5]	TX transceiver ready status. 0 = Not ready 1 = Ready
USER_LED[6]	TX transceiver PLL lock status. 0 = Unlocked 1 = Locked
USER_LED[7]	TX oversampling status. 0 = Non-oversampled (data rate > 1,000 Mbps in Intel^® Arria^® 10 device) 1 = Oversampled (data rate < 1,000 Mbps in Intel^® Arria^® 10 device)

Simulation Testbench

The simulation testbench simulates the HDMI TX serial loopback to the RX core.

Figure 11. Intel^® FPGA HDMI IP Core Simulation Testbench Block Diagram

Table 23. Testbench Components
Component	Description
Video TPG	The video test pattern generator (TPG) provides the video stimulus.
Audio Sample Gen	The audio sample generator provides audio sample stimulus. The generator generates an incrementing test data pattern to be transmitted through the audio channel.
Aux Sample Gen	The aux sample generator provides the auxiliary sample stimulus. The generator generates a fixed data to be transmitted from the transmitter.
CRC Check	This checker verifies if the TX transceiver recovered clock frequency matches the desired data rate.
Audio Data Check	The audio data check compares whether the incrementing test data pattern is received and decoded correctly.
Aux Data Check	The aux data check compares whether the expected aux data is received and decoded correctly on the receiver side.

The HDMI simulation testbench does the following verification tests:

HDMI Feature	Verification
Video data	The testbench implements CRC checking on the input and output video. It checks the CRC value of the transmitted data against the CRC calculated in the received video data. The testbench then performs the checking after detecting 4 stable V-SYNC signals from the receiver.
Auxiliary data	The aux sample generator generates a fixed data to be transmitted from the transmitter. On the receiver side, the generator compares whether the expected auxiliary data is received and decoded correctly.
Audio data	The audio sample generator generates an incrementing test data pattern to be transmitted through the audio channel. On the receiver side, the audio data checker checks and compares whether the incrementing test data pattern is received and decoded correctly.

A successful simulation ends with the following message:

# SYMBOLS_PER_CLOCK = 2
# VIC               = 0
# AUDIO_CLK_DIVIDE  = 800
# TEST_HDMI_6G      = 1
# Simulation pass

Table 24. Intel^® FPGA HDMI Design Example Supported Simulators
Simulator	Verilog HDL	VHDL
ModelSim^® - Intel^® FPGA Edition/ ModelSim^®	Yes	Yes
VCS/VCS-MX	Yes	Yes
Riviera-Pro	Yes	Yes
NCSim	Yes	No

Intel FPGA HDMI Design Example User Guide for Intel Arria 10 Devices Archives

If an IP core version is not listed, the user guide for the previous IP core version applies.

IP Core Version	User Guide
17.0	Intel Arria 10 HDMI IP Core Design Example User Guide
16.1	HDMI IP Core Design Example User Guide

Revision History for Intel FPGA HDMI Design Example User Guide for Intel Arria 10 Devices

Date	Version	Changes
November 2017	2017.11.06	Renamed HDMI IP core to Intel^® FPGA HDMI as per Intel rebranding. Changed the term Qsys to Platform Designer. Added information about Dynamic Range and Mastering InfoFrame (HDR) insertion and filtering feature. Updated the directory structure: Added script and sofware folders and files. Updated common and hdr files. Removed atx files. Differentiated files for Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Standard Edition and Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition. Updated the Generating the Design section to add the device used as 10AX115S2F4I1SG. Edited the transceiver data rate for 50-100 MHz TMDS clock frequency to 2550-5000 Mbps. Updated the RX-TX link information that you can release the `user_pb[2]` button to disable external filtering. Updated the Nios II software flow diagram that involves the controls for I²C master and HDMI source. Added information about the Design Example GUI parameters. Added HDMI RX and TX Top design parameters. Added these HDMI RX and TX top-level signals: `mgmt_clk` `reset` `i2c_clk` `hdmi_clk_in` Removed these HDMI RX and TX top-level signals: `version` `i2c_clk` Added a note that the transceiver analog setting is tested for the Intel^® Arria^® 10 FPGA Development Kit and Bitec HDMI 2.0 Daughter card. You may modify the analog setting for your board. Added a link for workaround to avoid jitter of PLL cascading or non-dedicated clock paths for Intel^® Arria^® 10 PLL reference clock. Added a note that you cannot use a transceiver RX pin as a CDR reflk for HDMI RX or as a TX PLL refclk for HDMI TX. Added a note about how to add `set_max_skew` constraint for designs that use TX PMA and PCS bonding.
May 2017	2017.05.08	Rebranded as Intel. Changed part number. Updated the directory structure: Added hdr files. Changed qsys_vip_passthrough.qsys to nios.qsys. Added files designated for Intel^® Quartus^® Prime Pro Edition. Updated information that the RX-TX Link block also performs external filtering on the High Dynamic Range (HDR) Infoframe from the HDMI RX auxiliary data and inserts an example HDR Infoframe to the auxiliary data of the HDMI TX through Avalon ST multiplexer. Added a note for the Transceiver Native PHY description that to meet the HDMI TX inter-channel skew requirement, you need to set the TX channel bonding mode option in the Arria 10 Transceiver Native PHY parameter editor to PMA and PCS bonding. Updated description for `os` and `measure` signals. Modified the oversampling factor for different transceiver data rate at each TMDS clock frequency range to support TX FPLL direct clock scheme. Changed TX IOPLL to TX FPLL cascade clocking scheme to TX FPLL direct scheme. Added TX PMA reconfiguration signals. Edited USER_LED[7] oversampling status. 1 indicates oversampled (data rate < 1,000 Mbps in Arria 10 device). Updated HDMI Design Example Supported Simulators table. VHDL not supported for NCSim. Added link to archived version of the Arria 10 HDMI IP Core Design Example User Guide.
October 2016	2016.10.31	Initial release.