SNLS416D June   2012  – January 2015 DS90UB927Q-Q1

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  1. 1 Features
  2. 2 Applications
  3. 3 Description
  4. 4 Revision History
  5. 5 Pin Configuration and Functions
  6. 6 Specifications
    1. 6.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 6.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 6.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 6.4  Thermal Information
    5. 6.5  DC Electrical Characteristics
    6. 6.6  AC Electrical Characteristics
    7. 6.7  Electrical Characteristics: DC and AC Serial Control Bus
    8. 6.8  Timing Requirements for the Serial Control Bus
    9. 6.9  Timing Requirements - DC and AC Serial Control Bus Characteristics
    10. 6.10 Typical Characteristics
  7. 7 Detailed Description
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Functional Block Diagram
    3. 7.3 Feature Description
      1. 7.3.1  High-Speed Forward Channel Data Transfer
      2. 7.3.2  Low-Speed Back Channel Data Transfer
      3. 7.3.3  Common Mode Filter Pin (CMF)
      4. 7.3.4  Video Control Signals
      5. 7.3.5  EMI Reduction Features
        1. 7.3.5.1 LVCMOS VDDIO Option
      6. 7.3.6  Built-In Self Test (BIST)
        1. 7.3.6.1 BIST Configuration and Status
        2. 7.3.6.2 Sample BIST Sequence
      7. 7.3.7  Forward Channel and Back Channel Error Checking
      8. 7.3.8  Internal Pattern Generation
        1. 7.3.8.1 Pattern Options
        2. 7.3.8.2 Color Modes
        3. 7.3.8.3 Video Timing Modes
        4. 7.3.8.4 External Timing
        5. 7.3.8.5 Pattern Inversion
        6. 7.3.8.6 Auto Scrolling
      9. 7.3.9  Remote Auto Power-Down Mode
      10. 7.3.10 Input RxCLKIN Loss Detect
      11. 7.3.11 Serial Link Fault Detect
      12. 7.3.12 Interrupt Pin (INTB)
      13. 7.3.13 General-Purpose I/O
        1. 7.3.13.1 GPIO[3:0]
        2. 7.3.13.2 GPIO[8:5]
      14. 7.3.14 I2S Audio Interface
        1. 7.3.14.1 I2S Transport Modes
        2. 7.3.14.2 I2S Repeater
      15. 7.3.15 Additional Features
    4. 7.4 Device Functional Modes
      1. 7.4.1 Power Down (PDB)
      2. 7.4.2 Backward Compatible Mode
      3. 7.4.3 Low Frequency Optimization (LFMODE)
      4. 7.4.4 FPD-Link Input Frame and Color Bit Mapping Select
      5. 7.4.5 Repeater
        1. 7.4.5.1 Repeater Configuration
        2. 7.4.5.2 Repeater Connections
          1. 7.4.5.2.1 Repeater Fan-Out Electrical Requirements
    5. 7.5 Programming
      1. 7.5.1 Serial Control Bus
    6. 7.6 Register Maps
  8. 8 Application and Implementation
    1. 8.1 Application Information
    2. 8.2 Typical Application
      1. 8.2.1 Design Requirements
      2. 8.2.2 Detailed Design Procedure
      3. 8.2.3 Application Curves
    3. 8.3 System Examples
  9. 9 Power Supply Recommendations
  10. 10Layout
    1. 10.1 Layout Guidelines
      1. 10.1.1 CML Interconnect Guidelines
    2. 10.2 Layout Example
  11. 11Device and Documentation Support
    1. 11.1 Documentation Support
      1. 11.1.1 Related Documentation
    2. 11.2 Trademarks
    3. 11.3 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    4. 11.4 Glossary
  12. 12Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

Package Options

Refer to the PDF data sheet for device specific package drawings

Mechanical Data (Package|Pins)
  • RTA|40
Thermal pad, mechanical data (Package|Pins)
Orderable Information

7 Detailed Description

7.1 Overview

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 converts a FPD-Link interface (4 LVDS data channels + 1 LVDS Clock) to a FPD-Link III interface. This device transmits a 35-bit symbol over a single serial pair operating at up to a 2.975-Gbps line rate. The serial stream contains an embedded clock, video control signals, RGB video data, and audio data. The payload is DC-balanced to enhance signal quality and support AC coupling.

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer is intended for use with a DS90UB928Q-Q1 or DS90UB926Q-Q1 deserializer, but is also backward compatible with DS90UR906Q, DS90UR908Q, DS90UR910Q, and DS90UR916Q FPD-Link II deserializers.

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer and DS90UB928Q-Q1 or DS90UB926Q-Q1 deserializer incorporate an I2C compatible interface. The I2C compatible interface allows programming of serializer or deserializer devices from a local host controller. In addition, the devices incorporate a bidirectional control channel (BCC) that allows communication between serializer/deserializer as well as remote I2C slave devices.

The bidirectional control channel (BCC) is implemented via embedded signaling in the high-speed forward channel (serializer to deserializer) combined with lower speed signaling in the reverse channel (deserializer to serializer). Through this interface, the BCC provides a mechanism to bridge I2C transactions across the serial link from one I2C bus to another. The implementation allows for arbitration with other I2C compatible masters at either side of the serial link.

There are two operating modes available on DS90UB927Q-Q1: display mode and camera mode. In display mode, I2C transactions originate from the host controller attached to the serializer and target either the deserializer or an I2C slave attached to the deserializer. Transactions are detected by the I2C slave in the serializer and forwarded to the I2C master in the deserializer. Similarly, in camera mode, I2C transactions originate from a controller attached to the deserializer and target either the serializer or an I2C slave attached to the serializer. Transactions are detected by the I2C slave in the deserializer and forwarded to the I2C master in the serializer.

7.2 Functional Block Diagram

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7.3 Feature Description

7.3.1 High-Speed Forward Channel Data Transfer

The High Speed Forward Channel is composed of a 35-bit frame containing RGB data, sync signals, I2C, and I2S audio transmitted from Serializer to Deserializer. Figure 13 illustrates the serial stream generated per PCLK cycle into RxCLKIN±. This data payload is optimized for signal transmission over an AC coupled link. Data is randomized, DC-balanced and scrambled.

30193307.gifFigure 13. FPD-Link III Serial Stream

The device supports pixel clock ranges of 5 MHz to 15 MHz (LFMODE=1) and 15 MHz to 85 MHz (LFMODE=0). This corresponds to an application payload rate range of 155 Mbps to 2.635 Gbps, with an actual line rate range of 525 Mbps to 2.975 Gbps.

7.3.2 Low-Speed Back Channel Data Transfer

The Low-Speed Back Channel of the DS90UB927Q-Q1 provides bidirectional communication between the display and host processor. Data is transferred simultaneously over the same physical link as the high-speed forward channel data. The back channel transports I2C, CRC, and 4 bits of standard GPIO information with a 10-Mbps line rate.

7.3.3 Common Mode Filter Pin (CMF)

The serializer provides access to the center tap of the internal CML termination. A 0.1-μF capacitor must be connected from this pin to GND for additional common-mode filtering of the differential pair (Figure 29). This increases noise rejection capability in high-noise environments.

7.3.4 Video Control Signals

The video control signal bits embedded in the high-speed FPD-Link LVDS are subject to certain limitations relative to the video pixel clock period (PCLK). By default, the DS90UB927Q-Q1 applies a minimum pulse width filter on these signals to help eliminate spurious transitions.

Normal Mode Control Signals (VS, HS, DE) have the following restrictions:

  • Horizontal Sync (HS): The video control signal pulse width must be 3 PCLKs or longer when the Control Signal Filter (register bit 0x03[4]) is enabled (default). Disabling the Control Signal Filter removes this restriction (minimum is 1 PCLK). See Table 5. HS can have at most two transitions per 130 PCLKs.
  • Vertical Sync (VS): The video control signal pulse is limited to 1 transition per 130 PCLKs. Thus, the minimum pulse width is 130 PCLKs.
  • Data Enable Input (DE): The video control signal pulse width must be 3 PCLKs or longer when the Control Signal Filter (register bit 0x03[4]) is enabled (default). Disabling the Control Signal Filter removes this restriction (minimum is 1 PCLK). See Table 5. DE can have at most two transitions per 130 PCLKs.

7.3.5 EMI Reduction Features

7.3.5.1 LVCMOS VDDIO Option

The 1.8-V or 3.3-V LVCMOS inputs and outputs are powered from separate VDDIO supply pins to offer compatibility with external system interface signals. Note: When configuring the VDDIO power supplies, all the single-ended control input pins for device need to scale together with the same operating VDDIO levels. If VDDIO is selected to operate in the 3.0 V to 3.6 V range, VDDIO must be operated within 300 mV of VDD33.

7.3.6 Built-In Self Test (BIST)

An optional At-Speed Built-In Self Test (BIST) feature supports testing of the high speed serial link and the low-speed back channel without external data connections. This is useful in the prototype stage, equipment production, in-system test, and system diagnostics.

7.3.6.1 BIST Configuration and Status

The BIST mode is enabled at the deserializer by pin (BISTEN) or BIST configuration register. The test may select either an external PCLK or the 33-MHz internal Oscillator clock (OSC) frequency. In the absence of PCLK, the user can select the internal OSC frequency at the deserializer through the BISTC pin or BIST configuration register.

When BIST is activated at the deserializer, a BIST enable signal is sent to the serializer through the Back Channel. The serializer outputs a test pattern and drives the link at speed. The deserializer detects the test pattern and monitors it for errors. The deserializer PASS output pin toggles to flag each frame received containing one or more errors. The serializer also tracks errors indicated by the CRC fields in each back channel frame.

The BIST status can be monitored real time on the deserializer PASS pin, with each detected error resulting in a half pixel clock period toggled LOW. After BIST is deactivated, the result of the last test is held on the PASS output until reset (new BIST or Power Down). A high on PASS indicates NO ERRORS were detected. A Low on PASS indicates one or more errors were detected. The duration of the test is controlled by the pulse width applied to the deserializer BISTEN pin. LOCK is valid throughout the entire duration of BIST.

See Figure 14 for the BIST mode flow diagram.

7.3.6.2 Sample BIST Sequence

Step 1: For the DS90UB927Q-Q1 paired with a FPD-Link III Deserializer, BIST Mode is enabled via the BISTEN pin of Deserializer. The desired clock source is selected through the deserializer BISTC pin.

Step 2: The DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer is awakened through the back channel if it is not already on. An all-zeros pattern is balanced, scrambled, randomized, and sent through the FPD-Link III interface to the deserializer. Once the serializer and the deserializer are in BIST mode and the deserializer acquires Lock, the PASS pin of the deserializer goes high and BIST starts checking the data stream. If an error in the payload (1 to 35) is detected, the PASS pin will switch low for one half of the clock period. During the BIST, the PASS output can be monitored and counted to determine the payload error rate.

Step 3: To Stop the BIST mode, the deserializer BISTEN pin is set Low. The deserializer stops checking the data. The final test result is held on the PASS pin. If the test ran error free, the PASS output will remain HIGH. If there one or more errors were detected, the PASS output will output constant LOW. The PASS output state is held until a new BIST is run, the device is RESET, or the device is powered down. BIST duration is user-controlled and may be of any length.

The link returns to normal operation after the deserializer BISTEN pin is low. Figure 15 shows the waveform diagram of a typical BIST for two cases. Case 1 is error free, and Case 2 shows one with multiple errors. In most cases it is difficult to generate errors due to the robustness of the link (differential data transmission, and so forth), thus they may be introduced by greatly extending the cable length, faulting the interconnect medium, or reducing signal condition enhancements (Rx Equalization).

30193343.gifFigure 14. BIST Mode Flow Diagram

7.3.7 Forward Channel and Back Channel Error Checking

While in BIST mode, the serializer stops sampling the FPD-Link input pins and switches over to an internal all zeroes pattern. The internal all-zeroes pattern goes through scrambler, DC-balancing, and so forth, and is transmitted over the serial link to the deserializer. The deserializer, on locking to the serial stream, compares the recovered serial stream with all-zeroes and records any errors in status registers. Errors are also dynamically reported on the PASS pin of the deserializer.

The back-channel data is checked for CRC errors once the serializer locks onto the back-channel serial stream, as indicated by link detect status (register bit 0x0C[0] - Table 5). CRC errors are recorded in an 8-bit register in the serializer. The register is cleared when the serializer enters BIST mode. As soon as the serializer enters BIST mode, the functional mode CRC register starts recording any back channel CRC errors. The BIST mode CRC error register is active in BIST mode only and keeps a record of the last BIST run until cleared or the serializer enters BIST mode again.

30193364.gifFigure 15. BIST Waveforms

7.3.8 Internal Pattern Generation

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer provides an internal pattern generation feature. It allows basic testing and debugging of an integrated panel. The test patterns are simple and repetitive and allow for a quick visual verification of panel operation. As long as the device is not in power down mode, the test pattern will be displayed even if no input is applied. If no clock is received, the test pattern can be configured to use a programmed oscillator frequency. For detailed information, refer to Application Note AN-2198.

7.3.8.1 Pattern Options

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer pattern generator is capable of generating 17 default patterns for use in basic testing and debugging of panels. Each can be inverted using register bits (Table 5), shown below:

  1. White/Black (default/inverted)
  2. Black/White
  3. Red/Cyan
  4. Green/Magenta
  5. Blue/Yellow
  6. Horizontally Scaled Black to White/White to Black
  7. Horizontally Scaled Black to Red/Cyan to White
  8. Horizontally Scaled Black to Green/Magenta to White
  9. Horizontally Scaled Black to Blue/Yellow to White
  10. Vertically Scaled Black to White/White to Black
  11. Vertically Scaled Black to Red/Cyan to White
  12. Vertically Scaled Black to Green/Magenta to White
  13. Vertically Scaled Black to Blue/Yellow to White
  14. Custom Color (or its inversion) configured in PGRS
  15. Black-White/White-Black Checkerboard (or custom checkerboard color, configured in PGCTL)
  16. YCBR/RBCY VCOM pattern, orientation is configurable from PGCTL
  17. Color Bars (White, Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Blue, Black) – Note: not included in the auto-scrolling feature

Additionally, the Pattern Generator incorporates one user-configurable full-screen 24-bit color, which is controlled by the PGRS, PGGS, and PGBS registers. This is pattern #14. One of the pattern options is statically selected in the PGCTL register when Auto-Scrolling is disabled. The PGTSC and PGTSO1-8 registers control the pattern selection and order when Auto-Scrolling is enabled.

7.3.8.2 Color Modes

By default, the Pattern Generator operates in 24-bit color mode, where all bits of the Red, Green, and Blue outputs are enabled. 18-bit color mode can be activated from the configuration registers (Table 5). In 18-bit mode, the 6 most significant bits (bits 7-2) of the Red, Green, and Blue outputs are enabled; the 2 least significant bits will be 0.

7.3.8.3 Video Timing Modes

The Pattern Generator has two video timing modes – external and internal. In external timing mode, the Pattern Generator detects the video frame timing present on the DE and VS inputs. If Vertical Sync signaling is not present on VS, the Pattern Generator determines Vertical Blank by detecting when the number of inactive pixel clocks (DE = 0) exceeds twice the detected active line length. In internal timing mode, the Pattern Generator uses custom video timing as configured in the control registers. The internal timing generation may also be driven by an external clock. By default, external timing mode is enabled. Internal timing or Internal timing with External Clock are enabled by the control registers (Table 5).

7.3.8.4 External Timing

In external timing mode, the Pattern Generator passes the incoming DE, HS, and VS signals unmodified to the video control outputs after a two pixel clock delay. It extracts the active frame dimensions from the incoming signals in order to properly scale the brightness patterns. If the incoming video stream does not use the VS signal, the Pattern Generator determines the Vertical Blank time by detecting a long period of pixel clocks without DE asserted.

7.3.8.5 Pattern Inversion

The Pattern Generator also incorporates a global inversion control, located in the PGCFG register, which causes the output pattern to be bitwise-inverted. For example, the full screen Red pattern becomes full-screen cyan, and the Vertically Scaled Black to Green pattern becomes Vertically Scaled White to Magenta.

7.3.8.6 Auto Scrolling

The Pattern Generator supports an Auto-Scrolling mode, in which the output pattern cycles through a list of enabled pattern types. A sequence of up to 16 patterns may be defined in the registers. The patterns may appear in any order in the sequence and may also appear more than once.

7.3.9 Remote Auto Power-Down Mode

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer features a Remote Auto Power Down mode. This feature is enabled and disabled through the register bit 0x01[7] (Table 5). When the back channel is not detected, either due to an idle or powered-down deserializer, the serializer enters remote auto power down mode. Power dissipation of the serializer is significantly reduced in this mode. The serializer automatically attempts to resume normal operation upon detection of an active back channel from the deserializer. To complete the wake-up process and reactivate forward channel operation, the remote power-down feature must be disabled by either a local I2C host, or by an auto-ACK I2C transaction from a remote I2C host located at the deserializer. The Remote Auto Power Down Sleep/Wake cycle is shown below in Figure 16:

30193309.gifFigure 16. Remote Auto Power Down Sleep/Wake Cycle

To resume normal operation, the Remote Auto Power Down feature must be disabled in the device control register. This may be accomplished from a local I2C controller by writing reg_0x01[7]=0 (Table 5). To disable from a remote I2C controller located at the deserializer, perform the following procedure to complete the wake-up process:

  1. Power up remote deserializer (back channel must be active)
  2. Enable I2C PASS-THROUGH ALL by setting deserializer register reg_0x05[7]=1
  3. Enable I2C AUTO ACK by setting deserializer register reg_0x03[2]=1
  4. Disable Remote Auto Power Down by setting serializer register reg_0x01[7]=0
  5. Disable I2C AUTO ACK by setting deserializer register reg_0x03[2]=0
  6. Disable I2C PASS-THROUGH ALL by setting deserializer register reg_0x05[7]=0

7.3.10 Input RxCLKIN Loss Detect

The serializer can be programmed to enter a low power SLEEP state when the input clock (PCLK) is lost. A clock loss condition is detected when PCLK drops below approximately 1 MHz. When a PCLK is detected again, the serializer will then lock to the incoming RxCLKIN±. Note – when RxCLKIN± is lost, the optional Serial Bus Control Registers values are still retained. See (Table 5) for more information.

7.3.11 Serial Link Fault Detect

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 can detect fault conditions in the FPD-Link III interconnect. If a fault condition occurs, the Link Detect Status is 0 (cable is not detected) on bit 0 of address 0x0C (Table 5). The DS90UB927Q-Q1 will detect any of the following conditions:

  1. Cable open
  2. “+” to “-” short
  3. ”+” to GND short
  4. ”-” to GND short
  5. ”+” to battery short
  6. ”-” to battery short
  7. Cable is linked incorrectly (DOUT+/DOUT- connections reversed)

Note: The device will detect any of the above conditions, but does not report specifically which one has occurred.

7.3.12 Interrupt Pin (INTB)

  1. On the DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer, set register reg_0xC6[5] = 1 and 0xC6[0] = 1 (Table 5) to configure the interrupt.
  2. On the serializer, read from ISR register 0xC7 to arm the interrupt for the first time.
  3. When INTB_IN on the deserializer (DS90UB926Q-Q1 or DS90UB928Q-Q1) is set LOW, the INTB pin on the serializer also pulls low, indicating an interrupt condition.
  4. The external controller detects INTB = LOW and reads the ISR register (Table 5) to determine the interrupt source. Reading this register also clears and resets the interrupt.

7.3.13 General-Purpose I/O

7.3.13.1 GPIO[3:0]

In normal operation, GPIO[3:0] may be used as general purpose I/Os in either forward channel (inputs) or back channel (outputs) applications. GPIO modes may be configured from the registers (Table 5). GPIO[1:0] are dedicated pins and GPIO[3:2] are shared with I2S_DC and I2S_DD respectively. Note: if the DS90UB927Q-Q1 is paired with a DS90UB926Q-Q1 deserializer, the devices must be configured into 18-bit mode to allow usage of GPIO pins on the DS90UB927 serializer. To enable 18-bit mode, set serializer register reg_0x12[2] = 1. 18-bit mode will be auto-loaded into the deserializer from the serializer. See Table 1 for GPIO enable and configuration.

Table 1. GPIO Enable and Configuration

DESCRIPTION DEVICE FORWARD CHANNEL BACK CHANNEL
GPIO3 DS90UB927Q-Q1 0x0F = 0x03 0x0F = 0x05
DS90UB926/8Q-Q1 0x1F = 0x05 0x1F = 0x03
GPIO2 DS90UB927Q-Q1 0x0E = 0x30 0x0E = 0x50
DS90UB926/8Q-Q1 0x1E = 0x50 0x1E = 0x30
GPIO1 DS90UB927Q-Q1 0x0E = 0x03 0x0E = 0x05
DS90UB926/8Q-Q1 0x1E = 0x05 0x1E = 0x03
GPIO0 DS90UB927Q-Q1 0x0D = 0x03 0x0D = 0x05
DS90UB926/8Q-Q1 0x1D = 0x05 0x1D = 0x03

The input value present on GPIO[3:0] may also be read from register, or configured to local output mode (Table 5).

7.3.13.2 GPIO[8:5]

GPIO_REG[8:5] are register-only GPIOs and may be programmed as outputs or read as inputs through local register bits only. Where applicable, these bits are shared with I2S pins and will override I2S input if enabled into REG_GPIO mode. See Table 2 for GPIO enable and configuration.

Note: Local GPIO value may be configured and read either through local register access, or remote register access through the Low-Speed Bidirectional Control Channel. Configuration and state of these pins are not transported from serializer to deserializer as is the case for GPIO[3:0].

Table 2. GPIO_REG and GPIO Local Enable and Configuration

DESCRIPTION REGISTER CONFIGURATION FUNCTION
GPIO_REG8 0x11 = 0x01 Output, L
0x11 = 0x09 Output, H
0x11 = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1D[0]
GPIO_REG7 0x10 = 0x01 Output, L
0x10 = 0x09 Output, H
0x10 = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1C[7]
GPIO_REG6 0x10 = 0x01 Output, L
0x10 = 0x09 Output, H
0x10 = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1C[6]
GPIO_REG5 0x0F = 0x01 Output, L
0x0F = 0x09 Output, H
0x0F = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1C[5]
GPIO3 0x0F = 0x01 Output, L
0x0F = 0x09 Output, H
0x0F = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1C[3]
GPIO2 0x0E = 0x01 Output, L
0x0E = 0x09 Output, H
0x0E = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1C[2]
GPIO1 0x0E = 0x01 Output, L
0x0E = 0x09 Output, H
0x0E = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1C[1]
GPIO0 0x0D = 0x01 Output, L
0x0D = 0x09 Output, H
0x0D = 0x03 Input, Read: 0x1C[0]

7.3.14 I2S Audio Interface

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer features six I2S input pins that, when paired with a DS90UB928Q-Q1 deserializer, supports surround sound audio applications. The bit clock (I2S_CLK) supports frequencies between 1 MHz and <PCLK/2 (or <13 MHz). Four I2S data inputs transport two channels of I2S-formatted digital audio each, with each channel delineated by the word select (I2C_WC) input. I2S audio transport is not available in Backwards Compatibility Mode (BKWD = 1).

UB927_I2S.gifFigure 17. I2S Connection Diagram
30193312.gifFigure 18. I2S Frame Timing Diagram

When paired with a DS90UB926Q-Q1, the DS90UB927Q-Q1 I2S interface supports a single I2S data input through I2S_DA (24-bit video mode), or two I2S data inputs through I2S_DA and I2S_DB (18-bit video mode).

Table 3 covers several common I2S sample rates:

Table 3. Audio Interface Frequencies

Sample Rate (kHz) I2S Data Word Size (bits) I2S CLK (MHz)
32 16 1.024
44.1 16 1.411
48 16 1.536
96 16 3.072
192 16 6.144
32 24 1.536
44.1 24 2.117
48 24 2.304
96 24 4.608
192 24 9.216
32 32 2.048
44.1 32 2.822
48 32 3.072
96 32 6.144
192 32 12.288

7.3.14.1 I2S Transport Modes

By default, audio is packetized and transmitted during video blanking periods in dedicated Data Island Transport frames. Data Island frames may be disabled from control registers if Forward Channel Frame Transport of I2S data is desired. In this mode, only I2S_DA is transmitted to the DS90UB928Q-Q1 deserializer. If connected to a DS90UB926Q-Q1 deserializer, I2S_DA and I2S_DB are transmitted. Surround Sound Mode, which transmits all four I2S data inputs (I2S_D[A..D]), may only be operated in Data Island Transport mode. This mode is only available when connected to a DS90UB928Q-Q1 deserializer.

7.3.14.2 I2S Repeater

I2S audio may be fanned-out and propagated in the repeater application. By default, data is propagated via Data Island Transport on the FPD-Link interface during the video blanking periods. If frame transport is desired, then the I2S pins should be connected from the deserializer to all serializers. Activating surround sound at the top-level deserializer automatically configures downstream DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializers and DS90UB928Q-Q1 deserializers for surround sound transport utilizing Data Island Transport. If 4-channel operation utilizing I2S_DA and I2S_DB only is desired, this mode must be explicitly set in each serializer and deserializer control register throughout the repeater tree (Table 5).

A DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer configured in repeater mode may also regenerate I2S audio from its I2S input pins in lieu of Data Island frames. See the Repeater Connection Diagram (Figure 23) and the I2C Control Registers (Table 5) for additional details.

7.3.15 Additional Features

Additional pattern generator features can be accessed through the Pattern Generator Indirect Register Map. It consists of the Pattern Generator Indirect Address (PGIA reg_0x66 — Table 5) and the Pattern Generator Indirect Data (PGID reg_0x67 — Table 5). See TI application Note AN-2198.

7.4 Device Functional Modes

7.4.1 Power Down (PDB)

The Serializer has a PDB input pin to ENABLE or POWER DOWN the device. This pin may be controlled by an external device, or through VDDIO, where VDDIO = 3.0 V to 3.6 V or VDD33. To save power, disable the link when the display is not needed (PDB = LOW). Ensure that this pin is not driven HIGH before VDD33 and VDDIO have reached final levels. When PDB is driven low, ensure that the pin is driven to 0 V for at least 1.5 ms before releasing or driving high. In the case where PDB is pulled up to VDDIO = 3.0 V to 3.6 V or VDD33 directly, a 10-kΩ pullup resistor and a >10-µF capacitor to ground are required (See Figure 29).

Toggling PDB low will POWER DOWN the device and RESET all control registers to default. During this time, PDB must be held low for a minimum period of time. See AC Electrical Characteristics for more information.

7.4.2 Backward Compatible Mode

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 is also backward compatible to DS90UR906Q, DS90UR908Q FPD, and DS90UR916Q FPD-Link II deserializers for PCLK frequencies ranging from 5MHz to 65MHz. It is also backward compatible with the DS90UR910Q for PCLK frequencies ranging from 5 MHz to 75 MHz. The serializer transmits 28-bits of data over a single serial FPD-Link II pair operating at a payload rate of 120 Mbps to 1.8 Gbps, corresponding to a line rate of 140 Mbps to 2.1 Gbps. The Backward Compatibility configuration can be selected through the BKWD pin or programmed through the configuration register (Table 5). The bidirectional control channel, bidirectional GPIOs, I2S, and interrupt (INTB) are not active in this mode. However, local I2C access to the serializer is still available. Note: PCLK frequency range in this mode is 15 MHz to 75 MHz for LFMODE=0 and 5 MHZ to <15 MHz for LFMODE=1.

7.4.3 Low Frequency Optimization (LFMODE)

The LFMODE is set via register (Table 5) or LFMODE Pin. This mode optimizes device operation for lower input data clock ranges supported by the serializer. If LFMODE is Low (LFMODE = 0, default), the RxCLKIN± frequency is between 15 MHz and 85 MHz. If LFMODE is High (LFMODE = 1), the RxCLKIN± frequency is between 5 MHz and <15 MHz. Note: when the device LFMODE is changed, a PDB reset is required. When LFMODE is high (LFMODE=1), the line rate relative to the input data rate is multiplied by four. Thus, for the operating range of 5MHz to <15MHz, the line rate is 700Mbps to <2.1Gbps with an effective data payload of 175Mbps to 525Mbps. Note: for Backwards Compatibility Mode (BKWD=1), the line rate relative to the input data rate remains the same.

7.4.4 FPD-Link Input Frame and Color Bit Mapping Select

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 can be configured to accept 24-bit color (8-bit RGB) with 2 different mapping schemes: LSBs on RxIN[3]±, shown in Figure 19, or MSBs on RxIN[3], shown in Figure 20. Each frame corresponds to a single-pixel clock (PCLK) cycle. The LVDS clock input to RxCLKIN± follows a 4:3 duty cycle scheme, with each 28-bit pixel frame starting with two LVDS bit clock periods high, three low, and ending with two high. The mapping scheme is controlled by MAPSEL pin or by Register (Table 5).

30193304.gifFigure 19. FPD-Link Mapping: LSBs on RxIN3 (MAPSEL=L)
30193305.gifFigure 20. FPD-Link Mapping: MSBs on RxIN3 (MAPSEL=H)

7.4.5 Repeater

The supported Repeater application provides a mechanism to extend transmission over multiple links to multiple display devices.

7.4.5.1 Repeater Configuration

In the repeater application, this document refers to the DS90UB927Q-Q1 as the Transmitter (TX), and refers to the DS90UB928Q-Q1 as the Receiver (RX). Figure 21 shows the maximum configuration supported for Repeater implementations using the DS90UB925/7Q-Q1 (TX), and DS90UB926/8Q-Q1 (RX). Two levels of Repeaters are supported with a maximum of three Transmitters per Receiver. To ensure parallel video interface compatibility, repeater nodes should feature either the DS90UB926Q-Q1/DS90UB925Q (RX/TX) chipset or the DS90UB927Q-Q1/DS90UB928Q-Q1 (TX/RX) chipset.

30193310.gifFigure 21. Maximum Repeater Application

In a repeater application, the I2C interface at each TX and RX may be configured to transparently pass I2C communications upstream or downstream to any I2C device within the system. This includes a mechanism for assigning alternate IDs (Slave Aliases) to downstream devices in the case of duplicate addresses.

At each repeater node, the FPD-Link interface fans out to up to three serializer devices, providing video, audio, and control signals and, optionally, packetized audio data (transported during video blanking intervals). Alternatively, the I2S audio interface may be used to transport digital audio data between receiver and transmitters in place of packetized audio. All audio and video data is transmitted at the output of the receiver and is received by the transmitter.

If video data is output to a local display, White Balancing and Hi-FRC dithering functions should not be used as they will block encrypted I2S audio.

30193332.gifFigure 22. 1:2 Repeater Configuration

7.4.5.2 Repeater Connections

The Repeater requires the following connections between the Receiver and Transmitter Figure 23.

  1. Video Data – Connect all FPD-Link data and clock pairs
  2. I2C – Connect SCL and SDA signals. Both signals should be pulled up to VDD33 or VDDIO = 3.0 V to 3.6 V with 4.7-kΩ resistors.
  3. Audio (optional) – Connect I2S_CLK, I2S_WC, and I2S_Dx signals.
  4. IDx pin – Each Transmitter and Receiver must have a unique I2C address.
  5. REPEAT pin — All Transmitters and Receivers must be set into Repeater Mode.
  6. Interrupt pin – Connect DS90UB928Q-Q1 INTB_IN pin to DS90UB927Q-Q1 INTB pin. The signal must be pulled up to VDDIO.
UB927_RepeaterConnection.gifFigure 23. Repeater Connection Diagram

7.4.5.2.1 Repeater Fan-Out Electrical Requirements

Repeater applications requiring fan-out from one DS90UB928Q-Q1 deserializer to up to three DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializers requires special considerations for routing and termination of the FPD-Link differential traces. Figure 24 details the requirements that must be met for each signal pair:

30193303.gifFigure 24. FPD-Link Fan-Out Electrical Requirements

7.5 Programming

7.5.1 Serial Control Bus

The DS90UB927Q-Q1 may also be configured by the use of an I2C compatible serial control bus. Multiple devices may share the serial control bus (up to 10 device addresses supported). The device address is set via a resistor divider (R1 and R2 — see Figure 25 below) connected to the IDx pin.

30193301.gifFigure 25. Serial Control Bus Connection

The serial control bus consists of two signals, SCL and SDA. SCL is a Serial Bus Clock Input. SDA is the Serial Bus Data Input / Output signal. Both SCL and SDA signals require an external pullup resistor to VDD33 or VDDIO = 3.0 V to 3.6 V. For most applications, a 4.7-kΩ pullup resistor to VDD33 is recommended. However, the pullup resistor value may be adjusted for capacitive loading and data rate requirements. The signals are either pulled High, or driven Low.

The IDx pin configures the control interface to one of 10 possible device addresses. A pullup resistor and a pulldown resistor may be used to set the appropriate voltage ratio between the IDx input pin (VR2) and VDD33, each ratio corresponding to a specific device address. See Table 5 below.

Table 4. Serial Control Bus Addresses for IDx

NO. Ideal Ratio
VR2 / VDD33		 Ideal VR2
(V)		 Suggested Resistor R1 kΩ (1% tol) Suggested Resistor R2 kΩ (1% tol) Address 7'b Address 8'b
1 0 0 Open 40.2 or >10 0x0C 0x18
2 0.306 1.011 221 97.6 0x13 0x26
3 0.350 1.154 210 113 0x14 0x28
4 0.393 1.298 196 127 0x15 0x2A
5 0.440 1.452 182 143 0x16 0x2C
6 0.483 1.594 169 158 0x17 0x2E
7 0.529 1.745 147 165 0x18 0x30
8 0.572 1.887 143 191 0x19 0x32
9 0.618 2.040 121 196 0x1A 0x34
10 0.768 2.535 90.9 301 0x1B 0x36

The Serial Bus protocol is controlled by START, START-Repeated, and STOP phases. A START occurs when SCL transitions Low while SDA is High. A STOP occurs when SDA transitions High while SCL is also HIGH. See Figure 26.

30193351.gifFigure 26. START and STOP Conditions

To communicate with a remote device, the host controller (master) sends the slave address and listens for a response from the slave. This response is referred to as an acknowledge bit (ACK). If a slave on the bus is addressed correctly, it Acknowledges (ACKs) the master by driving the SDA bus low. If the address doesn't match a device's slave address, it Not-acknowledges (NACKs) the master by letting SDA be pulled High. ACKs also occur on the bus when data is being transmitted. When the master is writing data, the slave ACKs after every data byte is successfully received. When the master is reading data, the master ACKs after every data byte is received to let the slave know it wants to receive another data byte. When the master wants to stop reading, it NACKs after the last data byte and creates a stop condition on the bus. All communication on the bus begins with either a Start condition or a Repeated Start condition. All communication on the bus ends with a Stop condition. A READ is shown in Figure 27 and a WRITE is shown in Figure 28.

30193338.gifFigure 27. Serial Control Bus — READ
30193339.gifFigure 28. Serial Control Bus — WRITE

The I2C Master located at the DS90UB927Q-Q1 serializer must support I2C clock stretching. For more information on I2C interface requirements and throughput considerations, refer to TI Application Note SNLA131.

7.6 Register Maps

Table 5. Serial Control Bus Registers

ADD
(dec)		 ADD
(hex)		 Register Name Bit Type Default
(hex)		 Function Description
0 0x00 I2C Device ID 7:1 RW IDx Device ID 7–bit address of Serializer
Note: Read-only unless bit 0 is set
0 RW ID Setting I2C ID Setting
0: Device ID is from IDx pin
1: Register I2C Device ID overrides IDx pin
1 0x01 Reset 7 RW 0x00 Remote Auto Power Down Remote Auto Power Down
0: Do not power down when no Bidirectional Control Channel link is detected (default)
1: Enable power down when no Bidirectional Control Channel link is detected
6:2 Reserved.
1 RW Digital RESET1 Reset the entire digital block including registers
This bit is self-clearing.
0: Normal operation (default)
1: Reset
0 RW Digital RESET0 Reset the entire digital block except registers
This bit is self-clearing
0: Normal operation (default)
1: Reset
3 0x03 General Configuration 7 RW 0xD2 Back channel CRC Checker Enable Back Channel Check Enable
0: Disable
1: Enable (default)
6 Reserved.
5 RW I2C Remote Write Auto Acknowledge Automatically Acknowledge I2C Remote Write When enabled, I2C writes to the Deserializer (or any remote I2C Slave, if I2C PASS ALL is enabled) are immediately acknowledged without waiting for the Deserializer to acknowledge the write. This allows higher throughput on the I2C bus. Note: this mode will prevent any NACK or read/write error indication from a remote device from reaching the I2C master.
0: Disable (default)
1: Enable
4 RW Filter Enable HS, VS, DE two clock filter When enabled, pulses less than two full PCLK cycles on the DE, HS, and VS inputs will be rejected
0: Filtering disable
1: Filtering enable (default)
3 RW I2C Pass-through I2C Pass-Through Mode
Read/Write transactions matching any entry in the DeviceAlias registers will be passed through to the remote deserializer I2C interface.
0: Pass-Through Disabled (default)
1: Pass-Through Enabled
3 0x03 General Configuration 2 0xD2 Reserved
1 RW PCLK Auto Switch over to internal OSC in the absence of PCLK
0: Disable auto-switch
1: Enable auto-switch (default)
0 RW TRFB Reserved
4 0x04 Mode Select 7 RW 0x80 Failsafe State Input Failsafe State
0: Failsafe to High
1: Failsafe to Low (default)
6 Reserved
5 RW CRC Error Reset Clear back channel CRC Error Counters
This bit is NOT self-clearing
0: Normal Operation (default)
1: Clear Counters
4 RW DE Gate RGB DE Gates RGB Data
0: Pass RGB data independent of DE in Backward Compatibility mode and non-HDCP operation (default)
1: Gate RGB data with DE in Backward Compatibility Mode and with non-HDCP deserializers
3 RW BKWD ModeOverride Backward Compatible mode set by BKWD pin or register
0: BC mode is set by BKWD pin (default)
1: BC mode is set by register bit
2 RW BKWD Backward compatibility mode, device to pair with DS90UR906Q, DS90UR908Q, or DS90UR916Q
0: Normal device (default)
1: Compatible with 906/908/916
1 RW LFMODE Override Frequency mode set by LFMODE pin or register
0: Frequency mode is set by LFMODE pin (default)
1: Frequency mode is set by register bit
0 RW LFMODE Frequency mode select
0: High frequency mode (15 MHz ≤ RxCLKIN ≤ 85 MHz) (default)
1: Low frequency mode (5 MHz ≤ RxCLKIN < 15 MHz)
5 0x05 I2C Control 7:5 0x00 Reserved
4:3 RW SDA Output Delay SDA output delay
Configures output delay on the SDA output. Setting this value will increase output delay in units of 40ns.
Nominal output delay values for SCL to SDA are:
00: 240ns (default)
01: 280ns
10: 320ns
11: 360ns
2 RW Local Write Disable Disable Remote Writes to Local Registers Setting this bit to a 1 will prevent remote writes to local device registers from across the control channel. This prevents writes to the Serializer registers from an I2C master attached to the Deserializer. Setting this bit does not affect remote access to I2C slaves at the Serializer.
0: Enable (default)
1: Disable
5 0x05 I2C Control 1 RW 0x00 I2C Bus Timer Speedup Speed up I2C Bus Watchdog Timer
0: Watchdog Timer expires after approximately 1 s (default)
1: Watchdog Timer expires after approximately 50 µs
0 RW I2C Bus timer Disable Disable I2C Bus Watchdog Timer When the I2C Watchdog Timer may be used to detect when the I2C bus is free or hung up following an invalid termination of a transaction. If SDA is high and no signaling occurs for approximately 1 s, the I2C bus will be assumed to be free. If SDA is low and no signaling occurs, the device will attempt to clear the bus by driving 9 clocks on SCL
0: Enable (default)
1: Disable
6 0x06 DES ID 7:1 RW 0x00 DES Device ID 7-bit Deserializer Device ID Configures the I2C Slave ID of the remote Deserializer. A value of 0 in this field disables I2C access to the remote Deserializer. This field is automatically configured by the Bidirectional Control Channel once RX Lock has been detected. Software may overwrite this value, but should also assert the FREEZE DEVICE ID bit to prevent overwriting by the Bidirectional Control Channel.
0 Reserved
7 0x07 Slave ID 0 7:1 RW 0X00 Slave Device ID 0 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 0 Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Device Alias ID 0, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
8 0x08 Slave Alias 0 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Device Alias ID 0 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 0 Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID 0 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
10 0x0A CRC Errors 7:0 R 0x00 CRC Error LSB Number of Back Channel CRC errors – 8 least significant bits. Cleared by 0x04[5]
11 0x0B 7:0 R 0x00 CRC Error MSB Number of Back Channel CRC errors – 8 most significant bits. Cleared by 0x04[5]
12 0x0C General Status 7:4 0x00 Reserved
3 R BIST CRC Error Back Channel CRC error during BIST communication with Deserializer. This bit is cleared upon loss of link, restart of BIST, or assertion of CRC ERROR RESET in register 0x04.
0: No CRC errors detected during BIST (default)
1: CRC Errors detected during BIST
2 R PCLK Detect Pixel Clock Status
0: Valid PCLK not detected (default)
1: Valid PCLK detected
1 R DES Error CRC error during BIST communication with Deserializer. This bit is cleared upon loss of link or assertion of 0x04[5]
0: No CRC errors detected (default)
1: CRC errors detected
0 R LINK Detect LINK Detect Status
0: Cable link not detected (default)
1: Cable link detected
13 0x0D GPIO0 Configuration 7:4 R 0x20 Revision ID Revision ID:
0010: Production Device
3 RW GPIO0 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, the local GPIO direction is Output, and remote GPIO control is disabled.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
2 RW GPIO0 Remote Enable Remote GPIO Control
0: Disable GPIO control from remote Deserializer (default)
1: Enable GPIO control from remote Deserializer. The GPIO pin will be an output, and the value is received from the remote Deserializer.
1 RW GPIO0 Direction Local GPIO Direction
0: Output (default)
1: Input
0 RW GPIO0 Enable GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
14 0x0E GPIO1 and GPIO2 Configuration 7 RW 0x00 GPIO2 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, the local GPIO direction is Output, and remote GPIO control is disabled.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
6 RW GPIO2 Remote Enable Remote GPIO Control
0: Disable GPIO control from remote Deserializer (default)
1: Enable GPIO control from remote Deserializer. The GPIO pin will be an output, and the value is received from the remote Deserializer.
5 RW GPIO2 Direction Local GPIO Direction
0: Output (default)
1: Input
4 RW GPIO2 Enable GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
3 RW GPIO1 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, the local GPIO direction is Output, and remote GPIO control is disabled.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
2 RW GPIO1 Remote Enable Remote GPIO Control
0: Disable GPIO control from remote Deserializer (default)
1: Enable GPIO control from remote Deserializer. The GPIO pin will be an output, and the value is received from the remote Deserializer.
1 RW GPIO1 Direction Local GPIO Direction
1: Input
0: Output
0 RW GPIO1 Enable GPIO function enable
1: Enable GPIO operation
0: Enable normal operation
15 0x0F GPIO3 Configuration 7:4 0x00 Reserved
3 RW GPIO3 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, the local GPIO direction is Output, and remote GPIO control is disabled.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
2 RW GPIO3 Remote Enable Remote GPIO Control
0: Disable GPIO control from remote Deserializer (default)
1: Enable GPIO control from remote Deserializer. The GPIO pin will be an output, and the value is received from the remote Deserializer.
1 RW GPIO3 Direction Local GPIO Direction
0: Output (default)
1: Input
0 RW GPIO3 Enable GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
16 0x10 GPIO_REG5 and GPIO_REG6 Configuration 7 RW 0x00 GPIO_REG6 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, and the local GPIO direction is Output.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
6 Reserved
5 RW GPIO_REG6 Direction Local GPIO Direction
0: Output (default)
1: Input
4 RW GPIO_REG6 Enable GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
3 RW GPIO_REG5 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, and the local GPIO direction is Output.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
2 Reserved
1 RW GPIO_REG5 Direction GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
0 RW GPIO_REG5 Enable GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
17 0x11 GPIO_REG7 and GPIO_REG8 Configuration 7 RW 0x00 GPIO_REG8 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, and the local GPIO direction is Output.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
6 Reserved
5 RW GPIO_REG8 Direction Local GPIO Direction
0: Output (default)
1: Input
4 RW GPIO_REG8 Enable GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
3 RW GPIO_REG7 Output Value Local GPIO Output Value This value is output on the GPIO pin when the GPIO function is enabled, and the local GPIO direction is Output.
0: Output LOW (default)
1: Output HIGH
2 Reserved
1 RW GPIO_REG7 Direction Local GPIO Direction
0: Output (default)
1: Input
0 RW GPO_REG7 Enable GPIO Function Enable
0: Enable normal operation (default)
1: Enable GPIO operation
18 0x12 Data Path Control 7:6 0x00 Reserved
5 RW DE Polarity This bit indicates the polarity of the DE (Data Enable) signal.
0: DE is positive (active high, idle low) (default)
1: DE is inverted (active low, idle high)
4 RW I2S Repeater Regen Regenerate I2S Data From Repeater I2S Pins
0: Repeater pass through I2S from video pins (default)
1: Repeater regenerate I2S from I2S pins
3 RW I2S Channel B Enable Override I2S Channel B Override
0: Set I2S Channel B Disabled (default)
1: Set I2S Channel B Enable from reg_12[0]
2 RW 18-bit Video Select Video Color Depth Mode
0: Select 24-bit video mode (default)
1: Select 18-bit video mode
1 RW I2S Transport Select Select I2S Transport Mode
0: Enable I2S Data Island Transport (default)
1: Enable I2S Data Forward Channel Frame Transport
0 RW I2S Channel B Enable I2S Channel B Enable
0: I2S Channel B disabled (default)
1: Enable I2S Channel B
19 0x13 General Purpose Control 7 R 0x10 MAPSEL Mode Returns Map Select Mode (MAPSEL) pin status
6 RW MAPSEL Override FPD-Link Map Select (MAPSEL) set by input pin or register
0: Map Select is set by input pin (default)
1: Map Select is set by register bit 0x13[5]
5 RW MAPSEL Value FPD-Link Map Select (MAPSEL) value when 0x13[6] is set
0: LSBs on RxIN3± (default)
1: MSBs on RxIN3±
4 Reserved
3 R LFMODE Status Low Frequency Mode (LFMODE) pin status
0: 15 ≤ RxCLKIN ≤ 85MHz (default)
1: 5 ≤ RxCLKIN < 15MHz
2 R REPEAT Status Repeater Mode (REPEAT) pin Status
0: Non-repeater (default)
1: Repeater
1 R BKWD Status Backward Compatible Mode (BKWD) Status
0: Compatible to DS90UB926/8Q-Q1 (default)
1: Backward compatible to DS90UR906/8Q-Q1
0 R I2S_DB Status I2S Channel B Mode (I2S_DB) Status
0: I2S_DB inactive (default)
1: I2S_DB active
20 0x14 BIST Control 7:3 0x00 Reserved
2:1 RW OSC Clock Source Internal OSC clock select for Functional Mode or BIST. Functional Mode when PCLK is not present and 0x03[1]=1.
00: 33 MHz Oscillator (default)
01: 33 MHz Oscillator

Clock Source in BIST mode
00: External Pixel Clock (default)
01: 33 MHz Oscillator
Note: In LFMODE=1, the internal oscillator is 12.5MHz
0 R BIST Enable BIST Control
0: Disabled (default)
1: Enabled
22 0x16 BCC Watchdog Control 7:1 RW 0xFE Timer Value The watchdog timer allows termination of a control channel transaction if it fails to complete within a programmed amount of time. This field sets the Bidirectional Control Channel Watchdog Timeout value in units of 2 milliseconds. This field should not be set to 0.
0 RW Timer Control Disable BCC Watchdog Timer
0: Enable BCC Watchdog Timer operation (default)
1: Disable BCC Watchdog Timer operation
23 0x17 I2C Control 7 RW 0x1E I2C Pass All Pass All
0: Enable Forward Control Channel pass-through only of I2C accesses to I2C Slave IDs matching either the remote Deserializer Slave ID or the remote Slave ID. (default)
1: Enable Forward Control Channel pass-through of all I2C accesses to I2C Slave IDs that do not match the Serializer I2C Slave ID.
6:4 RW SDA Hold Time Internal SDA Hold Time
Configures the amount of internal hold time provided for the SDA input relative to the SCL input. Units are 40 nanoseconds.
3:0 RW I2C Filter Depth Configures the maximum width of glitch pulses on the SCL and SDA inputs that will be rejected. Units are 5 nanoseconds.
24 0x18 SCL High Time 7:0 RW 0xA1 SCL HIGH Time I2C Master SCL High Time
This field configures the high pulse width of the SCL output when the Serializer is the Master on the local I2C bus. Units are 40 ns for the nominal oscillator clock frequency.
25 0x19 SCL Low Time 7:0 RW 0xA5 SCL LOW Time I2C SCL Low Time
This field configures the low pulse width of the SCL output when the Serializer is the Master on the local I2C bus. This value is also used as the SDA setup time by the I2C Slave for providing data prior to releasing SCL during accesses over the Bidirectional Control Channel. Units are 40 ns for the nominal oscillator clock frequency.
26 0x1A Data Path Control 2 7 RW 0x00 Block I2S Auto Config Block automatic I2S mode configuration
(repeater only)
0: I2S mode (2-channel, 4-channel, or surround) is detected from the in-band audio signaling
1: Disable automatic detection of I2S mode
6:1 Reserved
0 RW I2S Surround Enable 5.1- or 7.1-channel I2S audio transport
0: 2-channel or 4-channel I2S audio is enabled as configured in register 0x12 bits 3 and 0 (default)
1: 5.1- or 7.1-channel audio is enabled

Note that I2S Data Island Transport is the only option for surround audio. Also note that in a repeater, this bit may be overridden by the in-band I2S mode detection.
27 0x1B BIST BC Error Count 7:0 R 0x00 BIST BC Errorr BIST Back Channel CRC Error Counter
This register stores the back-channel CRC error count during BIST Mode (saturates at 255 errors). Clears when a new BIST is initiated or by 0x04[5]
28 0x1C GPIO Pin Status 1 7 R 0x00 GPIO_REG7 Pin Status GPIO_REG7 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
6 R GPIO_REG6 Pin Status GPIO_REG6 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
5 R GPIO_REG5 Pin Status GPIO_REG5 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
4 Reserved
3 R GPIO3 Pin Status GPIO3 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
2 R GPIO2 Pin Status GPIO2 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
1 R GPIO1 Pin Status GPIO1 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
0 R GPIO0 Pin Status GPIO0 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
29 0x1D GPIO Pin Status 2 7:1 0x00 Reserved
0 R GPIO_REG8 Pin Status GPIO_REG8 Input Pin Status
Status valid only if set to GPI (input) mode
30 0x1F Frequency Counter 7:0 RW 0x00 Frequency Counter Frequency Counter Control
Write: Measure number of pixel clock periods in written interval (40ns units)
Read: Return number of pixel clock periods counted
32 0x20 Deserializer Capabilities 7 RW 0x00 Freeze DES CAP Freeze Deserializer Capabilities
Prevent auto-loading of the Deserializer Capabilities by the Bidirectional Control Channel. The Capabilities will be frozen at the values written in registers 0x20 and 0x21.
0: Normal operation (default)
1: Freeze
6:2 Reserved
1 RW HD Audio Deserializer supports 24-bit video concurrently with HD audio
This field is automatically configured by the Bidirectional Control Channel once RX Lock has been detected. Software may overwrite this value, but must also set the FREEZE DES CAP bit to prevent overwriting by the Bidirectional Control Channel.
0: Normal operation (default)
1: Freeze
0 RW FC GPIO Deserializer supports GPIO in the Forward Channel Frame
This field is automatically configured by the Bidirectional Control Channel once RX Lock has been detected. Software may overwrite this value, but must also set the FREEZE DES CAP bit to prevent overwriting by the Bidirectional Control Channel.
0: Normal operation (default)
1: Freeze
100 0x64 Pattern Generator Control 7:4 RW 0x10 Pattern Generator Select Fixed Pattern Select
Selects the pattern to output when in Fixed Pattern Mode. Scaled patterns are evenly distributed across the horizontal or vertical active regions. This field is ignored when Auto-Scrolling Mode is enabled.
xxxx: normal/inverted
0000: Checkerboard
0001: White/Black (default)
0010: Black/White
0011: Red/Cyan
0100: Green/Magenta
0101: Blue/Yellow
0110: Horizontal Black-White/White-Black
0111: Horizontal Black-Red/White-Cyan
1000: Horizontal Black-Green/White-Magenta
1001: Horizontal Black-Blue/White-Yellow
1010: Vertical Black-White/White— Black
1011: Vertically Scaled Black to Red/White to Cyan
1100: Vertical Black-Green/White-Magenta
1101: Vertical Black-Blue/White-Yellow
1110: Custom color (or its inversion) configured in PGRS, PGGS, PGBS registers
1111: VCOM
See TI App Note AN-2198.
3 Reserved
2 RW Color Bars Pattern Enable Color Bars
0: Color Bars disabled (default)
1: Color Bars enabled
Overrides the selection from reg_0x64[7:4]
1 RW VCOM Pattern Reverse Reverse order of color bands in VCOM pattern
0: Color sequence from top left is (YCBR) (default)
1: Color sequence from top left is (RBCY)
0 RW Pattern Generator Enable Pattern Generator Enable
0: Disable Pattern Generator (default)
1: Enable Pattern Generator
101 0x65 Pattern Generator Configuration 7 0x00 Reserved
6 RW Checkerboard Scale Scale Checkered Patterns:
0: Normal operation (each square is 1x1 pixel) (default)
1: Scale checkered patterns (VCOM and checkerboard) by 8 (each square is 8x8 pixels)
Setting this bit gives better visibility of the checkered patterns.
5 RW Custom Checkerboard Use Custom Checkerboard Color
0: Use white and black in the Checkerboard pattern (default)
1: Use the Custom Color and black in the Checkerboard pattern
4 RW PG 18–bit Mode 18-bit Mode Select:
0: Enable 24-bit pattern generation. Scaled patterns use 256 levels of brightness. (default)
1: Enable 18-bit color pattern generation. Scaled patterns will have 64 levels of brightness and the R, G, and B outputs use the six most significant color bits.
3 RW External Clock Select External Clock Source:
0: Selects the internal divided clock when using internal timing (default)
1: Selects the external pixel clock when using internal timing. This bit has no effect in external timing mode (PATGEN_TSEL = 0).
2 RW Timing Select Timing Select Control:
0: the Pattern Generator uses external video timing from the pixel clock, Data Enable, Horizontal Sync, and Vertical Sync signals. (default)
1: The Pattern Generator creates its own video timing as configured in the Pattern Generator Total Frame Size, Active Frame Size. Horizontal Sync Width, Vertical Sync Width, Horizontal Back Porch, Vertical Back Porch, and Sync Configuration registers.
See TI App Note AN-2198.
1 RW Color Invert Enable Inverted Color Patterns:
0: Do not invert the color output. (default)
1: Invert the color output.
See TI App Note AN-2198.
0 RW Auto Scroll Auto Scroll Enable:
0: The Pattern Generator retains the current pattern. (default)
1: The Pattern Generator will automatically move to the next enabled pattern after the number of frames specified in the Pattern Generator Frame Time (PGFT) register.
See TI App Note AN-2198.
102 0x66 PGIA 7:0 RW 0x00 PG Indirect Address This 8-bit field sets the indirect address for accesses to indirectly-mapped registers. It should be written prior to reading or writing the Pattern Generator Indirect Data register.
See TI App Note AN-2198
103 0x67 PGID 7:0 RW 0x00 PG Indirect Data When writing to indirect registers, this register contains the data to be written. When reading from indirect registers, this register contains the read back value.
See TI App Note AN-2198
112 0x70 Slave ID[1] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave ID 1 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 1
Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Alias ID1, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
113 0x71 Slave ID[2] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave ID 2 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 2
Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Alias ID2, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
114 0x72 Slave ID[3] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave ID 3 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 3
Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Alias ID3, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
115 0x73 Slave ID[4] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave ID 4 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 4
Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Alias ID4, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
116 0x74 Slave ID[5] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave ID 5 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 5
Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Alias ID5, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
117 0x75 Slave ID[6] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave ID 6 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 6
Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Alias ID6, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
118 0x76 Slave ID[7] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave ID 7 7-bit Remote Slave Device ID 7
Configures the physical I2C address of the remote I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. If an I2C transaction is addressed to the Slave Alias ID7, the transaction will be remapped to this address before passing the transaction across the Bidirectional Control Channel to the Deserializer.
0 Reserved
119 0x77 Slave Alias[1] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Alias ID 1 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 1
Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID1 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
120 0x78 Slave Alias[2] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Alias ID 2 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 2
Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID2 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
121 0x79 Slave Alias[3] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Alias ID 3 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 3
Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID3 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
122 0x7A Slave Alias[4] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Alias ID 4 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 4
Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID4 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
123 0x7B Slave Alias[5] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Alias ID 5 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 5
Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID5 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
124 0x7C Slave Alias[6] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Alias ID 6 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 6
Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID6 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
125 0x7D Slave Alias[7] 7:1 RW 0x00 Slave Alias ID 7 7-bit Remote Slave Device Alias ID 7
Configures the decoder for detecting transactions designated for an I2C Slave device attached to the remote Deserializer. The transaction will be remapped to the address specified in the Slave ID7 register. A value of 0 in this field disables access to the remote I2C Slave.
0 Reserved
198 0xC6 ICR 7:6 0x00 Reserved
5 RW IS_RX_INT Interrupt on Receiver interrupt
Enables interrupt on indication from the Receiver. Allows propagation of interrupts from downstream devices
4:1 Reserved
199 0xC7 ISR 7:6 0x00 Reserved
5 R IS RX INT Interrupt on Receiver interrupt
Receiver has indicated an interrupt request from downstream device
4:1 Reserved
0 R INT Enable Global Interrupt Enable
Set if any enabled interrupt is indicated
240 0xF0 TX ID 7:0 R 0x5F ID0 First byte ID code, ‘_’
241 0xF1 7:0 R 0x55 ID1 Second byte of ID code, ‘U’
242 0xF2 7:0 R 0x42 ID2 Third byte of ID code. ‘B’
243 0xF3 7:0 R 0x39 ID3 Forth byte of ID code: ‘9’
244 0xF4 7:0 R 0x32 ID4 Fifth byte of ID code: “2”
245 0xF5 7:0 R 0x37 ID5 Sixth byte of ID code: “7”