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IM2 Display Port 1.1a

This course covers the Display Port multimedia interface

Objectives
bullet_jaune_1 The course describes the architecture of a DisplayPort source-cable-sink system.
bullet_jaune_1 An introduction to Video and Audio standards is done prior to clarifying how this standards are transported through DisplayPort.
bullet_jaune_1 The analog interface is studied in detail.
bullet_jaune_1 The course clarifies information 8b10b coding / decoding schemes.
bullet_jaune_1 Content protection mechanisms are also studied.
A more detailed course description is available on request at info@ac6-training.com
Prerequisites
bullet_jaune_2 A basic knowledge of multimedia standards (audio & video).

Outline
First day
INTRODUCTION TO DISPLAYPORT
bullet_jaune_2 Chip-to-Chip or box-to-box utilization
bullet_jaune_2 Layered architecture
bullet_jaune_2 Pinout
bullet_jaune_2 Forward drive channel and bi-directional auxiliary channel
bullet_jaune_2 Mechanical specification
bullet_jaune_2 Dual mode devices
PHYSICAL LAYER
bullet_jaune_2 Hot plug / Unplug detect circuitry
bullet_jaune_2 Main channel
bullet_jaune_3 8b10b coding scheme, running disparity
bullet_jaune_3 Clock recovery logic
bullet_jaune_3 Channel equalization sequence
bullet_jaune_3 Scrambling, whitening the spectrum, Scrambler reset
bullet_jaune_3 Link quality measurement
bullet_jaune_3 Transmitter and receiver electrical specifications
bullet_jaune_3 Drive current and pre-emphasis level control
bullet_jaune_3 Jitter requirements
bullet_jaune_2 Auxiliary channel
bullet_jaune_3 Manchester II coding, self-clocking
bullet_jaune_3 Sync pattern, Stop condition
bullet_jaune_3 AC coupling
bullet_jaune_2 Compliance test specification
LINK LAYER
bullet_jaune_2 Isochronous transport services over the main link
bullet_jaune_3 Enhanced framing mode
bullet_jaune_3 Link symbols over the main Link without video stream
bullet_jaune_3 Adapting the stream rate to the link rate
bullet_jaune_3 Stream reconstruction in the Sink
bullet_jaune_3 Extracting the secondary data packet
bullet_jaune_3 Stream clock recovery, synchronous vs asynchronous clock modes
bullet_jaune_3 Secondary–data packet types, purpose of InfoFrames packets
bullet_jaune_2 Auxiliary channel
bullet_jaune_3 Link and device management over the auxiliary channel
bullet_jaune_3 Source state machine
bullet_jaune_3 Arbitration control
bullet_jaune_3 Policy maker
bullet_jaune_3 Mapping of I2C onto AUX CH syntax
bullet_jaune_3 Address mapping for DPCD
bullet_jaune_2 Compliance test specification
bullet_jaune_3 Device services test procedures
bullet_jaune_3 Device Link services test procedures
Second day
VIDEO STREAMS
bullet_jaune_2 Video standard basics, SDTV, EDTV, HDTV
bullet_jaune_2 Pixel mapping onto link lanes according to pixel coding
bullet_jaune_2 Video timing format
bullet_jaune_2 Direct drive display specification
bullet_jaune_2 Embedded Display Port
AUDIO STREAMS
bullet_jaune_2 Audio basics, L-PCM coding, IEC standards
bullet_jaune_2 Speakers mapping
bullet_jaune_2 Scheduling of audio stream packet transmission
bullet_jaune_2 Source / Sink device interoperability, audio format
bullet_jaune_2 Structure of audio stream packets
CONTROL AND CONFIGURATION
bullet_jaune_2 The Display Data Channel [DDC] usage during configuration
bullet_jaune_2 AVI info frame
bullet_jaune_2 Audio info frame
bullet_jaune_2 E-EDID data structure
bullet_jaune_2 Source device behavior upon HPD pulse detection
CONTENT PROTECTION
bullet_jaune_2 HDCP specification (DRM)
bullet_jaune_3 Authentication of devices allowed to play HD content
bullet_jaune_3 Computation of shared key
bullet_jaune_3 HDCP over Display Port
bullet_jaune_3 Application to DVD-audio and super-audio CD
bullet_jaune_2 DPCP specification
bullet_jaune_3 DPCP bulk encryption / decryption blocks
bullet_jaune_3 AUX CH transactions for DPCP