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functional description
The TFP513 is a DVI-compliant digital transmitter that is used in digital host monitor systems to T.M.D.S. encode
and serialize RGB pixel data streams. The TFP513 supports resolutions from VGA to UXGA and can be
controlled in two ways:
Configuration and state pins
The programmable I
2
C serial interface (see the
terminal functions
section).
The host in a digital display system, usually a PC or consumer electronics device, contains a DVI-compatible
transmitter such as the TFP513 that receives 24-bit pixel data along with appropriate control signals. The
TFP513 encodes the signals into a high-speed, low voltage, differential serial bit stream optimized for
transmission over a twisted-pair cable to a display device. The display device, usually a flat-panel monitor,
requires a DVI compatible receiver like the TI TFP501 or TFP503 to decode the serial bit stream back to the
same 24-bit pixel data and control signals that originated at the host. This decoded data can then be applied
directly to the flat panel drive circuitry to produce an image on the display. Since the host and display can be
separated by distances up to 5 meters or more, serial transmission of the pixel data is preferred (see the
T.M.D.S. pixel data and control signal encoding, pixel data and control signal encoding, universal graphics
contoller interface voltage signal levels,
and
universal graphics controller interface clock inputs
sections).
The TFP513 integrates a high-speed digital interface, an HDCP cipher, a T.M.D.S. encoder, and 3 differential
T.M.D.S. drivers. Data is driven to the TFP513 encoder across 12 or 24 data lines, along with differential clock
pair and sync signals. The flexibility of the TFP513 allows for multiple clock and data formats that enhance
system performance.
The TFP513 also has enhanced PLL noise immunity, an enhancement accomplished with on-chip regulators
and bypass capacitors.
The TFP513 is versatile and highly programmable to provide maximum flexibility for the user. An I
2
C host
interface is provided to allow enhanced configurations in addition to power-on default settings programmed by
pin-strapping resistors.
The TFP513 offers monitor detection through receiver detection, or hot-plug detection when I
2
C is enabled. The
monitor detection feature allows the user enhanced flexibility when attaching to digital displays or receivers (see
the
terminal functions, hot-plug/unplug,
and
register descriptions
sections).
The TFP513 has a data de-skew feature allowing the users to
de-skew
the input data with respect to the IDCK
±
(see the
data de-skew feature
section).
The TFP513 incorporates high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP). This provides secure data
transmission for high-definition video (see the
HDCP overview
section). The TFP513 comes with embedded
preprogrammed HDCP keys, thus eliminating the need for an external storage device to store the HDCP keys
and the need for the customer to purchase HDCP keys from the licensing authority. An encryption scheme
ensures that the embedded HDCP keys are encrypted thus providing the highest level of key security.