DIGITAL
VISUAL Submitted by-
INTERFACE
Arijit Patra
2201333002
4TH YEAR 7TH
SEMESTER
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
SUDDHANANDA ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE,
BHUBANESWAR
Introduction
◦Digital Visual Interface is a video
interface standard designed to maximize
the visual quality of digital display devices
such as flat panel LCD computer displays
and digital projectors.
◦It is developed by an industry consortium,
the Digital Display Working Group
(DDWG).
◦It is designed for carrying uncompressed
digital video data to a display.
Features of DVI
◦DVI provides high speed digital connection.
◦DVI provides a digital interface between a
personal computing device and display device.
◦DVI enables content to remain in lossless
digital domain from creation to consumption.
◦DVI is display technology independence.
◦DVI features plug and play through hot plug
detection.
◦Digital and Analog support in single
connector.
DVI connection
Block diagram of DVI
system
◦ TMDS Tx TMDS Rx
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Pixel data Pixel data
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Graphics Display
controll
controlle Clock er
r control control
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EDID (Extended Display
Identification Data)
◦ EDID is a data structure provided by sink device to describe
display capabilities and characteristics.
◦ EDID is defined by VESA (Video Electronics Standards
Association).
EDID includes
◦Vendor/Product ID
◦EDID structure version
◦Basic Display parameters (e.g. max
image size, gamma, feature support)
◦Color characteristics
◦Detailed timing descriptors
◦Short Video Descriptors
◦Audio Block Data
◦Vendor specific data block
◦Capability of Info Frames
DDC (Digital Data
Channel)
◦ DDC provides digital connection between
display and graphics adapter that allows
display to communicate its specifications
through EDID to the adapter.
◦DDC is created by VESA.
◦DDC Channel is based on I^2C bus.
◦I^2C is a serial bus that allows multiple
bus masters although DDC2b allows only
one master- graphics adapter.
Plug and Play
specification
◦ On initial system boot DVA complaint device is
assumed by graphics controller.
◦ BIOS POST and OS query monitor using DDC
protocol to determine what pixel formats & interface
is connected.
◦ DVI uses EDID data structure for identification of
monitor type and capabilities.
◦ Combination of pixel formats supported by monitor,
graphics subsystem & user input will determine what
pixel format to display.
◦ On initial system boot, after detection of monitor,
only primary T.M.D.S. link is activated.
◦ Secondary link can become activated after graphics
controller driver has determined capability for the
same.
◦Monitor attachment:
◦Graphics subsystem must generate a
system level event to allow OS to read
monitor’s EDID structure.
◦If Graphics subsystem and monitor
support compatible pixel formats OS
should enable monitor and T.M.D.S.
Link.
◦Monitor removal:
◦Graphics subsystem must generate
system level event to notify OS.
◦After that Graphics subsystem must
disable T.M.D.S. Transmitter.
Effect of T.M.D.S
DVI connectors
◦ DVI-D (digital only)
◦ DVI-A (analog only)
◦ DVI-I (digital & analog)
◦Advantages of DVI
◦Lossless Transmission as no conversion is
required.
◦Provides support for much higher data rates.
◦Requires only one cable to transfer RGB signal.
◦Display technology independence.
◦Limitations of DVI
◦Maximum length of cable can be used is 5 meters.
◦Audio signal cannot be sent with video signal.
◦DVI connector is bulky.
◦Electro-Magnetic Interference will occur due to
clock signal.
Application
REFERENCE
◦ 1. www.ddwg.org
◦ 2. www.answers.com
◦ 3.www.pacificcable.com/DVI_Tutorial.htm
◦ 4 www.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI
THANK YOU TO ALL
