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Agenda:
What is HDMI? History and Development of HDMI. HDMI Architecture HDMI signals HDMI connectors HDTVs Advantages

What is HDMI??
HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) is

a standard for audio/video transmission between a source and sink over a single cable.
HDMI support, on a single cable, any TV video

format including standard, enhanced and High Definition.

Provides a high resolution than the

conventional LCD televisions i.e. 1080 * 1920

HDMI is provided for transmitting digital television audiovisual signals from DVD-players, set-top boxes and other audiovisual sources to television sets, projectors and other video displays.
The interface of the next generation.

HDMI uses the TMDS-Transition Minimized

Differential Signaling technique for the encoding purpose.

Standard on most new consumer A/V

equipment:
TVs, DVD players, Blu-ray players, PCs Cell phones (soon)

Latest specification is version 1.3a.

History & Development

HDMI development was started by Hitachi,

Panasonic, Sony, Philips, Thompson, & Silicon Image in April 2002. The goal was to create an AV connector which is backward compatible with the DVI. Different versions HDMI have been introduced, from HDMI 1.0 to 1.3a , same cable is being used but different throughput.

Versions
HDMI 1.0: December 2002 Single cable digital audio/video connection, maximum bandwidth of 4.9 Gbps. HDMI 1.1: May 2004
With added support for DVD.

HDMI 1.2 : August 2005 Added support for the audio channels up to 8 channels.

Versions with availability of HDMI type A connector:

HDMI 1.2a: December 2005 Fully specifies Consumer electronic Control (CEC) features. HDMI 1.3a: June 2006 With increased bandwidth up to 10.2 Gbps. Availability of a new mini-connector for devices.

HDMI vs DVI
Dell 24 Monitor Cine-tal 24 Monitor

DVI Display

HDMI Display

HDMI Architecture

HDCP
High bandwidth Digital Content Protection : an

authentication / encryption scheme used by HDMI/DVI. HDCP is a specification developed by Intel Corporation to protect digital entertainment content across the DVI/HDMI interface. The HDCP specification provides a robust, costeffective and transparent method for transmitting and receiving digital entertainment content to DVI/HDMI-compliant digital displays. Implementation of HDCP requires a license from Intel.

HDMI Signaling
HDMI uses

Transmission Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) to transmit the information.

TMDS is way of

encoding the signal to protect it from degrading as the signal travels from

The sending device such as an HD-DVD player encodes the signal to reduce the no. of transition between 0s and 1s.

The

step of encoding step helps protect the signal quality by reducing the no. of chance for the signal to degrade.

One of the cables in twisted pair of cable carries the signal itself and the other carries the inverse of that.

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On the receiving end the device decodes & measures

the differential between the signal and its inverse and compensates for any losses.

HDMI Connectors..
In the HDMI connector the pins are divided as

follows:
Three audio and video channels travels through two pins

each, for the total of six pins. TMDS clock travels through a pair of pins used to synchronize the incoming data.

One pin for the CEC-Consumer Electronic

Channel Hot plug detection One pin for the DDC-Display Data Channel, carries the device info. and the HDCP encryption info. Other channels carry data and electricity to

Connectors

Socket

The CEC Channel:

Consumer electronics control: shares control

information among all HDMI-connected devices. Offers convenience features:

One-touch play and record. Automatic source switching System audio control

Single line connected to all devices in the

chain Automatic address discovery

Technology advancement
Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) Compact disks (CD) Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) High Definition Television (HDTV)

Why HDTV?
Higher resolution Picture Wider picture Real cinema experience RS232 connectivity

HDTV
HDTVs are the digital ones. HDTVs have an aspect ratio of 16:9 so gives a

large & rectangle picture. Higher resolution 1920*1080 pixels using deep color. Signals can be progressive, faster refresh rates.

Deep Color benefits (High

Resolution)
Eliminates artifacts that
ing and b lor Co

Simulated low-bit color depth

appear bands or contours. Increases the contrast ratios for the sharper images & greater detail. More accurate represents original material. -Deeper color palette produces
video more like original film -Live events look more natural
Simplified example of tonal transitions with limited color palette

Simplified example of tonal transitions with extended color palette

Simulated high-bit color depth

Simplified example of tonal transitions with limited color palette

Simplified example of tonal transitions with extended color palette

Real Cinema Experience

A movie film is produces

with 24 frames/sec, while is displayed @ 25 frames/sec.

The result is not distorted This type of artificial

intelligence is embedded in FULL HDTVs.

RS232 Connectivity

Including RS232 on our HD LCD TV provides a cost

effective way of interfacing the Network family of LCD TV Panels to an automation system controller NEC Full HD LCD Televisions are suitable for - Home Automation - Display Signage applications

HDMI Advantages
HDMI PROVIDES:
Simplicity Performance Intelligence

Simplicity
Transmission of all types of Audio-Video data

on a single link. Ultra easy to install or upgrade. Simple to hook-up other devices to your HD System HDMI is Backward compatible with the previous versions of HDMI.

Performance
No conversion or compression required. Enormous Bandwidth Capacity gives: Better looking movies Faster Gaming Richer Audio Ready for future emerging technologies Higher resolutions, like 1440p or Quad HD Faster refresh rates, like 120Hz Deep Color, taking the HDTV palette from millions to trillions of colors

Intelligence
Smarter connector: Allows the devices

communicate.
Devices connected are able to scan each

others capabilities & configure the settings.

CEC Channel allows the user the one touch

play & record.