A TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON

By: Under the guidance of :

SUDARSHAN S.L K.N.MADHUSUDHAN

(1BM07EC113) Dept of E&C,
DEPT OF E&C BMSCE
BMSCE
 HDMI INTRODUCTION
 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface standard
used for audiovisual equipment such as high-definition television and
home theater systems.

HDMI is much more desirable than its predecessors component video,

S-Video and composite video

 HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting

uncompressed digital data.

HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus

multi-channel digital audio on a single cable.

 It’s a single cable and user friendly that replaces the maze of cables.
 HISTORY
The HDMI Founders are Hitachi,
Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic/National/Quasar),
Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson (RCA), and Toshiba.

The HDMI Founders began development on HDMI 1.0 on

April 16, 2002, with the goal of creating an AV connector
that was backward-compatible with DVI.

 The first Authorized Testing Center (ATC), which tests

HDMI products, was opened by Silicon Image on June 23,
2003, in California, United States. The first ATC in India
was opened by Philips on June 12, 2008, in Bangalore.
 HDMI PREDECESSORS
 Composite Video

Analog signal that contains all required video information.

It is a composite of three source signals called Y, U and V
with sync pulses.

• Separate video/S-Video
An analog video transmission scheme.
Video information is encoded on two channels:
luma (luminance, intensity) and chroma (color).

 Video Graphics Array (VGA)

Carries analog component RGBHV (red, green, blue,
horizontal sync, vertical sync) video signals, and VESA
Display Data Channel (VESA DDC) data.
HDMI CAPABILITIES
 High quality sound or vision without compression of a video or
audio signal.

 HDMI pictures are smoother and sharp. Sound is also crisp and
taut, without any distortion.

 HDMI works well with fixed-pixel displays such as LCD,LED,

plasma screens and projectors.

 HDMI signals are digital in nature. TVs and radios operate on

analog signals.

 Transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel,

192khz, uncompressed digital audio, all currently-available
compressed formats & lossless digital audio formats with
bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and
requirements
 HDMI WORKING(BASICS)

• HDMI works with three communication channels :

I. DDC

II. TDMS

III. CEC

DDC
• The Display Data Channel (DDC) is used for configuration and status
exchange between a transmitter and a receiver.

•The DDC is used by the transmitter to read the receiver’s Enhanced

Extended Display Identification Data (E-EDID) in order to discover the
receiver’s configuration and capabilities.

•The DDC suite of standards aims to provide a "plug and play" experience
for computer displays.
 TDMS
HDMI uses transition minimized differential signaling (TMDS) to
move information from one place to another. TMDS is a way of
encoding the signal to protect it from degrading as it travels down the
length of the cable. 3
The method is a form of 8b/10b encoding.

The sending device, such as an HD-DVD player, encodes the signal to

reduce the number of transitions between one (on) and zero (off). Think
of each transition as a sharp drop-off -- as the signal travels, this drop-
off can begin to wear away, degrading the signal. The encoding step
helps protect signal quality by reducing the number of chances for the
signal to degrade.
 TMDS is a channel which carries video, and/or audio through one of
three modes:
i. Video Data Period

ii. Data Instant Period:

iii. Control Period:

CEC

• The optional CEC protocol provides high-level control functions

between all of the various audiovisual products in a user’s
environment by using only one of their remote controls.

•CEC protocol provides high-level control functions such as:

One Touch Play
System Standby
One Touch Record
Deck Control
Tuner Control
HDMI SIGNAL CONFIGURATION
HDMI CABLE CONFIGURATION
 HDCP
• HDCP is a form of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation

• Encryption of the digital content being sent from the source to the receivers.

•The source and receivers initiate a "handshake" and validate that each device
is an authorized one.

•An exchange of a special key called a Key Selection Vector or KSV.

•XOR operation is applied to encrypt each decoded pixel with a 24-bit

number.
 FEATURES OF HDMI
•SUPPORT FOR HDCP

•HIGHER SPEED
currently 10.2 Gbps is the speed supported

Higher resolutions - over 400% greater resolution than 720p HDTV

are transmitted with ease

High frame rates - higher refresh rates (up to 120 Hz) for smoother
motion can be used with the speed available
 FEATURES OF HDMI
•DEEP COLOUR
HDMI 1.3 supports 30-bit, 36-bit and 48-bit
(RGB or YCbCr) color depths, up from
the 24-bit depths in previous versions of the
HDMI specification.

DEEP COLOUR resolves the issue of colour

banding

•BROADER COLOR SPACE

Next-generation “xvYCC” color space

supports 1.8 times as many colors as
existing HDTVsignals

HDMI 1.3 removes virtually all limits on

color selection.
FEATURES OF HDMI

•LIP SYNC
HDMI 1.3 incorporates automatic audio synching capabilities that
allow devices to perform this synchronization automatically with total
accuracy.

•NEW HD LOSSLESS AUDIO FORMATS

HDMI 1.3 adds additional support for new lossless
compressed digital audio formats Dolby TrueHD and
DTS-HD Master Audio™.

•HOT PLUG DETECT

 HDMI V/S DVI
HDMI DVI
 HDMI technology incorporates • Technology does not incorporate
content security that is called High content security that is called High
Definition Content Protection. Definition Content Protection.
 HDMI can support audio and video • That DVI can only support digital
on the same cable. video on a single cable.
 HDMI connects like a USB device • DVI has screw pins on its connector
 Increased colour depth and colour
gamut
 HDMI Plugs/connectors
TYPE A -Nineteen pins, the most commonly used HDMI
connector for home applications.

TYPE B - This connector (21.2 mm × 4.45 mm) has 29 pins and

can carry double the video bandwidth of Type A.

TYPE C - more compact connector of camcorder and other

mobile devices.It is a microconnector

TYPE D - carries the same signals as Type A and designed

for cell phones, pocket camera and other portable devices.It is
defined in the HDMI 1.4

TYPE E- carries the same signals as Type A but is

more robustly designed for automotive applications.
 VERSIONS OF HDMI
•HDMI 1.0 - specifies the basic audio/video HDMI interconnect. It supports a
maximum TMDS bandwidth of 4.95 Gigabits/s . And 36.86 Megabit/s maximum
audio bandwidth for up to 8 channels of 192 kHz 24-bit audio resolution.

•HDMI 1.1 - transfer Dolby Digital, DTS, and DVD-Audio surround signals,
added support for DVD Audio.

•HDMI 1.2 - to transfer SACD signals in digital form from a player to a receiver.
fully specified for the first time the Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) support.

•HDMI 1.3 - increase the video bandwidth, transfer. It also supports Deep
Colour. Other optional features include output of Dolby True HD and DTS-HD
Master Audio streams for external decoding by AV receivers.

•HDMI 1.4-Standard HDMI Cable with Ethernet – includes Ethernet

connectivity.
High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet .
Automotive HDMI Cable – allows the connection of external HDMI-enabled
devices to an in-vehicle HDMI device.
 
APPLICATIONS
HDMI connects digital audio/video sources—such as

set-top boxes

Blue-ray Disc players

 personal computers (PCs),

 video game consoles (such as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360)

AV receivers—to compatible digital audio devices, computer

monitors, and digital televisions(HDTV).
 ADVANTAGES
•Higher Quality A/V.
•Intelligence.
•Authentication and Encryption.
• Signal Integrity.
• Single Cable.
•Deep Colors.
•No Compression.
• Compatibility with DVI.
•Supports multiple audio and video formats.
•Hot Plug Detect.
•CEC(Consumer Electronics Control).
•Dolby/DTS.
 DISADVANTAGES
• Distance Limitations

• Switching Delays

• Costly

• EDID

• CEC

• Multi-Channel Audio

• DVI Compatibility

• Field termination

• HDCP
HDMI EFFECT

BEFORE
DVD Player, Set-top box, &
AV Receiver

AFTER
Equivalent functions
Higher performance
TYPICAL HDMI SETUP
 REFRENCES

•http://www.hdmi.org/
•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI
•http:/www.wisegeek.com
•http:/www.howstuffworks.com