Gowin MIPI D-PHY RX TX Advance IP

User Guide

IPUG948-1.13E, 06/08/2023
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Revision History
Date Version Description
09/01/2020 1.0E Initial version published.
04/27/2021 1.1E The description of D-PHY RX Ports revised.
 The supported device info. improved.
07/09/2021 1.11E
 The Appendix A MIPI D-PHY Data Rates added.
 "3.4 Resource Utilization" updated.
05/16/2023 1.12E
 "3.5 Devices Supported" updated.
06/08/2023 1.13E The range of single lane TX line rate modified.
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Contents

Contents ............................................................................................................... i
List of Figures .................................................................................................... iii
List of Tables ...................................................................................................... iv
1 About This Guide ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Related Documents ............................................................................................................ 1

1.3 Terminology and Abbreviations ........................................................................................... 2

1.4 Support and Feedback ....................................................................................................... 2

2 Overview ........................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Introduction to MIPI D-PHY RX TX Advance IP ................................................................. 3

2.2 MIPI D-PHY ........................................................................................................................ 4

3 Features and Performance ............................................................................. 5

3.1 Features .............................................................................................................................. 5

3.2 Max. Frequency .................................................................................................................. 5

3.3 Latency ............................................................................................................................... 5

3.4 Resource Utilization ............................................................................................................ 6

3.5 Devices Supported ............................................................................................................. 7

4 Functional Description .................................................................................... 8

4.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Structure and Function .............................................................. 8

4.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Structure and Function ............................................................ 10

4.3 MIPI IO .............................................................................................................................. 13

5 Port Description ............................................................................................. 15

5.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Ports ........................................................................................ 15

5.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Ports ........................................................................................ 17

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6 Timing Description ........................................................................................ 19

6.1 RX Input Signal Timing ..................................................................................................... 19

6.2 TX Input Signal Timing...................................................................................................... 20

7 Configuration and Generation ...................................................................... 22

7.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Configuration ........................................................................... 22

7.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Configuration ........................................................................... 24

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 List of Figures

List of Figures

Figure 2-1 MIPI D-PHY Structure Diagram ........................................................................................ 4

Figure 4-1 Interface Implementation in HS Mode and LP Mode ....................................................... 9

Figure 4-2 Interface Implementation in HS Mode and LP Mode (ELVDS Adopted in HS Mode) ...... 11

Figure 4-3 Interface Implementation in HS Mode and LP Mode (TLVDS Adopted in HS Mode) ...... 12

Figure 4-4 MIPI IP Ports in MIPI IO Mode ......................................................................................... 13

Figure 4-5 MIPI IP Ports in MIPI IO Mode (External Termination Resistor Required) ....................... 14

Figure 6-1 Input Signal Timing of MIPI D-PHY RX Advance in HS 1:8 Mode ................................... 20

Figure 6-2 Input Signal Timing of MIPI D-PHY TX Advance in HS 1:8 Mode .................................... 21

Figure 6-3 Input Signal Timing of MIPI D-PHY TX Advance in HS 1:16 Mode .................................. 21

Figure 7-1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Configuration ........................................................................... 22

Figure 7-2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Configuration ........................................................................... 24

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 List of Tables

List of Tables

Table 1-1 Terminology and Abbreviations .......................................................................................... 2

Table 2-1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance and TX Advance IP ................................................................... 3

Table 3-1 D-PHY TX RX Advance Latency ........................................................................................ 6

Table 3-2 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Resource Utilization.................................................................. 6

Table 3-3 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Resource Utilization .................................................................. 6

Table 3-4 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Devices Supported ................................................................... 7

Table 3-5 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Devices Supported .................................................................... 7

Table 5-1 D-PHY RX Advance I/O Ports ............................................................................................ 15

Table 5-2 D-PHY TX Advance I/O Ports ............................................................................................ 17

Table 7-1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Options ..................................................................................... 23

Table 7-2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Options ...................................................................................... 25

Table A-1 MIPI D-PHY Data Rates (LittleBee® Family) ...................................................................... 27

Table A-2 MIPI D-PHY Data Rates (Arora Family) ............................................................................. 28

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1 About This Guide 1.1 Purpose

1 About This Guide

1.1 Purpose
The purpose of Gowin MIPI D-PHY RX TX Advance IP User Guide is
to help you to quickly learn the features and usage of Gowin MIPI D-PHY
RX TX Advance IP by providing the descriptions of the functions, features,
ports, timing, configuration, and reference design, etc.

1.2 Related Documents

The latest user guides are available on the GOWINSEMI Website. You
can find the related documents at www.gowinsemi.com:
 DS100, GW1N series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS117, GW1NR series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS891, GW1NRF series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS821, GW1NS series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS871, GW1NSE series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS881, GW1NER series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS861, GW1NSR series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS102, GW2A series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS226, GW2AR series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS961, GW2ANR series of FPGA Products Data Sheet
 DS971, GW2AN-18X and GW2AN-9X Data Sheet
 DS976, GW2AN-55 Data Sheet
 SUG100, Gowin Software User Guide

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1 About This Guide 1.3 Terminology and Abbreviations

1.3 Terminology and Abbreviations

The terminology and abbreviations used in this manual are as shown
in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Terminology and Abbreviations
Terminology and Abbreviations Meaning
GSR Global System Reset
IP Intellectual Property
LUT Look-up Tables
RAM Random Access Memory

1.4 Support and Feedback

Gowin Semiconductor provides customers with comprehensive
technical support. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions,
please feel free to contact us directly by the following ways.
Website: www.gowinsemi.com
E-mail: [email protected]

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2 Overview 2.1 Introduction to MIPI D-PHY RX TX Advance IP

2 Overview

2.1 Introduction to MIPI D-PHY RX TX Advance IP

Gowin MIPI D-PHY TX RX Advance IP applies to the display serial
interface (DSI) and the camera serial interface (CSI). It aims to receive and
send images or video data. MIPI D-PHY provides a physical layer
definition.
Table 2-1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance and TX Advance IP
MIPI D-PHY RX Advance and TX Advance IP
Logic Resource Please refer to Table 3-2 and Table 3-3.
Delivered Doc.
Design Files Verilog (encrypted)
Reference Design Verilog
TestBench Verilog
Test and Design Flow
Synthesis Software GowinSynthesis
Application Software Gowin Software (V1.9.7.05Beta and above)

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2 Overview 2.2 MIPI D-PHY

2.2 MIPI D-PHY

The Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) is an interface
standard for mobile devices. MIPI D-PHY provides a physical definition for
DSI and CSI and describes the physical layer interface protocols of source
synchronous, high speed, and low power. In accordance with application
requirements, MIPI D-PHY Advance includes RX and TX, which are used
for receiving or sending the data in line with MIPI D-PHY. Figure 2-1 shows
the diagram.
MIPI D-HPY typically includes one clock lane and from one to four data
lanes. You can configure the number of data lanes using IDE. The clock
and data lanes can switch between 1.2V LVCMOS signal and SLVS-200
differential signal.
MIPI D-PHY supports the following two data transmission modes:
 High-speed (HS) mode
 Low-power (LP) mode
In HS mode, video data is delivered over a differential pair. Depending
on the applications, the HS mode can be utilized at all times, or the D-PHY
can switch from HS differential lanes to signal ended data.
When D-PHY is sending single ended data, it enters to as the LP
mode.
Note!
 In camera and display applications, the device enters the LP mode, which reduces
power during the blanking period.
 In display applications, LP mode is used for screen configuration.
Figure 2-1 MIPI D-PHY Structure Diagram

Clock Lane
Data Lane0
DSI/CSI-2 Data Lane1 DSI/CSI-2
TX DPHY RX Data Lane2 DPHY TX RX
Data Lane3

GOWIN MIPI DPHY TX RX IP

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3 Features and Performance 3.1 Features

3 Features and Performance

3.1 Features
 In line with MIPI Alliance Standard for D-PHY Specification, version
1.1.
 Supports the RX and TX Interfaces of MIPI CSI2 and DSI
 Supports unidirectional High-speed (HS) mode.
 Supports bidirectional Low-power operation mode.
 Supports serial high-speed data conversion
 Supports MIPI D-PHY TX 8:1 mode and 16:1 mode.
 Supports MIPI D-PHY RX 1:8 mode and 1:16 mode.
 Supports IO Types of ELVDS, TLVDS, and MIPI IO.
 The line rate of the single lane TX supports the range: 80Mb/s ~
1200Mb/s.
 The line rate of the single lane RX supports the range: 80Mb/s ~
1200Mb/s.
 Data transmission in LP mode is at a speed of 10Mb/s.

3.2 Max. Frequency

The max. frequency of MIPI D-PHY is mainly determined by the line
rate and the speed grade of the devices.

3.3 Latency
D-PHY TX Latency is the time from inputting the data_in (8-bit/16-bit
parallel data) to outputting HS_DATA.
D-PHY RX Latency is the time from inputting the HS_DATA SOT
(start-of-transmission) to outputting data_out (8-bit/16-bit parallel data).

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3 Features and Performance 3.4 Resource Utilization

See Table 3-1 for the detailed Latency.

Table 3-1 D-PHY TX RX Advance Latency
Module Line Rate（Mb/s） Lanes Latency (byteclk Latency[1] Cycle)
D-PHY TX 1200 1 3
D-PHY RX 1200 1 11

Note!
[1] Frequency of byteclk (MHz) = line rate in Mb/s/8

3.4 Resource Utilization

MIPI D-PHY RX and TX are implemented via Verilog language. Their
performance and resource utilization may vary when the design is
employed in a different device, or at a different density, speed, or grade.
Take the GW1N-2 series of FPGA device as an example. See Table
3-2 and Table 3-3 for the MIPI D-PHY RX and TX resource utilization. For
the applications on other GOWINSEMI devices, please refer to the later
release.
Table 3-2 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Resource Utilization
Device Series Speed Grade Name Resource Utilization Remarks
LUT 477
 1:8 Mode
IODELAY 4
 contains four HS data
REG 505 lanes
GW1N-2 -6 BSRAM 0  contains word alignment
IDES8 4 and lane alignment
modules
CLKDIV 1
 not includes clk_cross_fifo
DHCEN 1

Table 3-3 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Resource Utilization

Device Series Speed Grade Name Resource Utilization Remarks
LUT 3
REG 0
 1:8 Mode
GW1N-2 -6 CLKDIV 1  Internal PLL configured.
OSER8 5

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3 Features and Performance 3.5 Devices Supported

3.5 Devices Supported

Table 3-4 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Devices Supported
D-PHY RX Devices Supported
GW1N Series, GW1NR Series, GW2A Series, GW2AR Series,
GW2ANR Series, GW2AN Series, GW1NS Series, GW1NSR
1:8 mode
Series, GW1NSE-4C, GW1NSER Series, GW1NRF-4B, GW5A
Series, GW5AT Series, GW5AST Series
GW1N-1S, GW1N-2, GW1NR-2, GW1N-1P5, GW1N-9, GW1NR-9,
1:16 Mode GW1NS Series, GW1NSE-4C, GW1NSR Series, GW1NSER
Series, GW5A Series, GW5AT Series, GW5AST Series
GW1N-1S, GW1N-2, GW1NR-2, GW1N-1P5, GW1N-9, GW1NR-9,
GW1NS-4, GW1NS-4C, GW1NSR Series, GW1NSER Series,
MIPI IO Mode
GW2AN-9X, GW2AN-18X, GW5A-25, GW5A-138, GW5AT-138,
GW5AST-138

Note!
MIPI CLK requires GCLK IO when GW2AN-18X and GW2AN-9X use MIPI IO mode.
Table 3-5 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Devices Supported
D-PHY TX Devices Supported
GW1N Series, GW1NR Series, GW1NZ Series, GW2A Series,
GW2AR Series, GW2ANR Series, GW2AN Series, GW1NS Series,
1:8 mode
GW1NSR Series, GW1NSE-4C, GW1NSER Series, GW1NRF-4B,
GW5A Series, GW5AT Series, GW5AST Series
GW1N-1S, GW1N-2, GW1NR-2, GW1N-1P5, GW1N-9, GW1NR-9,
1:16 Mode GW1NS Series, GW1NSE-4C, GW1NSR Series, GW1NSER
Series, GW5A Series, GW5AT Series, GW5AST Series
GW1N-2, GW1NR-2, GW1N-1P5, GW1N-9, GW1NR-9, GW1NS-4,
MIPI IO Mode
GW1NS-4C, GW1NSR Series, GW1NSER Series, GW5A-25

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4 Functional Description 4.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Structure and Function

4 Functional Description

MIPI D-PHY contains the following two D-PHY IP modules:

 D-PHY RX Advance
 D-PHY TX Advance
In D-PHY RX Advance and D-PHY TX Advance, HS data is converted
to serial-parallel/parallel-serial respectively. The data in LP mode can be
transmitted bi-directionally on any data lane or clock lane.
Note!
D- PHY RX Advance and D-PHY TX have different resister networks; However, both
modules support bi-directional LP communication and unidirectional HS communication.

4.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Structure and Function

HS data can be received on one clock lane and four clock data lanes
using D-PHY RX Advance.
Each clock and data lane uses four I/Os. Two I/O pins are used to
receive HS data with TLVDS differential I/O. TLVDS I/O is used to handle
the common 200mV mode voltage. The other two I/Os are used as serial
termination in HS mode, and can be used to transmit or receive 1.2V
CMOS data in LP mode, as shown in Figure 4-1.

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4 Functional Description 4.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Structure and Function

Figure 4-1 Interface Implementation in HS Mode and LP Mode

50 ohm LPCLK[1]
HS_CLOCK P LVCMOS12 DPHY RX MODULE
TLVDS_IBUF
HS_CLOCK N LPCLK[0]
LVCMOS12
50 ohm

50 ohm LP0[1]

Aligner
IDES8
LVCMOS12

IO Controller
HS_DATA0_P
TLVDS_IBUF
MIPI DPHY HS_DATA0_N LP0[0] LVCMOS12
TX Device
50 ohm

50 ohm
LP3[1]
HS_DATA3_P LVCMOS12

TLVDS_IBUF
HS_DATA3_N LP3[0] LVCMOS12
50 ohm

Note!

The resistance values in Figure 4-1 are for reference only.

In D-PHY RX module, HS data is deserialized using IDES8/IDES16.

FPGA drives a divide-by-4/divide-by-8 clock and 8 bits/16 bits byte data
directly using IDES8/IDES16.
Note!
The number of data lanes can be configured. Options are 1, 2,3, or 4 data lanes.

When the data is deserialized to 8 bits/16 bits byte data, and the lane
is aligned, MIPI byte data is available in each byte clock cycle.
Note!
 The alignment is done by detecting of MIPI HS_Ready sequence.
 MIPI HS_Ready sequence is transimitted on all data lanes one clock cycle before the
packet header.

hs_en is used to reset the alignment module:

1. When hs_en is low, the word alignment module is reset;
2. When hs_en is high, the word alignment module looks for the next
HS_Ready sequence;
3. When HS_Ready sequence is detected, the sync signal will increase,
and the byte data at the output of the aligner will be properly aligned.

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4 Functional Description 4.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Structure and Function

The aligner module consists of two subsidiary modules as below:

 The first module aligns the 8-bit data from the deserializer.
 The second module aligns each of the data lanes to each other.
Note!
 In some cases, lane alignment or lane and word alignment is not needed;
 Macro compiling commands can be used to turn the word and lane alignment on and
off.

HS termination is designed to be implemented by controlling

IO_Ctrol_RX module with term_en signal. Although there is no direction
detection mechanism, the following two ways can be used to enable HS
termination:
1. The HS clock can be used to observe LP to HS data transition on one
data lane.
2. In comparison to the data lane, the clock lane will enter the HS mode in
advance and put off to the HS mode. Initialize the LP signals as input at
startup, and then observe the clock and data lanes of LP and HS.
Once the sequence is detected, term_en can be set to "low" by
enabling HS_termination.
The IO_Ctrol_RX module also controls LP signal.
Each data lane has a lp*_dir signal, which controls LP data direction
between the FPGA and the transmitting device.
You can turn on/off LP IP for each clock and data lane individually by
using Macro complier directives. This can be convenient if you require the
LP mode for one or two MIPI D-PHY data lanes.
The LP signal is defined as a 2-bit bus. Signal 1 is usually connected
to the P-side, and 0 to the N-side. This maintains the consistency with the
LP transition mode.

4.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Structure and Function

You can use one clock lane and up to four data lanes by D-PHY TX IP.
Each lane has four I/Os. Two I/O pins transmit HS data with ELVDS type or
TLVDS type I/O. The other two I/O pins are used to provide voltage dividing
circuit in HS mode and to transmit or receive 1.2V CMOS data in LP mode.
For the circuit structure of HS data adopting ELVDS type I/O, please refer
to Figure 4-2; for the circuit structure of adopting TLVDS type I/O, please
refer to Figure 4-2.

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4 Functional Description 4.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Structure and Function

Figure 4-2 Interface Implementation in HS Mode and LP Mode (ELVDS Adopted

in HS Mode)

LVCMOS12 50 ohm MIPI DPHY

DPHY TX MODULE 320 ohm HS_CLOCK P RX Device
ELVDS_TBUF
320 ohm HS_CLOCK N
LVCMOS12 50 ohm
OSER8

IO Controller TX LVCMOS12 50 ohm

320 ohm HS_DATA_P
ELVDS_TBUF
320 ohm HS_DATA_N
LVCMOS12 50 ohm

LVCMOS12 50 ohm
320 ohm
HS_DATA_P
ELVDS_TBUF
HS_DATA_N
320 ohm 50 ohm
LVCMOS12

Note!
The resistance values in Figure 4-2 are for reference only.

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Figure 4-3 Interface Implementation in HS Mode and LP Mode (TLVDS Adopted

in HS Mode)

LVCMOS12 MIPI DPHY

100 ohm
DPHY TX MODULE HS_CLOCK P RX Device
TLVDS_TBUF
HS_CLOCK N
LVCMOS12 100 ohm
OSER8

IO Controller TX LVCMOS12
100 ohm
HS_DATA_P
TLVDS_TBUF
HS_DATA_N
LVCMOS12 100 ohm

LVCMOS12
100 ohm
HS_DATA_P
TLVDS_TBUF
HS_DATA_N
LVCMOS12 100 ohm

Note!
The resistance values in Figure 4-3 are for reference only.

In the D-PHY TX module, HS data is serialized using OSER8/OSER16.

D-PHY TX data is center aligned, so HS data lane and clock lane adopt the
clock output signal with a phase shifting 0 and 90 degrees generated by the
PLL respectively. You can select to use the external PLL or internal PLL to
provide clock. It should be noted that it takes some time for the internal PLL
in FPGA to lock.
IO_Ctrol_TX module controls HS and LP data traffic:
 When hs_clk_en and hs_data_en signals are high, clock and data
lanes are enabled in HS mode. In HS mode, IO_Ctrol_TX sets CMOS
signals low to create a voltage divider network on LVDS output signals
to achieve a 200mV common mode voltage;
 When hs_clk_en or hs_data_en is low, ELVDS I/O is set to high
impedance, so it does not interfere with LP data transmissions. As MIPI
specification defines clock lane going in to or out of HS mode before or
after the data lanes, there is an hs_clk_en control signal and an
hs_data_en signal.
lp_data_dir signal controls the LP mode direction:

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 When hs_*_en='1', the lp*_dir control signal is overwritten;

 While in LP mode, IO_Ctrol_TX module also controls the LP data
traffic.
The lp*_dir signal controls LP mode data traffic direction. The LP
signals are defined as two bit buses. Signal 1 is usually connected to the
P-side, and 0 to the N-side, which maintains consistency with LP transition
identification scheme.

4.3 MIPI IO
MIPI D-PHY RX/TX IP ports support MIPI IO. When you select MIPI IO
TYPE, HS clock lane and LP clock lane share IO, and HS data lane and LP
data lane share IO, as shown in Figure 4-4 and Figure 4-5.
Figure 4-4 MIPI IP Ports in MIPI IO Mode

MIPI_CLK_P MIPI_CLK_P

MIPI_CLK_N MIPI_CLK_N

MIPI_LANE0_P MIPI_LANE0_P

MIPI_LANE0_N MIPI_LANE0_N

MIPI_LANE1_P MIPI_LANE1_P

MIPI_LANE1_N MIPI_LANE1_N

MIPI_LANE2_P MIPI_LANE2_P

MIPI_LANE2_N MIPI_LANE2_N

MIPI_LANE3_P MIPI_LANE3_P

MIPI_LANE3_N MIPI_LANE3_N

D-PHY TX D-PHY RX

Note!
When using 9K series and 4K series chips, if the Bank voltage of D-PHY RX MIPI IO is
1.2V, a 100ohm matching resistor needs to be connected to the P terminal and the N
terminal of the MIPI IO, as shown in Figure 4-5.

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4 Functional Description 4.3 MIPI IO

Figure 4-5 MIPI IP Ports in MIPI IO Mode (External Termination Resistor

Required)

MIPI_CLK_P MIPI_CLK_P
100ohm
MIPI_CLK_N MIPI_CLK_N

MIPI_LANE0_P MIPI_LANE0_P
100ohm
MIPI_LANE0_N MIPI_LANE0_N

MIPI_LANE1_P MIPI_LANE1_P
100ohm
MIPI_LANE1_N MIPI_LANE1_N

MIPI_LANE2_P MIPI_LANE2_P
100ohm

MIPI_LANE2_N MIPI_LANE2_N

MIPI_LANE3_P MIPI_LANE3_P
100ohm
MIPI_LANE3_N MIPI_LANE3_N

D-PHY TX D-PHY RX

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5 Port Description

5.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Ports

For the MIPI D-PHY RX Advance I/O ports description, please refer to
Table 5-1.
Table 5-1 D-PHY RX Advance I/O Ports
Signal I/O Description
reset_n Input Reset Signal, active-low
 HCLK
HS_CLK Input
 When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS
 High-speed data lane<N>
HS_DATA<N> Input
 When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS
Initialize the word alignment module at the next
hs_en Input
HS-Ready sequence
clk_byte Input Clk_cross_fifo Read Clock
clk_byte_out Output Clock Byte Out = HS_CLK/4
Parallel data output, data lane <n>
data_out<n> Output  When MIPI D-PHY is 1:8, the width is 8 bits;
 When MIPI D-PHY is 1:16, the width is 16 bits.
ready Output Active "high" when parallel data is aligned
LP clock lane;
LP_CLK [1:0] Bidirectional  LP_CLK[0] = N wire, LP_CLK[1] = P wire；
 When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS.
LP data lane<N>;
LP_DATA<N>
Bidirectional  LP<N> [0] = N wire, LP<N> [1] = P wire；
[1:0]
 When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS.
clk_term_en Input Clock Lane terminal resistor control signal;

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Signal I/O Description

 In MIPI IO mode, 1: turn on resistor, 0: turn off
resistor;
 In other IO Type modes,
1: control LP signal output 0,
0: lp_data_dir<n> control LP signal output.
Data Lane terminal resistor control signal;
 In MIPI IO mode, 1: turn on resistor, 0: turn off
resistor;
data_term_en Input
 In other IO Type modes,
1: control LP signal output 0,
0: lp_data_dir<n> control LP signal output.
Control the direction of LP clock
lp_clk_dir Input  '0': LP clock receive
 '1': LP clock transmit
Controls the direction of LP data
lp_data<n>_dir Input  '0': LP data receive
 '1': LP data transmit
LP receives clock;
lp_clk_out [1:0] Output
Available when lp_clk_dir = '0' and term_en = '0'.
LP receives data;
lp_data<n>_ou
Output Available when lp_ data<n>_dir = '0' and term_en =
t [1:0]
'0'.
LP transmits clock;
lp_clk_in [1:0] Input
Available when lp_clk_dir = '1' and term_en = '0'.
LP transmits data;
lp_data<n>_in
Input Available when p_ data<n>_dir = '1' and term_en =
[1:0]
'0'.
When IO TYPE is MIPI IO, HS and LP mode share
MIPI_CLK Bidirectional
the same clock lane.
MIPI_LANE<N When IO TYPE is MIPI IO, HS and LP mode share
Bidirectional
> the same data lane.

Note!
 The high and low of lp_clk_in and lp_clk_out is corresponded to the high and low of
LP_CLK.
 The high and low of lp_data<n>_in and lp_data<n>_out is corresponded to the high
and low of lp_data<n>.

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5.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Ports

For additional details on MIPI D-PHY TX Advance I/O ports description,
please refer to Table 5-2.
Table 5-2 D-PHY TX Advance I/O Ports
Signal I/O Description
reset_n Input Reset signal, active low
HCLK
HS_CLK Output
When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS
High-speed data lane<N>
HS_DATA<N> Output
When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS
clk_byte Input Input clock when using internal PLL
CLKOP Input The input clock while adopting external PLL.
The phase difference between CLKOP and
CLKOS Input CLKOS is 90° and they have the same
frequency with HS_CLK.
TX internal clock output when using a built-in
PLL, typically used to sample data_in.
sclk Output/ Input
TX external clock input when an external PLL
is used.
 When MIPI D-PHY is 8:1, the width is 8
bits, such as 8’b01010101;
clk_data Input
 When MIPI D-PHY is 16:1, the width is
16 bits, such as 16’b0101010101010101.
Parallel data input, data lane <n>
 When MIPI D-PHY is 8:1, the width is 8
data_in<n> Input bits;
 When MIPI D-PHY is 16:1, the width is 16
bits.
LP clock lane;
LP_CLK [1:0] Bidirectional  LPCLK[0] = N wire, LP_CLK[1] = P wire;
 When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS.
LP data lane<N>;
LP_DATA<N>
Bidirectional  LP<N> [0] = N wire, LP<N> [1] = P wire;
[1:0]
 When IO TYPE is TLVDS or ELVDS.
Enables HS clock on output, set LP_CLK
hs_clk_en Input
signals as 0, and overwrite lp_clk_dir signal
hs_data_en Input Enables HS clock output, set LP_DATA<N>

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Signal I/O Description

signals as 0, and overwrite lp_data<n>_dir
signal
Control the direction of LP clock
lp_clk_dir Input  '0': LP clock receive
 '1': LP clock transmit
Controls the direction of LP data
lp_data<n>_dir Input  '0': LP data receive
 '1': LP data transmit
LP transmits clock
lp_clk_out [1:0] Input Available when lp_clk_dir = '1' and hs_clk_en =
'0', no terminal resistance in TX
LP transmits data
lp_data<n>_out
Input Available when lp_ data<n>_dir = '1' and
[1:0]
hs_data_en = '0'
LP receives clock
lp_clk_in [1:0] Output Available when lp_clk_dir = '0' and hs_clk_en =
'0', no terminal resistance in TX
LP receives data
lp_data<n>_in
Output Available when lp_ data<n>_dir = '0' and
[1:0]
hs_clk_en = '0'
When IO TYPE is MIPI IO, HS and LP mode
MIPI_CLK Output
share the same clock lane.
When IO TYPE is MIPI IO, HS and LP mode
MIPI_LANE<N> Output
share the same data lane.

Note!
 The high and low of lp_clk_in and lp_clk_out is corresponded to the high and low of
LP_CLK.
 The high and low of lp_data<n>_in and lp_data<n>_out is corresponded to the high
and low of lp_data<n>.

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6 Timing Description

This chapter mainly describes the input signals timing of MIPI D- PHY
RX Advance and TX Advance in HS mode.
In practical applications, RX and TX can be connected; i.e., RX output
can be TX input, and TX output can be RX input. Therefore, only the timing
for RX and TX input signals is described as below.

6.1 RX Input Signal Timing

The clock and data lane signal timing of MIPI D-PHY RX Advance in
HS 1:8 mode is as shown in Figure 6-1 .
One clock lane (HS_CLK) and four data lanes (HS_DATA0,
HS_DATA1, HS_DATA2, andHS_DATA3) are used in the diagram. Clock
lane and data lane are all differential signal input. In HS mode, clock and
data center is aligned when transmitting image data. The signal hs_en
needs to be set to high before receiving HS_DATA data.
The signal timing of MIPI D- PHY RX Advance in HS 1:16 mode is
similar to that of 1:8 mode. Note that the data width is 16 bits (2 byte) after
RX conversion. RX will put the first received data to the lower 8 bits.

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Figure 6-1 Input Signal Timing of MIPI D-PHY RX Advance in HS 1:8 Mode

6.2 TX Input Signal Timing

The clock and data lane signal timing of MIPI D-PHY TX Advance in
HS mode is as shown in Figure 6-2 .
When using TX:
 If internal PLL is set to use, clk_byte needs to be provided (the
frequency is 1/4 of HS_CLK)
 If internal PLL is not set to use, CLKOP and CLKOS with 90-degree
phase difference need to be provided. (CLKOP, CLKOS, and HS_CLK
have same frequency)
In Figure 6-2 , 8:1 mode is adopted and one clock lane (HS_CLK) and
four data lanes (data_in0, data_in1, data_in2, and data_in3) are used. The
hs_clk_en and hs_data_en signals need to be set as high before receiving
data_in data.
In Figure 6-3 16:1 mode is adopted. The timing is similar to that of 8:1
mode. In 16:1 mode, 16 bits (2 bytes) data is converted in each cycle. The
low 8 bits (low byte) data will be send first, so the packet header of B8
locates in the lower 8 bits of the first data.

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6 Timing Description 6.2 TX Input Signal Timing

Figure 6-2 Input Signal Timing of MIPI D-PHY TX Advance in HS 1:8 Mode

CLKOP

CLKOS

hs_clk_en

hs_data_en

data_in0[7:0] 8'h00 8'hB8 Byte0 Byte1 Byte2

data_in1[7:0] 8'h00 8'hB8 Byte0 Byte1 Byte2

data_in2[7:0] 8'h00 8'hB8 Byte0 Byte1 Byte2

data_in3[7:0] 8'h00 8'hB8 Byte0 Byte1 Byte2

Figure 6-3 Input Signal Timing of MIPI D-PHY TX Advance in HS 1:16 Mode

CLKOP

CLKOS

hs_clk_en

hs_data_en

data_in0[15:0] 16'h0000 [Byte0,8'hB8] [Byte2,Byte1] [Byte4,Byte3] [Byte6,Byte5]

data_in1[15:0] 16'h0000 [Byte0,8'hB8] [Byte2,Byte1] [Byte4,Byte3] [Byte6,Byte5]

data_in2[15:0] 16'h0000 [Byte0,8'hB8] [Byte2,Byte1] [Byte4,Byte3] [Byte6,Byte5]

data_in3[15:0] 16'h0000 [Byte0,8'hB8] [Byte2,Byte1] [Byte4,Byte3] [Byte6,Byte5]

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7 Configuration and Generation 7.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Configuration

7 Configuration and Generation

Start "IP Core Generator" from the "Tools" menu in the Gowin software
and then configure and generate the MIPI D-PHY RX and MIPI D-PHY TX
Advance.

7.1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Configuration

The configuration options for MIPI D-PHY RX Advance are shown in
Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Configuration

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1. Name the MIPI D-PHY RX Advance by modifying the "File Name".

2. Create the Advance top module name of MIPI D-PHY RX Advance by
modifying "Module Name".
3. Configure the number of HS data lane, the clock and data lane in LP
mode, and the byte alignment or lane alignment, etc. by options. Table
7-1 lists the detailed options configuration.
4. Only one HS clock lane and one HS clock lane are used by default.
Table 7-1 MIPI D-PHY RX Advance Options
Options Description
MIPI D-PHY Mode Set the data transmission mode as 1:8 or 1:16.
CLK IO Type Set HS CLK Lane port as ELVDS, TLVDS, or MIPI
IO.
D-PHY Lane0 Enable HS Lane0 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0.
Lane0 IO Type Set HS Lane0 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO.
D-PHY Lane1 Enable HS Lane3 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0.
Lane1 IO Type Set HS Lane1 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO.
D-PHY Lane2 Enable HS Lane3 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0.
Lane2 IO Type Set HS Lane2 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO.
D-PHY Lane3 Enable HS Lane3 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0.
Lane3 IO Type Set HS Lane3 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO.
Data3/2/1/0 Before Lane Set whether to generate data port, output data
Alignment before entering the lane alignment module;
HS Lanes can be set independently.
HS Data3/2/1/0 IO Delay Value Set the IO Delay value of HS Lane ports
HS Lanes can be set independently.
LP mode on clock lane Generate LP_CLK[1:0] and the other I/O ports for
LP mode on clock lane.
LP mode on data lane0 Generate LP_DATA0[1:0] and the other I/O ports
for LP mode on data lane0.
LP mode on data lane1 Generate LP_DATA1[1:0] and the other I/O ports
for LP mode on data lane1.
LP mode on data lane2 Generate LP_DATA2[1:0] and the other I/O ports
for LP mode on data lane2.
LP mode on data lane3 Generate LP_DATA3[1:0] and the other I/O ports
for LP mode on data lane3.

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Options Description
Turns on byte alignment Check this option to enable byte alignment, which
is used to align the bytes after deserializing on one
lane.
Turns on lane alignment Check this option to enable lane alignment, which
is used to align different data lanes.
D-PHY RX using external Clock Check this option for RX module to use an external
clock (clk_byte), and data_out0/1/2/3 will align at
clk_byte.

7.2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Configuration

The configuration options for MIPI D-PHY TX Advance are shown in
Figure 7-2.
Figure 7-2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Configuration

1. Name the MIPI D-PHY TX Advance by modifying the "File Name".

2. Create the Advance top module name of MIPI D-PHY TX Advance by
modifying "Module Name".
3. Configure the number of HS data lane, whether the clock and data lane
in LP mode use the internal PLL or not, etc. by options. Table 7-2 lists

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the detailed configuration options that are available.

4. Only one HS clock lane and one HS clock lane are used by default.
Table 7-2 MIPI D-PHY TX Advance Options
Options Description
MIPI D-PHY Mode Set the data transmission mode as 1:8 or 1:16
D-PHY CLK Enable HS Clock Lane to generate HS_CLK or
MIPI_CLK
CLK IO Type Set HS CLK Lane port as ELVDS, TLVDS, or MIPI IO
D-PHY Lane0 Enable HS Lane0 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0
Lane0 IO Type Set HS Lane0 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO
D-PHY Lane1 Enable HS Lane3 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0
Lane1 IO Type Set HS Lane1 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO
D-PHY Lane2 Enable HS Lane3 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0
Lane2 IO Type Set HS Lane2 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO
D-PHY Lane3 Enable HS Lane3 to generate HS_DATA0 or
MIPI_LANE0
Lane3 IO Type Set HS Lane3 port as ELVDS, TLVDS or MIPI IO
LP mode on clock lane Generate LP_CLK[1:0] and the other I/O ports for LP
mode on clock lane
LP mode on data lane0 Generate LP_DATA0[1:0] and the other I/O ports for LP
mode on data lane0
LP mode on data lane1 Generate LP_DATA1[1:0] and the other I/O ports for LP
mode on data lane1
LP mode on data lane2 Generate LP_DATA2[1:0] and the other I/O ports for LP
mode on data lane2
LP mode on data lane3 Generate LP_DATA3[1:0] and the other I/O ports for LP
mode on data lane3
D-PHY TX with Internal In this mode, TX module will use an internal PLL. The
PLL internal PLL will generate a pair of clock with 90-degree
phase difference and sclk is the output clock signal.

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Appendix A MIPI D-PHY Data Rates

Appendix A MIPI D-PHY Data Rates

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Appendix A MIPI D-PHY Data Rates

Table A-1 MIPI D-PHY Data Rates (LittleBee® Family)

Resolution Frame Rate Bits Per Pixel Total Lane Per Lane Recommended Per Lane Fabric
(HZ) (Bits) Data Rate Number Bit Rate Gearing Ratio Clock (MHz)
(Mbps) (Mbps) (1:N)
FHD 60 8 1188 2 594.0 8 74.25
1920x1080p 10 1485 2 742.5 8 92.81
(2200x1125) 16 2376 2 1188.0 16 74.25
18 2673 4 668.3 8 83.53
24 3564 4 891.0 8 111.38
120 8 2376 2 1188.0 16 74.25
10 2970 4 742.5 8 92.81
16 4752 4 1188.0 16 74.25
18 5346 8 668.3 8 83.53
24 7128 8 891.0 8 111.38
UHD 30 8 2376 4 594.0 8 74.25
3840x2160p 10 2970 4 742.5 8 92.81
(4400x2250) 16 4752 4 1188.0 16 74.25
18 5346 8 668.3 8 83.53
24 7128 8 891.0 8 111.38
60 8 4752 4 1188.0 16 74.25
10 5940 8 742.5 8 92.81
16 9504 8 1188.0 16 74.25

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Table A-2 MIPI D-PHY Data Rates (Arora Family)

Resolution Frame Rate Bits Per Pixel Total Lane Per Lane Recommended Per Lane Fabric
(HZ) (Bits) Data Rate Number Bit Rate Gearing Ratio Clock (MHz)
(Mbps) (Mbps) (1:N)
FHD 60 8 1188 2 594.0 8 74.25
1920x1080p 10 1485 2 742.5 8 92.81
(2200x1125) 16 2376 2 1188.0 8 148.50
18 2673 4 668.3 8 83.53
24 3564 4 891.0 8 111.38
120 8 2376 2 1188.0 8 148.50
10 2970 4 742.5 8 92.81
16 4752 4 1188.0 8 148.50
18 5346 8 668.3 8 83.53
24 7128 8 891.0 8 111.38
UHD 30 8 2376 4 594.0 8 74.25
3840x2160p 10 2970 4 742.5 8 92.81
(4400x2250) 16 4752 4 1188.0 8 148.50
18 5346 8 668.3 8 83.53
24 7128 8 891.0 8 111.38
60 8 4752 4 1188.0 8 148.50
10 5940 8 742.5 8 92.81
16 9504 8 1188.0 8 148.50

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