Questions tagged [hdmi]
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital audio/video interface.
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HDMI cable lost colors
I accidentally bent one plug on one side of an HDMI cable and, after taking the
plug apart and straightening everything out as much as possible (after which the
only apparent structural oddity is that ...
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does the order at which HDMI differential signals should be connected matter?
I have 8 DDI (Digital Display Interface) signals that come out of the CPU with a certain numbering from 0 to 3.
I want to connect these signals to HDMI connector.
I was wondering if there is an ...
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Separating power from data micro USB to HDMI
I have a camera which both draws power and sends its data through a battery pack to a custom monitor. The monitor also draws power as well as receives the camera data through the battery pack. (Both ...
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How to interface TMDS signal with optical tranceivers at low cost?
Not like this which is about protocol, this is about physical.
The HDMI2.0 (18Gbps) fiber optic HDMI cables on market seems to be "cheap", like<$100.
Although optic fibers are very cheap ...
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HDMI for Jetson Nano contradictions in guides
For my drone, I want to develop a custom Jetson carrier board with minimal required interfaces. For quick debugging, I would like to add an HDMI port on the PCB. However, I’m not familiar with HDMI ...
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How to make a HDMI signal be identified as HDMI instead of DVI?
I am experimenting with the HDMI port of an ULX3S FPGA board. I have been able to properly generate DVI signals with a resolution of 800x600 and framerate of 60 Hz. I am now trying generate actual ...
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Adding HDMI To A USB Type-C Hub Design
I've been working on this design for a client for a little while now. I can't go into full specifics on it but the basic design is a USB hub. The IC I picked at the time met the design requirements ...
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Can an HDMI input marked “ARC” be used for ordinary video? [closed]
If a television has one of its HDMI inputs marked "ARC" can I use that input for regular video input?
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Car Head Unit LCD LVDS to HDMI
I've recently picked up a head unit for my car and I am trying to get a HDMI signal to it. I've taken it apart and had a look at the hardware, and it seems to be using a single ribbon cable to drive ...
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HDMI color correction using Arduino or other device. Is this possible?
I have a laptop display that does not come with color correction software available. I'm currently using it as a monitor to play some PS4 games on it but there are some problems with colors. I ...
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What is the best method to transmit a DVI-D video signal from a FPGA?
I need to transmit a video signal from a FPGA. It will be better if this signal is some kind of standard protocol like DVI-D.
There is an article that proposes to use LVDS transmitters for TMDS lines. ...
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How can you split HDMI 1.4b control signals to two displays?
I have been tasked to implement an HDMI splitter on a PCB along with other interface connections. The intent would be to utilize one built in display and have the option of a second plug-in display ...
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Why did a hot/neutral reverse lead to an HDMI cable shocking me?
I recently set up a new TV/home theater system for my dad. The TV had 3 HDMI devices plugged into it. I plugged a 4th HDMI cable into the TV, and as I reached for the opposite end of the cable with ...
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Any physical barrier to read an HDMI input?
I'm considering coding a software that would read data sent from a device (game console, computer, ...) via HDMI. The program would then be able to display the shared content inside a window, which ...
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Best cable to carry 3 DP (differential pairs), power, ground and 4 signals
i need to carry the signals from a Raspberry compute module to a camera module and vice versa. Since I need to place the camera around 4 foot away from the microComputer, and i want the connection to ...
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Why is retimer circuit provided for HDMI TX lines?
I am exploring a Zynq ultrascale+MPSoC design. While looking at the reference design of XCZU9FFVB1156 SOC evaluation board, in the HDMI interface there is a retimer IC in the transmitter side of Bank ...
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Use SFP modules for HDMI or Dp TMDS line
I just wonder if it's possibile to take four SFP modules and connect them dirrectly to TMDS lines of HDMI output and send such signal via four fiber to other similar end? Is it doable?
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Help using usb c to power display
Here is a bad diagram of a project I’m working on. In a beginner to EE and this stuff. I have a laptop display connected to a controller board I got on eBay. It has a input of hdmi and a dc power jack ...
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Merging two different HDMI cables
I have two brands of broken HDMI cables that I need to join to make them longer.
Can't join them by color, because they are completely different. Plus, one of the cables has all the wires, the other ...
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HDMI Video to RCA Audio [closed]
Some 20 years ago I created an audiovisual art installation, connecting RCA Video output from a TV set to a HiFi system's audio-in, just plain via cable, in order to "hear" the video signal. ...
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HDMI cable sparks and shocked me [closed]
I just owned a desktop PC and as display I connected my TV through HDMI cable.
Today I changed the HDMI cable to one that can handle 4K resolutions. So I disconnected the old HDMI cable and then with ...
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Help identify this SMD oscillator
This oscillator provides clock to an FPGA which powers the ultrahdmi mod for an N64 (https://www.retrorgb.com/ultrahdmi.html).
It's clearly marked
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Clock output is diametrically opposite pin ...
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I accidentally bought an HDMI (male) to VGA (male) cable that isn't an adapter or converter of any sort. Does this product have any value? [closed]
I have a laptop with an HDMI port. I have a monitor with a VGA port. I wanted to connect the two. The website I bought this cable from labeled it as an 'adapter' so I assumed it would do the ...
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How can I prevent HDMI 5V (55mA) from entering a circuit?
I have a circuit which uses a camera with HDMI out and a HDMI to AV converter, as well as some other 5V components.
The issue I have is that when the main 5V power source is off, but the camera is ...
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Control two different DPDT circuits with one DPDT switch
I have a HDMI switch (pictured below) and a USB 2.0 Switch both have dual inputs and a single output, with no external power input. Both from what I can see are switched via DPDT switch. What I want ...
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TFP401: 24-bit TFP401 to drive an 18-bit LCD panel, possible?
We would like to use this LCD panel as it matches customer dimensions perfectly:
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/sharp-microelectronics/LS037V7DW03A/425-2871-ND/4862435
This display has 6-...
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How to connect generic smartphone LCD screen to take HDMI input from e.g. laptop?
For a certain project that has a specific screen size requirement, I want to use a phone-sized screen (6") to take HDMI from a laptop. Here is an example product:
https://www.amazon.ca/Digitizer-...
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Why do LED/OLED HD and UHD displays have “global refresh rates”?
What is the benefit to scanning vs. individually addressing and updating lines or pixels or screen areas?
Is there a standard interface to the majority of HD or UHD displays that allows the ...
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What display interfaces do automotive screens use?
For example the screens inside tesla cars, I first think of HDMI, many high end embedded processor boards come with HDMI outputs, but is this connector found in actual mass production or industrial ...
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Controller for HDMI to 30-pin display connector converter
I need to design a circuit for HDMI to a 30-pin eDP adapter. Do I need to use some high-speed microcontroller that takes the signal from HDMI or forwards it to the eDP connector or is there some chip ...
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Routing power and HDMI signal into usb type-c for DIY computer monitor
I am starting a project to build a DIY monitor. I have a spare lcd panel (model # LP156WF6) taken out of a laptop. I plan on buying a controller board for it and building it into a homemade enclosure. ...
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HDMI Cable interfering with mobile phone network
Just had a "spectrum engineering officer" from OFCOM (the UK's communications regulator) visit our office investigating alleged interference from our building with a local cell phone tower. After ...
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Is it possible for an HDMI cable to be “worn in”?
I have an HDMI cable running thirty feet between my computer and a TV. I've had various problems with the screen flashing, stuttering, etcetera, due to the signal not being strong enough to carry a 4K ...
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Fullsize HDMI vs microHDMI, electrical considerations
I'm going to use an HDMI cable in an industrial setting to connect a screen to a Raspberry Pi. We are considering using the Pi 4 instead of the Pi 3 which we have been using earlier. The Pi 4 has ...
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Need help identifying solder point, Is it ethernet, usb, what is it
My end goal is to completely rewrite the flimware to create a super secure system. So what I have so far, I have a hdex0016m1 with 2 confirmed uart ports one in use and one nothing was currently going ...
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HDMI Development: What Would Cause Thin Pink Lines?
I recently designed a board which produces an HDMI output for an oscilloscope so it is viewable on an external monitor. My prototypes seemed to work just fine with one or two mod wires. However, after ...
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Why does this USB device draw different currents from different sources?
What would cause a USB device to draw drastically different amounts of current, but still function properly?
Background & Research:
I purchased a Playstation 2 Graphics port->HDMI converter (...
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HDMI splitter @ 4K [closed]
I want to make HDMI splitter which support 4K resolution,
I have already found some IC's which are cable for splitting HDMI, but unfortunately non of them supported 4K and they only supported 1080P/...
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Which are the physical factors that determine the maximum transportable resolution of a cable (for instance: HDMI)?
Which are the physical and electrical factors that determine that an old generation HDMI can transport for instance 1080p resolution, while a new HDMI (2.0) arrives at 4k?
Is it due to a different ...
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Split hdmi signal the passive way
I would like to know if it's possible to split a HDMI signal (generate by raspberry pi or equivalent) to a deserializer (TFP401APZP) and to a micro HDMI.
I have a source going direct to the TFP and ...
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Determining Blanking for HDMI Transmitter
I am working on a project which produces a video output over an HDMI connector. The driver I am using is the Texas Instruments TFP410PAP.
The image I am attempting to display is WVGA, 800 x 480 ...
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Useless pins in HDMI cable?
In order to connect two small electrical circuits, I needed 17 pins. Because of its availability and compact form, I chose the HDMI connector.
The two circuits are connected using an HDMI cable that ...
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HDMI/USB Powered Lighting
Alright so a little vague title but here it goes.
I'm interested in powering some 5v LED strips with an HDMI cable. I have no idea if this is even possible, I'm lacking knowledge in electronics.
My ...
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Location for placing ESD components for UHD video
I am implementing ESD protection for HDMI video input. The HDMI video goes through a custom cable of ours, into a connector board attached to our enclosure, through an edge card connector, into our ...
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What are the minimum FPGA feature requirements for decoding and encoding 4k60 HDMI signal [closed]
I want to build a prototype device that manages to do the following:
Take a HDMI signal with at least 4k resolution at 60fps (for simplicity without DHCP for now,) change a few pixels (say a red ...
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Why would sdi to hdmi work, but not when I convert sdi to hdmi to dvi [closed]
I am transmitting video over sdi and converting from sdi to hdmi with an aja Hi5. This works, but if I convert that hdmi output into dvi, the output is either not detected, or constantly connects and ...
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PCB HDMI high speed routing suggestions on my layout
I would like to get suggestions from all the high speed PCB layout experts on my PCB design.
I have a board with HDMI transmitter IC whose output is going to HDMI switch IC. The switch IC also has ...
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HDMI Switcher for analogue audio? [closed]
I ordered a 5 to 1 HDMI Switcher with remote. I was looking for the lowest price way to switch analogue audio RCA/3.5mm stereo. At the time I ordered this my decision was based on the availability of ...
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How to achieve 100ohm impedance for HDMI differential pair on FR4?
I have a 6 layer FR4 PCB, and want to achieve 100ohm impedance on HDMI differential pairs. I am only using top and bottom layer for differential pairs, and following are my parameters:
Trace width= 3....
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Treadmill causes nearby electronics glitch
I don't know if it is right place to ask, if not correct/guide me.
I recently have built treadmill workstation, where I could walk and work (rather than just sitting).
But as soon as I turn on ...
