This answer record contains the Release Notes and Known Issues for the HDMI Transmitter (TX) Subsystem and includes the following:
This Release Notes and Known Issues Answer Record is for the core generated in Vivado 2015.4 and forward.
HDMI Transmitter (TX) Subsystem Page:
https://www.xilinx.com/products/intellectual-property/hdmi.html
General Information
Supported Devices can be found in the following three locations:
Hardware Demonstration Design
KC705, KCU105, ZC706,ZCU102,ZCU104,ZCU106,VCU118 are supported by HDMI IP example design. Detailed instructions can be found in Chapter 5 of the
For a list of new features and added device support for all versions:
Changelog of Subsystem or IP
Changelog of Standalone Software Drivers
Linux Drivers - Xilinx Wiki
Version Table
This table correlates the core version to the first Vivado design tools release version in which it was included.
| Core Version | Vivado Tools Version | Subsystem Changelog | Subsystem Patches | Standalone Software Driver Patches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v3.1 | 2018.2 | |||
| v3.1 | 2018.1 | (Xilinx Answer 70699) | ||
| v3.0 (Rev. 1) | 2017.4 | (Xilinx Answer 70386) | (Xilinx Answer 70380) | |
| v3.0 | 2017.3 | (Xilinx Answer 69903) | (Xilinx Answer 69886) | (Xilinx Answer 70099) |
| v2.0 (Rev. 5) | 2017.2 | (Xilinx Answer 69326) | (Xilinx Answer 69850) | (Xilinx Answer 70097) |
| v2.0 (Rev. 4) | 2017.1 | (Xilinx Answer 69055) | ||
| v2.0 (Rev. 3) | 2016.4 | (Xilinx Answer 68369) | ||
| v2.0 (Rev. 2) | 2016.3 | (Xilinx Answer 68021) | ||
| v2.0 (Rev. 1) | 2016.2 | (Xilinx Answer 67345) | (Xilinx Answer 67927) | |
| v2.0 | 2016.1 | (Xilinx Answer 66930) | ||
| v1.0 | 2015.4 | (Xilinx Answer 66004) | (Xilinx Answer 66535) | (Xilinx Answer 66534) |
General Guidance
The table below provides Answer Records for general guidance when using the HDMI Transmitter (TX) Subsystem.
| Article Number | Article Title |
|---|---|
| (Xilinx Answer 69821) | Why are some audio blocks and a HDCP block assigned to 512 Mb address spaces automatically? |
| (Xilinx Answer 67754) | Why do I see a stray pink line if there is no actual audio sending to the IP? |
| (Xilinx Answer 64562) | Why is the output always 12 bits per pixel in YUV 422 (YCrCb 4:2:2) mode? |
| (Xilinx Answer 69998) | Why might my downstream device have problems detecting that the correct output resolution is not being detected correctly? |
| (Xilinx Answer 68801) | Is there a way to force the downstream HDMI Sink to reset and re-establish a link similar to how the HDP can force the HDMI Source to retrain? |
| (Xilinx Answer 68526) | Where can I find an HDMI RX/TX Subsystem example designs? |
| (Xilinx Answer 68045) | Why do I get an error saying that the HDMI RX or TX Subsystem had failed to Initialize? |
| (Xilinx Answer 66849) | Why do I get a Critical Warning when connecting a YUV 4:2:2 AXI4-Stream input to the HDMI Receiver or Transmitter Subsystems? |
| (Xilinx Answer 66741) | Do I have to have both the HDCP 1.4 and HDCP 2.2 cores or is HDCP 2.2 a superset of HDMI 1.4? |
Known and Resolved Issues
The following tables 3 and 4 provide known issues for the HDMI Transmitter (TX) Subsystem, starting with v1.0, initially released in Vivado 2015.4.
Note: The "Version Found" column lists the version the problem was first discovered.
The problem might also exist in earlier versions, but no specific testing has been performed to verify earlier versions.
Table 3: IP
| Article Number | Article Title | Version Found | Version Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Xilinx Answer 70238) | Can YUV 4:2:2 12-bit interlaced SD (480i60 and 576i50) resolutions be supported? | v2.0 (Rev. 3) | N/A |
| (Xilinx Answer 70100) | Why do I sometimes have problem transmitting HBR Audio? | v2.0 (Rev. 5) | N/A |
| (Xilinx Answer 68016) | Why do some video test patterns not generate outputs in the example design? | v2.0 (Rev. 2) | v2.0 (Rev. 4) |
| (Xilinx Answer 69427) | Why do I sometimes see DDC Transaction failures when the HDMI Sink requests clock stretching? | v2.0 (Rev. 5) | N/A |
| (Xilinx Answer 68395) | Why do I get a Critical Warning about an HDCP license even when I do not select HDCP as an option? | v2.0 (Rev. 3) | v2.0 (Rev. 4) |
| (Xilinx Answer 68317) | Why am I not able to see valid video when using 4096x2160 when the AXI4-Stream remapper functions are enabled? | v2.0 (Rev. 2) | v2.0 (Rev. 3) |
| (Xilinx Answer 67927) | Why do I sometimes see failures when performing HDCP Authentication? | v2.0 (Rev. 1) | v2.0 (Rev. 2) |
| (Xilinx Answer 67323) | Why is my DVI monitor having problems locking when receiving output from the HDMI Transmitter Subsystem? | v1.0 | v2.0 |
| (Xilinx Answer 66503) | Why does the HDMI Transmitter Subsystem in XAPP1275 v1.0 fail to meet timing at 297MHz when using a Hardware Evaluation License? | v1.0 | v2.0 |
| (Xilinx Answer 66380) | Why is the License type set to "Included" when a Purchased license is required to generate output products? | v1.0 | v2.0 |
| (Xilinx Answer 66290) | Why do I see problems with the Audio mapping in both 2 channel and 8 channel modes? | v1.0 | v2.0 |
Table 4: Software Driver
| Article Number | Article Title | Version Found | Version Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Xilinx Answer 70890) | Video Common Library v4.3 - Why do I encounter SDK compilation error if they set the XVIDC_EDID_VERBOSITY definition to 2? | v3.1 | v3.1(Rev 1) |
| (Xilinx Answer 68799) | Why do some sinks have problems receiving 576i video from the HDMI TX Subsystem? | v3.0 | N/A |
| (Xilinx Answer 70379) | Why is the scrambler still enabled when switching from HDMI 2.0 resolutions (with TMDS clock >340 MHz) to HDMI 1.4 resolutions? | v3.0 (Rev. 1) | N/A |
| (Xilinx Answer 68780) | How do I send custom AVI InfoFrames? | v1.0 | N/A |
| (Xilinx Answer 66615) | XAPP1275 - Why are the Audio Info Frames not being forward in the pass-through mode? | v1.0 | v2.0 |
Revision History:
| 06/05/2018 | Added (Xilinx Answer 69821) |
| 05/10/2018 | Added (Xilinx Answer 67754) |
| 04/24/2018 | Added (Xilinx Answer 64562) |
| 04/11/2018 | Added (Xilinx Answer 70890) and Hardware Demonstration Design information |
| 01/22/2018 | Added (Xilinx Answer 68799) |
| 01/04/2018 | Added (Xilinx Answer 70379) |
| 12/20/2017 | Added v3.0 (Rev. 1) to the Version Table and (Xilinx Answer 70238) |
| 10/30/2017 | Added (Xilinx Answer 70097), (Xilinx Answer 70099) and (Xilinx Answer 70100) |
| 10/16/2017 | Added v3.0 to the Version Table and (Xilinx Answer 69998), (Xilinx Answer 66534), (Xilinx Answer 66535), (Xilinx Answer 67927), (Xilinx Answer 67927), (Xilinx Answer 69886)and (Xilinx Answer 68016) |
| 08/18/2017 | Added (Xilinx Answer 68801) |
| 06/30/2017 | Added v2.0 (Rev. 5) to the Version Table |
| 06/01/2017 | Added v2.0 (Rev. 4) to the Version Table, and (Xilinx Answer 68780) |
| 01/13/2017 | Added (Xilinx Answer 68526) |
| 12/14/2016 | Added v2.0 (Rev. 3) to the Version Table, (Xilinx Answer 68317) and (Xilinx Answer 68395) |
| 10/05/2016 | Added v2.0 (Rev. 2) to the Version Table, and (Xilinx Answer 67927), and (Xilinx Answer 68045) |
| 06/08/2016 | Added v2.0 (Rev. 1) to the Version Table, and (Xilinx Answer 67323) |
| 04/06/2016 | Added v2.0 to the Version Table, and (Xilinx Answer 66849) |
| 03/01/2016 | Added (Xilinx Answer 66741) |
| 02/11/2016 | Added (Xilinx Answer 66615) |
| 01/28/2016 | Added (Xilinx Answer 66503) |
| 01/12/2016 | Added (Xilinx Answer 66380) |
| 12/18/2015 | Added (Xilinx Answer 66290) |
| 11/24/2015 | Initial Release |
| Answer Number | Answer Title | Version Found | Version Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56851 | Xilinx Multimedia, Video and Imaging Solution Center | N/A | N/A |
| Answer Number | Answer Title | Version Found | Version Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54546 | HDMI Receiver (RX) Subsystem - Release Notes and Known Issues for the Vivado 2015.1 tool and later versions | N/A | N/A |
| 42166 | HDCP 1.x - Release Notes and Known Issues for the Vivado 2015.1 tool and later versions | N/A | N/A |
| AR# 65911 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 06/18/2018 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Release Notes |
| IP |
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