1042 interspersed between blanking segments. Like all packets, the Blanking packet contents shall be an integer 1043 number of bytes.

1044 The Blanking packet consists of the DI byte, a two-byte WC, an ECC byte, a payload of length WC bytes, 1045 and a two-byte checksum.

1047 Generic Non-Image Data Packet is used to transmit arbitrary blocks of data from a host processor to a 1048 peripheral in a Long packet. The packet consists of the DI byte, a two-byte WC, an ECC byte, a payload of 1049 length WC bytes and a two-byte checksum.

Pixel 1

1053 Packed Pixel Stream 16-Bit Format is a Long packet used to transmit image data formatted as 16-bit pixels 1054 to a Video Mode display module. The packet consists of the DI byte, a two-byte WC, an ECC byte, a 1055 payload of length WC bytes and a two-byte checksum. Pixel format is five bits red, six bits green, five bits 1056 blue, in that order. Note that the “Green” component is split across two bytes. Within a color component, 1057 the LSB is sent first, the MSB last.

1058 With this format, it is strongly recommended that TOTAL line width be a multiple of one pixel (two bytes) 1059 and that timing in the host display controller use that time unit for its activity, including assertion of 1060 Transmit Request to its PHY layer. This ensures that every scan line has the same synchronous relationship 1061 between the Byte clock and Pixel clock.

1062 Normally, the display has no frame buffer of its own, so all image data shall be supplied by the host 1063 processor at a sufficiently high rate to avoid flicker or other visible artifacts.

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1 byte2 bytes1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte

6b 6b6b6b 6b 6b6b 6b 6b6b 6b 6b

Pixel 1Pixel 2Pixel 3Pixel 4

Data

Packet HeaderVariable Size Payload (First Four Pixels Packed in Nine Bytes)

1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte2 bytes

6b 6b6b6b 6b 6b6b 6b 6b6b 6b 6b

1067 Packed Pixel Stream 18-Bit Format (Packed) is a Long packet. It is used to transmit RGB image data 1068 formatted as pixels to a Video Mode display module that displays 18-bit pixels The packet consists of the 1069 DI byte, a two-byte WC, an ECC byte, a payload of length WC bytes and a two-byte Checksum. Pixel 1070 format is red (6 bits), green (6 bits) and blue (6 bits), in that order. Within a color component, the LSB is 1071 sent first, the MSB last.

1072 Note that pixel boundaries only line up with byte boundaries every four pixels (nine bytes). Preferably, 1073 display modules employing this format have a horizontal extent (width in pixels) evenly divisible by four, 1074 so no partial bytes remain at the end of the display line data. It is possible to send pixel data that represent a 1075 line width that is not a multiple of four pixels, but display logic on the receiver end shall dispose of the 1076 extra bits of the partial byte at the end of active display and ensure a “clean start” for the next line.

1077 With this format, it is strongly recommended that the total line width be a multiple of four pixels (nine 1078 bytes) and that timing in the host processor use that time unit (four pixel duration) for its activity, including 1079 assertion of Transmit Request to its PHY layer. This ensures that every scan line has the same synchronous 1080 relationship between Byte clock and Pixel clock.

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1 byte2 bytes1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte

8b8b8b8b8b8b8b8b8b

Pixel 1Pixel 2Pixel 3

Data

Packet HeaderVariable Size Payload (First Three Pixels in Nine Bytes)

1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte1 byte2 bytes

8b8b8b8b8b8b8b8b8b

1100 Packed Pixel Stream 24-Bit Format is a Long packet. It is used to transmit image data formatted as 24-bit 1101 pixels to a Video Mode display module. The packet consists of the DI byte, a two-byte WC, an ECC byte, a 1102 payload of length WC bytes and a two-byte Checksum. The pixel format is red (8 bits), green (8 bits) and 1103 blue (8 bits), in that order. Each color component occupies one byte in the pixel stream; no components are 1104 split across byte boundaries. Within a color component, the LSB is sent first, the MSB last.

1109 8.8.17 DO NOT USE and Reserved Data Types

1110 Data Type codes with four LSBs = 0000 or 1111 shall not be used. All other non-specified Data Type 1111 codes are reserved.

1112 Note that DT encoding is specified so that all data types have at least one 0-1 or 1-0 transition in the four 1113 bits DT bits [3:0]. This ensures a transition within the first four bits of the serial data stream of every 1114 packet. DSI protocol or the PHY can use this information to determine quickly, following the end of each

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