LG 55LA86 Series Service Manual page 57

EPI Interface (mini-LVDS vs. EPI)
Topology
Protocol
Features
@10bit, FHD120
Merit
Demerit
HF mini-LVDS
TCON
• Multi Drop
• Data rate: 660Mbps
• External clock
• Simple structure
• Standardization
• Too many lines : 36
• Clock skew
• EMI due to clock lines
• Bandwidth limit
EPI
TCON
2
1
• Point to Point
• Data rate : 1.8Gbps
• Embedded clock, Control
• Fewer Lines : 12
• Embedded clock
: low EMI, Clock skew free
• Easy to PCB design
• Transmission Overhead
: 4bit delimiter
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