Video Interfaces; Mini Displayport++ (Dp++) Connectors - VersaLogic Blackbird VL-EPU4562 Hardware Reference Manual

The Intel Core processor series contains an integrated graphics engine with advanced 2D/3D
graphics, video decode and encode capabilities, and a display controller. The Blackbird provides
the following video interfaces:
Two Mini DisplayPort++ connectors
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One LVDS display connector; a 4-pin LVDS backlight control connector is also provided
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Mini DisplayPort++ (DP++) Connectors

DisplayPort consists of three interfaces:
Main Link – transfers high-speed isochronous video and audio data
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Auxiliary channel – used for link management and device control; the EDID is read over this
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interface
Hot Plug Detect – indicates that a cable is plugged in
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The DisplayPort interface supports:
Audio signaling
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DP++ mode allowing connection to an HDMI device through a passive adapter. "Passive"
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means that the adapter does not do any protocol conversion from DP to HDMI (the upstream
processor switches to HDMI mode after it detects the adapter) and as a result it does not
require software drivers.
The next figure shows the location of the 20-pin Mini DisplayPort++connector. Table 14 lists the
pinout of these Mini DisplayPort++ connectors.
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