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High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Version 1.1


High-Definition Multimedia Interface


Specification Version 1.1
Hitachi, Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Philips Consumer Electronics, International B.V.
Silicon Image, Inc.
Sony Corporation
Thomson Inc.
Toshiba Corporation




May 20, 2004
High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification
Version 1.1
HDMI Licensing, LLC

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Preface
Notice
THIS SPECIFICATION IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NO WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION, OR
SAMPLE.
Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Philips Consumer Electronics International
B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson Inc., Toshiba Corporation and HDMI
Licensing, LLC disclaim all liability, including liability for infringement of any proprietary rights,
relating to use of information in this specification.
Copyright
2001-2004 by Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Philips Consumer
Electronics International, B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson Inc., and Toshiba
Corporation. All rights reserved. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any
intellectual property rights is granted herein. Unauthorized use or duplication prohibited. HDMI
and all associated logos are trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC. Third-party trademarks and
servicemarks are property of their respective owners. High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification
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Document Revision History
1.1
2004/5/20
Permitted multi-rate preferred format support on Type A Sinks (4.1.2)
Changed connector mechanical spec (4.1.9)
Changed connector electrical spec (4.1.7)
Removed CEC / +5V Power dependency for Source (4.2.7)
Loosened regulation requirements for +5V Power (4.2.7)
Made HPD voltages consistent with new +5V Power (4.2.9)
Clarified CEC connection requirements (4.2.10)
Restricted CTLx values allowed in non-Preamble periods (5.2.1)
Added new Packet Types (5.3.1)
Clarified InfoFrame Packet requirements (5.3.5)
Added ACP and ISRC Packet definitions and usage (5.3.7, 8.8, 9.3)
Specified recommended handling of non-Subpacket 0 CS blocks (7.1)
Clarified audio sample rate requirements (7.3)
Disallowed Layout 1 2-channel (7.6)
Clarified AVI transmission requirements (8.2.1)
Added extension fields and clarified HDMI VSDB (8.3.2)
Clarified DVI/HDMI device discrimination (8.3.3)
Clarified HPD behavior (8.5)
Clarified EDID values of Physical Addresses (8.7)
Made minor editorial changes (throughout)
1.0 2002/12/09 Initial
Release High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification
Version 1.1
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Intellectual Property Statement
Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Philips Consumer Electronics International,
B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson Inc., and Toshiba Corporation each may
have patents and/or patent applications related to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface
Specification. These companies intend to make available to the industry an Adopter Agreement
that will include a limited, reciprocal patent license to certain of the electrical interfaces,
mechanical interfaces, signals, signaling and coding protocols, and bus protocols described in the
mandatory portions of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Release 1.0
published by HDMI Licensing, LLC.

Contact Information
The URL for the HDMI Founders web site is:
http://www.HDMI.org
.

Contribution
Silicon Image, Inc has made a significant contribution to this standard by editing the specification
and developing the core technologies upon which this specification is based; including Transition
Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS ) technology.
Acknowledgement
HDMI founders acknowledge the concerted efforts of employees of Japan Aviation Electronics
Industry, Limited and Molex Japan, who have made a significant contribution to this standard by
developing the connector technology and the mechanical and electrical specifications for the
required plugs and receptacles. High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification
Version 1.1
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Table of Contents
PREFACE .....................................................................................................................................................II

N
OTICE
.........................................................................................................................................................
II

D
OCUMENT
R
EVISION
H
ISTORY
..................................................................................................................
III

I
NTELLECTUAL
P
ROPERTY
S
TATEMENT
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IV

C
ONTACT
I
NFORMATION
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IV

C
ONTRIBUTION
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IV

A
CKNOWLEDGEMENT
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IV

1

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................1

1.1

P
URPOSE AND
S
COPE
........................................................................................................................1

1.2

N
ORMATIVE
R
EFERENCES
................................................................................................................1

1.3

I
NFORMATIVE
R
EFERENCES
.............................................................................................................2

1.4

O
RGANIZATION OF THIS DOCUMENT
.................................................................................................2

1.5

U
SAGES AND
C
ONVENTIONS
............................................................................................................3

2

DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................................................................4

2.1

C
ONFORMANCE
L
EVELS
...................................................................................................................4

2.2

G
LOSSARY OF
T
ERMS
.......................................................................................................................4

2.3

A
CRONYMS AND
A
BBREVIATIONS
....................................................................................................6

3

OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................................8

4

PHYSICAL LAYER ...........................................................................................................................10

4.1

C
ONNECTORS AND
C
ABLES
............................................................................................................10

4.1.1

Overview of Connectors ........................................................................................................10

4.1.2

Connector Support Requirements..........................................................................................10

4.1.3

Dual-Link...............................................................................................................................11

4.1.4

Connector Pin Assignments...................................................................................................11

4.1.5

Contact sequence...................................................................................................................12

4.1.6

Connector Mechanical Performance.....................................................................................13

4.1.7

Connector Electrical Characteristics ....................................................................................15
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4.1.8

Connector Environmental Characteristics ............................................................................17

4.1.9

Connector Drawings..............................................................................................................19

4.1.10

Cable Adapter Specification ..................................................................................................27

4.2

E
LECTRICAL
S
PECIFICATION
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