Features

• DisplayPort™ dual mode receiver

– DP 1.2a compliant

– Link rate HBR2/HBR/RBR

– SST or MST (up to eight streams)

– 1, 2, or 4 lanes

– AUX CH 1 Mbps

– HPD out

– HDMI/DVI operation (3.2 Gbps link rate)

– Functions as eDP and MyDP receiver

• DisplayPort dual mode transmitters

– Two transmitter ports

– DP 1.2a compliant

– Link rate HBR2/HBR/RBR

– SST or MST (up to eight streams)

– 1, 2, or 4 lanes

– AUX CH 1 Mbps

– HPD in

– HDMI/DVI operation (3.2 Gbps link rate)

with external level translator

– Functions as eDP transmitter

• SPDIF audio output

– Two SPDIF port pins

– 192 kHz/24 bits

– Compressed/LPCM

• Conversion from DP SST to TMDS format and

vice versa

• HDCP repeater with embedded keys

• AUX to I2C bridge for EDID/MCCS pass through

– Maps on DDC ports

• Device configuration options

– SPI Flash

– I2C host interface

• Deep color support

– RGB/YCC (4:4:4) – 16-bit color

– YCC (4:2:2) – 16-bit color

• Spread spectrum on DisplayPort interface for EMI

reduction

• Bandwidth

– Video resolution up to 4K2K @ 60 Hz

– Audio 7.1 Ch up to 192 kHz sample rate

• Low power operation

– Standby 30 mW

• Package

– 172 LFBGA (12 x 12 mm)

• Power supply voltages

– 3.3 V I/O; 1.2 V core

Applications

• Audio-video router for PC/notebooks, docking stations,

hub, 4K2K TVs, daisy chain monitors, digital signage

1. Description

The STDP4320 is a high-speed DisplayPort dual mode splitter IC targeted for audio-video demultiplexing

and routing in applications such as notebooks, docking stations, video hub, 4K2K TVs, daisy

chainable monitors, digital signage, etc. It consists of one dual mode input port and two dual mode output

ports configurable as either DisplayPort or HDMI/DVI. STDP4320 is a VESA DP Standard Ver. 1.2a

compliant device that supports advanced features such as MST, HBR2, 3D formats and GTC assist.

Designs based on STDP4320 have the flexibility to offer either DP or HDMI/DVI connectors on its end

product to interface with legacy and new generation video sources and sinks. In addition, STDP4320-

based products with a DisplayPort output connector are DP++ compliant and work with any HDMI or

single link DVI sink through a passive level translator (dongle).

The STDP4320 uses Kinetic’s latest generation DisplayPort dual mode receiver and transmitter

technology that supports both DisplayPort and TMDS signal formats. This device receives MST format

up to eight audio-video streams, which can be further routed on either of the two outputs in any

combination of eight streams depending on the capability of downstream sinks. This device can also

replicate the incoming video streams on both output ports simultaneously, thus allowing cloning on two

downstream sinks. For example, a 4K2K 60 Hz video input is replicated on two output ports

simultaneously. The DisplayPort receiver and transmitters support HBR2 speed, a data rate of 5.4 Gbps

per lane with a total bandwidth of 21.6 Gbps link rate. In HDMI mode, this device supports link rates up to

3.2 Gbps corresponding to a pixel rate of 300 MHz, adequate for supporting video resolution up to FHD

120 Hz with all 3D formats. The device is also capable of delivering deep color video up to 16-bits per

color. The STDP4320 allows audio transport from the source to the desired audio rendering devices over

the video output port or through an SPDIF port.

The STDP4320 supports RGB and YCbCr colorimetric formats with color depth of 16, 12, 10, and 8 bits.

The STDP4320 features the HDCP 1.3 content protection scheme with embedded keys for secure

transmission of protected audio-video content. It also operates as an HDCP repeater for the downstream

sinks.

The DDC ports in the STDP4320 allow the upstream source to access EDID and transfer MCCS

commands to downstream sinks when the physical ports are either HDMI or DVI type. If both the

upstream source and downstream sinks are DP type, I2C transactions take place over the AUX CH. If

one of them is a DP type and the other is either a HDMI or DVI type, STDP4320 converts the I2C over

AUX message protocol to I2C commands and sends it on the DDC port.

The device has an on-chip microcontroller with SPI, UART, and I2C interface. The STDP4320 uses an

external SPI Flash ROM for storing device configuration firmware. It has an I2C slave port for external

host communication. Other system interface signals include general-purpose IO for source, sink

communication, detection, monitoring, etc. When the downstream sink is disconnected, STDP4320

automatically turns off the inactive port for power saving purposes.