Product Brief
SiI9233
VastLane
™
HDMI Receiver
Four-port HDMI Receiver with Deep Color, HD Lossless Audio,
Repeater and Mobile High-Definition Link Support
The VastLane SiI9233 HDMI 1.3 receiver delivers advanced features such as 1080p
Deep Color, HD lossless audio and x.v.Color expanded color gamut to high-definition A/V
Receivers. The SiI9233 supports Silicon Image’s Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) tech-
nology that enables mobile devices such as portable media players, mobile phones and
digital cameras to connect to A/V Receivers for distribution of their HD content.
• Four HDMI 1.3
inputs
• 36-bit Deep Color
at 1080p/60Hz
• MHL ready
• Supports Dolby
TrueHD & DTS-HD
high-bit-rate loss-
less audio formats
• Full HDCP repeater
• Built-in consumer
electronics control
with CEC – API
• Four EDIDs for the
four HDMI ports
Applications
• A/V receivers
• Wireless media
boxes & adapters
Key Features
The SiI9233 supports up to 36-bit color depth
at 1080p/60Hz and x.v.Color that allows for the
display of roughly 1.8 times the color range
allowed by present industry standards. The
SiI9233 supports HD lossless audio, enabling
A/V receivers to decode next generation com-
pressed lossless audio formats such as Dolby®
True HD and DTS-HD™. Super Audio CD,
DVD Audio and multi-channel audio at 192kHz
and stereo audio are also supported.
The SiI9233 includes a receiver programming
interface that significantly reduces the software
overhead required to control the receiver.
The SiI9233 integrates non-volatile memory
based extended display identification data
(EDID) that is loaded during power-up or ini-
tialization into four separate EDID RAMs. The
embedded EDIDs simplify the architecture,
reduce BOM cost and save PCB real-estate.
The SiI9233 integrated HDMI compliant
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) hardware
and API help reduce BOM cost and develop-
ment time. The CEC I/O eliminates the need for
additional external components and the CEC
API manages communication of all CEC com-
mands and signalling, significantly lowering sys-
tem-level control by the system microcontroller
and simplifying firmware overhead.
The SiI9233 supports power down modes.
Separate power islands for the CEC and EDID
allow these features to be fully operational dur-
ing power down.
The SiI9233 built-in HDCP decryption engine
and pre-programmed HDCP keys secures the
digital link for transmission of protected high-
definition content and reduces manufacturing
complexity and cost. The SiI9233 supports full
HDCP repeater functionality.
The SiI9233 uses Silicon Image’s HDMI 1.3
compliant TMDS core supporting dynamic cable
equalization that auto-detects and applies appro-
priate equalization to provide the best-in-class
support for long cable lengths.
The SiI9233 supports Silicon Image’s MHL tech-
nology, a low power, low-pin-count HDMI-com-
patible solution for mobile devices such as
mobile phones, cameras and camcorders. MHL-
equipped mobile devices can connect directly to
A/V receivers via the SiI9233 for distribution
and display of their HD content on the HDTV.
SiI9233
SiI9233 Starter Kit
(CP9233)
Contents include:
Hardware
• SiI9233 HDMI 1.3 receiver
daughter board
• SiI9134 HDMI 1.3 transmitter
daughter board
• Motherboard
• HDMI to HDMI cable
• AC power supply
Software
• Windows debug software
tool
Documentation
• User's guide
• Schematics
• Bill of materials (BOM)
Features
Industry-Standard Compliance
HDMI Receiver Programming Interface
• HDMI 1.3
• EIA/CEA-861D
Package
• DVI 1.0
• HDCP 1.3
• Minimal software overhead to control device
• Automatic Video and Audio Control
• Automatic mute and un-mute of audio
Built-in Consumer Electronics Control
• 20mm x 20mm 144-pin TQFP with ePad
Digital Video Input/Output
• Four HDMI 1.3 ports with MHL support
• Supports video resolutions up to 1080p @
60Hz or 720p/1080i @ 120Hz with 36-bit
color depth
• Flexible digital video interface:
- 24/30/36-bit RGB/YCbCr 4:4:4
- 16/20/24-bit YCbCr 4:2:2
- 8/10/12-bit YCbCr 4:2:2 (ITU-R BT.656)
• Integrated x.v.Color and RGB color space
converter for both RGB-to-YCbCr and
YCbCr-to-RGB (both 601 and 709) with true
12-bit accuracy using 14-bit processing
• 4:2:2 to 4:4:4 converter with 12-bit accuracy
using 14-bit processing
• HDMI-compliant CEC I/O simplifies design
and lowers cost
• Integrated CEC Programming Interface (CPI)
lowers software overhead
• Automatic Feature Abort response for unsup-
ported commands
• Automatic message retry on transmit
• Integrated EDID in non-volatile memory
• Optional registers to override EDIDs
Power Management
• Flexible power management
• Separate Standby power pin
• Standby power can be obtained locally or
from HDMI +5V signal
• Extremely low standby power
SiI9233 Typical Application
Mobile
Phone
HD
Camcorder
Up to 4 HDMI or MHL Sources
SiI9233
HDMI
Receiver
w/ MHL
SiI9223
HDMI
Receiver
w/ MHL
Set
Top
Box
Blu-ray DVD
Silicon Image, Inc.
1060 E. Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
T 408.616.4000
F 408.830.9530
www.siliconimage.com
Copyright © 2008 Silicon Image, Inc. All rights reserved. Silicon Image, the Silicon Image logo, SiI9233, VastLane and the VastLane logo, MHL and Mobile High-Definition Link are trademarks or registered trade-
marks of Silicon Image, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other
countries and are used under license from HDMI Licensing, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner in the United States and/or other countries. Product specifications are subject to
change without notice.
Part Number: SiI9233CTU
SiI-PB-1037 rev1 4/08