Product Brief
SiI9187
PinnaClear
™
Port Processor
Featuring four HDMI 1.3 input ports with five EDID RAMs
Silicon Image’s PinnaClear port processors are a new generation of highly innovative yet
cost-effective HDMI solutions for price-sensitive, mid-range DTVs. PinnaClear port
processors output directly to the integrated HDMI inputs in DTV SoCs, allowing manufac-
turers to differentiate their products by focusing their R&D efforts on video processing or
• Built-in HDCP
Applications
• LCD, plasma and
projection DTVs
Key Features
• Four HDMI 1.3
input ports
other proprietary advantages.
decryption engines
• Five EDID RAMs for
The SiI9187 processor’s five integrated Extended
Display Identification Data (EDID) RAMs elimi-
nate external EPROM components, lower BOM
costs and simplify board design. Source devices
can read EDID when DTVs are in standby mode
or when the DTV is unplugged from the wall.
EDID data is stored in NVRAM and down-
loaded into the RAM when a source device is
connected to the DTV.
All SiI9187 ports support the HDMI 1.3 specifi-
cation and Deep Color -- the highest quality
protected digital video over a single cable -- and
12 bits of video at 1080p/60Hz or 1080i/120Hz
resolutions. The SiI9187 port processor also
comes pre-programmed with HDCP keys to sim-
plify manufacturing and provide the highest
level of HDCP key security.
The SiI9187’s built-in adaptive equalizer pro-
HDMI & VGA ports
• Integrated CEC
• Integrated NVRAM
stores EDID data
• Single 3.3V power
supply
• Built-in adaptive
equalizer provides
long cable support
The SiI9187’s integrated CEC eliminates the
need for the external microprocessor to manage
the low-level protocol. The CEC API simplifies
the firmware development of CEC commands.
Using power islands, CEC and EDID functions
are supported in extremely low power.
vides long cable support, even at Deep Color
resolutions. This patented technology enables
the SiI9187 to work reliably with noisy signals
and multiple sources, making the sink devices
highly interoperable.
SiI9187 Application Diagram
SiI9187
SiI9187 Starter Kit
(CP9187HDMI)
Contents include:
Hardware
• SiI9187 port processor board
• HDMI to HDMI cable
Software
• Simon receiver software tool
Documentation
• User's guide
• Schematics
• Bill of materials (BOM)
Features
Industry-Standard Compliance
Content Protection
• HDMI 1.3
• DVI 1.0
• EIA/CEA-861D
• HDCP 1.1
• TMDS Transmitter @ 225MHz
HDMI Inputs
• Integrated HDCP cipher engine
• Built-in HDCP BIST
• Pre-programmed HDCP keys:
- Simplify manufacturing process
- Provide extremely secure solution
- Lower system, manufacturing costs
• Built-in HDCP self-test
Power Management
• Four HDMI inputs
• Supports DTV resolutions up to 1080p @
60Hz or 720p/1080i @ 120Hz with 36-bit
color depth
• Integrated EDID for each HDMI Port and
VGA port
• Integrated CEC Consumer Electronics Control
System Operation
Package
• Low stand by power mode with auxiliary
power mode for CEC and EDID support
• 72-pin 10x10mm QFN
• Pin compatible with Silicon Image’s SiI9285
and SiI9287 port processors
• Register-programmable via slave I
2
C interface
SiI9187 Block Diagram
Silicon Image, Inc.
1060 E. Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
T 408.616.4000
F 408.830.9530
www.siliconimage.com
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Part Number: SiI9187CTU
SiI-PB-1045 rev1 9/08