Video transmission system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10616505-B2
Application number	US-201715676956-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2017
Priority date	May 8, 2014
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

A video transmission system is disclosed. The video transmission system comprises a multi-drop bus, a first source driving chip, a second source driving chip and a timing controller. The first source driving chip comprises a first source driving circuit and a first terminal circuit. The first terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the first source driving circuit for providing a first terminal resistor. The second source driving chip comprises a second source driving circuit and a second terminal circuit. The second terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the second source driving circuit for providing a second terminal resistor. The timing controller is coupled to the first source driving chip and the second source driving chip via the multi-drop bus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A video transmission system for driving a display panel, comprising:
a multi-drop bus, comprising at least one first transmission line and at least one second transmission line, configured to transmit a bus signal;
a timing controller;
a first source driver, coupled to the timing controller via the at least one first transmission line of the multi-drop bus and comprising:
a first source driving circuit, configured to drive the display panel; and
a first terminal circuit coupled to the multi-drop bus and the first source driving circuit for providing a first adjustable resistance that is set in response to a first setting command as represented by the bus signal and output by the timing controller during a first setting period, wherein during a first transfer period of the bus signal, the first terminal circuit provides the first adjustable resistance and the timing controller transfers first video data as represented by the bus signal to the first source driving circuit; and

a second source driver, coupled to the timing controller via the at least one second transmission line of the multi-drop bus and comprising:
a second source driving circuit, configured to drive the display panel; and
a second terminal circuit coupled to the multi-drop bus and the second source driving circuit for providing a second adjustable resistance that is set in response to a second setting command as represented by the bus signal and output by the timing controller during a second setting period, wherein during a second transfer period of the bus signal, the second terminal circuit provides the second adjustable resistance and the timing controller transfers the bus signal representing a second video data, to the second source driving circuit.

2. The video transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting period is before the first transfer period; and the second setting period is before the second transfer period.

3. The video transmission system according to claim 2 , wherein
the first terminal circuit stops providing the first adjustable resistance after the first transfer period, and
the second terminal circuit stops providing the second adjustable resistance after the second transfer period.

4. The video transmission system according to claim 2 , wherein the first terminal circuit continually provides a first terminal resistor with the first adjustable resistance after the first transfer period or during the second transfer period.

5. The video transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein the first adjustable resistance and the second adjustable resistance are set for impedance matching with the at least one first transmission line and the at least one second transmission line.

6. The video transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein the first adjustable resistance and the second adjustable resistance are set to different values depending upon different resistances of the at least one first transmission line and the at least one second transmission line.

7. The video transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first source driving circuit further comprises:
a first receiving circuit for receiving the first setting command, the first setting command being represented by the bus signal and transmitted via the multi-drop bus during the first setting period and receiving the first video data as represented by the bus signal and transmitted via the multi-drop bus during the first transfer period, wherein the first setting period and the first transfer period are within a frame period; and a first driving signal generator outputting a plurality of first source driving signals according to the first video data, and

wherein the second source driving circuit further comprises:
a second receiving circuit receiving the second setting command as represented by the bus signal and transmitted via the multi-drop bus during the second setting period, and receiving the second video data as represented by the bus signal and transmitted via the multi-drop bus during the second transfer period, wherein the second setting period and the second transfer period are within the frame period; and
a second driving signal generator outputting a plurality of second source driving signals according to the second video data.

8. The video transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second terminal circuits comprises:
a plurality of resistors having different resistances; and
a selection circuit used for selecting some of the resistors according to the first or second setting command.

9. The video transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein the first setting command and the second setting command are inserted in the bus signal transmitted from the timing controller to the first source driving circuit and the second source driving circuit, and the bus signal includes the first video data and the second video data.

10. The video transmission system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second adjustable resistances is set from multiple resistance values by the first setting command and second setting command, respectively.

11. A setting method applicable to a video transmission system configured to drive a display panel and comprising a timing controller, a first source circuit and a second source circuit, wherein the method comprises steps of:
setting a first adjustable resistance coupled between a first transmission line and the first source circuit in response to a first setting command during a first setting period;
providing first video data as represented by a bus signal from the timing controller to a first source driver during a first transfer period after the first setting period;
providing the first adjustable resistance during the first transfer period;
setting a second adjustable resistance coupled between a second transmission line and the second source circuit in response to a second setting command during a second setting period;
providing second video data as represented by the bus signal from the timing controller to a second source driver during a second transfer period after the second setting period; and
providing the second adjustable resistance during the second transfer period.

12. The setting method according to claim 11 , wherein the first adjustable resistance and the second adjustable resistance are set for impedance matching with the first transmission line and the second transmission line.

13. The setting method according to claim 11 , wherein the first adjustable resistance and the second adjustable resistance are set to different values depending upon different resistances of the first transmission line and the second transmission line.

14. A video transmission system for driving a display panel, comprising:
a multi-drop bus comprising at least one first transmission line and at last one second transmission line, configured to transmit a bus signal;
a timing controller configured to generate video data as represented by the bus signal;
a first source driving circuit, and
a first terminal circuit coupled to the multi-drop bus and the first source driving circuit, wherein the first terminal circuit provides a first adjustable resistance value set in response to a first setting command represented by the bus signal, during a first period and stops providing the first adjustable resistance value during a second period;
a second source driving circuit, and
a second terminal circuit coupled to the multi-drop bus and the second source driving circuit, wherein the second terminal circuit provides a second adjustable re

Assignees

• Novatek Microelectronics Corp

Inventors

• Cheng Jhih-Siou
• Liu Yi-Chuan
• Hsiao Hung-Cheng
• Chou Ying-Wen

Classifications

• H04N5/38

  Transmitter circuitry {for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards} (H04N5/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N5/44

  Receiver circuitry {for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards} (H04N5/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F13/4086 Primary

  Bus impedance matching, e.g. termination · CPC title

• H04N5/268 Primary

  Signal distribution or switching · CPC title