Datasheet

FPD-Link Evaluation Kit User’s Manual
National Semiconductor Corporation
Rev 3.0
Date: 9/25/2007
Page 4 of 25
Contents of the Evaluation Kit:
1) One Transmitter board with the DS90C385AMTD - 28 bit Transmitter
2) One Receiver board with the DS90CF386MTD - 28 bit Receiver
3) One 20-pin IDC Flat Ribbon Cable
4) One 60-pin IDC Flat Ribbon Cable
5) Evaluation Kit Documentation (this manual)
6) DS90C385A/DS90CF386 Datasheet
7) LVDS Owner’s Manual (2nd Edition)
FPD-Link Typical Application:
HOST GRAPHICS
CONTROLLER
LCD PANEL
CONTROLLER
DATA (LVDS)
CLOCK (LVDS)
LVCMOS/
LVTTL
FPSHIFT OUT (RxCLK OUT)FPSHIFT OUT (TxCLK IN)
FPD-Link Application
LVCMOS/
LVTTL
DS90C385A DS90CF386
5 Pairs
TFT-LCD
Display
Column Drivers
Row Drivers
Timing
Controller
Graphic
Controller
Interface
FPD
Link
Tx
2828
FPD
Link
Rx
Notebook Computer Display
Notebook
Hinge
GND
Notebook Computer
Motherboard
LVCMOS/LVTTL
LVDS
LVCMOS/LVTTL
e.g, PCI Bus
Typical FPD-Link Application (24-bit Color)
CLK
Cable
DS90C385A DS90CF386
The diagrams above illustrate the use of the Chipset (Tx/Rx) in a Host to LCD Panel
Interface.