Genio 350-EVK

This page provides board-specific information on the display interfaces of the Genio 350-EVK board. For common display and compositor information, please visit the Display page.

Display Interfaces on Genio 350-EVK

There are two display interfaces on Genio 350-EVK:

• HDMI port

  • The MT8365 SoC provides DPI display interface, and a DPI-to-HDMI bridge IC on the Genio 350-EVK provides HDMI display output.

  • The maximum supported resolution and refresh rate are 1920x1080@30Hz.

  • The DPI interface is mutually exclusive to the Ethernet PHY due to SoC pin mux settings.

• MIPI-DSI port

  • StarTek LCM(KD070FHFID015-C021A) with touch panel is provided in the kit.

As of the v23.2 release, LVDS support has been added.

• LVDS port

  • The MT8365 SoC provides an LVDS interface.

  • The DPI interface is utilized to provide input to the LVDS encoder, and the LVDS encoder outputs through the MIPI port.

  • Both DSI and HDMI must be disabled when LVDS is enabled,

  • The Ethernet PHY could be enabled when LVDS is enabled.

Default rity-demo-image enables dual display DSI and HDMI. Other display combinations can be enabled by loading the device tree overlay during the flash programming process.

Lists of Display Device Tree Overlay

Here are lists of all available display combination device tree overlay dtbos and description link of each dtbo.

Default Display

dtbo	Description
No need dtbo	DSI + HDMI

Headless dtbo

dtbo	Description
display-headless.dtbo	Headless

Single Display dtbos

dtbo	Description
display-dsi.dtbo	DSI
display-hdmi.dtbo	HDMI
display-lvds.dtbo	LVDS

DSI + HDMI

DSI + HDMI are the default dual display interfaces for the prebuilt rity-demo-image.

To restore the device tree setting back to the default device tree of the Genio 350-EVK board, flash the board with:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image

Note

• gpu-mali.dtbo is needed for showing Weston Desktop. If gpu-mali.dtbo is not loaded, a text-based user interface would be seen.

• In v23.1 gpu-mali.dtbo and video.dtbo are be default loaded when flashing with genio-flash. No extra –load-dtbo needed for gpu-mali.dtbo.

After boot into the console you can use modeprint mediatek command to check if both DSI and HDMI ports have been properly configured:

root@genio-350-evk:~# modeprint mediatek
Starting test
Resources

count_connectors : 2
count_encoders   : 2
count_crtcs      : 2
count_fbs        : 0

Connector: HDMI-A-1
        id             : 32
        encoder id     : 31
        conn           : connected
        size           : 600x340 (mm)
        count_modes    : 13
        count_props    : 5
        props          : 1 2 5 6 4
        count_encoders : 1
        encoders       : 31
Mode: "1280x720" 1280x720 60
    ...
Connector: DSI-1
        id             : 34
        encoder id     : 33
        conn           : connected
        size           : 95x151 (mm)
        count_modes    : 1
        count_props    : 5
        props          : 1 2 5 6 4
        count_encoders : 1
        encoders       : 33
Mode: "1200x1920" 1200x1920 60

The associated display data pipeline can process up to 1920x1200 with 60Hz refresh rate for DSI, and 1920x1080 with 30Hz refresh rate for HDMI.

Headless

Headless means that Yocto works without enabling any physical display connector. There is a virtual display at /dev/dri/renderD128 prepared for offline rendering.

To enable Headless, load the overlay file display-headless.dtbo during flashing process:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-headless.dtbo

If you don’t want to re-flash the entire root file system, you can simply update the overlay configuration with:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-headless.dtbo kernel mmc0boot1

After boot into the console you will see the following error log which is because there is no physical display for weston desktop rendering

[FAILED] Failed to start Weston, a compositor, as a system service.
See 'systemctl status weston.service' for details.

You can use modeprint mediatek command to check if headless has been properly configured by checking if connector count equals 0:

root@genio-350-evk:~# modeprint mediatek
Starting test
Resources

count_connectors : 0
count_encoders   : 0

DSI

To enable DSI as the only display connector, load the overlay file display-dsi.dtbo during flashing process:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-dsi.dtbo

If you don’t want to re-flash the entire root file system, you can simply update the overlay configuration with:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-dsi.dtbo kernel mmc0boot1

After boot into the console you can use modeprint mediatek command to check if DSI port have been properly configured:

root@genio-350-evk:~# modeprint mediatek
Starting test
Resources

count_connectors : 1
count_encoders   : 1
count_crtcs      : 1
count_fbs        : 0

Connector: DSI-1
        id             : 32
        encoder id     : 31
        conn           : connected
        size           : 95x151 (mm)
        count_modes    : 1
        count_props    : 5
        props          : 1 2 5 6 4
        count_encoders : 1
        encoders       : 31
Mode: "1200x1920" 1200x1920 60

The associated display data pipeline can process up to 1920x1200 with 60Hz refresh rate for DSI.

HDMI

To enable HDMI as the only display connector, load the overlay file display-hdmi.dtbo during flashing process:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-hdmi.dtbo

If you don’t want to re-flash the entire root file system, you can simply update the overlay configuration with:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-hdmi.dtbo kernel mmc0boot1

After boot into the console you can use modeprint mediatek command to check if HDMI port have been properly configured:

root@genio-350-evk:~# modeprint mediatek
Starting test
Resources

count_connectors : 1
count_encoders   : 1
count_crtcs      : 2
count_fbs        : 0

Connector: HDMI-A-1
        id             : 32
        encoder id     : 31
        conn           : connected
        size           : 600x340 (mm)
        count_modes    : 13
        count_props    : 5
        props          : 1 2 5 6 4
        count_encoders : 1
        encoders       : 31
Mode: "1280x720" 1280x720 60
Mode: "1280x720" 1280x720 60
...

The associated display data pipeline can process up to 1920x1080 with 30Hz refresh rate for HDMI.

LVDS

To enable LVDS as the only display connector, load the overlay file display-lvds.dtbo during flashing process:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-lvds.dtbo

If you don’t want to re-flash the entire root file system, you can simply update the overlay configuration with:

genio-flash -i rity-demo-image --load-dtbo display-lvds.dtbo kernel mmc0boot1

After boot into the console you can use modeprint mediatek command to check if LVDS port have been properly configured:

root@genio-350-evk:~# modeprint mediatek
Starting test
Resources

count_connectors : 1
count_encoders   : 1
count_crtcs      : 2
count_fbs        : 0

Connector: LVDS-1
        id             : 32
        encoder id     : 31
        conn           : connected
        size           : 344x193 (mm)
        count_modes    : 1
        count_props    : 5
        props          : 1 2 5 6 4
        count_encoders : 1
        encoders       : 31
Mode: "1366x768" 1366x768 60

The associated display data pipeline can process up to 1366x768 with 60Hz refresh rate for LVDS.

HDMI on Genio 350-EVK

To use the HDMI port on Genio 350-EVK, you need to:

1. Set the boot switch (SW2101) to ON=HDMI, as shown below:

   

2. If you use a P1V3 EVK, make sure to short all four jumpers (J2324, J2325, J2326, J2327) at the upper left corner:

   

Note

Open all four jumpers when Ethernet is used.

3. Flash rity-demo-image. In addition,

   • Make sure you don’t add the --load-dtbo net-ethernet.dtbo parameter. If you load the net-ethernet.dtbo overlay, it disables the HDMI port.

   • If you’ve enabled DSI panel using default rity-demo-image or kernel configuration, you must attach the LCM panel as described in the DSI LCM section below.

4. Connect to HDMI monitors to the main board before power-on.

5. Power on or reset the main board.

Note

Genio 350-EVK does not support Full HD (1920x1080@60Hz). If your HDMI monitor does not support 1920x1080@30Hz, it is likely to use 720p resolution, depending on the capability of your monitor.

If the HDMI monitor is successfully detected, it shows a desktop by default, and you may check the log of weston compositor with:

cat /var/log/weston.log

If the HDMI monitor is successfully detected, it would have log similar to the following, although the exact detected resolution list depends on the actual monitor:

[10:44:03.533] DRM: head 'HDMI-A-1' found, connector 32 is connected, EDID make 'BNQ', model 'BenQ PD3200U', serial '87M00693019'
[10:44:03.533] DRM: head 'DSI-1' found, connector 34 is connected, EDID make 'unknown', model 'unknown', serial 'unknown'
[10:44:03.534] Registered plugin API 'weston_drm_output_api_v1' of size 24
[10:44:03.534] Chosen EGL config details: id:   1 rgba: 8 8 8 0 buf: 24 dep:  0 stcl: 0 int: 0-0 type: win|pbf|swap_preserved vis_id: XRGB8888 (0x34325258)
[10:44:03.535] Output HDMI-A-1 (crtc 45) video modes:
            1920x1080@30.0 16:9, current, 74.2 MHz
            1920x1080@25.0 16:9, 74.2 MHz
            1920x1080@24.0 16:9, 74.2 MHz
            1280x800@59.9, 71.0 MHz
            1280x720@60.0, 74.2 MHz
            1280x720@60.0 16:9, 74.2 MHz
            1280x720@59.9 16:9, 74.2 MHz
            1280x720@50.0 16:9, 74.2 MHz
            1024x768@60.0, 65.0 MHz
            832x624@74.6, 57.3 MHz
            800x600@75.0, 49.5 MHz
            800x600@60.3, 40.0 MHz
            720x576@50.0 16:9, 27.0 MHz
            720x480@60.0 16:9, 27.0 MHz
            720x480@59.9 16:9, 27.0 MHz
            640x480@75.0, 31.5 MHz
            640x480@60.0 4:3, 25.2 MHz
            640x480@59.9, 25.2 MHz
            640x480@59.9 4:3, 25.2 MHz
            720x400@70.1, 28.3 MHz
[10:44:03.535] associating input device event0 with output HDMI-A-1 (none by udev)
[10:44:03.535] associating input device event1 with output HDMI-A-1 (none by udev)
[10:44:03.535] Output 'HDMI-A-1' enabled with head(s) HDMI-A-1

MIPI-DSI LCM on Genio 350-EVK

Please follow the steps below to connect to the StarTek LCM(KD070FHFID015-C021A) provided in the evaluation kit.

LCM Setup on Genio 350-EVK

Please connect LCM FPC as shown below:

and then connect the FPC to the main board with the label MB facing upward:

LVDS on Genio 350-EVK

The prebuilt rity-demo-image supports MIPI output LVDS, which can be connected to the LVDS to LVDS Daughter Board, and then to the panel AUO G156XTN01.0.

Note

• The LVDS to LVDS Daughter Board does not come with the Genio 350-EVK set. Please contact MTK CPM to obtain one.

• The LVDS to LVDS Daughter Board does not contain any bridge ICs. It only transfer LVDS signals between the MIPI output to the panel connector.

LVDS Setup on Genio 350-EVK

An example of the daughter board is shown below:

To install the daughter board, turn the daughter board to the back side, then connect the MIPI and CTP cables with those on the daughter board.

Connect the LVDS cables to both the daughter board and the panel.

A complete setup example is provided below.

Troubleshooting

HDMI Does Not Work on Genio 350-EVK

Please kindly check the following:

• Please check the HDMI/Ethernet switch on the board.

• Please check the HDMI/Ethernet jumpers on the board.

• Please make sure Ethernet is not enabled in the dtbo

• If you’ve enabled DSI panel in the dtbo or kernel configuration, you MUST attach the DSI panel hardware.

Related Source Code

Driver Source for the StarTek panel (also MIPI-DSI) is located in: https://gitlab.com/mediatek/aiot/bsp/linux/-/blob/mtk-v5.15-dev/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-startek-kd070fhfid015.c

Related Linux Device Tree is located in:

Board default DTS: https://gitlab.com/mediatek/aiot/bsp/linux/-/blob/mtk-v5.15-dev/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt8365-evk.dts

You can refer to this fragment on the parts related to the StarTek panel configuration. The driver and configuration is based on Linux DRM display driver framework, it would be helpful to also take a look at Linux kernel v5.15’s Kernel Mode Setting documentation: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.15/gpu/drm-kms-helpers.html#mipi-dsi-helper-functions-reference