RTD2797UPM-CG 
 
 
 
MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROLLER 
DATASHEET 
Rev. 1.01 
10 May 2016 
Track ID: JATR-8275-15 
 
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REVISION HISTORY 
Revision 
Release Date  Summary 
1.0 
1.01 
2016/03/10 
First release. 
2016/05/10  DP version upgrade 
 
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Table of Contents 
RTD2797UPM-CG 
Datasheet 
1.  GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 
FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2 
2. 
SYSTEM APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 6 
3. 
4. 
BLOCK DIAGRAM ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 
PIN ASSIGNMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 
5. 
6. 
PIN ASSIGNMENTS TABLE ........................................................................................................................................ 9 
7.  REGISTER DESCRIPTION .........................................................................................................................................22 
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................................23 
8. 
8.1. 
8.2. 
8.3. 
Recommended Operating Conditions ........................................................................................ 23 
Absolute Maximum Ratings ...................................................................................................... 23 
Reset Period ............................................................................................................................... 23 
9.  MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................24 
10.  ORDERING INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................26 
 
 
List of Tables 
TABLE 1.      SIGNALS PIN ASSIGNMENT OF EDHS BGA .................................................................................................................. 9 
TABLE 2.      POWER / GROUND PIN ASSIGNMENT OF EDHS BGA ................................................................................................. 20 
TABLE 6.      RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS OF PBGA ................................................................................................. 23 
TABLE 7.      ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS OF PBGA ................................................................................................................. 23 
TABLE 8.      RESET PERIOD OF PBGA ............................................................................................................................................ 23 
TABLE 9.      ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................... 26 
 
 
List of Figures 
FIGURE 1.      DATA PATH .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 
FIGURE 2.      BALL DIAGRAM OF EDHS BGA ................................................................................................................................. 8 
FIGURE 3.      MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION OF PBGA (1) .............................................................................................................. 24 
FIGURE 4.      MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION OF PBGA (2) .............................................................................................................. 25 
 
 
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1.  General Description 
The  Realtek  RTD2797UPM-CG  monitor  controller  combines  an  analog  RGB  input  interface,  multiple 
HDMI  2.0  compliant  digital  input  interfaces  with  HDCP1.4/HDCP2.2,  multiple  DP1.4  digital  input 
interfaces with HDCP1.4/HDCP2.2, multiple HDMI 1.4 compliant digital input interfaces with HDCP1.4, 
and  multiple  MHL2.2  digital  input  interfaces  with  HDCP1.4.  The  embedded  MCU  is  based  on  an 
industrial standard 8051 core with external serial flash. 
The  RTD2797UPM-CG  is  suitable  for  multiple  market  segments  and  display  applications,  such  as 
monitor, All in One PC, and embedded applications. 
 
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2. 
Features 
General 
  RTD2797UPM-CG supports input format up 
to 3440x1440 @60Hz and 4096x2160 @ 
60Hz. 
  Supports one analog RGB input and six 
multiple-digital-interface combo inputs 
  Support multiple panel interfaces like, 
V-by-One, and eDP 
  Support DisplayPort 1.4 HBR2 MST 
daisy-chaining 
  Embedded programmable Schmitt trigger of 
HSYNC 
  Support Sync-On-Green (SOG) and various 
kinds of composite sync modes 
  On-chip high-performance hybrid PLLs 
  High resolution true 64 phase ADC PLL 
  YPbPr support up to HDTV 1080p resolution 
 
Ultra-High Speed Receiver   
  Supports PIP / PBP and 4P function 
  4 ports of Ultra-High Speed Combo 
Receivers. 
  Zoom scaling up and down 
  Embedded one MCU with SPI flash 
controller. 
 
It contains 4 ADCs in key pad application 
  Require only one crystal to generate all 
timing.   
  Programmable internal low-voltage-reset 
(LVR) 
  Support two HDMI2.0 (6GHz), and two 
DisplayPort1.4 (5.4GHz, HBR2). 
 
 
 
In HDMI mode, the latest HDMI2.0 is 
supported 
In HDMI mode, data enable only mode is 
supported 
In HDMI mode, 6-bit, 8-bit, 10-bit, and 12-bit 
color depth transport is supported 
  High resolution 6 channels PWM output, and 
 
wide range selectable PWM frequency. 
 
In HDMI mode, High-Bandwidth Digital 
Content Protection (HDCP 1.4/HDCP2.2) is 
supported 
Crystal 
  Support 14.318MHz crystal type 
 
Analog RGB Input Interface 
  1 Analog input supported 
 
Integrated 8-bit triple-channel 210MHz 
ADC/PLL 
 
 
 
In HDMI mode, HDMI audio is allowed to 
transmit to I2S/SPDIF output 
In DisplayPort mode, the latest DisplayPort 
1.4 is supported 
In DisplayPort mode, three link layer speed 
HBR2 (5.4GHz), HBR (2.7GHz), RBR 
(1.62GHz) are supported 
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In DisplayPort mode, 6-bit, 8-bit, 10-bit, and 
12-bit color depth transport is supported 
Embedded MCU   
In DisplayPort mode, High-Bandwidth Digital 
Content Protection (HDCP 1.4/HDCP2.2) is 
supported 
 
Industrial standard 8051 core with external 
serial flash   
  Low speed ADC for various application 
In DisplayPort mode, DisplayPort audio is 
allowed to transmit to I2S/SPDIF output 
 
I2C Master or Slave hardware supported 
 
High Speed Combo Receiver   
  RTD2797UPM-CG supports 2 ports of High 
Speed Combo Receivers. 
  Each port can be configured as HDMI1.4 
(3GHz), MHL2.2 (3GHz), or DVI as desired 
In HDMI mode, data enable only mode is 
supported 
Auto Detection /Auto Calibration 
 
Input format detection 
  Compatibility with standard VESA mode and 
support user-defined mode 
  Smart engine for Phase/Image position/Color   
calibration 
 
Audio 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In HDMI mode, 6-bit, 8-bit, 10-bit, and 12-bit 
color depth transport is supported 
  Output: IIS , SPDIF 
In HDMI mode, High-Bandwidth Digital 
Content Protection (HDCP 1.4) is supported 
In HDMI mode, HDMI audio is allowed to 
transmit to I2S/SPDIF output 
  Embedded Audio DAC 
  Embedded headphone amp 
 
Scaling 
In MHL mode, MHL2.2 is supported 
  Fully programmable zoom ratios   
In MHL mode, High-Bandwidth Digital 
Content Protection (HDCP 1.4) is supported 
In MHL mode, packet pixel mode is 
supported 
In DVI mode, Digital Content Protection 
(HDCP 1.4) is supported 
In DVI mode, two adjacent receivers to 
support dual-link DVI with HDCP 
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Independent horizontal/vertical scaling 
  Advanced zoom algorithm provides high 
image quality 
  Sharpness/Smooth filter enhancement 
  Support non-linear scaling from 4:3 to 16:9 or 
16:9 to 4:3 
 
Color Processor 
  True 12-bit color processing engine 
  Programmable 14-bit gamma support 
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  Programmable 12-bit 3D gamma support 
Embedded DDR3 Controller 
  xvYCC supported 
  Adobe/sRGB compliance 
  Advanced dithering logic for the fewer panel 
color depth enhancement 
  Dynamic overshoot-smear canceling engine 
  Brightness and contrast control 
  Peaking/Coring function for video sharpness 
  Support Ultra-Vivid III function to enhance 
image quality with minimal artificial effect on 
productivity applications 
  Panel Uniformity (Brightness and color 
uniformity) 
  Support 17x17x17 3D Gamma LUT   
  Support EOTF(electro-optical transfer 
function): 10 bits SMPTE 2084 
  RTD2797UPM-CG support maximal 2 
external 16-bit DDR3 DRAM 
  Support DDR3 speed up to 1.6GHz 
  Support 90 degree image rotation: 
Portrait-to-Landscape or Landscape-to- 
Portrait 
  LiveShowTM Function, High-performance 
RTC (response time compensation). 
  Frame Rate Control Function 
  RTD2797UPM-CG supports PIP / PBP and 
4P function 
 
Output Interface 
  RTD2797UPM-CG supports 8-lane V-by-One 
or 8-lane eDP (HBR) with the output format 
up to 4096x2160 @ 60Hz. 
  Support 4-lane eDP (HBR2) with the output 
  Support Adaptive Tone-Mapping 
format up to 4096x2160 @ 60Hz. 
  Support BT 2020 
 
VividColorTM     
 
Independent color management (ICM) 
  Dynamic contrast control (DCC) 
  2nd generation of Precise color mapping 
(PCM) 
 
Image Adaptive Power Saving Tech. (IAPS) 
  Support ADC Noise Reduction 
 
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  Support DisplayPort 1.4 HBR2 Multi-stream 
Transport (MST) with 3 maximal downstream 
capability. 
  Fully programmable display timing generator   
  Flexible data pair swapping for easier system 
design. 
  Fixed Last Line output for perfect panel 
capability 
           
Embedded OSD 
  Embedded 64K SRAM dynamically stores 
OSD command and fonts 
  Support multi-color RAM font, 1, 2 and 4-bit 
per pixel 
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  64 color palette   
  OSD-made internal pattern generator for 
  Maximum 26 window with alpha-blending / 
  gradient / gradient target color / gradient 
reversed color/ dynamic fade-in/fade-out, 
bordering/ shadow 
  Rotate 90,180,270 degree 
 
Independent row shadowing/bordering 
factory mode 
  Support 12x18 ~ 4x18 proportional font 
  Hardware decompression for OSD font 
  Support OSD scrolling 
  Support 2 independent font based OSD 
         
  Programmable blinking effects for each 
Power Supply 
character 
  3.3V / 1.5V / 1.1V power supply   
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