SN65DSI86: Debug request on SN65DSI86 in system

Part Number: SN65DSI86

Tool/software:

This going to deep for and I need your help. The customer is Fresenius in the Medical sector and the board schematics needs to be ready next week Tuesday. appreciate your help.

Customer info:

Regarding the SN65DSI86:

In our last state of our carrier board we have designed the board to connect several video bridges to it. We have created a mini PCB with the DSI Bridge SN65DSI86 that is connected to our carrier board. The bridge of the mini PCB currently does not work. The Test picture is shown on the LCD (eDP lines of the bridge works fine) but the DSI communication between the SOM and the bridge has the error flag CHA_DSI_PROTOCOL_ERR is set. The DSI lines of the bridge are directly connected to the AVNET SOM with the IMX.85. If we connect the eval board of the SN65DSI86 to the DSI connector it works fine.

 

This is the reason why I ask you: can you please review our next design where the TI DSI bridge SN65DSI86 is integrated to the carrier board?

You can find the schematic page attached.

The connection to the SOM via the SMARC interface has the following pinout:

 

Do you have any other important points regarding the schematic of the bridge?

Would be nice to get a feedback until Tuesday next week from your side, because the schematic has to be finished next week.

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It is possible to set-up a call Dallas morning time as the customer is located in Germany. 1st prio is Schematic review. 2nd prio why the min PCB (daughtercard) doesn't work.

2001C-NotEquipped(DisplayMonitor)_01.09.2025.pdf

  • Hi Frank,

    I will review the schematic and get back to you by Friday.

    For the DSI input video issue, "CHA_DSI_PROTOCOL_ERR" and other 0xF0 - 0xF1 errors could be due to SI issues or DSI protocol setup issues. 

    1. When the DSI source is connected to EVM, is the source set up the same way as when it is tested with the custom board? Is there any issue with the connectors, and layout?


    2. For the DSI86 EVM and DSI86 mini PCB, are both setups programmed the same way? The programming is the register settings done to configure the device.

    Also, please note that the initialization sequence of the device has to be met "8.4.2 Power-Up Sequence".

    Best regards,
    Ikram

  • Hi Frank, 

    1. The schematic you shared has pin number assignments that do no match the SN65DSI86-Q1. Please check the pin assignments for the SN65DSI-Q1 from the datasheet and update the schematic component for this. 

    Is the SN65DSI86 (BGA device) or SN65DSI-Q1 used?

    2. Also, please check that the I2C lines have adequate pullup resistors added. 

    3. For the EN pin, we recommend a 200 nF capacitor, but the value ultimately depends on the customer's implementation.

    4. For the crystal used for the REFCLK, please check the component datasheet to verify that it meets the REFCLK specifications shared in the datasheet.

    Please update the component pin assignments and let us know if there are any questions.


    Best regards,
    Ikram