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Pixel Clock from LVDS Panel Spec Not Working VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS IMX8MP

Hi,

I'm working with the Variscite SOM VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS (you can find their website when googling this SOM model) that is using LVDS for a 640x480 60Hz LCD. I'm unable to get a stable image for the LCD when using the display timing parameters from the spec sheet. 

My device tree changes:

#include "imx8mp-var-som-symphony.dts"

/ {
	panel {
		compatible = "panel-lvds";
		backlight = <&backlight>;
		width-mm = <211>;
		height-mm = <158>;
		label = "640x480";
		data-mapping = "jeida-24";
		status = "okay";

		panel-timing {
			clock-frequency = <25175000>;
			hactive = <640>;
			vactive = <480>;
			hback-porch = <40>;
			hfront-porch = <8>;
			vback-porch = <25>;
			vfront-porch = <2>;
			hsync-len = <96>;
			vsync-len = <2>;
			hsync-active = <0>;
			vsync-active = <0>;
			de-active = <1>;
		};

		port {
			panel_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&lvds_out>;
			};
		};
	};
};

&clk {
	assigned-clock-rates = <0>, <0>,
                               <1000000000>,
                               <800000000>,
                               <500000000>,
                               <400000000>,
                               <800000000>,
                               <393216000>,
                               <361267200>,
                               <352450000>;
};

&media_blk_ctrl {
	assigned-clock-rates = <500000000>, <200000000>,
			       <0>, <0>, <352450000>;
};

&ldb {
	status = "okay";
	lvds-channel@0 {
		fsl,data-mapping = "jeida";
		fsl,data-width = <24>;
		status = "okay";

		port@1 {
			reg = <1>;

			lvds_out: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&panel_in>;
			};
		};
	};
};
 

I've updated the PLL clocks to reflect the 25.175 MHz pixel clock (25.175 * 14 = 352.450MHz) I've also added other clocks incase there was different multiplier (not just 14). 

static const struct imx_pll14xx_rate_table imx_pll1443x_tbl[] = {
	PLL_1443X_RATE(1039500000U, 173, 2, 1, 16384), /* 74.25 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(910000000U, 455, 3, 2, 0), /* 65 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(1040000000U, 208, 3, 1, 0), /* 65 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(455000000U, 379, 5, 2, 10923), /* 65 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(650000000U, 325, 3, 2, 0),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(594000000U, 198, 2, 2, 0),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(519750000U, 173, 2, 2, 16384), /* 37.125 MHz */
	/*PLL_1443X_RATE(420000000U, 175, 5, 1, 0),*/ /* 30 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(393216000U, 262, 2, 3, 9437),
	/*PLL_1443X_RATE(378000000U, 126, 4, 1, 0),*/ /* 27 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(361267200U, 361, 3, 3, 17511),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(352450000U, 220, 15, 0, 18432), /* 25.175 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(400000000U, 200, 3, 2, 0), /* 25 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(700000000U, 175, 3, 1, 0), /* 25 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(350000000U, 175, 6, 1, 0), /* 25 MHz */
	PLL_1443X_RATE(245760000U, 328, 4, 3, 0xae15),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(225792000U, 226, 3, 3, 0xcac1),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(122880000U, 328, 4, 4, 0xae15),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(112896000U, 226, 3, 4, 0xcac1),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(61440000U, 328, 4, 5, 0xae15),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(56448000U, 226, 3, 5, 0xcac1),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(49152000U, 393, 3, 6, 0x374c),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(45158400U, 241, 2, 6, 0xd845),
	PLL_1443X_RATE(40960000U, 109, 1, 6, 0x3a07),
};

I've commented out the hardcoded clocks inside imx8mp-ldb.c 

	/*
	 * Due to limited video PLL frequency points on i.MX8mp,
	 * we do mode fixup here in case any mode is unsupported.
	 */
	/*if (ldb->dual)
		mode->clock = mode->clock > 100000 ? 148500 : 74250;
	else
		mode->clock = 74250;*/

	return 0;

Verified PLL clock on board:
root@imx8mp-var-dart:~# cat /sys/kernel/debug/clk/video_pll1/clk_rate
352450000


The picture looks like this 

Please advise on what to try next.


Thanks,
Jon

i.MX 8M | i.MX 8M Mini | i.MX 8M NanoRe: Pixel Clock from LVDS Panel Spec Not Working VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS IMX8MP

refer to your panel spec, it seems you don't set correct timings, the h_total is 800 and v_total is 525, pls double check it

Re: Pixel Clock from LVDS Panel Spec Not Working VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS IMX8MP

Bumping to be seen by support @joanxie 

Re: Pixel Clock from LVDS Panel Spec Not Working VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS IMX8MP

I updated the timings to equal 800 htotal and 525 vtotal. Picture comes out the same. 
I measured the clocks on the scope, 25MHz comes out fine for pixel clock but the vertical and horizontal sync are unstable.
Can IMX8MP support 640x480? Why wouldn't the h/v sync timings be unstable?
We have this same LCD for imx6solox and there wasn't any problems (kernel 4.9), simple-panel setup in the device tree, it was straight forward and worked right away. 

Re: Pixel Clock from LVDS Panel Spec Not Working VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS IMX8MP

Hi @synthesys 

Can you share your current timing setting?

Best Regards,
Zhiming

Re: Pixel Clock from LVDS Panel Spec Not Working VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS IMX8MP

Hi, here are the current timings.

panel {
		compatible = "panel-lvds";
		backlight = <&backlight>;
		width-mm = <211>;
		height-mm = <158>;
		label = "640x480";
		data-mapping = "jeida-24";
		status = "okay";

		panel-timing {
			clock-frequency = <25175000>;
			hactive = <640>;
			vactive = <480>;
			hback-porch = <46>;
			hfront-porch = <8>;
			vback-porch = <38>;
			vfront-porch = <4>;
			hsync-len = <106>;
			vsync-len = <3>;
			hsync-active = <0>;
			vsync-active = <0>;
			de-active = <1>;
		};

		port {
			panel_in: endpoint {
				remote-endpoint = <&lvds_out>;
			};
		};
	};

I attached the LCD data sheet and the specific page with timings. We have an LCD board that converts LVDS to Parallel RGB. Like I mentioned previously, this same LCD works with IMX6SoloX just fine.  

For some reason, 12.5MHz, the image looks great but its only at 30Hz refresh rate. I want to use the spec which is 25MHz @ 60 Hz refresh rate.