How to enable support for 3D Display(HDMI 3D Tx PHY) for IMX6 in Linux Kernel

[venumadhav12]

IMX6 processor has as support for 3D Display i.e (HDMI 3D Tx PHY) . This is mention in IMX6DQRMr2.pdf in Chapter 34 (HDMI 3D Tx PHY).

1) Does the Linux Kernel Support this 3D Display(HDMI 3D Tx PHY)?

2) If it Does not support How to add support for this 3D Display ?

3) Do You have any Sample application to test the this feature?

Thanks and regards

Venu

[gusarambula]

Hello Veni Madhav,

I found some information regarding 3D Playback being available in our Android BSP. However, I’m asking if our Linux BSP also supports it (I would guess it does but I’d like to double check).

Regarding the sample application, you should be able to reproduce a 3D movie in Android using the integrated media player. I’ll investigate if there is a way to do the same in our Linux BSP as I’m not sure the gstreamer version used supports this.

I’ll keep you posted.

[venumadhav12]

Hi Gusarambula,

     Thanks for the reply

We need 3D Display (HDMI 3D PHY) support for Linux BSP package.

1)Can you conform us support for 3D Display (HDMI 3D PHY) is available in Linux BSP package.

     a)If supported Can you provide us patch or git source link.     

     b)If not supported Can you provide the support.

2)About sample application, I keep posted If you get any information.

My sincere thanks for you reply. Please Keep me posted.

Thanks and regards,

Venu

[gusarambula]

I confirmed that the Linux BSP does support HDMI 1.4a and thus also 3D Display. You may download our BSP Release from the Downloads section of the i.MX6 Webpage.

We do not have a test per se but a V4L player connected to an HDMI 1.4a compatible screen should work in side-by-side mode. Make sure you use a Stereoscopic 3D video file. The open source short Big Buck Bunny is already available in this format so it may help for testing.