On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Tomi Valkeinen wrote: > I don't know what MCS is. MCS is manufacturer specific commands (Manufacturer Command Set). > But DSI is just a bi-directional transfer > protocol between the SoC and the peripheral, you can send arbitrary data > over it. > > Normally the SoC composes a pixel stream using overlays and whatnot, > which goes to the DSI hardware, which then serializes the data and sends > it to the peripheral. > > But you can as well send any data, like commands, and the peripheral can > respond with any relevant data. Ok it makes sense now, and I see how it can get more complicated than SDVO. A DSI lib is a good idea and interfaces for stuff like backlight and mechanisms for queuing commands that need to go in during blanking. Thanks for clearing it up -Patrik -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fbdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
