HDMI
This guide will show you how to use the HDMI connecter on the phyCORE-AM62Ax development kit carrier board.
![phyCORE-AM62Ax HDMI](../_images/pb-07524_hdmi.png)
Requirements
In order to follow this guide you will need an HDMI cable as well as an HDMI capable display such as a monitor.
Note
Be sure that you are not using a headless BSP image as this does not support the HDMI interface.
Setup the HDMI Display
Power off and remove the power supply from the development kit.
Target (Linux)poweroff
Connect the HDMI display to X45 and to the HDMI monitor.
Power on the development kit. As the board is booting, 4x Tux the penguins should appear, followed by a PHYTEC logo with a loading bar and finally a “Multitouch” qtdemo should show on the screen.
Note
There is a known issue with qt5demo having a distorted image with missing pixcels.
Default Test Image
Stop the qtdemo and weston demos.
Target (Linux)systemctl stop phytec-qtdemo systemctl stop weston.socket
Run the following command to display a test image on the screen.
Target (Linux)fbtest
Expected Outputroot@phyboard-lyra-am62axx-1:~# fbtest Using drawops cfb32 (32 bpp packed pixels) Available visuals: Monochrome Grayscale 256 Truecolor 8:8:8:0 Using visops truecolor Running all tests test001: PASSED test002: PASSED test004: PASSED test006: PASSED test008: PASSED test009: PASSED
![phyCORE-AM62Ax HDMI Test 1](../_images/pb-07124_HDMI_fbtest_test001.jpg)
![phyCORE-AM62Ax HDMI Test 2](../_images/pb-07124_HDMI_fbtest_test002.jpg)
![phyCORE-AM62Ax HDMI Test 4](../_images/pb-07124_HDMI_fbtest_test004.jpg)
![phyCORE-AM62Ax HDMI Test 6](../_images/pb-07124_HDMI_fbtest_test006.jpg)
![phyCORE-AM62Ax HDMI Test 8](../_images/pb-07124_HDMI_fbtest_test008.jpg)
![phyCORE-AM62Ax HDMI Test 9](../_images/pb-07124_HDMI_fbtest_test009.jpg)