GS12170-IBE3

The GS12170 is a fully featured SDI/HDMI bridge chip (including backwards compatibility with the GS12070 UHD-SDI Gearbox) for SDI link conversion applications. The GS12170 can be configured to operate in one of three modes: SDI to HDMI Bridge Mode, HDMI to SDI Bridge Mode, or SDI Gearbox Mode. The device fully supports SDI interface standards from HD-SDI (ST 292) to UHD-SDI at 12Gb/s (ST 2082-1), including all Multi-Link SDI standards at these rates. When configured for HDMI bridging, the GS12170 fully supports the HDMI 2.0 standard up to 4Kp60 4:2:2 format. The G12170 is the ideal solution for chip-to-chip connectivity using TMDS signalling for UHDTV products requiring a 12Gb/s UHD-SDI interface. For example, add a 12Gb/s UHD-SDI input interface to a UHDTV monitor simply by adding the GS12170 in SDI to HDMI Mode, with TMDS connection directly into off-the-shelf image processing ASICs.