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The AXIOM Beta will soon feature a Plugin with a Xilinx Artix FPGA with Gigabit Tranceivers to act as gearwork for the ZYNQ HDMI output.
**Goals:**
- Implement gearwork and communication interface
- Implement link training
- Simulate/Test the interface and gearwork
**Prerequisites:**
- HDMI Know-How
- SERDES Know-How
**Language Skills:**
- HDL (VHDL or Verilog)
**Useful Links:**
- https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8057-dissecting_hdmi
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SerDes
**Difficulty:** Medium
**Mentors:** Bertl
To get in touch with any mentor check the [[ https://www.apertus.org/GSoC-2019-Mentor-Contact-List | Mentor Contact List]].
**Notes:** If you do not have access to the required hardware platforms/dev kits, we will provide them (or remote access) to you for the duration of the project.