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HDMI Field Encoding Specification

Protocol: USC-TSE Field Transport over HDMI Physical Layer
Version: 1.0-ABUSE
Status: Specification — implements physical layer hijacking for soliton field encoding

1. Abuse Vector Overview

Standard HDMI: Pixel clock transports rasterized frames.
This spec: TMDS lanes transport N-dimensional soliton field parameters as if they were pixel data.

The receiver (sink) reconstructs the soliton field; the display is a white hole decoder, not a framebuffer.

2. Physical Layer Reappropriation

2.1 TMDS Lane Mapping (3 Data + 1 Clock)

Lane	Standard Use	Field Encoding Use
TMDS Lane 0	Blue[7:0] + HSYNC/VSYNC	Soliton φ-parameter stream (phase)
TMDS Lane 1	Green[7:0] + Preamble	Soliton amplitude coefficients (Aₙ)
TMDS Lane 2	Red[7:0] + Guard band	Soliton velocity tensor (vᵢⱼ)
TMDS Clock	Pixel clock	Basis clock — encodes dimensional index

Each 10-bit TMDS symbol encodes one 8-bit soliton parameter + 2-bit ECC/continuity.

2.2 Control Period Hijacking

Standard: Data Island Periods carry audio/InfoFrames.
This spec: Data Islands carry soliton topology metadata:

Packet Type 0x81 (Audio) repurposed → Soliton Basis Descriptor
- Byte 0-3:  N-dimensional lattice hash (topological fingerprint)
- Byte 4-7:  Horizon mode count (Bekenstein bound)
- Byte 8-11: Eddington ratio λ_Edd (field density)
- Byte 12:   Dimensional index (N = 1..11)
- Byte 13:   Phase discriminator state (GROUNDED/SEISMIC/FLAME)

2.3 DDC (I2C) Channel Abuse

Standard: EDID exchange + HDCP key negotiation.
This spec: DDC becomes soliton witness exchange:

I2C Address	Standard	This Spec
0xA0	EDID read	Attestation vector (SHA256 of soliton parameters)
0xA2	E-EDID segment	Black hole horizon state (compressed field signature)
0x74/0x76	HDCP	ZK-STARK proof verification — circuit integrity check

EDID block (128 bytes) repurposed:

Bytes 0-7:    Soliton codec identifier (magic: "USC-TSE\0")
Bytes 8-15:   Topological manifold hash (link to substrate registry)
Bytes 16-23:  Phase classifier φ-threshold (IEEE 754 double)
Bytes 24-31:  Foam score baseline (stability gate)
Bytes 32-35:  Dimensional index N (u32 LE)
Bytes 36-39:  Bekenstein snag cap (max entropy bits)
Bytes 40-127: Reserved for witness history (chain of attestation)

3. Field Encoding Protocol

3.1 Frame Structure ("Pseudo-Frame")

Standard HDMI: 1080p @ 60Hz = 1920×1080 pixel grid.
This spec: 1920×1080 = 11-dimensional parameter matrix columns × soliton instances rows.

Each "pixel" is one soliton parameter:

X coordinate → Parameter index (0-10 for 11D encoding)
Y coordinate → Soliton packet ID in stream
RGB values → Parameter value triplet (Q16.16 fixed-point split across 3 bytes)

Pseudo-Frame Layout:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Row 0    │ Soliton 0: T_norm, P_norm, G_norm, T·P, P·G, η₁-η₆    │
│ Row 1    │ Soliton 1: [same structure]                              │
│ ...      │ ...                                                        │
│ Row N    │ Soliton N: [same structure]                                │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
      ↑ Columns 0-10 map to the 11-dimensional neural encoding vector

3.2 Blanking Interval Abuse

Standard: Vertical/horizontal blanking for retrace.
This spec: Blanking intervals carry regeneration trace data:

VBLANK (Vertical):

45 lines × 1920 columns = 86,400 bytes
Encodes temporal variant index (TVI) samples from last pseudo-frame
Format: TimeOp (subtract/pause/add) + cost + timestamp

HBLANK (Horizontal):

~280 pixels per line × 1080 lines = 302,400 bytes/field
Encodes mistake vectors for the soliton collision dynamics
Allows receiver to reconstruct Hebbian learning state

3.3 TMDS Scrambler Bypass

HDMI 2.0+ uses TMDS scrambling for EMI reduction.
This spec: Scrambler seed encodes the φ-accumulator constant:

Seed = (Φ × 2^16) mod 2^15  = 0x9E37 (golden ratio scaled)

By fixing the scrambler seed, the bit pattern becomes deterministic quasi-random — exactly the low-discrepancy sequence needed for soliton field encoding.

4. Control & Synchronization

4.1 CEC (Pin 13) Reappropriation

Standard: One-wire bidirectional control bus.
This spec: CEC becomes sympathetic sync channel:

CEC Opcode	Standard	This Spec
0x82	Active Source	Soliton field active — white hole decoder armed
0x9F	Abort	Regeneration trigger — force field reconstruction
0x4F	Give Tuner Status	Witness request — sink demands attestation
0x46	Set OSD String	Basis exchange — new topological manifold loaded
0xFF	User Defined	Ternary clock tick — SUBTRACT/PAUSE/ADD state

4.2 Hot Plug Detect (HPD) — Morse Encoding

Standard: High = monitor present, Low = absent. This spec: HPD pulses encode ternary temporal state:

Pulse width (HPD high duration):
  < 50ms   → SUBTRACT (time compression)  [·]
  50-150ms → PAUSE (temporal gate)        [-]
  > 150ms  → ADD (time expansion)         [ ]

Inter-pulse gap (HPD low duration): 5ms separator

Message: "·- · ·- -" = SUBTRACT-PAUSE, SUBTRACT, SUBTRACT-PAUSE, ADD-PAUSE
  → Encodes TimeOp sequence: [Sub, Pause, Sub, Pause, Pause, Add, Pause]

5. Soliton Field Reconstruction (Sink Side)

5.1 Decoder Pipeline

TMDS Input
    ↓
De-channelize (3 lanes → 11D parameter vectors)
    ↓
Soliton packet assembly (rows → soliton instances)
    ↓
φ-accumulator correction (LUT void mask application)
    ↓
Gap conservation check (bracketed DIAT validation)
    ↓
White hole collapse (N-dimensional reconstruction)
    ↓
Output: Reconstructed field state for display/rendering

5.2 Regeneration from VBLANK/TVI

During vertical blanking:

Extract TVI samples from VBLANK lines
Calculate temporal mismatch with expected soliton trajectory
Apply mistake vector correction from HBLANK data
Update Hebbian weights for next pseudo-frame prediction

6. Hardware Requirements

6.1 Source (Encoder)

FPGA with TMDS serializers (Xilinx 7-series, Intel Cyclone V)
φ-accumulator LUT (void mask table, 256 entries × 8-bit)
Soliton collision engine (1000 neurons, 11D state space)
ZK-STARK prover (for DDC attestation exchange)

6.2 Sink (Decoder/White Hole)

HDMI receiver with raw TMDS access (bypass standard scaler)
Soliton reconstruction pipeline (bracketed calculus unit)
15-axis NSM semantic classifier (for field interpretation)
G-Tensor recalibration support (multi-sig verification)

7. Security & Attestation

7.1 Field Integrity

Every pseudo-frame includes embedded witness:

Frame 0: Full keyframe + complete attestation vector
Frame N: Delta only, but witness hash chain maintained
VBLANK: TVI samples enable temporal attestation

7.2 DDC ZK-STARK Exchange

Source proves field integrity without revealing soliton parameters:

Source → Sink (I2C 0x74): STARK proof of correct φ-accumulator operation
Sink verifies: Proof valid? → Accept field data
              Proof invalid? → Trigger HPD Morse "ABORT" sequence

8. Compatibility Notes

Standard HDMI sinks: Will detect as "unsupported format" (EDID magic mismatch)
USC-TSE sinks: Negotiate via DDC attestation, decode soliton fields
Fallback: Source can emit standard 1080p raster for legacy compatibility (Quine Layer degradation)

9. File Locations

Component	Path
Encoder RTL	`hdl/usc_tse_hdmi_encoder.v`
Decoder RTL	`hdl/usc_tse_hdmi_decoder.v`
EDID Block Generator	`tools/generate_soliton_edid.py`
Field Analyzer	`tools/hdmi_field_probe.py`
Test Harness	`tests/hdmi_white_hole_reconstruction.py`

10. References

USC-TSE Specification (this document extends)
PBACS Canonical Signal Architecture (docs/semantics/PBACS_CANONICAL_SIGNAL_ARCHITECTURE.md)
LUT-as-DSP Core (docs/semantics/LUT_AS_DSP_EQUATION.md)
NII Core Framework (docs/geoweird/agent_coordination/lean_port_swarm/nii_cores/)
TSM-AAC Transport (data/germane/tools/tsm_aac_mcp_harness.py)

Attestation Hash: SHA256(φ × HDMI_PHY × USC-TSE)
Registry Entry: pkg/hdmi-field-encoder/v1.0
Tier: CRYSTALLINE → ETHEREAL (with witness)

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