The Generic Request datatypes are used for reading and writing to DSIx6 CFR space as well as for providing DisplayPort secondary data packets. The DSIx6 supports these request types in the form of high-speed data transmissions or low power data transmissions (LPDT).

To properly sample high-speed data received on the DSI interface, the DSIx6 implements a hardware mechanism, known as DSI_CLK_RANGE Estimator, to determine the DSI clock frequency. This hardware mechanism uses the REFCLK as a reference for calculating the DSI clock frequency. When the REFCLK_FREQ register correctly matching the REFCLK frequency, the DSI_CLK_RANGE Estimator will be able determine the DSIA and DSIB clock frequency. The DSI_CLK_RANGE Estimator requires a throw-away read (that is, read from address 0x00) before hardware will update CHA_DSI_CLK_RANGE and CHB_DSI_CLK_RANGE registers. Note that this first access may set some DSI error bits. In the cases where the system designer does not wish to use the DSI_CLK_RANGE Estimator, software can write the desired DSI Clock frequency to the CHA_DSI_CLK_RANGE and CHB_DSI_CLK_RANGE. Once these registers are written, the DSI_CLK_RANGE Estimator will be disabled and it becomes system software responsibility to make sure the CHA_DSI_CLK_RANGE and CHB_DSI_CLK_RANGE registers always reflect the actual DSI clock frequency.