Tektronix HDMXpress 2.1 User manual

HDMXpress 2.1

Printable Application Help

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HDMXpress 2.1

Printable Application Help

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077-1596-01

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Table of Contents

Welcome ............................................................................................................................................. iii

Introduction

Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 1

Getting started

Minimum system requirements ...................................................................................................... 3

Installing the software .................................................................................................................... 3

Activate the license ......................................................................................................................... 4

View version and license information ............................................................................................ 4

Connection setup ............................................................................................................................ 5

Operating basics

Starting the software ....................................................................................................................... 9

Exiting the software ...................................................................................................................... 10

File name extensions .................................................................................................................... 10

Menus and toolbars ....................................................................................................................... 10

Menu bar .................................................................................................................................. 10

Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 13

Configuration list ..................................................................................................................... 15

Instrument Control .................................................................................................................. 16

Output ...................................................................................................................................... 17

AWG-HD Deskew

AWG-HD Deskew Using HDMXpress ........................................................................................ 20

Reference

Shortcut keys ................................................................................................................................ 29

Parameters values ......................................................................................................................... 29

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Welcome

The HDMXpress 2.1 is a HDMI pattern generation and calibration software that
runs on the Arbitrary Waveform Generator. HDMXpress 2.1 supports different
FRL electrical patterns LTP and RXSB33PAT at different FRL rates. It also
supports closed loop calibration for differential amplitude, inter-pair skew, intra­pair skew, FRL rate and jitter tolerance tests. Once the calibration is completed,
the application automatically transfers the waveforms across all the AWGs.

Key Features

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Supports 3 and 4 Lane.

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Synchronizes the patterns created in the HDMXpress to the TekExpress FRL
solution.

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Supports closed loop calibration and creates patterns for electrical testing.

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Supports differential amplitude Swing, Intra-pair skew, Inter-pair skew,
Minimum Link rate and Jitter Calibration.

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Supports multilane calibration for HFR2-5 measurement.

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Welcome

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Introduction

Conventions

The online help uses the following conventions:

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When steps require a sequence of selections using the software interface, the
">" delimiter marks each transition between a menu and an option. For
example, File > Save.

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DUT refers to the Device Under Test.

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The terms "waveform" and "signal" are used interchangeably.

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The term AWG refers to a Tektronix Arbitrary Waveform Generator.

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Introduction

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Getting started

Minimum system requirements

The minimum requirements of the HDMXpress 2.1 application are listed in the
following table:

Table 1: Minimum system requirements

Component Description

Supported OS Windows 10 Professional

Minimum Requirements More than 8 GB free disk space

.Net 4.0
Matlab® Compiler Runtime version 8.0

Prerequisites

Installing the software

TekVisa is required to establish the communication with the signal generators (or
other test instruments), over a LAN. You can download and install the software
from www.tek.com.

An installation wizard installs HDMXpress 2.1. If you have not installed
MATLAB Runtime and .NET 4.0, the installer will detect and install it.

Complete the following steps to download and install the latest HDMXpress

2.1 application. See Minimum system requirements for compatibility.

1. Go to www.tek.com.

2. Click Downloads. In the Downloads menu, select DOWNLOAD TYPE as

Software and enter HDMXpress 2.1 in the MODEL OR KEYWORD field
and click SEARCH.

3. Select the latest version of software and follow the instructions to download.
Copy the executable file to the oscilloscope.

4. Double-click the executable and follow the on-screen instructions. The
software is installed at C:\Program Files\Tektronix\HDMXpress2.1\.

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Getting started

Activate the license

NOTE. You must enable option HD21DSM in the oscilloscope to connect to the
AWG where HDMXpress 2.1 is installed.

Activate the license using the option installation wizard on the oscilloscope.
Follow these steps to activate the HDMXpress 2.1 license:

1. From the oscilloscope menu bar, click Utilities > Option Installation.

The TekScope Option Installation wizard opens.

2. Instructions for using the Options Installation window to activate licenses for
installed applications is provided in the oscilloscope online help. Press the F1
key on the oscilloscope keyboard to open the Option Installation help topic.
Follow the directions in the topic to activate the license.

View version and license information

To view version information, Click Help > About HDMXpress 2.1.

Option Information

From the oscilloscope Help menu, select About TekScope.

The Options section in the dialog box displays a list of installed options,
including HDMXpress 2.1 (option HD21DSM).

NOTE. Option HD21DSM must be installed on the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope
is connected to the AWG (where HDMXpress 2.1 is installed) through LAN
network.

Additional Information

For HDMXpress 2.1 to be activated on the AWG, the AWG where the
HDMXpress 2.1 software installed must be connected via the network to an
oscilloscope with option HD21DSM installed.

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