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Table of Contents

Introduction

About the TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software ........................................................ 1

Conventions .......... ................................ .................................. ............................. 4

Feedback.......................................... ................................ .................................. . 5

Getting Started

Compatibility... . . .... ..... .... . .... ..... .... . .... ..... .... . .... ..... .... . .... ... . . .... . .... .... . .... . .... .... . .... . . 7

Recommended Accessories........................................................................................ 7

Recommended Test Equipment .................................................................................. 10

Requirements and Restrictions................................................................................... 11

How to Use the Software

How to Start the Software ..... ................................ ................................ .............. 12

How to Minimize and Maximize the Software............................................................ 15

How to Return to the Software.................... ................................ .......................... 15

How to Exit the Software ...... ................................ .................................. ............ 16

Software Folders and File Names......................... .................................. ................ 17

Shortcut Keys ................................................................................................. 18

Table of Contents

Operating Basics

Software Window........................ ................................ .................................. ........ 19

Interface Controls.......................... .................................. ................................ ...... 19

Menus and Dialog Boxes

Menu Bar ...................................................................................................... 20

File Menu ............................ ................................ .................................. ........ 21

Tests Menu .................................................................................................... 22

Results Menu ............................ ................................ .................................. .... 22

Utilities Menu .... . .... ..... . .... ..... ..... ... . . ... . . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... ..... . .... .... 23

Help Menu..................................................................................................... 23

Preferences ...... .................................. ................................ ............................ 24

Selection Pane................. ................................ ................................ ................ 25

Execution Pane................................................................................................ 26

Status Bar...................................................................................................... 26

Virtual Keyboard.............................. .................................. .............................. 26

General Purpose Knob ................. ................................ ................................ ...... 28

Enable Remote Control of Test Equipment

Enable Remote Control of Test Equipment ................................................................ 29

Conﬁgure and View Equipment Connections ............................................................. 31

Conﬁgure New IP Address for GPIB-ENET .............................................................. 34

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Remote Control Caution ................................... .................................. ................ 38

Remote GPIB Commands

Remote GPIB Commands ..... .................................. ................................ ............ 40

How to ...

Calculate Tbit ...................................................................................................... 41

Deskew ............................................................................................................. 45

Conﬁgure-DTG Pattern List...... ................................ ................................ ................ 46

View the Results ................................................................................................... 48

View the Result Summary ................................................................................... 48

Conﬁgure the Report ......................................................................................... 49

View the Result Details ............................ ................................ .......................... 50

View the Result Statistics .................................................................................... 50

Select a Source Test ..... ................................ ................................ .......................... 51

Select a Sink Test.................................................................................................. 52

Select a Cable Test................................................................................................. 52

Conﬁgure Parameters for the Source Tests ..................................................................... 53

Conﬁgure Parameters for the Sink Tests ........ ................................ ................................ 54

Conﬁgure Parameters for the Cable Tests................................. ................................ ...... 59

Connect the EDID Emulator for Source Tests.............................. ................................ .... 61

HDMI Test Fixtures ............................................................................................... 62

Make Connections for Source Eye Diagram ..... ................................ .............................. 64

Make Connections for Duty Cycle .................................. ................................ ............ 67

Make Connections for Rise Time................................................................................ 70

Make Connections for Fall Time................. ................................ ................................ 73

Make Connections for Clock Jitter .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... .. 77

Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew ....... ................................ ................................ .. 80

Make Connections for Differential Tests Select All ................... ................................ ........ 87

Make Connections for Source Intra-Pair Skew....................................... .......................... 91

Make Connections for Low Amplitude +..................... ................................ .................. 97

Make Connections for Low Amplitude -...................................................................... 103

Make Connections for Min/Max-Diff Swing Tolerance............... ................................ ...... 109

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 115

Make Connections for Jitter Tolerance ... . . .... . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . 119

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 129

Make Connections for Deep Color ........ ................................ .................................. .. 134

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 135

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 136

Make Connections for Audio Clock Regeneratio

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 138

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 139

Make Connections for Audio Sample Packet Jitter . .... ..... .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . 141

n .......................................................... 138

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For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 141

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 142

Make Connections for Audio Formats .................................. ................................ ...... 144

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 144

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 145

Make Connections for One Bit Audio......................................................................... 147

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 147

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 148

Make Connections for DVI Interoperability.. ... . . .... . .... .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... . .... ..... ..... ..... . 150

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 150

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 151

Make Connections for 3D Video............................................................................... 153

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 153

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 154

Make Connections for 4Kx2K Video.......................................................................... 156

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 156

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 157

Make Connections for Extended Colors and Contents .............................. ........................ 159

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 159

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 160

Make Connections for Character Synchronization..................................... ...................... 162

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 162

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 163

Make Connections for Pixel Encoding Requirements....................................................... 165

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 165

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 166

Make Connections for Acceptance of All Valid Packets .................................................... 168

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 168

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 169

Make Connect

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 171

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 172

Make Connections for Sink Intra-Pair Skew ................... ................................ .............. 174

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 180

Make Connections for Cable Eye Diagram (Passive and Active).............. ............................ 188

For the DTG Method ............. ................................ ................................ .......... 188

For the DDS Method . .................................. ................................ .................... 197

Make Connections for Cable Inter-Pair Skew................................................................ 201

View the Source Eye Diagram Sample Waveform........................................................... 206

View the Duty Cycle Sample Waveform...................... ................................ ................ 207

View the Rise Time Sample Waveform......... ................................ .............................. 208

View the Fall Time Sample Waveform........................................................................ 209

ions for Video Format Timing ............ ................................ .................... 171

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View the Clock Jitter Sample Waveform .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... ... . . .... . ... 210

View the Source Inter-Pair Skew Sample Waveform........................................................ 211

View the Differential Tests Select All Sample Waveform .................................................. 212

View the Source Intra-Pair Skew Sample Waveform........................................................ 213

View the Low Amplitude + Sample Waveform ... . .... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... . .... . 214

View the Low Amplitude - Sample Waveform... ..... ..... .... . .... . .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... . .... . .... .. 215

View the Min/Max-Diff Swing Tolerance Sample Waveform.............................................. 215

View the Jitter Tolerance Waveform .... .... . .... . .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... . .... . .. 216

View the Deep Color Waveform ............................................................................... 216

View the Audio Clock Regeneration Waveform ..... .................................. ...................... 216

View the Audio Sample Packet Jitter Waveform............................................................. 216

View the Audio Formats Waveform ..................... .................................. .................... 216

View the One Bit Audio Waveform ..... ................................ ................................ ...... 216

View the DVI Interoperability Waveform .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... . .... . .... .... . . 217

View the 3D Video Waveform ................................................................................. 217

View the 4Kx2K Video Waveform ............................................................................ 217

View the Extended Colors and Contents Waveform......................................................... 217

View the Character Synchronization Waveform ............................... .............................. 217

View the Pixel Encoding Requirements Waveform........ .................................. ................ 217

View the Acceptance of All Valid Packets Waveform........................... ............................ 218

View the Video Format Timing Waveform................................................................... 218

View the Sink Intra-Pair Skew Sample Waveform .......................................................... 218

View the Cable Eye Dia gram (Passi

View the Cable Inter-Pair Skew Sample Waveform ................. .................................. ...... 218

Test the Source Eye Diagram................................................................................... 218

Test Method ................................................................................................. 224

Test the Duty Cycle...................................... ................................ ........................ 225

Test Method ................................................................................................. 228

Test the Rise Time ................... ................................ .................................. .......... 229

Test Method ................................................................................................. 2

Test the Fall Time................................................................................................ 233

Test Method ................................................................................................. 237

Test the Clock Jitter ............................................................................................. 238

Test Method ................................................................................................. 245

Test the Source Inter-Pair Skew........................ ................................ ........................ 245

Test Method ................................................................................................. 249

Test the Differential Tests Select All .......... ................................ ................................ 251

Test the Source Intra-Pair Skew........................ ................................ ........................ 255

Test Method ................................................................................................. 258

Test the Low Amplitude + .. . .... . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... ..... ... . . .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... . .... ..... .. 259

Test the Low Amplitude -.. . .... .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... 262

Test the Min/Max-Diff Swing Tolerance...................................................................... 265

ve or Active) Sample Waveform..................................... 218

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Test Method ................................................................................................. 271

Test the Jitter Tolerance......................................................................................... 273

Test Method ................................................................................................. 283

Test the Deep Color ............... ................................ ................................ .............. 285

Test Method ................................................................................................. 289

Test the Audio Clock Regeneration............................................................................ 290

Test Method ................................................................................................. 295

Test the Audio Sample Packet Jitter . . .... ... . . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... ..... ... 296

Test Method ................................................................................................. 300

Test the Audio Formats ....................... ................................ ................................ .. 301

Test Method ................................................................................................. 306

Test the One Bit Audio........................ ................................ .................................. 307

Test Method ................................................................................................. 312

Test the DVI Interoperability... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... ..... ... . . .... . ... 313

Test Method ................................................................................................. 318

Test the 3D Video.................. .................................. ................................ ............ 319

Test Method ................................................................................................. 324

Test the 4Kx2K Video....................... ................................ ................................ .... 325

Test Method ................................................................................................. 330

Test the Extended Colors and Contents ....................................................................... 330

Test Method ................................................................................................. 335

Test the Character Synchronization............................................................................ 336

Test Method ................................................................................................. 341

Test the Pixel Encoding Requirements ........................................................................ 342

Test Method ................................................................................................. 347

Test the Acceptance of All Valid Packets ................. ................................ .................... 348

Test Method ................................................................................................. 353

Test the Video Format Timing ................................................................................. 354

Test Method ................................................................................................. 359

Test the Sink Intra-Pair Skew .................................................................................. 360

Test Method ................................................................................................. 366

Test the Cable Eye Diagram (Passive and Active)........................................................... 368

Test Method ................................................................................................. 377

Test the Cable Inter-Pair Skew ..................... ................................ ............................ 379

Test Method ................................................................................................. 384

Measurement Algorithms

Software CRU Technology ................... .................................. ................................ 385

HTML/MHT Reports

About HTML/MHT Reports ................................................................................... 391

Reports Formats..................................... ................................ ........................ 391

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Sample Report......................................... .................................. .................... 392

References

Default Settings . ..... .... . .... . .... .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .... ... . . .... . .... ..... .... . .... . .. 395

Error Codes....................................................................................................... 397

Index

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Introduction About the TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software

About the TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software

The TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software is a High Deﬁnition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) compliance test solution. This software helps engineers perform both HDMI physical layer validation and comp conformance with the HDMI standards and test speciﬁcations.

liance testing. The TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software provides credible test results in

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Introduction About the TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software

The TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software offers automated tests for:

Source

Differential Tests

Eye Diagram (see page 218) (Test ID 7-10)

Duty Cycle (see page 225) (Test ID 7-8)

Rise Time (see page 229) (Test ID 7-4)

Fall Time (see page 233) (Test ID 7-4)

ter

Clock Jit

Inter-Pair Skew (see page 245) (Test ID 7-6)

Single-Ended Tests

Intra-Pair Skew (see page 255) (Test ID 7-7)

Low Amplitude + (see page 259) (Test ID 7-2)

(see page 238) (Test ID 7-9)

Low Amplitude - (see page 262) (Test ID 7-2)

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Introduction About the TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software

Sink

Differential Tests

Min/Max-Diff Swing Tolerance (see page 265) (Test ID 8-5)

Jitter Tolerance (see page 273) (Test ID 8-7)

Deep Color (

Audio Clock Regeneration (see page 290) (Test ID 8-21)

Audio S ample Packet Jitter (see page 296) (Test ID 8-22)

Audio Formats (see page 301) (Test ID 8-23)

One Bit Audio (see page 307) (Test ID 8-28)

DVI Interoperability (see page 313) (Test ID 8-24)

3D Video

4Kx2K Video (see page 325) (Test ID 8-30)

Extended Colors and Contents (see page 330) (Test ID 8-31)

Character Synchronization (see page 336) (Test ID 8-15 )

Pixel Encoding Requirements (see page 342) (Test ID 8-19)

Acceptance of All Valid Packets (see page 348) (Test ID 8-16 )

o Format Timing

Vide

Single-Ended Tests

Intra-Pair Skew (see page 360) (Test ID 8-6)

see page

(see page 319) (Test ID 8-29)

285) (Test ID 8-25)

(see page 354) (Test ID 8-20)

ble

Differential Tests

Cable Eye Diagram (Passive and Active) (see page 368) (Test ID 5-3)

Inter-Pair Skew (see page 379) (Test ID 5-5)

NOTE. This Cable Inter-Pair Skew test is performed only for repeater cable testing.

The software offers automatic “one-button” testing that ensures faster validation with higher reliability and it supports only single-link HDMI device resolutions.

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Introduction Conventions

See Also

you click Hide, the TDSHT3 software window goes to the background and the oscilloscope

Return to the Software

ou gain access to the oscilloscope functions, the oscilloscope ﬁlls the display. To gain access to the

se either the menu bar or the toolbar mode on the oscilloscope, and then gain access to the menus.

Choo

Click App > Restore Application for B-series, click Analyze > Restore Application for

/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, or click APP

DPO TDS7000 series oscilloscope display to return to the software.

(see page 16) Exit

on the top right of the

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Getting Started How to Exit the Software

How to Exit the Software

To quit the software:

On the menu bar, click File > Exit.

The Exit dialog box appears.

Click Ye s , No,orCancel. Yes is selected by default. When the software runs, it automatically changes some osc settings or restore the previous settings.

illoscope settings. When you quit the software, you can choose whether to retain these

NOTE. Using other methods to quit the software may result in an abnormal exit of the software.

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Getting Started Software Folders and File Names

Software Folders and File Names

The TDSHT3 s oftware uses ﬁle name extensions to identify the ﬁle type. The following table lists the default folder names and their purpose:

For Windows XP Oscilloscopes

Folder Purpose

C:\TekAppl

C:\TekApp

C:\TekAp

C:\TekA

xxx

For Windows 7 Oscilloscopes

ications\TDSHT3v1-3

lications\TDSHT3v1-3\Images

lications\TDSHT3v1-3\Data

plications\TDSHT3v1-3\setup

pplications\TDSHT3v1-3\Demo Tools

pplications\TDSHT3v1-3\Reports

This is the software data folder.

This folder stores all the images.

This folder stores all the software data.

This folder stores all the save and recall ﬁles.

This folder stores the demo waveforms.

This folder stores the reports.

Folder Purpose

C:\Users\<Username>\Tektronix\TekApplications\TDSHT3v1-3

ers\<Username>\Tektronix\TekApplications\TD-

C:\Us SHT3v1-3\Images

C:\Users\<Username>\Tektronix\TekApplications\TDSHT3v1-3\Data

Users\<Username>\Tektronix\TekApplications\TD-

C:\ SHT3v1-3\setup

C:\Users\Public\Tektronix\TekApplications\TDSHT3v1-3\Demo Tools

\Users\<Username>\Tektronix\TekApplications\TD-

C: SHT3v1-3\Reports

xxx

This is the software data folder.

This folder stores all the images.

This folder stores all the software data.

This folder stores all the save and recall ﬁles .

This folder stores the demo waveforms.

This folder stores the reports.

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Getting Started Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys

Menu Shortcut key

File Alt+F

Test s Alt + T

Results Alt+R

Utilities Alt+U

Help Alt+H

File > Recal

File > Recall Alt+F+R

File > Recall > First Recent Alt+F+E+1

File > Recall > S econd Recent

File > Rec

File > Recall > Fourth Recent Alt+F+E+4

File > Save Alt+F+S

File > Recall Recent Alt+F+E

File > Preferences

File > Preferences > Position Eye Mask in Center

File > Preferences > Acquisition Alert Message

File > Preferences > Jitter Tolerance (No calibration)

File > Preferences > Single Ended (With 50 ohm term) Alt+F+P+S

File > Preferences > Set the probe control to internal 3.3 V Alt+F+P+C

e > Minimize

Fil

File > Exit Alt+F+X

Tests > Select Alt+T+S

Tests > Select > Source Alt+T+S+S

Tests > Select > Sink Alt+T+S+K

Tests > Select > Cable Alt+T+S+C

Test s > C onﬁgure Alt+T+C

Tests > Connect

Tests > View Waveform

Results > Summary Alt+R+S

Results > Details Alt+R+D

Utilities > Deskew Alt+U+D

Utilities > DTG Pattern List

Help > Help Topics Alt+H+T

Help > About HDMI Alt+H+A

xxx

l Compliance Default

all > Third Recent

Alt+F+D

Alt+F+E+

Alt+F+

+P+M

Alt+F

+P+A

Alt+F

F+P+J

Alt+

+F+M

Alt

Alt+T+N

Alt+T+V

Alt+U+P

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Operating Basics Software Window

Software Window

The software window includes a menu bar, selection pane, test selection pane, execution pane, and status bar. The client pane changes between the selection pane, conﬁguration pane, connection pane, and view waveform pan client pane automatically changes to the result pane.

e depe nding on what you have selected in the selection pane. After you run the test, the

Interface Controls

The software uses a Windows interface.

NOTE. The oscilloscope software shrinks to ﬁt in the top part of the display when the TDSHT3 so ftware runs.

The software interface uses the following controls:

Control Description

Menu bar

Area/Tab An Area/Tab control encloses visual frame with a set of

Option button An Option button allows you to select either a command

Drop-down list box

Field A Field is a box where you can enter text or values.

Check boxes Select or clear check boxes to set preferences.

The Menu bar provides access to the software menus. It is located at the top of the software window.

related options.

or a task.

A Drop-down list box lists items from which you can select one item.

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Operating Basics Menu Bar

Control Description

Scroll bar A Scroll bar is

bottom of a display area that is used to move around that area.

Browse

Command but

Numeric keypad Use a Numeric keypad to enter numeric values.

Text keypa

MP/GP kno

F1 F1 help op

xxx

ton

Browse refers to the window where you can browse through alistoffold

A Command bu that carries out a command and may initiate immediate action.

UseaTextk

A line bet knob you can turn on the oscilloscope to select a value.

selected item in your software.

a vertical or horizontal bar at the side or

ers and ﬁles.

tton refers to the usually rectangular button

eypad to enter text.

ween the knob icon and the ﬁeld indicates which

ens help on a topic associated with the currently

Menu Bar

The menu bar consists of the following menus:

Click these links for information on each of the menus.

page

(see

21) File menu

(see page 22) Test s menu

(see page 22) Results menu

(see page 23) Utilities menu

(see page 23) Help menu

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Operating Basics File Menu

File Menu

Click File > Recall Default to recall the default settings for both the software and the oscilloscope.

Click File > Recall to recall the previously saved settings for the software from an .ini ﬁle.

Click File > Save to save the software settings to an .ini ﬁle.

Click File > Recall Recent to select among the recently saved and recalled setups.

Click Fi details.

Click F

Click File > Exit to quit the software.

le > Preferences to select one of the available options. Click here

ile > Minimize to minimize the software window.

(see page 24) for more

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Operating Basics Tests Men u

Tests Menu

Click Tests > S e lect to display or modify the test selection for Source, Sink, or Cable in the client pane.

Click Te sts > Conﬁgure to display or modify the conﬁguration para meters for the selected test(s).

Click Tests > Connect to display the connection instructions for the selected test(s).

Click Te s ts > Vi e w Wa v efor m to display a sample waveform or waveforms based on the settings for the selected test(s).

Results Menu

k Results > Summary to display the result summary of the last test(s) that you conducted.

Clic

Click Results > Details to display the detailed results of the last test(s) that you conducted.

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Operating Basics Utilities Menu

Utilities Menu

Click Utilities > Deskew to open the deskew (see page 45) pane. The deskew pane allows you to compensate the skew between the oscilloscope channels.

Click Utilities > DTG Pattern list to open the DTG Pattern list (see page 46) pane. The DTG pattern list allows you to add and delete DTG pattern ﬁles.

Help Menu

Click Help > Help Topics to display the help for the TDSHT3 software.

Click Help > About TDSHT3 to display a dialog box with information about the current TDSHT3 software.

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Operating Basics Preferences

Preferences

On the menu bar, click File > Preferences to select any of the options described in the following table. Click an option again to clear the selection.

Option Descrip

n Eye Mask in Center

Positio

Acquisition Alert Message

Jitter Tolerance (No calibration) Select this option if you do not want to run the jitter

Use DSP Filter If the oscilloscope chosen for testing has a bandwidth

Single Ended (With 50 Ω term) This option can be selected only when the negative input of

Set the probe control to internal 3.3 V This option is applicable to Source measurements on

xxx

Select t eye diagram. Clear this option to position the mask to the left of the eye diagram.

Select this option to receive an alert m essage that allows the so this option to stop receiving the alert message.

calibration tests for sink jitter tolerance measurements.

grea low-pass ﬁlter to appropriate tests.

the probe is terminated with the 50 Ω terminator. When this opt performed as though a 50 Ω termination is connected.

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes with P7313SMA pr the probe control to internal and voltage to 3.3 V.

tion

his option to position the mask at the center of the

ftware to use the custom oscilloscope setup. Clear

ter than 8 GHz, select this option to apply an 8 GHZ

ion is selected, the single ended measurements will be

obes. When this option is selected, the application sets

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Operating Basics Selection Pane

Selection Pane

The selection pane, which is located to the left of the software window, allows you to navigate through the software.

Use the following buttons to do these tasks:

Click Tests > Select to display or modify the test selection for Source, Sink, or Cable in the client pane.

Click Tests > Conﬁgure to display or modify the conﬁguration parameters for the selected test(s).

Click T

Click Tests > View Waveform to display a sample waveform or waveforms based on the settings for th

ests > Connect to display the connection instructions for the selected test(s).

e selected test(s).

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Operating Basics Execution Pane

Execution Pane

The execution pane, which is located to the right of the software window, displays the Run Test and Result buttons. After you successfully run a test, the Summary and Detail buttons are available.

Use the following buttons to do the following tasks:

Click Run Test to run the selected test or tests.

Click Result to display the result pane that shows the test results.

Click Summary to generate a report summary as a csv ﬁle.

Click Detail to generate the HTML/MHT report. Plots and waveforms are displayed wherever applicable.

Status Bar

At the bottom of the software window is the status bar, which displays the selected test and the important conﬁguration parameters.

Virtual Keyboard

Virtual Keyboard - Numeric

1. Click any number box to display the icon for the numeric keyboard.

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Operating Basics Virtual Keyboard

2. Click the icon to display the numeric keyboard.

3. Clic

4. Select a unit of measure.

5. Click Enter to conﬁrm your entry. Selections are not effective until you click Enter.

Vir

1. Click New to display the virtual keyboard.

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k the number keys to enter the desired value.

tual Keyboard - Text

Operating Basics General Purpose Knob

2. Use the text keyboard to enter the required text (such as a ﬁle name).

3. Click Enter to conﬁrm your entry. Selections are not effective until you click Enter.

General Purpose Knob

To use the General Purpose knob, follow these steps:

1. Click any number box to display the connection to one of the general purpose knobs.

2. Turn the corresponding knob on the oscilloscope front panel to adjust the value for the selected

parameter.

3. For better resolution, press the Fine button.

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Operating Basics Enable Remote Control of Test Equipment

Enable Remote Control of Test Equipment

Three methods are available to connect to an AWG, DTG, or AFG. The methods are GPIB-GPIB (recommended), GPIB-USB, and GPIB-ENET.

The following section will guide you through the process of connec ting the AWG, DTG, AFG, and the digital oscilloscope used for Sink and Cable tests.

You will need an AWG, an AFG, a DTG, a Digital Oscilloscope, a National Instruments GPIB-USB-B with the included software, an NI-GPIB-HS cable with the included software, and NI-488.2 for Windows.

NI-488.2 Software conﬁguration for TDS series

1. Ensure th

2. Install NI-488.2 for Windows (version 2.1 or later).

at NI-VISA is NOT installed.

3. Install the Measurement & Automation Explorer software.

4. When prompted, enable the GPIB-USB interface.

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Operating Basics Enable Remote Control of Test Equipment

NOTE. If you already have NI-488.2 installed on your oscilloscope, ensure that you have the appropriate version and installation parameters. Otherwise, remove NI-488.2, and then reinstall the appropriate version.

5. Restart the oscilloscope.

NI-Software conﬁguration for DPO70000 series

NOTE. If you are using the NI-Drivers on the DPO70000 series for the ﬁrst time, perform steps 1 through 9.

1. In the oscilloscope menu, click Utilities > GPIB Conﬁguration.

If not, perform steps 7 through 9.

2. In the GPIB Conﬁguration, select Controller. A GPIB Mode Switch dialog box is displayed.

3. Press OK to set the mode change and restart the oscilloscope.

4. In the oscilloscope menu, click Utilities > GPIB Conﬁguration.

5. Select Talk/Listen. A GPIB mode switch dialog box is displayed.

6. Click OK to set the mode change and restart the oscilloscope.

ou cannot access the NI software from the Start > Program menu. Go to

Files\National Instru ments\NI-488.2\Bin

location.

C:\Program

7. Double-click Add GPIB Hardware to display the Add GPIB Hardware Wizard.

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Operating Basics Conﬁgure and View Equipment Connections

8. Select the appropriate NI hardware from the list (selectGPIB-USB-Bfromthelistifitisconnected).

9. Press Next and ﬁnish the installation.

Conﬁgu

This s

1. Conﬁgure the DTG GPIB primary address to 1 and the AWG/AFG GPIB primary address to 2.

2. Connect the USB-GPIB controller to the USB port on the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope operating

3. Using GPIB cables, connect (stack) both the DTG and AWG/AFG GPIB ports to the GPIB port of

re and View Equipment Connections

ection helps you to conﬁgure the equipment and view the connections.

system will detect the USB-GPIB controller and install the appropriate driver for it.

the GPIB controller.

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Operating Basics Conﬁgure and View Equipment Connections

4. Open the Measurement & Automation Explorer software that was installed with the NI-488.2 software.

5. In the conﬁguration pane, look under Devices and Interfaces for the GPIB device.

6. Right-click the GPIB device and click Scan for Instruments.

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Operating Basics Conﬁgure and View Equipment Connections

7. Note the GPIB Instrument Number and the Primary Address to conﬁgure the instrument connection in the TDSHT3 Software.

8. Right-click the instrument, and then click Communicate with Instrument.

9. In the NI-488.2 Communicator dialog box, click Query and check that “*IDN?” displays a description

of the correct equipment.

10. Start the TDSHT3 Software.

11. Click Select.

12. Click the Sink tab.

13. Select one

NOTE. Click More to view more differential tests.

14. Click Connect.

15. Click Signal Sources. The Signal Sources Setup dialog box appears.

of the differential tests, such as Jitter Tolerance.

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Operating Basics Conﬁgure New IP Address for GPIB-ENET

16. In the Signal Sources Setup dialog box, click the DTG tab.

17. Conﬁgure the GPIB Board Type by using the G PIB Instrument Number that you noted in step 4.

18. Conﬁgure the Primary Address by using the address that you noted in step 4.

19. Leave th

20. Click AW G tab and repeat steps 14 through 16 for the AWG.

21. Click AFG tab and repeat steps 14 through 16 for the AFG.

22. Click Te s t C onn and look for a message that the connection is successful.

e Secondary Address set to 0.

Conﬁgure New IP Address for GPIB-ENET

There are two methods to connect to AWG/DTG. One is the GPIB-USB method and the other, the GPIB-ENET method.

GPIB-ENET and GPIB-ENET/100 for Windows 3.1/95/98/ME/NT /2000/XP

1. Conﬁrm that you have installed the latest NI-488.2 driver software for your device.

2. Connect your GPIB-ENET or GPIB-ENET/100 to an Ethernet network by using a category 5 Ethernet

cable to connect the RJ-45 port on your hardware to an Ethernet hub. You could also connect the external hardware directly to your oscilloscope by using an Ethernet crossover cable.

3. Connect the power to your GPIB-ENET or GPIB-ENET/100 and turn it on. When you power on your GPIB-ENET, the POWER LED comes on immediately. The READY LED ﬂashes while it completes its power-on self-test. When the test completes successfully and the IP address is assigned,

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Operating Basics Conﬁgure New IP Address for GPIB-ENET

the READY LED remains steady, indicating that the unit is ready to operate. To assign your IP address, continue to step 4.

4. Run the Measurement & Automation Explorer software from Programs > National Instruments.

5. Some devices are not Windows Plug and Play compatible, so they do not automatically appear in the

Devices and Interfaces list. Other devices may reside in another oscilloscope on your network. To add non-Plug and Play or remote DAQ devices, right-click Devices and Interfaces in the con ﬁ guration tree, and th GPIB-ENET interface according to the hardware.

en click Create New. Follow the instructions in the wizard. Select GPIB-ENET/100 or

How to Conﬁgure GPIB-ENET/100

1. To conﬁgure an existing National Instruments device, right-click the device name in Devices and Interfaces in the conﬁguration tree, and then click Properties. Youcanalsoconﬁgure existing device properties by clicking Properties in the toolbar.

2. To c onﬁgure the network parameters of your GPIB-ENET/100, right-click your GPIB interface in the conﬁguration tree, and click Device Conﬁguration.

3. Click Properties.Conﬁgure the IP address as shown in the following ﬁgure:

4. After entering the IP settings, click OK. A message box appears as follows:

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Operating Basics Conﬁgure New IP Address for GPIB-ENET

5. After you reset the CFG in the ENET card, click OK in the GPIB-ENET/100 Properties message box. The software will conﬁgure and another message box appears.

6. Click OK. The ENET card is conﬁgured.

7. Verify the conﬁguration by pinging the IP address and through ICTA.

How to Conﬁgure GPIB-ENET (old card)

1. Right-click Devices and Interfaces. Click Assign IP Address. A message box appears.

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Operating Basics Conﬁgure New IP Address for GPIB-ENET

NOTE. The GPIB software installation is in the path

Instruments\NI-488.2\GPIB-ENET

on the oscilloscope.

C:\Program Files\National

2. Run the Measurement & Automation Explorer software. Click Assign IP Address. A message box appears.

3. Enter the new IP Address and the Ethernet Address. Click Assign. A message box appears.

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Operating Basics Remote Control Caution

4. Follow the instructions in the Ipassign message box. Click OK. Another message box appears.

5. Follow the instructions in the new Ipassign message box. Click OK.

Remote Control Caution

If you run the Sink or Cable tests, the GPIB Bus Timing dialog box appears.

Click OK to continue if you are sure that the Bus Timing parameter is already set to 2 µsec. Otherwise, click Cancel and follow the procedure in this section on how to change the Bus Timing parameter manually.

Once you have changed the parameter, select the check box if you do not want the dialog box to appear again in the current session. However, if you click File > Recall Default or you quit the software, the dialog box appears again when you run the test.

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Operating Basics Remote Control Caution

When you install the remote control for the test equipment, the Measurement & Automation Explorer software will be installed on the oscilloscope. Start the software by clicking Start > Program Files >

National Inst

To change the Bus Timing parameter, perform the following steps:

1. Start the Measure ment & Automation Explorer software.

2. In the conﬁguration pane, look under Devices and Interfaces for the GPIB device.

3. Right-click the GPIB device and click Properties.TheGPIBConﬁguration dialog box appears.

4. In the GPIB Conﬁguration dialog box, click the Advanced tab.

ruments > Measurement & Automation.

5. In the Bus T

iming list, select 2 µsec.

6. Quit the TDSHT3 Software and restart the oscilloscope.

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Operating Basics Remote GPIB Commands

Remote GPIB Commands

The Remote General Purpose Interface Bus (RGPIB) is essentially another way of interfaci ng with the oscilloscope. It allows you to control much of the functionality of the oscilloscope as deﬁnedbythe software, fr

For more information on the RGPIB commands, command syntax, arguments, and sample program, refer to the TDSHT PDF ﬁle, Tektronix Part Number 077-0353-XX.

om a Remote GPIB controller.

3 HDMI Compliance Test Software Programmer Online Help. This is a lso available as a

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How to ... Calculate Tbit

Calculate Tbit

On the Menu bar, click Te st > Conﬁgure after the measurement is selected from the Select screen.

Tbit is the time that is required to transmit one bit of data. Tbit is one bit time at the speciﬁed pixel clock freq

uency (= T

For all the tests that require clock, the software calculates Tbit. For all the other tests, you have an option of either

recalculating Tbit or using the previous Tbit value for the test.

PIXEL

/10).

If you click Re-calculate, the software computes the speciﬁed number of averages of T calcula

tes Tbit. If you use the existing Tbit value, the software uses the p reviously calculated Tbit value or

PIXEL

and then

you can again recalculate Tbit by using the Tbit pane.

To calc

ulate Tbit for a test, use the Tbit pane. You can calculate Tbit for Rise Time, Fall Time, Inter-Pair Skew, Source Intra-Pair Skew, Low Amplitude +, Low Amplitude –, and Sink Intra-Pair Skew test if the clock is not connected.

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How to ... Calculate Tbit

To Calculate Tbit

1. Set up the connections as shown in the following diagram:

Setup 1: Connections to calculate Tbit

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How to ... Calculate Tbit

Setup 2: Connections to calculate Tbit with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture

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How to ... Calculate Tbit

Setup 3: Connections to calculate Tbit with the Wilder Test Fixture

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator.

Connect a TPA-P-DI adapter to a Source DUT HDMI output connector.

Connect a power supply to a TPA board.

Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output a video format with the required supported pixel clock frequency.

Connect a TMDS Clock to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a differential probe.

2. In t

he Tbit pane, do the following:

Enter the desired number of periods that are considered to calculate Tbit. The default value is 100.

Click Re-calculate to recalculate the Tbit value.

Click Existing Value to use the previously calculated Tbit value.

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How to ... Deskew

NOTE. Tbit value is used for oscilloscope setup and limit calculations. If the DUT's display resolution and the refresh rate changes, you have to recalculate Tbit.

Deskew

Deskew is recommended before you conduct any skew test. To ensure accurate results, deskew the test setup before you conduct the tests from your device under test.

1. On the menu bar, click Utilities > Deskew.

2. In the source pane, do the following:

Click External if you will use an external signal source (such as the clock signal of DUT).

Click Internal to probe the compensation signal on an oscilloscope.

3. Sele

4. In t

ct the input channels between which you want to perform the deskew operation. Hysteresis and

Ref Level are available only for an external source.

he slope pane, do the following:

Click Rise to calculate the average of the number of slopes and then set the skew for a rising pulse.

Click Fall to calculate the average of the number of slopes and then set the skew for a falling pulse. You do not have to calculate the average of the number of slopes for a falling pulse for an

nternal source.

Enter the required number of slopes to enable to set the skew for either a rising pulse or a falling

ulse. Ensure that the required number of slopes is present in the acquisition.

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How to ... Conﬁgure-DTG Pattern List

5. Set up the oscilloscope as follows:

Set the acquisition rate so that there are two or more samples on the deskew edge using the horizontal scale knob.

Adjust the signals and display them on the screen using the vertical scale and position knobs.

Set the record length so that there are more samples for the edges in the acquisition.

6. Click Run Test to deskew the probes.

Conﬁgure-

1. On the men

2. In the Pattern pane, the Available Patterns drop-down list displays all the available patterns (including

the newly added ones). The DTG pattern selected from the Conﬁgure screen is displayed as the default patt

3. Click New to add a new DTG pattern. Type the name of the pattern and click Enter to save the pat Sink Min/Max Diff, and Sink J itter Tolerance measurements. The newly added pattern ﬁles should have a

DTG Pattern List

u bar, click Utilities > DTG Pattern List.

ern in the Available Patterns list.

tern. All the newly added patterns will be available in Cable Eye Diagram (Passive and Active),

.dtg extension.

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How to ... Conﬁgure-DTG Pattern List

4. To delete an added pattern, select the pattern from the Available Patterns list. Click Selected to delete the selec

ted pattern. The default patterns installed by the application cannot be deleted.

NOTE. All the folders of the application should have unique DTG pattern names.

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How to ... View the Results

View the Results

On the menu bar, click Results > Summary to display the result summary of the last test(s) that you conducted.

Click Results > Details to display the detailed results of the last test(s) that was conducted.

The result pane, which is located at the center of the software window, appears as shown in the following ﬁgure:

The result pane includes the result summary pane and the report conﬁguration pane.

View the Result Summary

The result summary pane displays the test results.

This icon indicates that the test has passed.

This icon indicates that the test has failed.

This icon indicates that the test could not be run due to an error.

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How to ... View the Results

Status (displays the status of the test as Pass, Fail, or Error)

Test Name (displays the test id, test name, and selected lanes)

Data Lane (displays the eye diagram plot of the selected data lane pair)

View Jitter Plot (displays the jitter plot). This option is available if you have successfully run the clock jitter test.

View Eye Plot (displays the eye plot). This option is available if you have successfully run the eye diagram test.

Result Details (displays the Result Details (see page 50) dialog box that shows the details of test results categorized as test name, speciﬁcation range, measured value, result, and r emarks.)

Conﬁgure the Report

Set the report details to identify and generate the report automatically.Youcanalsosetadefaultreportﬁle.

In the report conﬁguration pane, you can conﬁgure the following parameters:

The Device Details box allows you to specify the device-related information on which the test is conducted.

The Resolution box allows you to specify the resolution on which the test is conducted.

The Refresh Rate box allows you to specify the refresh rate at which the test is conducted.

The R eport File box allows you to specify the path and the ﬁle where the generated report will be saved. However, a default ﬁle name and path already exists.

Select the Auto Increment check box to generate a new report. Selecting this option does not overwrite the existing report. However, it adds the date and time to the existing ﬁle name.

Click Save As to save the generated reports. The Save File dialog box is displayed. Enter a ﬁle name and save the report.

Click Clear Report to clear all the results and records of the earlier tests.

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How to ... View the Results

View the Result Details

In the Result Summary pane, click Result Details. The result details pane displays the following ﬁelds.

Test Name (displays the test id, test name, and selected lanes)

Spec Range (displays the HDMI standards and test speciﬁcations limit for the test)

Meas Value (displays the measured value)

Result (displays the status of the test as Pass, Fail, or Error)

Remarks/Comments (displays the results of Tbit, Vswing, and Margin). If the test could not be run, an error code

View Jitter Plot (displays the jitter plot). This option is available if you have successfully run the clock jitter test.

View Eye Plot (displays the eye plot). This option is available if you have successfully run the eye diagram test.

Result Statistics (displays statistics based on the tests)

NOTE. The parameters in the Result Details dialog box may change depending on the test that you run.

(see page 397) appears.

View the Result Statistics

Click Result Statistics to display statistics based on the tests in the Result Details dialog box.

The software calculates s tatistics for each selected test, and logs the statistics on a cycle-by-cycle basis in a large waveform. The standard statistics are for the Maximum, Minimum, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Population.

Options Description

Test Name The Test Name column displays the test id, test name, and selected lanes.

Population

The software calculates this statistic by using the following equation:

Population (X) = N

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How to ... SelectaSourceTest

Options Description

Min

Max

Mean

Std Dev The software calculates this s tatistic by using the following equation:

The software c

Min (X) = Lowest value of X

The software calculates this statistic by using the following equation:

Max (X) = Highest value of X

The software calculates this s tatistic by using the following equation:

alculates this statistic by using the following equation:

Pk-Pk

xxx

NOTE. Result Statistics is not available for Source tests such as Duty Cycle, Inter-Pair Skew, Intra-Pair Skew, Low Amplitude +, Low Amplitude –, and all Sink tests.

Select a Source Test

The software calculates this statistic by using the following equation:

Xppn = Ma

x(X ) – Min(X )

1. Click Tests > Select > Source.

elect the differential test(s) or single-ended test(s) that you want to perform.

2.S

3. To select all of the Differential Tests or all of the Single-Ended Tests, click the associated Select All

button (which will change to Clear All).

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How to ... Select a Sink Test

SelectaSinkTest

1. Click Tests > Select > Sink.

2. Select the differential test(s) or single-ended test that you want to perform.

3. Click More to view more differential tests.

Select a Cable Test

1. Click Tests > Select > Cable.

2. Select the d ifferential test(s) that you want to perform.

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How to ... Conﬁgure Parameters for the Source Tests

Conﬁgure Parameters for the Source Tests

On the menu bar, click Tests > Conﬁ gure to conﬁ gure the parameters for the selected test(s).

In the conﬁgure pane, you will see the factory default conﬁguration for the test you selected. For most tests, you can use the factory default conﬁguration. However, you can change the values by using the virtual

keyboard (see page 26) or the general purpose knob (see page 28) on the oscilloscope front panel. Using the

File menu, y recommended that you save the conﬁguration settings before you choose to select Recall Default or close the application. For more information about conﬁguration, refer to How to... Test and go to a speciﬁctest.

The following table shows the parameters that you can conﬁgure for source (differential tests):

Parameters EyeDiagram Duty Cycle Rise Time Fall Time Clock Jitter

Source input

Clock

Hysteresis Yes

Mid Ref Level

Low Ref Level

High Ref Level

Record Length

Tbit

#ofAcqs

Units Yes

CRU

xxx

ou can also restore the factory defaults or save and recall your own conﬁguration settings. It is

Parameters available for each test

Inter-Pair Skew

Clock, Data0, Data1, and Data2

Yes

——

Yes

—

Yes

Clock Clock, Data0,

———

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes —

———

Clock, Data0, Data1, and Data2

Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Data1, and

Data2

Clock Clock, Data0,

Data1, and Data2

Yes Yes

——

Yes

—

——

Yes

—

Yes

—

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How to ... Conﬁgure Parameters for the Sink Tests

The following table shows the parameters that you can conﬁgure for source (single-ended tests):

Parameters available for each test

Parameters Intra-Pair Skew Low Amplitude + Low Amplitude –

Source Input Clock+ and Clock–

Data0/Data1

and

Data0/Data1/Data2

Avcc

Tbit Yes Yes Yes

#ofAcqs

xxx

—

Yes Yes Yes

/Data2

Clock+ and Clock–

Data0/Data1

and

Data0/Data1/Data2

Yes Yes

/Data2

Clock+ and Clock–

Data0/Data1

and

Data0/Data1/Data2

/Data2

Conﬁgure Parameters for the Sink Tests

On the menu bar, click Test s > C onﬁgure to conﬁgure the parameters for the selected test.

keyboard (see page 26) or the general purpose knob (see page 28) on the oscilloscope front panel. Using the

File menu, you can also restore the factory defaults or save and recall your own conﬁguration settings. It is recommended that you save the conﬁguration settings before you choose to select Recall Default or close

plication. For more information about conﬁguration, refer to How to... Test and go to a speciﬁc test.

the ap

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How to ... Conﬁgure Parameters for the Sink Tests

The following table shows the parameters that you can conﬁgure for sink (differential tests):

Parameters available for each test

Min/Max-Diff Swing Tolerance (DDS Method)

—

Yes

Jitter Tolerance (DTG Method)

Jitter

Tol er an ce

(DDS

Method)

Clock and Data

Data

Yes Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

———

Deep Color (DTG Method)

Deep Color (DDS Method)

——

Yes

—

——

—

Yes

——

Yes Yes

Parameters

Source Input

Clock

Pattern Li

DTG Outpu

Cable Emulator

Markers

Frequency Pair

DUT Freq (MHz)

Jitter

tion

Inser Typ e

Jitte Amplitude

lution

Reso

esh

Refr Rate

Deep Color Bits

xxx

Min/Max-Diff Swing Tolerance (DTG Method)

Clock/Data Clock/Data Clock and

——

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

———

—

——

————

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How to ... Conﬁgure Parameters for the Sink Tests

Parameters

Source Input

Clock

Pattern Lis

DTG Output

Cable Emulator

Markers

Frequency Pair

DUT Freq (MHz)

Jitter

ion

Insert Typ e

Jitter Amplitude

ution

Resol

esh

Refr Rate

Deep Color Bits

xxx

ilable for each test

Audio Sample Packet Jitter (DTG Method)

Audio Sample Packet Jitter (DDS Method)

Audio Formats (DTG Method)

Audio Formats (DDS Method)

Audio Clock Regeneration (DTG Method)

Parameters ava

Audio Clock Regeneration (DDS Method)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

—

Yes

—

Yes

—

——————

—

Yes

—

Yes

—

Yes

——————

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ilable for each test

DVI Interoperability (DTG Method)

DVI Inter-

operabil-

ity (DDS

Method)

3D Video (DTG Method)

3D Video (DDS Method)

Parameters

Source

Parameters ava

One Bit Audio (DTG Method)

One Bit Audio (DDS Method)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Input

Clock

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Pattern List Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

DTG Output

Cable

Yes

—

Yes

——————

—

Yes

—

Emulator

Markers

Frequency

—

Yes

——————

—

Yes

—

Yes

Pair

DUT Freq

——————

(MHz)

Jitter

——————

Insertion Typ e

Jitter

ude

Amplit

Resolution

Refresh

——————

Rate

Deep

Color

——————

Bits

xxx

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How to ... Conﬁgure Parameters for the Sink Tests

ilable for each test

Extended Colo and Contents (DTG Method)

Extended Colo and Contents (DDS Method)

Parameters

Source Input

Clock

Parameters ava

4Kx2K Video (DTG Method)

4Kx2K Video (DDS Method)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Pattern List Yes Yes Yes Yes

DTG Output

Cable Emulator

Markers

Frequency Pair

DUT Freq (MHz)

Jitter Insertion

Yes

—

Yes —— — —

—

Yes

—

—— — —

—

Yes

Typ e

Jitter Amplitude

tion

Resolu

hRate

Refres

olor Bits

Deep C

xxx

—— — —

The following table shows the parameters that you can conﬁgure for sink (single-ended tests):

Parameters available for each test

Parameters Intra-Pair Skew (DTG Method) Intra-Pair Skew (DDS Method)

Source Input Clock Clock

ew Channel

Yes Yes

Pattern List Yes Yes

DTG Output

Analog

Skew on one channel

Skew on all Channels

xxx

Yes —

Yes Yes

—

Yes

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How to ... Conﬁgure Parameters for the Cable Tests

Conﬁgure Parameters for the Cable Tests

On the menu bar, click Te s ts > C onﬁgure to conﬁgure the paramete rs for the selected test.

virtual keyboard

Using the Fi settings. It is recommended that you save the conﬁguration settings before you choose to select Recall Default or close the application. For more information about conﬁguration, click the How to...Test help topic, and then go to the speciﬁctest.

Eye Dia gram (Passive) and Inter-Pair Skew cable test parameters

(see page 26) or the general purpose knob (see page 28) on the oscilloscope front panel.

le menu, you can also restore the factory defaults or save and recall your own conﬁguration

Eye Diagram (Passive)

Parameters

Source Input Clock, Data0, Data1, and

Clock

Hysteresis Yes Yes Yes

High Ref Level

Mid Ref Level

Low Ref Level

Record Length Yes Yes

Ref Level Units

TP1, TP2, TP5 TP1 and TP2 TP1, TP2, and TP5

Pattern List Yes

Cable Frequency

DTG Output

Cable Equalizer

Rise Time Filter Yes

CRU

Jitter Insertion Yes Yes

#ofAvgs

Tbit

Markers

VTerm 0.0 V 0.0 V Yes

xxx

(DTG Method)

Data2

Yes Yes Yes

—

Yes

Yes Yes

——

Eye Diagram (Passive) (DDS Method)

Clock, Data0, Data1, and Data2

——

Yes Yes ——

——

Inter-Pair Skew (DDS Method)

Clock, Data0, Data1, and Data2

—

Yes

NOTE. This Cable Inter-Pair Skew test is performed only for repeater cable testing.

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How to ... Conﬁgure Parameters for the Cable Tests

Eye Diagram (Active) cable test parameters

Parameters Eye Diagram (Active) (DTG Method)

Source Input Clock, Data0, Data1, and Data2

Clock

Hysteresis Yes

High Ref Level

Mid Ref Level

Low Ref Level

Record Le

Ref Level

ngth

Units

TP1, TP2, TP5 TP1 and TP2

Pattern List Yes

Cable Frequency

DTG Output

Cable Equalizer

ime Filter

Rise T

CRU

Jitter Insertion Yes

#ofAvgs

Tbit

kers

Mar

VTerm 3.3 V

xxx

Yes

—

Yes

—

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How to ... Connect the EDID Emulator for Source Tests

Connect the EDID Emulator for Source Tests

The EDID-PCB or EDID Emulator can be used in the following Source connection diagrams.

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How to ... HDMI Test Fixtures

HDMI Test Fixtures

Type-D ﬁxture is required for the new mobile application as per the CTS 1.4a. For all the Source and Sink test measurements, use the Type-D ﬁxture in place of Type-A

(see page 63) ﬁx

diagrams in this manual.

The following ﬁgure shows the Type-A alternate equivalent plug:

tures while making connections. For setup details, refer to the appropriate connection

(see page 62), Type-C, and Type-E

The fol

lowing ﬁgure shows the Type-A alternate equivalent receptacle:

e following ﬁgure shows a graphical representation of the Type-D Plug and Receptacle ﬁxtures.

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How to ... HDMI Test Fixtures

The following ﬁgure shows the Type-E ﬁxture:

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How to ... Make Connections for Source Eye Diagram

Make Connections for Source Eye Diagram

On the menu bar, click Tests > Connect and make the connection as follows. Refer to EDID Emulator for

Source Tests (see page 61) for EDID emulator connections.

Method 1: Connection s for S ource Eye Diagram

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator.

NOTE. Appropriate HDMI ﬁxtures to be used based on the application.

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How to ... Make Connections for Source Eye Diagram

Method 2: Connections for Source Eye Diagram with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Source Eye Diagram

For 4-Channel

NOTE. Yo u can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead

fﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Duty Cycle

1. Connect the HDMI output of the source DUT to the TPA-P-TDR/ET-TPA-P adapter.

2. Connect a power supply to the TPA adapter and set the power supply to 3.3 V. For

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, this is not required if the internal power supply is used. See the Preferences

3. Connect the EDID emulator to the TPA adapter and set the emulator for the required resolution (refer to the EDID emulator user manual).

4. Connect a TMDS Clock to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a SMA differential probe.

5. Connect the TMDS Data pair(s) on which you will conduct the test to the conﬁgured oscilloscope

channel by using a SMA differential probe.

6. Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output the required video format.

(see page 24) menu for details.

Make Connections for Duty Cycle

On the menu bar, click Tests > Conne ct and make the connection as follows. Refer to EDID Emulator for

Source Tests (see page 61) for EDID e mulator connections.

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How to ... Make Connections for Duty Cycle

Method 1: Connections for Source Duty Cycle

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How to ... Make Connections for Duty Cycle

Method 2: Connections for Source Duty Cycle with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

1. Connect the HDMI output of the source DUT to the TPA-P-DI/ET-TPA-P adapter.

2. Connect a power supply to the TPA adapter and set the power supply to 3.3 V. For

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, this is not required if the internal power supply is used. See the Preferences

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(see page 24) menu for details.

How to ... Make Connections for Rise Time

3. Connect the EDID emulator to the TPA adapter and set the emulator for the required resolution (refer to the EDID emulator user manual).

4. Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output a video format with the required supported pixel clock frequency.

5. Connect a TMDS Clock to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a differential probe.

Make Connections for Rise Time

On the menu bar, click Tests > Connect and make the connection as follows. Refer to EDID Emulator for

Source Tests (see page 61) for EDID emulator connections.

Method 1: Connections for Source Rise Time

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How to ... Make Connections for Rise Time

Method 2: Connections for Source Rise Time with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Rise Time

For 4-Channel

NOTE. Yo u can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead

fﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Fall Time

1. Connect the HDMI output of the source DUT to the TPA-P-DI/ET-TPA-P adapter.

2. Connect a power supply to the TPA adapter and set the power supply to 3.3 V. For

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, this is not required if the internal power supply is used. See the Preferences

3. Connect the EDID emulator to the TPA adapter and set the emulator for the required resolution (refer to the EDID emulator user manual).

4. Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output a video format with the required supported pixel clock frequency.

5. Connect a differential probe(s) to a TMDS_DATA/CLOCK.

6. If you have selected Re-calculate Tbit in the conﬁguration pane, connect the Clock channel to the

conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a second differential probe(s).

(see page 24) menu for details.

Make Connections for Fall Time

On the menu bar, click Tests > Conne ct and make the connection as follows. Refer to EDID Emulator for

Source Tests (see page 61) for EDID e mulator connections.

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How to ... Make Connections for Fall Time

Method 1: Con nections for Source Fall Time

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How to ... Make Connections for Fall Time

Method 2: Connections for Source Fall Time with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Fall Time

For 4-Channel

NOTE. Yo u can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead

fﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Clock Jitter

1. Connect the HDMI output of the source DUT to the TPA-P-DI/ET-TPA-P adapter.

2. Connect a power supply to the TPA adapter and set the power supply to 3.3 V. For

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, this is not required if the internal power supply is used. See the Preferences

3. Connect the EDID emulator to the TPA adapter and set the emulator for the required resolution (refer to the EDID emulator user manual).

4. Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output a video format with the highest supported pixel clock frequency.

5. Connect a differential probe(s) to TMDS_DATA/CLOCK.

6. If you have selected Re-calculate Tbit in the conﬁguration pane, connect the Clock channel to the

conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a second differential probe(s).

(see page 24) menu for details.

Make Connections for Clock Jitter

On the menu bar, click Tests > Conne ct and make the connection as follows. Refer to EDID Emulator for

Source Tests (see page 61) for EDID e mulator connections.

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How to ... Make Connections for Clock Jitter

Method 1: Connections for Source Clock Jitter

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How to ... Make Connections for Clock Jitter

Method 2: Connections for Source Clock Jitter with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

1. Connect the HDMI output of the source DUT to the TPA-P-DI/ET-TPA-P adapter.

2. Connect a power supply to the TPA adapter and set the power supply to 3.3 V. For

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, this is not required if the internal power supply is used. See the Preferences

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(see page 24) menu for details.

How to ... Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

3. Connect the EDID emulator to the TPA adapter and set the emulator for the required resolution (refer to the EDID emulator user manual).

4. Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output a video format with the required supported pixel clock frequency.

5. Connect a TMDS Clock to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a differential probe.

Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

On the menu bar, click Tests > Connect.RefertoEDID Emulator for Source Tests (see page 61) for EDID emulator connections.

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How to ... Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

Setup 1

Use this setup if you selected Re-calculate Tbit in the conﬁguration pane.

Make the connections as follows:

Method 1: Connections for Inter-Pair Skew (Re-calculate Tbit option selected).

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How to ... Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

Method 2: Connections for Inter-Pair Skew with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture (Re-calculate Tbit option selected)

NOTE. Yo u can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

1. Connect the HDMI output of the source DUT to the TPA-P-DI/ET-TPA-P adapter.

2. Connect a power supply to the TPA adapter and set the power supply to 3.3 V. For

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, this is not required if the internal power supply is used. See the Preferences

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(see page 24) menu for details.

How to ... Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

3. Connect the EDID emulator to the TPA adapter and set the emulator for the required resolution (refer to the EDID emulator user manual).

4. Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output a video format with the required supported pixel clock frequency.

5. Connect a TMDS Clock to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a differential probe.

Setup 2

Use this setup if you selected Existing Tbit value or if you are calculating the inter-pair skew.

Make the connections as follows:

Method 1: Connections for Source Inter-Pair Skew (Existing Tbit option selected)

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How to ... Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

Method 2: Connections for Source Inter-Pair Skew with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture (Existing Tbit option selected)

NOTE. Yo u can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

For 4-Channel

NOTE. You can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead

fﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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How to ... Make Connections for Inter-Pair Skew

1. Connect the HDMI output of the source DUT to the TPA-P-DI/ET-TPA-P adapter.

2. Connect a power supply to the TPA adapter and set the power supply to 3.3 V. For

DPO/DSA/MSO70000 series oscilloscopes, this is not required if the internal power supply is used. See the Preferences

3. Connect the EDID emulator to the TPA adapter and set the emulator for the required resolution (refer to the EDID emulator user manual).

4. Connect the TMDS_CLOCK to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a differential probe.

5. Connect a TMDS_DATA<X> to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a second differential

probe.

6. Connect the TMDS_DATA<Y> pair on which you will conduct the test to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a third differential p robe.

7. Connect the TMDS_DATA<Z> pair on which you will conduct the test to the conﬁgured oscilloscope channel by using a fourth differential probe.

8. Conﬁgure the Source DUT to output the required video format.

(see page 24) menu for details.

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How to ... Make Connections for Differential Tests Select All

Make Connections for Differential Tests Select All

On the menu bar, click Tests > Conne ct and make the connection as follows. Refer to EDID Emulator for

Source Tests (see page 61) for EDID e mulator connections.

Method 1: Connections for Source Differential tests ( with Select All option)

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How to ... Make Connections for Differential Tests Select All

Method 2: Connections for Source Differential tests with the Efﬁcere Test Fixture (Select All option)

NOTE. Yo u can also use the EDID PCB instead of the EDID Emulator and Wilder test ﬁxture instead of Efﬁcere test ﬁxture.

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