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Connecting the DisplayPort Detective Plus

When the 

DisplayPort Detective Plus

 is connected to a computer running the Windows® 

operating system, a vitual communications port is created.  Macintosh computers are also 

supported.

1. 

Connect the USB-to-Mini USB cable between the detective and the PC.

2. 

The COM port driver will automatically be installed.

3.  Go to 

Control Panel

 > 

Device Manager

 and click 

Ports

 to see the driver. 

The driver will be identified as 

DP-Detective

, as shown below: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Refer to 

Installing the DisplayPort Driver

, if driver is not present or is listed as an  

unknown device.

5.  Launch the terminal-emulation program and set the terminal-emulation program to 

use the COM port specified next to the driver.  In the example, above,  COM 9 has 

been automatically assigned by the driver.

Advanced Operation

Using the Virtual COM Port

Set the terminal program to 

use the specified COM port

Summary of Contents for EXT-DP-EDIDP

Page 1: ...Audio Embedder 3GSDI Release A4 User Manual EXT DP EDIDP DisplayPort Detective Plus ...

Page 2: ...eplacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 To reduce the risk of electric shock and or damage to this product never handle or touch this unit or power cord if your hands are wet or damp D...

Page 3: ...ssly disclaimed 1 Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty 2 Customers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from Gefen 3 Copper cables are limited to a 30 day warranty and cables must be in their original condition The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However Gefen assumes no responsibility for any inaccuraci...

Page 4: ...m Technical Support Hours 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Monday Friday Pacific Time DisplayPort Detective Plus is a trademark of Gefen LLC Important Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice 2013 Gefen LLC All Rights Reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Contacting Gefen Technical ...

Page 5: ...n the DisplayPort Detective Plus and the display or other sink device should not exceed 50 feet 15 meters in length The DisplayPort Detective Plus comes with 1 default EDID profile and 7 pre programmed EDID banks If the contents of these banks are erased or over written the original EDID data cannot be restored v 3GSDI Audio Embedder Operating Notes DisplayPort Detective Plus ...

Page 6: ...pply Upload download EDID bin files Copy EDID from connected display into non volatile internal memory Firmware upgradeable Packing List The DisplayPort Detective Plus ships with the items listed below If any of these items are not present in your box when you first open it immediately contact your dealer or Gefen 1 x DisplayPort Detective Plus 1 x 6 ft DisplayPort cable 1 x 5V DC power supply 1 x...

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Page 8: ...g an EDID to a EDID Bank 10 Loading an EDID from a Bank 11 Saving the Local EDID to a File 12 Uploading an EDID file to the Local Input 13 Uploading an EDID file to a EDID Bank 14 DIP Switch Banks 15 DIP Switch Configuration 15 03 Advanced Operation Using the Virtual COM Port 20 Connecting the DisplayPort Detective Plus 20 Installing the DisplayPort Driver 21 Commands 23 04 Appendix Default EDID P...

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Page 11: ...DisplayPort Detective Plus 01 Getting Started Panel Layout 2 Front Panel 2 Back Panel 3 Bottom Panel 4 Installation 5 Connecting the DisplayPort Detective Plus 5 Sample Wiring Diagram 5 ...

Page 12: ...d prevent an accidental erasure of the current EDID 2 Prog Press this button to begin programming an EDID See EDID Programming for more information 3 Out Connect the display to this port using a DisplayPort cable 4 DIP switches Use this DIP switch bank to select a pre programmed EDID See EDID Programming for more information 5 Power This LED will glow bright blue when the unit is powered Getting S...

Page 13: ... to this power receptacle 2 In Connect the DisplayPort source to this port using a DisplayPort cable 3 USB Connect a USB Type A to Mini USB Type B cable not included to provide an alternate power source for the DisplayPort Detective Plus 1 2 3 Getting Started page 3 Panel Layout ...

Page 14: ...page 4 Bottom Panel ID Name Description 1 DIP switches See DIP Switch Banks for more information on using these DIP switches Getting Started 1 Panel Layout ...

Page 15: ...ect the display or other sink to the DP Out port on the detective The DisplayPort cable should not exceed 50 feet 15 meters in length 3 Connect the included 5V DC power supply to the power receptacle on the detective 4 Connect the power supply to an available electrical outlet Sample Wiring Diagram STOP Before connecting the DisplayPort Detective Plus the unit must be programmed with an EDID See E...

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Page 17: ... Programming an External EDID 8 Passing HDCP Content 9 Recording an EDID to a EDID Bank 10 Loading an EDID from a Bank 11 Saving the Local EDID to a File 12 Uploading an EDID file to the Local Input 13 Uploading an EDID file to a EDID Bank 14 DIP Switch Banks 15 DIP Switch Configuration 15 ...

Page 18: ...ort on the detective 3 Make sure all DIP switches are in the OFF position 4 Set the WR write switch to the E position in order to allow the EDID to be written to the detective 5 Connect the included 5V DC power supply to the detective The Power LED will glow bright blue if the sink device contains a valid EDID If the EDID is corrupt or invalid then the Power LED will glow bright red 6 Press Prog b...

Page 19: ... HDCP Content In order for the DisplayPort Detective Plus to pass HDCP content e g Blu ray etc set DIP switch 4 to the ON down position After setting DIP switch 4 to the ON position reboot the DisplayPort Detective Plus by disconnecting and then reconnecting the power Page Title Operating the DisplayPort Detective Plus DIP switch 4 in ON position EDID Programming IMPORTANT When enabling or disabli...

Page 20: ...other sink device containing the EDID to be recorded 2 Connect a DisplayPort cable from the sink device to the DP Out port on the detective 3 Connect a USB to Mini USB cable between the detective and a PC The USB connection will power the detective 4 On the PC launch a terminal emulation program e g Hyperterminal etc Refer to Using the Virtual COM Port for more information on terminal communicatio...

Page 21: ...SW 1 DIP SW 2 DIP SW 3 DIP SW 4 0 OFF OFF OFF Not used 1 ON OFF OFF 2 OFF ON OFF 3 ON ON OFF 4 OFF OFF ON 5 ON OFF ON 6 OFF ON ON 7 ON ON ON 3 Set the WR write switch to the E position in order to allow the EDID to be written to the local input 4 Press the Prog button The Power LED will slowly flash blue as the EDID is written to the local input Once completed the Power LED will glow solid blue ED...

Page 22: ... example Refer to Using the Virtual COM Port for more information on terminal communication settings 3 Type and enter the following command line saveloedid param1 where param1 the filename used to save the EDID The file type can be either a txt file or a bin file In this example we will save the local EDID to the filename Dell30 bin saveloedid Dell30 bin 4 After executing the command the terminal ...

Page 23: ...ion settings 3 Type and enter the following command line loedidtolo param1 where param1 is the EDID filename The file type must be binary bin In this example we will load an EDID file named visio bin loedidtolo visio bin 4 After executing the command the terminal program responds with the following Waiting for the file to be sent press a to abort 5 Open the Transfer menu and select Send File 6 Cli...

Page 24: ...on settings 3 Type and enter the following command line loedidtoba param1 where param1 is the EDID bank where the EDID file will be uploaded The file type must be binary bin In this example we will upload an EDID file to EDID bank 3 loedidtoba 3 4 After executing the command the terminal program responds with the following Waiting for the file to be sent press a to abort 5 Open the Transfer menu a...

Page 25: ... the DisplayPort Detective Plus are a 3 banks of DIP switches Remove the piece of colored tape to reveal the DIP switches Each DIP switch bank is identified below page 15 Operating the DisplayPort Detective Plus DIP Switch Banks Bank 5 Bank 6 Bank 7 ...

Page 26: ... The downstream EDID is used by the source OFF default Uses the local EDID HPD Hot Plug Detect To set HPD in pass through mode set DIP switch 1 in Bank 7 to the ON up position To disable pass through mode and set HPD to always HIGH set DIP switch 1 Bank 7 to the OFF down position Bank DIP Switch Setting Description 7 1 ON HPD pass through OFF default HPD always high Operating the DisplayPort Detec...

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Page 29: ...DisplayPort Detective Plus 03 Advanced Operation Using the Virtual COM Port 20 Connecting the DisplayPort Detective Plus 20 Installing the DisplayPort Driver 21 Commands 23 ...

Page 30: ...stalled 3 Go to Control Panel Device Manager and click Ports to see the driver The driver will be identified as DP Detective as shown below 4 Refer to Installing the DisplayPort Driver if driver is not present or is listed as an unknown device 5 Launch the terminal emulation program and set the terminal emulation program to use the COM port specified next to the driver In the example above COM 9 h...

Page 31: ...he Ports section 4 Disconnect the USB cable from the detective then press the F5 key on the computer to refresh the device list 5 Reconnect the USB cable to the detective Unknown device should now appear under the Ports section 6 Right click on Unknown device and select Update Driver Software 7 Select Browse my computer for driver software 8 On the next screen click the Browse button continued on ...

Page 32: ...then click the OK button 10 While attempting to install the driver the following dialog may be displayed 11 Select Install this software anyway The driver installation may take a couple of minutes 12 Once the driver has been successfully installed click the Close button on the dialog to complete the installation ...

Page 33: ...ade Upgrades the device firmware help Displays a list of all available commands loedidtoba Loads the external EDID to the specified EDID bank loedidtolo Loads the external EDID to the local input Bank 0 praledid Displays the contents of all EDID banks prbaedid Displays the contents of the specified EDID bank prdsedid Displays the downstream EDID prloedid Displays the contents of the local input Ba...

Page 34: ...D from the specified EDID bank and writes it to the local input Syntax edidbatolo param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank 1 7 Example edidbatolo 2 ediddetolo The ediddetolo command reads the default EDID and stores it in the local input Syntax ediddetolo Parameters None Examples ediddetolo ...

Page 35: ...downstream EDID and stores it to the specified EDID bank Syntax ediddstoba param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank 1 7 Examples ediddstoba 3 ediddstolo The ediddstolo command reads the downstream EDID and stores it to the local input Syntax ediddstolo Parameters None Example ediddstolo ...

Page 36: ...tax eredidbank param1 Parameters param1 Bank 1 7 Example eredidbank 2 fpga_upgrade The fpga_upgrade command upgrades the FPGA as part of the firmware upgrade process Syntax fpga_upgrade Parameters None Example See Firmware Upgrade Procedure for more information on upgrading the firmware Commands ...

Page 37: ...fw_upgrade The fw_upgrade command upgrades the device firmware Syntax fw_upgrade Parameters None Example See Firmware Upgrade Procedure for more information on upgrading the firmware Advanced Operation Commands ...

Page 38: ...cific command Syntax help param1 Parameters param1 Command optional Examples help eredidbank Erase EDID bank Syntax eredidbank param Param is bank number 1 7 e g eredidbank 3 help Command List help loedidtolo loedidtoba prbaedid prloedid praledid stedidbank eredidbank fw_upgrade fpga_upgrade Advanced Operation Commands ...

Page 39: ...le loedidtoba 3 Waiting for the file to be sent press a to abort loedidtolo The loedidtoba command loads an EDID file to the local input Once stored in the local input the EDID can be stored to an EDID bank using the loedidtoba command for future use See Uploading an EDID file to the Local Input for details on using this command Syntax loedidtolo Parameters None Example loedidtoba Waiting for the ...

Page 40: ...ial Number Resolution 2560x1600 Refresh Rate 68Hz 76Hz EDID bank 2 Manufacture GEF Monitor Name Serial Number Resolution 1920x1080 Refresh Rate 28Hz 32Hz EDID bank 3 Bank is empty EDID bank 4 Bank is empty EDID bank 5 Bank is empty EDID bank 6 Bank is empty EDID bank 7 Manufacture GEF Monitor Name Serial Number Resolution 1920x1080 Refresh Rate 28Hz 32Hz Advanced Operation Commands ...

Page 41: ...8 71 38 2D 40 58 2C 40 45 00 C4 8E 21 00 00 1E F3 39 80 D0 72 38 2D 40 50 10 2C 45 80 C4 8E 21 00 00 1E 01 1D 80 18 71 1C 60 16 20 58 2C 25 00 C4 8E 21 00 00 9E 00 00 00 FC 70 00 48 44 4D 49 2D 32 2D 48 44 53 44 49 0A 01 AA 80 02 03 35 71 5B 05 14 04 13 02 03 11 12 90 1F 06 90 07 15 16 01 0E 00 0F 00 1D 00 1E 00 0A 0B 19 1A A0 29 0F 04 07 3D 04 C0 15 04 50 83 7F 00 00 66 03 B0 0C 00 10 00 80 01 1D...

Page 42: ...0x1050 Refresh Rate 68Hz 76Hz 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 10 AC 4D 40 53 4B 47 43 10 0F 13 01 04 A5 2F 1E 78 3E EE 95 A3 54 4C 99 26 20 0F 50 54 A5 4B 00 71 4F 81 80 B3 00 01 01 01 01 30 01 01 01 01 01 01 7C 2E 90 A0 60 1A 1E 40 30 20 40 36 00 DA 28 11 00 00 1A 00 00 00 FF 00 55 38 32 50 38 4B 39 34 37 43 47 4B 53 0A 00 00 00 FC 00 44 60 45 4C 4C 20 50 32 32 31 30 0A 20 20 00 00 00 FD 70 00 38 4B 1...

Page 43: ... 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 10 AC 4D 40 53 4B 47 43 10 0F 13 01 04 A5 2F 1E 78 3E EE 95 A3 54 4C 99 26 20 0F 50 54 A5 4B 00 71 4F 81 80 B3 00 01 01 01 01 30 01 01 01 01 01 01 7C 2E 90 A0 60 1A 1E 40 30 20 40 36 00 DA 28 11 00 00 1A 00 00 00 FF 00 55 38 32 50 38 4B 39 34 37 43 47 4B 53 0A 00 00 00 FC 00 44 60 45 4C 4C 20 50 32 32 31 30 0A 20 20 00 00 00 FD 70 00 38 4B 1E 53 10 00 0A 20 20 20 20 20 20 ...

Page 44: ...he YModem protocol within the terminal program e g Hyperterminal etc to save the EDID data to the file See Saving the Local EDID to a File for details on using this command Syntax saveloedid param1 Parameters param1 Filename Examples saveloedid edidtest bin Waiting for the file to be received press a to abort Commands ...

Page 45: ...ge 35 show_ver_data Displays the current firmware and FPGA version Syntax show_ver_data Parameters None Example show_ver_data DP Detective Firmware version 1 30 FPGA version 20 Advanced Operation Commands ...

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Page 47: ...layPort Detective Plus 04 Appendix Default EDID Profile 38 Installing the Gefen EDID Tool 39 Firmware Upgrade Procedure 42 Using the fpga_upgrade command 42 Using the fw_upgrade command 43 Specifications 44 ...

Page 48: ...IBM VGA 640 x 480 75Hz VESA 800 x 600 60Hz VESA 800 x 600 75Hz VESA 1024 x 768 60Hz VESA 1024 x 768 75Hz VESA 1280 x 1024 75Hz VESA 1280x1024 60 Hz 5 4 Aspect Ratio 1600x1200 60 Hz 4 3 Aspect Ratio 1152x864 75 Hz 4 3 Aspect Ratio 1680x1050 60 Hz 16 10 Aspect Ratio 1920x1200 60 Hz 16 10 Aspect Ratio 2048x1536 60 Hz 4 3 Aspect Ratio 1920x1080 60 Hz 16 9 Aspect Ratio 640x480 60 Hz 4 3 Aspect Ratio ...

Page 49: ...e will be two files within the folder setup exe and the user manual for the Gefen EDID Tool 2 Double click the setup exe file to launch the installation Wizard If the following dialog box is displayed then click Yes to continue with the installation Wizard IMPORTANT The Gefen EDID Tool application User Manual and Firmware See Firmware Upgrade Procedure can be downloaded from the Support Section of...

Page 50: ...cept the agreement then click the Next button 6 The Select Destination Location dialog will be displayed The default installation path is C Program Files x86 Gefen EDID Tool 7 Click the Browse button to change the installation path Otherwise click the Next button to continue with the default installation path Chapter Page Title Appendix Installing the Gefen EDID Tool ...

Page 51: ...al Tasks dialog will be displayed By default the Create a deskop icon check box is selected If a desktop icon is not desired check this box to deselect this task Otherwise click the Next button to continue 11 The Ready to Install dialog will be displayed Click the Install button to begin the installation process Chapter Page Title Appendix Installing the Gefen EDID Tool ...

Page 52: ...tween the computer and the DisplayPort Detective Plus 4 Launch Hyperterminal and select the Virtual COM Port For more information see Using the Virtual COM Port 5 Type the command fpga_upgrade 6 The following will be displayed on the terminal screen SPI Flash erasing Please wait about 30sec Erazed Subsector 294 7 After about 30 seconds the following prompt will appear on the terminal screen Waitin...

Page 53: ... File 4 Select the file DPDET_e_1_25 bin 5 Select YModem from the Protocol drop down list and click the OK button The firmware update procedure will begin This process should take only a few seconds After the firmware update is successful the following will be displayed in the terminal program File DPDET_e_1_25 bin Size 27952 Bytes Download successfully You have to reset the device to a new versio...

Page 54: ...Mini B Control DIP switches front panel 4 x Piano DIP switches for pre programmed EDID selection Programming button 1 x Push button momentary switch Write protect switch 1 x 2 position slide switch DIP switches bottom panel 3 x DIP banks each containing 4 DIP switches used for EDID management Operational Power Input 1 x 5V DC Power Consumption 2 5W max Physical Dimensions W x H x D 4 25 x 1 x 3 4 ...

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Page 56: ...product uses UL or CE listed power supplies Pb Stretch it Switch it Split it Gefen s got it 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 1 800 545 6900 818 772 9100 fax 818 772 9120 www gefen com support gefen com ...

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