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Audio 

Embedder

 

3GSDI

 

Release A1

User Manual

EXT-HD-EDIDPN

HDMI 

Detective Plus

Summary of Contents for EXT-HD-EDIDPN

Page 1: ...Audio Embedder 3GSDI Release A1 User Manual EXT HD EDIDPN HDMI Detective Plus...

Page 2: ...cement 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 attac...

Page 3: ...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 warrant...

Page 4: ...Technical Support Hours 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Monday Friday Pacific Time HDMI Detective Plus is a trademark of Gefen LLC Important Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware pac...

Page 5: ...the display or other sink device should not exceed 50 feet 15 meters in length The HDMI Detective Plus comes pre programmed with 6 default EDID profiles as well as 6 user programmable EDID banks If th...

Page 6: ...from Gefen website DDC re clocking Records the EDID from a display 6 pre programmed EDID profiles 6 user programmable EDID banks Selectable HDCP pass through Field upgradable firmware via USB port Co...

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Page 8: ...ogramming an External EDID 8 Passing HDCP Content 9 Recording an EDID to a EDID Bank 10 Loading an EDID from a EDID Bank 11 Saving the Local EDID to a File 12 Uploading an EDID file to the Local Input...

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Page 11: ...HDMI Detective Plus 01 Getting Started Panel Layout 2 Back 2 Top 2 Front 2 Left 2 Installation 4 Connecting the HDMI Detective Plus 4 Sample Wiring Diagram 4...

Page 12: ...page 2 Getting Started Panel Layout 4 1 5 2 6 7 3 Top Front Left Back 8...

Page 13: ...o disable programming and prevent an accidental erasure of the current EDID 4 Prog Press this button to begin programming an EDID See EDID Programming for more information 5 HDMI In Connect the Hi Def...

Page 14: ...ot exceed 50 feet 15 meters in length 3 OPTIONAL Connect a USB to Mini USB cable to control the detective using serial commands See Using the Virtual COM Port for more information on using this featur...

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Page 17: ...Programming 8 Programming an External EDID 8 Passing HDCP Content 9 Recording an EDID to a EDID Bank 10 Loading an EDID from a EDID Bank 11 Saving the Local EDID to a File 12 Uploading an EDID file t...

Page 18: ...ive 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...

Page 19: ...D bank Passing HDCP Content In order for the HDMI 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...

Page 20: ...er sink device containing the EDID to be recorded 2 Connect a HDMI cable from the sink device to the HDMI Out port on the detective 3 Connect a USB to Mini USB cable between the detective and a PC The...

Page 21: ...FF ON OFF 3 ON ON OFF 4 OFF OFF ON 5 ON OFF ON 6 OFF 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...

Page 22: ...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 EDI...

Page 23: ...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 vi...

Page 24: ...re information on terminal communication 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...

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Page 27: ...HDMI Detective Plus 03 Advanced Operation Using the Virtual COM Port 18 Installing the Driver 19 Commands 21...

Page 28: ...evice Manager and click Ports to see the driver The driver will be identified as HDMI EDID BOOSTER as shown below 4 Refer to Installing the Driver if driver is not present or is listed as an unknown d...

Page 29: ...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 Unk...

Page 30: ...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 suc...

Page 31: ...actory default settings fw_upgrade 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 extern...

Page 32: ...ss through with HDCP enabled If param1 is not supplied then the current DDC mode is returned Syntax ddcmode param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 2 Value Description 1 Local EDID with HDCP enable 2 Local E...

Page 33: ...and writes it to the local input Syntax edidbatolo param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank 1 6 Example edidbatolo 2 EDID bank 2 stored to local ediddetolo The ediddetolo command reads the default EDID and...

Page 34: ...the specified EDID bank Syntax ediddstoba param1 Parameters param1 EDID bank 1 6 Examples ediddstoba 3 Downstream EDID stored in bank 3 ediddstolo The ediddstolo command reads the downstream EDID and...

Page 35: ...EDID bank Syntax eredidbank param1 Parameters param1 Bank 1 6 Example eredidbank 2 EDID bank 2 is erased fadefault The fadefault command resets the HDMI Detective Plus to factory default settings Synt...

Page 36: ...w_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...

Page 37: ...1 Parameters param1 Command optional Examples help eredidbank Erase EDID bank Syntax eredidbank param1 Param1 1 6 Example eredidbank 1 help Available Commands help show_ver_data loedidtoba loedidtolo...

Page 38: ...e 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...

Page 39: ...0x00 0xFC 0x00 0x50 0x61 0x6E 0x61 0x73 0x6F 0x6E 0x69 0x63 0x54 0x56 0x30 0x0A 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xFD 0x00 0x17 0x3D 0x0F 0x44 0x0F 0x00 0x0A 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x01 0xC7 0x02 0x03 0x2A 0x71...

Page 40: ...xA3 0x54 0x4C 0x99 0x26 0x0F 0x50 0x54 0xA5 0x4B 0x00 0x71 0x4F 0x81 0x80 0xA9 0xC0 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x30 0x2A 0x40 0xC8 0x60 0x84 0x64 0x30 0x18 0x50 0x13 0x00 0xBB 0...

Page 41: ...45 0x4E 0x0A 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xFD 0x00 0x3B 0x3D 0x0F 0x44 0x0F 0x00 0x0A 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x20 0x01 0xCF 0x02 0x03 0x18 0x71 0x45 0x94 0x13 0x11 0x12 0x1F 0x...

Page 42: ...e 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 Par...

Page 43: ...ta Displays the current firmware and FPGA version Syntax show_ver_data Parameters None Example show_ver_data EXT HD EDIDPN Release version 2 23 Release date Oct 20 2013 Release time 17 22 17 Advanced...

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Page 45: ...HDMI Detective Plus 04 Appendix Installing the Gefen EDID Tool 36 Firmware Upgrade Procedure 40 Using the fw_upgrade command 40 Specifications 41...

Page 46: ...here 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 displa...

Page 47: ...alog will be displayed Click the radio button next to I accept the agreement then click the Next button 6 The Select Destination Location dialog will be displayed The default installation path is C Pr...

Page 48: ...Select Additional Tasks dialog will be displayed To create an application icon on the Windows Desktop click the Create a deskop icon check box Otherwise click the Next button to continue 11 The Ready...

Page 49: ...Device Driver dialog will be displayed Click the Finish button 14 The Finish dialog for the Gefen EDID Tool dialog will be displayed The Launch Gefen EDID Tool check box will be checked To launch the...

Page 50: ...nts of the zip file to the Windows Desktop The zip file will contain the firmware file bin 3 Within the terminal program type the command fw_upgrade 4 The following will be displayed on the terminal s...

Page 51: ...put 1 x HDMI Type A 19 pin female USB 1 x USB 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...

Page 52: ...roduct 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 gefe...

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