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4. 

Software Control – Using Lightware Matrix Controller 

4.1. Establishing the connection 

The unit can be controlled using Lightware Matrix Controller software from a PC or 
Laptop via USB port. 

1. 

Turn DIP Switch 1 in 

ON

 position to enable USB control function. 

Info  

USB Connection to the DA2DVI-Pro can be done even if it’s in front panel control 
mode, but only the status of the settings can be checked, and no software changes 
can be applied. 

2. 

Connect a USB Type A/B cable between the PC and the DA2DVI-Pro. The 
unit  installs  its  driver  automatically.  If  the  installation  process  fails,  see 
chapter 1.8.2. 

3. 

To run the CONTROL SOFTWARE, double click on the icon of the software 
on  the  desktop  or  select  the  proper  shortcut  from  Start  Menu/  Programs/ 
Lightware folder. 

 

4. 

Select the appropriate virtual COM port and click on 

Connect

 

Info 

The device Type and Serial number are not listed automatically for COM ports. To 
query the Type and Serial number, double click on the desired COM port. 

Info  

After connecting the DA2DVI-Pro to the controlling  PC or laptop,  the  driver of the 
DA2DVI-Pro  starts  installing  itself.  The  driver  creates  a  virtual  COM  port  in  the 
operating  system.  When  running  the  Lightware  Matrix  Controller  software,  this 
COM port will be seen in the Available Serial Ports list. 

Summary of Contents for DA2DVI-Pro

Page 1: ...DA2DVI Pro User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...Page 2 43 ...

Page 3: ...he apparatus The apparatus must be safely connected to multimedia systems Follow instructions described in this manual WEEE W aste Electrical Electronic Equipment Correct Disposal of This Product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the enviroment or human ...

Page 4: ...t the products DA2DVI Pro Video Distribution Amplifier in accordance with the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EEC is in conformity with the following standards EMI EMC EN 55022 Class B Safety UL CUL GS CR RCM PSE Class II Date 01 September 2009 Name Gergely Vida Managing Director Signed ...

Page 5: ...3 EDID MENU 20 4 3 1 EDID Router operation 20 4 3 2 Advanced EDID Editor 22 4 4 TERMINAL MENU 22 4 5 STATUS MENU 23 4 6 FIND MENU 23 4 7 OUTPUT SETTINGS 24 4 8 CONTROL COMMANDS 26 4 8 1 View product type 26 4 8 2 View serial number 26 4 8 3 View firmware version 26 4 8 4 Route EDID to the input static 26 4 8 5 Route EDID to the input dynamic 27 4 8 6 Save EDID from output to memory location Learn ...

Page 6: ...Page 6 43 6 3 THERE IS NO INPUT SIGNAL 37 7 MECHANICAL DRAWINGS 38 7 1 FRONT VIEW 38 7 2 REAR VIEW 38 7 3 TOP VIEW 39 7 4 BOTTOM VIEW 40 8 WARRANTY 41 9 SPECIFICATIONS 42 ...

Page 7: ...ables each output has a clean jitter free signal eliminating signal instability and distortion caused by long cables or connector reflections Signal Present LED Valid DVI signal is detected when signal is applied to DVI INPUT Source and Monitor Connected LEDs Three LEDs indicate when a DVI source and display diveces are connected to the DA2DVI Pro Front and rear panel control EDID Address selectio...

Page 8: ... be copied from the DA2DVI Pro s memory static EDID emulation or from the attached monitor dynamic EDID emulation For example the DA2DVI Pro can be set up to emulate the device which is connected to DVI OUTPUT 1 and the EDID automatically changes if the monitor is replaced with another display device as long as it has a valid EDID Info The user is not required to disconnect the DVI cable to change...

Page 9: ...y in the time domain The time difference between two signal transitions should be a fix value but noise and other effects cause variations Noise electromagnetic interference between other electronic devices such as mobile phones motors etc and the DVI cable are coupled onto the signal Too much noise results in increased jitter The Pixel Accurate Reclocking circuit completely regenerates the origin...

Page 10: ...t has been applied to the input 1 6 Cascading multiple DA2DVI Pros Thanks to the built in cable equalizer and the Pixel Accurate Reclocking circuit up to 8 DA2DVI Pros can be cascaded This feature is especially useful for digital signage applications The distance between the display blocks may be up to 60 meters in case of HD 1080p resolution or even higher for lower pixel numbers or interlaced sc...

Page 11: ...a Hot Plug signal to DVI OUTPUT 1 this LED indicates that the unit is reading the EDID from the connected display device If the LED is blinking green then the EDID is valid if blinking red then the EDID is invalid or missing Function 3 this LED indicates whether the selected EDID is valid continuous green valid continuous red invalid or empty memory selected EDID address selection can be done by f...

Page 12: ...laptop 5V DC connector Connect the output of the supplied 5V power adaptor CAUTION Warranty void if damage occurs due to use of a different power source DVI OUTPUT 1 Connect one single link DVI D or DVI I cable only digital pins are connected internally between DA2DVI Pro and display device EDID functions are enabled only on this output The output connector is able to supply 500 mA current on pin ...

Page 13: ...g Detect 26 G not connected 7 DDC Data 17 TMDS Data0 27 B not connected 8 VSYNC nc 18 TMDS Data0 28 HSYNC nc 9 TMDS Data1 19 TMDS D0 5 Shield 29 Analog GND 10 TMDS Data1 20 TMDS Data5 nc Table 1 DVI I digital only connector pin assignments Cable length at inputs DA2DVI Pro has an advanced built in cable equalization circuit which automatically provides cable length compensation This circuit extend...

Page 14: ... Pin nr Signal 1 5V 2 Data 3 Data 4 GND USB Type B port pin locations Table3 USB Type B pin connections After connecting the DA2DVI Pro to the control PC or laptop the driver of the device starts installing itself Normally this is an automatic process The driver creates a virtual COM port in the operating system When running the Lightware Matrix Controller software this COM port will be seen in th...

Page 15: ... GREEN LED blinks a few times then the EDID Status LED shows whether the selected EDID is valid green or not red If the read process is unsuccessful the RED LED blinks a few times then the EDID Status LED shows whether the selected EDID is valid green or not red Info If none of the LEDs light up upon power up the unit is most likely damaged and further use is not advised Please contact support lig...

Page 16: ...rovided to force graphic cards to output only the exact pixel resolution and refresh rate Universal EDID address 49 allows multiple resolutions including all common VESA defined resolutions In addition it also features audio support The use of universal EDID is advised for fast and easy system setup MEMORY Resolution MEMORY Resolution 01 640x480 60 Hz 26 1600x1200 50 Hz 02 640x480 75 Hz 27 1600x12...

Page 17: ...st results in most cases CAUTION Setting a higher frequency slightly decreases the quality of the output signal SW 4 5 6 if the clock and pixel data are not perfectly aligned in the internal pixel signal then there s a possibility to add some skew between them in both directions There is no widely accepted value because it depends on the resolution and pixel clock A default setting of 2 should pro...

Page 18: ...automatically If the installation process fails see chapter 1 8 2 3 To run the CONTROL SOFTWARE double click on the icon of the software on the desktop or select the proper shortcut from Start Menu Programs Lightware folder 4 Select the appropriate virtual COM port and click on Connect Info The device Type and Serial number are not listed automatically for COM ports To query the Type and Serial nu...

Page 19: ...gnal is always routed to both outputs by default Crosspoint area 4 2 Control menu Input and output states Each input and output label has a colored background according to its state so the user can see the main information with a quick look at them Legend for input labels No source is connected The power 5V is not present Source is connected 5V present but there is no active DVI signal DVI signal ...

Page 20: ...ce column displays the memory location that the current EDID was routed from The Last attached Monitor s EDID List window contains the resolution manufacturer and vendor name of the display device connected to DVI OUTPUT 1 The Factory EDID List window shows the fifty factory preprogrammed EDID The User EDID List shows the memory locations which can be used by the user to save EDID List window area...

Page 21: ...re it in one of the user programmable memory locations 1 Select User Memory in one of the list window areas in the drop down menu 2 Select the EDID to be saved from the other list window 3 Drag and drop the selected EDID to the desired User Memory location Load EDID from file to memory The DA2DVI Pro is able to learn and store EDID from a file located on the computer EDID are stored in dat files 1...

Page 22: ...or area rolls down When the user enters the menu for the first time an empty EDID is loaded into the editor s memory All EDID in the DA2DVI Pro s memory can be edited in the following way 1 Right click on the desired EDID to be loaded to the EDID Editor 2 In the pop up menu click on Edit EDID The editor area automatically rolls down and the EDID is loaded into the editor area For further informati...

Page 23: ... hardware revisions are displayed in this window 4 6 Find menu By selecting this menu option the available devices can be rescanned on the COM ports and on the Ethernet If the Matrix Controller Software has a live connection to a device on a port a question window appears asking if you really want to disconnect from the currently controlled device ...

Page 24: ...ected port displayed in the header All outputs this option means that the modified parameters are applied to all output ports Info After closing this window the Current Output option will be selected regardless of which was active at the time of closing It is to avoid setting All Outputs by mistake Reload factory defaults Current output Reloads the default values to the currently selected output A...

Page 25: ...etting shifts the phase of the internal clock signal by 180 degrees Parallel Parameters De skewing SW 4 5 and 6 of the DIP switch adjust this value on the rear panel of the DA2DVI Pro If the clock and pixel data are not perfectly aligned in the internal parallel signal then there s a possibility to add some skew between them in both directions There right value may depend on the resolution and pix...

Page 26: ...he DA2DVI Pro responds its 8 digit serial number Format S SN SERIAL_NUMBER CrLf Example The serial number of the connected DA2DVI Pro is 09090180 S SN 09090180 CrLf Info Only the last 4 numbers are written onto the back of the DA2DVI Pro 4 8 3 View firmware version Description View the firmware revision of the DA2DVI Pro Format F FIRMWARE_VERSION CrLf Example The connected DA2DVI Pro s firmware ve...

Page 27: ...mat in loc E_SW_OK CrLf E_S_C CrLf Example 1 101 E_SW_OK CrLf E_S_C CrLf Info DVI OUTPUT 1 is mapped to logical address 101 After choosing dynamic EDID routing for the input the DA2DVI Pro will follow the EDID changes that occur on DVI OUTPUT 1 4 8 6 Save EDID from output to memory location Learn EDID Description Learn EDID from out to the specified location loc In case of DA2DVI Pro out must be 1...

Page 28: ...of 3 fields PNPID code The three letter abbreviation of the manufacturer Preferred resolution The resolution and refresh rate stored in the preferred detailed timing block Name The name of display device stored in product descriptor Format wh loc EH loc EDID_HEADER CrLf Info The EDID of DVI INPUT is mapped to logical address 133 Example Show the emulated EDID on DVI INPUT WH133 EH 133 NEC 1600X120...

Page 29: ... EDID bytes to the specified location loc WL loc 2 DA2DVI Pro responds that it is ready to accept EDID bytes E_L_S CrLf 3 Send 1 block of EDID 1 block consist of 8 bytes of hex data represented in ASCII format WB 1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 4 The DA2DVI Pro acknowledges EL 5 Send another 31 blocks of EDID 32 altogether 6 After the last acknowledge the DA2DVI Pro signals that the EDID status has chan...

Page 30: ...vice same brand from the the same manufacturer Info To keep your application in sync with the DA2DVI Pro it is recommended to issue a show validity wv after receiveing EDID status changed response and read all locations indicating 3 in the table as the EDID changes triggered the EDID status changed response 4 9 2 Port status changed Description If I O port STATUS_TABLE has changed the DA2DVI Pro w...

Page 31: ...nd 0 PWR5V signal is not present on this input 1 PWR5V signal is present on this input 2 Active DVI signal is present at this input data enable signal is successfully recovered from the TMDS stream but there is no PWR5V 3 Active DVI signal is present at this input Data enable signal is successfully recovered from the TMDS stream with PWR5V 4 10 2 Check the status of the outputs Description Use thi...

Page 32: ...ge 32 43 5 Firmware upgrade The DA2DVI Pro s firmware can be upgraded via USB Step 1 Connect a USB Type A B cable between the PC and the DA2DVI Pro Run the bootloader software on the controlling computer ...

Page 33: ...f the computer Info You must wait until every device boots up completely before pressing FIND button Step 3 Double click on the COM port that the DA2DVI Pro is connected to The bootloader cannot identify the devices on the COM ports so if you are unsure about which virtual COM port the DA2DVI Pro is connected to run the Matrix Controller software and check ...

Page 34: ...nd the firmware versions of the selected device Click on the Browse New Firmware area in the appropriate row Now you can browse for the new firmware file to upload Step 5 To enable the upgrade you need to check the checkbox next to the DA2DVI Pro s name Now click on the UPGRADE SELECTED FIRMWARES button and select YES in the pop up window ...

Page 35: ...ompleted without errors the bootloader displays an Upgrade Successful message After clicking on OK button you can close the connection by exiting the bootloader or select another device to upgrade Step 7 After the firmware upgrade please switch the device off and on again ...

Page 36: ... output a video signal Run the control software and check whether a video signal is present at the input or not If there is a video signal then the input port number I1 has an orange background If I1 has a white background then there is no video signal please continue at chapter 6 3 Check the outgoing signal Check the Monitor Hotplug 1 2 LED on the front panel of the DA2DVI Pro This LED indicates ...

Page 37: ... your computer if you get a picture during the booting process you have to review the graphics card s driver settings in the operating system Check the EDID Maybe the data rate is too high for that type of cable Try switching another EDID to the inputs with lower resolution If the source is a computer and you are an expert user you can try modifying the refresh rate so you would be able to get it ...

Page 38: ...Page 38 43 7 Mechanical Drawings 7 1 Front view 42 mm 110 mm 7 2 Rear view 42 mm 110 mm ...

Page 39: ...DA2DVI Pro User s Manual Rev 1 3 Page 39 43 7 3 Top view 180 mm 110 mm ...

Page 40: ...Page 40 43 7 4 Bottom view 2x M3 thread 87 mm 21 25 mm 21 25 mm For rack mounting cross recessed M3 max 10 mm long screws must be used ...

Page 41: ...ars from the date of purchase The customer shall pay shipping charges when unit is returned for repair Lightware will cover shipping charges for return shipments to customers In case of defect please call your local representative or Lightware at Lightware Visual Engineering 1071 Budapest Peterdy str 15 HUNGARY Tel 36 1 889 6177 Fax 36 1 342 9903 E mail support lightware hu ...

Page 42: ...rent protection EDID Emulation Yes 50 factory preset 50 user programmable EDID Support 256 Byte Extended EDID General Connectors 29 pole DVI I digital only and USB Type B Female Number of DVI inputs 1 Number of DVI outputs 2 Power adaptor 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 0 6A to 5V DC 2 6A Power consumption 4W typical 9W max when powering fiber extenders on DVI outputs Compliance CE EMI EMC EN 55022 Class B ...

Page 43: ...DA2DVI Pro User s Manual Rev 1 3 Page 43 43 NOTES ...

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