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980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer User Guide Rev. A1
Page 111 December 19, 2012
5.3.8 General Control Packet Data Panel
The GCP (General Control Packet) button opens up the GCP panel (shown below). The GCP panel enables you to
view the General Control Packet data. There is a control pull down menu associated with the GCP panel. The
control menu can be accessed either from the panel itself (the pull down tab on the upper right corner) or from the
GCP button on the main control panel on the right side of the Real Time window. The table below describes the
information in the GCP Info panel and the associated control menu.
Real Time
– General Control Packet
Information / Function
General Control Packet
The following information is provided in the General Control
Packet data island dialog box:

AVmute flag (clear/set)
– Identifies whether the AVmute
is set or cleared.

Color depth
– Indicates the color depth in bits per pixel

Pixel packing phase
– Indicates the pixel packing
phase of the last pixel character sent prior to the GCP
when the source is transmitting deep color.
GCP Pulldown Menu There is a pulldown menu associated with the GCP Info
panel. You can access either from the main control panel or
from the GCP panel via the icon on the upper right of the
panel. The GCP pulldown menu provides the following
functions:

Show/Hide
– Enable or disable the appearance of the
GCP panel in the Real Time window.

Pause
– Halt the updates of the data to the GCP panel.

Clear
– Clear the currently displayed reference frame.

Set Ref
– Set a new reference frame.
Upper Status Bar
Resume (active) mode
Pause mode
The upper status bar shows the following information from
left to right:

The pause/resume (active) status.

The type of data panel (e.g. GCP).

The number of changes defined since you set the
reference frame.

The number of distinct data views in parentheses.