Quantum Data Gen 2 980, User Manual

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980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer User Guide Rev. A1
Page 8 December 19, 2012
The external 980 GUI Manager provides easy access to the captured data on your PC for sharing with others. Also
the external 980 GUI Manager enables you to operate the 980 through a larger interface which allows you to use
multiple panels at the same time.
1.5.2 Embedded 980 GUI Manager – Real Time Monitoring
You can operate the 980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer Gen 2 fully through the built-in color touch screen display. In
addition to the basic operation of the 980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer Gen 2 the touch screen display GUI there are
two key features that are only available in the embedded 980 GUI Manager GUI: 1) viewing the video in real time,
2) viewing the HDMI video/audio metadata and DDC transactions in real time using the
Real Time mode. You can
view the incoming video from a source even when encrypted with HDCP content protection. The ability to view the
incoming video also enables you to control the menus of the HDMI source device to ensure that it is in the correct
mode. The built-in GUI also enables you to view the HDMI video metadata and DDC in real time, as they are being
captured, using the
Real Time mode.
You can transfer data captures taken from the built-in touch display to your PC where they can be viewed through
the external 980 GUI Manager and also disseminated to others for analysis.
1.6 What kinds of data does the 980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer allow you to view?
By providing visibility into the HDMI protocol, metadata, video, audio and auxiliary data, the 980 HDMI Protocol
Analyzer enables you to detect changes and identify anomalies in the HDMI signal. The following is a list of the
data types you can view (currently):

Video
o
Timing parameters
o
Pixel values
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Protocol Data
o
Guard band
o
Preamble

Data Islands, including:
o
Infoframes (AVI, Audio, Source Product Descriptor, etc.)
o
General Control Packet (GCP)
o
Audio Clock Regeneration (ACR)
o
Audio Sample Packet Header including Channel Status Blocks

Hot plug events

DDC transactions, including:
o
HDCP
o
EDID

Control data (vsync, hsync, encryption enable)
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HDMI CEC transactions

HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) data