5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController
HDMI-TPS-TX200series–User'sManual
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Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.3.2b3 | LDCsoftware:v2.5.7b2
5.7.
Diagnostic Tools
5.7.1.
Cable Diagnostics
ThecablediagnosticsisausefultooltodetermineanycablerelatedissuesincaseofTPSconnection.The
estimatedcablelengthandthequalityofthelinkaremeasuredperiodicallyandthediagnosticwindow
showsthevaluesinreal-time.Ifthegreenbarshitthefirstlineinthemiddletheyturnintored.Itmeansthe
numberoftheerrors–duringtheextension–ishigherthanrecommended.Thelinkmightbealivebut
recoveringofthereceiveddataisnotguaranteed.
#diagnostic #cablediagnostics
INFO:
Each bar represents a differential line in the CATx cable. The inappropriate termination of the cable
usuallycauseshigherrorrates.Checkthecableterminationsorchangethecable.
Reference Values
Value
Explanation
10
-10
-10
-9
Excellentimagequality
10
-8
Minorerror,notrecognizablebyeyes
10
-7
Sometimesrecognizableflashonaspecialtestpattern
10
-6
Smallnoisecanbeseen
10
-5
Easytorecognizeimageerror
10
-4
Badimagequality
AbovedisplayedVideoBitErrorRatio(BER)meansthatonaveragethereis1badpixelafter10
10
pixels,
whichmeansthenumberofthebiterrorsisabout1pixelinevery80secondsat1080p60videosignal.
INFO:
Seemoredetailsin
section.
Table and Chart Views
Cablediagnosticscanbedisplayedinadvancedmodesaswell.Twowaysareavailable:
table view
and
chart
view
.Datacanbeexportedtoafileonclickingonthe
Export data
button.
Table view of cable diagnostics
Chart view of cable diagnostics