What Kinds Of Data Does The 980 Protocol Analyzer Allow You To View - Quantum Data 980 User Manual

980 User Guide – HDMI Compliance Tests
GUI Manager also enables you to view the HDMI video metadata and DDC transactions in real time, as they are
being captured, using the Real Time mode.
You can transfer data captures taken from the embedded GUI Manager to your PC where they can be viewed
through the external 980 Manager GUI and also disseminated to others for analysis.
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What kinds of data does the 980 Protocol Analyzer allow you to view?

By providing visibility into the HDMI protocol, the 980 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

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
o
Control data (vsync, hsync, encryption enable)

Hot plug events

DDC transactions, including:
o
HDCP
o
EDID

Control data

CEC transactions

Audio Return Channel (ARC) data (not currently supported)
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