Edid Management (Encoder); Querying The Emulated Edid; Setting The Emulated Edid On The Input Port; Copying An Edid - Lightware VINX-110-HDMI-DEC User Manual

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5. Programmers' Reference

5.13. EDID Management (Encoder)

The Advanced EDID Management is available also by sending LW3 protocol commands. The structure of the
EDID memory can be found in the EDID Menu

5.13.1. Querying the Emulated EDID

Command and Response
ç GET•/EDID.EdidStatus
æ pr•/EDID.EdidStatus=<EDID_mem_loc>:E1
Parameters
Identifier Parameter description
<EDID_mem_loc> The EDID memory location I1-I132: Factory preset EDIDs
E1 means the Emulated EDID memory location (Input port).

INFO: There are empty slots in the Factory EDID range for future developments. See the
section.
Example
ç GET /EDID.EdidStatus
æ pr /EDID.EdidStatus=F47:E1
Explanation
F47 EDID (Factory #47) is currently emulated on the input port of the Encoder (E1).

5.13.2. Setting the Emulated EDID on the Input Port

Command and Response
ç CALL•/EDID:switch(<source>:<destination>)
æ mO•/EDID:switch
Parameters
Identifier Parameter description
<source> Source EDID memory
location
<destination> The emulated EDID
memory of the input port
Example
ç CALL /EDID:switch(F49:E2)
æ mO /EDID:switch
section.
Parameter values
U1-U5: User presets
D1: The EDID of the Display Device at the local output
Factory EDID List
Parameter values
I1-I132: Factory preset EDIDs
U1-U5: User presets
D1: The EDID of the Display Device at the local output
E1
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5.13.3. Copying an EDID

Command and Response
ç CALL•/EDID:copy(<source>:<destination>)
æ mO•/EDID:copy
Parameters
Identifier Parameter description
<source> Source EDID memory location
<destination> The desired User EDID location
Example
ç CALL /EDID:copy(D1:U1)
æ mO /EDID:copy
Explanation
The EDID of the last connected sink (HDMI output, D1) has been copied to U1 User memory slot.

5.13.4. Querying the Preferred Resolution of an EDID

Command and Response
ç GET•/EDID/<EDID_mem>/<EDID_mem_loc>.PreferredResolution
pr•/EDID/<EDID_mem>/<EDID_mem_loc>.PreferredResolution=<Resolution>
æ
Parameters
Identifier Parameter description
<EDID_mem> The desired EDID memory
type
<EDID_mem_loc> The desired EDID memory
location
<Resolution> The preferred resolution in
the indicated format
Example
ç GET /EDID/U/U2.PreferredResolution
æ pr /EDID/U/U2.PreferredResolution=1920x1080p60.00Hz
INFO:
Use the Manufacturer property to query the manufacturer and the MonitorName property to query the
name of the monitor.
Parameter values
I1-I132: Factory preset EDIDs
U1-U5: User presets
D1: The EDID of the Display Device at the local output
U1-U5
Parameter values
I: Factory preset EDIDs
U: User presets
D: EDID from a connected display device
E: Emulated EDID
I1-I132: Factory preset EDIDs
U1-U5: User presets
D1: The EDID of the Display Device at the local output
E1: The emulated EDID at the input
<width>x<height><scan_mode><refresh_rate>Hz
<scan_mode>: p (progressive), i (interlaced)
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