Diagnostic Tools; Cablediagnostics - Lightware HDMI-TPS-TX210 User Manual

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5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController
5.7. Diagnostic Tools
5.7.1. Cable Diagnostics
ThecablediagnosticsisausefultooltodetermineanycablerelatedissuesincaseofTPSconnection.The
estimated cable length and the quality of the link are measured periodically and the diagnostic window
showsthevaluesinreal-time.Ifthegreenbarshitthefirstlineinthemiddletheyturnintored.Itmeansthe
number of the errors – during the extension – is higher than recommended.The link might be alive but
recoveringofthereceiveddataisnotguaranteed.

INFO: Each bar represents a differential line in the CATx cable. The inappropriate termination of the cable
usuallycauseshigherrorrates.Checkthecableterminationsorchangethecable.
Reference Values
Value
10 -10 Excellentimagequality
-10 -9
10 Minorerror,notrecognizablebyeyes
-8
10 Sometimesrecognizableflashonaspecialtestpattern
-7
10 Smallnoisecanbeseen
-6
10 Easytorecognizeimageerror
-5
10 Badimagequality
-4
AbovedisplayedVideoBitErrorRatio(BER)meansthatonaveragethereis1badpixelafter10
whichmeansthenumberofthebiterrorsisabout1pixelinevery80secondsat1080p60videosignal.

INFO: SeemoredetailsinMaximum Extension Distances
#diagnostic

#cablediagnostics

Explanation
pixels,
10
section.
Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.2.0 | LDCsoftware:v2.2.0
HDMI-TPS-TX200series–User'sManual
Table and Chart Views
Cablediagnosticscanbedisplayedinadvancedmodesaswell.Twowaysareavailable:table view and chart
view.DatacanbeexportedtoafileonclickingontheExport data button.
Table view of cable diagnostics
Chart view of cable diagnostics
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