Acquiring A Test Edid - Quantum Data 980 Application Manual

980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer Application Guide – Source Compliance Test Automation
You will be prompted with a dialog box that enables you to open a CDF. Select a CDF and then OK to proceed.
5. Complete the items in the Product tab of the CDF Entry panel shown below. Note that you will have to
complete the essential fields in order to proceed. A red status message (below) will appear indicating if you
have not completed all the essential fields.
6. Complete the items in the remaining tabs, then save the CDF as "cdf". A confirmation box with a default name
will appear. Edit the name if necessary and click OK.
Note: The CDF will be saved on the 980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer in the /home/qd/workspace/hdmict/cdf/
directory. You will have to move the CDF file to the /home/qd/ directory before starting with your test
automation. Procedures for moving this file are provided in the next chapter.
2.5 Acquiring the test EDID
When running the source compliance test through an Automated Test System you will have to ensure that the
EDID provisioned in the 980 HDMI Protocol Analyzer module's Rx port supports all video and audio capabilities
that your source device supports. Quantum Data provides the EDID(s) necessary. In most cases the Quantum
Data default EDID will be sufficient for testing your source device. You can obtain this EDID from the Quantum
Data EDID library www.quantumdata.com/edid/
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or from the 980 itself. Procedures are provided in the following
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