Question :
What is the recommended equipment for HDMI cable testing per CTS v1.3a?
Answer :
Recommended Test Equipment for HDMI Compliance Testing per CTS (Compliance Test Specification) V1.3a
HDMI Cable Test
| Recommended Equipment | Quantity | |||||||||||||
| Oscilloscope | DSA70804 or DPO70804 with Opt 2XL | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other supported oscilloscopes 1,2 | DSA71254, DSA71604, DSA72004, DPO71254 with opt 2XL, DPO71604 with Opt 2XL, DPO72004 with Opt 2XL, TDS6804B, TDS6124C and TDS6154C | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Software | TDSHT3 - HDMI compliance software (support for CTS V1.3a requires software Version 3.3.0 or higher) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Probes | P7313SMA differential SMA probe - use for all differential and single-ended measurements | Minimum 2 | ||||||||||||
| TDRsystem | DSA8200 with (1) 80E03 and (1) 80E04 module (for Cable Inter-pair Skew and Far-End Crosstalk tests) | 1 set | ||||||||||||
| Test Fixtures | TPA-P TPA-R and EDID fixtures from Efficere Technologies. Order a set as ET-HDMI-TPA-S | 1 set | ||||||||||||
| Cables | SMA cables | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Modules | DTG5334 with 3 DTGM30 modules | 1 set | ||||||||||||
| Filters | Transition Time Converters from Picosecond Pulse Labs
TTC hardware filters for cable test will not be required as TDSHT3 provides the software TTC filters. | Minimum 2 sets | ||||||||||||
| Interface | NI-GPIB-USB - A/B/HS with Driver Software from National Instruments. Type B/HS is recommended for use with DPO/DSA70000 series scopes. | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 Oscilloscopes with bandwidth less than 8 GHz will only support HDMI testing at limited resolution and clock/data rates.
2 16M per channel or greater record length is required for HDMI Compliance
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