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1. The upper part of the window Frame compare results lists the number of frames where the On board CRC has found failures in the Red Cr Green Y Blue Cb sub pixels respectively It also lists the total number of failed frames during the session and the total number of frames compared The lower part of the window Pixel compare results lists the number of frames and the number of pixels where the Pixel Compare by the software in the PC has found failures in the Red Cr Green Y Blue Cb sub pixels respectively The Bit Pattern column indicates the color bits failed The lower part also lists the total number of failed frames during the session and the total number of frames compared Please note that values in Frame compare results On board CRC fields indicate compare performed to all input frames The values in Pixel compare results fields reflect the Pixel compare results performed for the frames captured and analyzed in the PC The number of frames tested with Pixel compare is usually smaller than with Frame compare You can save the numerical results in a text file CSV comma Separated Values format for later analysis Click Save for saving the numerical results in a file 40 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Previewing the Pixel Compare Results During Pixel Compare UFG Console window provides three monitoring modes You can select between the modes by selecting the corresponding radio button Live Ade Pio
2. 1 00 00 DD OO 0 00 0D 0 DO 0 i Rates Ok 24 Des D chenneb Mas D Si DOGO 00 ad Doa po 00 0000 Da DO OD Dar BC GZ Ud 7 40 s UD 10 0D OO OOO DO OC DO OD 46 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Note The following table lists the items shown in the log You can select which items are shown on the log list by selecting or de selecting the applicable filter check box Event Type Boards Applicable filter AVI Info Frame HDDP HDMA DP Info Frames SPD Info Frame HDDP HDMA DP Info Frames Audio Info Frame HDDP HDMA DP Info Frames MPEG Info Frame HDDP HDMA DP Info Frames Vendor Specific Info Frame HDDP HDMA DP Info Frames Audio Status HDDP HDMA DP A V Status AVMUTE HDDP HDMA A V Status Video Status HDDP HDMA DP A V Status ACS Audio Channel Status HDDP HDMA DP A V Status ACP Audio content protection packet HDDP HDMA Generic No AVI InfoFrame HDDP HDMA Generic Sync Status HDDP HDMA Generic EXT Extension Packet DP Generic VB ID Vertical Blanking ID DP Generic MSA Main Stream Attributes DP Generic No ACP HDDP Generic Others Unknown Generic You can select the view options for the log list by right clicking on top of it The options are e Timestamp Enable disable timestamp Show time from start of event capture from previous event Show time as milliseconds minutes seconds micro seconds e Type Enable Disable display of Type information e Data Enable 7 Disable display of data Show RAW dat
3. Run UFG Setup application on the CD It will install needed software and drivers Please note that you must install the UFG board device drivers in the UFG Setup Start the UFG Console application and select your board The software will verify that the firmware in your UFG board matches the version of the UFG Console If you need to update the firmware please follow the instructions in the dialog and select the firmware file that matches your UFG board type After that in the dialog select the UFG board and the used video input For controlling the board and using the advanced function of the tool please refer to chapter Using UFG Console later in this document U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Purpose This guide is the User Manual of UFG Console user interface for use with UFG 06 Nopea UFG 04 DP UFG 04 HDMA UFG 04 LVDS and UFG 04 LVDS Quad capture boards in a PC with Windows XP or Windows 7 Operating System e Give an overview of the product and its features e Give instruction for the user on how to install the board e Give instructions for the user on how to install the related software drivers in a PC e Assist the user in configuring the capturing process vvith the user interface e Give instructions for the user how to capture images Product and Driver Version This manual explains in the following versions the product and the related software UFG 04 Setup 27 03 2012 UFG 06 Setup 20
4. UFG 04 DP Frame Grabber UFG 04 DP is based on STMicroelectronics GM68020 DisplayPort M receiver chip The board features full DisplayPort Reference Sink functionality The receiver chip automatically communicates with the DP Source device and assigns the input resolution and the other parameters of the display data Please refer to the full specifications in Appendix A With proper software and firmware the user can capture individual display frames received from the source device Additionally by using the DP LL CTS software that communicates directly with the receiver chip the user can perform Display Port Link Layer Conformance Test steps The link LL CTS software communicates with the chip with the RS 232 serial interface UFG 04 HDMA Frame Grabber UFG 04 HDMA frame grabber board is based on Silicon Image S119135 HDMI receiver chip The board features full HDMI 1 3 Deep Color functionality with HDCP support HDMI streams up to VESA 1920x1200 260 RB and CEA 1080p60 can be captured Please refer to the full specifications in Appendix A HDMI Stream UF G 04 HDMA Frame Grabber 21 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual UFG 04 LVDS and UFG 04 LVDS Quad Frame Grabbers UFG 04 LVDS frame grabber features a 10 bits color high speed LVDS receiver de serializer DS90C3202 that is capable of receiving 7 bit serialized LVDS data in single or two channel mode Additionally a two board combination enables receiving LVDS data
5. in Lane C are used as Horizontal Sync and Vertical Sync 43 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Pin Mapping The mapping of the pixel data into LVDS data varies from one data source to another In order to provide flexibility for the user UFG 04 LVDS board FPGA includes a data matrix for multiplexing the LVDS data to the input color bits From Control window s LVDS tab you can select between 5 predefined pin mappings or a custom mapping The predefined mappings are 6 8 and 10 bit JEITA JEIDA mappings and 8 and 10 bit VESA mappings Please find the Data Color mapping table of the preset settings in Appendix D of this manual gt Click Apply to use the selected mapping Pee Tode ti Pee Tode tte fom a Lega viz 0A LYDI Quad inb iQ LPG HEVET Orton LVDS Quac in D 1920 1440p 76 0 Hz RGB 30 bpp 1920 1440p 675 0 Hz RGB 30 bpp H nex B trae Corps t LAS EH Record B trae Corps t LS 3m Source Date Enable 06 sm Source Date Enable 06 Pr Manors Pr Manor B Meno Made VES IDEE E TAJ ED ni Bajo E EITAUEIDA 8 b jm RXA EITADEIDA 13 b ji IA 8 Bom RT ESAT rw Ke pD B Meno Made Ceres Fr By selecting the Custom you can define a custom mapping in the matrix Please note that the mapping of DE VS and HS to bits 4 to 6 in lane C RXC cannot be changed Custom Color depth field allows you to select between 6 8 or 10 bit depth of color components gt You can save a custom mapping to a file by c
6. or Install this driver software anyway depending on the given warning type Once the drivers are successfully installed the completion page will appear Click Finish to exit driver installation wizard If the wizard suggests that a reboot is required select Restart Later to allow the UFG Software Package installer to complete the installation Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard LA UFG software package VAG Setup pue cm Completing the UFG software package V3 0 Setup Wizard Four oput mue Se better ted ande to compen fw ratalator of UG soft pacusge 12 1 Da you wert tu woo we e ecco ns I mest 50 ape reboot ete Once the UFG Software package installation is complete a finish page is shown If device drivers were installed it is necessary to restart the system in order to complete the device driver installation Click Finish to exit installation wizard 17 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Installation with Windows XP It is highly recommend that you uninstall all previous versions of the UFG04 Software package without installing a new version gt Click Next in the UFG software package Setup Wizard welcome page E UFG asftwere package V1 0 Setup Cenere Conpononi Choose tech feature of UPG sottwere pactage GJI you vant to ratai 8 47 Daci the componendi pee vant te ict lt wd nct fe campaents qe don t ven tm rota Cb Wert tp conten Spete taata 31 68 gt In the Ch
7. 09 2012 Notes On certain sections of the manual when important information or notification is given text is formatted as follows Please read these notes carefully Note This text is an important note U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual 2 INTRODUCTION UFG Console UFG Console is a source analysis and debugging utility for use with UFG 04 and UFG 06 Series frame grabber boards UFG Console API functionality is based on the API included UFG SDK All functions Except HDCP enabling functions found in the UFG Console API can be implemented by a custom utility by using the UFG SDK Each UFG capture board has their individual device drivers and set of custom functionality Most of the functions however are common to all UFG boards UFG 04 and UFG 06 Nopea Test Frame Grabbers UFG family frame grabbers are PCI Express PCIe bus compatible boards The functionality is based on the combination of the driver SW in the PC and a dedicated hardware with a receiver chip and an advanced FPGA design The FPGA controls the data stream from the receiver to the on board buffer memory and to the PC over the PCIe bus All UFG 04 family boards share the same basic design architecture and performance The main differences are based on the capabilities of the video interface in question The common features for all UFG boards are the following UFG 06 Nopea HDDP UFG 04 DP UFG 04 HDMA UFG 04 LVDS UFG 04 LVDS Quad Inputs 2 x HDMI 1 x Disp
8. 1000 wg U cress oo The Main Window The EDID Editor main window is divided into three logical areas The bottom part of the window contains the command buttons and the log view The top left portion shows the currently edited E EDID blocks in a tree form and the top right portion shows an edit control for the currently selected item possibly a list of sub keys and their names The list is not shown for all values and the HEX view of the block collection Notice that there are two moveable splitters to customize the window layout One is just above the Log view and the second is between the top left and top right window areas Command buttons Load Load an EDID block collection file from disk Save Save the current block collection to a disk file Show Hex Show or Hide the HEX view Show Log Show or Hide the Log view Write EDID Program the EDID block collection to the UFG 04 board Read EDID Read the EDID block collection from the UFG 04 board Generate HPD Generate a Hot Plug Detect pulse HPD Pulse By default UFG 04 HDMA and UFG 06 Nopea HDDP boards generate a Hot Plug Detect pulse when you are reading or writing the EDID contents By unselecting the Automatically generate HPD checkbox you can prevent this You can also set the length of the pulse 48 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Note Note EDID Editor Features The EDID Editor currently supports VESA E EDID block versions 1 3 and 1 4 As the sta
9. 17 18 9 1 96 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Pin out of LVDS Input Connector CH 1 in UFG 04 LVDS Signal Pinn Pinn Signa RXCLK_GND RXE 6 19 RXEGND RXCGND 8 21 RXC Reserved 9 22 RXB SENS 5V input Can be left unconnected Reserved please leave unconnected N C not connected on the UFG 04 board of U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual APPENDIX E LVDS INPUT DATA MAPPING UFG Console allows you to modify the LVDS input data mapping The selection includes five predefined mappings JEIDA 6 8 and 10 bit VESA 8 and 10 bit Other data mappings can be created and saved by using the UFG Console By default the VESA 10 bit mapping is used Please find below a table describing the five predefined mappings Predefined LVDS data mappings in UFG 04 LVDS LVDS data JEIDA VESA 6 bit color 8 bit color 10 bit color 8 bit color 10 bit color RXAO RO R2 R4 RO RO RXA1 R1 R3 R5 R1 R1 RXA2 R2 R4 R6 R2 R2 RXA3 R3 R5 R7 R3 R3 RXA4 R4 R6 R8 R4 R4 RXA5 R5 R7 R9 R5 R5 RXA6 GO G2 G4 GO GO RXBO G1 G3 G5 G1 G1 RXB1 G2 G4 G6 G2 G2 RXB2 G3 G5 G7 G3 G3 RXB3 G4 G6 G8 G4 G4 RXB4 G5 G7 G9 G5 G5 RXB5 BO B2 B4 BO BO RXB6 B1 B3 B5 B1 B1 RXCO B2 B4 B6 B2 B2 RXC1 B3 B5 B7 B3 B3 RXC2 B4 B6 B8 B4 B4 RXC3 B5 B7 B9 B5 B5 RXC6 DE DE DE DE DE RXD
10. 9 RS 232 connector used for CTS testing lovver Please refer to the illustration below for location of the connectors Serial Reset switch back side DisplayPort input RS 232 Interface 10 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual UFG 04 HDMA HDM HDM Connector DVI D Connector 513135 HOM Receiver The UFG 04 HDMA has two connectors in its front panel e One HDMI A Type connector top e One DVI D connector Both connectors input HDMI input stream and their functionality is equal The DVI D connector is provided mainly for its better mechanical properties in industrial environment HDMI input Serial number back side DVI D input 11 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual UFG 04 LVDS UFG 04 LVDS Quad GPO LVDS CH 2 ES GPIO General purpose I O lines is used for synchronizing the master and the slave boards in a multi board capturing configuration The UFG 04 LVDS board has two MDR 26 connectors in its front panel The LVDS channel configurations are explained in the following table LVDS Channel Single Dual Channel Quad Channel Channel Master and Slave board LVDSCH1 LVDSCH1 Master LVDS CH1 pae o l LVDS CH2 Master LVDS CH2 CM Quad channel mode uses LVDS Mode 2 Slave LVDS CH2 Serial 12 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Version Information The Serial Number Label gives information about the assembly version
11. Source device Each message is parsed to easy to comprehend clear text Specially combining the EDID and Status Log features provides the user a powerful tool for testing the compatibility of Source devices with different kinds of Sink devices For UFG 04 users the Status Log is included in the optional Power Tools software package Link Status is an optional feature available in the basic UFG Console software The UFG 04 DP UFG 04 HDMA and UFG 06 Nopea HDDP are HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection compliant sink devices They will enable the preview and analysis of the image content and the corresponding metadata of HDCP protected material in a PC where both the display adapter and monitor are HDCP compliant The storage of the HDCP protected material is inhibited Only applications provided by Unigraf can enable the HDCP protected content Licenses Product licensing is slightly different between UFG 04 and UFG 06 boards For UFG 06 Nopea HDDP you will need the license key for using all features of the UFG Console and UFG API For UFG 04 boards only certain features of the UFG Console and UFG04 API require you to provide a License Key You can enter the key in the License Manager utility For instructions please refer to chapter License Manager later in this document A special license key is used with the UFG 04 DP UFG 04 HDMA and UFG 06 Nopea HDDP boards for enabling the HDCP encrypted content The HDCP Unlock License key i
12. User Manual In Tools gt Preferences dialog you can define compression rate for PNG and JPEG images Higher compression level will enable faster storage time and more frames to be captured The recorded time span will be dependent on the Frame rate divisor and the file type For speed choose JPG Or for lossless images choose BMP or RAW When the recording ends UFG Console opens by default the folder where the bitmap files have been stored in a file browser window This feature makes it easy for the user to locate the stored files You can disable this feature in Tools gt Preferences dialog When the board starts storing frames into the on board frame buffer the GUI starts reading frames and emptying the buffer The effect of this is that you are able to capture more consecutive frames than the board could store in the frame buffer at one time When the buffer is full UFG Console stops recording and displays a message Recording stopped because of buffer overflow on grabber UFG 04 Frame Grabber Input d a ee paa nput data Ol EU jes I LI Ba 25 srel nj Frsre t Dr rrara t EgFove 21 Bfree t Ngrrava 74 irrena 67 nge E nj Frane k P Pr ama X NJ rave to nse 17 Share 90 a 73 Firre vi girone 23 Bire Fit ave Y rre 95 fica on BiFrane 9 Capture t rence to PC Bp ewe oH rana 1 vrare X rera X nuse 7 Fi wvwa 3 85 gre Flame 42 EC 4 Rjrene o6 Mra 97 tee E tras 99 Frane 100 Ng Pra 101 njerore 108 Wjrr
13. a welcome page is displayed The welcome page shows UFG Software package release version Click Next to continue In the next dialogs you will able to define which software components are installed e UFG Console can be used to capture frames and to analyze the input video stream in several vvays e UFG SDK and UFG LVCA SDK are used to create software utilizing UFG frame grabbers e UFG Drivers option will install the latest device drivers for UFG series frame grabbers If this is the first time a 3 x release is installed on the computer this option should be checked The next two dialogs will allow you to define the Start Menu folder used the location in your PC where UFG SDK will be installed where the executable software will be installed When you are ready with the selections click Install to start the installation In previous releases it has been possible to install the drivers manually In this release this is no longer possible If Device Driver installation was selected at the component selection page the driver installation wizard will appear at some point Otherwise wait for the installation to complete and click Finish to exit the installation wizard 16 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Driver Installation The driver installation wizard is started by the Software Package Installation program if device drivers were selected in the component selection page Click Next to continue Click Continue anyway
14. and Windows 7 this means that UAC dialogs may appear when LCM is started Click Yes to continue Please note that in order to the License Manager properly access the UFG board the board Firmware needs to be updated to match the version of the UFG Software Package Please refer to Firmware Update in Chapter 5 of this document The License manager shortcuts are created in the start menu at All programs Unigraf UFG Licensing This folder will contain the following shortcuts e Manage launches UFG License Manager dialog You can view the currently installed license keys add new licenses or to remove old licenses e Migrate licenses allows you to copy license data from installations of older version of UFG Software Package the UFG Console over to the new licensing system e Scan hardware to scan for newly installed hardware and request licenses as necessary Adding Licenses Cetethed UNG Casters bur tis Learwe hrpe nitaf rd on sebected dres Durus Serta Water Te a oe Leane Key FGO OMEA INOS IGG HOC Link y dh M 4 1 47 TR Z AA Posee nS Han rwv nd Weed rember Cor pordaong reve kurues To add a new license for an existing device first select the device for which to add a license The License Manager will first open the device for license key verification This will take a few seconds Once the device is open click the Add new button This will open the license key entry dialog Make sure that the serial
15. can happen because one or more components in the PC are not HDCP compliant and HDCP cannot be enabled The preview window is filled with a warning text 30 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Controls Window Main Tab The UFG Console Controls window provides a set of control tabs depending on the type of the UFG frame grabber model being used Common control tabs for all board types are Main and Frame compare The Main tab contains a dialog for storing captured frames and the Frame compare tab contains a dialog for testing and analyzing the captured frames The top of the Controls window indicates the current board and interface selected In order to change the used board or interface click the red button on the top right of the Controls window The main tab of the Controls window allows the user to save the captured contents Pl Lansnis antrots fee Tode tii pena Lf G 04 HOM LI 3302790 HOME LU 1920 OHOP 24 0 He VCbCr 4 4 4 36 bpp T H Parord tr aw Coopers kapej Ade Crates Non Capture tly 24 mne Enable dd Capbure Saree ien te Folder CMM _ Captures Vio Rarang Frams inert Oto RAM Raw Dos Phe tema Hans Mite of record frames Record EE cacher ac Raet 31 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Capturing and Storing Single Frames Note Note Note Click Snapshot to capture a single frame from the selected input The captured frame will be show
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17. frames per second 28 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual HDCP Status When using UFG 04 DP UFG 04 HDMA or UFG 06 Nopea HDDP board UFG Console enables the user to preview and compare HDCP encrypted material in a HDCP compliant PC UFG Console indicates its HDCP state on the left hand corner of the status bar in the bottom of the UFG Console Controls window If the HDCP indicator is gray it means that the input video is not HDCP protected HDCP Ready If the HDCP indicator is green it means that the input video is HDCP HDCP encryption in use Cannot record protected and is displayed on a HDCP protected display uper eae If the HDCP indicator is red it means that the HDCP Unlock License is not HDCP encryption in use Cannot record set for this board Please refer to chapter License Manager below for instructions on how to set the license HDCP Ready 29 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual HDCP encryption in use Cannot record iy Snapshot heer Ready Ul GAM Console n P Lo window Loch Aspect ratio jer py protect HDCP cery recs mu eto HDCP cors ie HDCP copy protects Wagt Gigolo Gsvtled HDCP copy protect rage Clon vy Qera ed PUNE YCbCr 404 4 1920 x 1080 dp 59 90 He 24 bop Live preview dp15 0 tps If the HDCP indicator is green but the HDCP letters are crossed over it means that the HDCP protected video can t be displayed This
18. number and the seed number in your license sticker matches the information displayed in this dialog Enter the license key exactly as printed on the license key sticker Once the key is entered click Accept 19 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Note Note The license key is verified at this point If the verification succeeds the new license key is added into the license list of the selected device If the verification fails you will be asked to check spelling and try again The older license stickers don t show device serial numbers In the case the serial number is not shown please verify that the Seed number shown in the sticker matches the Seed number shown in the dialog To remove a license first select the device from which to remove the license Once the license list appears select the license key you wish to remove and click Remove selected To save the changes in the license key data click Save and Close in License Manager main dialog Cancel will exit the License manager without saving Migrating Licenses Migrate licenses allows you to copy license data from installations of older version of UFG Software Package the UFG Console over to the new licensing system The tool will migrate all existing license codes saved by previous versions of UFG Software package UFG Console The old license data will not be deleted in the process Migrating licenses requires that the UFG 04 boards where the licenses are attac
19. portions of exactly the same input frame The mapping of the pixel data into LVDS data varies from one data source to another In order to provide flexibility for the user UFG 04 LVDS features an internal data matrix for multiplexing the LVDS data to the input color bits The multiplexer enables any pixel data combination to be used It also enables the use of selectable pixel color depths The setting of the multiplexer is identical for both input channels The UFG Console has pre set standard mappings based on JEITA and VESA standards For non standard mappings the user can change the mapping by editing the mapping table Please refer to chapter LVDS Pin Mapping later in this document 22 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Extended Frame Buffer UFG 04 and UFG 06 frame grabber boards include an on board frame buffer that can store up to 4 Gigabytes of input video data at maximum speed and full 12 bit color depth without any frames lost The frame buffer is a circular first in first out memory Frames can be captured to the PC simultaneously when new input frames are written to the buffer When the buffer becomes full the capture will be stopped and the user notified about the buffer overflow The storage allocation of the frame buffer is based on the size of the stored frames The maximum number of frames that can be captured during Sequence Capture feature is dependent on both the capabilities of the PC and the bitmap type used
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21. C32 of each R G and B color component of pixel of the incoming video frames The calculated CRC values can then be compared to the CRC value of either the previous frame or reference CRC values calculated from a reference image in the PC The advantage of the CRC Analysis is that it can verify 100 of the frames In Pixel Compare the video frames are captured to the PC memory and compared to a reference image Although Pixel Compare is not able to verify all frames its advantage 1s that errors in the image can be detected and highlighted on a pixel by pixel basis Fa Tode fide LPG HOM LIC 2304 26 100 HOME mi 1920109009 4274 0 Hz YUbCr 4 4 4 36 bpp E Record p Mam Comparw cy Xd gt Compare bo Pres Prane On boti CRC Ontyl cpnpese to Click Start to start the frame comparison and Stop to stop it A new Frame compare errors window will open The data shown on the Errors panel reflects the compare mode used If the input video timing changes the comparison will be stopped automatically For interlaced timings the Frame Compare function cannot be used 37 UNIGRAF UFG Console User Manual Color Mask Before comparison you can apply a Color mask With the mask you can enable only part of the color bits to be taken into account in the comparison This enables you to e g concentrate to certain color channels or limit the color depth of the comparison ae ontrots Pee Tode th Ma Tode ti Uf G 04 HOM L
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23. IIAS 330420 rere nj LPG HOME LIIS jane GE HOME oi 1920 1080p 24 0 Hz Uber 4 4 4 36 bpp H Record m Fram Compare ore Mo 1901 OHOP 24 0 Hz VUbCr 44 4 36 bpp H Record t Fram Compaw re Mode J Compare bo Pomona Prane On board CRC Oty Compare bo Pres frame On board CPC Orte Compare to Reference 2 Compese to Reference np zz zi Pe form Sti Ds Ce Seapehot ated Fran DO ghboht ated pos amare Mast amie Meet Meech toot Mrzi person Bac reat 12 bts Binary 11111111 Green gs 132 bes Bowe DODDODODODOD fus vas 12 bx Dewry You can either set one of the Color mask presets or select lt Custom gt and define the bit pattern freely Each bit set to 1 is included in comparison while 0 bits are not compared The tool verifies that the entered binary mask is valid before enabling the comparison Note Please note that you should not define a higher color depth in the Compare Mask than the color depth your input signal 38 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Compare to Previous Frame In this mode the only compare method available is CRC Compare Input video data up to 36 bpp bit depth can be compared gt This mode is selected by clicking Compare to Previous Frame radio button Note When using the Compare to Previous Frame function first time after changing the input content the compare will find one error in all three color channels With consecutive tests with the s
24. O RO R2 R6 R6 RXD1 R1 R3 R7 R7 RXD2 GO G2 G6 G6 RXD3 G1 G3 G7 G7 RXD4 BO B2 B6 B6 RXD5 B1 B3 B B RXD6 N A N A N A N A RXEO RO R8 RXE1 R1 R9 RXE2 G0 G8 RXE3 G1 G9 RXE4 BO B8 RXE5 B1 B9 RXE6 N A N A 98 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual D6 DS D4 DS D2 Di DO D6 D5 D4 D3 Dz Di DO D6 DS D4 D D2 Di Do xb u 6106160 RTXR RXD GOC RXE OOOOQOO0 RXE gt JEIDA 10 bit JEIDA 8 bit JEIDA amp VESA 6 bit D6 DS D4 D3 D D1 DO D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 DO RXA SALHA RAB RXC G6 566 850 85 5 v XX XX XX VESA 10 bit VESA amp bit 99 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual APPENDIX F UNIGRAF RAW FILE FORMAT This is the description of the RAW file format that UFG Console uses when saving snapshots or captured frames The first 12 bytes of the file form the file header The tables below describe the header and the image data All fields that have more than 1 byte are stored in little endian order Description of the header Offset oo I Color depth per channel Either 8 or 16 Color space identifier See below Reserved must be zero Image width in pixels 8 4 Image height in lines Description of color space identifiers channel counts and data order Identifier Color mode Nr of Channel data order channels 0 RGB444 Red Green Blue YCbCr 4 4 4 Cr Y Cb YCbCr 4 2 2 Cb Y Even Cr Y Odd UFG Console Release 2 5 supports RGB 4 4 4 18 24 30 and 3
25. The software setup utility will install all software needed to use the UFG 04 and UFG 06 series frame grabbers UFG device drivers UFG Console Graphical User Interface GUT UFG SDK in case of UFG 04 setup UFG LVCA SDK in case of UFG 06 setup The UFG Console and the UFG04 SDK are common to all UFG 04 boards UFG LVCA SDK is used with UFG 06 boards UFG Console will detect the board and provide the user the features applicable to that board type The 3 X series software package supports x32 and x64 editions of Windows 7 Windows Vista and Windows XP It is recommended to use a PC with at least a dual core CPU Administrator s privilege is required for performing the installation For installing the UFG Console software perform the following steps Run the UFG Setup application from a CD or from your hard disk 15 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Installation with Windows Note Before UFGOA Installation Wizard will start in Windows Vista or Windows 7 you may see a warning dialog Click Yes to continue Previously installed version UFG Software Package installer will check if there is a previous version installed It is highly recommended that you uninstall all previously installed UFG Software packages from the PC prior to installing a new version To do this click Yes to uninstall the old package and to proceed into the installation wizard UFG software package V1 0 Setup pe 4 Once the installer has started
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27. a only 1 Show decoded data when available Click Stop event capture to end the logging Click Save to store the events in your PC in three alternative formats Unigraf Event Log file format EL Can be loaded back to UFG Console Comma separated values CSV Can be imported to e g to spreadsheets Text file TXT Universal UFG Console allows you to select if you would like to apply the used filter to store only part of the data The image below shows events saved in CSV format Please note that when evaluating the input video timing the firmware considers a timing to be Stable after there have been no changes in the input timing during 32 consecutive horizontal periods Therefore the timestamp of the Video Status arrives 32 frame intervals late A corrected timestamp is indicated in parsed data on the Details panel of the Video State event 47 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual EDID Editor When using UFG 04 DP UFG 04 HDMA or UFG 06 Nopea boards you can update the EDID information of the input This means that you can change the performance information that the connected source device reads from the board gt To open the EDID dialog select Settings gt EDID Editor Encoder Decode detin p x pd Debate of Veron Overt Vue V1 5 New Valum VI 0 V1 Ts martra TEDT DE w s Den a r thes blo toni u ane fl oris Show Log Xy wem o y Read sina Elaran gaene HED ge EDED wte MPOdengh
28. ame input no error will be found Comparing to Reference In this mode you can use both Frame Compare and Pixel Compare gt This mode is selected by clicking the Compare to Reference radio button You can select a reference frame either from an existing snapshot or load a reference image from disk Mis Tode teip r Uf G O4 HOM LIC 3309290 HOME mi 192th 1080p 899 9 Hz Yub r 4 4 4 24 bpp E Record t Fram Compas ore E Compare to arona Prane Onboard CRC Onty E a mt ij Sraapshot ated ter l Neo m m pos aw ut Li gt Click the Reference field to select one of the snapshots from the drop down list or the Ellipsis button for selecting a bitmap file as reference Once the reference is selected you can select what type of compare function you wish to perform Frame Compare is done by default Select Perform pixel by pixel analysis check box for the more thorough pixel compare Note Please be careful when using disk files as a reference You need to make sure that the source device is not modifying the original content with dithering or using CEA limited color range 39 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Compare Results Note The Frame compare errors window shows the status during the compare process Frame compere error verene Porte DE Pettern Fated Red Cr z 1 3000000000 Padi Gren Y 2853 SN 0000 Fafed ther Cb 4 ss ELELLLLIOOND t aded tun n Checked total
29. are 105 tjerave 10s gt Note The record is interrupted if the frame buffer located on the frame grabber becomes full or if the input video size changes during recording 35 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Capturing Audio When using UFG 04 DP and UFG 04 HDMA boards you can capture audio with the frames by selecting Enable Audio Capture in the Main tab of the UFG Console Controls UFG Console stores the audio data in LPCM audio format with 8 channels The raw data of the compressed audio formats can also be captured and stored The user needs to apply third party software for their playback Audio can be stored either as a Multichannel Wav or RAW Data file Please select the audio file in File name field LEGA HOM LIIAS acl HOME 1920 OHOP 424 0 Hz VCbCr 4 4 4 36 bpp a 8 Racord E ame Compare ia pt m Ena Vias Capture Ente dado Capture Save en te Folder CMM Capturus Video Hac ding mam iomal Stoo AAW Baw Dos P s nmm Have 2 Tl Law of recon ded frames e330 asi Aude Format Ple rars 36 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Controls Window Frame Compare Tab Note Note Frame compare feature of the UFG 04 and UFG 06 frame grabbers is a tool for verifying the fidelity of the output of video source device There are two compare modes available e Frame Compare e Pixel Compare When using the Frame Compare the on board firmware hardware calculates a checksum CR
30. d Driver Version ccccccccceccseeceecceceeeeeeeececeueeeeeeeeeegeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeees 7 ND T 7 2 PTI NC Tol WERT RR E A A EEEE AARRETTA 8 6 eis 0 co 8 UFG 04 and UFG 06 Nopea Test Frame Grabbers 8 UEG O6 Nopea HDDP 9 UR DP rae a ssc sees ee ees tee one 10 UFG 04 HDMA P 11 UFG 04 LVDS UFG 04 LVDS QU ad aaa aaa nana ann nena nene den eee eee sene eee eee eee e eee eee sete 12 METS IO Ona Ola e e 13 3 NS EN E g TT u e 14 NIT ACTA OMNEM RR tea eeneoteoceeeaeeeecshescesastarepeaseeecses 14 Contents of the Installation CD esee nnne 14 Uninstalling the Previous Version ccccccsseeeceecseeeeeeeceaeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeas 15 Installation of the UFG Console and API eeeem eee reve vereni 15 Installation with Windows Pa aa aaa aaa aaa anen a ke ner eee mmn 16 Previously installed version aaa ana eee ene e eee eee eee eee ee eee eee 16 Driver MMSR O Meri sin nc da ad re peE M pEd E 17 Installation with Windows XP aaa aaa aaa anen e nane ner e eee dare berber tete e kie re eee tere e ee 18 UFG License Managger nenen eee e kene ee nnne nnne nnn nnn nnn 19 Adding Licenses see 19 Migrating LICONSOS aaa aaa nanen ana a nare nese eren tere e ete rere eee ee nete rere ere zere eeeenes 20
31. dix C UFG 06 Nopea HDDP Diagnostic LED Indicators 54 Appendix D Connector PIN DESCRIPTIONS ccccseseecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeseeeeeesaas 55 Pin out of DP Input Connector sseeeeeeeesseeeeeeennnnennnnn 55 Pin out of RS 232 connector of UFG 04 DP seeeesssssse 55 Pin out of the HDMI Input Connector Type A ssse 56 Pin out of LVDS Input Connector CH 1 in UFG 04 LVDS 57 Pin out of LVDS Input Connector CH 2 in UFG 04 LVDS 57 Appendix E LVDS Input Data Mapping cccccccccccccsssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseaeeeeessaeeeeeeeeas 58 Predefined LVDS data mappings in UFG 04 LVDS 58 Appendix F Unigraf RAW File Format cccssccccsseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeecseeeeeseeeeeeaeeeesaaees 60 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual QUICK START GUIDE Note Vv v wW Nw This is a reduced version of the UFG Console configuration instructions If you feel quite confident with installing new hardware and software in your PC you can attempt this procedure The instructions are the same for installing all UFG board types Uninstall any previous version of UFG Software Power off your PC Insert your UFG board in a vacant PCI Express slot in your PC Boot the Windows system and log in Administrator s privilege is required for performing the installation
32. efective within the warranty period Unigraf will provide repair or replacement of the product Unigraf shall have the whole discretion whether to repair or replace and replacement product may be new or reconditioned Replacement product shall be of equivalent or better specifications relative to the defective product but need not to be identical Any product or part repaired by Unigraf pursuant to this warranty shall have a warranty period of not less than 90 days from the date of such repair irrespective of any earlier expiration of original warranty period When Unigraf provides replacement then the defective product becomes the property of Unigraf Warranty service may be obtained by contacting Unigraf within the warranty period Unigraf will provide instructions for returning the defective product CE Mark Warning The UFG 04 and UFG 06 Series Frame Grabbers meet the essential health and safety requirements is in conformity with and the CE marking has been applied according to the relevant EU Directives using the relevant section of the corresponding standards and other normative documents This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Table of Contents UICE START CUIDE e S DECEM EE 6 1 About this Manual ane aa 7 PODOS e 7 Product an
33. f s o barna Dr bord I amm bute use NDO 4 0900 LO 3 boo You can select the desired capture frame rate by using the selector 1 1 means that every frame is stored Ya means that every 2 frame is stored 1 3 that every third frame is stored 2 frames are skipped etc Enter the destination folder in Save frames to folder field By adding the character to the folder name UFG Console will create a new folder for each recording session and replaces the in the folder name with the session number E g when using name test 7 will create folders test 1 test 2 etc Select the bitmap file type of the stored frames in Frame format The possible save formats are the same ones as when saving snapshots Please refer to the table on the previous page Select the File name You need to include character at least once in the file name 7 will be replaced by a frame number starting from 0 zero for each sequence If you want to store only a limited amount of frames please select Limit of recorded frames check box and specify the number of frames that you would need to capture Please note that if the number of frames specified here is larger than the amount that the board can capture without losing frames the capturing is stopped when frames will be lost Note The Record button is not enabled if the file name or the folder names are not valid or if the input content is HDCP encrypted 34 UNIGRAF UFG Console
34. for storing Please refer to chapter Capturing and Storing a Sequence of Frames later in this manual UFG 04 Frame Grabber Input data Capture to PC On Board CRC Calculation EDID The on board FPGA of the UFG 04 and UFG 06 boards is able to calculate the CRC of the input video frames The CRC is calculated from the R G and B 16 bit color components taking into account color depth setting and the compare bit masks set The CRC calculation is a very effective way of detecting differences in the frames One color bit error in a single pixel will clearly be seen as a difference in the CRC The CRC calculation is used to implement the CRC Compare function in Compare utility The CRC Compare can be used either to compare the current frame to the previous input frame or to a reference frame in the PC The EDID Extended Display Identification Data content of UFG 04 DP UFG 04 HDMA and UFG 06 Nopea HDDP boards can be re programmed by the user for emulation of various monitor types This is a valuable feature while testing the performance of Source devices Please refer to chapter EDID Editor later in this manual 23 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Note Status Log UFG 04 HDMA UFG 04 DP and UFG 06 Nopea HDDP include a link status log feature The Status Log detects all status video audio and InfoFrame related events from the HDMI link With the time stamped list the user is reliably able to monitor the behavior of the
35. he requested firmware file is selected click the Update button and Yes to start the update process Selecting incorrect firmware file for a board type will cause an error message to appear It is not possible to load by accident a firmware version that is not suitable for the installed board UFG 06 Nopea HDDP Open UFG 06 Control Center from Start All Programs Unigraf In the Configuration Items under the UFG 06 board that you want to update select Firmware Update L Configurator teres Device UPG OE Nope HOOF 11 Li 4 M UPS Nope HOOP Ties de cp 6 cuareritby vit ndante tyr une he m niinc ompetibie Parevuare Update bye veri L PONI Current trase version ig 2 8 fegured varon LALU d romi d Capa Port Vodete eieeare o 41 2 12 4 s Carra Conte DMPORTANT The wysber must be cwwturted after thes update 5 About The firmware file is embedded in the tool Click Update Firmware to Vx x xx Restart the PC 26 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Update of UFG 04 DP Receiver Chip Firmware The firmware of the DP receiver chip of UFG 04 DP board has to be done separately with the DP specific tools You can use either DP RefSink CTS Tool or DP Sink Console for that Please refer to the documentation in the DP Tools CD for details 21 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual UFG Console Main Window The UFG Console window shows the captured and processed image contents The functionality sho
36. hed are installed in the system Migration can be repeated after swapping boards if necessary Migration is mostly a silent operation Once the migration is completed a results dialog is shown information iJ likense Gate reg ation coepliete d ananth Please note that in order to the License Manager properly access the UFG board the board Firmware needs to be updated to match the version of the UFG Software Package Please refer to Firmware Update in Chapter 5 of this document Detecting new boards Note Note Scan hardware shortcut of the tool will scan for newly installed UFG 04 or UFG 06 boards and to provide a possibility to enter licenses for any new boards found Once a device is once found in scan mode it will not be found with successive scans UFG 04 LVDS boards do not feature licensed features and therefore do not include a Seed number in the license entry dialog 20 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual 4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION UFG 06 Nopea HDDP Frame Grabber UFG 06 Nopea HDDP frame grabber board is based on Silicon Image Si19233A HDMI receiver chip The board features full HDMI 1 4 functionality with HDCP support The DisplayPort M input is converted to HDMI using Parade Technologies PS161 chip HDMI and DP streams up to VESA 1920x1200 60 RB and CEA 1080p60 can be captured HDCP encrypted streams will be previewed in a HDCP compliant PC Please refer to the full specifications in Appendix A
37. here the frames are stored is opened in Windows file browser Image saving option allows you to set the desired compression level for the captured and saved bitmap files when using PNG or JPEG file type Memory resources enable you to control the amount of system RAM used for UFG Console The default value 300 Mbytes for snapshot enables you to take about 25 1920x1080 resolution snapshots with 36 bpp color depth and about 50 with 24 bpp color depth The memory for the frame queue is used to queue frames with Record function Increasing the value will enable you to store more consecutive frames specially when the storage media is the bottleneck Please be careful not to increase the value too much It might have effects in the performance of other tasks in the PC 90 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual APPENDIX A PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Operating Conditions Operating temperature Storage temperature Humidity UFG 04 DP DisplayPort input Link bandwidth Pixel Depth Image size Audio UFG 04 HDMA HDMI input Maximum video clock Color modes 3D formats Audio 0 40 C 0 40 C 0 95 Non condensing DisplayPort connector STMicroelectronics GM 68020 receiver Up to 10 8 Gbps over 4 lanes 18 24 or 30 or bits per pixel Up to 2560 x 1600 pixels Capture LPCM data in RAW or WAV format HDMI Type A connector Silicon Image Sil9135 HDMI receiver HDMI 1 3 HDCP 1 1 and DVI 1 0 compliant Receiver I
38. in four channel mode Please refer to the full specifications in Appendix A In single pixel mode only LVDS CH 1 the lower input connector is used In two channel mode even pixels pixels 0 2 4 are connected to LVDS CH 1 the lower input connector and odd pixels pixels 1 3 5 are connected to LVDS CH 2 the upper connector Please refer to Introduction earlier in this document for details The LVDS input connectors are 26 pin Mini D Ribbon MDR 26 compatible The pin configuration is compliant with DISM 1 0 standard Please find the description of the pin out in Appendix C of this document The maximum pixel clock of each input channel is 135 MHz This enables a capturing speed of 135 Mpix s in single channel mode and 270 Mpix s in dual channel mode Please note that the maximum capturing speed of the UFG 04 LV models is 165Mpix s The 270 Mpix s capturing speed enables the capture of e g VESA 2560x1600p60 RB timing and 165 Mpix s e g VESA 1600x1200p60 timing Two specially configured UFG 04 LVDS boards can be coupled together to enable four channel mode capturing The master and slave boards are connected together with a synchronizing cable The maximum capturing speed in four channel mode is 540 Mpix s enabling the capture of 1080p 120 Hz The Master and Slave boards have to be connected together with a special synchronization cable provided by Unigraf The synchronization will enable that the two boards are capturing their
39. io data bit depth 45 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Event Log The Power Tools software package for UFG 04 DP and UFG 04 HDMA boards and UFG Console for UFG 06 Nopea includes an Event Log function that collects events video and audio status Metadata from input stream gt Select Tools gt Event Log from the pull down menu of the UFG Console Controls window to open the Event Log dialog went Lew PE Det n 7 Stew infu Freres Ind of Geteiils I Show AN ahut be Sheey Gener Events J Rat overt capture The Event Log dialog is divided into two sections The leftmost part is the tile log list with time stamp data type description and actual data received The rightmost panel shows the parsed clear text description of the information included in the selected log item gt Click Start event capture to start collecting data While UFG Console is collecting the data you can scroll the list and examine the already collected items Select the item of interest the details of that item will be parsed in the Details panel vert Lew PET 7 Show Info Panes b Shore AjN Seat m G b Showy Garer Pyuria sure iem This even errivrer N freee imfervele Late amea Lepur lhe 1 V T gt The corrected tineri up te SS sot 9 Daba ber mde H Act sve V Act sve P s tee reeel diadh Calor pase Het depth ETE TETTE T Hs meat m Bue of deta li4 U b q Da
40. lay Port 1 x HDMI 2 x LVDS single or 4x LVDS single 1x DP 1 x RS 232 for CTS 1 x DVI dual channel LVDS dual or quad channel tools LVDS Max timing 1920x1080p60 2560x1600p60 RB 1920x1080p60 1920x1080p60 2560x1600p60 RB 1920x1200p60 RB 1920x1200p60 RB 1920x1200p60 RB 1920x1080p120 Max color HDMI 12 bits color 10 bits color 12 bits color 10 bits color 10 bits color depth DP 10 bits color Frame packing p i Side by Side h f B and Bottom Bottom L a He UFG 06 only On board 2 or 4 GBytes 2 or 4 GBytes 2 or 4 GBytes 2 or 4 GBytes 2x20r2x4 GBytes frame buffer Programmable Yes EDID On board CRC Yes Yes Yes calculation Timing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes measurement Other HDMI 1 4 Full featured DP HDMI 1 3 Deep Color Programmable LVDS Programmable LVDS Reference Sink data mapping data mapping UNIGR UFG 06 HDMI input 1 HDMI input 2 DP input A F UFG Console User Manual Nopea HDDP Sil9233A4 HDMI Receiver The UFG 06 Nopea HDDP has three connectors in its front panel e Two HDMI A Type connectors top 2 e One DisplayPort connector One input can be selected at a time The functionality of the two HDMI inputs is equal Serial number back side U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual UFG 04 DP Reset Switch DP Interface GM68020 DisplayPort Receiver RS 232 Interface The UFG 04 DP has two connectors in its front panel e DisplayPort connector upper e D Sub
41. le Network Graphics PNG RAW Data RAW and ASCII ASC ke e JPEG JPG RAW Data RAW and ASCII ASC UYVY 4 2 2 YUV decimated IYU2 4 4 4 IYU 30or36bpp RAW Data RAW and ASCII ASC The possible save formats are listed in the table below The ASCII format is very practical for reading the actual pixel values in Hex Please refer to http www fourcc org for detailed description of the save formats You can close the tabs by clicking the red round button on the top right hand corner of the tab Please note that the snapshots are not automatically saved to the disk Please use the Save as button to save the bitmaps 33 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Capturing and Storing a Sequence of Frames You can utilize the large on board frame buffer of the UFG 04 or UFG 06 board and capture a sequence of frames without losing any of them The frames are buffered locally in the on board frame buffer in real time and the PC stores them at a slower pace to the hard disk The PC storage speed depends on the capabilities of the PC and the compression method used Live Pese Snap 2 d setet Leb tena Pie Took tiep LPG HOM LILAS 330a HOME D 19201 000p 424 40 Hz VCbCr 4 4 4 36 bpp H Racord Eb rr opes taj dex v rabia Vier Capture fe 2 e MEn dado Capture Saree Nisa te Folder Cy Captures Vier Dac ding Frams fomai S top RAW Raw Docs Phe tuara fone 2 Tit a q recorded frames
42. licking Save or recall a mapping by clicking Load gt Click Apply to use the changed mapping Note The setting of the multiplexer is identical for both input channels 44 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Link Status UFG Console provides two ways for monitoring the link status and the metadata provided by the Source device The basic version of the UFG Console features the possibility of monitoring the current Link Status Lina Status Dus Ow I2 02 da 77 46 s 26 10 26 00 96 00 Si 126 00 Si 5600 00 n 06 00 06 0 Pal da 71 00 00 rem ien 0o mm ie an Dog 06 00 D6 00 06 00 oo on iw b 4 DO 00 0001 OR Ix 1000 9 Pre MC 945 1920 z 1000p Dre D ctuannre 24 bts br amp 99 Dt 304 nm o i44 t Last Update 12 302 Select Tools Link Status from the pull down menu of the UFG Console Controls window to open the Link Status dialog Please click Update to re read the status The dialog indicates the current status or latest received metadata of the following items AVI IF Auxiliary Video InfoFrame SPD IF Source Product Description InfoFrame Audio IF Audio InfoFrame MPEG IF MPEG InfoFrame ACS Audio Control Status Video status Resolution frame rate Color format color component bit depth and pixel clock frequency Sync details Video Identification Code VIC Horizontal sync and timing details Vertical sync and timing details Audio status Sampling frequency nr of audio channels aud
43. n on a new tab of the UFG Console window called Snap xxx xxx indicates the sequence number of the captured frame since the start of the preview or the latest change in the video mode You can take more snapshots even while viewing other snapshots Snapshots captured from HDCP encrypted content cannot be saved Please note that UFG Console preview and storage converts YCbCr 4 2 2 input color format to YCbCr 4 4 4 with up sampling The bottom status line of the UFG Console window shows the color mode the resolution and the pixel bit depth of the captured frame You can save the captured frame as a bitmap file on the disk by clicking the Save as button When the frame is saved the tab indicates the bitmap file name Ly AE y Pa Tode th Uf G 04 HOM Lis 330420 HOME ci 19201 000p 424 40 Hz VCbCr 4 4 4 36 bpp H Racord Ede trae Compare Cardo dee V Enada Victum Capture lw 24 De Tl Erste dado Capture Saree b ma te Folder Cy Captures Video acr ding Fram fora too RAW Raw Ds Phe rmn Fre Tut of recorded frames f x o haces Or teard I ewe bute use O NDO 49 IKU 4 1080 35 boo 32 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual gt Note The possible save formats are listed in the table below I format Bit depth Possible save formats 24 bpp JPEG JPG Portable Pixel map PPM Portable Network Graphics PNG Windows bitmap BMP RAW Data RAW and ASCII ASC PPM Portab
44. ndard defines the versions 1 0 1 1 and 1 2 are supposed to be backward compatible and therefore the VESA E EDID decoder will also show their contents However in these cases it should be noted that the error checking is not compliant with restrictions given in these older versions of the standard In addition to VESA E EDID block the CEA 861 versions 1 2 and 3 EDID blocks are also fully supported as well as the VESA Block Map Extension blocks Practically unlimited number of extension blocks may exist in a single collection The number of blocks is limited by VESA Specifications and possibly by available system resources Most EDID blocks contain a structure that is very similar to a tree structure The EDID Editor decodes each block into a tree view of the block The tree view then contains all values contained within the EDID block The contents can then be easily browsed using only a few mouse clicks The EDID Editor has a support for automatic variables such as the block checksum When the user changes a value in an EDID block the tool will update the checksum accordingly The automatic variables appear as read only values for the user A log print will be made when an automatic variable is updated by the editor HEX View An optional HEX data display of all blocks in the collection The view also shows the latest changes highlighted LOG View An optional LOG view which will contain log prints generated by the editor Mostly it will list
45. ngle check box if you want the new value applied It is recommended that you backup the un edited EDID contents to a file before editing and writing it to the board 49 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Setting User Preferences The user can control some of the features of the UFG Console to match personal preferences gt On the pull down menu of UFG Console Controls window select Tools gt Preferences Dior Weel cue on pur eee dt perte aby emm Condi ub nein Lim Toots 9 data ay apart fhe browser after monde Pris Compressor Hofer setting rere mpm bo Lomeeet coveresser PG Qui hegre ong beter Getty e bh Qr i Les Mia 30 Pot eptter RAM ter mapie Le f OC Bor sites RAM Fo free Queue Bidets M cored M0 You can select the visual clues 1 e the color of the field to indicate 1f the value entered 1s valid Select Use Visual clues on input fields check box to enable the feature and from the buttons select the color you want to use Select Automatically minimize Controls window if you are using a low resolution display or if you otherwise prefer to be able to see as much of the captured image as possible Select Use Tooltips to enable the view of tooltips when the mouse cursor is on top of tools The current release of UFG Console does not support tooltips Select Automatically open file browser after recording if you prefer that after recording a sequence of frames the folder w
46. ntegrated TMDS core running at 25 225 MHz 165 MHz 36 bit RGB YCbCr 4 4 4 161 20 24 bit YCbCr 4 2 2 supported only in the SDK Captured images can be stored in RGB 4 4 4 Frame packing Progressive Interlaced Side by Side Half Top and Bottom PCM 2 8 audio Dolby Digital Dolby Digital DTS DTS96 24 DTS HD Dolby TrueHD Sampling is max 192 kHz and audio bit resolution is 24 bits UFG 04 LVDS and UFG 04 LVDS Quad Connectors LVDS Input Pixel Frequency Input Pixel Depth Color Mapping Output Color Depth 2 x MDR 26 DISM 1 0 compliant Dual FPD Link Receiver DS90C3202 1 channel 135 Mpix s max 2 channel UFG 04 HLV 270 Mpix s max UFG 04 LV 165 Mpix s max 4 channel 540 Mpix s max 8 or 10 bits per color JEITA JEIDA VESA or custom 8 10 or 16 bits per color 51 UNIGRAF UFG Console User Manual UFG 04 Common Video Frame Buffer Image size Data Interface EDID HDCP Module Size Power Consumption UFG 06 Nopea HDDP software Inputs HDMI inputs DisplayPort Maximum video clock Color modes Capture pixel depth 3D formats Audio Module Size Power Consumption Operating Systems SW Interface Software properties 2 or 4 GBytes 8 Mpixels max PCI Express 1 lane 1 0 Bus master Sustained transfer rate up to 125 MBytes s User programmable HDCP decryption engine for receiving protected audio and video content Built in HDCP BIST Preview of HDCP encrypted conte
47. nts in a compatible PC 107 x 168 mm 12 Vdc 620 mA 7 5 VV maximum 3 3 Vdc 520 mA 1 7 W maximum Selectable between 2 HDMI and 1 DP Input 2 x HDMI Type A connectors silicon Image Sil9233A receiver 225 MHz max TMDS clock Input 1 x DP connector Parade Technologies PS161 DisplayPort to HDMI converter up to 165 Mpps 165 MHz RGB YCbCr and xvYCC 18 24 and 30 bpp 36 bpp Deep Color with HDMI Frame packing p i Side by Side h f Top and Bottom L Depth Available through UFG LVCA API 107 x 190 mm 10 0 W Windows 7 XP or Vista 32 64 bit UFG API for UFG 04 boards UFG LVCA API for UFG 06 board C C library with functions for accessing the configuration parameters and capturing the image Multi board Support Preview preview HDCP contents Store video frames Store audio Compare input frame to previous Compare captured frame to a reference highlight difference save difference Firmware update via software 52 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual APPENDIX B UFG 04 DIAGNOSTIC LED INDICATORS The UFG 04 frame grabber boards include a set of LED indicators They are reflecting status of various hardware functions of the board They are serving a helpful debugging tool The functions of the LEDs are listed in the table below nT eee ee ee TAT Onl STATE st d Name Preferred State PWR Power OK Board Should be on LED 1 Power OK PCI Express Should be on LED 2 FPGA operational Sh
48. of the unit and the versions of the factory configured programmable devices on the unit This information and the version information of the software are available in Help gt About box of the UFG Console software UFG Console 2011 Unigraf Ov All Rights Reserved LIF Release version 3 0 R9 LIFia Console version 1 2 71 UFG Internal APT version 2 0 5 Configuration UF 04 HDMA 1024 Note Whenever contacting Unigraf for information or advice please have this information available along with the version information of the software package used You can copy amp paste this information to e g an email 13 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual 3 INSTALLATION Unpacking The UFG Console product shipment contains The UFG board in an anti static bag The UFG Frame Grabbers Installation CD containing the Console software the SDK and the device drivers for Windows operating system An electronic copy of this User Manual is included Warning The UFG board is a highly dedicated electronic device that contains ESD sensitive components Before opening the anti static bag and always before touching the board please be sure to ground yourself You can do the grounding by wearing a special grounding strap or simply touching a grounded metal surface Contents of the Installation CD UFG Console SW can be used either with UFG 04 or UFG 06 frame grabber boards The user interface is the same but the device driver
49. ontrols is a separate window providing a set of control tabs depending on the type of the frame grabber being accessed By default Controls window is minimized if the UFG Console window is selected The full size is returned when the Controls window is selected Please find the introduction of the UFG Console Controls window later in this manual 25 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Firmware Update Note When UFG Console software is launched the compatibility of the firmware on the UFG board to the UFG Console version is verified In case there is a mismatch the Open button on the Start Up menu is not enabled The firmware update procedure for UFG 04 and UFG 06 board is different UFG 04 HDMA UFG 04 DP and UFG 04 LVDS In the device menu select the board that you want to update and click Update button Ra Lindete Delete firmare on UG O4 HDP 512 D94 6695173 Upelate frons fle PR anm AN EAE fni l emmmara Vermon 2 0 8 guw dio A firmware update dialog is opened It informs the current firmware version on the board and suggests the user the firmware file matching the current UFG Console software version If the firmware file matching the software release is not found the dialog suggests downloading the file from Unigraf website The user can alternatively select the file manually by clicking the ellipsis button next to the edit box to open a file selector and select a firmware file When t
50. oose Components page you can select which software components will be installed Note Please note that the device drivers can installed only with UFG Setup In the following three pages you can define the locations for the program shortcut and the destination folder where the SDK and the Console will be installed You can either type in the folder name or select it by clicking the Browse button gt Click Install to install the selected options Click Install Anyway to the Software Installation and Hardware Installation pop up windows lvice Driver hail icu Wirerd Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard Tre wert e occa cz nale d an Pu oopte Dives fiae EIC TO ww Ungas Dy PST Un Device Uodatudi gt Click Finish to exit the Device Driver Installation Wizard gt Reboot your PC to start using the newly installed drivers 18 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual UFG License Manager Note Note Starting from version 3 X of UFG Software Package UFG License Manager is now introduced as a separate tool The purpose is to provide simple means to enter and save license keys for use in all software based on the UFG API The UFG API users do not have to add a license manager in their applications and simplifies the licensing on the API level The License Manager is automatically installed by the UFG Software Package installer The user needs administrator rights to use the License Manager In Windows Vista
51. ould be flashing LED3 Pixel clock detected Should be on LED 4 Video syncs detected Should be on LED 5 Input signal stable Should be on LED6 Reserved LED 7 Reserved LED8 PCI Express link is on Should be on LED9 Reserved 53 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual APPENDIX C UFG 06 NOPEA HDDP DIAGNOSTIC LED INDICATORS The UFG 06 Nopea HDDP frame grabber boards include a set of LED indicators They are reflecting status of various hardware functions of the board They are serving a helpful debugging tool The functions of the LEDs are listed in the table below ua r y PWR Name Preferred State PWR Power OK Board Should be on LED1 FPGA operational Should be flashing LED2 Video clock detected Should be on LED 3 Video syncs detected Should be on LED 4 Input signal stable Should be on LED5 Reserved LED6 Reserved LED7 Reserved 54 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual APPENDIX D CONNECTOR PIN DESCRIP TIONS Pin out of DP iha Connector P firm es C C ref RweRm Pin out of RS 232 connector of UFG 04 DP Pin 4 nc SSS O nic 6 jne 8 jne S 9 me 95 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Pin out of the HDMI Input Connector Type A 19 17 15 13 11 3 1B t 14 12 10 8 E 4 2 n Same oeseri Consumer Electronics Control a control method developed from the European Scart standard Reserved NC onde p E i 4 15 Lu E KE 0 1 12 13 14 19 16
52. rmission of Unigraf Oy PLX API Library Copyright 2000 PLX Technology Inc Notice The information given in this manual is verified in the correctness with best efforts base on the date of issue The authors reserve the rights to make any changes to this product and to revise the information about the products contained in this manual without an obligation to notify any persons about such revisions or changes Edition UFG Console User Manual Version 11 Document identifier KH062741 Date 20 September 2012 Company Information Unigraf Oy Ruukintie 3 FI 02330 ESPOO Finland Tel 358 9 859 550 Fax 358 9 802 6699 mailto sales unigraf fi http www unigraf fi U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Trademarks Unigraf UFG and UFG Console are trademarks of Unigraf Oy Windows XP Windows 7 Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Inc HDMI the HDMI Logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC DisplayPort is a trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association VESA HDCP is a trademark of Digital Content Protection LLC All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners Limited Warranty Unigraf warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service for twelve 12 months from the date of purchase from Unigraf or its authorized dealer If the product proves d
53. s provided with each board This key is used for making sure that the application requesting the HDCP encrypted content is provided by Unigraf 24 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual 9 USING UFG CONSOLE Note UFG Console is a video capture and source analysis application for Unigraf Test and Measurement frame grabber boards UFG Console is based on UFG API software application interface which is a powerful tool for users who want to write their own application for test automation UFG Console uses several techniques in order to offer the full performance of the PC including multi threading and MMX Assembler optimization When launched UFG Console will open the UFG Console Controls window that will list all UFG 04 and UFG 06 frame grabbers found in the PC D UPG D4 HOMA 512 DAFO Dnot UPS O04 HOP 512 orare Depos emit UPC DA HL 44 over seri Y e Please select the desired board and input and click Open A Video preview window is opened showing the captured data from the selected input If the Open button is grayed out it means that the firmware version on the board is not compatible with the version of the UFG Console software Please refer to Firmware Update chapter below After a device is opened UFG Console opens the UFG Console Main window This window is used to show the live preview of the input video captured from the selected input and any snapshot or processed image contents The UFG Console C
54. s and the installation package is different UFG 04 Installation package contains the following items UFG 04 Setup utility for installing the software Windows device drivers for all UFG 04 boards UFG SDK for all UFG 04 board types with documentation and example source code FPGA firmware files individually for all UFG 04 board types User Manuals including this document Special Stress Pattern bitmaps for testing different features of the source DUT UFG 06 Installation package contains the following items UFG 06 Setup utility for installing the software Windows device drivers LVCA SDK with documentation and example source code FPGA firmware embedded in the software User Manuals including this document 14 U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Uninstalling the Previous Version Note You can uninstall UFG Console and the device drivers by using the link in the Start Menu In the Start Menu select Unigraf gt UFG gt Un install The uninstall utility will ask you which components you would like to have uninstalled It will also ask you if you would like the device drivers to be uninstalled If you are updating the software to a new version you do not need to remove the license data It will be valid for your new version too Before installing version 3 X of the UFG Console it highly recommended that you uninstall the 2 X version software and drivers from your computer Installation of the UFG Console and API Note
55. saved to tabs but the Compare function will continue until it is manually stopped UFG Can l 42 ARSHI Ma Tode tp LPG HOM LIC 1330492590 HOME 9 0 E0BO0p 859 5 Hz VCbCr 4 4 4 E Record ER ram corpus capers bo aron Prane On board CRC Ont Fr coe ha Feka ka E inp oz U N G R A F UFG Console User Manual Controls Window LVDS Tab When using UFG 04 LVDS or UFG 04 LVDS Quad boards a third tab appears in the UFG Console Controls window The LVDS tab allows the user to control the way the LVDS input is interpreted as image data Ma Tud tip LPG var mco xe LS Quad ini 1920 1440p 765 0 Hz RGB 30 bpp H Record EP Fram Compare fr Los Sm SOE Dare Enable T UG MCI CORRES tr Manor LOS Guod inh Br Mane Mak ESA 1082 CALVOS Gul B cont ttae e VES J s nn COS Dua ee LOS Sage ine ARKA RID ue mD UPS 06 DP 1009 Nean 4 Despi Pret The LVDS Acquisition Mode is selected when opening the board You can select between Single link and Dual link mode with a single board and between Single link Dual link and Quad link mode with two boards The special Dual link 2 boards mode uses Dual link mode to speed up the transfer of the captured frames to the PC The Sync Source defines which synchronizing is used If Data Enable DE is selected Bit 6 in Lane C DE is used to indicate the location of the visible frame If HSync VSync HS VS is selected Bit 4 HS and Bit 5 VS
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57. values that have been automatically updated due to edits The editing feature of EDID Editor is available with Power Tools License of the UFG Console only The Read Write Load and Save features are available without the license Editing tips Editing an EDID block is very straightforward but there are some special cases where the user must know how to accomplish certain types of tasks e Enter key vvill apply text edit values and combo box selection e To apply new setting to binary values ones that show a check box please click the Set button e When you see a Quick Config button appear below an editor you can access a configuration menu that allows you to quickly select one of multiple pre defined setup options e In CEA 861 blocks you can add and remove 18 byte descriptors and CEA data blocks by setting the values 18 byte Descriptors in this block and CEA Data block count Unfortunately re arranging the descriptors and CEA data blocks is not supported yet so you need to be careful when editing these e Enter hex values vvith prefix Ox or no prefix means a decimal value e You can always enter HEX or DEC even if the value is presented as HEX and or value range is given in HEX e Floating point values must be given with period as decimal separator even if your localization setting defines decimal separator as comma or other e Remember to click Set after changing a bit value presented as a si
58. wn on the UFG Console window reflects the tasks performed on the Control window Several preview dialogs are layered in the Preview window by using tabs and selections Please refer to the description the functionalities of the UFG Console for explanation of the data found in the UFG Console window Ilire ba wedi fe Lack Arpat ratio a gt M A LE p PURE 159010809 24 0 Hr YCbO 4 5 36 boo Lire neve dh Dfps To preview the captured image in whole select Fit to window To preview the captured bitmap with original pixel size unselect it To keep the aspect ratio of the captured image select Lock Aspect ratio Video Status On the status panel in the bottom of the UFG Console window the user can see the status of the captured video The LIVE text and the blinking green arrow indicate that a valid live video signal is detected and captured In case no signal is detected in the selected input the preview screen turns red with a text No Signal Please see the image on the previous page To the right of the live indicator the status panel indicates the captured video resolution vertical frequency frame rate and pixel bit depth UFG Console preview function supports RGB and YCbCr input color formats YCbCr 4 2 2 input color format is up sampled to YCbCr 4 4 4 The next indicator in the center of the bottom panel indicates the contents of the screen In the case of the Live Preview it indicates the current preview rate fps

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