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Tektronix provides a powerful and comprehensive test instrument portfolio for a variety of standards, including: HDMI, DisplayPort, DiiVA, DVI, and more.

Debug & Design Verification of Source and Sink Fact Sheet
Automated Compliance Test Fact Sheet
Cable Testing and Characterization Fact Sheet

HDMI: CTS 1.4a

Product	Description	Source Test	Cable Test	Sink Test
Oscilloscope	DPO/DSA/MSO70804 or higher with Opt 2XL for HDMI and HDMI Direct Synthesis (DS) testing, or DPO7104C or higher or DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series for HEAC testing	1	1	1
Software	Option HT3 — HDMI compliance software Non Direct Synthesis based solution	1	1	1
	Option HT3 DS — Support for Sink and Cable tests as per CTS V1.4a for Direct Synthesis Capability (pre-requisite Opt HT3)		1	1
	Option HEAC — HEAC Compliance Testing for Source and Sink tests (for Cable tests use DSA8200 configuration)	1		1
Probes	P7313SMA for HDMI and HDMI Direct Synthesis testing	Min. 2/ Max. 4	Min. 2	2
	P7330 / P6330 / TDP1000 / 1500 / 3500 Differential probes for HEAC testing	1		1
	P6245 / TAP2500 probe for HEAC testing	2		2

DIRECT SYNTHESIS METHOD for Sink and Cable testing. (No need for HW cable emulators and HW TTC filters for all resolutions.)
HDMI Generator	AWG7122 with opt 01, 06, 08		2	2
HDMI Generator	AFG3102		1	1
HDMI Direct Synthesis Accessory Kit	020-3018-00 required for Direct Synthesis setup		1	1

TRADITIONAL DTG METHOD for Sink and Cable testing using Hardware Cable emulators & TTC Filters. (Will need hardware cable emulators available from third party.)
HDMI Generator	DTG5334 with DTGM30(Qty:2) and DTGM32		1	1
HDMI Generator	AWG7102 with opt. 01, 06 or AWG7122 with opt. 01, 06, 08 or AFG3102		1	1
Bias-Tees	Mini Circuits Bias-Tees with 50 Ohms from Mini-Circuits (order individually as ZX85-12G-S+)	Min. 4/ Max. 6	2	2
TTC Filters	Transition Time Converters from Picosecond Pulse Labs: 27/74.25 MHz: 5915-100-430PS(Qty:2); 145.5 MHz: 5915-100-200PS(Qty:2); 165 MHz: 59151-100-150PS (Qty:2); 222.75 MHz: 5915-100-120PS (Qty:2); 335 MHz: no filter required			1 set
GPIB Cables for DTG Setup	HS GPIB cables		2	2
HDMI Test Fixtures	TF-HDMI-TPA-STX for Type A HDMI Fixture for Source and Sink testing	1	1;
	TF-HDMI-TPA-S for Type A HDMI Fixture for Source, Sink and Cable testing	1	1	1
	TF-HDMIC-TPA-STX for Type C HDMI Fixture for Source and Sink Testing	1	1
	TF-HDMIC-TPA-S for Type C HDMI Fixture for Source, Sink and Cable testing	1	1	1
	TF-HDMID-TPA-P for Type D (mobile) Plug Fixture with Type D HEAC capability also (for Source and Sink testing)	1	1	1
	TF-HDMID-TPA-R for Type D (mobile) Receptacle Fixture with Type D HEAC capability		1
	TF-HDMIE-TPA-KIT Automotive HDMI fixture includes Type E Plug Fixture and 2 Type E Receptacle Fixtures	1	1	1
	TF-HEAC-TPA-KIT HEAC Test Fixture for Type A and Type C HEAC device & Cable testing (Includes Main Board, Type A plug Fixture, Type C Plug Fixture, 2 Type A Receptacle Fixtures, 2 Type C Receptacle Fixtures)	1	1	1
	TF-HDMI-TPA-CE EDID Fixture with 1.3/1.4a EDID EEPROM, Ribbon cable (for connection to main fixtures)	1		1
DC Power Supply	5V power supply		1	1
TDR System	DSA8300 Series with 80E03 and 80E04 with IConnect software (80SSPAR) for HEAC cable testing		1 set	1 set
Cables	SMA 1.5 meter cables 174-1428-xx (for DTG setup)		4	12
Interface Cables	Direct GPIB with oscilloscope as controller, or NI-GPIB-USB — A/B/HS w/Drive software from National Instruments (with DPO7000 Series or DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series)		1	1

DisplayPort

DisplayPort

Product	Description	Source Test	Sink Test	Passive Cable Test	Active Cable Test
Oscilloscope	DPO/DSA/MSO70804 or higher and Opt. 5XL, DJA	1
Oscilloscope	DSA8300 Sampling Oscilloscope			1	1
Modules for Sampling Oscilloscope	80E04 TDR Module			4	1
Modules for Sampling Oscilloscope	Opt. ADVTRIG				1
Software	Oscilloscope option DP12 DisplayPort CTS 1.2 Conformance Tool		1
	80SSPAR Iconnect TDR and S-Parameter Software			1	1
	80SJNB Jitter Analysis				1
Signal Source	BSA85C with option STR		1		1
Test Fixtures	TF-DP-TPA-PT DisplayPort Plug Adapter with Aux Box Cable	1	1
	TF-DP-TPA-R DisplayPort Receptacle Adapter			1	1
	TF-DP-TPA-PR2XCT DisplayPort Adapter Kit with Aux Box Cable	1	1	1	1
	TF-MINI-DP-TPA-PT miniDisplayPort Plug with Aux Box Cable	1	1
	TF-MINI-DP-TPA-R miniDisplayPort Receptacle			1	1
	TF-MINI-DP-TPA-PR2XT miniDisplayPort Plug, Receptacle, with Aux Box Cable	1	1	1	1
	TF-EDP-TPA-R eDP Receptacle Adapter	1	1
	TF-EDP-TPA-PRC eDP Adapter Kit	1	1
Controller	DisplayPort Auxilary Channel Controller (DP-AUX)	1	1
Accessories	TF-EDP-TPA-PRC eDP Adapter Kit	1	1
	BSA12500ISI General purpose ISI board		1
	TF-DP-CIC-C1 VESA Approved DP1.2 Cable Compliance Interconnect Channel Board		1
	Keithley RF Switch: Part Number KEITHLEY SYSTEM 46, Model Number: S46T – BBBB0000UUUUA (Optional)	1 (optional)
	Weinschel Model 1580 Power Splitter		2 each	2 each	2 each
	Picosecond Pulse Lab Filter P/N: 5915-110-100ps		4 each
	Picosecond Pulse Lab DC Block P/N: 5501A		2 each
	Phase Matched SMA Cable Set P/N: 174-5711-01		2 each		4
	SMA Cables P/N: 174-1341-00		4 each
	Female-to-Female SMA Adapter P/N: 015-1012-00				4
	Terminators P/N: 015-1022-01	8 each	20 each
	P7380 Differential Probe (for HBR2[1.6, 2.7 Gbps] speeds)	4 each
	P7313SMA Differential Probe (for HBR2[5.4 Gbps] speeds)	4 each

DiiVA

Product	Description	Quantity
Oscilloscope	DPO/DSA/MSO71254 (or higher) with DPOJET and Option DiiVA	1
Automated Compliance Software	TekExpress based Diiva Advanced Analysis and Automation Software -Option DiiVA	1
Signal Generator	AWG7122 or higher	1
Test Fixtures	TF-DiiVA-TPA-P	2
	TF-DiiVA-TPA-R	2
	TF-DiiVA-TPA-C (calibration fixture)	1
Differential Probes	P7313SMA ( also used for single ended tests)	min.2 / max. 4
SMA cables	174-4944-01	8
DC Block	5508-110 (available from Picosecond Pulse Labs)	8
Golden Demo Boards	DiiVA Sink Golden Demo Board (available from DiiVA Consortium)	1
Golden Demo Boards	DiiVA Sink Golden Demo Board (available from DiiVA Consortium)	1

DVI

Product	Description	Quantity
Oscilloscope	DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series with options DJA and DVI	1
Oscilloscope Probes	P7350, P7330, P6330 Differential Probe	1
Oscilloscope Probes	P7240, P6249 Single-Ended Probe	1
Signal Generator	AWG7000 Series with options 01 and 06, or	1
Signal Generator	DTG5334 with DTGM31 modules	1

MHL: CTS 1.2

Product	Description	Source Test	Cable Test	Sink Test/ Dongle Test
Oscilloscope	DPO/DSA/MSO70000 Series with BW > 8GHz with Options 2XL and DJA. Add OPT 20XL if using Protocol Analyzer software	1		1
	DPO2024, MSO2024, or MSO4054 required for following tests in CTS ID 3.1.1.13; 4.1.1.7; 5.1.1.7 and 5.1.1.8	1	1	1
	DSA8300 with 80E03 and 80E04 modules with I-connect SW		1
Software	Option MHD: MHL Advanced Analysis and Compliance SW	1
Software	TEK-PGY-MHL-PA-SW MHL Protocol Analyzer Software for Source testing	1		1
Arbitrary Waveform Generator	AWG7122C with: Opt 01,02/06 and 08 with 2# 120PS TTC Filter, 2# Picosecond pulse labs 5866 amplifiers and 2# Zx-85-12GS Bias Tees			1
Power Supply	PWS4205 or PWS2185 (if using external Power Supply option) and for the following tests in CTS ID 3.1.1.13; 4.1.1.7; 5.1.1.7 and 5.1.1.8	1	1	1
Digital Multimeter	DMM4020 used for the following tests in CTS ID:3.1.1.1 and 7.2.1.15	1
Source Meter	Keithly Source meter 2400 for Cable tests IDs 7.2.1.13 and 7.2.1.14		1
Probe	P7313SMA probes( Qty.2) for Diff and SE tests	2		2
	P7240 ( Qty.1) for CM MHL Clk probing	1		1
	Passive Probes P2221/TPP0500	1	1	1
Fixtures	Tektronix MHL RXSen Fixture TF-MHL-TPA-R-SO-RSEN for Test ID 3.1.1.13	1		1
	Tektronix MHL Fixture for Sink Impedance test TF-MHL-TPA-P-WOSI			1
	Tektronix MHL Fixture for Dongle Impedance test TF-MHL-TPA-R-WOSO			1
Fixture Kit	Tektronix MHL Fixture Kit for Source Testing TF-MHL-TPA-TEK-SO (Source Fixture Only Kit)
	Tektronix MHL Fixture Kit for Sink Testing TF-MHL-TPA-TEK-SI (Sink Fixture kit)			1
	Tektronix MHL Fixture Kit for Dongle Testing TF-MHL-TPA-TEK-DG (Dongle Fixture Kit)			1
	Tektronix MHL Fixture Kit for Cable Testing TF-MHL-TPA-TEK-CB (Cable Fixture Kit)		1
Sink Board	CBUS Sink Board - Simplay Labs MHL Rx/Tx Analyzer SL-860 (Source DUT Port)	1
Source Board	CBUS Source Board - Simplay Labs MHL Rx/Tx Analyzer SL-860 (Sink DUT Port)			1
DC Blocks	2# DC Blocks MCL 15542 Blk-18 DC Block 50 ohms		1

	Product Series
HDMI Compliance and Sink Characterization Using theDTG5000 Series Data Timing Generator Higher-end displays are rapidly moving to digital or dual-interface designs, and manufacturers need new tools to ensure that their products will be compatible and will operate at peak performance under less-than ideal conditions. The DTG5000 Series of high performance data generators solves...	DTG5000 Pulse Generator
How Do You Get the Most Out of Your Tektronix Performance Oscilloscope Understand the important signal acquisition and usability features of your oscilloscope to achieve quicker results.	DPO7000
The Basics of Serial Data Compliance and Validation Measurements This primer is designed to help you understand the common aspects of serial data transmission and to explain the analog and digital measurement requirements that apply to these emerging serial technologies	TLA7SA00
Understanding and Characterizing Timing Jitter Primer Timing jitter is the unwelcome companion of all electrical systems that use voltage transitions to represent timing information. This paper focuses primarily on jitter in electrical systems.
Physical Layer Compliance Testing for HDMI Using TDSHT3 HDMI Compliance Test Software Application Note This application note describes various tests that ensure validation, the challenges faced while testing complex HDMI signals and how oscilloscope-resident test software enables reliable results and automation to perform a wide range of tests.
Display Testing Solutions Support for PHY Layer Testing of Source, Sink and Cable
Is it time to reconsider DisplayPort? In light of HDMI's popularity, why are more than 180 companies actively supporting DisplayPort, another audio/video interface standard? Article from Embedded.com
Direct Synthesis Comes to the Aid of Serial Measurements An analog approach to revolutionize serial data receiver measurement methodologies.
Receiver Test Solution Application Fact Sheet An overview about receiver testing and available measurement solutions.	DSA8300
Testing your High Definition embedded devices using the HDMI Version 1.3 specification Embedded.com

		Product Series
Performing Compliance & Debug Testing for MHL Standards	The testing and validation of the MHL physical layer and link layer is critical for successful interoperability of this exciting new display standard. View this webinar to learn how to automate the setup and execution of required MHL compliance and validation tests using Tektronix Oscilloscopes and Arbitrary Waveform Generators.	AWG7000 Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Tips for Fast+ Efficient Debug of Serial Buses Webinar	Many embedded systems today utilize serial buses like I2C, SPI and USB for chip to chip communications and peripheral control. In this webinar, you'll learn how to debug these systems quickly with automated decode, trigger and search on common serial bus topologies. This approach will save hours of debugging time by automating the serial decoding process. Learn how to capture common serial bus traffic on an oscilloscope and view in a decoded format, helpful steps showing how to quickly debug signaling and electrical issues found in these serial buses, and more. The speaker Chris Loberg is a Senior Marketing Manager at Tektronix	MSO3000 / DPO3000
Advantages of Stress Testing Receivers with Synthesized Waveforms Webinar	Learn the best way to perform stress receiver tolerance tests with signal generation. By using an Arbitrary Waveform Generator, you gain the advantages of flexibility, ease of use, increased control, faster testing, and insightful diagnostics.
Acting on Impulse: Equalization and Emphasis Webinar	Learn how equalization can turn the tables on signal path effects.
Overcoming Challenges in S-Parameter Measurements	In this webinar we will describe and demonstrate the latest tools available to perform serial data S-parameter measurements for more efficient signal integrity analysis. This versatile approach provides repeatable, accurate, cost-effective results.

		Product Series
DisplayPort Sink Tests: JIT3 Setup File
DisplayPort Sink Tests: DPOJET Setup Files
DisplayPort Source Tests: Setup Files
DisplayPort Source Tests	DisplayPort Standard: Tektronix MOI for Source Tests. (Real-Time DSO measurements for Source Devices)
DisplayPort Standard Tektronix MOI for Cable Tests
DisplayPort Standard Tektronix MOI for Sink Tests

Standards Bodies' Specs & MOI