The 980’s new HDMI compliance test covers the tests in Section 7.4 (Protocol), Section 7.5 (Video), Section 7.6 (Audio), Section 7.7 (DVI) and Section 7.8 (Advanced Features) of the HDMI 1.4 Compliance Test Specification (CTS).

The 980 Protocol Scope is an analyser for HDMI source devices. It captures and decodes HDCP-protected video data content such as data islands, infoframes, audio sample packets as well as CEC and DDC transactions including HDCP and EDID data. The built-in 26cm LCD with touchscreen provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to control the instrument and view incoming decrypted video.

The HDMI source compliance test GUI can be run either from the built-in touch screen or from a PC connected to the 980. The workflow of the new HDMI Source Compliance module has been optimized for the convenience of busy engineers.

Users first select the capabilities of the HDMI source device under test through a set of easily accessible windows. Once the capabilities of the device have been specified, the engineer selects which particular tests to run in test suite and then initiates the test.

The tests run in sequence with minimal user interaction. During the execution of the test, engineers can elect to skip certain tests. They can also pause a test suite and return later.