“Industry-first” methods of implementation approved by Standards Association for Compliance Testing
(Technology News, 07 Jul 2008 )
Bangalore, India: Tektronix India, a leading provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has approved the Tektronix Method of Implementation (MOI) for testing interconnect cables according to the DisplayPort 1.1a specification, the first MOI in the industry for DisplayPort 1.1 cable testing. The Tektronix methodology eliminates the need for expensive and complicated instruments promoted by alternative solutions. The new MOI and complete Tektronix DisplayPort test offering can be viewed at www.tek.com/displayport.
DisplayPort is the new digital display interface technology for computers, monitors and home-theater systems aimed at lower implementation costs and improved video performance. DisplayPort gives manufacturers of LCD panels, monitors, graphics cards, PC chipsets, projectors, peripherals, components, cables, and consumer electronics a next generation digital interface that is designed to replace LVDS, DVI, and eventually VGA.
The Tektronix interconnect MOI specifies a DSA8200 Digital Serial Analyzer and TDR/TDT and S-Parameter support through iConnect® software. This is the only approved single instrument DisplayPort interconnect test solution in the market for passive cables. Testing active cables additionally requires an AWG7102 Arbitrary Waveform Generator and 80SJNB jitter analysis software. Unlike alternative solutions that require expensive, complex instruments and setups the Tektronix configurations efficiently ensure a readable signal reaches the receiver
Tektronix has received VESA certification for source, cable, and sink compliance test solutions. “Tektronix is recognized around the world for its leadership in test solutions including DisplayPort,” said Bill Lempesis, executive director, VESA. “These tools enable companies to efficiently test their designs, helping to expedite compliance with DisplayPort through the CTS defined within the standard. The efforts of Tektronix increase the overall set of tools that companies have available to assist in DisplayPort development and industry adoption.”
