Unigraf UCD-400 User manual

UCD Console
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UCD Console for UCD-400 User Manual
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Copyright
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Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part without a written permission of
Unigraf Oy is prohibited.
Notice
The information given in this manual is verified in the correctness on the date of issue. The
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such revisions or changes.
Edition
UCD Console for UCD-400 User Manual, Version 47
Date: 25 March 2021
Company Information
Unigraf Oy
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Finland
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Trademarks
Unigraf, UCD, UCD-4XX, UCD-3XX and TSI are trademarks of Unigraf Oy.
DisplayPort™ and the DisplayPort™ logo are trademarks owned by the
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) in the United States and other countries.
HDCP is a trademark of Digital Content Protection LLC.
Altera and Intel FPGA are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or
other countries
Windows® 10, Windows® 8 and Windows® 7 are trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
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 defective 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
UCD-400 products 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.

UCD Console for UCD-400 User Manual
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Table of Contents
About This Manual...................................................................................................... 6
Purpose................................................................................................................ 6
Product and Driver Version.................................................................................. 6
Notes.................................................................................................................... 6
Introduction................................................................................................................. 7
Unpacking............................................................................................................ 9
Installation Package............................................................................................. 9
Software Installation............................................................................................. 9
License Manager...................................................................................................... 10
Firmware Update Procedure..................................................................................... 12
UCD Console............................................................................................................ 16
Options............................................................................................................... 18
DisplayPort Reference Sink...................................................................................... 20
Video Tab........................................................................................................... 20
Audio Tab........................................................................................................... 24
Link Tab............................................................................................................. 26
EDID Tab........................................................................................................... 28
DPCD Tab.......................................................................................................... 30
HDCP Tab.......................................................................................................... 32
SDP Tab ............................................................................................................ 33
FEC Tab............................................................................................................. 34
Source DUT Testing Tab ................................................................................... 35
DisplayPort Reference Source.................................................................................. 38
Pattern Generator Tab....................................................................................... 38
Audio Generator Tab.......................................................................................... 42
Link Tab............................................................................................................. 43
EDID Tab........................................................................................................... 45
DPCD Tab.......................................................................................................... 47
HDCP Tab.......................................................................................................... 49
FEC Tab............................................................................................................. 50
Sink DUT Testing Tab........................................................................................ 52
Compliance Tests..................................................................................................... 54
Running CTS Tests............................................................................................ 56
Test Report........................................................................................................ 58
Event Log.................................................................................................................. 59
DP AUX Analyzer............................................................................................... 60
EDID Editor............................................................................................................... 66

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Appendix A. Product Specification............................................................................................. 68
UCD-400............................................................................................................ 68
Appendix B. Licensing............................................................................................................... 69
UCD Console & TSI: DisplayPort Reference Sink (DPRX)................................ 69
UCD Console & TSI: DisplayPort Reference Source (DPTX)............................ 70
Appendix C: Predefined Timings ............................................................................................... 71
DisplayPort Sink and Source Capability (RGB) (4 lanes capability)................... 71
DisplayPort Sink and Source Capability (YCbCr) (4 lanes capability)................ 73
DisplayPort Sink and Source Capability (RGB) (2 lanes capability)................... 75
DisplayPort Sink and Source Capability (YCbCr) (2 lanes capability)................ 77
DisplayPort Sink and Source Capability (RGB) (1 lane capability)..................... 79
DisplayPort Sink and Source Capability (YCbCr) (1 lane capability).................. 81
Appendix D: Predefined Patterns .............................................................................................. 83
Appendix E: Sink, Source and Repeater DUT Tests................................................................. 84
CRC Based Video Test Set –DP RX................................................................. 85
Link Test Set –DP RX....................................................................................... 88
Appendix F: Advanced Filters.................................................................................................... 89
Appendix G: Firmware Update Procedure with Quartus Prime.................................................. 91
FW Update Tool................................................................................................. 91
Connect to the UCD-400 Unit ............................................................................ 93
Programming the FW......................................................................................... 94

About This Manual
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Purpose
This guide is User Manual of UCD-400 and UCD-411. They are USB-connected video
interface test units for use with a PC with Windows® 10 Windows® 8 or Windows® 7
operating system.
All instructions in this manual are valid when using either UCD-400 and UCD-411 except
the instructions for DisplayPort Sink (DP RX) functionality, which is only for UCD-400.
The purpose of this guide is to
•Provide an overview of the product and its features.
•Provide instructions for the user on how to install the software and the drivers.
•Provide instructions for the user on how to update the FW of the unit.
•Introduce the HW features of the UCD-400 and UCD-411 units.
•Provide instructions for the user on how to use UCD Console software.
All instructions in this manual are valid both for UCD-400 and UCD-411 except the
instructions for DisplayPort Sink (DP RX) functionality.
Product and Driver Version
This manual explains features found in UCD Console Software Package 1.9. Please consult
Unigraf for differences or upgrades of previous versions.
Please consult the Release Notes document in the installation package for details of the SW
and FW versions and changes to previous releases.
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

Introduction
7.
INTRODUCTION
Product Description
UCD-400 is a high speed, USB 3.0 connected video interface test unit. UCD Console is the
common graphical user interface (GUI) for Unigraf’s UCD-400 and UCD-300 family units.
The outlook and details of UCD Console will be different depending on the capabilities of
the connected unit reflecting the features enabled.
UCD-400 units feature a high-level Software Development Kit (SDK) for use in automated
testing. It is called Test Software Interface (TSI). TSI allows for an easy integration of
Production and R&D testing routines into an automated test system environment. Please
refer to TSI documentation found in additional Unigraf manuals for more details.
Product Features
•Supports HBR3 feature of DP 1.4a
•Supports Display Stream Compression, DSC
•High resolution video and audio capture up to 8K 30 Hz, 4K / UHD 120 Hz,
8K 60 Hz with DSC (UCD-411 N/A)
•Compatible with HDCP versions 1.3 and 2.3
•2 GB on-board high-speed video buffer
•High speed USB 3.0 host PC interface
Please refer to Product Specifications in the appendix of this document for details.
Functional Description
UCD-400 units consist of a multimedia signal input stage (UCD-411 N/A), an internal
pattern generator, a control stage with on-board frame buffer and a PC interface stage. In
the Input Stage the signal is conditioned and converted to desired format. The Interface and
Control stages are either passing the captured data directly to the USB interface or storing it
to the frame buffer. The internal pattern generator is able to source a signal for testing sink
and branch units. The Interface & Control stages are receiving instructions from the host
PC to configure and control the functionality of the unit.
Please find below logical diagram of UCD-400 unit. UCD-411 contains only source
functionality

Introduction
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UCD-400
The image below indicates the connections in UCD-400 unit and their description.
Name
Description
DP in
DisplayPort™1.4a compliant input from the upstream Source.
(UCD-411: N/A)
DP out
DisplayPort™1.4a compliant output to the downstream Sink
Power in
+12 Vdc Power Supply Input
Power On/Off
Rocker power switch
USB
USB 3.0 connection to the host PC
Programmer
USB interface for configuring the device FW (behind a cover)
Ethernet
Ethernet interface for updating the device FW (behind a cover)
Note Capturing and sourcing high resolution video modes, especially 4K video modes
and the 120 Hz frame rate set stringent requirements on the video cables and
connectors.
Warning In order to avoid damage to the unit and the PC, please always attach the power
cord (Power In) to the unit first, and after that connect the USB cable to the PC.
USB Type-C Interface
UCD-400 delivery package includes a “C to DP Bi-directional Cable” to enable testing of
Sink or Source devices with USB-C interface.

Introduction
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Unpacking
The UCD-400 product shipment contains:
•The UCD-400 or UCD-411 unit
•AC/DC Power supply (100 to 240 Vac 50/60 Hz input, +12 Vdc output)
•USB 3.0 compliant cable for host PC connection
•Micro-USB type B compatible cable for FW programming
•USB-C to DP Bi-directional Cable for testing USB-C sinks or sources
Installation Package
The UCD-400 software installation package can be obtained from Unigraf download page
at https://www.unigraf.fi/downloads/
The installation package is a bundle between the components needed for UCD Console and
for TSI SDK. The bundle contains the following items:
•Windows drivers (installed during set up)
•UCD Console software GUI (installed during set up)
•License Manager (installed during set up)
•DSC Test Content and DSC compression tools (optionally installed during set up)
•TSI SDK (optionally installed during set up)
•User Manuals including this document.
In some cases, also the firmware of the unit needs to be updated. If in doubt, please contact
Unigraf.
Note: The software should be installed before connecting the UCD-400 unit in the PC.
Note: System administrator's privileges are required for performing the installation.
Software Installation
Start the installation by running Unigraf Software Bundle Setup.exe
Once the installer has started, a welcome page is displayed. The welcome page shows the
software package release version.
Click Next to continue. The next dialog you need to agree to Unigraf Software End User
License and select the components installed.
Note The size of the DSC Content Library Generator with supporting files is 2.6 Gbytes
Next dialogs define the installation folder in your PC and the Start Menu folder used.
When the selections are ready, click Install to start the installation.
Click Finish to exit the installation dialog.

License Manager
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LICENSE MANAGER
Licensing
The features of UCD Console GUI are divided into groups based on the target use of the
device. Some basic features can be used without licenses. Advanced feature groups have
their dedicated licenses that open the related part of the GUI or enable the related control.
Unigraf licenses are provided as strings of characters, License Keys. Each License Key
enables a dedicated function in one device. Each device has its dedicated Seed Number.
Each License Key is tied to one Seed Number. License Keys can be freely used in any
number of PCs
License keys are managed with Unigraf License Manager. By default, shortcut to Unigraf
License Manager can be found in Start Menu under: All programs/Unigraf/UCD-400.
Please click Yes in the first dialog. License Manager can be run only with Administrator
rights.
Note: System administrator's privileges are required for accessing the licenses.
License Manager GUI
When run, License Manager will list the licensing enabled Unigraf devices. If no suitable
device families are detected, License Manager will exit. Please first select one of the
available device families by clicking one of the device family selector buttons.
In the list of Attached Devices please select the device in question. The serial number and
the seed number of your device are printed in a sticker attached to the bottom of the device.
The Back button opens the device family selection screen. The Refresh button will re-scan
the system for installed hardware.

License Manager
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Managing Licenses
Seed Number
Each license is tied to a hardware unit with the help of the Seed Number. Each unit has a
unique Seed Number. Seed Number of the selected unit can be found in the top of the
dialog.
Seed Number of the selected device can be copied from dialog link for e.g. ordering
Licenses.
Adding New License Keys
To add a new license key for a device, please enter the characters from the license sticker to
the boxes provided. The License Manager will automatically move the caret across the edit
boxes during typing. If the key is given in text format, copy it and paste to the leftmost box.
Once the license key is fully entered, click the Install. The license is authenticated and if it
is valid, the license will appear in the list of installed licenses. If the key fails to
authenticate, an error message is displayed. If this happens, please make sure that the key
has been typed correctly and that the seed number on the license key sticker matches the
seed number displayed seed number for the device.
Please note that to avoid confusion, some letters will never appear in a license key because
they resemble numbers: For example, capital 'G' and number '6' are very similar when
printed with small font. When in doubt, use numbers.
Also, please notice, that characters that can't be part of valid license key are not accepted as
input. When appropriate an automatic conversion is applied while typing: For example,
lower case letters are converted to upper case automatically.
Managing Installed Licenses
The Installed licenses list shows all currently installed licenses for the currently selected
device. The list shows the actual license key, and what that key unlocks.
Remove Selected will uninstall selected licenses. To uninstall a license, click on the license
and then click the Remove Selected button.
Export will allow all installed licenses for the currently selected device to be saved into an
INI file for backup and distribution to other PCs. To export a license, click on the license
and then click the Export button. Please notice that licenses from multiple devices can be
exported into the same INI file.
Import will install licenses from an INI file for the currently selected device.

Firmware Update Procedure
12.
FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE
UCD Configuration Utility is used to load an updated firmware to the device. As an option,
UCD Configuration Utility enables the user to select the operation roles present in the
UCD-400 unit. The utility configures a firmware set for the selected operation roles and
programs the firmware set to the device. Please contact Unigraf for details.
Updating from Earlier FW Versions
UCD Firmware versions earlier than 1.8.52 (Pls see Help > About) do not support the
procedure described here. Please update the FW first to version 1.8.52. Please follow
instructions in Appendix G Firmware Update Procedure with Quartus Prime in this
manual.
Warning It is very important to install the firmware included in software version 1.8.52
before trying to update the firmware included in a later version. If any problems
with FW update occur, please revert to version 1.8.52.
Note: Firmware update is a sensitive process. Please do not disconnect the device from the
PC and do not power it off before the operation is completed unless specially
requested. Avoid plugging and unplugging other USB devices when the firmware
update is in progress.
To update the firmware or create a new configuration on a UCD-400 device, please
perform the following steps:
Connect the UCD-400 unit to a power supply and connect the USB cable.
Open UCD Console. Select Tools > Firmware update.
UCD Firmware Configuration tool can alternatively be launched in Start Menu.
The first page of the utility indicates the firmware component versions present in the
package. Please click Next.

Firmware Update Procedure
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If several UCD units are connected to the PC, in next dialog please select the devices to be
updated. Click Next.
Updated Modules
The tool indicates the firmware file to be used and prompts for selection of the firmware
modules to be updated. It compares the modules in the selected device and omits the ones
that are the same.
When you are done, click Next.

Firmware Update Procedure
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Updating from Earlier FW Versions
Earlier firmware versions of UCD-400 are not supporting firmware update using
UCD Firmware Configuration tool and must be updated using Quartus Prime tool. When
attempting to update an earlier non-supporting version the tool will display an error
message.
Please refer to Appendix G of this manual for instructions on Firmware Update Procedure
with Quartus Prime.
Once a firmware supporting UCD Firmware Configuration tool has been installed, all
future updates can be done using this tool.
Power Cycle
When re-initiating the firmware of a UCD device the whole process cannot be done during
one session and the UCD device need to be restarted between steps. Therefore, on certain
point, user needs to power cycle the device (switch off power> wait for 10 seconds > turn
on power).

Firmware Update Procedure
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Click OK button on the dialog.
Note: The procedure may take several minutes depending on the speed of the USB
connection of the host PC.

UCD Console
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UCD CONSOLE
UCD Console is the graphical user interface (GUI) of UCD-400 for desktop use. It provides
the user access to all features of the unit. UCD Console also includes powerful debugging
and analysis tools enabling the user to monitor the status of the display interfaces and assist
in the problem detection.
The various features of the UCD-400 are divided into interface specific screens and tabs.
Each tab contains data and controls for a specific feature.
Device Selection
A shortcut of UCD Console can be found by default under Start Menu path
All programs/Unigraf/UCD-400.Once UCD Console GUI is launched the dialog provides
a list of UCD-400 devices connected in the PC. Please select the target device by clicking
on the appropriate button. If your device cannot be found in the list, please confirm the
power and USB connection to the device and click the Rescan … button.
Analyzer and Pattern Generator Roles
The use of UCD-400 devices with UCD Console is divided by Analyzer (DisplayPort
Sink), Pattern Generator (DisplayPort Source) and Event Logger (Event Log). The
functionalities of the three roles can be found in tabs. This User Manual will explain all
roles and their functionalities.
When using UCD-411 only Pattern Generator (DisplayPort Source) and Event Logger
(Event Log) roles are available.

UCD Console
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Warning about DSC Test Content
When running DSC Compliance Tests, UCD-400 needs to have access to DSC content used
as test patterns. The content can be created from the source bitmap files downloaded during
installation (optional) either with Unigraf DSC Content Creator or created by the
Compliance Test Tool on-the-fly during the compliance test.
If Automatically create missing content is selected in Tools > Options menu, but the source
files have not been installed a Warning dialog will open. Clicking OK will open the Option
menu.
You can either re-install the whole SW package with DSC Content Library or deselect
Automatically create missing content in Option menu.
Applying Changes
In various UCD Console dialogues the user needs to update several parameter or fields to
make the changes needed. In order to avoid false combinations of parameters the new
parameters are applied to UCD-400 only after Apply is clicked. In UCD Console the
situation that parameters have been changed but not applied is indicated by bold values of
the parameter.

UCD Console
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Options
Options can be found in Tools > Options.
Video Audio and Misc. Options
Image File Format
You can save the captured frames either in PPM, BMP or JPG bitmap file format. In PPM
format the files are stored with the captured color depth, with other formats the color depth
is truncated to 8 bits per color.
Audio File Format
Audio files are stored in WAV format
Audio Buffer size
Main buffer: Length of the buffer in the PC memory storing audio samples for monitoring
audio format in DP RX / Audio tab. Increased buffer length will enable longer time span to
be monitored.
Playback buffer: Length in the buffer in the PC for transferring captured audio to PC sound
system. Increased buffer size will ensure a smooth audio output but will also increase the
delay between the capture of the audio stream and its playback.
Folders
Please select the directories in the PC for saving the captured images and audio, the saved
Presets

UCD Console
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DSC
DSC Work folder: Folder for DSC Work files.
DSC test content directory: Folder where DSC source bitmap files, related configuration
files and DSC conversion tools are stored.
Automatically create missing content: When selected, compliance test tool During
execution of DSC Compliance Tests, the tool automatically creates the DSC compressed
content used for testing the DUT.
Keep auto-created DSC content files: By default, the DSC compressed content is deleted
after use. If selected, the content is not deleted.
Warning Keeping the automatically created DSC compressed content will shorten the time
needed for running the DSC compliance tests.
Please note, that the space needed for storing the full library can be very large
(appr. 400 GBytes). Please make sure that the content will be stored in a medium
that has the required space available.
Misc. options
Apply color conversions to saved images: When saving captured frames, the Color Mode
selected in Video tab will be applied also to saved images.
Bypass 4:2:x –> 4:4:4 conversions: 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 images are previewed and stored as
received, without pixel doubling.
Disable firmware version check: UCD Console lets the user operate a non-matching
Software / Firmware combination. NOT RECOMMENDED.
HDCP protected monitor: Text appearing if the monitor where UCD Console is viewed is
HDCP compliant and HDCP is enabled. This feature enables preview of captured HDCP
encrypted content in Video tab.
AUX Analyzer Options
Options for configuring the way data is presented in AUX Analyzer tab in Event Log.
Please find full description of the controls in chapter Event Log / DP AUX Analyzer later in
this document.
Detaching Tabs
Most of the UCD Console tabs can be detached into a separate window for monitoring and
controlling separate features simultaneously. To detach a tab Right-click on a tab and
select Detach Page. To glue the tab back to the main window, click on the red Close
button in the top right-hand corner of the window or press <Alt> + F4 on the keyboard.

DisplayPort Reference Sink
20.
DISPLAYPORT REFERENCE SINK
DP Sink functionality not available when using UCD-411.
DisplayPort Reference Sink dialog (DP RX) can be selected from the vertical tab on the left
edge of the GUI. The horizontal tabs on the top of the GUI enable the various functions
available for the input channel. Some of the tabs are enabled by default, some only when an
applicable license is included. DPRX features the following functions.
•Video preview and saving (Video)
•Audio monitoring and saving (Audio)
•Status information and control of the upstream link (Link)
•EDID editor (EDID)
•DPCD editor (DPCD)
•HDCP status monitor and control (HDCP)
•SDP sent by the Source device (SDP)
•FEC feature control and status (FEC)
•Source DUT Testing.
Video Tab
Video tab is the Preview window for the captured DisplayPort stream.
Input video mode
The measured input resolution, frame rate and color format are shown below the preview
window. The indication of the number of frames captured to the PC indicates the pace of
the image data transfer to the PC.
Disable / Enable Preview
Click here the button to start or stop capturing video frames.