Sending data to the monitor, Receiving data from the monitor, Printing the ddc data – Astro Design PORTABLE SIGNAL GENERATOR PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE SP-8848 User Manual

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Chapter 2 Operation

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Sending data to the monitor

The DDC data is saved in the monitor ROM.

1) When [Send] on the [VG] menu is selected or the

button is clicked on the toolbar, the send dialog box appears.

2) Select DDC1 or DDC2B, and decide on the numbers of the blocks (how many blocks starting from block #0) to be

sent. When the [Fix Monitor] button is pressed, communication with the monitor is initiated, and the amount of the

data can be matched with the maximum size of the monitor ROM.

3) Press the [OK] button. The DDC data is now sent.

Receiving data from the monitor

The DDC data is loaded from the monitor ROM.

1) When [Receive] on the [VG] menu is selected or the

button is clicked on the toolbar, the receive dialog box

appears.

2) Select DDC1 or DDC2B, and decide on the numbers of the blocks (how many blocks starting from block #0) to be

received. Press the [OK] button to start receiving the DDC data.

3) The received DDC data is now displayed.

Verifying the data against the data in the monitor ROM

The DDC data is loaded from the monitor ROM, and the DDC data now being edited is checked against it.

1) When [Verify] on the [VG] menu is selected or the

button among the tool buttons is clicked, the verify dialog

box appears.

2) Select DDC1 or DDC2B, and decide on the numbers of the blocks (on how many blocks starting from block #0) are to

be sent and on the mask settings. The mask settings can be set only for the product code and serial number of the

Basic EDID. If these items are checked, they will not be verified.

When the [Fix Monitor] button is pressed, communication with the monitor is initiated, and the amount of the data can

be matched with the maximum size of the monitor ROM. Press the [OK] button to start verifying the DDC data.

Printing the DDC data

The displayed DDC data is printed in the binary format.

1) Select [Print] on the [File] menu or select the

button among the tool buttons.

2) The print dialog box appears. Set the block numbers to be printed and the margins here.

3) Press the [OK] button. The displayed DDC data is now printed in the binary format.

4) To change the printer which has been set, click the [Set Printer...] button.

5) The printer setting dialog box appears.

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