View SDI Status

The View System Topology page provides a tree view of the physical and logical topology, or hierarchy, of the displays and graphics cards in your system. It provides SDI status information for each display as well as connection status information for the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI cards. In addition to viewing status information, you can also change various settings using the View System Topology page.

Viewing the SDI Status

The SDI Output branch appears under the corresponding Quadro FX SDI board branch. When you click the SDI Output [+] icon, the SDI Output branch expands to show the following:

  • SDI output mode, with link to the Graphics to SDI output page

  • Status of each SDI signal output, including

  • Data format

  • Synchronization method

  • Whether the output is locked to the sync signal

  • Status icon to show if the output signal is not present (gray), present but not locked (steady green), or present and locked (blinking green).

  • Status of each external sync input, including

  • Whether the sync source is connected

  • Sync type – Composite sync or SDI sync

  • Sync signal format

  • Status icon to show if the no sync signal is detected (gray), signal is present but not sync’d or in an error state (steady), or present and good (blinking).

  • On Quadro FX 4500/5500 boards, a green icon indicates HD mode and a yellow icon indicates SD mode.

  • Any warnings applicable to the SDI setup

  • Click the More icon to show the following additional details:

  • Color space conversion

  • Output data format

  • Gamma bit depth

  • Controlling application (if SDI is under application control)

  • Firmware version   

Viewing the SDI Display Status

The SDI displays appear under the corresponding Quadro FX branch. When you click the Display [+] icon, the branch expands to show the following:

  • Link to the Change Resolution page so you can check the display resolution and refresh rate

  • The EDID status; Forced or Monitor, which links to the Manage EDID dialog page

Changing SDI Settings

When you right-click the SDI Output card icon, a context menu appears that lets you

  • Launch the SDI Signal Settings dialog box so you can specify the SDI-output signal format and SDI-output data format.

  • This is the same control that is available from the Send Graphics to SDI Output page.

  • Launch the Color Settings dialog box so you can specify the gamma correction and color space conversion.

  • This is the same control that is available from the Send Graphics to SDI Output page.

See also System Topology.

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