10
DID MODE
EDID. What is it, and what is it used for?
nder normal circumstances, a computer source device
di
ital or analo
will
equire in
ormation about a connected device
displa
to assess what resolutions
and
eatures
capabilities
are possible. The source device can then cater its
output to create resolutions and
or
eatures that are compatible with the attached
device
displa
. This capabilit
in
ormation is called EDID
Extended Displa
Identi
cation Data
. A source device can onl
accept and read one EDID data
tructure
record
rom a connected source device
displa
. Likewise, the source
device can output onl
one video resolution to a connected device
displa
.
The importance of EDID with regards to the 8x1 DVI KVM DL Switcher
The 8x1 DVI KVM DL
witcher handles multiple sources
inputs. Each connected
ource device must correctl
read one EDID data structure in order to address its
displa
device correctl
. EDID mana
ement is care
ull
handled b
the
witcher
to insure that EDID is recorded and retransmitted to sources properl
at all times,
otherwise displa
o
input sources mi
ht not happen correctl
or at all
.
Managing EDID with the 8x1 DVI KVM DL Switcher
The 8x1 DVI KVM DL
witcher has 2 modes
or routin
EDID
1. The de
ault mode is the L
AL mode which will store the EDID o
a source
device
one
or each input
into the 8x1 DVI KVM DL
witcher. The EDID
tored in each L
AL location can be
rom a local displa
device or
rom
a remote source over the R
-232 serial communications port. The 8x1 DVI
KVM DL
witcher also includes a built-in EDID memor
bank which can
tore up to 7 separate EDID data structures which can then be loaded to
ach o
the L
AL EDID locations.
2. The second mode is the D
Down
tream
mode which
unctions as a
imple EDID pass-throu
h. In this mode, the displa
device connected to the
x1 DVI KVM DL
witcher will pass its EDID directl
to whichever DVI input
ource is currentl
selected. HDCP is supported in this mode only.
N
TE: The 8x1 DVIKVM DL
L
witcher also
eatures an EDID Lock Mode,
allowin
the EDID to be stored.
ee the
ollowin
pa
e
or details.
How do I change EDID modes in the 8x1 DVI KVM DL Switcher?
Th
r
i
n
nk
4 DIP
wit
h
l
t
n th
m
in
ir
it
r
n th
nderside o
the
x1 DVI KVM DL
witcher. DIP switch
can be used to set
ither the D
or L
AL EDID modes. The bank o
DIP switches are used
or
the DL
dual link
onl
eature and are discussed later on pa
e 12.
IP: Advanced EDID
unctions can also be mana
ed via the R
-232 serial
ommunications port.
ee pa
e 13
or more in
ormation on the R
-232 serial
mm
ni
ti
n
t
r
.