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Figure 4. Eye Scan Tab

To run an Eye Scan, select the Eye Scan tab, select the relevant lanes, and press scan. Please note that

Eye Scan cannot be performed when the device is in retimer mode, it does not function in redriver mode.

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Rsadj Potentiometer

The default Rsadj value on the DP159RSBEVM is 6.5 k

Ω. The optimal value for an application may vary

from 4.7 k

Ω to 7 kΩ. To allow customers to test the effects of various Rsadj values, there is a

potentiometer on the EVM at R76. The Rsadj value can be varied by turning the knob and setting J8 to

[2,3].

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Quick Start Guide

The following steps provide quick start instructions:

1. Connect USB cable from J13 to a USB host, set SW2 to 3. LED D2 should light up.

Option: Apply 5-V power to J9, set SW2 to 1. LED D2 should light up.

2. If using external I

through the USB interface.

3. Plug in a DP source using a standard DP cable into J2 (Standard DP connector).

4. Plug in an HDMI video sink device into P2 (standard HDMI connector) using a standard HDMI cable.

5. Video output on HDMI sink should be observed.

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References

1. DP159 Data Sheet

2. Aardvark Adapter User Manual

3. High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Version 1.4b.

4. High-Definition Multimedia Interface Specification Version 2.0.

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DP159RSB Evaluation Module

SLLU224A – August 2015 – Revised October 2015

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