HDFury 4K Linker, User Manual

Page 1: ...4K Linker User Manual 4K Linker Rev 0 20 ...

Page 2: ...Disclaimer 3rd party and or custom firmware providing extra features are not covered in this manual 2 4K Linker User Manual ...

Page 3: ... HPD Factory Default 7 EDID Mode Selection 8 Input Switching 9 Scaling Mode Selection 10 Combo RST INP to select Preset Mode 11 List of Custom EDID available 12 Backside Sticker 13 Selecting the Windows PC driver for USB GUI and Firmware Update 14 Update the Linker Firmware with a Windows PC 15 Linker USB GUI for Windows PC 17 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 29 Specifications 31 Certifications 34 ...

Page 4: ...inker is a 4K60 4 4 4 600MHz 18Gbps HDMI2 0a Level A capable scaler built for system integrators and advanced users that will please everyone else as well By supporting the max bandwidth and data transfer rate of the HDMI2 0a standard and by offering new scaling modes options and possibilities to convert and always fed optimum signal through all existing HDMI and HDCP revision Linker is set to cro...

Page 5: ...r Connect a HDMI input cable to the HDMI input Connect a HDMI output cable to the HDMI output Connect the Linker power supply Connect any additional HDMI input cable optional As shipped the Linker defaults to HDCP1 4 on the output port Make sure that you are using 600MHz certified HDMI 4K cable if you plan to set up a 4K60 4 4 4 600MHz 18Gbps link in your setup ...

Page 6: ... then on permanently to indicate that the HDCP handshake has been completed The status of the green logo may be used for troubleshooting Logo OFF Insufficient power or no incoming signals Use the Linker power supply make sure the source and sink devices are correctly connected and ON Logo BLINKING ON for split second OFF for 5 seconds The Linker is receiving power and is ready to accept an HDMI si...

Page 7: ... or Reset to factory default Long Press The 4K Linker offers 2 functions per push button Short Press on Reset Button will generate Hot Plug Detection event Soft reset Long Press over 8s for security will hard reset the Linker to factory default Note You can also Reset the unit from the USB GUI for Windows PC or when you flash the Linker firmware ...

Page 8: ...rom a selection of available EDID tables see p 11 or load any EDID bank of your choice By default the selected EDID table is a 4K60 BT2020 HDR 600MHz with Full Audio capabilities Leave the slide in this position to allow control via USB or to pick and use any of the 25 different EDID tables available see p 11 for the full list Fixed EDID with L R Audio This mode is a 1080p60 2channel stereo basic ...

Page 9: ...ding extra features are not covered in this manual 9 4K Linker User Manual Input Switching Input Switch Button allows you to switch between active inputs Short Press will switch the active input channel Long Press over 2sec is reserved for future use ...

Page 10: ...play is capable of receiving such signal Scaling Justified GU When coupled with EDID in Automix mode the Linker unit makes sure that the conversion will always output a working signal It will ensure that if a display does not support 4K then an incoming FHD 1080p signal won t be upscaled and an incoming UHD 4K signal will be downscaled Such automation is cancelled when unit is running with EDID in...

Page 11: ...red UB TW Epson 4k30 8 10 12 4k30 422 12 300 4k60 600MHz 4k60 420 300MHz 4 Set 4k30 4k60 presets for a 4k60 420 300MHz TV 4k30 8 10 12 4k30 8 4k60 600 4k60 420 300 5 Set 4k30 4k60 presets for a 4k30 8 bit 300MHz TV 4k30 8 10 12 4k30 8 4k60 all 1080p60 444 8 10 12 6 Set 4k30 4k60 presets for a 1080p60 TV 4k30 8 10 12 1080p30 8 10 12 4k60 all 1080p60 444 8 10 12 7 CS follow DC follow 8 CS 4 4 4 DC f...

Page 12: ...All Sound 9 4k60 420 12 bit HDR BT 2020 Stereo 10 4k60 420 12 bit BT 2020 All Sound 11 4k60 420 12 bit BT 2020 Stereo 12 4k60 420 8 bit 300MHz All Sound 13 4k60 420 8 bit 300MHz Stereo 14 4k30 444 300MHz All Sound 15 4k30 444 300MHz Stereo 16 4k30 RGB 300MHz All Sound 17 4k30 RGB 300MHz Stereo 18 4k24 422 12 bit BT 2020 All Sound 19 4k24 422 12 bit BT 2020 Stereo 20 1080p 444 148MHz All Sound 21 1...

Page 13: ... providing extra features are not covered in this manual 13 4K Linker User Manual Backside Sticker A sticker is available on the back of the unit to remind you the basic configuration options available from the physical button and slide switches ...

Page 14: ...abs driver 4 0 0 only have partial support for USB3 0 on Win8 and previous Windows version so you might prefer the 3 9 2 in such case For installation simply download from the above link unzip and then run the EXE file Silabs 3 9 2 driver run the USBXpressInstaller exe Silabs 4 0 0 driver USBXpressInstaller_x86 exe for 32bit or USBXpressInstaller_x64 exe for 64bit Once you have correctly selected ...

Page 15: ...the Download Tab on the Linker Product page here If you are unsure about your Firmware version currently in use simply use the USB GUI for Windows PC to retrieve it Once downloaded and extracted you should have a directory on your computer with the following files You will have to run LINKER MCU update to successfully upgrade your Linker unit Note Version number could be different depending on the...

Page 16: ... Manual Once completed you will hear a windows notification sound and the below window will pop up Simply click OK and the main updater will display the below message Congratulations you have successfully updated the Linker MCU and your unit is now ready to operate with the benefits from the latest software additions ...

Page 17: ... compatible with all Microsoft Windows version from Win XP to Win 10 Make sure you have installed the right Silabs driver based on your Windows version and USB port as described in p 13 You can download the latest GUI version for your Linker device from the Download Tab on the Linker Product page here Always run latest FW when running latest GUI to benefit from all new features ...

Page 18: ...e Thru and Up Set to ignore EDID limits or not Force BT2020 ON OFF Follow Defines Custom Infoframes Enable or Disable 3x3 Matrix conversion mode Edit Matrix Coeff values Select the default EDID table from a selection of multiple preloaded EDID banks Select EDID Mode Sink Custom Fixed Sniff EDID from connected sink devices Read EDID from TOP and BOT output Read Write Load and Save any custom EDID b...

Page 19: ...you can do from the push button on the unit see page 9 The right boxed area will provide you with the following information Source Name When available it will display information about the source device in use Display Name When available it will display information about the display in use Input Display Input signal resolution and refresh rate Input Pixel Clock Display incoming signal bandwidth In...

Page 20: ...STOM GUI use EDID Pick and use EDID from a selection of available EDID tables or load any EDID bank of your choice By default the selected EDID table is a 4K60 4 4 4 BT2020 HDR 600MHz with Full Audio capabilities Leave the slide in this position to allow control via USB or to pick and use any of the 25 different EDID tables available see p 11 for the full list When you select an EDID bank from the...

Page 21: ...Allow you to sniff the EDID from the sink device connected to the output port of your Linker unit You could then use it as the Custom EDID by using the Upload EDID button or export it as a file using the Save to File button in order to be able to open the EDID file with an external EDID editor software Load from File Allow you to open and load any EDID file of your choice You could then use it as ...

Page 22: ...e Custom HDR Upon clicking Enable Custom HDR the IF that is defined in the Custom HDR Injection text box gets used This way you can define what the InfoFrame actually is This is stored also in Linker and is persistent over hotplugs and power cycles Send HDR once activated it will turn ON the HDR mode of any HDR display CUSTOM AVI Enter the AVI Infoframe of your choice in this text field in HEX for...

Page 23: ...s text box on GUI CAPTURED AVI METADATA If the source is sending AVI infoFrame metadata then the information is captured extracted and displayed in this text box on GUI Note There are two ways to reset the strings Either hold the RESET button for 8 seconds on Linker or go to the GUI config page and apply reset After GUI reset close and reopen GUI Then the fields are populated with reset values HDR...

Page 24: ...am contains InfoFrames information this page will retrieve and display them SPD Display Source Product InfoFrame AUDIO Current Audio Format information if PCM this usually gives the sample rate and number of speakers if bitstream then usually this infoframe just inform the default which is refer stream header HDMI VSIF Display Vendor Specific InfoFrame HDMI FORUM VSIF HDMI2 0 version of HDMI VSIF ...

Page 25: ...ed by the display due to Linker scaling chroma changes More dedicated mode might be added later UP THRU Define the type of Color Space and Deep Color you want at the output when the unit is in Upscaling and Pass Thru Mode Available Color Space options Follow Input default RGB 0 255 RGB 16 235 YCC4 4 4 BT 709 2020 YCC4 2 2 BT 709 2020 YCC4 2 0 BT 709 2020 xvYCC4 4 4 BT 709 Available Deep Color opti...

Page 26: ... 3x3 MATRIX section of the USB GUI for Windows PC Enable 3x3 Matrix Enable Disable the 3x3 Matrix conversion Reset to 709 RGB Reset to default values Read Read Stored values from Flash Write Write Current values to Flash Note 3x3 Matrix is still in experimental mode we are waiting inputs from colorists to expand its capabilities ...

Page 27: ...EFAULTS Similar as LP Long Press on the RESET button see page 6 Click the available check box to clear all settings to factory defaults and type RESET in the test field Finally click the OK button and unit will be reset to factory defaults EDID FACTORY RESET Click the available check box to clear all EDID settings to factory defaults and type RESET in the test field Finally click the OK button and...

Page 28: ...480p50 480p60 576p50 576p60 720p50 720p60 720p100 720p120 1080i25 1080i30 1080p24 1080p25 1080p30 1080p48 1080p50 1080p60 1080p72 1080p75 1080p96 1440p50 1440p60 2160p24 2160p25 2160p30 2160p50 2160p60 4K DCI these are examples only anything within the 600MHz bandwidth is supported What version of HDMI does the Linker work with Do I need HDMI 1 3 1 4a 2 0a Does it matter It does not matter HDfury ...

Page 29: ... power supply for the HDfury1 HDfury2 and GammaX kits are 0 5A max current The HDfury3 is 1A max current The Linker power supply can supply up to 2 0A Do not use an HDfury1 HDfury2 HDfury3 or GammaX power supplies with the Linker What sort of power supply does the Linker use Linker power supply adheres to these requirements Provides REGULATED 5 5VDC power with 2 0A min DC current Delivers the powe...

Page 30: ... 60 RGB YCC 4 4 4 4 2 2 8b 600MHz 1080p50 60 RGB YCC 4 4 4 8b 148MHz HDCP HDM1 x Capable Sources input To Advanced HDCP HDMI 2 x Capable Sink 4K24 25 30 RGB YCC 4 4 4 8b 300MHz 4K24 25 30 RGB YCC 4 4 4 16b 600MHz 1080p24 25 30 RGB YCC 4 4 4 16b 148MHz 4K24 25 30 RGB YCC 4 4 4 16b 600MHz This is only a small excerpt endless scaling possibilities are available Ultra Scaling modes list is now so big ...

Page 31: ...d on the fly in order to always output the type of HDCP signal encryption that your display or sink device is expecting HDR and Infoframe Metadata Live Injector and Extractor with Sound The HDfury Linker is capable of injecting and extracting live Infoframe and HDR metadata at any resolution and in real time while keeping HDMI sound A further software solution for a complete real time handling of ...

Page 32: ...from connected sink devices Save Edit Load any custom EDID table at any time Select and pick any EDID of your choice from a preloaded list of EDID tables it loads and reset HPD to present your chosen one automatically SINK EDID MODE feature can create a custom EDID by mixing sink EDID with forced flags such as Stereo 5 1 Full YCbCr BT2020 HDR 3D HDR AVI InfoFrame Live Injector and Extractor with S...

Page 33: ...4 4 12bit 4K30 4 4 4 16b Support all VESA mode video format PC Resolutions up to ultra high resolution such as WQSXGA QUXGA QFHD WQUXGA 4K Support any Audio format such as PCM at up to 192kHz compressed audio IEC61937 DSD DST DTS DTS HD Dolby True HD DTS MA and HBR Technical Specifications Audio PCM at up to 192kHz compressed audio IEC61937 DSD DST DTS DTS HD Dolby True HD DTS MA and HBR DDC Signa...

Page 34: ...nd or custom firmware providing extra features are not covered in this manual 34 4K Linker User Manual Certifications Linker CE EMC Certification Linker CE LVD Certification Linker RoHS Certification Linker FCC Certification ...

Page 35: ...this manual 35 4K Linker User Manual 7 Quality Tests certified by AV T O P UHD 60Hz signal pass through HDR infoframe injection AVI Infoframe modification Split function for UHD signals to two display devices 10 Bit UHD signal pass through Submission of CEC commands HDMI Audio replacement ...

Page 36: ... of AVI InfoFrame BT 2020 RGB 00 E8 64 5D 00 BT 2020 YCbCr 4 2 2 20 E8 64 5D 00 BT 2020 YCbCr 4 4 4 40 E8 64 5D 00 BT 2020 YCbCr 4 2 0 60 E8 64 5D 00 4k24 422 709 ycbcr no bt2020 20 88 00 00 4k24 422 ycbcr bt2020 20 c8 60 00 4k24 444 709 ycbcr no bt2020 40 88 00 00 4k24 444 ycbcr bt2020 40 c8 60 00 1080p 422 709 ycbcr no bt2020 20 88 00 10 1080p 422 ycbcr bt2020 20 c8 60 10 Some sources like X1S o...

Page 37: ...rd party and or custom firmware providing extra features are not covered in this manual 37 4K Linker User Manual Team HDfury thanks you for your support For help visit our support forum or contact us www HDfury com ...