Agilent Technologies Expands Its DisplayPort Test Capability

Agilent Technologies has expanded its DisplayPort test solution for design, characterisation and debug, as well as compliance testing for source and sink. The company claimed that this will allow engineers to speed up the development cycle and time to market of new personal computer displays.

Agilent offers a DisplayPort test solution for source and sink test, comprised of the DSO80804B Infiniium oscilloscope and the E4887A TMDS signal generator, and has submitted a method of implementation (MOI) to the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA as described by Compliance Test Specification (CTS).

VESA has established a comprehensive compliance test program for DisplayPort that includes product certification at independent third-party test houses for physical layer and link layer compliance testing. Physical layer test is comprised of source, sink and cable (media) test detailed in the DisplayPort CTS.

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“Agilent’s DisplayPort source and sink test products provide the most flexible, comprehensive solution for design, characterisation and debug, as well as compliance testing,” said Gautam Awasthi, general manager, marketing, electronic measurements group, Agilent Technologies India Pvt Ltd. “It’s important to provide not only the tools for DisplayPort compliance test, but the test capability to support the design engineer through the entire DisplayPort development cycle,” he added.