The monitor on my ARMX6 is a Sony SDM-S75F with both VGA and DVI-D inputs
(by autosense selecting the connected DVI/HDMI input).
Screen size ratio is 5x4 but classic 4x3 mode is (somewhat oval) accepted.
So these are the working screen modes, the latter by preference:
VGA 640x480, 60Hz 4x3
SVGA 800x600, 60Hz 4x3
1024x768, 60Hz 4x3
1280x1024, 60Hz 5x4
*ReadEDID extends/downgrades my self-adapted SDM-S75F mdf by adding a few
non-working extra modes, but fortunately doesn't change the current mode.
*HDMIOn however is disastrous, as it completely cuts off video output. At
first I thought of it as an out-of-range screen mode, but video signals
were realy absent. Restoring by way of F12 --> wimpmode was impossible.
In fact the only way out was a hardware reset.
*Audio SoundDMA#HAL_0007_16000000 (after restart) produced this error:
"Sound command parameters not recognised"
Did any other ARMX6 users experience these same effects?
Greetings,
Paul
On 12 Jan, A Rawnsley <rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello all,
I have just uploaded a test build which has been successfully
deployed on a number of machines now. It provides improved
video/monitor compatibility as well as HDMI audio, and comprehensive
detection of audio/video capabilities.
I can personally vouch for this as being a big step forward - I can now
hook up my ARMX6 to my AV receiver in the living room for faultless
audio and picture quality. By contrast, older ROMs exhibited a wierd
"shift" to the picture (and no audio), whilst other boards (eg. Panda)
display with incorrect colours. This is quite an achievement, in other
words.
DigitalCD reports sample rates up to 192khz via the amplifier,
although I must admit all my test music is from CD so 44.1khz.
The new ROM can also detected extended capabilities, which allows
the Amp to offer addition HDTV modes (PAL, NTSC in standard and
high definition, plus 24hz blu-ray).
Other testers have achieved great success with "difficult" monitors
such as a Korean 2560x1440 display, and of course the 3440x1440
super-wide displays that I am so enamoured with work perfectly.
So, if you'd like to give it a try, you'll find ARMX6_hdmi_test.zip
on the ARMX6 download site now. It includes a readme file which you
should read, plus an obey file to read & enable HDMI audio.
