[beagleboard] Re: HDMI questions

2013-10-24 Thread mickeyf
I have not yet gotten parse-edid to work at all, and this is preliminary research - I don't have a BBB on my desk yet, just a BBwhite. But yes, an ounce of experimentation can be worth a pound of theory and I'll certainly see what results I get by testing. -- For more options, visit

Re: [beagleboard] Re: HDMI questions

2013-10-23 Thread Robert Nelson
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 7:50 AM, mickeyf mic...@thesweetoasis.com wrote: Resounding silence after a week - No Voice Of Experience out there? It seemed obvious, like you mentioned... parse-edid... why reinvent the wheel? Regards, -- Robert Nelson http://www.rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options,

[beagleboard] Re: HDMI questions

2013-10-23 Thread mickeyf
Yes, but... Is there a reliable, guaranteed way to see if a given device display is actually powered on? Is it practical to say, boot using an LCD, check for the presence of an HDMI display, then switch to the HDMI output under user control? Thanks! -- For more options, visit

[beagleboard] Re: HDMI questions

2013-10-23 Thread mickeyf
Even being able to know if an HDMI device was connected and powered on would be very helpful. On one of the many posts here discussing HDMI it was mentioned that per spec you should be able to read the EDID even with the device powered off (but maybe they meant in standby?), but in practice it

[beagleboard] Re: HDMI questions

2013-10-23 Thread mickeyf
Yes, I was definitely getting the impression that without signing up for the $15K fee I could not view a legal copy of the spec. If I can find a monitor or two that work with the BBB and that have known behavior that's plenty good enough. Section 8.5 Hot plug detect.does not indicate

Re: [beagleboard] Re: HDMI questions

2013-10-23 Thread Robert Nelson
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:54 PM, mickeyf mic...@thesweetoasis.com wrote: Yes, I was definitely getting the impression that without signing up for the $15K fee I could not view a legal copy of the spec. If I can find a monitor or two that work with the BBB and that have known behavior that's