In some circumstances when you plug in an SDI Output Module windows/Hippo will not output a valid SDI signal out of the box and some configuration may be required. Following the steps below will setup the GPU ready for SDI output.
- In the windows desktop right click and open up the AMD Software PRO Edition
- When it opens navigate to Create then EDID and you will find options like the below, Outputs 1 & 2 on the GPU are the Engine outputs, so one or two of these should then say HDMISDIBRIDGE like number 2 in the picture below.
If 1 or 2 are in Blue not green, it means the EDID is read into the GPU, we recommend removing, letting the GPU read the card and sync correctly. To do this click on the three dots on the top right of the output and select "Remove"
The display may go black and blink a little as windows refreshes it outputs. There should be displays all green or green and grey like the below.
The above shows only 1 engine output attached and 2 x zookeeper outputs, grey means no display connected, green means connected and good. - In the top right of the window select the cog wheel then click on Display, along the next options find the display that displays as HDMISDIBRIDGE
- Find the Color Depth settings and select 8 bpc or 10 bpc depending on your requirements
- Find Pixel Format and ensure you have selected YCbCr 4:2:2 Pixel Format
- Once this is set close out of the AMD software, head over to HippoLauncher then the advanced tab and click on Display Settings, find the display number you adjusted in the step above (In this instance Display 3) select it, then scroll down to Display resolution, open it up and ensure one of the following supported resolutions is applied
4096 x 2160
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
1280 x 720
Once the correct resolution is selected and applied, navigate to the Advanced display options - In this window you will see the options to select a refresh rate select the one you wish to run in your system, standard supported refresh rates are
60 Hz
59.94 Hz
50 Hz
It is recommended to run all outputs at the same refresh rate
If Desktop mode and Active signal mode differ please so Knowledge Base Article called "Windows Scaling- Non NVIDIA GPUs"