Plasma Display Testing Overview
Note This content applies to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK). For the latest information using the new Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK), see Windows HCK User's Guide on the Windows Hardware Dev Center.
The procedures that are presented in this section outline the process for testing your plasma device for correct functionality with the Microsoft Windows operating system. These procedures test your product for correct functionality by using the Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and Driver Test Manager (DTM). To ensure full functionality, you must run all of the tests that DTM identifies as required for the device.
If the test device is multifunctional, you must complete the test procedures for each functionally-independent logical device. For example, a plasma device that also provides external USB ports must also complete the USB tests.
Plasma displays with multiple connection types need only to submit logs with one connection tested. For flat panel or plasma monitors that support digital (DVI or HDMI) and analog (DSUB) connections, the logs must be generated using the digital connection. You can test CRT monitors under whatever connection type is supported. Microsoft highly recommends that the additional connections are tested under the same circumstances using the relevant monitor tests, but no logs will be required for submission at this time. At a future time a change may be made to the DTM that will allow testing for multiple connection types within the same submission/log set at which time the policy will be updated to require testing all connection available on a monitor.
Note You must use the latest version of the WDK to compile your driver in order for it to pass testing and obtain a logo.
Hardware Requirements
There are no hardware requirements; however, it is a good idea to test two different display adapters (adapters that use different IHV drivers) with the plasma display.
Note Testing a device to obtain a logo for Server Device qualification requires that the system being used to test the device supports four processors and a minimum of 1 GB of RAM. These system capabilities are required for the "Dynamic Partitioning (DP) Simulator and Test" and the "Multiple Processor Group" test to run. You do not need a system that actually supports DP capabilities or has greater than 64 processors to test your device.
If a pool of systems is used to test devices, at least one system in the pool must contain four processors and a minimum of 1 GB of RAM. Additionally, that system must contain the device and driver being tested. As long as the driver is the same on all systems in the pool, the schedule will be created to run against all systems.
For those tests that do not include a driver to test, such as testing a hard drive, the Driver Test Manager (DTM) scheduler will constrain the DP test to run on the default system. This system should also be manually configured to have multiple processor groups. The default system is the first one listed. Test personnel, in this case, should ensure that this first system meets these minimum hardware requirements.
Note Except for Para-Virtualization drivers (as defined by Logo Requirement Policy-0020), physical devices and their associated drivers being tested for Server Logo or Signature may not be tested in virtual machines using any form of virtualization. This is because not all virtualization products support the underlying functionality needed to pass the tests relating to Multiple Processor Groups, Device Power Management, Device PCI functionality, etc.
Software Requirements
The following software is required to run the plasma testing component of the WDK:
Any drivers that are not shipped with the operating system.
A setup information file (INF) for the device that you are testing.
An Image Color Management (ICM) file, if applicable.
Tester Knowledge Requirements
To run the plasma tests, testers must know how to:
Connect the test plasma devices to both test systems.
Install the display adapters.
Install the INF files, if necessary.
Install the ICM file, if necessary.
This section includes the following topics:
Preparing for Plasma Display Testing
Running the Plasma Display Tests
Build date: 9/14/2012