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-rw-r--r--info/blueshift.texinfo62
-rw-r--r--src/monitor.py29
2 files changed, 84 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/info/blueshift.texinfo b/info/blueshift.texinfo
index dc6fd16..68707ef 100644
--- a/info/blueshift.texinfo
+++ b/info/blueshift.texinfo
@@ -953,13 +953,13 @@ to a monitor.
@item widthmm
The physical width of the monitor, measured
-in millimetres. @code{None} if unknown or if
-not connected.
+in millimetres. @code{None} if unknown, not
+defined or if not connected.
@item heightmm
The physical height of the monitor, measured
-in millimetres. @code{None} if unknown or if
-not connected.
+in millimetres. @code{None} if unknown, not
+defined or if not connected.
@item crtc
The CRT controller index. @code{None} if not
@@ -976,6 +976,14 @@ is used it is probably found because it is needed
for plug and play support of the monitor.
@end table
+The width and height are unknown if the monitor
+does not specify them in the EDID if using DRM.
+They are not defined the output is a projector.
+If using RandR this values are probably not
+correct, but the EDID can be parsed, which is
+want is done by DRM. The EDID can only specify
+whole centrimeters up to 255 cm.
+
@code{Screens} and @code{Screen} provide a set
of functions for finding the output, and traversal
the CRTC and screen, a monitor is connected to:
@@ -1013,6 +1021,52 @@ These functions returns a list of matching
@code{Output}:s. The list is empty if non are
found.
+Using the class @code{EDID} it is possible to
+parse the extended display identification data
+of an output. @code{EDID} as a constructor that
+takes one argument: the EDID as stored by
+@code{Output} in its variable @code{edid}.
+This class can only parse EDID structure revision
+1.3, which is way all monitors produced 2000 or
+later should use. If the supplied EDID does
+not meet this requirement an exception will be
+raised by the constructor.
+
+An instance of @code{EDID} currently have
+the following variables:
+
+@table @code
+@item widthmm
+The physical width of the monitor, measured
+in millimetres. @code{None} if not, e.g. a
+projector. This value is between 10 mm and 2550
+mm inclusively and is always zero modulo 10 mm.
+
+@item heightmm
+The physical height of the monitor, measured
+in millimetres. @code{None} if not, e.g. a
+projector. This value is @code{None} exactly
+when the value of @code{widthmm} is @code{None}.
+This value is between 10 mm and 2550 mm
+inclusively and is always zero modulo 10 mm.
+
+@item gamma
+The monitor's estimated gamma characteristics,
+@code{None} if not specified. The range of this
+value is 1,00 to 3,55 inclusively, with a
+precision of 0,01.
+
+@item gamma_correction
+The value correlates exactly with @code{gamma},
+and is @code{None} if and only if @code{gamma}
+is @code{None}. More precisely, it is the value
+of @code{gamma} divided by gamma calibrated
+monitors should have: 2,2. This value can be
+used for gamma correction if you do not have
+more exact values to use.
+@end table
+
+
@node Backlight
@section Backlight
diff --git a/src/monitor.py b/src/monitor.py
index 2a9e2a8..499d7d0 100644
--- a/src/monitor.py
+++ b/src/monitor.py
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ class Output:
@variable name:str The name of the output
@variable connected:bool Whether the outout is known to be connected
- @variable widthmm:int? The physical width of the monitor, measured in millimetres, `None` if unknown or not connected
- @variable heigthmm:int? The physical height of the monitor, measured in millimetres, `None` if unknown or not connected
+ @variable widthmm:int? The physical width of the monitor, measured in millimetres, `None` if unknown, not defined or not connected
+ @variable heigthmm:int? The physical height of the monitor, measured in millimetres, `None` if unknown, not defined or not connected
@variable crtc:int? The CRTC index, `None` if not connected
@variable screen:int? The screen index, `None` if none
@variable edid:str? Extended display identification data, `None` if none
@@ -498,28 +498,51 @@ class Output:
return '[Name: %s, Connected: %s, Width: %s, Height: %s, CRTC: %s, Screen: %s, EDID: %s]' % rc
-class EDID: # TODO demo and document this
+class EDID: # TODO demo this
+ '''
+ Data structure for parsed EDID:s
+
+ @var widthmm:int? The physical width of the monitor, measured in millimetres, `None` if not defined
+ @var heightmm:int? The physical height of the monitor, measured in millimetres, `None` if not defined or not connected
+ @var gamma:float? The monitor's estimated gamma characteristics, `None` if not specified
+ @var gamma_correction:float? Gamma correction to use unless you know more exact values, calculated from `gamma`
+ '''
def __init__(self, edid):
+ '''
+ Constructor, parses an EDID
+
+ @param edid:str The edid to parse, in hexadecimal representation
+ @exception :Exception Raised when the EDID is not of a support format
+ '''
+ # Check the length of the EDID
if not len(edid) == 256:
raise Exception('EDID version not support, length mismatch')
+ # Check the EDID:s magic number
if not edid[:16].upper() == '00FFFFFFFFFFFF00':
raise Exception('EDID version not support, magic number mismatch')
+ # Convert to raw byte representation
edid = [int(edid[i * 2 : i * 2 + 2], 16) for i in range(128)]
+ # Check EDID structure version and revision
if not edid[18] == 1:
raise Exception('EDID version not support, version mismatch, only 1.3 supported')
if not edid[19] == 3:
raise Exception('EDID version not support, revision mismatch, only 1.3 supported')
+ # Get the maximum displayable image dimension
self.widthmm = edid[21] * 10
self.heightmm = edid[22] * 10
if (self.widthmm == 0) or (self.heightmm == 0):
+ # If either is zero, it is undefined, e.g. a projector
self.widthmm = None
self.heightmm = None
+ # Get the gamma characteristics
if (edid[23] == 255):
+ # Not specified if FFh
self.gamma = None
self.gamma_correction = None
else:
self.gamma = (edid[23] + 100) / 100
self.gamma_correction = self.gamma / 2.2
+ # Check the EDID checksum
if not sum(edid) % 256 == 0:
raise Exception('Incorrect EDID checksum')