No Sync from R9 380 to BVM-D9 with 129X Card

[alireza_73]

Hi all,

I’m trying to connect my Sapphire R9 380 (using CRT Emudriver 2.0) to a Sony BVM-D9 via RGB + CSYNC, using the 129X input card (BNC connectors). I’ve done a lot of reading, but I’d appreciate some clarification from the experts here.

Here’s my setup:

GPU: Sapphire R9 380

Output: DVI-I → VGA adapter

Cable: VGA to 5 BNC (RGB, H, V, and GND)

Display: Sony BVM-D9H5 with 129X card

Driver: CRT Emudriver 2.0 (HD 5000+ series), composite sync enabled

Sync wire: Currently connecting H-SYNC (pin 13) directly to the Sync BNC input on the BVM


My Questions:
What’s the proper way to wire sync from an R9 380 to the BVM-D9H5 with a 129X card?

Has anyone here successfully run a PC setup into this exact BVM model?

Thanks in advance.

[BazookaBen]

That's the wrong driver mang. R9 380 is a GCN-based card

Driver you downloaded is for older cards

[alireza_73]

That's the wrong driver mang. R9 380 is a GCN-based card

Driver you downloaded is for older cards

The driver that I'm using is "CRT Emudriver & CRT Tools 2.0 beta 15 (Adrenalin 18.5.1 for GCN* cards) for Windows 10 64-bits". I believe this is the right driver as AMD Radeon™ R9 300 Series Graphics are listed under it.

[BazookaBen]

The driver that I'm using is "CRT Emudriver & CRT Tools 2.0 beta 15 (Adrenalin 18.5.1 for GCN* cards) for Windows 10 64-bits". I believe this is the right driver as AMD Radeon™ R9 300 Series Graphics are listed under it.

Ok yeah, that's the right one.

I forgot to mention: sync polarity.

My PVM's need both horizontal and vertical sync polarity to be set to positive. BVM's probably the same

[alireza_73]

The driver that I'm using is "CRT Emudriver & CRT Tools 2.0 beta 15 (Adrenalin 18.5.1 for GCN* cards) for Windows 10 64-bits". I believe this is the right driver as AMD Radeon™ R9 300 Series Graphics are listed under it.

Ok yeah, that's the right one.

I forgot to mention: sync polarity.

My PVM's need both horizontal and vertical sync polarity to be set to positive. BVM's probably the same

Thanks for the reply, also tried every combination of polarities and re-generated the modes afterwards in VMMaker.

[BazookaBen]

Thanks for the reply, also tried every combination of polarities and re-generated the modes afterwards in VMMaker.

VMMaker is a bit confusing, I'd just CRU for testing. Make a random resolution, like 400x240@60hz (good resolution for 3DS ports), H and V both positive polarity. Restart PC. Pick the resolution from ArcadeOSD

[alireza_73]

Thanks for the reply, also tried every combination of polarities and re-generated the modes afterwards in VMMaker.

VMMaker is a bit confusing, I'd just CRU for testing. Make a random resolution, like 400x240@60hz (good resolution for 3DS ports), H and V both positive polarity. Restart PC. Pick the resolution from ArcadeOSD

I did give cru and arcade osd a try but still it did not sync, it did struggle to sync for higher resolutions above 480i but it was transient and not stable. I'm going to try to build my own active sync combiner using an XOR IC, will announce the outcome. If it fails I'm going to buy an oscilloscope and try to reproduce ps1-like sync signal. I did not expect it to be this much of a headache