FW13 not connecting to PD1161 Drawing tablet Display

Hello Everyone,

I got a Framework laptop to use along side a drawing tablet. I am having issues with the display on my drawing tablet not receiving signal from the laptop. The USB connection is working as the stylus is being tracked, but the display does not receive any signal. I have tried multiple OS and multiple other devices and the only combination where the display doesn’t work is when i hook the PD1161 up to the FW13. I am wondering if anyone else has seen this issue, or something similar?

OS: Ubuntu latest, Windows 10 latest
Framework Laptop 13 DIY Edition (13th Gen Intel® Core™)

  • HDMI 3rd Gen
  • Displayport 2nd Gen (Doesn’t work with any display I have)

I have reached out to the support team and they have directed me here, as they have said they do not support troubleshooting 3rd party devices.

Thanks for any help

when you test the displayport expansion card, are you testing it with displayport to hdmi adapters/cables? because of how the displayport expansion card works and how displayport to hdmi adapters typically work, this combination wont work (specifically the displayport expansion card uses the displayport alt mode of usb type c, which does not embed a hdmi signal that can be passively recovered by basically every displayport to hdmi adapter ever, unlike a desktop gpu which will embed this hdmi signal).

Yes I am using a display port to hdmi converter cable. It is made by INSIGNIA.

So if I am understanding your comment correctly using a Display port expansion card will not work since my drawing tablet uses an HDMI connection, and a converter cable does not allow for the display to be recovered. Is there a solution where I can actively recover the HDMI signal?