Barco R9850042 manuel d'utilisation

XL it e T oolSe t User Guide R9850042 R5976380/14 16/0 3/2005[...]

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Software Licence Agreement User agreement f or XLite T oolSet So ftware IMPORT ANT : This Sof tware Agreement is a leg al agreement between t he end user and the producer of the soft - ware product ident ified above, whi ch includes co mputer soft ware and associated media an d printed mater ials, and includes “online ” or electronic docume nta[...]

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Table of contents T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . I n t r o d u c t i o n ............ ................................................................ ..............9 1 . 1 G e n e r a l i n t r o d u c t i o n ............................................................................................ 9 2 . I n s t a l l a t i o n ........................[...]

Table of cont ents 5 . 4 . 5 . 2 S a v e c u r r e n t v e r s i o n o f t h e d e s i g n ...............................................................6 2 5 . 4 . 5 . 3 S a v e c u r r e n t d e s i g n u n d e r a n e w n a m e .........................................................6 2 5 . 4 . 6 B l o c k m a n i p u l a t i o n s ...........[...]

Table of contents 7 . 3 . 9 Z - O r d e r.................................................................................................. 1 0 4 7 . 3 . 1 0 A s p e c t R a t i o ............................................................................................ 1 0 4 7 . 3 . 1 1 V i e w P o r t ...........................................[...]

Table of cont ents 1 0 . 2 D i g i t i z e r S e t t i n g s ............................................................................................. 1 4 4 1 0 . 2 . 1 O p e r a t i o n a l M o d e ...................................................................................... 1 4 4 1 0 . 2 . 2 O u t p u t S e l e c t i o n ............[...]

Table of contents 13.3.4 Dynamic Image Stabilizer (D IS) ...................................................................... 1 8 6 1 3 . 4 I n p u t D 3 2 0 S D I ............................................................................................... 1 8 6 1 3 . 4 . 1 S e t t i n g s s t a r t u p ........................................[...]

Table of cont ents 1 6 . 2 . 2 T i l e S e t t i n g s ............................................................................................. 2 1 7 1 7 . I L i t e D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n ........... ......................................... ...............2 2 1 1 7 . 1 C o n f i g u r a t i o n S t a r t u p ................[...]

Table of contents 2 3 . 3 . 2 . 1S t a r t u p ............................................................................................ 2 8 0 2 3 . 3 . 2 . 2P r e v i e w s e t u p o f t h e d i a g r a m .................................................................. 2 8 2 2 3 . 3 . 2 . 3C h a n g i n g a c o l o r p o i n t ...............[...]

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1. Introduction 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 General introduction Overview The display a nd configuration ‘’Xlite T oolSet Software’’ is designed prelimin ary as a user interfac e (GUI). This software works in combination with the existin g : • Barco Digitizers D310 • Barco Digitizers D320 se ries • Barco DLite, ILite and SLite Dis plays • B[...]

1. Introduction RS232 D/ILite Display Client TCP/IP Web Server + Local Server Digitizer 310/320 Image 1-2 Configuration with client & server on a different PC. 10 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

2. Installation 2. INST ALLA TION Overview • General Requir ements • Softwar e installatio n •S t a r t i n g u p • T roublesh ooting Guide • Updating XLi te T oolSet • Uninstalling X Lite T oolSe t 2.1 General Requirements Before you begin It assumes you are f amiliar with the Win dows operating system at your site. The CD-ROM in your [...]

2. Installation With ’Custom’ yo u have the choice to instal l only the Xlit e part or only th e Java part. 8. Press ‘Ent er ’ to execute the instal lation progr am. 9. Complete installation is au tomatic. ’XLite T oolSe t’ item wil l be added t o the program l ist. Check Some setting s of the PC must be checked before la unching the s [...]

2. Installation 2.4 T roubleshooting Guide Overview A troubleshooti ng guide with the most fr equently discovered pro blems is online ava ilable on the CD- ROM. 2.5 Updating XLite T oolSet W h e r et of i n du p d a t e From time to ti me, updates or new ve rsions of the XLi te T oolSet are r eleased in the P artnerZone on t he internet . As a regi[...]

2. Installation If yes, click on Y es. Every thing will be dele ted. (image 2-4) If no, clic k on No. XLite T oolSet will be abl e to work on the same c onfigurati on when reinstal led later . Image 2-3 Uninstall confirmation Image 2-4 Data files removal during uninstall 14 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

3. Logging On 3. LOGGING ON Overview • Log on page •S t a r t u p P a g e 3.1 Log on page Overview • User Log on • Add user •D e l e t e u s e r 3.1.1 User Log on Overview The login page is the fi rst page of the GUI after st arting up the soft ware. Image 3-1 Log on page There are 3 actions you can do on this pa ge: •c h e c k •a d d[...]

3. Logging On 3. Click on s ubmit to login. The softwar e validates t he entry . Image 3-2 3.1.2 Add user Add 1. Enter a specific user name and password. 2. Check the a dd radio butto n. (image 3-3) 3. Click on submit to add the new user . A confirmation screen will be displ ayed. (image 3-4) 4. Click o n C l i c kh e r et or e t u r nt ot h el o g[...]

3. Logging On 3.2 Start up Page Start up menu When correctly l ogged on, the fo llowing start u p menu will be di splayed. 1. When a no configur ation is det ected, the software st arts up with t he Autodetect windo w . Image 3-7 Autodetect start up page R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005 17[...]

3. Logging On 2. Whe n the configur ation is known, but no wal l positioni ng is already e ntered, the software s tarts up with the W all Positioning win dow . Image 3-8 W all positioning start up page 18 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

3. Logging On 3. Whe n everything is alr eady configured ( e.g. for an existing i nstallati on), the software starts up wi th the System Config windo w . Image 3-9 Menu Structure Overview The basic menus are bui lt up in 4 fr ames: • T op Frame for navig ating the sof tware. • Main Frame for the application windows. • Overview Frame for dis p[...]

3. Logging On Image 3-10 Menu structure overview page 20 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

4. Autodetect Page 4. AUT ODETECT P AGE Overview • Autodetect page st artup • RS232 Communication Sett ings • Start A utodectect ion • Reload paramet ers from devices • Serial Numbers 4.1 Autodetect page startup Start up 1. Click on Autodetect . Note: Autodetecti on must be done on each occa sion after log ging on. This window i s used fo[...]

4. Autodetect Page Status The status b ar can have 3 states : • Busy : sear ching for device s or busy with calculat ing • Loading : ret rieving devic e information • Ready : everything is l oaded Detected devices Detected devi ces will be visib le in the ‘overview’ f rame. Icons of detected devices wil l appear if conn ected wi thin the [...]

4. Autodetect Page Default values w ill already be filled in. Communication port Change the Communicati on port to the seria l port as used for connectin g the PC to the Digitizer . Baudrate Read onl y value. Set up on 19200. Databits Read only value. Set to 8. Parity Read only val ue. Parity is set t o none. No parity c heck is used. Stopbits Re a[...]

4. Autodetect Page Simple download mode : • Detection of all devi ces • Addressing o f all devices Status info will be g iven in the Log In fo View field duri ng the downloadin g procedure. Image 4-19 W ait until the status bar ind icates ‘Ready’ be fore proceedin g with furthe r operations. Continuing with further operations cou ld result [...]

4. Autodetect Page Image 4-20 Select download options Image 4-21 Download options Start up the Autodetection 1. Click on to initiat e the detection process. Detected devices w ill be visi ble in the ’o verview’ fram e. A vailable icons The followi ng icons of dete cted devices will appear if connected wi thin the system co nfigurati on. Digitiz[...]

4. Autodetect Page Digitizer D 320L Digitize r D320Lite Digitizer D320 PL DLite Display ILite Display Slite Display MD Displ ay OLite Displa y MiPix Display FiberLink FiberLink 2 AEC 26 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

4. Autodetect Page 4.4 Reload parameters from devices When can it be applied ? A reload is mo stly useful afte r an auto-dete ction has take n place with simple do wnload mod e. The devices pa rameters will be do wnloaded loc ally . How to reload ? 1. Click on the button. The parameters of a ll devices wil l be reloaded. 4.5 Serial Numbers Start up[...]

4. Autodetect Page Image 4-24 Serial numbers on Autodetect p age 28 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5. W ALL POSITIONING P AGE Overview •S t a r t u p • Grid positio ning • Manual Positio ning • MiPix Configurator 5.1 Start up Why? T h en e x ts t e pa f t e rt h e autodetection , is wall positio ning. This is necessary to position the LED wall in the total video output field. T wo ways are possible to position th[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-1 W all positioning start up page 5.2 Grid positioning Overview • Selecti ng Grid posit ioning • Grid Dimensions • Define the T ile Linkage • W all Posi tioning for DLite, SLite, OLit e and ILite walls • W all Positi oning for MiPix • MiPix setup 5.2.1 Selecting Grid positioning Why? The Grid pos itionin[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page The dark-orange f ield corre sponds with th e start of the dat a linkage. Every orange square on the wal l positioning scr een corresponds with a t ile in the wall or with a string when MiPix. For ILite 6/8/10/1 2, DLite, SL ite and OLite Image 5-2 W all position start page after Grid positioning (for DLite, SLite, OLite an[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page For ILite 3: Image 5-3 Wall positioning start page after Grid p ositioning (for ILite 3) 32 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page For MiPix : Image 5-4 W all positioning start page after Grid positioning (for MiPix) 5.2.2 Grid Dimensions In a stack configura tion, wall p ositioning has to b e done for each screen of the di splay . Horizontal (Rows) Fill in the numb er of tiles horizon tally , which fo rm the display ar ea. Image 5-5 V ertical (Columns[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.2.3 Define the T ile Linkage Start This refers t o the data li nk orientat ion. Select the st art corner of t he data cable whi le viewing t he screen from the front. This is the location o f the first tile (the tile that is connecte d directly to the Digitizer or FiberLink RX) in the display . Possible positio ns : • B[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page For ILite 6 /8/10/12, DLite, SLite and OL ite Image 5-7 For ILite 3 Image 5-8 Til e re s ol u ti o n Give up the tile res olution in pixels . ( image 5-7) The tile resolut ion depends on the type of wall . Maximum de fault values are already filled in for the conne cted display . T o change the resolution click on the - or [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.2.5 W all Positioning for MiPix Start Give up the coordinat es in pixels for t he horizontal and verti cal start po sition of the uppe r left corner of t he MiPix wall. Normal values a re : • Horizon tal = 52 •V e r t i c a l = 3 6 Image 5-10 Til e re s ol u ti o n The resolution dep ends on the selected working mode [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.2.6 MiPix setup Start up and Introduction 1. Click on button. The Device set up wi ndow appears. (image 5-1 1) Overview of the specif ic areas in the devi ce set up window: 1 Working mode se lection 2 String setup (chain) 3 Direction string (ch ain) 4 Number of blocks per string (ch ain). Maximum allowed : 32 5 Preview ar[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Avai lable working modes: 4 linear ch ains of pixelb locks : One module can contain 4 dif fere nt chains of blo cks which can be placed 2 x 2 or 4 x 1 or 1 x 4, dep ending on the dir ection. T iles Rental : 1 1 x 1 1 blocks T iles : 1 1 x 1 1 blo cks Custom pixel-mappi ng : blocks can be placed a s desired on the worki ng f[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 N 1234 12 34 3 4 1 2 1 x 4 H 4 x 1 V 2 x 2 H 1 x 4 V 2 x 2 V B CC A Image 5-13 Configuration overview A Chain B Port number (see installa tion manual for mor e explanation) C Possible s tart position of data co nnection Working mode : Rental tiles 1 1 x 1 1 blocks 1. Click on the drop down box and select ti [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page W o r k i n gm o d e: 1 1x1 1t i l e s 1. Click on the drop down box and select tile : 1 1 x 1 1 . The correspondi ng preview windo w will be displa yed. (image 5-15) Image 5-15 1 1 x 1 1 tile setup Working mode : Custom pixel-mapping 1. Click on t he drop down box and sel ect Custom pixel- mapping . A correspondi ng previe[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-16 MiPix custom pixel-mapping selection 5.3 Manual Positioning Overview • Selecti ng Manual posit ioning • Selecti on mode • Cutout coordi nates for DLite/ SLite/ILi te/OLite • Cutout coordi nates for MiPix • String funct ions for MiPiX • Export C utout coo rdinates 5.3.1 Selecting Manual positioning Why[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page The dark-orange f ield corre sponds with th e start of the dat a linkage. Every orange square o n the wall posit ioning screen correspo nds with a tile in the wall. Image 5-17 Wall positioning page for manual positioning for D /I/S/OLite 42 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-18 W all positioning page for manual positioning for MiPix 5.3.2 Selection mode Possibility T ile selection can b e done on a sin gle base or on a m ultiple base. W hen multip le tile (strings for M iPix) selection is done, moving the tiles at once are possible. Set up of the selection mode 1. Click on the dr op dow[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-20 Multiple selection via Shift button 44 R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-21 Multiple selection via CTRL button T o phy sically see wh ich tile is sele cted in the wal l, switc h Internal Patt erns from Off to On . The selected tile will display an internal patt ern. T o scroll true the f ile list, use the r ed up or down arrows in the right bottom c orner of the Module list pa ne. 5.3.3 [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page How to fill out the cutout coordinates 1. Fill out the st art position (horizontal and ver tical) of t he tile by cl icking on the input field and enter ing the value with the keyboard. (image 5-22) Or , click on the - or + button next to Horizontal or Ver t i c a l . 2. Calculates t he pixels size wit h the above mentioned[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 2. Click n ow first on button befo re changing any valu es for size and p ixels gap. For a complete expl anation about Mi Pix setup, see "MiPix set up", page 37. When finishin g the MiPix se tup, the Size and Pix el gap will be filled o ut. 3. As the siz e is already filled out, small corrections can be m ade to t[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page String directions 1. Click on . A running ligh t pattern is acti vated so that the dir ections of the s trings can be checked. 5.3.6 Export Cutout coordinates How to export 1. Click on the export icon in the Module lis t pane. (image 5-24) The cutout coord inates wil l be displayed i n a separate window . (image 5-25) 2. Pr[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-25 Cutout coordinates exported 5.4 MiPix Configurator Overview • MiPix configurat or overview • Show preview stored design • Create new de sign • Add blocks to a desi gn • Edit existing desi gn • Block manipul ations • Delete a design • Zoom in - Zoom out • Associate desi gns to devices • Intern [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.4.1 MiPix configurator overview Pixel blo ck One block, unit containin g several pixels. E.g. 4 pixels. Each pixel can light up in the 4 dif ferent colors. Objectives of the MiPix configurator The MiPix configura tor allows t he user within t he designer part of the configurator to pl ace pixel blocks in a custom way on t[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.4.2 Show preview stored design What is possible ? A preview of each stored desi gn can be given in the p review pane. H o wt os h o wap r e v i e w? 1. Single click o n a design name in the Stor ed designs pane ( 1). (image 5-27) A preview will be displayed in the pr eview pane (2). Image 5-27 Show preview 5.4.3 Create ne[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.4.3.1 Start up How to start up ? 1. Click o n Crea te a new design ico n ( ). The New control block co nfigurati on window opens. (image 5-28) Image 5-28 New control block configuration w indow 5.4.3.2 New block configuration Name Enter a name for the new configuration. Workspace dimensions (read only) The workspace is th[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Defining a Outline in Grid The outline is def ined by its start po sition, its wi dth and height. Image 5-29 Viewport in grid set up Enter first the X and Y coordinate t o define the sta rt position. Therefore, cl ick in the i nput field and e nter the desired val ue or click on th e up or down arrows next to t he coordinat[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-30 Set up auto fill 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 23 01 [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page By default : • Horizon tal and vertical ga p = 0 • String direct ion = horizontal • Start position = upper lef t Start up the advanced se ttings 1. Click on t he Advanced >> bu tton. (image 5-33) Note: Only active w hen Viewport in Grid and Aut o fill are checked . The options win dow will be added. Image 5-33 A[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page String direction 1. Click on the desired radio but ton to set up the string di rection. Note: The block connected with the cont roller has a shaded backg round. Horizon - tal the bocks will be p laced in a hori zontal way . From left to right or from r ight to left . Ve r t i c a l the bocks will be placed in a verti cal wa[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page For vertical string directio ns When the height mat ches exactly the numb er of blocks to be pl aced, the width does not matter: e.g. heigh t = 64 with no gap : eac h column will b e filled up with one string . e.g. height = 32 with no gap : the first string wi ll be divid ed over the fir st 2 columns. The second string wil[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page - When checked : the outline is shown with the dimensions as chosen in the conf iguration set up. - When not checked : the outline i s not shown. Image 5-39 Show outline 5.4.3.9 The design window Overview Image 5-40 The result window of a design The following pa rts can be recognized : • Configuration settings (1) Blocks [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page What is possible ? • If there ar e still blo cks available, the se can be manually added to the co nfiguration. • B l o c k sc a nb em o v e dw i t h i nt h ew o r ks p a c e . • Blocks can be rotated left or right. • Blocks can be removed from the configuratio n. • When moving the mouse over a block, the b lock n[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 3. T o continue placing bl ocks of the same string, hold do wn the Shift button and cli ck on the next possible center . T o place blocks of another string return to step 1. Image 5-42 Add block Image 5-43 First free place Image 5-44 Search for free place H ow to place multiple blocks at once ? 1. Cli ck on a recipient to s[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-45 Place multiple blocks A Drag place area B A rea filled up 5.4.5 Edit existing design 5.4.5.1 Load a design First method 1. Click on the load design icon ( ). The Choose desig n window opens. (image 5-46) 2. Sele ct the desired desi gn out of the lis t. 3. Click OK . The selected des ign will be loaded in th e des[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page The selected des ign will be loaded in th e designer win dow . All block manipula tions are no w possible on th at design. Therefor e, follow the instruct ions given i n "Block manipulations", page 63. Image 5-47 Load design Third method 1. Double clic k on a design in the stor ed designs pane. (image 5-48) The se[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-49 Enter new name 5.4.6 Block manipulations 5.4.6.1 Selecting one block How to select ? 1. Click on a block. The background col or of that block will change to l ight grey . (image 5-50 ) Image 5-50 Select a block 5.4.6.2 Selecting multiple blocks First method 1. Click first on a block to select. The background col [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Select all blocks, sec ond method 1. Right click in the preview window . A popup selectio n menu appears. (image 5-52) 2. Select Select and move your mouse to the right. 3. Select Select all . All blocks will be selecte d. Image 5-52 Select all via right click 5.4.6.3 Selecting a complete string How to select ? 1. Right cli[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 2. Select Deselect all . Image 5-54 Deselect all blocks Third method 1. Left click in t he grid. All blocks will be de selected. 5.4.6.5 Moving a block or m ultiple blocks How to move 1. Select first the block or the blocks which must be moved (A). See "Select ing one block", page 63 or "Selecting mul tiple b[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.4.6.6 Delete selected blocks First method 1. Select the blocks which must be del eted. See "Select ing one block", page 63 or "Selecting multi ple blocks", p age 63. 2. Click on t he Delete all selected blo cks icon ( ). The selected blocks will be remove d from the workspac e. Second method 1. Select [...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-57 Switch strings 5.4.6.8 Rotate selected blocks Why rotatin g block ? From a hardware point of view , during the build up of a MiPi x wall, it can become han dy that some blo ck or parts of a stri ng can be rotated to t he left or to the r ight over 90° or 18 0°. Otherwise, it woul d be possible that the cables w[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 5.4.6.9 Auto rotation What is possible ? Once the blocks are placed i n a design, the software can make for ea ch block a proposal how it should be rotated in a s tring. Those blocks where the sof tware cannot fi nd a good solution ar e indicate d with a light blu e background. Those blocks must be c hecked and manuall y ro[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page A popup window appears. (image 5-61) 2. Select Vie w and move your mouse to the right . 3. Select Show wiring . When checked, the blocks will b e connected with a line i n the same way as the bl ocks should be hard- ware connected . The start block, block connected with the con troller uni t, has a colored background. (imag[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-64 Show rotation, result window 5.4.6.12 Simu late wire direction What is possible ? The wire directi on for each bl ock, which correspond wit h the input side of the block, can be si mulate by a running li ght started by the first block connected wit h the control ler and runn ing through t he string in the directi[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page Image 5-65 Simulate st ring direction Image 5-66 Simulate string direction, result 5.4.7 Delete a de sign How to delete a design ? 1. Right click in Stored designs on t he design which h as to be deleted. A popup window appears. (image 5-67) 2. Select Delete design . The selected design wil l be deleted. Image 5-67 Delete d[...]

5. Wall Positioning Page 2. Click on a device or on multiple de vices, by holding do wn the shift but ton, in the Device list pane (2). 3. Click on Update Configuration (3). The informat ion about t he setup (desi gn) will be loaded i n the control ler module . 5.4.10 Internal pattern Internal or external pattern 1. Click in th e drop down box and [...]

6. Stack Manager 6. ST ACK MANAGER Overview • Basic principle of stacking • Restrictions on stacking • Before using the Stack manager • Stack overview • Start up of the Stack Mana ger • Buildi ng the layout of the display • C r e a t i n ga ne x t r ad i s p l a y • Assigning screens to a di splay • Removing a displa y • Changin[...]

6. Stack Manager Display (a) Screen 1 (b) Screen 2 (c) Output 1 (e) Output 2 RS232 (g) RS232 loop through (f) Source In (d) Image 6-1 Stacking principle aD i s p l a y b Screen 1 c Screen 2 dS o u r c e i n e Output 1 f RS232 loop through gR S 2 3 2 Display a is split u p into two screen s, screen 1 and s cr een 2. T wo d igitizer s configured in a[...]

6. Stack Manager Displays (a) Output 1 (e) Output 2 RS232 (g) RS232 loop through (f) Source In (d) Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Source In Source In Image 6-2 Stacking example with 3 displays a Display cS o u r c e i n dS o u r c e i n e Output f RS232 lo op through g RS232 This confi guration contai ns 3 displays. First display with on e screen, seco[...]

6. Stack Manager 6.2 Restrictions on stacking Overview • Stack manager works onl y for LED displays. • Each screen must con tain the same t ype of tile s. 6.3 Before using the Stack manager Steps to be taken for a new configuration 1. Go to Autodet ect and click on . The software s cans the config uration for the available h ardware and reads o[...]

6. Stack Manager By changing the di splay , all settin gs in the XLite T oolSet will change to th e settings of the selected screen in that disp lay . The icons in the ’overview’ f rame will change accord ing the hardware c onfiguration o f the selected screen i n the chosen display . The windowing will be adapted to show the new disp lay confi[...]

6. Stack Manager If you want to configu re yourself, press Cancel . 6.5 Start up of the Stack Manager How to start up 1. In the W all Positioning pa ne, click on . The Stacker applet w ill be loaded. During the loading process an inf o window will be displ ayed. (im- age 6-8) All screens wi ll be grouped t ogether in t he default di splay and repr [...]

6. Stack Manager How to move a screen 1. Click on screen. The background changes to gr ay and the cursor becomes a 4 arrow cursor . (image 6-10) 2. Move the selected screen t o the desired pl ace by holdin g down the left mo use button. When starting the move of t he selected screen, the outl ine of the origi nal screen posit ion becomes red. When [...]

6. Stack Manager Image 6-12 A2x3d i s p l a y Image 6-13 A special shape of display Within the same displ ay , all screens must be connected with each other wi th at least one side. Multiple se lection of scre ens is possible by clicking with the mouse and dragging the mouse over the scre ens which you want t o have into the selection. 6.7 Creating[...]

6. Stack Manager How to create a disp lay 1. Click on Settings and select D isplay Properties . (image 6-14) The Display Proper ties window wi ll be displ ayed. (image 6-15) 2. Click on Add . (image 6-16) The Create display wind ow opens. 3. A disp lay Id is already filled out. Th at Id can be changed by click ing in the input field and changing th[...]

6. Stack Manager 6.8 Assigning screens to a display Overview • Assigning singl e screens to a disp lay • Assigning al l screens to t he same display 6.8.1 Assigning single screens to a display How to assign a single s creen 1. Click on the scr een you want to assign to a di splay or make a mul tiple sele ction. The screen or screens will be se [...]

6. Stack Manager 6.8.2 Assigning all screens to the same display How to assign all screens to same display 1. Right click in t he screen representat ion pane (not on a s creen). (image 6-19) A popup window pops up. 2. Select Assign to.. and move you mouse to the right. 3. Select the dis play which w ill contain all the s creens. Image 6-19 Assign a[...]

6. Stack Manager Image 6-20 Image 6-21 Message display contains screens 6.10 Changing the properties of an existing display How t o change 1. Click on Settings and select Display Pro perties .(image 6-14) The Dis play Pro perties win dow will be displa yed (image 6-15). The Id field an d the name field can b e changed. 2. Click in the input field y[...]

6. Stack Manager Image 6-22 Layout screens Image 6-23 Layout screens result 6.12 Changing the position of a display How to change the position 1. Click first o n the Display I D drop down box and sel ect a displ ay . (image 6- 24) 2. Fill out the hor izontal and ver tical start position for the s elected display . 3. Repeat both step s for the othe[...]

6. Stack Manager Image 6-24 Display position Some examples If you have two di splays with a widt h (800) and a hei ght (800) and wi th the follo wing coordin ates : Display 1 : x -position = 0, y-position = 0 Display 2 : x-positi on = 800, y-posi tion = 0 Display 3 : x-positio n = 0, y-po sition = 0 Display 4 : x-positio n = 0, y-po sition = 0 The [...]

6. Stack Manager Display 3 (0,0) Display 4 (0,0) Display 1 (0,0) Display 2 (800,0) Image 6-25 6.13 T imings Overview master Digitizer Overview • Output mode dependent t imings • How to start up an T imings Overview • Overview of the Timings for LED Wall output • Overview of the T i mings for Digita l out put • Overview of the Timings for [...]

6. Stack Manager 6.13.2 How to start up an Timings Overview Steps to be taken 1. Cli ck on the first screen of the displa y . The screen pr operties wil l be displa yed on the ri ght pane, toget her with th e output mode. (image 6-26) 2. Click on Ti m in g in the right pane. The default tim ings for the selec ted output mod e will be filled out. Im[...]

6. Stack Manager Horizontal timings Start Horizontal st art active pixel s, the horizontal star t position of the acti ve image area, referenced fr om HSync. The value must be greater than HSync Widt h. Active Width active pi xels, the number of pix els that are real ly used (= the actual width of the image/video that wi ll be shown To t a l T otal[...]

6. Stack Manager 6.13.5 Overview of the Timings for Analog output Timings Overview Image 6-28 T imings overview for Analog output The explanati on for each it em is the same as fo r LED wall output , see "Overview of the T imings for LED W all output", page 88. Switching bet ween Analog output a nd LED/digital out put is possible by click[...]

6. Stack Manager 6.16.1 Starting up Apply settings What is possible? When clicking on show/ hide apply sett ings, extra apply setti ngs will become availa ble or disappear . These apply settings dete rmine how a configurat ion will be executed (loade d). Show/hide apply settings 1. Click on Show apply settings. (image 6-29) The apply sett ings chec[...]

6. Stack Manager selected screen only Change will onl y be applied to th e selected screen all screens in display Changes will be applied to al l screens in the display . Apply change s to screens all screens Changes will be a pplied to scr eens in the sta ck even if t hey are lin ked to anothe r display . selected tile on ly Changes will be ap pli[...]

6. Stack Manager The icons next to selecti on will change accor ding the hardware conf iguration of th e selected screen. E.g. when screen 2 is select ed, the icon of the digit izer for scree n 2 will be shown. When clicking on that digi tizer icon, the input settings only for screen 2 wi ll be shown. R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005 93[...]

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7. System Configuration 7. SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION Overview • Start up System conf iguration • Input & Display Co nfigurati on •W i n d o w i n g • Wor k Space Resolution • W all Settin gs • Device Config uration • Configurat ion Manager Overview This involves the manipulation of the devices connected withi n the system and also the[...]

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7. System Configuration When a stack config uration is used, t he windowing page l ooks a littl e bit dif ferent. Image 7-2 System configuration start up page for a stacked configuration 7.2 Input & Display Configuration What can be done with this configuration This page enables: • Windowing chang es on various i nputs. •W all setting s •[...]

7. System Configuration Some examp le : Toolset setup Real display Timing window digitizer Display representation in XLite Toolset Real dis p la y Info Timing window = display Timing window > display Windows inside display area Timing window < display Windows inside timing window Timing window < display Windows outside timing window > i[...]

7. System Configuration The workspace al lows for locati ng, moving, scaling up/down sour ces, enable or dis able sources an d make adjustments to the dis play and source environment. Additional function alities exist by inter action with display and input tool boxes on either side. The button ’Win dowing’ opens t he windowing enviro nment. The[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-4 Image 7-5 There are 3 ways to change a wi ndow: • w i t ht h em o u s e( s e e" M o ving Windows", pag e 102 and "Scaling Windo ws", page 102) • by pushing o n the - and + but tons in the i nput box. • by selecting in the input box, ch anging all the value s and clicking aga in on the ico [...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-7 Click on change name icon Image 7-8 Name change prompt window 7.3.4 Locking a window Why A window can be locke d so that no changes can be ma de to dimensions and the relative posi tion in the display . Z -ordering is still po ssible. How to lock 1. Select an input (window). 2. Click on the padlock icon . (im age 7[...]

7. System Configuration 7.3.6 Moving W indows Moving via the workspace 1. Click on a window and hold the mouse butt on down to grab the sel ected window . 2. Move the wi ndow as is requir ed. (image 7-1 1, image 7-1 2) Image 7-1 1 Image 7-12 Moving windows Moving via the Window Input Box 1. Sele ct the window you want to mo ve. 2. Change the X and [...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-14 Image 7-15 Scaling windows Scaling via the Window Input Box 1. Select first a window . 2. Change the width and hei ght value by pushing t he + or - button. Or , by entering t he new value wit h the keyboard. (image 7-16) Note: The upper lef t corner is f ixed durin g the scaling. Image 7-16 Scaling via the Input B[...]

7. System Configuration The changes wi ll be appli ed to the displ ay . Image 7-17 Group changes selected Image 7-18 Group changes 7.3.9 Z-Order Z-order The layer sequence in which wi ndows will be displ ayed in relation to one ano ther . Z-order change It is possible t o adjust the Z-Order or laye ring scheme of the windows in rel ation to one ano[...]

7. System Configuration How to change It is possible t o adjust the Aspe ct Ratio of a wind ow . 1. Click wit h the right mouse butt on upon a source. A pop-up win dow appears. 2. Select Rat io and move the mouse to the ri ght. The menu will expand with the dif ferent r atios. (image 7-21) 3. Select the desir ed ratio. Note: while select ing a typi[...]

7. System Configuration X Horizontal st art position of source windo w in pixels refere nced to the input source refe rence. Y V ertical start position of sour ce window in pixels refer enced to the input source refer ence. W Horizontal size of source win dow in pixels (width) H V ertic al size of source window in pixels (height) Image 7-23 Viewpor[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-24 Image 7-25 Viewport Control window Image 7-26 Resizing a viewport Image 7-27 Moving a viewport While in the Viewport Cont rol window , it is sti ll possible to enter the va lues yourself. Go back to the default values 1. Click on . A message will be di splayed to indicat e that the defaul t setting s will be loade[...]

7. System Configuration 7.3.1 1.3 Making group changes Making group changes T o make a group change in V iewPort, select the button . The backgro und of the adjustabl e fields will change to whi te. Make any changes now to these field s. T o apply the changes made click the now flashing button, all changes in these fields wi ll be updated simul tan[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-32 Select Visible 7.3.13 Color Key Color key Sometimes als o called chroma ke y . This is a method of combining two vi deo images. An ex- ample of chro ma keying in act ion is the n ightly news per son standing in front of a g iant weather map. In actual ity , the perso n is standing i n front of a bl ue or green b a[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-36 Color key input window Image 7-37 Status indicates C olor key statu s active indicate s Color key s tatus disab led. Color values Manually ent er in the values of Red, Blue & Gr een between a ranges 0- 255. This will gener ate the color that will be color keyed upon. The color key col or will be visi ble in th[...]

7. System Configuration Apply changes Click on to store any chang e and activate any action p erformed. Click on to exit without storing any ch anges performed. 7.3.14 Alpha Blending Alpha Blendi ng Alpha Blend ing enables the ability to add tran sparency to any sele cted source. Overview Alpha blending c an be executed on a graduat ion scale of 0?[...]

7. System Configuration Start up 1. Click o n the or toggle button o f the Window Input Box to either acti vate or disable th e Alpha blending o peration . (image 7-41, ima ge 7-42) Note: a. Alpha Blend ing not availabl e with Digitizer D31 0 with or without Win dowing Option. b. Alpha Blending with a Di gitizer D32 0 available for al l inputs. Ima[...]

7. System Configuration 7.3.16 Settings Adjust 1. Select an input (window). 2. click on . (image 7-44) The setti ngs window of th e selected s ource will appe ar . Image 7-44 7.3.17 Preset Configurations Overview • Saving a configur ation • Loading a conf iguration , way 1 • Loading a conf iguration , way 2 • Removing a pred efined configur[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-45 Preset configuration window Image 7-46 Image 7-47 Image 7-48 Info preset layout configuration 7.3.17.2 Loading a configuration, way 1 way 1 1. Clic k o n one of the four preset buttons o n the system configu ration scr een. (image 7- 49) If a config uration is stored b ehind the sel ected button, this conf igurati[...]

7. System Configuration 7.3.17.3 Loading a configuration, way 2 When moving your mouse over a prese t button, info ab out this preset wil l be displayed in the info window next to the buttons . Image 7-51 Preset info on mouse o ver . Wa y 2 1. Click o n The Preset web dial og box opens. (image 7-52) 2. If it stored o n preset 1 to 5, cl ick on desi[...]

7. System Configuration The Preset web dialog box o pens. 2. Select a used preset wi th the mouse. Use the scroll bar if ne cessary to reach pre set 6 to 10. The selected preset l ine becomes blue. (image 7-55) 3. Click on to remove the selected preset. 4. A war ning message w ill appear . (image 7-56 ) Image 7-55 Image 7-56 7.4 Wor k Space Resolut[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-58 Image 7-59 7.5 W all Settings 7.5.1 W all settings overview Start up 1. Click on to expand its controls. (image 7-60) From here it is possibl e to edit three i mportant displ ay variables. - Contrast - Flicker adjustments - Gamma Image 7-60 Cont rast The light out put of the screen in N it value dependent on the w[...]

7. System Configuration 7.5.2 Gamma (non-linear color tracking) 7.5.2.1 Starting G amma adjustment Start up 1. Click on to load the Gamma adj ustment environme nt window . Possible actions: - to either adjust the gamma i ndependently i n six regions of the c haracteristi c gamma curve - to select from the ten pre sets Control s How to chang e the g[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-62 G1-G4 (General curves) general gamma adjustment Example : G1 Gamma Curve Image 7-63 D1-D3 (S-curves) dark = darker & light = lighter , hence b etter relative contrast Example : D1 Gamma Curve Image 7-64 WS (White Stretch) gives more gamma in the high lights, hence brighter impres- sion WS Gamma Curve R5976380 [...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-65 BS(Black Stretch) will give more gamma in the low lights, hence darker impression BS Gamma Curve Image 7-66 7.6 Device Configuration What can be done? By pressing on the icon s in the overvie w , it i s possible to access new menus specif ic for that device. Icons of detected devi ces will be immedi ately visibl e[...]

7. System Configuration D320 Digiti zer Consists of maximu m 4 Video/ Data output so urces (D320 digit izers can be chain ed together , hence each additional D32 0 adding 4 more additional i ndependent output wi ndows) D320L Digi tizer Consists of maximum 4 V ideo/Data ou tput sources (D3 20L digi tizers can be chained to gether , hence each additi[...]

7. System Configuration MiPix Display A MiPix display is co nstructed from MiPix p ixels blocks. FiberLink Long distance tr ansmission link b etween digiti zer and LED Display . FiberLink 2 Long distance tr ansmission link betwee n digitizer and LED Di splay (new generati on). Ambient Environmen t Controller ( AEC). Monitors ambi ent light condi ti[...]

7. System Configuration What is a Config Mgr . ? A Config Mgr is a col lection of s ystem settings, th at can be saved under a spe cific confi g name. Settings tha t can be saved by Co nfig manager ar e: • All display s ettings: cont rast, gamma, flicker adj. • The disp lay positionin g • The input setting s of digitizer • The digi tizer se[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-69 7.7.3 “Save as” a Configuration T o Save as 1. Click on on the Configu ration Mgr page to save the ne w configurati on on a dif ferent name. A pop up window will appear . (image 7-70) 2. Fill in a co nfig name Config name you fill in the na me of the conf iguration yo u want to save. Descri ption space to ente[...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-71 7.7.4 Deleting a Configuration T o delete T o dele te a configura tion, follow t he next steps : 1. Select a conf igurati on in the list t o delete. (image 7-72) 2. Click . A confirmati on box appears, asking i f this configu ration should be delet ed or not. (image 7-73) 3. Click to abort. Click to continue. The [...]

7. System Configuration Image 7-74 7.7.5 Loading a Configuration To l o a d T o load a configu ration, handl e as follow: 1. Select the configuration i n the list with the mouse. 2. Click on (image 7-75 ) Note: If this configur ation is loaded fo r a non compatible confi guration (e.g. device re moved) the indi- cation not c ompatible wi ll be adde[...]

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8. D310 Configuration 8. D310 CONFIGURA TION Overview • D310 Configurat ion start up • Settings • Device Prope rties Windowi ng Option • Device Propert ies Digitizer 8.1 D310 Configuration start up Before clicking on t he D310 icon, be sure W all Pos itioning is ex ecuted. Start up 1. Click the D3 10 icon to reveal the f ollowin g pop menu.[...]

8. D310 Configuration 8.2.1 Selected source Overview Select the sou rce that relat es to the i nput source on the back of the d igitizer D310. The following choic es are possible: •Y U V •V I D 1 •V I D 2 • SVID1 • SVID2 •R G s B •S D I •D A T A 8.2.2 Input Settings Overview • Starting up the In put Settings • Image Processin g [...]

8. D310 Configuration 8.2.2.2 Image Processing Saturation Adjustable from 0 to 15 with the corre sponding sli der . Saturation is the int ensity of the color , 0 will be black &w h i t e . Tin t Adjustable from 0 to 127 with the correspondi ng slider . T int (or h ue) is the paramet er of color tha t allows to di stinguis h between colors, 0 wi[...]

8. D310 Configuration General Gamma General gamma is a more accurat e gamma adjustment, performe d in the tiles to reser ve a better relati ve contrast fo r the images (vi deo / data ..) and for a more accur ate color repr esentation. See General Gamma Filmmode ON/OFF Select ON to enable detect ion and processing of video, or iginating from fi lm. [...]

8. D310 Configuration Image 8-3 Digitizer D310 settings All settings are sou rce specific. 8.2.3.2 Adva nced Settings Clampgating ( ON/OFF) Clampgating i s to be used f or video with Macrovisi on Protecti o na n dT i m eB a s eC o r r e c t i o nO N .M a c r o v i - sion Protectio n: Pseudo Sync Pulses and modulated AGC pulses With Clampgat ing ON,[...]

8. D310 Configuration Sync Speed (Automatic/Fast) Select F AST to avoid bad sync on low quality VHS-video sour ces. With AUTOMA TIC this will be detected automaticall y . Sync Restore (Automatic/Off) Select AUTOMA TIC if picture distorti ons appear due to Macrovisi on copy protection. Time Base Correction (On/Off) For the T ime Base Correct ion, se[...]

9. D320 Configuration 9. D320 CONFIGURA TION Overview • D320 Configurat ion start up • Digitizer Settings 9.1 D320 Configuration start up Before clicking on t he D320 icon, be sure W all Pos itioning is ex ecuted. Start up 1. Click the D3120 i con to reveal th e following po p menu. (image 9-1) Image 9-1 Configuration window D320 digitizer T o [...]

9. D320 Configuration 9.2.1 Operational Mode Overview 3 operation mode s are possible: • Maste r : the add ressed de vice is the firs t in a chain of mult iple devices . • Slave Direct • Slave Resync Image 9-2 Image 9-3 Image 9-4 Slave dir ect slave is directly c onnected to the previous digi tizer by using the sync clock of the previo us one[...]

9. D320 Configuration Image 9-6 T imings of sync generator window How to enter the timings T o enter the timin gs of the sync generato r , the following methods are p ossible: • Customize : manual fill in of t he values. • Wizard : a guided way to fil l in the valu es. • Defaults : to enter the defau lt values. Settings on a wall The followin[...]

9. D320 Configuration 4 Heigh t active pixels 5 T otal number of pixels in line 6 T otal number of lines in field 7A c t i v e a r e a 9.2.2.2 Timings of Sync Generator Mode The pixel clock can work in 2 ways: single or dual path. This toggle button makes it po ssible to change the clock mode. Working in dual path doubles the pix el clock speed. Ho[...]

9. D320 Configuration 9.2.2.3 The Timing Wizard How to start up? 1. Click on to start up the timing wi zard. The timing wizard sta rt up screen will be displayed . (image 9-9) 2. If you want to abort th e wizard without making any changes, press . Otherwise press to continue t o the next screen. Image 9-9 T iming wizard start up T ype of input 1. C[...]

9. D320 Configuration The possible choices to ent er the frame rate (verti cal frequency) of your video sour ce are: - P AL/SECAM (50Hz) -N T S C ( 6 0 H z ) - Othe r : any freque ncy in the range 10 Hz to 64 Hz can be filled in. 2. Click to abort the ti mings wizard Use the button to return to th e previous page. Choose to conti nue with the next [...]

9. D320 Configuration 3. Click to abort the ti mings wizard Use the button to ret urn to the pre vious page. Choose to terminate t he timings wizard and to apply t he settings. Image 9-13 9.2.2.4 Fin ishing the Timings of the Sync Generator How to finish 1. Click o n on the Timings of the Sync Generator window image 9-6 . A pop up window ap pears. [...]

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10. D320PL Configuration 10. D320PL CONFIGURA TION Overview • D320PL Configur ation start up • Digitizer Settings 10.1 D320PL Configuration start up Before clicki ng on the D320PL ic on, be sure W all Positioni ng is executed. Start up 1. Click the D320PL icon to reveal th e following pop me nu. (image 10-1, image 10-2) Note: Lay out of Configu[...]

10. D320PL Configuration Image 10-2 Configuration window D320PL digitizer Barco LED Wall output selected To r estore the default setti ngs, click on button. 10.2 Digitizer Settings Overview • Operationa l Mode • Output Selection •M onitor Preview of an image o n a LED wall • T imings • Patter n Generation 10.2.1 Operational Mode Overview [...]

10. D320PL Configuration Image 10-3 Image 10-4 Image 10-5 Example Master - Slave in a cha ined co nfiguration Video Inputs RS232 Local Control PC with Control Software Control Data D320 - 1 (Master) LOOP OUT TO DISPLAY COM1 LOOP IN COM2 COM3 Video Inputs D320 - 2 (Slave) LOOP OUT TO DISPLAY COM1 LOOP IN COM2 COM3 Video Inputs D320 - 3 (Slave) LOOP [...]

10. D320PL Configuration Master - Slave in a stack ed configuration Video Inputs RS232 RS232 RS232 Local Control PC with Control Software Control Data D320 - 1 (Master) LOOP OUT TO DISPLAY COM1 LOOP IN COM2 COM3 Display D320 - 2 (Slave) LOOP OUT TO DISPLAY COM1 LOOP IN COM2 COM3 D320 - 3 (Slave) LOOP OUT TO DISPLAY COM1 LOOP IN COM2 COM3 Input 1 12[...]

10. D320PL Configuration 10.2.3 Monitor Preview of an imag e on a LED wall Overview • Introducti on and Start up • Moving the monitor pr eview in the active area • Settings 10.2.3.1 Introduction and Start up When possible A monitor preview is o nly possible whe n the digitize r is connected to a Bar co LED wall via a split cab le. Cable to be[...]

10. D320PL Configuration 2. Click and drag the colored wi ndow to any desired po sition with in the active area. Image 10- 10 Move monitor preview Moving via the coordinates 1. Change the X and Y coordinate of the mon itor preview by pushin g the + or - button Or , by enterin g the new values wi th the keyboard . (image 10-1 1) Image 10- 1 1 Changi[...]

10. D320PL Configuration When checked, it generat es discontinued sync wi th minimal delay . It avoids shaking images. This Lock on HSync option exclude the Frame Rate Conversion . 3. Horizontal sync polari ty can be positive or ne gative. The position depends on the moni tor . 4. V ertic al sync polarit y can be positi ve or negative. The position[...]

10. D320PL Configuration Image 10- 13 Selecting a preset timing 10.2.4.2 Using the advanced timing settings for digital or analog output How to select 1. Select first a predefi ned setting , see "Using predefi ned timings f or digital or analog o utput", page 14 9. 2. Click on . The timings menu expand s. (image 10-14) Diff erent timin g [...]

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10. D320PL Configuration Image 10-16 Display Interface timings window T une last line l ength : only active if Frame rat e conversion and Hs y n cl o c k are not checked. In some situation the last imag e line is not a full li ne and causes a locking problem so that no image is vis ible. When that happens, push the bu tton T une last line and the c[...]

10. D320PL Configuration Schematic overview Total number of pixels Width Active pixels Hor. Sync width Trailing blanking pixels Total number of lines Height Active lines Vert. Sync width Trailing blanking lines Hor. line Field Image 10- 17 Explanation of the terms Mode The pixel clock can work in 2 ways: single or dual path. This toggle button make[...]

10. D320PL Configuration Height active pixels The number of lin es that are real ly used (= actual hei ght of the imag e/video that will be sho wn). T otal number of pixels in line. The total numbe r of pixels in a line (= max. width). total= (hor . Start active pixels) + (width active pixels) + (numb er of trailing blanking pixels). T otal number [...]

10. D320PL Configuration Width active pixels The number of pix els that ar e really used (= t he actual widt h of the image/ video that will be shown) This value is normall y given in the source sp ecification s. If not, adjust until fu ll image is displayed (n o missing pixels). Height active pixels The number of lines that are real ly used (= act[...]

10. D320PL Configuration The following choices are possible: Adjust the number of lines per field The processor wil l calculate the t imings on Master dig itizer . When the calcula ted value of the nu mber of lines i s lower than the active line s, an ale rt box will be disp layed to try it v ia the Adjust the num ber of pixels pe r line method. Ad[...]

10. D320PL Configuration 10.2.5 Pattern Genera tion Overview • Overview and activat ion • T est pattern set up 10.2.5.1 Overv iew and activation Overview The digitizer can generate patterns fo r testing purpose s. Dif ferent avai lable patterns are : • Bytelevel : a one color pat tern •C r o s s h a t c h • HRamp : horizontal bars • Mul[...]

10. D320PL Configuration The name of the sel ected pattern wil l be displaye d in the box Current pattern . (image 10-22) Depending on the select ed pattern, an extra inpu t box appears. Pattern Extra input box Bytelevel Amplitude: the amplit ude (brightne ss) of the patte rn. Crosshatch Pixelwidth: the width of the pixe ls (lines). V alue between [...]

11. D320L Configuration 1 1. D320L CONFIGURA TION Overview • D320L Confi guration sta rt up • Digitizer Settings 1 1.1 D320L Configuration start up Before clickin g on the D320L icon, be sure W all Positioning is executed. Start up 1. Click the D320L i con to reveal the following pop menu. (image 1 1-1) Image 1 1-1 Configuration window D320L di[...]

11. D320L Configuration 1 1.2 Digitizer Settings Overview • Operationa l Mode • Sync Generator • Monitor previ ew of an image on the LED wall • Patter n Generator 1 1.2.1 Operational Mode Overview 3 operation mode s are possible: • Maste r : the add ressed de vice is the firs t in a chain of mult iple devices . • Slave Direct • Slave [...]

11. D320L Configuration 1 1.2.2 Sync Generator Overview • How to start up • T imings of Sync Ge nerator •T h e T i m i n g W i z a r d • Lock mode 1 1.2.2.1 How to start up Timings window 1. Click to access the D32 0L timings wi ndow . See image 1 1-6. Image 1 1-6 T imings of sync generator window How to enter the timings T o enter the timi[...]

11. D320L Configuration 1 3 4 6 2 5 7 Image 1 1-7 1 Horizontal star t active pixels 2 Width active pixels 3 V erti cal start active pixels 4 Heigh t active pixels 5 T otal number of pixels in line 6 T otal number of lines in field 7A c t i v e a r e a 1 1.2.2.2 Timings of Sync Generator Mode The pixel clock can work in 2 ways: single or dual path. [...]

11. D320L Configuration T otal number of pixels in line. The total numbe r of pixels in a line (= max. width). total= (hor . Start active pixels) + (width active pixels) + (numb er of trailing blanking pixels). T otal number of lines in field. The total nu mber of lines in a f ield (= max he ight). total=(vert. Start active pixe ls) + (height activ[...]

11. D320L Configuration The following choices are possible: Adjust the number of lines per field The processor wil l calculate the t imings on Master dig itizer . When the calcula ted value of the nu mber of lines i s lower than the active line s, an ale rt box will be disp layed to try it v ia the Adjust the num ber of pixels pe r line method. Adj[...]

11. D320L Configuration 1 1.2.3 Monitor preview of an image on the LED wall Overview • Introducti on and Start up • Moving the monitor pr eview in the active area • Settings 1 1.2.3.1 Introduction and Start up When possible A monitor preview is o nly possible whe n the digitize r is connected to a Bar co LED wall via a split cab le. Cable to [...]

11. D320L Configuration 2. Click and drag the colored wi ndow to any desired po sition with in the active area. Image 1 1-12 Move monitor preview Moving via the coordinates 1. Change the X and Y coordinate of the mon itor preview by pushin g the + or - button Or , by enterin g the new values wi th the keyboard. (image 1 1-13) Image 1 1-13 Changing [...]

11. D320L Configuration When checked, it generat es discontinued sync wi th minimal delay . It avoids shaking images. This Lock on HSync option exclude the Frame Rate Conversion . 3. Horizontal sync polari ty can be positive or ne gative. The position depends on the moni tor . 4. V ertic al sync polarit y can be positi ve or negative. The position [...]

11. D320L Configuration Image 1 1-15 T est pattern generator window 1 1.2.4.2 T est pattern set up How to configure a test pattern 1. Cli ck on of the 6 available patt erns. The name of the sel ected pattern wil l be displayed in t he box Current pat tern . (image 1 1-16) Depending on the select ed pattern, an extra inpu t box appears. Pattern Extr[...]

11. D320L Configuration 3. If the pattern has to move over the screen, check V ertical and/or hori zontal and select the direct ion. Note: Only availabl e for ’Crosshatch’ , ’HRamp’ and ’VRamp’ patterns. Note: Important to avoid a bu rn in. Image 1 1-16 Pattern choices R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005 169[...]

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12. D320Lite Configuration 12. D320LITE CONFIGURA TION Overview • D320Lite Conf iguration st art up • Operationa l Mode • Sync Generator • Monitor previ ew of an image on the LED wall • Patter n Generator 12.1 D320Lite Configuration start up Before clicki ng on the D320Lit e icon, be sure W all Positioning is ex ecuted. Start up 1. Click [...]

12. D320Lite Configuration 12.2 Operational Mode Overview Can only be used as stand alone di gitizer (= master) or a s last one in chain (slave) . Image 12-2 Image 12-3 Image 12-4 Example Video Inputs RS232 Local Control PC with Control Software Video Data / Communication Data Control Data D320 TO DISPLAY COM1 LOOP IN Display 12 Input 1 Input 2 Ima[...]

12. D320Lite Configuration Image 12-6 T imings of sync generator window How to enter the timings T o enter the timin gs of the sync generato r , the following methods are p ossible: • Customize : manual fill in of t he values. • Wizard : a guided way to fil l in the valu es. • Defaults : to enter the defau lt values. Settings on a wall The fo[...]

12. D320Lite Configuration 1 Horizontal star t active pixels 2 Width active pixels 3 V erti cal start active pixels 4 Heigh t active pixels 5 T otal number of pixels in line 6 T otal number of lines in field 7A c t i v e a r e a 12.3.2 Timings of Sync Generator Mode The pixel clock can work in 2 ways: single or dual path. This toggle button makes i[...]

12. D320Lite Configuration Frame R ate V ertical frequency of the input signal 12.3.3 The Timing Wizard How to start up? As the procedure i s the same as for a D320 digitizer , see chapter "9. D320 Configuration" , "The T iming Wizard", page 139. 12.3.4 Lock mode How to select 1. Check on the radio bu tton of the desi red Lock m[...]

12. D320Lite Configuration Image 12-10 Lockmode window Only av ailable from d igitizer fi rmware vers ion 2.5.00 o r higher . 12 .4 Mo nitor preview of an image on the LED wall Overview • Introducti on and Start up • Moving the monitor pr eview in the active area • Settings 12.4.1 Introduction and Start up When possible A monitor preview is o[...]

12. D320Lite Configuration How starting up 1. Click on the red moni tor icon next to Monit or preview . The Panning con trol window o pens. (image 12-1 1) The green dotted line in dicates the activ e area on the led wall. The colored a rea indicate s the ef fective vie w on the monitor . Image 12- 1 1 Panning c ontro l 12.4.2 Moving the monitor pre[...]

12. D320Lite Configuration Moving via the coordinates 1. Change the X and Y coordinate of the mon itor preview by pushin g the + or - button Or , by enterin g the new values wit h the keyboard. (image 12-13) Image 12- 13 Changing the position The width and heig ht of the monitor previ ew window is fixed on 800 x 600 pi xels. 12.4.3 Settings How to [...]

12. D320Lite Configuration 12.5 Pattern Generator Overview • Overview and activat ion • T est pattern set up 12.5.1 Overview and activation Overview The digitizer can generate patterns fo r testing purpose s. Dif ferent avai lable patterns are : • Bytelevel : a one color pat tern •C r o s s h a t c h • HRamp : horizontal bars • Multibur[...]

12. D320Lite Configuration The name of the sel ected pattern wil l be displaye d in the box Current pattern . (image 12-16) Depending on the select ed pattern, an extra inpu t box appears. Pattern Extra input box Bytelevel Amplitude: the amplit ude (brightne ss) of the patte rn. Crosshatch Pixelwidth: the width of the pixe ls (lines). V alue betwee[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13. INPUT SLOTS FOR D320 SERIES Overview • General info • Input D320 DVI -D • Input D320 YUV/ RG(s)B • Input D320 SDI • Input D320 HDSDI • Input D320 CVBS/S-Vid • Input D320 RGB anal og • Input D320 RGB ana log (UXGA) • Input D3 20 RGB UXGA 2 Important when using a stack conf iguration of D320 digit[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series T ype of inputs Input types an d the input p ort they are conn ected to in acco rdance to the fron t of the D320 wi ll be indicat ed. The following i nputs are avai lable for the D320: •D V I •Y U V / R G ( s ) B •S D I • CVBS/S-Vid • RGB analog (SXGA) • RGB analog (UXGA) Clicking against any speci fic in[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series No DDC No DDC communication between graph ic card and the input module Custom Custom fil e will be used to force the gr aphic card into c ertain resoluti on VGA 85Hz refresh rate SVGA 60Hz ref resh rate XGA 60Hz refresh rate SXGA 60Hz ref resh rate SXGA 75Hz ref resh rate SXGA 85Hz ref resh rate UXGA 60Hz refresh rat[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series Image 13-4 Settings YUV/RG(s)B input slot D320 What can be adjusted? This window consists out of 3 par ts: • Image processing • Input Gai n Equalizing • Dynamic Im age Stabilizer 13.3.2 Image Processing Vid e o Fe e d T wo possible choices: •Y U V •R G s B Select the input t ype which has to be displaye d. [...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series Clip T o Subb lack will filter spurious LS B’s i n low lights und er black-level, t o prevent that spurious pixels appear in b lack planes, even after Dyn amic Ima ge Stabilizatio n. De-interlacing Mode Select betwee n : • SMDI (Smart Motio n De-Interlaci ng) : is effe ctive when the source s ignal has inte rlace[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.3.4 Dynamic Image Stabilizer (DIS) Va l u e between 0 and 14. Image Quality Selection possi ble between : • Normal : if the input signal is norma l signal, select no rmal • Noisy : if the i nput signal contai ns noise, select noisy to appr ove the output signa l. 13.4 Input D320 SDI SDI Serial Digit al Interfa[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.4.2 Image Processing Saturation Adjustable from 0 to 15 with the correspon ding slider . Saturation i s the intensi ty of the col or , 0 will be black & white. Brightness Adjustable from 0 to 63 with the correspon ding slider . Brightness is the int ensity of the disp layed signa l. Brightness will add or s ub[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.5 Input D320 HDSDI 13.5.1 Settings start up How to start up 1. Click ag ainst HDSDI in put on the In put Slots part of the m enu gives the HD SDI paramete r window . (image 13-6) 2. Click on the to return to the ge neral D320 series window . 3. Click on to restore t he default set tings. Image 13-6 Setting HDSDI i[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series Clip T o Subb lack will filter spurious LS B’s i n low lights und er black-level, t o prevent that spurious pixels appear in b lack planes, even after Dyn amic Ima ge Stabilizatio n. Fast Lock Way of locking of the PLL of the s ync gener ator . Default positio n : ON When interferen ce is visible on the i mage, swi[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series Image 13-7 Settings CVBS/S-Vid input slot D320 What can be adjusted? This window consists out of 3 par ts: • Image processing • Dynamic g ain stabilizing • Video Equalizing 13.6.2 Image Processing CVBS Composite V ideo Broadcast System. For D320 CVBS module, also S-Video and Compo site Video available. Vid e o [...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series Image 13-8 Image 13-9 Connection info Saturation Adjustable from 0 to 15 with the correspon ding slider . Saturation i s the intensi ty of the col or , 0 will be black & white. Tin t If your input sou rce is NTSC, click on NTSC . The slider w ill be availab le. If your s ource is Pal/Sec am, click on PA L . The s[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series De-interlacing Mode Select betwee n : • SMDI (Smart Motio n De-Interlaci ng) : is effe ctive when the source s ignal has inte rlaced fiel ds between frames. • SMDI + Filmmode : is eff ective when the source sig nal has interl aced fields between fr ames and enables 2 to 2/3 to 2 pull do wn processing. • Line Re[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series The followi ng input gain adj ustments are possi ble: • For S-V ideo - Luma gain •F o r V i d e o -G a i n 13.6.4 Dynamic Image Stabilizer (DIS) Va l u e between 0 and 14. Image Quality Selection possi ble between : • Normal : if the input signal is norma l signal, select no rmal • Noisy : if the i nput signa[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series What can be adjusted? This window consists out of 4 par ts: • Image processing • Resolution Set tings •R G B C o n t r a s t • RGB Brightness 13.7.2 Image Processing DDC Resolution The DDC setting allows t o configure the RGB inp ut according a VESA standar d or according a custom created fil e. There are sev[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.7.3 Resolution Settings Resolution Source Set Resolution Source accor ding the resolut ion of your source. When your graphic car d has DCC com- municatio n, the resolution source se tting shoul d be the same as DDC resolution. The following setti ngs are possible: VGA SVGA XGA SXGA 60Hz SXGA 75Hz VCO Range This se[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.7.5 RGB Brightness Changing the Brightness Utilize the sliders to determine a good brig htness between Red, Gre en & Blue. Each has a range between 0 and 126. 13.8 Input D320 RGB analog (UXGA) 13.8.1 Settings start up How to start up 1. Click against RGB input on the In put Slots part of t he menu gives the RG[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series T h eD D Cs e t t i n gc a nb es w i t c ho f fb ys e l e c t i n gN oD D C . No DDC No DDC communication between graph ic card and the input module Custom Custom fil e will be used to force the gr aphic card into c ertain resoluti on VGA 85Hz refresh rate SVGA 60Hz ref resh rate XGA 60Hz refresh rate SXGA 60Hz ref r[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series SXGA 60Hz SXGA 75Hz SXGA 85Hz UXGA 60Hz VCO Range This setting will automa tically set when the ’ Resolution source’ setting is entered. 15 - 30 MHz 30 - 60 MHz 60 - 120 MHz 1 10 - 140 MHz VCO Gain Default value will be filled in. Chang e this value to a highe r or lower value to improv e the image. 50 100 150 25[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.9 Input D320 RGB UXGA 2 13.9.1 Settings start up How to start up 1. Click against RGB input on the In put Slots part of t he menu gives the RGB parameter wi ndow . (image 13- 12) 2. Click on the to return to th e general D3 20 window . 3. Click on to restore the defa ult settings. Image 13- 12 Settings RGB UXGA in[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series No DDC No DDC communication between graph ic card and the input module Custom Custom fil e will be used to force the gr aphic card into c ertain resoluti on VGA 85Hz refresh rate SVGA 60Hz ref resh rate XGA 60Hz refresh rate SXGA 60Hz ref resh rate SXGA 75Hz ref resh rate SXGA 85Hz ref resh rate UXGA 60Hz refresh rat[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.9.3 Black balance Overview Image 13- 13 Black balance As the input balan ce is factory adju sted, the black bal ance can be used to corr ect mismatches of the i nput signal. Green will be taken as a reference. Adjust Red and Blue until t he correct black bala nce is obtained (relative cut-off adjustment in compari[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series Image 13- 15 Select file 13.9.5.3 Add new item to list How to add ? 1. Click on the new item icon (1). (image 13-16) The file i nput box di splays [en ter a name] ( 2). 2. Fil l out a name for that new item (3) . 3. Click on Save (4). The new file will be save d and added to the lis t of files. Image 13- 16 Add custo[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.9.5.4 Remove item from list H o wt or e m o v ea ni t e m? 1. Select an item out o f the list (1). (imag e 13-17) The background of t he selected item become s dark blue. 2. Click on the R emove from lis t icon (2). The item will be remove d from the list (3). Image 13- 17 Remove one file 13.9.5.5 Remove all items[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series Image 13- 18 Remove all files in the list 13.9.5.6 Best ADC setting W h a tc a nb ed o n e? When no file is select ed or you do not know which one is t he best. The system can measure the input source and sel ect the best fit ting file in t he same way as when auto mea surement was checked. How to select ? 1. Click o[...]

13. Input Slots for D320 series 13.9.5.7 Default list How to return to the default list ? 1. Click o n Defau lt list icon (1). (image 13-20) A confirmation will be di splayed to warn that all custom settings wil l be lost (2). 2. Click OK to return to the def ault list ( 3). Image 13- 20 Return to default list 13.9.5.8 T otal pixels per line Overvi[...]

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14. FiberLink Configuration 14. FIBERLINK CONFIGURA TION FiberLink Long dista nce link Overview •S t a r t u p • FiberLi nk Selection • Patter n Generator • Reconstruct ion Filter • Key Reference •L E D W a l l P o w e r • Device Propert ies FiberLink 14.1 Start up Overview The FiberLink is a digi tal fiber opti c transmission system [...]

14. FiberLink Configuration 14.2 FiberLink Selection How to select 1. Click on the dr op down box next to Selection . 2. Select th e FiberLink you want to set up. 14.3 Pattern Generator Overview Status transmitt er : O n/Off Status receiver : On /Off Possibilities for the tra nsmitter: • M u l t i b u r s t: T y p e0t o7 •H r a m p •V r a m p[...]

14. FiberLink Configuration The Receiver Control s tab appears if a FiberLink Receiver is sel ected at the top. In this tab, one can adjust some receive r controls in th e event of lesser transmissi on quality . One can switch on thr ee filters: the Horizontal Re construction Fil ter , the V erti cal Re construct ion Filter and the Dat a Enable Rec[...]

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15. FiberLink 2 configuration 15. FIBERLINK 2 CONFIGURA TION Overview •S t a r t u p • FiberLi nk 2 Selection • Patter n Generator •L E D W a l l P o w e r • Device Propert ies FiberLink 15.1 Start up Overview The FiberLink 2 is a digital fiber optic tra nsmission syste m from Digitizer to D/I/S/O Lite and MiPIX Disp lay . It covers very [...]

15. FiberLink 2 configuration 15.2 FiberLink 2 Selection How to select 1. Click on the dr op down box next to Selection . 2. Select th e FiberLink you want to set up. Note: FiberLinks can be connect ed in cascade. 15.3 Pattern Generator Overview Status transmitt er : O n/Off Status receiver : On /Off Possibilities for the tra nsmitter: • M u l t [...]

15. FiberLink 2 configuration Provided are the corresponding rea d only informa tion such as address, s erial number , software versi on, firmware versio n, and run time in the FiberLink Inf o tab. R5976380 XLITE TOOLSET 16/03/2005 213[...]

15. FiberLink 2 configuration 214 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

16. DLite Display Configuration 16. DLITE DISPLA Y CONFIGURA TION Overview • Configuratio n Start up • Screen Settings Important note when mul tiple screen s are used in a display ( stack configur ation). Before making any adjust ment to the DLite displ ay or to a tile, check first the Apply Level Settings. For more info about the apply level s[...]

16. DLite Display Configuration 16.2 Screen Settings 16.2.1 Overview Ty p e The type of the LED wall is indic ated : DLite. Measurement System Indicates type of measurement system duri ng manufacturing. Contrast The light out put of the screen in N it value dependent on the wall type. T o change the contrast: • Move the slide bar wi th the mouse.[...]

16. DLite Display Configuration Image 16-2 For more explanat ion about changi ng the gamma or working with the preprogrammed c urves, see "Gamma (non-linear color t racking)", page 1 18. W all Positioning Static informat ion about the star t position and the ti le resolution a re indicated. Til e s Click on to start up the T ile propertie[...]

16. DLite Display Configuration Displayin g the tile properties 1. Click on one of t he rectangula r orange area , to open the T i le propertie s page. This page mainly consist of re ad-only proper ties, except for the Mode (inter nal/external) , which can be switched. All indicated value s are tile specific. (imag e 16-4) Image 16-4 T ile settings[...]

16. DLite Display Configuration Software Identificatio n The version of embedde d software a tile uses. Firmware Identificatio n The version of Firmware a tile uses. Returning to the previous screen Select the button to retu rn to the previ ous screen. View previous or next tile Select the button to go t o the previous ti le. Select the button to g[...]

16. DLite Display Configuration Image 16-6 T emporary correction data of tile. T o go back to the comple te tile overvi ew window , click on .. 220 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration 17. ILITE DISPLA Y CONFIGURA TION Overview • Configuratio n Start up • Screen settings Important note when mul tiple screen s are used in a display ( stack configur ation). Before making any adjust ment to the ILite disp lay or to a tile, check first the Apply Level Settings. For more info about the a pply level [...]

17. ILite Display Configuration 17.2 Screen settings Overview •O v e r v i e w • OSD fu nctions for ILite 6/8/10/1 2 • OSD functi on for ILit e 3 • T ile Settings 17.2.1 Overview Ty p e The type of the LED wal l is indicat ed, ILite. Measurement System T ype of measurement during manuf acturing Contrast The light out put of the screen in N [...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Mode Mode can be Inter nal or Externa l. Internal internal test patt ern will be displ ayed. T h ec o l o rc a nb e s e l e c t e d( R–G –B ) . External images from a digitizer will be displaye d. Color selection i s grayed out. Resolution mode Fixed for ILite dis plays. Gamma Click on to load the Gamma adjust me[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Image 17-4 Gamma can be adjusted for al l colors at once or co lor per color . Therefore, select first th e color before adjusting t he gamma. For more explanat ion about chang ing the gamma or worki ng with the p reprogrammed curves, see "Gamma (non-linear color t racking)", page 1 18. OSD functions For IL[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Image 17-5 OSD functions overview 17.2.2.2 Overv iew OSD Screens Overview The following fun ctions are possible: Address T o get an overview of the addresses of the til es Runtime Gives the tota l run time of the wall Serial number Gives an overview of the serial numbers of the ti les Horizon- tal win- dow Horizontal[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Ve r t i c a l window V ertical start cut out wind ow tile Maxi- mum peak Maximum PWM (pulse widt h modulation) pea k Soft- ware version Installed so ftware ver sion Te m p . driver upper left T emperature of driver up per left in a tile Te m p . driver lower right T emperature of d river lower righ t in a til e Te m[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Firmware version installed firm ware vers ion Analog contrast Contrast values are given pe r color Digital contrast Contrast values are given pe r color Vo l t a g e control and Link voltage Vo l t a g e LED’s voltage on the LED’ s per color Link direction The direction ho w the tiles are lin ked. E.g. from left [...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Image 17-6 OSD parameters ILite 3 Overview OSD Screens The following fun ctions are possible: Address T o get an overview of the addresses of the til es Runtime Gives the tota l run time of the wall Serial number Gives an overview of the serial numbers of the ti les Soft- ware version Installed so ftware ver sion 228[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Firmware version installed firm ware vers ion Maxi- mum peak Te m p . con- troller T emperature of c ontrolle r Link direction The direction ho w the tiles are lin ked. E.g. from left to right and fr om up to down. Digital contrast Contrast values are given pe r color Horizon- tal win- dow Horizontal star t cut out w[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Mea- sure- ment system Scan direction Indicates the dir ection of the scannin g of the video signal. It can be Normal, +90° , -90° or 180° OSD Disable – Enable Check the checkbox n ext to Disable system OSD message to enable the OSD messages at runtime . When unchecked, a message will be displayed. Image 17-7 Cl[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Image 17-8 Displayin g the tile properties 1. Click on one of t he rectangula r orange area , to open the T i le propertie s page. This page mainly consist of re ad-only proper ties, except for the Mode (inter nal/external) , which can be switched. All indicated value s are tile specific. (imag e 17-9) Image 17-9 T i[...]

17. ILite Display Configuration Mode : this can be switched between intern al and external . internal internal test pa ttern will be dis played on that s pecific tile. external ex ternal source for digitizer will be displa yed on that specific tile. T ile Cutout Analogue Cont rast Digital Contr ast Measurement System: calibration system per tile, n[...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration 18. ILITE MD DISPLA Y CONFIGURA TION Overview • Configuratio n Start up • Screen Settings Important note when mul tiple screen s are used in a display ( stack configur ation). Before making any adj ustment to the SLite display or to a tile, check first the Appl y Level Settings. For more info about the apply [...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration 18.2 Screen Settings Overview •O v e r v i e w • OSD functions • T ile Settings 18.2.1 Overview Ty p e The type of the MD display is indicated, ILite MD. Measurement System T ype of measurement during manuf acturing Contrast The light out put of the screen in N it value dependent on the wall type. T o chang[...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration Mode Mode can be Inter nal or Externa l. Internal internal test patt ern will be displ ayed. T h ec o l o rc a nb e s e l e c t e d( R–G –B ) . External images from a digitizer will be displaye d. Color selection i s grayed out. Resolution mode Fixed for ILite dis plays. Gamma fo r ILite8/10/12 MD Click on to[...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration Image 18-4 Gamma can be adjusted for al l colors at once or co lor per color . Therefore, select first th e color before adjusting t he gamma. For more explanat ion about chang ing the gamma or worki ng with the p reprogrammed curves, see "Gamma (non-linear color t racking)", page 1 18. OSD functions Fo[...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration Image 18-5 OSD functions overview Overview OSD Screens For an overview , see "Overview O SD Screens", page 225. OSD control Keep selection Keeps selecte d setting visible on the tiles. If not selecte d, then after 10 secon ds the OSD setting disap pears. Loop all If selected , then all se ttings will be[...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration Image 18-6 Displayin g the tile properties 1. Click on one of t he rectangula r orange area , to open the T i le propertie s page. This page mainly consist of re ad-only proper ties, except for the Mode (inter nal/external) , which can be switched. All indicated value s are tile specific. (imag e 18-7) Image 18-7[...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration PWM peak Mode : this can be switched between intern al and external . internal internal test pa ttern will be dis played on that s pecific tile. external ex ternal source for digitizer will be displa yed on that specific tile. T ile Cutout Analogue Cont rast Digital Contr ast Measurement System: calibration syste[...]

18. ILite M D Display Configuration 240 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

19. SLite Display Configuration 19. SLITE DISPLA Y CONFIGURA TION Overview • Configuratio n Start up • Screen settings Important note when mul tiple screen s are used in a display ( stack configur ation). Before making any adj ustment to the SLite display or to a tile, check first the Appl y Level Settings. For more info about the apply level s[...]

19. SLite Display Configuration 19.2 Screen settings Overview •O v e r v i e w • OSD functions • T ile Settings 19.2.1 Overview Ty p e The type o f the LED w all is indicate d, SLite. Measurement System T ype of measurement during manuf acturing Contrast The light out put of the screen in N it value dependent on the wall type. T o change the [...]

19. SLite Display Configuration Gamma Click on to load the Gamma adjust ment environment wi ndow . Image 19-2 For more explanat ion about changi ng the gamma or working with the preprogrammed c urves, see "Gamma (non-linear color t racking)", page 1 18. OSD functions For more info about the OSD fun ctions, see "OSD function s", [...]

19. SLite Display Configuration Image 19-3 OSD functions overview OSD screen displays Overvie w: Address T o get an overview of the addresse s of the tiles Runtime Gives the tota l run time of the wall Serial number Gives an overview of the se rial num bers of the tiles 244 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

19. SLite Display Configuration Software version Installed sof tware version Firmware version Installed firmw are version Analog contrast Digital contrast Measure- ment sys- tem T ype of measurement system used Te m p . controller T emperat ure of controller V alue given in degree Cel sius and degree Fahrenhei t. PWM repeat Gives the pulse w idth m[...]

19. SLite Display Configuration Horizontal window Horizont al start cut out window t ile Horizontal b egin and end positi on is given of the window Ve r t i c a l window V ertical start cut o ut window tile V ertical begin and end po sition is given of the window Fan statu s Gives informati on about the status of the f ans, ON or OFF Baudrate Gives[...]

19. SLite Display Configuration Frame Count driver 1-6 Led board driver match Check if led board is sti ll the origi nal led board OSD control Keep selection Keeps selecte d setting visible on the tiles. If not selecte d, then after 10 secon ds the OSD setting disap pears. Loop all If selected , then all sett ings will be show n after eac h other w[...]

19. SLite Display Configuration Displayin g the tile properties 1. Click on one of t he rectangula r orange area , to open the T i le propertie s page. This page mainly consist of re ad-only proper ties, except for the Mode (inter nal/external) , which can be switched. All indicated value s are tile specific. (imag e 19-5) Image 19-5 T ile settings[...]

19. SLite Display Configuration Software Identificatio n The version of embedde d software a tile uses. Firmware Identificatio n The version of Firmware a tile uses. Returning to the previous screen Select the button to retu rn to the previ ous screen. View previous or next tile Select the button to go t o the previous ti le. Select the button to g[...]

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20. OLite Display Configuration 20. OLITE DISPLA Y CONFIGURA TION Overview • Configuratio n Start up • Screen settings Important note when mul tiple screen s are used in a display ( stack configur ation). Before making any adjust ment to the OLite display or to a til e, check first the Apply Level Settings. For more info about the apply level s[...]

20. OLite Display Configuration 20.2 Screen settings Overview •O v e r v i e w • OSD functions • T ile Settings • Vi ew properties modul es 20.2.1 Overview Ty p e The type of the LED wall is indicated , OLite. Measurement System T ype of measurement during manuf acturing Contrast The light out put of the scr een in Nit val ue dependents on [...]

20. OLite Display Configuration Image 20-4 RGB contrast settings Flicker Adjustment Master clock set up dependi ng on the frame rate. When clickin g on 50Hz or 60H z, the default valu e will be filled in. This default va lue depends on the w all type. Display T ype OLite 510 50Hz Ma-clock 3410 60Hz Ma-clock 2831 Another value can be entered by cl i[...]

20. OLite Display Configuration W all Positioning Static informat ion about the star t position and the ti le resolution a re indicated. Til e s Click on to start up the T ile properties windo w . For more detaile d explanation see "T ile Settings", page 255 20.2.2 OSD functions How to start up 1. Click o n to display an overv iew of all [...]

20. OLite Display Configuration V ertical win dow V ertical star t cut out windo w tile Calibration status Calibr ation stat us for each col or Calibration check Modules w ith a calibration error will be colored red . Fan status Status of th e fan is given . OSD control Keep selection Keeps selecte d setting visible on the tiles. If not selecte d, [...]

20. OLite Display Configuration Image 20-8 OLite tile settings page A vailable Tile Settings PWM Repeat MAclock Mode : this can be switched between intern al and external . internal internal test pa ttern will be dis played on that s pecific tile. external ex ternal source for digitizer will be displa yed on that specific tile. T ile Cutout, s tart[...]

20. OLite Display Configuration Returning to the previous screen Select the button to retu rn to the previ ous screen. 20.2.4 View properties modules Tile view mode Click in the combo box Overview mode and select Tile . Image 20-9 T ile overview in tile mode One tile conta ins 4 chains. 1 chain contains 16 mod ules. Each module has it own pr operti[...]

20. OLite Display Configuration Click on a number to get the prope rties of it. View previous or next tile Select the button to go t o the previous ti le. Select the button to go to the nex t tile. 258 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

21. MiPix Display Configuration 21. MIPIX DISPLA Y CONFIGURA TION Overview • Configuratio n Start up • Screen settings 21.1 Configuration Start up Start up 1. Click on the MiPix icon to reveal th e followi ng pop menu. (image 21-1) Image 21-1 Screen settings window for MiPix display T o restore the default sett ing s, click on button. R5976380 [...]

21. MiPix Display Configuration 21.2 Screen settings Overview •O v e r v i e w • T ile Settings 21.2.1 Overview Ty p e The type of the LED wall is indicated , MiPix. Measurement System T ype of measurement during manuf acturing Contrast The light out put of the screen in N it value dependent on the wall type. T o change the contrast: • Move t[...]

21. MiPix Display Configuration Real one pixels c ontains 1 f ull color LED (with 1 red, 1 green and 1 b lue segment) . Gamma Click on to load the Gamma adjust ment environment wi ndow . Image 21-2 For more explanat ion about changing the gamma or working with the preprogra mmed curves, see "Gamma (non-linear color t racking)", page 1 18.[...]

21. MiPix Display Configuration Image 21-3 Displayin g the tile properties 1. Click on one of the rectangular orang e areas, to open the T ile proper ties page. This page mainly consist of re ad-only proper ties, except for the Mode (inter nal/external) , which can be switched. All indicated value s are tile specific. (imag e 21-4) Image 21-4 Modul[...]

21. MiPix Display Configuration Mode : this can be switched between intern al and external . internal internal test pa ttern will be dis played on that s pecific tile. external ex ternal source for digitizer will be displa yed on that specific tile. T ile Cutout Digital Contr ast Measureme nt System Device Properties Address The tiles address, each[...]

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22. AEC Configuration 22. AEC CONFIGURA TION AEC Ambient envir onment control ler , to measure the temper ature and the li ght environmen t. Overview •S t a r t u p • AEC settings • Device Pro perties AEC 22.1 Start up Overview The Ambient Envir onment Controller (AEC) is a devi ce containing o ne temperature s ensor and four l ight sensors u[...]

22. AEC Configuration 22.2 AEC settings Weight An AEC is assigned with a certain weigh t, depending on it’s relevanc e. If only one AEC is available this value w ill be 100 %. Va l u e Calibratio n value Sensors with status and weight tab Each sensor of an AEC can be ON or OFF and can have also a weight for the AEC measurement system. 22.3 Device[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page 23. MAINTENANCE P AGE Overview •S t a r t u p • Update Softwar e • Color Calibr ation 23.1 Start up Introduction From this page you select , whether you want to perfo rm: • Software/Fi rmware Update ( flash update) for all connected devic es. • Color Calibration Adjustmen t Start Up 1. Click on the button to start up[...]

23. Ma intenance Page A popup window for t he correspond ing device wil l appear . Image 23-2 Image 23-3 Whe re to put the update files? 1. Search for the Barco directory on your PC. 2. Foll ow the next path : BARCO → X Lite T oolSet → LST oolset → driver → FlashFile. 3. Drop al l new flash files in t his directory . When the pop up window [...]

23. Maintenan ce Page Image 23-5 The log info view di splays : Update proce ss finished succe ssfully . Flash update done. Check tile version Click on Tile versions ove rview to get the tile s overview win dow . Image 23-6 T ile version overview Click on Get V ersi ons . On overview will be logged con taining the tile, program numb er , firmware Ct[...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23-7 ILite soft/firmware update window The following sof tware can be upgraded: • Program soft ware •F i r m w a r e d r i v e r • Firmware con troller • Firmware r esyncer How to execute? The procedure is the same f or all for . 1. Enter the new version number (e.g. 2.1) next to the box ’New version’ (The cu[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page Image 23-8 DLite soft/firmware u pdate The following sof tware can be upgraded: • Program soft ware •F i r m w a r e How to execute? The procedure is the same f or all for . 1. Enter the new version number (e.g. 2.1) next to the box ’New version’ (The current version i s indicated next to the box ’Current ve rsion’[...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23-9 OLite soft/firmware update The following sof tware can be upgraded: • Program soft ware •F i r m w a r e How to execute? The procedure is the same f or all for . 1. Enter the new version number (e.g . 2.1) next to the box ’N ew version’ (The curr ent version is indicated next to the box ’Current ve rsion?[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page Image 23- 10 SLite soft/firmware upd ate The following sof tware can be upgraded: • Program soft ware • Firmware fr ont • Firmware back How to execute? The procedure is the same f or all for . 1. Enter the new version number (e.g. 2.1) next to the box ’New version’ (The current version i s indicated next to the box ?[...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23- 1 1 Windowing option soft/firmware update The following sof tware can be upgraded: • Program soft ware •F i r m w a r e How to execute? The procedure is the same f or all for . 1. Enter the new version number (e.g . 2.1) next to the box ’New version’ (The curr ent version is indicated next to the box ’Curre[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page How to execute? The procedure is t he same for both. 1. Enter the new version number (e.g. 2.1) next to the box ’New version’ (The current version i s indicated next to the box ’Current ve rsion’). Note: only the version n umber is required . The system its elf selects the correct file an d installs the new software. 2[...]

23. Ma intenance Page 23.2.9 AEC Overview The followi ng popup window a ppears for a Fib erLink Option Image 23- 14 AEC soft/firmware update The following sof tware can be upgraded: • Program soft ware •F i r m w a r e How to execute? The procedure is t he same for both. 1. Enter the new version number (e.g. 2.1) next to the box ’New version?[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page For MiPiX, no color calibration will be done. Only the color tempera ture will be set. Start up the color calibration for a display with only one screen. 1. Click o n Co lor Calibration . (image 23-15) The color cali bration page appe ars, depending on the wal l type. (image 23 -16, image 23-17, im- age 23-18) 2 .D oy o uw a n[...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23-17 Color calibration for ILite 8 and ILite 10 tiles (embedded soft < 2.05) Image 23-18 Color calibration window for SL ite tiles 278 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page Image 23-19 Info window level 2 calibration ILite 8 and ILite 10 Start up of the color calibration for a sta cked configuration 1. Click o n Co lor Calibration . (image 23-20) The color ca libratio n page for a stacked configurat ion appears. (image 23- 21) 2. Sel ect the cali bration range. From / to address Fill out the fr o[...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23-21 Color calibration window for a stacked configuration 23.3.2 Color Calibration for ILite and OLite Application •I L i t e 3 • ILite8 , ILite10 and ILit e12 (embedded sof t > 2.05) •I L i t e X P •I L i t e M D • OLite 510 23.3.2.1 Start up S t a r tu po ft h ec o l o rc a l i b r a t i o n 1. Click o n [...]

23. Maintenan ce Page The Download Measur ement Data window a ppears. (image 23-24) The software calculat es the measured targets and the def ault targets. 4. Press Next to perform the calibrati on. The Color calibratio n chart opens on the targets tab. (image 23-25) Image 23-22 Image 23-23 Color calibration for ILite3 and ILite XP and OLite R59763[...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23-24 Download Measurement data window Image 23-25 Color calibration chart 23.3.2.2 Preview set up of the diag ram How to set up 1. Click on the Vi ew tab. 282 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page The dif ferent select ions become visib le. (image 23-26) Grid lines Grid lines in t he background inside t he xy coordinate syst em. CIE diagra m Repr esentation of th e colors within t he xy coordin ate system. Chromaticity diagram W avelength values W avelength val ues displayed or not aro und the chromati city diagra m. Gl[...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23- 27 Moving a color end point V ia the co ordin ates 1. Click on color point to select. 2. Click on the ’ +’ or ’-’ key to cha nge the value for x and y . Or , click on the input fi eld and enter the desire d value with your keyboard. 23.3.2.4 Color temperature (white point) Color temperature via color temperat[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page Image 23- 28 White point adjustment via curve Custom color temperature s et up 1. V erify that the check box in front of Use color temp. traject in not checked off (1) (image 23-29) 2. Cli ck on the end point wh ite to select. 3. Hold down the left mouse button a nd drag the whi te point to the desired coordina tes (2). Note: [...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23- 29 White point adjustment 23.3.2.5 Loading th e default T argets How to load 1. Click on Defaults T argets button. The color end p oints jump to the cal culated def ault targets. 23.3.2.6 Calibra tion levels About the different levels Level 1 is a calibration vi a a LMT light meter . Level 2 is a calibrati on via cam[...]

23. Maintenan ce Page Image 23- 30 Calibration level 23.3.2.7 Run mode LED wall How to set the run mode 1. Click on the drop d own box next to R u nm o d eL E Dw a ll and select the desi red setting. See image 23-31. exter- nal external sour ce will be used to calib rate the projector internal inter nal test patter n will be displayed on the wall. [...]

23. Ma intenance Page Image 23- 31 Run mode LED wall 23.3.2.8 Start up the calibration p rocedure How to start 1. When all settings are set up, click on the button. 288 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

24. Monitoring Page 24. MONIT ORING P AGE Overview • Start up of t he Monitori ng Page • Monitorin g Status • Monitor Settin gs • Monitor Remi nder Message •L o g D a t a 24.1 Start up of the Monitoring Page Start up 1. Click on (image 24- 1) This page provide s the AEC monitoring s etting. Image 24-1 Monitoring set up window If no AEC is[...]

24. Monitoring Page LED status: • Led is blinking : monitoring is r unning • Led is not b linking : monitoring is stop ped. 24.3 M onito r Settings 24.3.1 T emperature Control Set up Purpose T o set up the maximum allowed temper ature of tiles. When this temperatur e is reached, the contrast o f the wall will be reduced so t hat the temperatur [...]

24. Monitoring Page 24.3.2.2 AEC Settings How to set up 1. Select one of the AEC devices out of the combo box t o which the setting s are applied. (imag e 24-4) 2. Enter the weight of the se lected AEC by clicking in the f ield next to Weig ht and entering with digit ke ys on your keyboard. Note: When only one AEC is availabl e the value will be 10[...]

24. Monitoring Page 24.3.3 Monitoring set up How to set up 1. Click on the ’+’ or ’-’ but tons of the hours, minut es and seconds to enter th e Interval time. Or , click on the in put field and ent er the hours, minut es and seconds with the di git keys on your keybo ard. 2. Click the monitori ng controls by checking the check box. The foll[...]

24. Monitoring Page 24.5 Log Data Overview • Diagnosti c Check • T emperature History • Contrast Histo ry • AEC Light History 24.5.1 Diagnostic Check How to display 1. Click on . The diagnostic ov erview window will be dis played. (image 24 -7) 2. Click on . The log info view pan e will be filled up with th e overview . 3. Click on Save to [...]

24. Monitoring Page 4. Click on Save to display the log view in a separa te window . Note: That window ca n be printed out or saved on you r file system. Image 24-8 How to clear the log 1. Click on . The log messages will be cleared. H o wt ov i e wac h a r to ft h et e m p e r a t u r eh i s t o r y . 1. Click on . A chart will be di splayed. (ima[...]

24. Monitoring Page 3. Click on Save to display the log view in a separa te window . Note: That window ca n be printed out or saved on you r file system. Image 24- 10 Contrast history window How to clear the log 1. Click on . The log messages will be cleared. How to view a chart of the contras t history . 1. Click on . A chart will be displayed. (i[...]

24. Monitoring Page Image 24- 12 AEC light history window How to clear the log 1. Click on . The log messages will be cleared. H o wt ov i e wac h a r to ft h eA E Cl i g h th i s t o r y . 1. Click on . A chart will be displaye d. (im age 24-13) Image 24- 13 AEC light history chart 296 R5976380 XLITE T OOLSET 16/03/2005[...]

Index INDEX A AEC Configuratio n 265–266 Device proper ties 266 Settings 266 Start Up 265 Alpha Blending 1 1 1 Ambient Environ ment Control 290–291 AEC settings 291 Monitor Settin gs 290 Set up 290 Apply level settings 91 Autodectec t page 21 start up 21 Autodectec tion 27 Serial Numbers 27 Autodetect pa ge 21 Autodetection 23, 27 Reload parame[...]

Index RGB Brightne ss 196, 19 8 RGB Contrast 195, 198 Start up 135 D320L config uration 160 Digitizer s ettings 160 D320L Configura tion 159–161, 165 Digitizer s ettings 160 Operationa l mode 160 Digitizer s ettings D320L 161 Sync generator 161 Monitor prev iew 165 Start up 159 D320Lite Conf igurati on 171–172 , 176 Digitizer s ettings 172 Oper[...]

Index General Requi rements 1 1 System 1 1 Grid Dime nsions 33 H Hide apply setti ngs 90–9 1 I ILite Displ ay 221–22 2, 224–225, 227, 230, 234 Configur ation 221–222, 230, 234 Screen settings 234 Screen Settings 222 Start up 221 T ile Sett ings 230 Screen settings 222, 224–225, 227 OSD function ILit e 3 227 OSD function ILite 6/ 8/10/12 2[...]

Index Select a string 64 Select all blocks 63–64 Select multiple block s 63 Select one block 63 Show design 51 Show rotation 69 Swap strings 66 Wire direction 68, 70 Zoom in 71 Zoom out 71 MiPix conf igurator 49–54, 56–59, 61–72 Add blocks 59 Associate devices 71 Block manipulat ions 63–70 Auto ro tation 68 Delete bloc ks 66 Deselect all [...]

Index R RGB UXGA settings 199, 201–205 AMD system 201– 205 Add new it em 202 Auto measurement 201 Best ADC setting 204 Default l ist 205 Manual selection 201 Remove all items 203 Remove item 203 T otal pixels per line 205 Black balance 201 Image processing 199 White bala nce 201 RS232 Communication 22 setting s 22 S Screen 77 Selection 77 Scree[...]

Index Frequencies 89 Horizontal t imings 89 V e rtical timi ngs 89 T roubleshoo ting 13 U Update Software 267, 269–276 AEC 276 DLite Display 270 FiberLink Op tion 274 FiberLink2 2 75 ILite Display 269 OLite Dis play 271 SLite Display 272 Start up 267 Windowing Option 273 User 16 add 16 delete 16 V ViewPort 105–106, 108 Apply 108 Create 106 Grou[...]