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ShowLEDAnimationusermanual

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TableofContent

Chapter1:Systemoverviewanddescription............................................................3

Systemoverview–typicalsetup...............................................................................................................3

Descriptionofthecomponents.................................................................................................................4

Chapter2:Thecontroller..........................................................................................5

Safetyinstructions.....................................................................................................................................5

Howtoreplacethefuses...........................................................................................................................5

ConnectcurtaintocontrollerandPC........................................................................................................6

OperatorConsole......................................................................................................................................7

TheStatusdisplay......................................................................................................................................8

Messagelist...............................................................................................................................................9

Bitfielddecoding.......................................................................................................................................9

TechnicalSpecifications...........................................................................................................................10

Declarationofconformity.......................................................................................................................12

Chapter3:TheShowLEDitor...................................................................................13

Softwaredownload.................................................................................................................................13

ConfiguringthePC’sIPaddress(WindowsXP).......................................................................................14

ConfiguringthePC’sIPaddress(WindowsVista)...................................................................................17

ShowLEDitorsoftware.............................................................................................................................21

Emptyspaces...........................................................................................................................................23

Errornotices............................................................................................................................................25

Chapter4:TheV‐Box..............................................................................................26

TheV‐boxthreestepset‐up:1Connect‐2Upload‐3Play.................................................................26

HowtouploadtheconfigurationfiletotheV‐box?...............................................................................27

TroubleshootingV‐boxuploadproblem.................................................................................................28

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Chapter 1: System overview and description

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Systemoverview–typicalsetup

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Descriptionofthecomponents

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(1)PortablecomputerwithShowLEDAnimationdesignersoftwareinstalled.

AllsoftwareneededtocontroltheShowLEDAnimationcurtainisincludedinthepurchaseprice.

(2)Luminexgigabitswitch.

ThelaptoporMediaserverneedstobeconnectedwithanEthernetcabletotheShowLEDcontroller.If

morecontrollersareinprocesstheyneedtobelinkedtoeachotherviaanEthernethub.ThisEthernet

hubistheLuminexGigabitSwitchandismountedinthestandard19”touringrack.

MoreinfoontheLuminexGigabitSwitchcanbefoundonwww.luminex.be.

(3)ShowLEDAnimationcontroller.

Custombuildcontroller.

Asinglecontrollerisstoredinacustommade,trussmountableflightcase.

Ifthereismorethan1controllersuppliedthecontrollersaremountedinacustom

madetouringrack.

Moreinformationisavailableinthesection‘technicalspecifications’.

(4)Powerdistributionandswitch.

Whenthecontrollersaremountedinatouringrack,mainpowercanbeturnedon/off

byusingthepowerswitch.

(5)Extensioncables

Thecontrollerscanbeconnectedtothecurtainsbyoptionalcustommadeextensioncables.

(6)ShowLEDAnimationstarcloths

The“standard”ShowLEDAnimationstarclothshaveadimensionof4mx9m,12mx3mand5mx

7m.Thesecurtainshave1024LED’sintotalsoeachcurtainneedstobeconnectedtoasinglecontroller.

AnimationcurtainsareshippedinacustommadeShowLEDflightcase

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Chapter 2: The controller

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Safetyinstructions

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WARNING

Toavoidelectricshockthepowercordprotectivegroundingmustbeconnectedtoground.

Makesureyouunderstandthefunctionofeachconnectionbeforeyouconnectit.Seethatallconnectionsare

madecorrectlybeforeturningonthecontroller.

Alwaysdisconnectthecontrollerfromthemainssupplywhenconnectingthesignalleads,thepowercordshould

beconnectedlast.

Donotapplyvoltagehigherthan250Vactothecontroller.(Seealsotechnicaldata)

ThecontrollerhasafuseaccessibleontheIECpowerinlet;replacethemonlywiththecorrecttype.Seebelowhow

toreplacethem.

Toinsuregoodventilationinordertopreventfirecausedbyoverheating,donotinstallorusethecontrollerina

closedspace.Makesurethattheventilationexitsatthesideandthebackofthecontrollerarenotblocked.

Takecarewiththeenvironmentallimits.Donotexceedthem.(Seetechnicaldata)

Keepaminimumdistanceof1meterbetweenyou(ortheaudience)andtheLEDs.

DonotstareintotheLEDs,especiallywhennarrowangleLEDsareused.

ThiscontrollerisdesignedandtestedfordrivingLEDs;donotuseitforotherpurposes.

Donotexposethecontrollertowater(rain)ordirectsunlight.

Donotsubjecttoexcessiveshockbydroppingtheunit.

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Howtoreplacethefuses

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Disconnectthepowercord!Pulloutthefusedrawerbelowthemainsinputandreplacethefuseatthebackofthe

fusedrawerwiththesparefuseatthefrontofthefusedrawer.Ifthereisnosparefuseusetherightkindoffuses.

(Fuse,slowblow6.3A,20x5*mm).Connectthepowercordandcheckifthecontrollerisworkingproperly.

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ShouldyouencounteranyproblemsoperatingtheShowLEDAnimationcurtain

pleasecontactShowLEDFZC.at+971(0)655.783.07or[email protected]

Nevertrytoopenup/repairtheAnimationcurtainwithoutconsultingour

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AfterpoweringonthedevicetheLCDdisplaysthecontrollerstatus.

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Statusdisplay,line1

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Displaysthenumberofvalidplugsdetected.

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e.g. 8validplugs

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Statusdisplay,line2

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ThislinedisplaystheIP‐addressthatthecontrollerhasontheEthernetnetwork.

Theletterdirectlyaftertheaddressrevealsthetypeofaddressing.

AstandsforautomaticIPaddressing

SstandsforstaticIPaddressing

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Mostofthetime,thiswillbeablankline.

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Whenyouseethismessageit’sadvisabletodothisbyfollowingtheMainMenu/Utilities/Createredundancy

branchofthemenustructure.

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Delastlineisreservedforsystemmessages.

Amessagecanbeneutralorbeanerrormessage.

Note,thislinecanalsobeblank.

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ReceivingLEDDataThecontrollerreceivesEthernetdatameantforprojectiontothe

animationclothconnectedtoit.

NoEthernetLinkThereisnoworkingEthernetlinkwiththiscontroller.

Pleasecheckcablesandnetworkgeartoresolvethisproblem.

DON'THOTSWAPPLUGSThecontrollerhasdetectedapowersurgeononeofhisoutputports.It’s

mostprobablecausedbyinsertingapluginanoutputportwhilethe

deviceispowered.It’sadvisabletoonlypluginconnectorswhenthe

deviceispoweredoff.

OConportxyzThereisanovercurrentontheports‘xyz’.

Seethetroubleshootmanualtoresolvethis.

e.g. OConport257

onesupplyfailsOneoftheinternalpowersuppliesfails.

Seethetroubleshootmanualtoresolvethis.

Fan1failsFan1isjammed,brokenorthecablehascomeloose.

Fan2failsFan2isjammed,brokenorthecablehascomeloose.

Fan1&2failsBothfansarejammed,brokenorthecableshavecomeloose.

TemptoohighThecabinettempistoohigh.Pleaseresolvethisproblem.

Makesurethattheventilationinlets(twosides)andventilationoutlets

(back)arefree.

S00000000X11111111Whenthereismorethanoneerroratsametimethisbitfieldnotationis

used.

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Bitfielddecoding

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Sbit7bit6bit5bit4bit3bit2bit1bit0

1=Temptoohigh

1=Fan1fails

1=Fan2fails

1=onesupplyfails

1=OverCurrent

Always0

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Xbit7bit6bit5bit4bit3bit2bit1bit0

1=OConport1

1=OConport2

1=OConport3

1=OConport4

1=OConport5

1=OConport6

1=OConport7

1=OConport8

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10

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8 valid plugs

IP:10.0.3.233 A

Receiving LEDData

[ Main Menu ]

>Network Settings

Information

U/D=scroll select>

[ Information ]

>Show MAC / IP

Show HW/FW version

U/D=scroll select>

[ Utilities ]

>Repair plug

LED test

U/D=scroll select>

[ IP addressing ]

>Auto IP (prefered)

Static IP

U/D=scroll select>

[ NETWORK INFO ]

MAC:00036402204D

IP:10.0.3.233

[ DEVICE INFO ]

Firmware 2.0

Hardware 3.0

Cabinet temp 27

[ modify address ]

IP byte 1

10.0.3.233

U/D=modify confirm>

LED test running…

Press the middle

button to stop

CREATING redundancy

DO NOT POWER OFF

[ modify address ]

IP byte 2

10.0.3.233

U/D=modify confirm>

[ modify address ]

IP byte 3

10.0.3.233

U/D=modify confirm>

[ modify address ]

IP byte 4

10.0.3.233

U/D=modify confirm>

Menu structure

Status display Active menu

Sets the IP addressing to Auto IP

Sets the IP addressing to DHCP client

Starts the ‘repair’ procedure

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