SpinetiX HMP100 Manuel utilisateur

Hyper Media Player

HMP100

User Guide v2.1

Revision: 2010, February 24

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HMP100 User Guide v2.1

INTRODUCTION

SpinetiX HMP100 is the first networked Hyper Media Player appliance dedicated to the

professional digital signage industry. In this field it represents for final users, integrators

and service providers a better alternative of choice to personal and industrial computers

and proprietary dedicated software.

HMP100 offers a standard and simplified way to schedule, combine, update, animate,

stream and display video, audio, vector graphics, pictures and text with low acquisition

and operational costs. The rich set of functionalities offered by HMP100 simplifies the

implementation, management and maintenance of effective and modern audio/visual

communication solutions.

HMP100 is not a simple media player, but an Hyper Media player. It combines in an

embedded solution all the display functionalities of a PC.

What is Hyper Media? As defined by Wikipedia, Hyper Media “is used as a logical

extension of the term hypertext in which graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks

intertwine to create a generally non-linear medium of information.”

A movie or a video clip is a typical linear content: you watch it from the beginning to the

end. The content in a WEB page is a typical example of non linear content: multiple

media elements are dynamically and interactively consumed. Servers use PHP scripts and

databases to retrieve live content and allow the browser to display the latest information

in an interactive and dynamic way.

The HMP100 allows you to obtain the same result on any digital screen or projector and

display true Hyper Media content exactly as you can do with a PC-based solution.

Thanks to its compact form factor, robust and dedicated hardware, HMP100 turns any

digital display into a network device.

In this short manual we collect the information published on the WEB on HMP100. Read

this information to quickly get started with HMP100 units.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................2

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3

Table of Content....................................................................................................................................4

How it works? .......................................................................................................................................5

The first Hyper Media Player ...............................................................................................................5

Easy to install and maintain ................................................................................................................6

Plug & Play...................................................................................................................................6

Top reliability................................................................................................................................7

Smallest form factor! .....................................................................................................................7

Remote Monitoring ........................................................................................................................7

Updates and upgrades ...................................................................................................................8

Full Connectivity................................................................................................................................8

Installing HMP100................................................................................................................................ 10

Learn HMP100 connectors ................................................................................................................ 10

HMP100 Front panel connectors .................................................................................................... 10

HMP100 Back panel connectors ..................................................................................................... 10

Power up HMP100 ........................................................................................................................... 11

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 12

Updating firmware ........................................................................................................................... 12

Check for updates ....................................................................................................................... 12

Updating HMP100 firmware .......................................................................................................... 14

Automatic update ........................................................................................................................ 14

Reset HMP100 to its factory default settings ....................................................................................... 15

Get Connected .................................................................................................................................... 16

Getting started................................................................................................................................ 16

Requirements: ............................................................................................................................ 16

Guide:....................................................................................................................................... 16

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 18

Alternate Guide (firmware below 2.1): ........................................................................................... 19

Checking the HMP100 configuration ................................................................................................... 20

Requirements: ............................................................................................................................ 20

Guide:....................................................................................................................................... 21

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 21

Automatic DHCP configuration........................................................................................................... 22

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 23

Fixed IP configuration ...................................................................................................................... 24

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 25

Configure the network connection of your PC .................................................................................. 26

HMP100 HTTP server............................................................................................................................ 28

Set Display settings ......................................................................................................................... 29

Controlling the display power........................................................................................................ 30

Controlling the content displayed by the HMP100 ................................................................................ 30

Use an USB drives with HMP100.................................................................................................... 31

Using a network server with HMP100 ............................................................................................. 33

The Pull mode............................................................................................................................. 33

Configure network credentials for remote servers............................................................................ 35

Control user rights........................................................................................................................... 35

Configuration guide: .................................................................................................................... 36

Using the HMP100 to control external appliances................................................................................. 37

Enabling external appliances control .............................................................................................. 37

Configuring the protocols ............................................................................................................. 38

How to connect to the HMP100 from Mac OS X without HMD..................................................................... 40

Requirements: ................................................................................................................................ 40

Locating HMP100 players: ................................................................................................................ 40

Connecting to the HMP100 content: ................................................................................................... 40

Accessing / copying content from / to the HMP100 unit:....................................................................... 41

Technical specifications ........................................................................................................................ 42

SPINETIX HARDWARE LIMITED WARRANTY AGREEMENT .......................................................................... 44

SPINETIX End-User Software License Agreement..................................................................................... 45

HMP100 User Guide v2.1

HOW IT WORKS?

SpinetiX HMP100 simplifies the publishing and maintenance of your digital signage

project.

Connected to digital displays through HDMI and VGA, HMP100 is capable of rendering

combinations of media elements from a rich set of formats: audio, video, vector graphics,

pictures and text. HMP100 natively implements the open standards required to schedule,

update, stream, and animate each supported media. Distributing content from a central

location onto a specific display is as easy as publishing a web page.

As a network appliance HMP100 offers plug & play functionalities that simplifies

installation, remote maintenance and monitoring. From anywhere, your network of digital

displays is under control.

The first Hyper Media Player

Only your imagination is the limit because HMP 100 is even more than a multi media

player.

HMP 100 enriches digital signage projects with high quality video, audio, images,

animations and text... all these media can be retrieved by HMP100 from local or network

resources and can be combined and rendered on any type of digital displays following

specific graphical layouts and time schedules.

HMP100 extends the basic functionalities of state of the art media players supporting

Hyper Media content. The term hypermedia is used as a logical extension of the term

hypertext, in which graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks intertwine to create

a generally non-linear medium of information. HMP100 brings hypermedia content on

digital displays in several ways. For example it is possible to:

access public or private databases and display contextual selected content with

predefined graphical layouts;

aggregate and display RSS news based on key words;

connect to public or private audio/video streaming servers and display live

events, news and entertainment contents;

retrieve from network disks images and videos satisfying specific constraints;

enable all sorts of network interactive services;

schedule which content to display when and where;

stream live audio/video source (IP cam, video servers...)

With all these functionalities brought by HMP100 it has never been so simple to create,

customize, keep up to date and schedule content for your digital signage network!

Easy to install and maintain

When working with personal computers, everyone has experienced installation and

maintenance troubles. In professional environments, when service must be guaranteed

on a 24/7 basis, installing PC and maintaining them updated, upgraded and in correct

working status is the job of IT specialists and require the on-site intervention of

technicians. This job represents consistent and recurrent expenses that prevent today

the wide adoption of distributed network of digital signs.

HMP100 has been designed to simplify both the installation and the maintenance tasks

by offering:

Plug & Play

Top reliability

Smallest form factor

Remote monitoring

Updates and upgrades

Plug & Play

HMP100 is a dedicated appliance and thus truly “plug and play”.

You start a HMP100 by plugging in two cables: the power line and the video cable (HDMI

and/or VGA) to the digital display. As soon as it is connected to the power line, HMP100

boots in a few seconds and automatically selects the resolution supported by the

associated digital display so as to start rendering content in less than 1 minute.

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When connected to a local network through the RJ45 connector, HMP100 automatically

detects and configures the right parameters without the need of IT specialists. Whether

you choose to activate the DHCP support to automatically configure the network or

specify the IP address and network properties manually, HMP100 minimizes the costs of

setting up networked digital signage projects. When custom configurations are required,

HMP100 offers an intuitive web interface that allows through any web browser to choose

different network and display options.

Top reliability

HMP100 has been designed to satisfy the reliability constraints of nonstop 24/7 display

service and minimize the costs of maintenance that represent today with state of the art

technology more than 40% of the operative costs in digital signage projects.

To achieve this goal, HMP100 hardware design does not include any mechanical parts

such as fans or hard drives. These parts suffer from reliability and limited life-time issues

which become critical when the environment is dusty or without correct air circulation.

Moreover, HMP100 integrates electronics which are designed for the automotive industry

with the top quality and reliability standards and is protected by a solid and compact

aluminum case that reduces the risks of damage when transported and installed.

Finally, HMP100 runs a Linux OS and software applications designed for the HMP100

hardware architecture.

Smallest form factor!

HMP100: 200g of high technology concentrate.

HMP100 is the smallest digital signage hyper media player on the market. With only

10.5x9x2.5 cm and 200g, HMP100 simplifies your logistic and installation process.

Whether you integrate it behind your screens, behind your technical floor or under the

roof, HMP100 does not suffer from dust or heat. Its aluminum case guarantees

robustness and protection in tough environments.

Remote Monitoring

The management of a distributed network of HMP100 devices is simplified by the native

support of the SNMP protocol. Through this standard protocol HMP100 devices can

publish all their vital parameters such as storage level and CPU status. There are several

network management software tools that support SNMP protocol. These tools offer

professional graphical frameworks to remote monitoring the status of an individual

HMP100 unit or a complex network of units. It is possible to set threshold on the

monitored variables and associate alarm events to prevent failures and schedule an

efficient maintenance.

In addition to SNMP protocol, HMP100 implements an intuitive web interface. By

connecting to the IP address of a specific HMP100 unit with any web browser, the user

can monitor the status of the unit and even configure specific parameters.

Updates and upgrades

HMP100 can update and upgrade its functionalities. This guarantees a reactive customer

service and the possibility to support new media formats and video standards, new

devices such as touch screens, and new extensions such as wireless network

connectivity. Updates and upgrades are automatically installed on HMP100 from a local

or remote PC using the software packages distributed by SpinetiX. The entire process

limits the downtime of the unit to about 1 minute.

Full Connectivity

HMP100 offers full connectivity capabilities.

HMP100 connects to digital displays through

onboard HDMI and VGA connectors. Through

the HDMI output it is possible to support DVI displays as well, but in this case the digital

audio is lost.

Both connectors are simultaneously active so as to drive two monitors without the need

of additional splitters. HDMI is a digital audio/video connector widely adopted by most

digital displays. VGA is an analogue computer video connector also supported by the

majority of digital displays. VGA connector does not carry audio information: for this

reason, an analogue audio connector is provided by the HMP100.

HMP100 is a high-definition ready

device: it can render content on

digital displays with resolution up to

1280x720 at 60Hz (720p resolution)1.

The Maximum resolution supported

by HMP100 is:

1280x720 (16:9)

1024x640 (16:10)

1024x768 (4:3)

HMP100 connects to the network through an onboard RJ-45 connector.

Each HMP100 unit has a unique MAC address that allows to identify the

unit and thus the associated display.

HMP100 supports 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and all the required protocols

to connect to network file systems and retrieve media elements.

In particular:

Ethernet 10/100 Mbit/s,

IPv4, DHCP or fixed address

1Video standards supported 480p, 576p, 720p, 50 or 60 fps

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HTTP configuration server, password protected

HTTP client for web content retrieval

WebDAV server, password protected

SNMPv1/v2c,

Zero Configuration Networking (Zeroconf)

NTP

HMP100 supports USB2.0 Hi-Speed with a bandwidth up to 10 Mbyte/s.

USB interface can be used to extend the local storage through memory

sticks or hard drives.

The same interface can support external devices such as touch screen controllers. Any

USB Human Interface Device (HID) controller is supported. The HMP10 also supports HID

input/output devices such as the one proposed by U-HID. A complete description of the

supported touch screen controllers can be found at

http://www.spinetix.com/advancedapplications/compatibletouchscreens

The HMP100 also supports some 3G USB modems. The list of supported modems can be

found at http://www.spinetix.com/advancedapplications/compatible3gmodems .

When professional displays are connected to HMP100, the standard RS-

232 connector lets you control the behavior of the monitor: On/off,

volume, sources, image properties.

It is possible to upload multiple protocols to support different display

models. The required cable can be purchased from SpinetiX. Input devices such as GPS

can also be used together with the HMP100.

INSTALLING HMP100

Installing HMP100 is a relatively simple task.

Integrators and electricians appreciate the limited number of cables required to connect

the HMP100 unit and its light form factor: a Velcro stripe can be used secure HMP100 in

any position you like.

Since the unit does not heat and does not contain mechanical parts, it can be installed

indoor almost everywhere: just be careful of water and humidity infiltrations!

Once installed, getting started with HMP100 is a matter of few steps. In the following

sections we show how to connect one or more units onto your network and how to

publish content from the Hyper Media Director software to specific displays.

Learn HMP100 connectors

HMP100 exposes several I/O connectors identified by small icons. In this guide we will

only use those required to test that your HMP100 unit is functional.

HMP100 Front panel connectors

RS232 interface: the serial port

is used in development mode

only

Ethernet RJ45: plug the Ethernet

cable in this socket

USB 2.0 supports an USB

memory device

LEDs The green/red LED gives an

indication on the state of the

system.

Push-button: this push-button is

used to manually reboot the

HMP100 unit. Keep it pressed fro

few seconds.

HMP100 Back panel connectors

5V-DC input: power socket

where the power adapter DC

output jack is to be plugged.

Digital Video out. Standard

High Definition Media

Interface (HDMI) available on

most recent digital displays. It

also carries digital audio.

Analog Audio out: This stereo

audio output can be used to

drive amplified audio

speakers.

Analog Video out: Standard

Video Graphics Array (VGA)

supported by most LCD

screens.

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