Dynamic Projection JCD User manual

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JCD Manual
VERSION: 1.8
JCD
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Table of Content
Introduction 3
Warranty 3
Warnings and Safety 4
JCD Control Unit 5
Physical Setup 6
Network Access 7
Web Interface 8
JCD Status 9
JCD Configuration - Projector 10
JCD Configuration - Expert Configuration 11
Lense Calibration 12
Focus & Zoom Control 13
Lense Memory 14
Basic System Control 15
Art-Net/ DMX512 Control 16
Sysinfo & Log 17
Updating JCD 18
DMX Fixture/ Head/ Personality 19 – 21

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Introduction
Thank you for having chosen a JCD unit. If you follow the instructions given in this manual, we are sure you will enjoy this device
for a long period of time.
For your own safety, please read this user manual carefully before you initially start-up.
Every person involved with the installation, operation and maintenance of this device has to:
- be qualified
- follow the instructions of this manual
- consider this manual to be part of the total product
- keep this manual for the entire service life of the product
- pass this manual on to every further owner or user of the product
- download the latest version of the user manual from our website
In the case you have questions about our product or need support during assembly and installation please contact our support!
Dynamic Projection Institute, Herstellungs und Vertriebs GmbH
Renngasse 4/1/1, A-1010 Vienna
Email: offi[email protected]
Web: www.dynamicprojection.com
Phone: [phone] (Mo. - Fr. from 9:00 to 18:00h)
Commercial Register: FN400806x
Warranty
DPI represents and warrants:
- that all Products will be in a fully working and commercially available condition.
- for twelf (12) months from the date of proof of purchase by a customer, unless otherwise agreed.
Warranty is void if the operator of the device violates any safety and / or operation advice in this manual.

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Warnings and Safety
*This product shall only be connected to an external power supply
rated at 5V dc, and a minimum current of 2A . Any external power
supply used with the JCD shall comply with relevant regulations
and standards applicable in the country of intended use.
* This product should not be overclocked as this may make
certain components very hot.
*This product should be operated in a well ventilated environment
and should not be covered.
* This product should be placed on a stable, flat, non-conductive
surface in use and should not be contacted by conductive items.
* The connection of unapproved devices to the GPIO, USB,
HDMI, Network or Audio connector may affect compliance or
result in damage to the unit and invalidate the warranty.
Instructions for safe use
To avoid malfunction or damage to your JCD please observe the
following:
* Do not expose it to water, moisture or place on a conductive
surface whilst in operation.
* Do not expose it to heat from any source; the JCD is designed
for reliable operation at normal ambient room temperatures.
* Take care whilst handling to avoid mechanical or electrical
damage to the printed circuit board and connectors.
* Avoid handling the JCD while it is powered. Only handle by the
edges to minimise the risk of electrostatic discharge damage.
* All peripherals used with the JCD should comply with relevant
standards for the country of use and be marked accordingly to
ensure that safety and performance requirements are met.
*The JCD is not designed to be powered from a USB port on other
connected equipment, if this is attempted it may malfunction.
Compliance information
The JCD (Raspberry Pi) complies with the relevant provisions of
the RoHS Directive for the European Union.
WEEE directive statement for the european union
In common with all Electronic and Electrical products the JCD
(Raspberry Pi) should not be disposed of in household waste.
Alternative arrangements may apply in other jurisdictions.
Emc compliance statements european union
(eu) electromagnetic compatibility directive
compliance statement
* This product is in conformity with the protection requirements
of EU Council Directive 2004 / 108 / EC on the approximation
of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic
compatibility.
* This product has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according
to the European Standard EN 55022.
WARNING:This is an EN 55022 Class A product. In a domestic
environment this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Federal communications commission (FCC)
emissions compliance statement
* This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits
for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in
a commercial environment.
* This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device might
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that might
cause undesired operation.
WARNING: Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will
be required to correct the interference at their own expense.
Industry canada class a emissions compliance
statement
*This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Australia and new zealand class a emissions
compliance statement
WARNING:ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment
this product may cause radio interference in which case the
user may be required to take adequate measures.

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JCD Control Unit
1.2GHz Quad-Core 64bit control unit with max. power 12W.
(1) JCD Control Unit with internal WiFi accesspoint 802.11 b / g / n
(2) Micro USB power socket
(3) Network connector
(4) USB 2.0 connectors
USB to RS232 adapter
USB 2.0 powered adapter for serial speeds up to 128000 Baud
(5) USB connector
(6) RS232 connector male
AC adapter
Input 100 – 240V / Output 2,5A / 5V
(8) Socket connector
(9) Micro USB connector
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Physical Setup
1. Set up the projector (power, input,…) according to the projector manufacturer’s specification. Make sure that the projector has
RS232 communication enabled, and write down the serial settings of the projector – these will be needed later for
configuration. Please consult the projector manual for the default settings if these settings can not be found in the projector’s
on-screen menus.
2. Connect the USB to RS232 adapter: plug in the RS232 connector (6) to the projector’s serial (in) port and the USB connector
(5) to any of the USB ports (4) of the control unit.
3. Connect the AC adapter: plug in the Micro USB connector (7) into the control unit’s Micro USB power socket (2) and connect
the power socket connector (8) to a power socket. Flip the power switch to turn the control unit on, this will take a few seconds.
4. (optional) For Ethernet connectivity, plug in a CAT5/6 cable into the RJ45 jack (3) of the control unit and connect it to your
network infrastructure.
To ensure correct operation of JCD, please make sure that you follow the guidelines listed below:
- DO NOT use an AC adapter other than the one supplied
- DO NOT use a USB to RS232 converter other than the one supplied
- DO NOT unplug the AC adapter before the system has been safely shut down via the web interface
- DO NOT unplug the USB to RS232 converter during operation
- DO NOT open the control unit or any of the other supplied parts, there are no serviceable parts inside
- DO NOT alter or modify any of the supplied parts
- DO NOT connect any device other to the control unit other than the supplied parts and projectors (and USB pen drives in case
you need to update)
- DO NOT update a working system unless necessary
- DO NOT use old or outdated browsers to access the web interface – JCD has been tested with Google Chrome and Mozilla
Firefox – other browsers will probably work but your mileage may vary)
Micro
USB
Power
Supply
USB
Wifi
RS232
Art-Net™

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Network Access
Communication with the control unit is possible via both Ethernet and Wi-Fi. The device acts as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you should be able to
find a network named “JCD-xxxxxxxx” with “xxxxxxxx” being a combination of numbers and letters. The exact SSID as well as the
WPA key can be found on a sticker on the control unit itself. The default IP address of the Wi-Fi hotspot is 192.168.1.1.
The default IP address of the Ethernet device is 2.0.0.20 (netmask 255.0.0.0), which can be changed via the web interface (see below).
If you want to use the default IP address, you have to change the network settings of your communicating devices accordingly.

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Web Interface
Once you have established network access, enter the default IP address (192.168.1.1 for Wi-Fi; 2.0.0.20 for Ethernet) in a browser of
your choice. The JCD splash screen should appear, click on the logo to enter the web interface.
The web interface is divided into several tabs:
- “Welcome & Help” – JCD manual
- “Basic System Control” – access to basic commands
- “Focus & Zoom Control” – main lens control interface
- “System Setup & Calibration” – system configuration and lens calibration
- “Sysinfo & Log” – internal system information and ArtNet/DMX log

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JCD Status
In the upper right corner, the web interface provides the system status, which will be refreshed every second. On successful setup,
the system should be in the “IDLE” state, meaning that JCD is ready and waiting to accept commands.
If the status is “ERROR” instead, the USB to RS232 converter is not connected to the control unit. Plug in the USB to RS232 converter
and the status should change to “IDLE”. If you unplug the USB to RS232 converter again, the status will switch back to “ERROR” instead.
If you encounter the “FAIL” status, please contact Dynamic Projection Institute and attach the information from the “Sysinfo” section
on the “Sysinfo & Log” tab!

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JCD Configuration - Projector
In order to be able to interact with the projector, JCD needs to be configured with the serial connection settings. Switch to the
“System Setup & Calibration” tab and open the “JCD Config” section.
The system is able to detect these settings automatically, click on the “Press to start autodetection...” button to start the detection.
The autodetection will take some time, information about the progress will be displayed below the button. When the process is
complete, the message “Probing finished.” will appear, and the detected settings for projector class, serial device, serial baudrate and
serial parity will be displayed below the message “Found projector!”. Copy these into the input fields on the left side and click on the
“Save Config...” button to save the configuration. A confirmation is required to prevent accidental overwriting of the current settings.
NOTE: In some cases, you may have to modify the “Serial delay” option to reflect the time for one lens step / before the
projector can accept the next command. Please consult the manual of the projector for further information.

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JCD Configuration - Expert Configuration
In addition to the projector configuration, certain network settings may be changed to ease integration with other systems.To change
these settings, switch to the “System Setup & Calibration” tab and open the “Expert Config” section.
Normally, JCD will accept ArtNet/DMX512 packets on any network interface, this can be changed via the “ArtNet/DMX listener
IP address” option. You can choose between either all interfaces (0.0.0.0 – which is the default), localhost only (127.0.0.1), Wi-Fi
(192.168.1.255) or LAN (2.255.255.255, unless you have changed the LAN IP address or configured virtual LAN, see below).
By default, JCD will use the DMX channels in the range #1 - #14, this can be changed via the “ArtNet/DMX start channel#” option.The
value entered here corresponds to the first of 14 consecutive channels, e.g. setting this to “28” will result in JCD expecting data in
the channel range #28 – #41. The default start channel is 1.
JCD will normally only react to DMX frames addressed to universe 0. (“ArtNet/DMX Port-Address”) This can be changed via the
„ArtNet/DMX universe“ setting, the value entered here corresponds to the complete „Port-Address“ in the range 0-32767. Incoming
DMX data from any other universe will be ignored.
The port which all JCD components use internally for communication (default: 7781) can be configured via the “Control channel port”
option. Normally, no commands from the outside are accepted. This can be changed by checking the “Allow external control channel
access” option, the control channel will then be accessible for LAN and Wi-Fi.
The LAN IP address (default: 2.0.0.20) can be changed via the “JCD LAN IP address” and “JCD LAN netmask” options.To allow access
to JCD from other networks, enter the IP address of the local network router into the “JCD LAN gateway” field – by default, this is empty.
In case of an actual IP address change, JCD will need to be restarted. A message will inform you about the restart, which will take a few
seconds to finish. Also, if any of the IP address data is wrong/incomplete, an error message will appear and the configuration will not be
saved.
In some scenarios it may be useful to have a second IP address available on the LAN device (e.g. one for accessing the web interface,
another one exclusively for ArtNet/DMX). This can be achieved by using the “Virtual LAN IP address” and “Virtual LAN netmask”
options. The virtual LAN adapter is disabled by leaving both input fields empty, which is the default. As above, any change will require
a restart of JCD.
NOTE: If you are accessing the web interface via LAN, you will need to direct your browser to the new IP address before you
are able to use the web interface again.
NOTE: It is recommended to reload the web interface in your browser after any IP related change.

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Lens Calibration
Before the “Focus & Zoom Control” may be put to effective use, it is necessary to calibrate the lens – meaning that the maximum
number of steps for both focus and zoom that the lens is capable of moving must be measured.To do this, open the “Lens Calibration”
section on the “System Setup & Calibration” tab, and click on the “Zoom Calibration Start” button. The system will now reset the
lens to the minimum (absolute zero) zoom position, which is indicated by the status “BUSY”. After the reset has finished (“IDLE”),
press the “Zoom Advance” button to increase the zoom by one step towards the maximum. Keep advancing the zoom step by step,
until there is no further movement visible, and press the “Zoom Calibration Save” button. JCD will now again reset the zoom and the
determined number of steps are saved and displayed above the buttons. The actual number of steps used will be slightly lower than
the measured number – the reduction (either absolute number of steps or a percentage) can be configured via the “Absolute Zoom/
Focus reduce max” fields in the “System Setup & Calibration” tab.
The lens focus calibration follows the exact same procedure described above, but using the “Focus Calibration” button set.
NOTE: Be careful to wait a short amount of time between each step when advancing, as each step will take some time in the
sub-second range. See also the note about the “Serial delay” above.
NOTE: It is possible that the reset will not move the lens to the absolute minimum initially. While JCD will use the fastest
available zoom/focus speed, the number of steps may not be enough for certain lenses. In this case, you will have to manually
count the number of steps required to move from minimum to maximum with the “Focus/Zoom -/+ fast” commands and
enter the measured value (using a slightly higher value is recommended) into the “Absolute Zoom/Focus” fields in the
configuration. If the reset seems to take too long/use too many steps, the same procedure can be applied to reduce the
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Focus & Zoom Control
After JCD has been configured and calibrated, the lens focus and zoom can now be controlled using the “Focus & Zoom Control” tab.
To adjust the lens zoom or focus, move and release the “Zoom” and “Focus” sliders. While the lens Is moving, the status will change
to “BUSY”. As soon as the selected position has been reached, the status will switch back to “IDLE”.
Below the status, the current zoom and focus positions are shown. If either position information is displayed as “undefined” (which is
the case before calibration or after a JCD halt/restart), focus / zoom will be automatically reset once before moving.

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Lens Memory
The lens memory feature enables easy recalling of certain focus/zoom adjustments without having to remember the exact position
values. If you are satisfied with a certain lens position, you can save it by selecting a memory slot number (recommended: values from
1 to 99) using the slider left to the “Save Memory” button and clicking on the button afterwards. A confirmation is required to prevent
accidental overwriting of already saved positions.
To move the lens to a previously saved position, use the exact same slider to select the memory slot and press the “Load Memory”
button. Zoom and focus will both be reset before the lens is moved to its new destination, unless there is no change in the current and
the new position value. It is also possible to disable this reset completely by setting the setting “Absolute Zoom/Focus reset on load”
to 1 in the configuration. (exception: in the “undefined” state, there will always be a reset)
To delete all previously saved lens positions, use the “Clear Memory” button – again, a confirmation is required.

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Basic System Control
The „Basic System Control“ tab features a list of buttons which represent commands that can be sent directly to JCD or the projector.
Certain commands may accept numeric arguments, in which case there will be an input box next to the command button.
To execute a command, simply click on the corresponding button - if an argument is available, select the desired value by using the
spinner buttons or directly entering it first.
NOTE: Not all commands might be available depending on the projector / lens brand / model.
The„RAW command“ section allows you to directly send an RS232 string to the projector.To use it, enter the hexadecimal representation
of the string and click on „Send“. If the input contains invalid or an uneven number of characters, nothing will be sent. (whitespace will
be ignored)
The „Click to HALT system“ on the bottom should be used to safely shut down JCD. To prevent accidental shutdown, a confirmation
is required.

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ArtNet/DMX512 Control
NOTE:The channel numbers mentioned in this section correspond with the default setting of the “ArtNet/DMX start channel#”
option, please see the “JCD Configuration – Network” section for further information.
JCD can also be used together with an ArtNet/DMX512 controller connected via either Wi-Fi or Ethernet. All “Basic System Control”
commands as well as a special combined “Absolute Focus and Zoom” control mode are available.
To execute a command, set channel #2 (“command”) to the command number (listed in “Basic System Control”) and set channel #1
(“execute”) to 255.The command is only executed once, you have to pull slider #1 down to 0 and then back up to 255 to execute it again.
Certain commands accept 16 bit arguments which are set by using the channel groups 3 / 4 / 5, 6 / 7 / 8, 9 / 10 / 11 and 12 / 13 / 14.
The first channel represents the high byte of the 16 bit value, the second channel represents the low byte.
Furthermore, some commands accept negative and / or decimal values as arguments. The third channel of each group („argument
modifier“) enables the representation of such values by setting it to one of these values:
- 0 - argument will be positive (default)
- 255 - argument will be negative
- 10 - argument will be divided by 10
- 245 - argument will be negative and divided by 10
There is also an instant execution mode where every change on the slider will result in a direct command execution – to switch to this
mode, set channel #1 to the value 128.
The combined “Absolute Focus and Zoom” control mode can be activated by setting channel #2 to 255 and channel #1 to 128. Here,
the channels for argument 1 are remapped to directly control zoom (channel #3) and focus (channel #4), basically operating like the
“Focus & Zoom Control” tab in the web interface.
NOTE: In the combined mode, the channels #5 – #14 are unused, there is no argument modifier and the values are only 8 bit wide.

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Sysinfo & Log
The „Sysinfo & Log“ tab contains internal information about the current state of JCD as well as the ArtNet/DMX log. To open it, click
on „ArtNet/DMX Log“ directly above the „Sysinfo“ section.
The log shows information about all incoming ArtNet/DMX data on the selected network interface. (see the network configuration
section for further information) Only the last 50 log entries are available.
For the current universe, the first received packet as well as every change in DMX data will be shown, with the channels relevant for
JCD operation being highlighted. If a change in DMX data results in a command execution, the executed command is also shown in
the log. For every 200 packets without a change in DMX data, a single log message will appear.
For ArtNet/DMX data in other universes, an initial discovery message as well as a repetition message every 200 packets will be shown.

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Updating JCD
JCD features an easy-to-use update mechanism that requires a USB pen drive and an update package (a ZIP file), which will be
available for download at http://www.dynamicprojection.com/jcd-support/.
To install an update, simply download the update package (named “jcd-update-xxx.zip”) and extract its contents onto an empty USB
pen drive. Remove the drive safely and plug it into one of the USB ports on the control unit, the update will then automatically start.
Please wait around a minute for the update to finish. After the update has finished, the “JCD VERSION” section on the “Sysinfo &
Log” tab should display the new version number.
NOTE: If your current setup is working correctly, it is not recommended to update the system.

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DMX Fixture / Head / Personality
Execute Mode
Channel Value Function
1EXECUTE CHANNEL
0 - 127 Not used
128 DO NOT USE
192 - 154 Not used
255 Execute (on raise)
2COMMAND CHANNEL
0 - 254 See Command List in
the manual
255 Reserved
3ARGUMENT #1 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
4ARGUMENT #1 LOW
0 - 255 Low Byte Value
5ARGUMENT #2 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
6ARGUMENT #2 LOW
0 - 255 High Byte Value
7ARGUMENT #3 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
8ARGUMENT #3 LOW
0 - 255 High Byte Value
9ARGUMENT #4 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
10 ARGUMENT #4 LOW
0 - 255 High Byte Value
* Channel number is relative to DMX Offset!

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DMX Fixture / Head / Personality
Instant Mode
Channel Value Function
1EXECUTE CHANNEL
128
Instant Mode –
Commands will execute
instantly
2COMMAND CHANNEL
0 - 255 See Command List
255 DO NOT USE
3ARGUMENT #1 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
4ARGUMENT #1 LOW
0 - 255 Low Byte Value
5ARGUMENT #2 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
6ARGUMENT #2 LOW
0 - 255 High Byte Value
7ARGUMENT #3 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
8ARGUMENT #3 LOW
0 - 255 High Byte Value
9ARGUMENT #4 HIGH
0 - 255 High Byte Value
10 ARGUMENT #4 LOW
0 - 255 High Byte Value
* Channel number is relative to DMX Offset!