Dynamic Projection MDC-X User manual

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MDC-X
Media Server
Quick Setup Guide and
Manual for
MDC-X1 and MDC-X2

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Quick Setup Guide for MDC-X1 and MDC-X2
Table of contents
1. Connecting the output devices Page 3
2. Starting the MDC for the rst time Page 6
3. Starting the demonstration project Page 11
4. Connecting remotely to the MDC Page 15
5. Network settings and WiFi connections Page 17
6. Changing the keyboard layout Page 18
7. Scheduler Page 19
8. Remote Control of the MDC-X system Page 21
9. Automatisation programming Page 23
10. Updating MDC-X and further information Page 26
BEFORE YOU TURN ON ANY COMPONENT YOU HAVE TO MAKE ALL CONNECTIONS. THE
ILLUSTRATIONS BELOW SHOW YOU HOW TO CONNECT THE MDC TO THE MIRROR HEAD, PROJECTOR,
MONITOR AND KEYBOARD/MOUSE DEPENDING OF WHAT TYPE OF MDC YOU BOUGHT. PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTION CAREFULLY! IF YOU ARE UNSURE PLEASE CONTACT US!
Below you see the connection diagrams for the MDC-X1 and MDC-X2 system. Please make sure you have all cables
and adapters ready before you start connecting the systems.
Backside of the MDC-X system
In the case of an MDC-X1 system you do not need the “Network Switch”. The second output is not fully available on a
MDC-X1 system, so DO NOT CONNECT A DEVICE.
• DO NOT OPEN THE MDC-X CASE .
• DO NOT COVER THE VENTILATION ON TOP AND OF THE SIDE OF THE MDC-X.
• DO NOT USE ANY OTHER POWER SUPPLY THAN THE ONE THAT WAS SHIPPED WITH THE
UNIT.
Network Switch
(required for X2 setup)
Keyboard+Mouse (optional)
Projector #1
X1 and X2
Projector #2
only X2
Monitor (optional)
Mirror Head #1
(X1 + X2 Setup)
Mirror Head #2
(X2 Setup only)

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1. Connecting the Output devices
1.1 Programming Monitor
The Monitor MUST HAVE at least a resolution of 1920x1080 @ 60Hz with a connection either DVI, HDMI, VGA
or DP. Whenever you connect a monitor without rebooting/booting and it is not recogniced you have to press
“CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+S” , call “SCREEN SETUP” on the Touch interface or press “3.2 Reset System Outputs” on the
MDC-Launcher. If you do not see any output or only a part of the screen check the SETUP page and RESOLUTION
settings on MDC-Touch by connecting via Remote-Desktop or Browser (requires MDC-Touch Remote License). Note
that you have to reboot as the system tells you after you changes the values. By default the resolution is set to
1920x1080@60Hz. If your need an adapter for your Monitor (if it does not have a DP connection) we recommend
adapters made by “DeLock” (www.delock.de).
• DP->HDMI (DeLock Art.: 61849)
• DP->DVI (DeLock Art.: 61847)
• DP->VGA (DeLock Art.: 61848)
All adapters are passive due to the fact that the MDC oers DP++ ports.
Note: The Programming Monitor is optional and not required during playback of shows. Programming of shows can
also be done with remote desktop software depending on the quality of you network.
1.2 Projector(s)
After you connected the projector for the rst time please power it on before you turn on the MDC-X. Please note
that some projectors do have a very long LAMP ON/OFF timeout depending on the last state of the lamp and the
shutdown integrity - it may happen that the LAMP ON/OFF command (sent by TOUCH) is ignored if it was called to
early. Later on you can control (ON/OFF) the Projector remotely by using MDC-Touch, DMX or OSC.
Notes on the connectors:
• HDMI output supports DVI-D with optional adapter.
• How to convert DisplayPort into HDMI/DVI:
The DisplayPort outputs can be converted to HDMI or DVI by an additional, passive adapter cable. For example:
DELOCK 82590: 1m, DisplayPort (male, 20p) to HDMI-A (male, 19p) DELOCK 82435: 5m, DisplayPort (male, 20p)
to DVI-D (male, 24p)- The integrated graphics automatically detects the connected display and puts out the
appropriate electric signal - either through DisplayPort (without an adapter) or HDMI/DVI (with an adapter).
However, a monitor with a DisplayPort connector cannot be connected to the HDMI port with a simple, passive
adapter.
DO NOT CONNECT ANY DISPLAY SPLITTERS (DUAL OR TRIPLE HEAD UNITS) TO ONE OF THE DISPLAY/
OUTPUT CONNECTORS!
DO NOT CONNECT THE MONITOR, PROJECTOR AND MIRROR HEAD TO ANY OTHER CONNECTOR THAN
THE ONE SHOWN ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS!

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“Start” Button File-Selector Scheduler Network-Manager
MDC-Launcher, MDC-Touch and MDC EULA
Monitor
MH Projector
MDC
X1
LAN
WLAN
Monitor
MH
#1
Projector
#1
MDC
X2
LAN
WLAN
MH
#2
Projector
#2
ArtNet
HDMI
HDMI
HDMI
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
VGA
DVI
DP
HDMI
VGA
DVI
DP
HDMI
RS232
RS232 RS232
Schematics of connections
1.3 Networks
The MDC comes with two network connections: one for Art-Net controlling the Mirror Head and one for LAN
connection. The default IP of the LAN-Connection is 192.168.0.200/255.255.255.0 and 2.0.0.2/255.0.0.0 for Art-Net.
The MDC has built in Wireless-Lan adapter. Before you can use it you have to install the antennas shipped with it and
then connect to the WiFi-Hotspot using the Network-Manager in the lower right of the Desktop.
1.4 Mirror Head
The MDC-X system is precongured for the use with Mirror Head units. Its template generator asumes Mirror head
#1on Art-Net Adress 2.0.0.3 and DMX Start Address of 001. The 2nd Mirror Head on 2.0.0.4 and DMX 015. Please
make sure that your Mirror Head is congured correctly! For more information please read the Mirror Head Quick
Installation Guide on how to change the Art-Net and DMX settings.
1.5 Note on attaching and detaching a monitor or projector
During operation of the MDC-X you can always hot-plug the programming monitor (assuming you always use the
same monitor). Whenever you plug it in again you may have to call the reset of the system outputs routine so the
MDC-X starts to detect it. There are many ways to do it:
• Press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+S
• Click on “3.2 Reset System Outputs” on the MDC-Launcher interface on the desktop
• Click “MDC CONTROL -> MDC CONTROL -> SCREEN SETUP” on the MDC-Touch
• Call “/opt/mdcos/bin/mdc-screensetup” on the shell prompt
• Send “SCREENSETUP” to the mdc-daemon using the MDC PROXY interface (remote)
• Send “/opt/mdcos/bin/mdc-sender SCREENSETUP” to the local system

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If you replug a projector during operation (this should never happen) the screen layout and output must be
recongured also. The recommended way to do so is to reboot the MDC. A reboot can be initiated by:
•
• Pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+R
• Click “MDC CONTROL -> MDC CONTROL -> REBOOT MDC” on the MDC Touch
• Call “shutdown -r now” on the shell prompt
• Send “MDC_REBOOT” to the mdc-daemon using the MDC PROXY interface (remote)
• Send “/opt/mdcos/bin/mdc-sender MDC_REBOOT ” to the local system
BEFORE YOU CONTINUE PLEASE NOTICE:
DO NOT:
• CHANGE THE USERNAME, HOSTNAME OR ANY DIRECTORY NAME ON THE SYSTEM!
• UPDATE THE SYSTEM UNLESS OUR SUPPORT TELLS YOU SO
• INSTALL OR REMOVE ANY OTHER SOFTWARE THAN THE ONE THAT IS SHIPPED WITH THE MDC-X
• SETUP THE SCREEN/DISPLAY WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMM THAN THE MDC-X TOOLS
• CHANGE THE ARTNET/LAN NETWORK WITHOUT REASON
• USE REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION ON HIGH LATENCY NETWORKS
You will nd more information and tutorials on our YouTube Training channel:
http://www.dynamicprojection.com/training/

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2. Starting the MDC-X for the rst time
• MDC-X: The MDC-X Media Server is a state of the art combination of hardware and software (MDC
Control Software) to control the Mirror Head Out of the box, our system is ready-to-use.It is an indus-
try approved highly optimized Linux Operating System. Commercial campaigns or corporate commu-
nication tasks can individually and creatively be assembled into shows using the MDC-X Media Server.
With the MDC-X Media Server, content can easily and readily be transferred to the Mirror Head for
projection, no matter where the input comes from. Built- in functions include: show automatization, a
time scheduler, remote control options and many more.
• MDC: MDC Control Software oers key features such as: Media manipulation, geometric corrections,
seamless transformations, Show Presets and DMX / Art-Net control. Images and videos can easily be
arranged on screen using projection maps. Youcan create perfectly designed perspective projection
mappings, picture-in-picture presentations and animations or just do simple cropping and alignment
using their own media content. The show engine is controlled by a Timeline and/or Presets. Remote
show control is also possible using OSC or DMX.
• MDC-Touch: MDC-Touch allows to remotely (MDC-Touch network license required!) control the MDC-X
Media Server using any device that has a browser (e.g. smartphones, tablets or desktop computers).
No installation of any software or application is needed. With one click, customers can start and stop
shows as well as playlists. You can have previews of all media content with thumbnails. Turning a pro-
jector on and o can also be done using the MDC-Touch. The local access to MDC-Touch through the
desktop is always available.
After you have connected the MDC-X to all devices please turn on the projector and the Mirror Head unit. When the
Mirror Head unit nished calibrating itself and the mirror is in the home position turn on the MDC-X by pressing the
Power button at the front; the desktop of the MDC-X will show up after a few seconds. During the start the display will
icker, this is normal because of the detection of the output screens.
NOTE: If you dont have a main screen connected you can still use the MDC-X by accessing it with a remote desktop
software like VNC or NoMachine. (see section Remote Connection). For rst time users we recommend a physical
main screen.
The main programs on the desktop are:
2.1 MDC Launcher
This program is the main control to start programming MDC projects. Here you can select templates, projects, control
various system features and run the MDC program.

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The MDC-Launcher oers the following options:
• 1.0 Select a MDC Project:
Here you can select and start an existing MDC project. The base-path is /home/mdcuser/Documents/. Please
place all your projects only into this directory, otherwise they wont show up in MDC-Touch or on other parts of
the MDC-X system.
• 1.1 Select a MDC Template:
MDC Templates are the same as MDC projects but they are placed into /home/mdcuser/Templates/. Placing
projects into this folder gives you the possibility to organise you work better.
• 1.2 Start plain MDC
This start the MDC programm without any precongurations as DMX or Outputs.
• 1.3 Pack&Go MDC Project:
Any project you select here will be re-organised and re-packed so it can be sent to other systems. This is mainly
for debugging of projects.
• 2.0 Create Automatisation Job:
Automatisation Jobs are scripts which control a MDC project over OSC. When you select a MDC project an
Automatisation Job “Template” (sux .mdc_auto_template) will be created. Inside of this template you will nd all
various informations extracted from the project so you can start editing your Automatisation Job (see Button 2.1)
• 2.1 Edit Automatisation Job:
Here you can select Automatisation Job les and Automatision Job Templates. The le you choose will be opened
in a text editor. Whenever you open an Automatisation Job Template (sux .mdc_auto_template) please rename
it to a new lename with the sux “.mdc_auto”; otherwise you will not be able to debug/run the job and/or will
overwrite you edit when you recreate a template!
• 2.2 Debug Automatisation Job
During editing an Automatisation Job there comes the time when you want to see what the script does. Here you
can open a script and see the OSC calls that are sent to the current MDC project that is running. Please note that
your MDC project must have a valid OSC (remote control) setup le installed in order to make this possible. If you
started your project using the MDC template generator (3.5 Generate MDC Template) or started the project using
MDC-Touch then the project will have such an OSC setup le installed.
• 2.3 Stop All MDC/Auto Jobs
This will instantly terminate all Automatisation and MDC Jobs without asking for saving!
• 3.0 START DEMONSTRATION

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This starts demonstration projects on your MDC-X and Mirror Head system. You can choose between a Preset
or Timeline Demonstration. The Preset Demonstration oers you the possibility to switch between positions
and animations manually. NOTE: This feature autodetects the outputs on your MDC-X system and will only work
correctly if:
* All projectors/screens are turned on and recognised by the system
* All Mirror Head units are connected to the ArtNet network. The demonstration asumes Mirror Head #1 on
2.0.0.3 with DMX #1 and Mirror Head #2 on 2.0.0.4 with DMX #15.
Every time you select this button again the detection process will start again, so please do not modify the projects
because they will be overwritten.
• 3.1 Fix MDC Project Outputs:
If you accidently destroyed/modied your output conguration of your MDC project or changed the projector(s)
for your show this feature is very handy: It autodetects the current phsyical outputs and rewrites the output
conguration of the system. The modied le will be saved under the name “your_original_name-output-
autodetect.mdc”. The original le wont be harmed.
• 3.2 Reset System Outputs:
This forces a redetection of the connected output devices and will take up to 5 seconds. The screen may be
ickers during the initialisation.
• 3.3 Re-Encode Media
If you want to re-encode your media to optimal settings to use with the MDC-X platform you can choose between
various encoding presets. Note: Selecting an image it will be converted to a video clip.
• 3.4 System Time Scheduler:
This starts the userinterface for the time scheduler. The MDC-X system comes with a scheduler which oers the
possibility to start and stop diernt kind of projects during at a given time.

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• 3.5 Generate MDC Template:
This generates a template for the current physical output conguration of the MDC-X system. You can select if you
want to template for one or two Mirror Head units. The template will be safed in /home/mdcuser/Templates/.
Once the system generated a template a Window will pop up with the text “Template Generic-Template-MX-OY.
mdc was created”. MX stands for the amount of Mirror Heads that are used in the Template (M1 or M2). and OY
stands for the detected physical outputs, O0 for zero, O1 for once and O2 for two outputs.
We strongly recommend to alwayas start your projected by generating a template as explaind here because
this makes sure that the correct resolutions and output congurations are set.
• 3.6 Physical Outputs:
This is for debugging of outputs only. This tool will show you a representation of the current physical output
conguration. Any modications wont be safed and executed after a reboot of the system. If at least one physical
output screen is connected to the system the information will show a setup like in the picture below.
Example of the Phyiscal Output debugger. “VIRTUAL1” is the main desktop which is physically connected to
a screen using port “DP2”. The rst output screen, which is a Mirror Head unit, is connected to “HDMI2”. The
absence of a screen right of VIRTUAL1 would indicate that there is no physical connection to an output device. In
the case of a MDC-X2 system with two outputs connected there must be two screens right of the VIRTUAL1.
WARNING: THIS SCREEN DOES NOT AUTOUPDATE WHEN A DEVICE IS CONNECTED!
• 3.7 Network Connections:
Starts the basic part of the network manager. Here you can change the LAN IP or add APs for your WiFi
connection. The default IP on the LAN device is 192.168.0.200/255.255.255.0
2.2 MDC-Touch (local access)
Here you can access the MDC-Touch interface in local mode (always available). Usually MDC-Touch is accessed
remotely (if the network licence was purchased) from a tablets, smartphone or any other device in the same network

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as the MDC. MDC-Touch oers lots of functions for controlling and starting MDC projects. Futhermore the main
setup for the MDC-X system is directly available over MDC-Touch. This makes it very easy to control and setup the
MDC-X server without the need of a main monitor or remote desktop. For further details please see the MDC-Touch
Manual.
2.3 MDC EULA
This is the enduser license agreement.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
MDC-X is shipped precongured and ready to use so basically there is no need at all to do any further
congurations as long as the recommended requirements are met.
All system and project congurations except network and keyboard are done using the SETUP page in the MDC-
Touch interface.

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3. Starting the Demonstration Project
The MDC-X is shipped with a small demonstration project to show the basic functions of the MDC and the Mirror
Head. It gives you the possibility to check that all parts are functional and working. The demonstration project can be
started using the MDC-Launcher on the desktop and clicking the button “3.0 START DEMONSTRATION”.
3.1 Start the Demonstration Project using the MDC programming software
This starts demonstration projects on your MDC-X and Mirror Head system. You can choose between a Preset
or Timeline Demonstration. The Preset Demonstration oers you the possibility to switch between positions and
animations manually. NOTE: This feature autodetects the outputs on your MDC-X system and will only work correctly
if:
* All projectors/screens are turned on and recognised by the system
* All Mirror Head units are connected to the ArtNet network. The demonstration asumes Mirror Head #1 on
2.0.0.3 with DMX #1 and Mirror Head #2 on 2.0.0.4 with DMX #15.
After you selected a Demonstration mode please wait until the project is loaded and the playback of the video starts.
If you selected the “Preset” Demonstration please navigate to the “Presets” Tab of the MDC Program an click on the
play-head of a preset to play it (the name of the presets may dier from the screenshot below).
To move a Mirror Head manualy go to the DMX tab and move the white circle with the mouse.

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If you have selected the Timeline Demonstration then the playback of a small show will start after the project is
loaded.
Note: Every time you select “3.0 START DEMONSTRATION” button again the detection process will start again, so
please do not modify the projects because they will be overwritten.
3.2 ALTERNATIVE: Control the PRESET Demonstration Project using MDC-Touch
The MDC-Touch is a web-based application for controlling the MDC system. It oers setup functionality, Mirror
Head-, job-, playlist- and project-control. If can be accessed by any device using a Web-Browser (NOTE: To access
MDC-Touch remotely over the network you have to have the appropriate license! If you have it you can connect to
http://192.168.0.200 ).
• Launch the Demonstration Project and select “WITH PRESET ANIMATIONS” using the MDC-Launcher. Wait until the
Project is up and running.

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• Now launch MDC-Touch on the Desktop or connect to the MDC-X with your browser (http://192.168.0.200)
• Login using the username “admin” with password “1234”.
• Once you are logged in you will see the STATUS Page of MDC-Touch with a notication Button (big blue button at
the bottom of the image below) showing that there is a project running; click on the button and wait until the page
is loaded.
• Now the project remote control is loaded and you can use some of the predened presets and load dierent kind
of media.

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• To exit the remote control click on “GOTO MAIN” on the top right of the screen (the little HOUSE icon).
• On the MAIN screen go to “MDC CONTROL -> JOB CONTROL” and click on “KILL MDC JOB”. This will stop the
running project and kill the MDC process in the background. If you want to turn o the projector you can go
to “MDC CONTROL -> ALL MIRRORS” and click on “GLOBAL Projector LAMP OFF” (Note: this required that the
Projector Mode inside of the Firmware of the Mirror Head is set correctly, the RS232 connection is working and
the Projector accets RS232).
NOTE: Since MDC-Touch is stateless more than one user can connect at the same time controlling dierent
aspects of the Project like Media, Movement or Presets.

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4. Connecting remotely to the MDC-X
The MDC-X can also be used and operated without a physical monitor attached. You can always connect to the MDC-X
using “Remote Desktop” (vnc protocol or NoMaschine), ssh or MDC Touch
The default LAN address of the MDC-X is 192.168.0.200 (Netmask: 255.255.255.0). Please note: Whenever you
change the LAN-IP of MDC-X or use wireless LAN your IP-Address maybe dierent. To change the IP-Address of the
MDC or connect to a wireless network please use the Network-Manager of the system by clicking icon on the lower
right of the taskbar. Please change only the address of the LAN device and NOT the ARTNET! After you changed the
LAN IP of the MDC-X and have any Controll system like OSC, SYSTEM or DMX enabled you have to reboot the
system in order to make them work again.
4.1 MDC-Touch
Use a webbrowser/smartphone/tablet and connect to http://192.168.0.200 (if licence for remove access was
purchased). Please note that the address may depends on your settings.
4.2 Remote Desktop
We recommend using NoMachine to connect to the MDC-X system!
• NoMachine:
If you want to use NoMachine to connect you have to install the client software for NoMachine on your remote
system (PC, Notebook,..) rst. Please download it from “https://www.nomachine.com/download“. After installing
connect to the default IP 192.168.0.200. In this case the username is “mdcuser” and password “mdcmdc”.
Important Note: When you connect for the rst time to the MDC-X system make sure the checkbox (red circle in
the picture below) is NOT CHECKED!
• VNC:
Use a remote desktop viewer (i.g. tightvnc, realvnc - NOT Microsoft RDP!) and connect to 192.168.0.200. The
default user is “mdcuser” and password is “remote”. Please note that the performance of the connection depends
on the network, compression quality settings of your VNC-client. When you use Remote-Desktop the whole screen
including all outputs is exported which will result in a high latency desktop.
4.3 SSH / SCP
Use any ssh/scp client (e.g. putty, winscp) and connect to 192.168.0.200. Username “mdcuser”, password “mdcmdc”.
If you have a local X11 environment like Xming you can enable X11-forwarding. Please note that X11-forwarding is not
usable for MDC programming!
4.4 Windows share / Samba
Connect using the network browser and search for “MDC-SHUTTLE”. If you dont see the name use:
• Windows: “\\192.168.0.200\mdcuser\”
• Mac/Linux: “smb://192.168.0.3/mdcuser/”
on the address line in the explorer/nder to connect to the device. Username “mdcuser” password “mdcmdc”.
WARNING: DO NOT USE FILENAMES WITH WHITE SPACES OR SPECIAL CHARS WHEN YOU UPLOAD THEM TO
MDC-X!
4.5 USB Stick / Harddisk / SD-Card
To transfer data to the MDC-X a USB harddisk or stick is the fasted and prefered way. You can connect any USB

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device using the front or back USB connectors. Note that the blue connectors are USB3.0. Take care of mounting/
unmounting the USB devices as you usually do. WARNING: DO NOT USE FILENAMES WITH WHITE SPACES OR
SPECIAL CHARS WHEN YOU UPLOAD THEM TO MDC-X!
4.6 Backup MDC
All project depended data and conguration les should always be inside of “/home/mdcuser/” and the directories
below (Dokumente, Videos,....). To backup a project just copy the Project le to a safe place.
4.7 MDC Filetypes
WARNING: DO NOT USE FILENAMES WITH WHITE SPACES OR SPECIAL CHARS
• lename.mdc - MDC project le
• lename.mdc_OSC - MDC remote control le (auto generated when project is started using MDC-Touch or any
other remote control)
• lename.mdc_auto - Control le for MDC automatic jobs. User generated les for automatic preset control.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not launch the MDC projects from the le browser. To lauch a project use the MDC-
Launcher or MDC-Touch otherwise some important backend functions like OSC will not be available or work
incorrectly!

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5. Network and WiFi connections
• If you have to change the LAN settings of the MDC usw the Network-Manager on the Desktops lower right. Right-
Click on the network icon, scroll down and choose “Edit”
• Choose “LAN” and click “Edit...”. Please DO NOT change the ARTNET settings unless really have to. Wrong settings
can make the communication the the Mirror Head impossible.
• Change the settings of you LAN device to your needs. If you have a DHCP Server on your network choose it.
• For setting up a WiFi connection select the appropriate hotspot from the Network-Manager and follow the
instructions.
NOTE:
• CHANGING THE NETWORK CONFIGURATION MAYBE REQUIRES A REBOOT DEPENDING ON YOUR
CHANGES.

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6. Changing the keyboard layout
• To change the keyboard layout of the MDC click on the START button in the lower left corner and type “ke” on the
keyboard. Then select the “Keyboard” tool.
• From the Keyboard management tool uncheck the “Use System wide settings” checkbox and then click ADD or
EDIT at the bottom to modify the keyboard layout. When you are done click “Close” to exit the keyboard setup.
NOTE:
• DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGE SETTINGS OF THE MDC SYSTEM!
• SYSTEMS BOUGHT AFTER 1.4.2016 DO HAVE A LANGUAGE FLAG IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER WHICH
GIVES DIRECT ACCESS TO THE KEYBOARD SETTINGS

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7. Scheduler and MDC-System-daemon
The MDC-X system comes with a scheduler which oers the possibility to start and stop diernt kind of projects
during at a given time. Per default the scheduler que is empty and there are no scheduled tasks.
The MDC Scheduler (aka cron / fcron) is a very versatile system do to all kind of scheduled tasks.
Even though tasks can be very dierent all tasks have some things in common:
• Date and Time of task (when it should be started): Minute, Second, Day, Month, Day of Week
• Command that will be started: Some command that is available on the system
To enable the scheduler all you have to do is add a new task entry. You can use the templates for some common task.
For controlling the MDC with the scheduler you can use the MDC daemon interface and send commands to it:
• /opt/mdcos/bin/mdc-sender COMMAND [MIRROR_ID]
If the command requires a MIRROR_ID you have to use it. A MIRROR_ID of “0” means that the command goes out
to all mirrors - the “0” must be added to all commands even they do not route to a specic Mirror Head. The list of

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commands are:
• KILL_MDC : Terminates the current running MDC project.
• LOAD $path_to_mdc_project_or_playlist : Load and start project/playlist
• AULOAD $path_to_mdc_automatic : Load and start automatic le
• KILL_AUTO : Kill all automatic jobs
• LAMP_ON $MIRROR_ID : Projector lamp on
• LAMP_OFF $MIRROR_ID : Projector lamp o
• MOTOR_OFF $MIRROR_ID : Mirror Head Motor&LED o
• MOTOR_ON $MIRROR_ID : Mirror Head Motor&LED o
• RESET $MIRROR_ID : Mirror Head Reset
• SCREENSETUP : Request restart of screen detection (== CRTL+ALT+SHIFT+S)
• MDC_REBOOT : Request MDC reboot (== CRTL+ALT+SHIFT+R)
• MDC_HALT : Request HALT of MDC
• SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN $MIRROR_ID : Combination of KILL_MDC + LAMP_OFF + MOTOR_OFF
• SYSTEM_START $MIRROR_ID : Combination of KILL_MDC + LAMP_ON + MOTOR_ON
• MODE_MANUAL : Enable manual control
• MODE_AUTOMATIC : Disable manual control
• DLOAD : Load default project - can be set in the SETUP page of MDC-Touch
• DAULOAD : Load default automatic - can be set in the SETUP page of MDC-Touch
• SIMPLESTART: This is equal to the TURN ON button on MDC-Touch
• SIMPLEKILL: This is equal to the TURN OFF button on MDC-Touch
Examples:
• /opt/mdcos/bin/mdc-sender SYSTEM_START 0
Start all attached Mirror Heads and turn on the lamps
• /opt/mdcos/bin/mdc-sender LOAD /home/mdcuser/Dokumente/show1.mdc
Load project “show1” and start it
• /opt/mdcos/bin/mdc-sender KILL_AUTO 0
Kill all automatic jobs