Hitech ARRAY User manual

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ARRAY GUIDE
Network 10/100Mb and link
& activity LEDs for control
Hidden micro USB
connector for rmware
update and control
Power available LED
Power on LED
12V DC input
12V DC input
Soft touch power on / o
Soft touch power on / o
Power on LED
Mini display port
Network port
Two USB 3 ports
Mini display port
Connectivity
This illustration shows the back view of the Connector pod attached to a Satellite panel.
This illustration shows the back view of the Computer base attached to a Satellite panel.

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Assembly of two or more Array panels
‘H lock’
Panels are joined by hidden magnets and a discreet ‘H lock’ to create a rigid mechanical structure. Carefully turn the Array Surface face down onto a soft surface and slide the ‘H locks’
into the circled positions shown in the illustrations below.
Short ‘H lock’
Long ‘H lock’
Insert the supplied data bus card(s) and push the panels together to form an Array Surface. An Array Surface can comprise up to four panels and requires just one power input and data
connection through either a Connector pod or Computer base. Panels can be arranged in any order to suit the user’s needs.
YOU CREATE
WE CONTROL

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Fitting the stand
Power on
Connector pod Computer base
Press and release to
power on
Press and release to
power on
With the Array panel face down on a soft surface t the stand with the screws provided.
When connecting the cables, thread them through the additional slot in the stand as shown in the illustration below to secure them
and keep the cables tidy.

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Configuration
OLED Surface
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
OLED Surface
System
Setup
Surface
Test
Sreen
Saver
30 mins
Bright
DIM
Exit
OLED Surface
Network
Settings
App Comms
Network
MASTER
Addr: 1
Exit
RGB Surface
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms
No
Comms No
Comms
RGB Surface
System
Setup
Surface
Test
Sreen
Saver
30 mins
Bright
DIM
Exit
RGB Surface
Network
Settings
App Comms
Network
MASTER
Addr: 1
Exit
An Array panel is used to describe a single panel. The term Array Surface is given to a master panel with the addition of one, two or three satellite panels connected together to form a
Surface.
»When Array is rst powered on and not connected to any devices it will show “NO COMMS” on the displays as shown in the two graphics on the left hand side
»To enter the conguration settings press the two following keys simultaneously (upper left and lower right):
»Setting each key is explained in more detail on the following page of this document
»To enter the Network Settings press the “System Setup” key and then the “Network Settings” key
»Once any changes use the exit key twice and Array will display a message that changes have been made and the system needs to be powered o and on
OLED keys
Array ON Menu page 1 Menu page 2
RGB keys

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System setup - Menu page 2 keys
Array address system
Each Array panel used to make an Array Surface has a unique address number (1-4 from left to right), this denotes the position of the Array panel when viewed using software
applications such as Avita and Ancora.
The master panel is the conduit of communications from the Satellite panel(s) to devices connected to the system. Once the user has decided an
order in which to arrange the Array panels, then this has to be dened within the Array system.
»Each Array panel is prescribed a number from left to right (as shown in the diagram) irrespective of being a master or slave
»A single panel is always set as ‘MASTER Addr: 1’
»For two or more Array panels, the master panel will be the panel with the Connector pod or PC base and the number that follows in the
addresses, ‘MASTER’ or ‘SLAVE’, will be determined by their position within the surface
Panel interface COMMS
»Toggle through options by pressing ‘App comms’ key
»Select USB or Network depending on how the Array panel is connected to the computer
Network settings
The default IP address is 192.168.0.96, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, Gateway: 192.168.0.1
»Select the integer to be adjusted, indicated with > or < by pressing the ‘Next IP value’ or ‘Previous IP value’ keys
»Increase the value or decrease the value (press and hold for a faster count)
»Press ‘Exit’ to return to the conguration mode
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Configuration mode - Menu page 1 keys
Setting the brightness
The brightness of the keys can be set from a choice of ve levels of brightness from DIM to BRIGHT.
»Press the ‘Bright’ key to toggle through brightness settings of the keys on that panel
»Slave panels always follow the Master panels brightness setting
Screen Saver
The screen saver for an Array panel can be set to O / 1 minute / 30 minutes (default) / 60 minutes / 120 minutes. It is recommended that you use the shortest convenient time to
prolong the life of the displays.
»Press the ‘Screen saver’ button to toggle through the required duration
»The screen saver mode is activated after the set time has elapsed from when the last key was pressed, and deactivated after any button press, wheel or T bar movement
»Slave panels always follow the Master panels screen saver setting
Panel test
»Press the panel test key to enter the panel test mode
»Each key, when pressed, will change colour corresponding to the names on the keys or display
»RGB only - navigation wheel will display position last selected
»If tted, the Jog/Shuttle wheel test is indicated by a pulse count number which increases (clockwise) or decreases (counter clockwise)
»If tted, the T-bar test is indicated by a pulse count number which increases (away from the operator) or decreases (towards the operator)

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Array panel software upgrade - “Bootloader mode”
To enter the conguration mode of any panel press the following two keys simultaneously whilst powering ON (lower left and lower right with the power on button):
»Pressing the update software key - “Update s/w”
»Press the “ATTACH USB” key and follow the steps on the following page of this document titled Software updates
RGB Surface
App name
SURFACE
X.XX
Boot s/w
V X..XX
Serial #
XXXXXXXX
Model #
HTXXXXX
Run App
Update
s/w
RGB Surface
ATTACH
USB
Exit
RGB Surface
OLED Surface
ATTACH
USB
Exit
OLED Surface OLED Surface
App name
SURFACE
X.XX
Boot s/w
V X.XX
Serial #
XXXXXXXX
Model #
HTXXXXX
Run App
Update
s/w
RGB keys
OLED keys
Array OFF Conguration mode Bootloader mode

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Software updates
Updates or alternative applications require each panel to be re-programmed individually.
»The software program used to update the Array panels is available from the Hi Tech website
»With a USB connection to the computer, press the ‘Update S/W’ button and follow the instructions
for the Array programmer
»There is no need to change the panel interface COMMS to USB as software uploads always use
USB
»Connect the Micro USB cable to the Array panel and the computer - be very careful to orientate
the connector correctly
»On the Array, enter the conguration mode
»Press ‘Update SW’ button
»On the Array Programmer, press ‘Connect’
»Press ‘Load Hex File’
»Press ‘Erase-Program-Verify’
»The software will load onto the Array panel
»Exit when the programming has completed
Micro USB must be tted this way up

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