RORYCO Crowdbeamer Application guide

device manual
Firmware version v2017.08.25

Copyright © 2017 RORYCO NV
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This publication or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form, by any method, for any purpose.
crowdbeamer® is a registered trademark of RORYCO NV
All crowdbeamer products, product specifications and data are subject to change without notice to further improve
function, design quality or otherwise. All crowdbeamer versions are compatible with the free crowdbeamer app.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 What's New.........................................................................................4
2 How crowdbeamer works.....................................................................6
3 The crowdbeamer device..................................................................... 8
3.1 Technical description..........................................................................................................8
3.2 Operating conditions........................................................................................................ 13
3.3 Upgrading the firmware................................................................................................... 14
4 Crowdbeamer for the presenter.......................................................... 17
4.1 Using crowdbeamer for the first time...............................................................................17
4.2 Activate your device.........................................................................................................18
4.3 Connect your presentation device.................................................................................... 18
4.4 Connect a room display................................................................................................... 22
4.5 Using crowdbeamer for a presentation............................................................................ 23
5 Configure crowdbeamer......................................................................25
5.1 The Status page............................................................................................................... 26
5.2 The Video page................................................................................................................ 27
5.3 The Network page............................................................................................................28
5.4 The System page............................................................................................................. 29
6 Mounting template............................................................................ 32

1 What's New
1 What's New
Note: The software and firmware versions installed on your crowdbeamer device can be seen
in the Status page of the configuration web pages (page 25).
Firmware version v2017.08.25
Fixes:
• Improved battery status notification when device is turned off.
• New device configuration options are merged properly with existing ones during firmware
upgrades.
• Better ESD resistance against occasional OLED freezes and rolling screen effect.
• The automatic detection of the RGB colorspace works correctly.
• The "Bye" message no longer gets stuck on the OLED after powering the device off.
Improvements:
• On the Web Interface:
• Output resolution options are sorted in numerical order.
• Mouseover help tooltips.
• Factory reset button (on the System configuration page (page 29)) to restore the device to
the initial state.
• Display of the device's current temperature.
• Display of the built in fan's current speed.
• The device's IP address is shown on the OLED.
• The registered state of the device is retained after a reset (page 12).
• Preferred input resolution is now 1920x1080p30.
• Automatic frame rate adjustment to ensure smoother playback.
• Use RGB888 on the output whenever possible.
• The fan now stops every time the device enters sleep mode.
New features:
• System can be restored from the Recovery Mode (page 12) in case of failure.
• Programmable device button
• When the button's function is set to "Generate new WiFi key" the WPA2 protection is turned on
automatically.
• When the button's function is set to "Generate new WiFi key" the user is warned that
reconnection with the newly generated key will be necessary.
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New user operations:
• To select a "sleep" mode (page 30).
• To set an Autostart option (page 31) which is useful if the device is not in an easily accessible
position.
• To select the operation performed when the power button on the device is pressed (page 30).
• To download the EDID (page 30) that can be used by support staff.
• To fix color space problems (page 27) when using Apple devices through some splitters.
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1 What's New
Improvements:
• The current client limit is shown on the OLED display.
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New user operations:
• To hide the WiFi password (page 30) on the crowdbeamer display.
• To select the input color space (page 27) to be used.
• To select the output resolution (page 28).
• To upload new bypass images (page 28) and choose one of the last five.
• To select specific WiFi channels (page 29).
Improvements:
• Information on the Status page is updated faster.
• Invalid HDMI resolutions are detected and indicated by UNSUP on the display.
• The device responds faster to input and output changes.
• The device no longer enters or leaves blocked mode randomly during ESD events.
• The Automatic Update button is only enabled when there is an Ethernet connection.
• The maximum output resolution is set to 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz even when using displays with a
higher native resolution.
• Changing the WiFi client limit by registering no longer requires a restart.
• No firmware update will take place if the current version is the latest one.
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2 How crowdbeamer works
2 How crowdbeamer works
Figure 1: How crowdbeamer works
The crowdbeamer device generates a private WiFi network. Through this network, whatever video
signal (for instance from a PC or tablet) is provided to the HDMI or VGA input of crowdbeamer, is
transmitted to the audience's devices (laptops, tablets or smart phones).
In addition, crowdbeamer can also be connected to a projector or an external screen for those
members of the audience who are not able to connect to the private WiFi.
Presenter
The presenter needs to connect his or her computer to crowdbeamer using either an HDMI or VGA
cable. Other video sources with a HDMI (non-HDCP content) or VGA are also supported.
See also:
The crowdbeamer device (page 8).
Crowdbeamer for the presenter (page 17).
Once this is done, whatever is shown on the presenter's screen will be transmitted to the personal
devices of members of the audience and to the screen. It is however possible to hide the contents of
the screen temporarily. For more details see Using crowdbeamer for a presentation (page 23).
Note: crowdbeamer only shares the screen of the presenter's computer and does not
represent a security issue for any of the attached video sources, as these are only connected
through either an HDMI or VGA cable.
Audience
Members of the audience need to install the crowdbeamer app onto their device (laptop, tablet or
smartphone). Once this is done, they can connect to the private WiFi network and see the screen of
the presenter's computer.
Note: The audience sees just what is on the screen. The presentation is not downloaded onto
their devices.
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During the presentation the audience can:
• capture interesting screen shots,
• annotate them with text,
• draw lines,
• highlight text,
• import pictures from your own computer,
• export the screen shots individually,
• export the complete collection of screen shots as a single pdf file, with or without annotations.
Note: there is also a viewer-only app available, which just mirrors the screen of the presenter,
without providing any additional features for the participant.
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3 The crowdbeamer device
3 The crowdbeamer device
The crowdbeamer device allows a presenter to share the screen on their device (laptop, tablet or
smart phone) with similar devices belonging to an audience.
This section contains:
-Technical details (page 8) of the crowdbeamer device.
-The conditions in which you can use it (page 13).
3.1 Technical description
The crowdbeamer device is a free-standing device with dimensions 145 mm x 101 mm x 43 mm and
weighing about 500g.
It is supplied with its own Power Supply Unit.
Note: It is important to use the supplied Power Supply Unit. If a unit with less power is used,
the device may not run as intended.
Note: Additional power units can be purchased separately.
See Using crowdbeamer for the first time (page 17).
The figure below shows various aspects of the crowdbeamer device. Each aspect of the physical
device is described in more detail below.
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Figure 2: Aspects of the crowdbeamer device
The Top
Figure 3: Top of the crowdbeamer device
Power/Function button
This button is used to:
• Switch the device ON. When the device is powered up, status information is shown in the
OLED display. If nothing is displayed, you need to charge the battery (page 17).
• Perform a specific function when pressed quickly while the device is in use. The function to be
executed is set on the system page (page 30) of the configuration pages. These include:
- setting a new WiFi password,
- pause the presentation, (see Using crowdbeamer for a presentation (page 23).)
- nothing.
• Switch the device OFF. To switch the device off, press and hold the button for several seconds
until you see "Bye" in the OLED display.
OLED display
The displays shows the current status of the device. Information about what is displayed is
described throughout this manual.
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Input connections
HDMI in
19-pin Type A HDMI female connection.
Signal Types: HDMI, DVI, Dual-Mode DisplayPort.
Video input must be non-HDCP. The resolution and frame rate are auto-detected.
Table 1: Supported HDMI input resolutions
Resolution Frequencies (Hz)
1920x1080 24, 25, 30
1366x768 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1360x768 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1280x1024 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1280x960 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1280x800 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1280x768 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1280x720 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1152x864 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1152x768 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1024x768 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
1024x600 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
800x600 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
800x480 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
720x576 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
720x480 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
640x480 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 72, 75, 85
Use this to connect to the presenter's device (page 18).
VGA in
15-pin DSUB female
Table 2: Supported VGA input resolutions
Resolution Frequencies (Hz)
1920x1080 30
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