ShowLed Animation Controller User manual

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ShowLEDAnimationusermanual

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TableofContent
Chapter1:Systemoverviewanddescription............................................................3
Systemoverview–typicalsetup...............................................................................................................3
Descriptionofthecomponents.................................................................................................................4
Chapter2:Thecontroller..........................................................................................5
Safetyinstructions.....................................................................................................................................5
Howtoreplacethefuses...........................................................................................................................5
ConnectcurtaintocontrollerandPC........................................................................................................6
OperatorConsole......................................................................................................................................7
TheStatusdisplay......................................................................................................................................8
Messagelist...............................................................................................................................................9
Bitfielddecoding.......................................................................................................................................9
TechnicalSpecifications...........................................................................................................................10
Declarationofconformity.......................................................................................................................12
Chapter3:TheShowLEDitor...................................................................................13
Softwaredownload.................................................................................................................................13
ConfiguringthePC’sIPaddress(WindowsXP).......................................................................................14
ConfiguringthePC’sIPaddress(WindowsVista)...................................................................................17
ShowLEDitorsoftware.............................................................................................................................21
Emptyspaces...........................................................................................................................................23
Errornotices............................................................................................................................................25
Chapter4:TheV‐Box..............................................................................................26
TheV‐boxthreestepset‐up:1Connect‐2Upload‐3Play.................................................................26
HowtouploadtheconfigurationfiletotheV‐box?...............................................................................27
TroubleshootingV‐boxuploadproblem.................................................................................................28
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Chapter 1: System overview and description
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Systemoverview–typicalsetup
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Descriptionofthecomponents
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(1)PortablecomputerwithShowLEDAnimationdesignersoftwareinstalled.
AllsoftwareneededtocontroltheShowLEDAnimationcurtainisincludedinthepurchaseprice.
(2)Luminexgigabitswitch.
ThelaptoporMediaserverneedstobeconnectedwithanEthernetcabletotheShowLEDcontroller.If
morecontrollersareinprocesstheyneedtobelinkedtoeachotherviaanEthernethub.ThisEthernet
hubistheLuminexGigabitSwitchandismountedinthestandard19”touringrack.
MoreinfoontheLuminexGigabitSwitchcanbefoundonwww.luminex.be.
(3)ShowLEDAnimationcontroller.
Custombuildcontroller.
Asinglecontrollerisstoredinacustommade,trussmountableflightcase.
Ifthereismorethan1controllersuppliedthecontrollersaremountedinacustom
madetouringrack.
Moreinformationisavailableinthesection‘technicalspecifications’.
(4)Powerdistributionandswitch.
Whenthecontrollersaremountedinatouringrack,mainpowercanbeturnedon/off
byusingthepowerswitch.
(5)Extensioncables
Thecontrollerscanbeconnectedtothecurtainsbyoptionalcustommadeextensioncables.
(6)ShowLEDAnimationstarcloths
The“standard”ShowLEDAnimationstarclothshaveadimensionof4mx9m,12mx3mand5mx
7m.Thesecurtainshave1024LED’sintotalsoeachcurtainneedstobeconnectedtoasinglecontroller.
AnimationcurtainsareshippedinacustommadeShowLEDflightcase
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Chapter 2: The controller
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Safetyinstructions
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WARNING
Toavoidelectricshockthepowercordprotectivegroundingmustbeconnectedtoground.
Makesureyouunderstandthefunctionofeachconnectionbeforeyouconnectit.Seethatallconnectionsare
madecorrectlybeforeturningonthecontroller.
Alwaysdisconnectthecontrollerfromthemainssupplywhenconnectingthesignalleads,thepowercordshould
beconnectedlast.
Donotapplyvoltagehigherthan250Vactothecontroller.(Seealsotechnicaldata)
ThecontrollerhasafuseaccessibleontheIECpowerinlet;replacethemonlywiththecorrecttype.Seebelowhow
toreplacethem.
Toinsuregoodventilationinordertopreventfirecausedbyoverheating,donotinstallorusethecontrollerina
closedspace.Makesurethattheventilationexitsatthesideandthebackofthecontrollerarenotblocked.
Takecarewiththeenvironmentallimits.Donotexceedthem.(Seetechnicaldata)
Keepaminimumdistanceof1meterbetweenyou(ortheaudience)andtheLEDs.
DonotstareintotheLEDs,especiallywhennarrowangleLEDsareused.
ThiscontrollerisdesignedandtestedfordrivingLEDs;donotuseitforotherpurposes.
Donotexposethecontrollertowater(rain)ordirectsunlight.
Donotsubjecttoexcessiveshockbydroppingtheunit.
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Howtoreplacethefuses
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Disconnectthepowercord!Pulloutthefusedrawerbelowthemainsinputandreplacethefuseatthebackofthe
fusedrawerwiththesparefuseatthefrontofthefusedrawer.Ifthereisnosparefuseusetherightkindoffuses.
(Fuse,slowblow6.3A,20x5*mm).Connectthepowercordandcheckifthecontrollerisworkingproperly.
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ShouldyouencounteranyproblemsoperatingtheShowLEDAnimationcurtain
pleasecontactShowLEDFZC.at+971(0)655.783.07or[email protected]
Nevertrytoopenup/repairtheAnimationcurtainwithoutconsultingour
technicians.

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TheStatusdisplay
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AfterpoweringonthedevicetheLCDdisplaysthecontrollerstatus.
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Statusdisplay,line1
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Displaysthenumberofvalidplugsdetected.
Thisshouldbethesameamountofplugsconnectedtothecontroller.
e.g. 8validplugs
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Statusdisplay,line2
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ThislinedisplaystheIP‐addressthatthecontrollerhasontheEthernetnetwork.
Theletterdirectlyaftertheaddressrevealsthetypeofaddressing.
AstandsforautomaticIPaddressing
SstandsforstaticIPaddressing
DstandsfordynamicIPaddressing(bymeansofaDHCP)
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Statusdisplay,line3
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Mostofthetime,thiswillbeablankline.
Inaspecialcasethislinewilldisplaythenumberof‘blankplugsdetected’(seealsorepairprocedure)
Anotherspecialcaseisthemessage‘Makeredundantnow!’.
Whenyouseethismessageit’sadvisabletodothisbyfollowingtheMainMenu/Utilities/Createredundancy
branchofthemenustructure.
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Statusdisplay,line4
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Delastlineisreservedforsystemmessages.
Amessagecanbeneutralorbeanerrormessage.
Note,thislinecanalsobeblank.
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Messagelist
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messagemeaning
ReceivingLEDDataThecontrollerreceivesEthernetdatameantforprojectiontothe
animationclothconnectedtoit.
NoEthernetLinkThereisnoworkingEthernetlinkwiththiscontroller.
Pleasecheckcablesandnetworkgeartoresolvethisproblem.
DON'THOTSWAPPLUGSThecontrollerhasdetectedapowersurgeononeofhisoutputports.It’s
mostprobablecausedbyinsertingapluginanoutputportwhilethe
deviceispowered.It’sadvisabletoonlypluginconnectorswhenthe
deviceispoweredoff.
OConportxyzThereisanovercurrentontheports‘xyz’.
Seethetroubleshootmanualtoresolvethis.
e.g. OConport257
onesupplyfailsOneoftheinternalpowersuppliesfails.
Seethetroubleshootmanualtoresolvethis.
Fan1failsFan1isjammed,brokenorthecablehascomeloose.
Fan2failsFan2isjammed,brokenorthecablehascomeloose.
Fan1&2failsBothfansarejammed,brokenorthecableshavecomeloose.
TemptoohighThecabinettempistoohigh.Pleaseresolvethisproblem.
Makesurethattheventilationinlets(twosides)andventilationoutlets
(back)arefree.
S00000000X11111111Whenthereismorethanoneerroratsametimethisbitfieldnotationis
used.
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Bitfielddecoding
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Sbit7bit6bit5bit4bit3bit2bit1bit0
1=Temptoohigh
1=Fan1fails
1=Fan2fails
1=onesupplyfails
1=OverCurrent
Always0
Always0
Always0
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Xbit7bit6bit5bit4bit3bit2bit1bit0
1=OConport1
1=OConport2
1=OConport3
1=OConport4
1=OConport5
1=OConport6
1=OConport7
1=OConport8

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8 valid plugs IP:10.0.3.233 A Receiving LEDData
[ Main Menu ] >Network Settings Information U/D=scroll select>
[ Information ] >Show MAC / IP Show HW/FW version U/D=scroll select> [ Utilities ] >Repair plug LED test U/D=scroll select> [ IP addressing ] >Auto IP (prefered) Static IP U/D=scroll select>
[ NETWORK INFO ] MAC:00036402204D IP:10.0.3.233 [ DEVICE INFO ] Firmware 2.0 Hardware 3.0 Cabinet temp 27
[ modify address ] IP byte 1 10.0.3.233
U/D=modify confirm>
LED test running… Press the middle button to stop CREATING redundancy DO NOT POWER OFF
[ modify address ] IP byte 2 10.0.3.233
U/D=modify confirm>
[ modify address ] IP byte 3 10.0.3.233
U/D=modify confirm>
[ modify address ] IP byte 4 10.0.3.233 U/D=modify confirm>
Menu structure
Status display Active menu
Sets the IP addressing to Auto IP
Sets the IP addressing to DHCP client
Starts the ‘repair’ procedure
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TechnicalSpecifications
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Input
‐Supplyvoltage:90..250Vac
‐Linefrequency:50..60Hz
‐Inputcurrent:4.4A(@115Vac)/2.4A(@230Vac)
‐Inputpower:450Watt
‐Fuses,slowblow,6.3A,20x5mm
‐Mainsinput:standardizedIECpowerinlet
‐PFC(PowerFactorCorrection)circuitpresent
LEDOutputs(8XLRsintotal,eachoutputcandrive128LEDs)
‐OutputVoltage:24V
‐TotalOutputPower:400Watt
DataPorts
‐Ethernetport10/100Mbps
Environmental
‐Operatingtemperature,humidity*:0°C..+50°C,<80%RH
‐Storagetemperature,humidity*:0°C..+50°C,<60%RH
(*non‐condensing)
Mechanical
‐Dimensions:483x88x138mm(19’rackmountable)
‐Weight:3.32kg
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Declarationofconformity

We,ShowLEDFZC
SharjahInternationalAirportFreeZone,Sharjah,UAE
Declarethattheproduct
ShowLEDAnimationSystem
isinconformitywiththeessentialrequirementsofthefollowingdirectivesandstandards:
LowVoltageDirective(73/23/EEC)
IEC60065,12‐2005(Edition7.1)
Audio,videoandsimilarelectronicapparatus–Safetyrequirements
EMCDirective(89/336/EECand92/31/EEC)
EN55103‐1,11‐1996Electromagneticcompatibilityforaudio,video,audio‐visualandentertainment
lightingcontrolapparatusforprofessionaluse.
Part1:Emission
EN55103‐2,11‐1996Electromagneticcompatibilityforaudio,video,audio‐visualandentertainment
lightingcontrolapparatusforprofessionaluse.
Part2:Immunity
EN55022Standardsofradiodisturbanceofinformationtechnologyequipment
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Sharjah,UAE    JimmyPieters,R&DManager
01/09/2011 
______________________________________
(Dateofissue)(Signatureofauthorisedperson)
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Chapter 3: The ShowLEDitor
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Softwaredownload

TheShowLEDsoftwarecanbedownloadedfromtheShowLedwebsite:
www.showled.com/downloads
Thereare2applicationsthatyouneedtoinstall:theShowLEDitorandtheLEDfilterapplication.
Whenyou’veinstalledallthenecessarysoftwareyouneedtoconfigureyourPCinthecorrectwayasdescribed
below.
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ConfiguringthePC’sIPaddress(WindowsXP)

1. MakesureyourlaptoporPChasafixedIPaddress.Hereishowyoucandothis.

•StartControlPanel
•InControlPanel,startNetworkConnections,thisiswhatyouwillsee:



•StartLocalAreaConnectionandyouget:


•ClickonthePropertiesbuttonandyouget:

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•LookforInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)inthelist,doubleclickontheitem,andyouwillget:


•Enterthefollowingdataintothescreen:

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•TheIPaddressmustbeintherangeof10.0.0.x
•ClickOKandcloseallwindows.Thismaytakesometime.RestartyourlaptoporPC.
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ConfiguringthePC’sIPaddress(WindowsVista)

DoubleclickontheInternetconnectioniconlocatedinthebottomrightcornerofyourdesktopandclickon
“NetworkandSharingCentre”..

Thefollowingwindowwillopen.Pleaseclickon“Managenetworkconnections”inthefarleftcorner.


Thiswillopenfollowingwindow.

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Rightclickon“LocalAreaConnection”andselect“properties”.

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Select“InternetProtocolVersion4”andclickon“properties”

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Inthepropertieswindowyouneedtoticktheboxinfrontof“usefollowingIPaddress”andyouneedtofillinthe
value10.0.0.2.Thesubnetmaskvaluewillbesetautomaticallyto255.0.0.0.
ClickokandrestartyourPC.It’srecommendedtoturnoffWindowsfirewallandtorunallthesoftwareas
administrator
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