User`s Manual For Imposa Tools software
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1. on Assigning address for Tiles that all tiles address would be alerted 2 Assi w Continue or not lnforucition i Auto assign address for Tiles successtully FIG 6 20 Successful auto assignment Setting the Parameters of the Screen Screen Setting Select or View Screen Setting in the setting bar of Imposa Tools to switch to Screen Setting window see Fig 6 18 Just as Fig 6 19 shows the software can read back the display s parameters automatically Prog ness Reading Data Please wait lu Fig 6 19 Software read back the display s parameters automatically after entering Screen Setting 6 6 1 Type EA OF12 26 7mm Show cabinet s type This value is read back automatically by the software Max Width Max Hel c ht Biste S Set the width and height of the display according to the display s exact size 6 6 2 Display Display Mode The displaying mode of the display There are two options 20 Synchronous or Asynchronous Gray Mode BBE Il The gray mode of the display Two options 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 This can only be valid when the display is in the mode of off line displaying ee Gamma Index fi Il Gamma Index of the display Altogether there are 4 groups 1 4 This function is valid only when the display is in the mode of off line displaying 6 6 3 Brightness Bright Mode Manual dy Set t2. PIC 6 3 Selects serial port and the related baud rate When computer and LDU communicate with each other via Ethernet choose Ethernet and input the connect IP address 169 254 10 49 for example in IP bar See Fig 6 4 IF 169 254 10 49 PIC 6 4 Selecting Ethernet and input IP address Note If it is an off line display one can choose RS232 RS485 or Ethernet as the communication means between computer and LDU For baud rate can range from 2400Bps to 115200Bps When used as a synchronous display the communication between computer and LDU is realized by an optic fiber cable In this case only USB USB switch to RS232 or RS232 can be used The baud rate will be switched to 19200Bps automatically For the HUB Address the option varies from FO to F7 Set it according to the LDU s actual connections Pedic E Fig 6 5 Select LDU Address OK Press to finish adding an LDU Then the LDU Management Bar will turn to the following window For the newly added LDU the address is FO serial port is COM5 and baud rate is 19200Bps LOU Addr FO COMS 115200 Fig 6 6 Adding one LDU 6 1 2 Delete an LDU Press gi to delete a LDU as shown in Fig 6 7 a confirmation window will appear Press to delete it or to cancel the operation Gonti P Are you sure you wantto delete the LOL Fig 6 7 To confirm deletion 6 1 3 Setting the communication parameters for the added LDU Press to have Fig 6
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4. 6 2 3 Change Password Select File Change Password First of all input the old password Then input the name password twice Click OK to finish the change hange Fassword Old Password New Password Repeat Password FIG 6 12 Change password 6 3 Adjusting Time Select Tool Adjust time and there will appear a window as shown Fig 6 12 11 dust line Display Date Time O06 11 23 10 38 Time Zone GMT 08 00 Lomputer Date Time 006 11 23 10 59 Time one GMT 08 00 ead ajust Fig 6 12 Window of adjusting time The software will read the date time and time zone of the connected LDU and show them in the Display bar The date time and zone of the computer will be shown in the Computer bar Read Read the date time and time zone of the connected LDU and show them in the Display bar Adjust Adjust time Send the computer s date time and time zone to the connected LDU If the adjusting is successful a window as shown in Fig 6 13 will appear Or if failed a failure prompt will come out Information aed Time adjusted successfully Fig 6 13 Time adjusted successfully Close the current window 6 4 Testing the Serial Ports Select Tool Serial Check to have Fig 6 14 to come out This test can check if the serial port of the computer is normal Before the test connect the red joint attached with LDU to the serial port that needs test
5. Cancel ier C1 1 Power On Ue O0 Please input time to power up after Power On 24 hour system ThE wii E Power Off E 20 00 Please input time to power up after Power On 24 hour system 6 5 5 Sending and resuming the parameter Send the set parameter to LDU After sending LDU will be reset automatically Therefore the 17 computer will hault communication with LDU for several seconds Read Back Read back LDU s parameters 6 5 6 System Information System Information Show the information of the system 6 5 7 Restore to Factory Setting Restore to Factory Setting Recover the content in LDU Setting window to factory setting This doesn t include Advanced setting and Basic Setting Contents of the factory setting TABLE 6 1 LDU Setting window for the content of factory setting 6 6 Auto Assign Address for the Tiles Select Tool Auto Assign Address for Tiles as FIG 6 18 shows With this feature user can assign the address without having to adjust the switch code manually Instead users can use CPU to download the necessary information and assign the address of every cabinet Press Auto Assign Address for Tiles a window shows up as FIG 6 18 shows Press Yes users will see the processing window of FIG 6 19 The system will reboot if the assignment is not successful as FIG 6 20 shows If the Assignment is successful user will see the window of FIG 6 21
6. Sending Data Please wait f Fig 7 14 Backup Config Files for All Tiles in progress After the operation is successful you will see the window as shown in Fig 7 15 ntormation Fig 7 15 Window for successful operation 7 1 4 Read Back All Bright Data Read back all the brightness data of all cabinets Select Tool Read Back All Bright Data The following window will shows up Progress Reading Bright Data Please Wai Tile Address is U0 FIG 7 16 Read Back being read 7 2 Repair and Upgrading It can repair or upgrade the data in the control card or LDU and read back various data in the control card all 39 the data and Configuration File in LDU Maintenance In Imposa Tools column choose or View Maintenance to switch to Maintenance as Maintenance HUB Addr FO COMB 19200 File Style CPU Program For Tiles Tile Address Modify Time 2006 11 24 14 47 11 Version a1 File Size g 54 EB L All Tiles Update iE LDU CPU Version AFOR FPGA Version 8081 _ __ Fig 7 16 Maintenance Read Back User can switch to different setting windows by clicking Update Read Back or Restore 7 2 1 Upgrading software Click and switch to the window of Update as Fig 7 17 All the required files can be sent to the LDU or control card through the window of Update Tile Address Versio eo es Update Fig 7 17 The window of Update in Maintenance Update file
7. Imposa Adjust the modules in the cabinet Click one box using mouse left key to turn it to When more than one module is chosen users can press Ctrl and click them 6 7 3 3 Basic color adjustment _ Synchronization Adjustment If ticked in the box it means the adjustment can be synchronous and the display will reflect the result forthwith Ro E OE 255 G m CE 255 B E OE 255 Click the triangle button or input values directly into the box Observe the displaying effect of the screen until it meets the requirements d It is only valid after sending it to LDU Or one minute later the display will recover to the original value 6 7 3 3 Sending and recovering the default value ia D Send the result of the basic color adjustment to LDU After sending the display will show it ourt J 5 Default Recover the default value of the selected cabinets or module s basic color adjustment When the following hint window appears press Yes to continue and No to cancel it 9 Restore the detault color value and update them to the screen Continue or not Fig 6 29 Confirmation window for recovering the basic color adjustment 28 The operation will take a longer time so be patient When the hint window as shown in Fig 6 30b appears the recovery will be successful Progress Hntormadon sending Data Please wait i 1 set successtully PIC 6 30a Sending Data PIC 6 30b Set successfully 6 7 4
8. USB to serial communication 4 2 Startup Choose Start All programs lmposa software lmposa Tools or double click Imposa Tools exe in folder System disk directory Program Files Imposa Ilmposa Software lmposa Tools To the software you must log in The Login window is as the following Fig 4 1 revi e NA User Login Remember the password Cancel Fig 4 1 Imposa Tools Login Window Please input Password in the box after Password Remember the password If this pox is selected the software will remember the password you have input so that next time when you log in you don t have to input the password Login To log in to the Imposa Tools software Cancel To exit After logging in you will see the software interface as shown in the following Fig 5 1 5 Introduction to the Software Interface 5 1 Interface Introduction of the Imposa Tools After the software Imposa Tools have been started you will see the following See Fig 5 1 J lies oe a JI A ee nm I 1 4 ar lile lufarmailon IDI Salling RHAN AHlling Dea Chak MAC F ai Fi Ef be irr Plat hs yin sare IH TEN n E r E A E Fig 5 1 Main interface of Imposa Tools 5 2 Menu Bar As Fig 5 1 area 1 shows the Menu Bar has four menus File View Tool and Help File View Tool Help d Fig 5 2 Menu Bar Menu Bar supports the same shortcut operation with Windows One can press Alt the first letter of
9. and you will see the window as shown in Fig 7 10 eh Restore Restore data restore the data from the computer to the LOLI Note After restoring the original data ofthe screen including FFGA data Gamma data drive board data willbe covered Fig 7 10 Window showing restoring Press to select a backup file in your computer with a name like Backup LDU LDU backup files all have the suffix LDU Rest f Press the button to start recovering backup files from computer to the LDU Press bias to exit recovering The progress window of recovering a backup file from the computer to the LDU is as shown in Fig 7 11 You may press the button to cancel the backup operation 3 7 Re Store Send Data Sending B Restore Data Wating Curent progress Main progress Fig 7 11 Recovering From Computer When the operation is successful you will see the Fig 7 12 window intonation L Restored successfully Fig 7 12 Prompt for successful operation 7 1 3 Backup Config Files for All Display Tiles This is to save all configuration files to the LDU Select Tool Backup Config Files for All Tiles and you will see the window as shown in Fig 7 13 Press Yes to continue and No to cancel Sonn Save backup configuration files of all tiles to the LOU lt 7 Continue or not Fig 7 13 Backup Config Files for All tiles Operation in progress as shown in Fig 7 14 Please wait Progress
10. 2 to come out Set the communication parameters according to actual connections of LDU Double click a certain LDU and there will also appear Fig 6 2 6 1 4 Rrefresh information of the added LDU Press Ci nepen to have Fig 6 8 to come out It means the software is reading LDU s information After reading the information will be shown in the setting window in area 4 as Fig 5 1 shows Progress Reading Data Please wait Fig 6 8 Reading LDU s information 6 1 5 To minimize LDU Management Bar Press es to Minimize LDU Management Bar Press it again to resume full size The minimized LDU Management Bar is shown as in Fig 6 9 Fig 6 9 Minimized LDU Management Bar 6 2 Saving or Opening a Project File 6 2 1 Save the current project file Select File Save Project to a file Project1 for example and press Save The suffix is Cpj FFE I gt UPDATE hi A 11 20 CFJ Le 12 5 10 236 CPJ RITA 12 5 CPI F E Frojecti CPI NTT FS N Yoject FEF 3 Rize TI Project Filet cpj Me A Fig 6 10 Name the project file 6 2 2 To open a saved project file Select File Open Project Choose the file Project 1 Click Open The extension suffix of the project file is cpi Ejha E ZL UPDATE l 11 20 CEJ li 12 5 10 236 CPI HITS e 12 5 CPI ml Fr o ectl CFI wees an Projecti CFT TEFEN TI Project File cpj Fig 6 11 Open the saved Project file
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12. Setting in the setting bar of Imposa Tools to switch to LDU Setting window See Fig 6 16 LDU Addr FO ey x 1 a 169 254 10 49 e200 LOW Height Tile Murr Restore to Factory Setting Fig 6 16 LDU Setting window 6 5 1 Basic Setting Set the X and Y coordinates of LDU Only valid for synchronous displays Set the size of the display controlled by the LDU HUB The setting should be on the basis of the display s actual composition When setting one can press the number keys on the keyboard directly or click E at the right of the input box to add or decrease the number 6 5 2 Communication Setting CO sot 10 40 Set the IP address of LDU HUB when using Ethernet to 14 communicate Baud Ratel 1445200 2 we Baud Rate Set the baud rates of COM1 and COM2 on LDU HUB Baud Rate 1 should correspond with COM1 and Baud Rate 2 with COM2 The default baud rate is 115200Bps Tile Num Set the number of Imposa cabinets that connected to the LDU HUB 6 5 3 Advanced Setting Display Mode H Synchronous i is the display mode of the LED sign User can choose either Synchronous or Asynchronous Gamma Index are 4 Gamma groups These 4 groups can be valid only when the sign is under Asynchronous mode For group information of the Gamma Data of the LED sign There Synchronous mode these groups are invalid
13. number of cabinets Gamma Index Gamma data index of control board TABLE 6 2 Information for Imposa cabinet 6 7 3 Basic colors adjustment In outlay viewgraph select Agiusting Brightness to adjust basic colors This can t be operated in List viewgraph 6 7 3 1 Select the cabinet going to be adjusted first Click the green pane under Position of Tiles using mouse left key When more than one cabinet is chosen users can press Ctrl and click the cabinets Or one can click to open the selecting window See Fig 6 28 LSiiniesss alog AvallableT le s Selected Tile s Fig 6 28 Cabinet selecting window Available Tile s Address of the cabinets that are available Selected Tile s Address of the selected cabinets The selecting and deleting of cabinets are operated by the following buttons in the table Instructions gt Select one cabinet s address in Available Tile s and press this button to add it to Selected Tile s Add all the cabinets in Available Tile s to Selected Tile s Delete the selected cabinets in Selected Tile s Delete all the cabinets in Selected Tile s TABLE 6 3linstructions for buttons ok Reflect the selected cabinets to Position of Tiles and close the window E Close the window a ALL Tiles f ticked in the box then all the cabinets in Position of Tiles will be selected 6 7 3 2 Select modules in the selected cabinet Whole Tile Adjust the whole cabinet 27
14. pixel In this drawing the address is 00 User can clink Bia leae Re check there will come out a txt file as FIG 6 36 shows Click for a second checking In FIG 6 36 48X64 refers to the type of the Imposa cabinet E Pasalelinack TYT lile Fuliiress HH lile Siee WH XIA lal bul Hum IN Peli tap cH H E H CHH TE Hpen CHA HE Hpen CIH H Hpen Cl2 Hf Hpren Cla HH Hpen C 1 HH Wp C22 HH Wp C01 HH Wp h 2 CHH Ii Hpren CH HA Lipo u CHH TE Hpen pis Af Hpen CIH HH Hpen LIY H4 pipe FIG 6 36 Notepad of the pixel detection 7 Explanations on Advanced Operations Advanced operation is reserved for those who have knowledge about the Imposa system Improper operation may cause abnormalities on the display 7 1 Backup and Restoration It is highly recommended that you save a backup of the key data in the LDU at a safe place in your LDU or computer so that when some accident happens you can restore the key data from that safe place in the LDU or from your computer to the LDU After restoration the settings in the LDU will be exactly the same as the backup data This will save the trouble of re setting the parameter data Contents for backup FPGAdata Configuration files Driven files Gamma data files Operation is done only to the LDU that is currently in the LDU management bar Operation towards 33 multiple LDUs is not possible 7 1
15. 1 Backup LDU data This operation saves key data in the LDU to a safe place in the LDU or to your computer 7 1 1 1 Saving to LDU To save the key data in the LDU to a safe place in the LDU Select Tool Backup LDU date Save to LDU and you will see the confirmation window as shown in Fig ure 7 1 Press Yes to continue and press No to cancel wonn Back up all the contiqurated data ncluding configuration tiles FFGA files driven tiles Gamma data etc to LOI Continue or not Fig 7 1 Saving to LDU confirmation window Operation in progress as can be seen in Fig 7 2 Please wait Fig 7 2 Saving to LDU After the operation is successful you will see the window as shown in Fig 7 3 Intonation Il Backup tile saved successtully Fig 7 3 Prompt for successful operation 7 1 1 2 Saving to Computer To save key data in LDU to a designated place in your computer Select Tool Backup LDU date Save to Computer you will see the window as shown in Fig 7 4 Backup Data Backup the LOU Data and Save to the computer Mote The LDU data includes Contig File FPGA File Gamma File Drive Flate Data and so on Fig 7 4 Backup Data window Please press to select the place for saving the backup files And then name the file with the suffix LDU Press the button to save the backup file to the computer and press the button i to exit backup operation The progress of saving a backup file from the LDU to a c
16. Basic test In the outlay viewgraph select Basical Test to have Basic test Basic test can t be operated in list viewgraph 6 7 4 1 Select cabinets need operating before Basic test The way is the same with 6 1 7 3 1 6 7 4 2 Select the mode of Basic Test in the mode box Fig 6 31 For instructions of each mode please consult TABLE 6 4 Fig 6 31 Mode window of Basic test l l Scan in vertical lines from The whole display is red l left to right The whole display is Black screen No display green of the selected cabinets Show the switch on Information of selected cabinets Test automatically 29 Scan in lines from bottom to top TABLE 6 4 Instructions for the mode of Basic test 6 8 Equipment Test Device Check Test the state of the connected equipments Select or View Device Check The setting bar of Imposa Tools to switch to Device Check window See Fig 6 32 es cs hlessaqge window LE LDU CPU Version AFOE FPGA Version 8081 p Fig 6 32 Device Check window Start Start Device Check The testing result will be shown in Message window The software will test the status of LDU and cabinets automatically See Fig 6 33a and Fig 6 33b Stop Device Check part Send the testing result to a LOG file Click Export and name the file then save it The suffix of the sent Device Check result is LOG Only Error Informatio tf ticked in the box Message window will show only w
17. Ha Cancel Fig 6 21 Brightness Schedule window The schedule can be divided to 10 period of time maximum As Fig 6 22 shows only after vexing l in the box at the front of the schedule bar it can be valid Input the start time into the Start Time box end time into the End Time box and brightness value into the Brightness box Press K to save and close the S l window Press to close the window without saving It divide a day into two phases one is from 8 00 to 17 00 The other is from 17 01 to 07 59 Both of their brightness is 100 Start Time End Time Brightness M oo hzo fo 4j Fig 6 22 One schedule bar The schedule time is 24hour mode 6 6 4 Power ON OFF Open or close the display according to the pre set schedule time When it is default it on the function of OFF Power On Ower D ff 22 PIC 6 22a Power ON OFF being OFF PIC 6 22b Power ON OFF being ON Power Or Input the start time into the box behind Power On The time should be 24 hour mode Power Uif Input the close time into the box behind Power Off The time should be 24 hour mode 6 6 5 Restore to Factory Setting and Read Back Restore to Factory Settings Read Back Recover the content in Screen Setting window to factory setting and read back the display s parameter This function is the same with that in LDU Setting 6 6 6 Smart Send in Screen Setting Press Send in Screen Setting and the software w
18. Restore A11 Tiles the FPGA of Tile the Gamma Data of Tile the Drive Hoard data the Config File of Tile single Tile Operation mode Restore Fig 7 23 Window of Restore in Maintenance Tile Address choose the address of the Tile which needs to be repaired FF means 43 imposa se impos choosing all control cards Eeeaasareebecevssstenovaunzeteertanse Choosing this is equal to choosing FF address it means choosing all control cards Selection in Operation mode The repairing work begins in the selected object for operation The operation mode of Tiles The config file of Tiles Restore the FPGA of Tile Restore the Gamma data of Tile Restore the Drive board data Restore the config file of Tile Restore single Tile Restore single Tile does not support the simultaneous operation to more than one Tile 7 3 Guide to Repairing Select the Tool Maintenance and the Guide will read back the configurations automatically as shown in Fig 7 24 The repair interface is as shown in the following Fig 7 25 Progress Reading Data Please wait Fig 7 24 Guide reading back the configuration parameters T Maintenance Wizard Screen Type 6 1 2 26 7mm Program Computer LOW Restore Update HIJ Address F0 IF 169 254 10 49 Configure of LDL a Not Exist Exist FPGA For LOJ 0000 F Not Exist Exist Configure Of Tiles Z Not Exist Not Exist FPGA For Tiles 0000 R Not Exist Exi
19. ack window in Maintenance Choose E at the upper left corner of LDU or Tiles choose the operating object to be LDU or Tiles 7 2 2 1 Read back the LDU data In the window of LDU like Fig 7 21 choose the files which need to be read back Click behind Save as and choose the route of the saved file and name it Read Back Read back the selected files in the chosen operation object The Config File of LDU 411 data of LDU Fig 7 21 The LDU part in Read Back of Maintenance The data which can be read back from LDU The config file of LDU All data of LDU 7 2 2 2 Read back the data of Tiles In the window of Tiles As Fig 7 22 choose the files which need to be read back and choose the required Tiles in Tiles Address Tile Address The Config File of Tile The Gamma Data Of Tile O FPGA Data of Tile O Drive Plate Data Fig 7 22 The part of Tiles in Read Back of Maintenance Click behind Save as and choose the route of the file which need to be saved and name the file Read back the selected files in the chosen item for operation The data which can be read back from Tiles The config file of Tiles The Gamma data of Tile FPGA data of Tile Drive plate date 7 2 2 Repairing Click estere and switch to the window of Restore as Fig 7 23 The Repairing operation is valid only to Tile Tile Address Restore O Restore Restore O Restore O
20. d automatically according to the data flow So they are only having something to do with the connection between Imposa cabinets and LDU instead of address 08 is the cabinet s address The address is counted by hexadecimal system 0 1 is the cabinet s coordinates in the whole screen 0 is the line coordinate and 1 is the column coordinate So the cabinet is in O line and the first column 6 7 2 List viewgraph and the reflecting information 25 epore Click the button Report in setting window to switch to list viewgraph See Fig 6 27 It shows the detailed information of cabinets connected to LDU in the form of list Address Y Width Height Brightness Temperature C CPU Version FPGA Version 00 0 0 ad la 100 l 20 ojad ol i d agd 18 Log al era 618 ogas ye 2 Q ag lg Log l 20 odas Fig 6 27 List viewgraph window List viewgraph reflect the information of Imposa cabinets See Table 6 2 for details Address Cabinet s address Represented by hexadecimal system X X coordinate of the cabinet in the whole ee ee Y Y coordinate of the cabinet in the whole ee wa Torere C Fan On Off On Off status of fans in cabinet Fan Current mA Working current of fans in cabinet A Power Voltage V Power Voltage2 V Ethernet State Yo Frame Frequency Frame frequency of the cabinet Hz m Time in high Temperature Working duration of cabinet in temperature SN Serial
21. desired file in a window as shown in Fig 7 26 say Config file of LDU ini and then click Open Look in E Bele d t config file of LOU ini config file oF tile ini ey Eee My Recent Documents Deskto m My Computer Tee File name config file of LOU ii Places Files of type Configure File INI Cancel ve Fig 7 26 Selecting a desired file Step 3 Select an operation Under Update click the box so that it shows Updat Step 4 Press the button S BRS to run the operation you have selected and you will see the window as shown in the Fig 7 27 46 WPpadte Progress x Task state HUB Address FO IP 169 254 10 49 UndateContigure of LDU sending Current Progress Main Progress Cancel Fig 7 27 Update Progress window After the operation is over you will see the window as shown in Fig 7 28 Press OK to exit VAtronihidtion 1 Updated successtully Fig 7 28 Window showing Updated successfully 47
22. e LDU set LDU s communication parameters and Read Back even refresh them Whenever switching among the operating windows please remember to press before performing the next operation NOTE 1 LDU can be consisted by many LDU HUB Please note that what is shown in LDU Management Bar is the LDU corresponding address If it is the first time to operate the Imposa Tools there will be no LDU in LDU Management Bar as is shown in Fig 6 1 In this case one should ress OS to add the LDU HUBs according to the actual screen composition One display can be made up of several LDUs but they should be added one by one at a time and can not be added all at once gi EL ie ia Refresh Fig 6 1 LDU Management Bar when Imposa Tools is operated for the first time 6 1 1 Add LDU Press Ei and there will appear a window as Fig 6 2 Set the communication parameters according to the actual connection of LDU Ethernet Com Port COMI Baud Rate 19200 FO Fig 6 2 Communication parameter setting for LDU LOW Address When computer and LDU communicate with each other via RS232 485 or VPU choose RS232 485 and select the correct serial port and baud rate in Com Port See Fig 6 3 Rs232Rs4B5 Com Port COMI Baud Rate 19200
23. e Software To detect and set the size display mode driver board type and color temperature etc of the LED display To detect the status of various Imposa cabinets To test the LED display To read back upgrade and repair the data on firmware GAMMA data configuration files data for driver boards Advanced hardware backup and restoration To test system communication and computer serial ports 3 Operation Environment 3 1 System Requirements Intel Pentium or Celeron MAX 500 MHz CPU or higher or compatible system RAM 128 M or more Available USB port or serial port RS232 10 100M Ethernet CD ROM drive Windows 2000 windows XP and windows 2003 operate system Displaying mode 1024X768 24 Byte at least 3 2 Connecting the Equipment 3 2 1 Offline Display LDU Imposa cabinets light sensor Unless one or more Imposa cabinets are connected some of the functions may not be able to perform normally 3 2 2 Synchronous Display When in synchronous mode the following equipment or instruments should be added to avail normal operation VPU3000 one pair of optic converters video source e g DVD player or other video equipment DVI input as computers have DVI outputs 4 Startup 4 1 Preparing for startup Properly connect the equipment and the computer If you want to connect a computer via USB to the VPU please refer to Universal converter winxp A3 20060901 pdf and install the driver software for converting
24. e of the display synchronously Press Color Adjust Adjust to open the Color Adjusting Dynamical window See Fig 6 17 olor rAdjUstinga Dynamically R W m 100 G m OE 100 B m Li 100 Adjust the color during display vvait one minute tar the color to return to the prewious seting This value is not kept save to 9300 keep this colorto 9300 inthe configuration tiles The configuration files will be actrvated only after they have been sentto the display Save to S600 Save to 93500 Save to Customize Fig 6 17 DynamicColor Adjusting window The value of color temperature of the display set in this window can be shown forthwith but it can t be saved in config files One minute later after setting the display will return to the original value rR i mE 100 G E El 100 B E OE 100 When adjusting the ratio of the three colors so as to change the display s color temperature one can press the number keys on the keyboard directly or click j at the right of the input box to add or decrease the number Save to 5600 Save to 9300 Save to Customize The place to save the color temperature after setting Press Save to 5600 to save the value to 5600K Or you may save it to 9300 in the same way Press Save to Preset to save it to a Preset place The saved value of color temperature should be sent to LDU Otherwise one minute later the display will return to the original one Power
25. es of all tiles Read Back All Brightness Data read back the brightness data of each cabinet 5 2 4 Help menu only comprise About Fig 5 6 Help menu Select Help About and the instructions to the software edition will appear see Fig 5 7 Click anywhere on the window to exit the window Imposa Tools Version 1 0 22 Build in O06 12 14 Copyright 2006 8 2006 12 Comments Tools Forlmposa Setting Fig 5 7 About window 5 3 Setting Bar Area 2 in Fig 5 1 is just the Setting Bar Select different buttons to switch to different setting windows The functions are the same with View Setting window is in area 4 in Fig 5 1 Tile Information LDU Setting Device Check 2 Fig 5 8 Imposa Tools 5 4 LDU Management Bar LDU Management Bar is in the area 3 in Fig 5 1 One can add or delete LDU set LDU s communication parameters and even refresh them Fig 5 9 LDU Management Bar 5 5 Status Bar Status Bar is in the area 5 in Fig 5 1 IE LDU CPU Version AF22 FPGA Versioni 8081 5 Fig 5 10 Status Bar Status Bar illustrates the firmware version of LDU CPU Version is CPU s version number and FPGA Version is FPGA version number In Fig 5 10 CPU s version number is A201 and FPGA version number is 9003 The window is refreshed only after Status Bar is switched to Screen Setting 6 Explanations on Basic Operations 6 1 Managing the LDU Through LDU Management Bar one can add or delet
26. ght of Drive Board b Hor_Tile um eu Color Setting Customize Fig 6 25 Detailed information for Screen Settings Contents in the detailed information for Screen Settings window can be sent to a LOG file Press Export select a saving path and name the saved file The suffix of the file is LOG Cl Close the window 6 7 Basic Information of the LDU Basic Colors Adjustment and Display Test Tile Information Select or View Tile Information in the setting bar of Imposa Tools to switch to Tile Information window See Fig 6 26 iy a iiaa Position Pozition of Tiles eae ieee Dazical Test MALL Tiles HUE Addr FO Synchronization Adjustment COMB 19200 ey R o E OE 255 4 L Ei 255 BE E OE 255 Whole Tile doo LDU CPU Version AFOD FPGA Version 8081 Oo Fig 6 26 Tile Information window Press LDU Management Bar isi call to make the appearance of a window as Fig 6 8 shows This means the software is reading back LDU s information After reading the information will be reflected in Tile Information setting window See the green pane in Fig 6 26 It represents an Imposa cabinet connected to LDU 6 7 1 Outlay viewgraph of cabinets Click the button Position in setting window to switch to outlay viewgraph From Fig 6 26 we can see that there are 25 cabinets connected to LDU These cabinets are arrange
27. he brightness control mode of the display There are three modes Manual Auto and Schedule PEM 100 E Brightness setting when the mode is Manual One can select a value directly in the input the box or press Les to set it synchronously The synchronous setting window is shown as Fig 6 20 pamstenghtniess x Brightness M Ga Adjust the brightness during display Wat one minute for the brightness to return to the previous setting This value is not kept Apply keep this brightness inthe contiquration tiles The cantiquration files will be actvated only after they have been sent to the display Fig 6 20 Adjust Brightness window Brightness BE im io D Click the triangle button or input the needed value directly into the box The display will reflect the related brightness immediately Appl Press to close the window and save the value to the input box following Manual Adjust Press o close the window without saving I It is only valid after sending it to LDU Or one minute later the display will recover to the original value 6 6 4 Brightness schedule setting 21 Schedule Schedule Table Schedule the brightness of a whole day manually It is unvalid when the brightness schedule is default The window is as Fig 6 21 shows Brightness schedule Start Time End Time Brightness C foo fon S fis aa i Jooo 00 00 fio j i jooo 00 00 fio j C foo fono je g O foo oo fio
28. ill check automatically if there are files going with the current configuration in LDU and make hints There is no such LDU FPGA files in LDU then there will appear a confirmation window as Fig 6 23 shows Press Yes to continue the sending and No to cancel it wonni X E FPGA File for LDU is not awailable Continue or not Fig 6 23 Hint window when there is no LDU FPGA files that go with the current configuration in LDU When there is no FPGA files of control board going with the current configuration in LDU there will appear a confirmation window as Fig 6 24 shows Press Yes to continue the sending and No to cancel it iSonnhrdan Fig 6 24 Hint window when there is no control board FPGA files that go with the current configuration in LDU After sending LDU will recover automatically So computer and LDU will not communicate with each other for several seconds 6 6 6 More information 23 J ti Veeman After selecting a window will appear as Fig 6 25 What displayed is the detailed contents REtaed Intonnaven hor screen 1 1 z z6 mm 512 2o0 43 0 Asynchronous ooo Manual Adjust Haltbrightness Protection emp at halt brightness Haltbrightness percentage Display off Protection Fower of Temp Displa off Percentage Monitor Mode Auto Backup Retry Times Min Current of Fan Max Current of Fan Min Volatagqe of Power Max Yolataqe of Power 13 Record size 0 0 12 Hei
29. impPosa User s Manual For Imposa Tools software Version 2 06 lools software Revision History This is the first edition Modified support connection address Updated the Imposa Tools software 06 Updated the Imposa Tools software version is l 2 2007 11 5 ae Lin Zhenyu imposa a Imposa Todls a Table of Contents ls TERMS AND DEFINITNONS crionna Aa 1 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE cc ssssssssesssssseeeseeseseeseseneeeaees 1 36 OPERATION ENVIRONMENT sictsstcrsssscctivetasteevtcntusvacesvrenissbiveche nia ricinnntcainestaeinatial ennai 1 3 1 System Requirements eesti itssspvacine eect eed ects tipatinnsPicaedevadeumossensesiualiteecsdctascedeeddetbndeuserscseusteeaseereess 1 3 2 Connecting the Equipment ccccccccsssssssssssssssscssssesscsesesessessesessesseseseeseesaesesseseseesaseesausessesaesasersansass 2 d STARTUP cates sansa svc va vara eae cen peep E teeter tats 2 4 1 Preparing for startup saesiescixcasnanrcaresrtrenatexarionvedicinedensmancntadioniaar ven eateenanedietaueredaamaiehasrbeaanmnaarant 2 BZ UN UPD EAE EE E EAE E EA E A E A E A E E E 2 5 INTRODUCTION TO THE SOFTWARE INTERFACE s sssssssssssununnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna 3 5 1 Interface Introduction of the Imposa TOOIS c cccccsscsesccssssscsssscsecsecsessecsecsesssssesasseseeseesarseuseesassasnsees 3 SAIN E EAR EAE one AEI A AE A I T E E NEA A EE EA 3 EE a e PEA A OE E E
30. information area Click behind the File name to choose the files which need to be upgraded For example SCHFQS40_V01 RBF the information of the file will appear in Update file information area Like Fig 7 18 this is a FPGA for LDU file its Version is 01 Modification Time is 2006 11 22 11 47 37 File Size is 72 27KB File Style FARATE Gr ECUN Modify Time 2008 11 22 11 47 37 Version 01 File Size Poran RR Fig 7 18 Window of information for an Update file Only when upgrading the files in the control card can Tile Address and All Tiles be selected when upgrading LDU file those two can not be selected as Fig 7 19a and b Tile Address All Tiles Fig 7 19a Tile Address cannot be selected Fig 7 19a All Tiles can not be selected Tile Address when upgrading the control card files please choose the address of the control card which need to be upgraded FF means choosing all control cards Halar Deedtetrn ineme Choosing All Tiles is equal to choosing FF address it means choosing all control cards Update Update the open files to LDU or the selected control card 7 2 2 Read back the data Click Read Back and switch to Read Back as Fig 7 20 Various data in the control card the Configuration Files and all data in LDU can be read back 41 The Config File Of LDU The Config File of Tile The Gamma Data Of Tile FPGA Data of Tile Drive Plate Data All data of LDU ead Bac Fig 7 20 Read B
31. ing Prepare the universal adaptor switching USB to RS232 to check USB port het Seidl Pont x 1 Message window Check ifthe serial communication is OF when testing please connectthe pin 2 and pin 3 of the COM Baud Rate 19200 Fig 6 14 Window of Checking a Serial Port 6 4 1 Select a serial port and set its parameters COM Port COM gt 19200 Choose the serial port to be tested Baud Rate Set the baud rate of the serial port to be tested 6 4 2 Starting and finishing testing tart a After selecting the serial port and baud rate press button Start to start the test The result will be shown in the Message window Fig 6 15 of Check Serial Port Fig 6 14 Request time out 2006 l 23 11 08 53 Request time out 2UUb li 2a 11 08 54 Requst time out 2006 11 23 11 08 54 Requat time out SUG Liss 11 08 55 Request time out 2U068 lij25 11 08 56 Request time out U06 11 235 11 08 57 Request time out U06 11 25 11 08 58 Fig 6 15 Message window of Check Serial Port St a Press it to stop the test Delete the information in Message window ow Close the testing window 6 4 3 Meanings of the results Requst time out 2006 11 25 11 08 53 It means the serial port works abnormally Commnication OF 2006 11 23 11 17 26 It means the serial port is normal 6 5 Setting the Parameters for the LDU LDU Setting Select or View LDU
32. leita Met LettToRight the signal of the LED sign can be either from Left to Right or Bottom to Top Function Function we screen Type 48256 here are Function 1 and Function 2 for option sire Set the height and width of the LED sign 6 5 4 Brightness Bright Mode There are 3 modes for the user to adjust the brightness Smee When the sign is under Manual Adjust mode input the brightness percentage into the input box Or users can press to activate the synchronous setting as Fig 6 20 shows imposa e mposa Tod Ales appa tp ses Brightness m Lim o Els Adjustthe brightness during display Wait one minute for the brightness to return to the previous setting This value is not kept Apply keep this brightness inthe configuration files The configuration files will be acthvated only after they have been sent to the display FIG 6 20 Adjust Brightness widow l i Adjust the color temperature of the display Set it to be 6500K 9300K or Preset The set value will be shown on the display immediately 100 B500 100 100 l Set the color temperature when at 6500K ak When setting one can press the number keys on the keyboard directly or click j at the right of the input box to add or decrease the number 100 Set the color temperature when at 9300K SET Loo g 104 B 100 5 Preset the color temperature Set the color temperatur
33. omputer is shown in Fig ure 7 5 You can press the button Cc Compressed Files Sending data Read File Waiting Current Progress Main Progress Fig 7 5 Backup Progress window 35 When the operation is successful you will see the window Fig 7 6 Atom ation Backup Completed Oa Fig 7 6 Prompt window for successful backup operation 7 1 2 Recover To recover the backup data from the safe place in the LDU or from your computer to the LDU 7 1 2 1 Recovering from LDU To recover the backup data from the safe place in the LDU to the LDU Select Tool Recover Recover From LDU and you will see the confirmation window as shown in Fig 7 7 Press Yes to continue and press No to cancel Montt X Restore all the configurated datatincluding configuration 2 tiles FFGA files driven tiles Gamma data etc from LOU The orginal configuration will be covered Continue or not Mio Fig 7 7 Confirmation window for Recovering From LDU Operation in progress as shown in Fig 7 8 Please wait Progress Restoring Data Please wait p LOR Fig 7 8 Recovering From LDU When operation is successful you will see the following window as shown in Fig 7 9 ALohnindavion i Restored successfully rem Fig 7 9 Prompt for successful operation 7 1 2 2 Recovering from Computer To recover backup data from your computer to the LDU Select Tool Recover Recover From Computer
34. rong information HUB Addr Fu CPU Version AFUE FPGA Version 00g Bright Sensor MA Temperature sensor MA PIC 6 33a LDU testing information in Device Check Message window Tile Addr 00 Communication OE Ethernet State OF CPU Version 2600 FRGA Version 00083 PIC 6 33b Testing information of control board in Device Check Message window 6 9 Pixel detection Pixels Check l l Select in IMPOSA TOOLS Or users can choose View Pixel Check to switch to the Pixels Check window as Fig 6 33 shows F lsa Tal Zlavy TEi V 1 HL liie idenmnmadan LCU Seti Delos heck Malnecnance Piszkek Chak P I p r ta L des File Check FIG 6 33 Pixels Check Window Press Pixel Check in FIG 6 33 to open the detection function Or aa 2 as FIG 6 34 shows When the process reaches 100 there will be no difference with the interface Click Detail as FIG 6 35 shows With this function user will be able to see the exact position of each pixel Black means the pixel is normal For A 1G E RALE GE IK the meaning of the other colors users can refer to the table on the right as Fig 6 35 shows 31 Progress Checking Please wait FIG 6 34Open the pixel detection Pixels Check Tile Address MH Print Setup Show Report FIG 6 35 the exact position of each pixel leAdtess i sind Sj Fall ition Frits th Cok hints Tile Address refers to the address of the cabinet that with the problem
35. st rive Board Vata M Not Exist Exist Gamma Data z Not Exist Exist mo idl fal by p a 5 Er Restore Reloading the data in LOU to the Tiles Fig 7 25 Interface of repairing 7 3 1 Introduction to the interface screen Type fE 12 26 fmm El Show cabinet s type This value is read back automatically by the software Program items Repairable items are listed under the Program The repairable items Configure of LDU LDU configuration files FPGA For LDU 0000 LDU s FPGA files Configure of Tiles Cabinet configuration files FPGA For Tiles O000 Cabinet configuration files Drive Board Data Cabinet driver board data table Gamma Data Gamma data E To select a file that corresponds to a repairable item Computer and LOLU indicate the status of the repairable items The Computer column indicates the status of the items in the computer the LDU column indicates the status of the items in the LDU Exist means 45 that the item exists Not Exist means that it does not exist Restore ang pclae refer to the operation to the items Restore means to restore and Update means to upgrade ues is to execute the operation and to exit the Guide 7 3 2 Introduction to operation Step 1 Select Tool Maintenance and the Guide will read back the screen configurations The interface of the repairing is as shown in Fig 7 25 Step 2 Select a file Click the button Be after Configure of LDU Select the
36. the menu name See Tab 5 1 Table 5 1 Shortcut key of Menu Bar 5 2 1 File menu includes Open Project Save Project Change Password and Exit File pen Project Save Project Exit Fig 5 3 File menu Save Project serves as saving the communication parameter and basic parameter on the current project Open Project is to open the project file saved before Change Password is to modify the current user s password Exit means exit from the Imposa Tools software 5 2 2 View menu includes Tile Information LDU Setting Screen Setting Device Check and Maintenance Choose different buttons to switch to different setting windows View r TALJ 1 LDU Setting Screen Setting Device Check Maintenance Fig 5 4 View menu 5 2 3 Tool menu includes Maintenance Wizard Adjust Time Serial Check Auto Assign Address For Tiles Backup LDU Data Recover Backup Config Files of All Tiles and Read Back All Brightness Data Tool Adjust Time serial Check Backup LDU Data Recover Backup Config Files of All Tiles Fig 5 5 Tool menu Maintenance Wizard Maintenance guide for operation Adjust Time To adjust the time of the display Serial Check Serial port for check Auto Assign Address For Tiles Automatically assign the address of each Imposa cabinet Backup LDU Data For Backup of LDU data Recover To recover LDU data Backup Config Files of All Tiles For backup of config fil
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