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1. Clear Media Positon Positon size Size Down Layer Down Layer Cop Copy R Paste Paste Delete Delete gt Add Media to Window Fig 10 38 Right click menu of window 10 2 5 4 Media Editing Media editing will be illustrated with a common window as an example 1 Adda media Media sources of a media type that is supported by the Software can be added to a common window for showing Click the button Add Media to access the drop down menu of media types Select the corresponding item to add a media source of that type to the common window Window Editing Area 77 Play Program N S 7 General Segmenti Paget Name Common Window e S S m corron wo Ix H Y H S Width 270 Height 273 E7 Sr EA es men Add Media K File Complex Text Static Text Single Line text Scrolling Text Analog Clock Digital Clock Countdown Timer Weather Temperature and Humidity Please selectthe m Bam in tociher d Add Media to Window Net Message RSS Copied Media ns 3 Fig 10 39 Add media 2 Media properties setting Properties of a media source can be set is related to the type of the media source Refer to lt Media Types Supported by Pluto Manager gt for information about the settable properties of a certain type of media Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led
2. iS Inserted Segment Copy Delete Clear Window Save Window Layout of Page tclick Preview Current Page m Rreview Current Segmept from Current Page on screen Fig 10 29 Menu of page 10 2 5 3 Window Editing 1 Create a new window Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd After adding a page you should add windows to the page For example click the button shown in Fig 10 30 to add a common window to the page Page Editing Area M Play Program i 2 General Segmenti g t P A x Y Q zo D Common Window tor kinds of media C Common inak Background Window Scroll Text Window Clock Vaindow Countdown Timer Window Weather Viindow Temperature and Humidity Viniow Net Message RSS Window Fig 10 30 Add window to page The newly added window will be shown on the computer display after the add operation as shown in Fig 10 31 2 Neu Open 3 43 Play Program CH General Segmenti Sc Paget Pasa m Common Wirid Fig 10 31 Added window 2 Window position and size setting The position and size of a newly added window may need to be reset as the default values are unlikely to meet the requirements These values can be reset directly by using the tool provided in NovaStudio2012 as shown in Fig 10 31 A more intuitive way to reset these values is to use the
3. weg 10 00 00 00 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 3 4 5 After inserting media files click OK to return to the emergency insert play page as shown in Fig 10 71 Click Choose Display to read the display size of client who need the insert play Select insert start time and duration After setting of insert play options click Publish button at the bottom of the page Edit parameter of convert video window will pop up as shown in Fig 10 63 Choose the video effect to be converted to and click OK After conversion is completed the following window will pop up Total play program amount to be converted 1 Current play program name TempEmergencyinfo play program location 1 Media amount in play program 1 T Convert play program complete 2013 4 9 11 19 51 Fig 10 75 Insert play files converted to Play Program Click OK to enter the online publish page as shown below Select the client who need the insert play who s also online Click Next Check Play Program and client list to be published Make sure they are correct then click Publish When publish result shows Succeed it means insert play files have been successfully published to the client Operating steps of insert PlayList Select PlayList in Fig 10 71 Emergency insert play page and click L to inser
4. AE VA STAR Version V 4 5 2 Nova Pluto Control System User Manual fan NovaStar Tech Co Ltd NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Statement Dear users Welcome to use Pluto control system We are pleased to offer this manual to help you understand and use the product In the preparation of the manual we try to make it accurate and reliable Nova may revise and alter the contents of the manual at any time without notice If you have any problems in the use or you have any suggestions please inform us in accordance with the contact provided in this manual For the problems you encounter in the use we will do our best to provide support For your suggestions we would like to express our thanks and make assessment as soon as possible for adoption Copyright Copyright of this manual is reserved to Xi an NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Any individual or organization is not allowed to copy or extract all or any part of the contents in any form without written approval Trademark NOVA STAR the registered trademark of Nova E Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Definition of document mark ATTENTION Identifies information that requires special consideration TIP Identifies advice or hints for the user Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www n
5. Current control system address 1 port 4 Read FPGA program version of scan board 0 Fig 8 1 Hardware program loading page Program Path Select the program to be loaded to the hardware Scan Board FPGA Select this option to upgrade the FPGA program of a scan board Change Click this button to load the selected program to the selected hardware Refresh All If this option is selected the version info of scan boards connected to the current serial port will be refreshed when click the Refresh button Refresh One If this option is selected only the version info of the selected scan board will be refreshed when click the Refresh button Refresh Click this button to show the current version info of the hardware This can be used to check whether the hardware program has been upgraded Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 9 Introduction to PlutoManager PluotManager is a play and management software for Pluto asynchronous control system it can connect to the asynchronous control card via LAN or internet The main functions include client management Play Program editing Play Program tranmission play status remote monitoring etc The software interface is simple and easy to learn Main features as follows Support a variety of media formats such as video images text weather clock countdown Word Excel Txt etc
6. 3 Click Yes to choose a new directory And then click OK New directory will be configured successfully 10 3 Making Sign List Edit mode needs to be configured first The operating steps are click Configuration Edit Mode Configuration Sign OK DR PlutoManager V4 5 2 Operation Configuration Language Help Edit Mode Configuration Default PlayList Directory Ld Create PlayLiz Authorization Configuration Display Control Software Configuration Display Information Details WW OD 4 Virtual Online EECH Offline 0 0 1 Server Information IP Address 1r2 16 3 183 Edit Mode Configuration Current edit mode of program C BillBoard F do not show ne Fig 10 48 Edit Mode Configuration Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Begin to make Sign list according to the following steps im Edit playlist NewlListsplpy Hapg enee e bo se SEL Double clicking the window will unlock lock it C MV X Y 0 0 WH 128x128 Fig 10 49 Sign play list edit page 10 3 1 Introduction of Toolbar Playlist Edit n Li Previ laylis Open List Save as SC do eview playlist Create Save List Set resolution of View scheduled l the play window date Send List Set play window
7. Click Advanced you can set the convert parameters Gn Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Online Send L co e So Related information Play control in sending files v Pause display playing while sending media ci It may cause slow sending speed if display is playing while sending media PlayList save directory in display Integrated memory SD card Automatically update the font J Updating the font of does not exsit automatically T After updating the font the display will automatically reboot Media format convert Advanced T Hotice Will be converted with the default parameters Online Send ax 2S Related information Play control in sending files v Pause display playing while sending media It may cause slow sending speed if display is playing while sending media PlayList save directory in display Integrated memory SD card Udisk Automatically update the font J Updating the font of does not exsit automatically After updating the font the display will automatically reboot Media format convert Hide Convert parameter FFmpeg C Mencoder frame rate 25 00 Buffer size 2048 Z Convert Rate 1 Qscale 4 Fig 10 66 Parameters of online send 5 Click Next on Fig 10 67 send playlist t
8. Click Configuration Edit Mode Configuration check BillBoard and click OK DN PlutoManager V4 5 2 Configuration Language Help Edit Mode Configuration Default PlayList Directory EA PZ rei Authorization Configuration icplay Control Software Configuration Details w E a Virtual Connection Be 1 0 0 Online Server Information IP Address 172 16 3 183 Edit Mode Configuration Current edit mode of program BillBoard F do not show Fig 10 5 Edit mode of program 1 Click Create Play List in the toolbar of PlutoManager main interface to enter the Play Program creating page shown in Fig 10 6 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd TI Create play file NewList plpym CH di at Save New Open Save as Window Editing Area ER Play Program E 423 General Segment ER Paget Name Common Window aaa Common Wind o Y D Width 720 Height 480 SECECR AKHK MER Please select the item in toolbar I al Add Media to Window Show window name and index Fig 10 6 Play Program creating page 10 2 1 Play Program Structure Play program can save as the file which extension is plpym it is composed by several common segments otherwise it can also contain one or more inserted segments The common segment and inserted
9. Click this item to switch to the advanced adjustment page Gmm Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients Adjust Coefficients Advanced Q AA Color Adjust Color Temperature Adjust Yellow O Cyan O Magenta O White Blue Note Display different color for observing the effect Simple Show Color Wi er e aterm Fig 7 65 Advanced adjustment page Color Adjustment The brightness hue and saturation of red green and blue can be adjusted in the Color Adjust panel Color Temperature Adjustment Use the slide bars to adjust the red green and blue components for yellow cyan magenta and white in the Color Temperature Adjust panel Simple Click this item to switch to the simple adjustment page The color bar under each slide bar indicates the color to be shown when adjusting 1 If the cabinet driven by the new scan board is only different from the surrounding cabinets in brightness simple adjustment is sufficient 2 If the cabinet driven by the new scan board is different from the surrounding cabinets in color adjust the brightness saturation and hue through the advanced adjustment page for better image quality 3 Use the test tools in Plug In Tool gt Test Tool to require the LED display to show the color that is being adjus
10. Fig 7 38 Monitor page Refresh This button is used to update the monitored data Monitor Setting This button is used to edit the contents to be monitored and set rules for alarm Email Setting This button is used to set the email notification Email Log Click this button to check the log of the report email sent by NovaLCT Pluto monitoring subsystem Monitor Control Configure the temperature and smoke monitoring control program Control Log Check control scheme acting result Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 5 1 Monitor Setting Monitor Setting el Auto Refresh E Auto Refresh Retry times Setting Retry times after read status failed Refresh and Alarm Setting Refresh Setting Refresh Status Refresh Temperature Connect Monitor Board E Refresh Humidity C Refresh Smoke E Refresh cabinet status pp Refresh status Refresh Fan Every cabinet has same number of fan Every cabinet has different number of fan Setting Refresh power of monitor board Every cabinet has same number of power Every cabinet has different number of power Setting Alarm Setting When temp T display alarm information Fahrenheit Temperture eee Fig 7 39 Monitor setting page Auto Refresh If this option is check NovaLCT Pluto will automatically check the status and parameters being monitored a
11. Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Configure server network parameters to connect in Van The Server Parameters Platform Select PlutoManager 3 D a i Server Domain novaxian vicp netl Del Static IP i 16 Connect Port 31255 nemme Senior Setting Eege Fig 5 18 Internet parameters settings 4 Set connection port Adopt the default value and make sure it is different from other software ports Attention The connection port set here must be the same as the connection port set by playback control software 5 After completion of network parameter settings click Send to send the network parameters to the Asynchronous Card 5 2 2 4 Playback Control Software PlutoManager Setting 1 Run PlutoManagerin Control Computer A Click Configuration Software Configuration in main interface as shown below DN PlutoManager v4 5 2 Operation al Create PlayLis Configuration Language Edit Mode Configuration Default PlayList Directory Help Authorization Configuration Software Configuration Display Information Virtual Connection 0 Server Information IP Address 172 16 3 163 Le Display Control Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S
12. The time information about current display Time zone of display Display time Set the time information about display Time source Network time Time zone UTC 01 00 mn EE z Enable DST Daylight Saving Time select the time of the time zone 2015 8 17 3 28 24 Reboot the display Schedule to reboot Time which latest infomation received V Enable scheduling to reboot Reboot time 10 21 42 Display password configuration Notice Password must be 6 to 16 letters or numbers Password Input again Numbers of displays in the curre Fig 10 87 Display password Display Control WW S scs xX EE Al groupe X System Configuration Ge Network Configuration Gei Server Configuration 4 gt Display Lists Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 The time information about current display Time zone of display Display time Set the time information about display Vad Time zone UTC 01 00 mn 20 z Enable DST Daylight Saving Time select the time of the ERE 2015 8 17 3 33 54 Reboot the display Schedule to reboot Time which latest infomation received T Enable scheduling to reboot Display password configuration Notice Password must be 6 to 16 letters or numbers Cancel au i Old password Change Numbers of displays in the curre Fig 10 88 Cancel or modify password Note After the display is configured with a password an exclam
13. Operating steps of insert file 1 Click LG button to select the media files images video audio documents need to be inserted as shown below Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd They are editing interfaces of insert pictures video and audio etc Please Choose Insert File File directory CWsers Public Pictures Sample Pictures Tulips pp File property Directory Background Background m E In effect Out effect Scale C Wsers Public Pictures Sample Pictures Tulips jpg Fandom Speed 10 Random Speed 10 EO Overlay text Edit Text Fig 10 72 Insert pictures Please Choose Insert File File directory D Documents videos The Mob Doctor SO E06 bd 264 2hd mpd File property Directory D Documents Videos The Mob Dochor SO E08 hety 264 2hd mpd Background Scale Volume Position Duration LI p F Cverla Edit Text 00 42 44 544 Fig 10 73 Insert video Please Choose Insert File File directory D Documents google host 201 5 1 15 txt File property Directory Background Background m E In effect Out effect Scale E Transparent DoDocuments yoogle host 201 5 1 15 txt WI Fandom Speed 10 Random Speed 10 E Inverse white and black Fig 10 74 Insert text file Inverse color
14. Specified Scan Boards This option is for sending parameter settings to specific receiver cards There are two ways for sending parameter settings to specific receiver cards by address and by sketch map Corresponding pages are shown in Fig 7 20 and Fig 7 21 Gm Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd L I Send Parameters to Scan Board O All Scan Boards Reset the start position of scan boards Gi Specified Scan Boards Send By Address Send By Topolopy Index start from 1 means all 1 If the position of scan board is 1 it means all the scan boards of the first sending board 2 If the position of scan board is 1 1 it means all the scan boards of the first port in the first sending board 3 If the position of scan board is 1 1 1 it means the first scan board of the first port in the first sending board Fig 7 20 the Send by Address page Shown in Fig 7 20 is the Send by Address page The Sending Port and Scan Bo are used to specify the receiver cards to which the settings will be sent Set these three parameters according to the instructions given at the lower half of the page HE Send Parameters to Scan Board O All Scan Boards Reset the start position of scan boards Gei Specified Scan Boards Sen Send By Address Send By Topolopy Select Sereen Screen l Loca
15. Decode Type 32V x16H Scan Type 74HC138 Decoding Data Group Regular Pixel Width Pixel Height Performance Setting Refresh Rate Gray Scale Data Clock Clock Phase Blanking Time Line Change Time Brightness Effici Astin 128 H lt 199 128 H lt 128 Module Casca Right to Left andheight Group Swap More Setting Normal 8192 v 52 69 make sure E the width 1 20us O 12 Irregular Please D E make sure 3 A the width Construct and height rv Gray First e Data Duty 50 we 25 75 Gray Mode Low Gray Com o Ghost Control 13 renne ep ReadFromHW SendToHW Janeen eege ege Fig 7 24 Scan Board page 4 Load a scan board configuration file e To load a scan board configuration file click Lead File at the bottom of the Scan Board page in the Screen Config window and follow the instructions 5 Save a LED display configuration file To save settings to a LED display configuration file click See File at the bottom of the Screen Config page of the Screen Config window and follow the instructions Shown in Fig 7 25 is the Screen Config page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Scan Board Screen Config Mark The current operation in cascading scan board mod
16. Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Piutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Schedule Auto Scheme Name Valid Month Current brightness 100 Edit Bright Program Schedule name Brightness schedule list Valid month Jan Feb Mar Select all Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd SE Coe eee CS Network Configuration Display Lists Display Name IPAdd Current Displays Piutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Brightness Adjustment Manual Schedule Auto Scheme Name _ Valid Month E m o Current brightness 100 Numbers of displays in the curre 1 Fig 10 95 schedule adjustment 10 6 4 3 Automatic Brightness Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Ptutozo0e2015 172 16 1 122 Schedule Auto Lists of ight sensor that detecting brightness Light sensor detection cycle Seconds 60 Light sensor detection times within a cycle S Brightness colculstion based on Calculate the average of af ight sensors Max ambient bghts Min ambient bghts Max brightness Numbers o
17. the fans status will be under monitoring Every cabinet has same number of fan If for every cabinet the number of fans to be monitored is the same select this option and set the fan number in the box to the right of this option Ever cabinet has different number of fan If the numbers of fans to be monitored are different from one cabinet to another select this option and click the Setting button to set the fan numbers for each cabinet Refresh power of monitor board If this option is selected the power supplies on the monitor board will be under monitoring Every cabinet has same number of power If for every monitor board the number of power supplies to be monitored is the same select this option and set the power supplies number in the box to the right of this option Every cabinet has different number of power If the numbers of power supplies to be monitored are different from one monitor board to another select this option and click the Setting button to set the power supplies numbers for each cabinet EE Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 5 2 Email Notification Setting Operating steps 1 Click Email Settings button in the Monitor Page of Fig 7 38 to enter the email notification setting page shown as below Setting Of Email Notification About Monitor Fault OH Notification Setting Enable Email Notific
18. 1 Online Calibration In online calibration NovaCLB connects with NovaLCT Pluto through network Data and instructions for LED display calibration are exchanged through the network Shown in Fig 7 51 is the online calibration page Current Screen Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients Networ k Setting Screenl Local IP 192 168 0 162 wi Port 8080 Reconnect D Enable Disnable Calibraion Chroma v Fig 7 51 Online calibration page Enable Disnable Calibraion Disnable Chroma or Current Screen The LED displays connected to the computer will be list in this panel Select the LED display to be calibrated from the list Local IP Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd This is the IP address that NovaLCT Pluto listens to It is actually an IP of the computer on which NovaLCT Pluto is running Port This is the port that NovaLCT Pluto listens to Reconnect Click this button to terminate the current listening process and start a new listen process using the settings of Local IP and Port Communication Log Records of the communication between NovaCLB and NovaLCT Pluto are listed is this panel Enable Calibration This option is to enable or disable LED display calibration using calibration coefficients Save button in the Enable Disable Calibration panel Click this button to save
19. 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Regular Pixel Width 126 a199 Maximum width Pixel Height 20 Maximum height Module Casca Right to Lett Fig 7 17 The regular cabinet info panel Width Height These two items specify the width and height of the cabinet pixel array Note that the two numbers circled are the maximum values that can be set which is also named as Maximum Width and Maximum Height Maximum Width Maximum width varies with parameters of refresh rate gray scale levels and shift clock frequency Normally the higher the refresh rate is and the higher the gray scale levels are the smaller the maximum width will be while the higher the shift clock frequency is the larger the maximum width can be But as the shift clock frequency is limited by drive chips and module design the maximum width is also limited Maximum Height The Maximum Height depends on the module design 1 If the module cascade direction is from left to right or from right to left then as mentioned above the Maximum Width depends on the parameters such as refresh rate gray scale levels and shift clock frequency and the Maximum Height depends on the module design 2 If the module cascade direction is from top to bottom or from bottom to top then factors affect the Maximum Width and Height are just switched The Maximum Height depends on the parameters such as refresh rate gray scal
20. Area E Ee Play Program E Si ECH Segmenti dr L Paget CT Common Wind CT Clock Window D S Inserted Segment e E Inserted Segment el iPlay Prisa i Add Common Segment Add Inserted Segment 3 inser Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 10 21 Add segment 2 Editing Properties of Segment You can edit the properties at the Segment Editing Area after adding the common segment or inserted segment Shown as below Play Program S E Paget 4g Inserted Segment2 LR E inserted Segment3 E ment TT Common Wind eg Seg CC Clock Window Time Property Segment Editing Aren Effective Date C No Date Limit From To Effective Day of the Week Se Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Effective Time Of the Day All Day From To Fig 10 22 Properties page of common segment EN 5 Play Program H E Segment 4g Inserted Segment2 E amp Inserted Segment3 Show window name and index Segment Editing Area Po Name Inserted Segment2 Time Point List R Play Property When reachedthe Play 0 minutes seconds time point Play f times Pause current play when playing inser
21. At 10 30 10 2 3 Display Window Setting Click New button in Fig 10 6 to set the play window information Set Play Window Information Play window resolution Auto Select Display Width T20 Height 430 O Manual Customized Resolution m f 20 RR em Fig 10 17 Play window information Play window resolution gt Auto Width and Height can adapt to the display automatically gt Customized size Must be set according to the actual size of the display Select Display Select display from the display list to read the size of the client display directly Select Display operating steps a Click Select Display in Fig 10 17 to enter display list KE Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Select Display LED Dispaly Screen Resolution 1 Plutozoe2015 448 128 Display Name i H x Fig 10 18 Read display size of specific client b Select specific display and click OK The software will read the size of the client display directly 10 2 4 Configure Playlist Directory After clicking save in playlist creating page the playlist will be automatically saved to default directory factory default My Documents NovaPluto PM PlayList The user can configure the directory of playlist Re configuration of playlist directory might cause unsuccessful playlist publishing therefore users are recommend
22. B Or Black Fig 7 7 Smart Setting Step 3 6 Click Next in Smart Setting Step 3 page after selection to enter Smart Setting Step 4 page as shown Enter the number of LED rows that are lightened in a module Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Smart Setting Step 4 Lighting ger columns in the modules Fig 7 8 Smart Setting Step 4 7 Click Next in Smart Setting Step 4 page to enter Smart Setting Step 5 page as shown Enter the number of LED columns that are lightened in a module Smart Setting Step 5 Lighting rows or columns in the modules 2 al Column v Fig 7 9 Smart Setting Step 5 8 Click Next in Smart Setting Step 5 to enter Smart Setting Step 9 page as shown Click the corresponding grids according to the position of the lightened LEDs until no LED is lightened any more A line of the lightened LEDs routing will be drawn at the same time A message indicating the finish of the Smart Setting Step 9 will be shown when enough LEDs have been processed Smart Setting Step 9 Rote Look at the lighting point in the modules and click the corresponding cells Undo to back or Clear to restart 1 S Se S E so 8 r AH fess jh Et 19 9 207 22528 AS Be 2072 RI Si Kr Kales GENEE D A8 K i E ET TTT ET a Fig 7 10 Smart Set
23. Gamma table Brightness Adjustment Brightness can be adjusted by the slide bar All together there are 256 levels of brightness Color Temperature Adjustment Color temperature adjustment can be done in two ways customization and color temperature Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd table Choose one as you want Select Custom and the color temperature can be adjusted through the brightness and current gains of Red Green and Blue components Click Color Temperature button to open the dialog for color temperature table configuration Color temperature can be adjusted by changing the items in the table 1 Current gain adjustment option won t be available if the LED drive chips do not support current gain adjustment 2 Professional equipment is necessary to find out the current gains and brightness of red green and blue for different LED display brightness of certain color temperature so that if the color temperature table has been set NovaLCT Pluto will adjust the LED display settings according to the current brightness setting and keep the color temperature unchanged Configure the Color Temperature Table Configure color temperature Operate Note Selected color temperature is yellow Add Add color temperature Delete Delete color temperature Edit Edit selected color temperature Colo
24. Getting existing log file again End date 2015 04 17 EM Log list e m Total number of displays 1 Fig 10 81 Log management page Set number of storage days The user can set freely but it shall not be more than 31 days After the setting click Apply to take effect Click Read to view the current setting Log operation User can set the start and end date check Getting existing log again and then Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Read to obtain log list of corresponding period of time 10 5 3 Storage Management Media Play Programs are all stored in the hardware or removable storage devices of client In order to avoid failure of sending or loss of media due to lack of space user shall maintain storage device Space regularly Space utilization of media storage devices of each client can be viewed in storage management page All media expired media and all lists can be deleted Please manage the remaining space of storage devices timely S ES Play Management 3 weg C nt urrent group A groups v EH Play Control A DR bi Storage Management rig Display Play program Display Name IP Address Gre Current display Pluto2012 172 16 3 161 SS Pluto2012 172 16 3 161 sDe Media storage device information Time of which information is received Current media storage
25. IP or name Client sorting non sorting ascending or descending sort by name ascending or descending sort Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd by IP IP View the IP of current computer Client info Shows the total quantity of clients online client quantity and of offline client quantity 9 2 Menu Toolbar Toolbar Function New Create FlayList Add a page Add a window Preview Create Play Program Save Play Program conversion Online publish Publish Play Program Offline publish Publish PlayList Instant notification Emergency insertion View and manage current play info i Play log management Play management We External storage device Play Management management operate Time management Version readback Online upgrade It can be set as time synchronization Online upgrade Terminal time through PlutoManager or the Cloud server or auto time synchronization synchronization through the terminal Readback the current language of the Language terminal management Update the language of the terminal Read the current font of the terminal Font management Update the font of the terminal Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Re
26. Screen Config Mark The current operation is no scan board cascaded mode Sender Mode Module Info Chip MBISO036 Size 32 x16H Scan Type Direction Horizontal Decode Type 74HC138 Decoding Data Group Cabinet Info Regular 1 Irregular Pixel Width 128 199 Please a Please make sure nal make sure Pixel Height 128 7 lt 128 the width the width Module Casca Right to Left and height Construct View Cabinet and height J Performance Setting Group Swap More Setting Refresh Rate 60 Accelerate Rate Gray Scale Normal8192 v Gray Mode Gray First Data Clock i Data Duty 50 2575 Clock Phase Low Gray Com o a Y Blanking Time 1 20us Ghost Control e Line Change Time 3 0 12 Brightness Effici 52 69 enn SaveFie ReadFromHW zeien SaveConigFie SavetoScreen Cose Fig 7 16 set the cabinet info Cabinet Information Pixel array size and module cascade direction can be set in this panel Note that the Regular panel is for regular shape cabinet parameters setting and the Irregular panel is for irregular shape cabinet parameters setting Irregular shape cabinet is not supported by this version Shown in Fig 7 17 is the Regular Cabinet Info panel which is circled and marked as area 1 in Fig 7 16 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86
27. Size 400 X 400H Screen Pixel Topology or List Select Area On Screen Operate all pixels wie nn Tun es Fig 7 74 Page for Apply The Effect To Other area Apply Apply adjustment operations to the selected area 1 If the adjustment operations are to be applied to another area the problem of this area should be similar to the area selected in Step 1 Otherwise don t apply the operations to this area 2 If the adjustment result of the new area is satisfying after applying the operations click Save button again to save the adjusted calibration coefficients to the hardware Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 7 2 6 Erase Reload coefficients Shown in Fig 7 75 is the page for erasing reload calibration coefficients Erase coefficients erasing calibration coefficients of the whole display or any cabinets Reload coefficients reload the calibration coefficients lastly saved in hardware Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients Select Scan Board Screen 1 Location Z 0 Y 0 Size 128 X128H Screen Pixel O Topology or List Select Area On Screen Operate all pixels aie mateo aint Fig 7 75 Page for erasing calibration coefficients Screen Select this option to erase all calibration coefficients for the whole display Topology or List Select this option to sel
28. Support Play Program transmission via online or offline Support multi window playing Support hiding preview window Self adapting window display Multiple clients synchronous display Multi period display and support cycle inserted display timing inserted display Remote restart terminal Remote setting of terminal IP Support upgrading of word stock Support upgrading by service packs Support remote software upgrading Simple interface and easy operation Support multiple languages Support transparency friendly interface easy to use Support to change the background image Support customization LE Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 9 1 Introduction to PlutoManager Interface SN PlutoManager V4 5 2 Operation Configuration Language Help Oo rm 3 Create PlayList Publish PlayList Play Management Display Control Display Information There s no display configuration form 1 If display is in LAW click to confi Z If display is in Internet please config in WNovaLCT Pluto Server Information IP Address 1r2 16 3 163 Fig 9 1 Main interface of PlutoManager with no client connection According to tips in the page if the client is in LAN click configuration to select add all clients or add client with specific IP Add client in LAN Set search mode Search a
29. TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Software Configuration Connection 1293 Post b Advanced Configuration rege Fig 5 19 Software settings Connection Ports It is allowed to use the default value and make sure this port shall not be occupied by other software A Connecting port here and Cmd port in 5 2 2 3 Display Setting must be the same 2 After completion of the above setting in the main interface of Pluto Manager and display management interface the automatically connected display asynchronous system can be seen 6 Introduction to NovaLCT Pluto NovaLCT Pluto software integrates functions of LED display configuration brightness adjustment comprehensive working status monitoring LED lights open short circuit status checking and etc NovaLCT Pluto also plays an important role in the pixel level LED display brightness chromaticity calibration by working with NovaCLB to fulfill the operation With cabinet database and configuration files in use it simplifies user s operation 6 1 NovaLCT Pluto Main Interface EB NovalCT Pluto V4 5 1 ol eee System S Setting N Tools C User U Plug in Tool P Language Lang L Reech Screen Configuration Brightness Calibration Display Control Monitor Function Card Main Board Power Remote System Information Remote Address Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Net Connection Connected Device Count 1 m Search Monitor Information B i E s
30. Windows DROME Republic of China Languag j e Tapanese eip swich to Japanes chinese 2h cHT _ switch to Chinese 2h CHT EE SEET user Documents Dsmag O el View the version of software company name and About other info Check for Updates Check for updates Table 6 1 Menu Toolbar introduction Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 NovaLCT Pluto operation instruction 7 1 Start the LED Display 7 1 1 Start with System Configuration File The advantage of using system configuration file to configure LED display is that the configuration procedure is very simple and easy and no manual configuration operation is required Requirement Configuration file of same type LED display exists Operating steps 1 Click Screen Configuration button to open the window shown as below a Screen Configuration Mode Select No scan board cascaded O Cascading scan board 6 Screen Configuration Solas d LKA i PUU EI K d K Im en wen Ge Fig 7 1 Select Screen configuration Mode Attention If the connected card is X65 multi media player the above interface will not appear It will go to the Send Card page directly 2 Click Load Configuration File Click Browse to load the configuration file 3 Click Next and wait for the load finished The loaded performance parameters f
31. array size of a module here NovaLCT Mars divides a cabinet into modules according to the module pixel array size and the cabinet pixel array size 3 Select the calibration coefficients source Calibration coefficients generated according to those of the surrounding modules are used for the new module because the coefficients saved in the scan board or the database are not suitable for the new module just could be used for calibration reference Select the source of Coefficients Database Refer to Select Reference Module er e Reference Module Reference Z Adjusted Module gegen ergegnn egen Fig 7 69 Page for selecting the calibration coefficients source of new module 4 Adjust the calibration coefficients if the generated coefficients are not satisfying The adjustment page is similar to that for a new scan board Please refer to 7 7 2 3 Set coefficients for a new scan board 5 gt step 3 for more details Save the calibration coefficients to the hardware FLASH so they won t be lost when the LED display is powered off The operation is similar to that for a new scan board Please refer to Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 7 2 3 Set coefficients for a new scan board gt step 4 for more details 7 7 2 5 Adjust coefficients If some parts of the LE
32. circuit design of the modules The higher the drive chip performance is and the better the module circuit is designed the higher the shift clock frequency can be A higher shift clock frequency will results in a larger pixel array more gray levels or higher refresh rate that a scan board can support Clock Duty This is the duty cycle for the shift clock The shift clock frequency can be increased by changing this parameter Normally the duty cycle should be set as 50 Data Phase By phase here refers to the time relation between the shift clock and the corresponding data to be shifted This parameter can be used to eliminate the errors due to the phase such as image dislocation and flashing pixels Low Gray Compensation For drive chips that cannot respond to narrow pulse signals the Low Gray Compensation parameter can be used to improve the image quality of low gray levels Blanking Time This is the line blanking interval This parameter can be used to weaken the decoy Increase the value of this parameter if decoy is serious Ghost Control This refers to the time to end the process for weakening decoy It is used in conjunction with Blanking Time and Line Change Time to weaken the decoy Line Change Time This parameter refers to the time to switch to the next row It is used in conjunction with Blanking Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR Nov
33. click Advanced You can set the parameters in detail if no advanced settings the video will be converted with the default parameters E Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd EN PlayList Publish Publish Standard PlayList Publish Temporary Content X Publish Es dk PlayList list Total number Edit Parameter of Convert Video Advanced Ei Notice Will be converted with the default parameters Edit Parameter of Convert Video Convert parameter 9 FFmpeg CC Mencoder Target video format frame rate Buffer size Convert Rate Qscale Fig 10 64 Edit parameter of convert video 3 After the conversion is completed it will be shown as below Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd EN PlayList Publish Publish Standard PlayList Publish Temporary Content Y Publish E db PlayList list Total number PlayList Resolution 20150819051934 128 128 2015081904652 128 128 Fig 10 65 Play Program conversion result 4 Press t to publish successfully converted Play Program and will enter the window as shown below Pause client playing while sending media is suggested choose where to save Play Program in client then press
34. creating a library Open Click this button to open an existing library Create Click this button to create a new library 2 Module Management e ad Module and Cabinet DatabBase Module Operation Cabinet Operation gt D X P Import Module Export Module Refresh Module Delete Module Clear Module Module Cabinet Show All Name Pixel Columns Pixel Rows Data Direction Chip Scan Type Horizontal MBISO36 1 2 Search by Condition Search Condition Select AN Data Direction Horizontal Chip Chip_CommonB Scan Type Scan_static Encoding Mode StaticNoCode OE Polarity HighEnable Module Width 0 Module Height 0 Data Groups 0 Search Current operation status Database is open D Documents 1 mcl Fig 7 35 Module management page Import Module Click this button to import the module configuration files generated during the Smart Setting procedure to a cabinet library Export Module Click this button to export the module configurations from a cabinet library to a module configuration file Module configuration files help in speeding up the Smart Setting procedure Show All Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Select this option to request NovaLCT Pluto to show module configurations of all cabinets in the list Search by Condition Select this
35. option to shown all module configurations that meet the requirements set in the Search Condition panel in the list 3 Cabinet Management e a Module and Cabinet DatabBase oe Module Operation Cabinet Operation Import Cabinet Export Cabinet Refresh Cabinet Delete Cabinet Clear Cabinet i Module Cabinet Name Cabinet Type Cabinet Width Show All Search by Condition Search Condition Regular Cabinet Irregular Cabinet Select All Cabinet Width 0 Cabinet Hight 0 Module Cascade RightLeft Search Current operation status Database is open D Documentsii mc Fig 7 36 Cabinet management page Import Cabinet Click this button to import a cabinet configuration file to a cabinet library Export Cabinet Click this button to export the cabinet configurations from a cabinet library to a cabinet configuration file Show All Select this option to shown in the list all cabinets configurations in the library Search by Condition Select this option to shown the configurations of the cabinets that meet the requirements set in the Search Condition panel in the list Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 4 Display Control Click Display Control button from the toolbar or select Tools gt Display Control from the main menu of the NovaLCT Pluto appl
36. position If the coefficients array size of the opened database is smaller than that of the current display the save operation will be failed If the opened is a cabinet database the ID list of the existing cabinets of the database will be shown Select Database Save to an Existing Database Save to a New Database New Database Type Screen Database O Cabinet Database Select Database Type Existing Cabinet ID Columns Rows Discription E egen Fig 7 59 saving calibration coefficients to a new database Screen Database Select this option if it is to save the calibration coefficients to a new screen database Cabinet Database Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR Select this option if it is to save the calibration coefficients to a new cabinet database Create Click this button to create a new screen database or a cabinet database according to the settings 1 Screen database In a screen database the saved are the calibration coefficients and the positions of they are to be uploaded to in the LED lights array of the whole display In the uploading procedure the coefficients are uploaded according to the positions set for them Thus if the position of a cabinet is changed the coefficients for this cabinet will not be correctly uploaded 2 Cabinet database In a cabinet database th
37. the common window is in front of the clock window in the window list To avoid the clock window being covered by the common window move it to the front of the common window or move the common window to the back of it The circled arrow buttons in Fig 10 36 are used to move a window forward or backward Upper Layer Play Program is Segment ii OF x Lower Layer a Pagel Name Clock Window Common Winde ig Inserted Segment Inserted Segment3 Clock Type Analog C Back BR Stretch H Scale 8 Jr 5 Fig 10 36 Move window 5 Duplicate a window To duplicate a window select the source window click the Copy button and then click the Paste Circled in Fig as below are the Copy button and the Paste button ia e a Window EditingArea J 14 Segment x E m Pagel C Clock Window rey x 0 Si 0 Width 200 Height 200 Name Common Window Fig 10 37 the Copy button and the Paste button The right click menus on the window node and on the window zone in the screen are also supported to edit the window as shown below E Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Window Editing Area 17 Play Program 3 4 Segment GJ Page Add Media ame Common Window1 8 Add Media Clear Media v 20 width 147 E Height
38. the calibration switch status enable or disable to the hardware Save button in the communication log panel Click this button to save the communication log to a text file 7 7 2 Manage Coefficients This page is to adjust the calibration coefficients for better calibration performance Shown in Fig 7 52 is the Manage Coefficients page Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients Select Operation 1 Upload Coefficients Fig 7 52 Manage Coefficients page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Upload Coefficients Upload a calibration coefficients database to the LED display Save coefficients to database This operation is to read back the calibration coefficients form the LED display and save them to a database file Set coefficients for a new scan board This option is to set the calibration coefficients for a newly placed scan board in the LED display Set coefficients for a new module This option is to set the calibration coefficients for a newly placed module in the LED display Adjust Coefficients This option is to adjust the calibration coefficients of the selected LED display area for better performance Erase Coefficients This option is to erase the calibration coefficients of the selected LED display 7 7 2 1 Upload Coefficients This is to upload the calibration coefficients to
39. time is successfully set the stating of each of the power supply control by the function card will be delay for the delay time For example if the delay time is set as 2 seconds then each power supply will delay 2 seconds when starts Refresh This button is to refresh the power management information including the power control mode manual auto or software control the power supply status start or stop the function card time and the delay time Start All This button is to start all power supplies controlled by the function card Emergency Stop Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Click this button to stop all power supplied controlled by the function card For power supplies under auto control their schedules will be disabled when the emergency stop operation is executed The schedules won t be enabled until Start All button ts clicked Manual This is to set the power control into manual control mode Use the Start button or the Stop button to start or stop the corresponding power Auto This is to set the power control into auto control mode The hardware system will start or stop the power supplies according to the schedule automatically The schedule can be set and send to the hardware through NovaLCT Pluto 7 8 1 1 Manual Power Control Select the Manual option to set the power supply control mode in to manu
40. upload then press Upload button Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients Upload Coefficients ment Seve Beck Finish Retura Fig 7 57 upload coefficients step 3 Upload Click this button to upload the selected calibration coefficients to the hardware Save Save the selected calibration coefficients to hardware FLASH The saved data won tbe lost even the system is powered off 7 7 2 2 Save Coefficients to Database This operation is to read back the calibration coefficients form the current LED display and save them to a database file Operating steps 1 The calibration coefficients read back can be saved to an existing database or a new database Shown in Fig 7 58 and Fig 7 59 are the pages for saving coefficients to an existing database and a new database respectively Gm Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Select Database Save to an Existing Database Save to a New Database Select Database me Type Unknown Existing Cabinet ID Columns Unknown Rows Unknown Discription Unknown EB COO O Fig 7 58 saving calibration coefficients to an existing database Open Click this button to open an existing database to save the read back calibration coefficients The new saved coefficients will replace the old ones according to the
41. used to send the LED display configuration settings to the connected PSD100 Asynchronous card Save to Screen This is used to save the settings to a FLASH chip The saved data won tbe lost even the hardware is powered off Location This is the upper left corner of a rectangular area of the computer display The rectangle area of Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd the computer display is called mapping area Content inside the mapping area will be shown on the LED display The default location is 0 0 which is actually the upper left corner of the computer display Virtual Mode Specify the pixel mode of the LED display The option could be real pixel or virtual 3 LEDs or virtual 4 LEDs Scan Board Columns Rows These are the quantity of columns and rows of the scan boards receiving cards array of the LED display Scan Board Width Height These two parameters in the Scan Board Info panel refer to the width and height of the pixel array driven by a scan board receiving card They must be set the same as those set in the Scan Board page b Standard Screen Configuration Configure scan boards connection routing manually and each scan board could drive different pixel array e a Screen Configuration COM1 CoLa Jee Scan Board Screen Configuration E om rien Screen
42. 0 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd window as shown a Screen Config COM1 Scan Board Screen Configuration Mark The current operation in cascading scan board mode Module Info Chip MBISO36 Size 32Wx32H Scan Type Direction Horizontal Decode Type 74HC138 Decoding Data Group Cabinet Info Regular Pixel Width 32 Please a Please a make sure make sure Pixel Height 32 the width EE itso the width Module Casca Right to Left andheight Construc 7 and height Performance Setting Refresh Rate Gray Scale Gray Mode Refresh Rate First e Data Clock Data Duty 50 X 25 75 Accelerate Rate 4 a Clock Phase Low Gray Com o a Blanking Time 2 00us EE 20 Line Change Time 0 19 Brightness Effici Smart Sting loadfile Sep Senn Saa Save ConfgFie SaveioSereen ms Fig 7 3 Screen Configuration page for manual configuration of LED display 2 Click Smart Setting button in Scan Board page and to open the Smart Setting dialog as shown below Smart Setting Hote 1 Pption 1 click Next to begin smart setting 2 Option 2 or 3 load module information to software Option 1 Smart setting Option 2 Load module from file File Path oO Option 3 Load module from database C
43. 1 122 Net Connection Connected Device Count D Search Monitor Information System S Setting N Tools C User U Plug in Tool P Language Lang L Help H i ef gt ar Screen Configuration Brightness Calibration Display Control Monitor Function Card Main Board Power Remote System Information Remote Address Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Net Connection Connected Device Count 1 gy Search Monitor Information Connection Status Connected control card Fig 5 5 Advanced interface 3 Click Setting N Display Configuration C Net Configuration E to enter the interface as follows Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Tools C User U Plug in Tool P Language Lang L Help H Software Configuration S pen asetzen Dr Display Authorized K Resolution Configuration R Main Goard Power Remote System Information Language Configuration L Remote Address Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Net Connection Connected Device Count T Search Monitor Information E Configure the asynchronous system information Plutozoe2015 Configure system network parameters to connect in LAN 30 31 53 FGF FF E Configure server network parameters to connect in Wan he Serwer Parameters form Select PlutoManager Server Domain Static IP I Advanced Confn Fig 5 6 Network parame
44. 1 5 Display Status of Client without Authorization Configuration Solutions In the software main interface click on Configuration gt Authorize file as shown below 4 PlutoManager V4 5 0 EE emm yo een Software Configuration Defult PlayList Directory gt Authorization Configuration Edit Mode Configuretion Show details Q Search Now Total 0 0 1 1 Server Information IP address 192 168 159 1 7 172 16 3 218 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd e Configure autorize information Import authorize file File path Input authorize password Show password Fig 11 6 Configure Authorization Information Way I Select Import authorize file option then click on to import authorized file of LYZ and click on OK Way TI Select Input authorize password option and click on OK After importing the authorized file the display status of this client is normal as shown below a PlutoManager V4 5 0 Operation Configuration Language Help H R 3 Create PlayList Publish PlayList Play Management Display Control Sort by status Display Management Q Search How o Display Mame IP Address Resolution Online Hl Pluto20 3 172 165 1681 128 126 Total number 1 HE dnine 4 E Virtual Connect 0 E Offline 0
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46. 5 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 Display Control Current group lt Defaut gt sl K System Configuration Network Configuration Current Displays vag Display Lists IPAddress Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Display Name Putozoe2015 172 16 1 122 The time information about current display Time zone of display Display time Set the time information about display Network time Time source Time zone UTC 01 00 388 9 405 x V Enable DST Daylight Saving Time select the time of the SERR 2015 8 17 3 23 48 Reboot the display Schedule to reboot Time which latest infomation received F Enable scheduling to reboot Background of display Time which information about current display ERT 2015 8 1T 10 15 53 Background color Background image Double clicking to change Numbers of displays in the curre Server Configuration bemmmmngd mem 1 10 Display Control Soe Current Ei a Defeut X System Configuration amp Network Configuration Gs Server Configuration d gt Display Lists g Display Name IP Address Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 The time information about current display Time zone of display oy o Set the time information about display Time source Network time S Time zone U
47. 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd S ve ee ES Play Authorized Modify Window Cancel Authorized D Modify Authorized Cancel play authorized success mee ees Fig 11 4 Cancel Authorized Way II PlutoManager terminal authorization See 10 5 2 3 Client password configuration for the specific operations 11 2 Authorized Decryption 1 NovaLCT It shall be input the correct password when connecting the authorized terminal 2 PlutoManager authorization configuration If the terminal is set with a password or the password has been changed then the user has to input the latest password or import the corresponding authorization document into PlutoManager otherwise the connection error may occur For example previously authorization has been set for LYZ and in PlutoManager client list you may see that this client displays abnormal connection Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Eu PlutoManager V4 5 0 Operation Configuration Language Help Or 3 Create Playlist Publish PlayList Play Management Display Control Sort by status Display Management Q Search Now Display Mame IP Address Resolution Total number 1 E online 0 E Virtual Connect 0 ER offline 1 IPF address 192 168 159 1 172 16 5 218 Fig 1
48. 9 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Modify WiFi information Advanced ZSJ non STE WPA JD Ftttttkttkt Dezzuweord Show password Current group All groups X System Configuratio K Network Configuration Display Play program Display Name IPAddress Current displays Pluto2012 172 16 3 161 Wired configuration Time of getting current info 2015 4 17 9 40 58 Obtain an IP address automatically Recommended IP address 1472 46 Subnet mask 255 255 Gateway 172 16 DNS 221 TM MAC address 30 31 53 00 00 07 Wireless configuration Time of getting current info 2015 4 17 9 44 19 WiFi List Tip If you choose the wrong WiFi display will disconnect AP nova dey VVPA2PSK Very high Not connected woshiwifi ceshi VYPA2PSK High Not connected DIRECT AA Miniax WPA2PSK High Not connected Thi VYPA2PSK High Not connected VYPA2PSK High Not connected j TP LINK_CVYGS Open High Not connected 4 Im Other Total number of displays Fig 10 91 Wireless configuration Click Other wifis to add the wifi that is too far away to be searched by the terminal if the wifi has a password it is necessary to input the password SSID Security Password Fig 10 92 Add other wifis Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOV
49. A S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 6 3 Server Configuration to Display Control Cc nt DEER Algroups si ation K Network Configuratio Gei Server Configuration Display Lists Display Name IP Address Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Time which information about curr 2015 8 20 14 16 43 The connection parameters of PlutoManager Static IP address 172 Server parameters configuration Connection port 31298 Advanced The connection parameters of NovaCloud configuration Server address Chinese Customer ID Cloud Default Display password ge Show Password MAC address 30 31 53 FF FF FF The connection parameters of NovaiCare configuration Server address care novaicare com Default User Name Enable Proxy d II Total numbers of displays Fig 10 93 Server Configuration Read read the current server configuration of the display The connection parameters of PlutoManager Static IP address the local IP of the control computer Server parameters configuration The domain name of the Server which PlutoManager connected with Connection port adopt the default settings to ensure that the port can t be taken up by other software in the main interface of PlutoManager click Configuration Software Configuration and then set the connection port Set After the server parameter is set click Set to apply that to the terminal The connection param
50. Accessible to advanced Screen Configuration Screen Configuration users only sis l Tools l si JL Adjust the brightness of LED display Three modes Brightness rr i available manually scheduled and automatically Brightness Cabinet Database Manage existing cabinet database or create a new Management one Accessible to advanced users only Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Connect to NovaCLB software for display calibration including calibration coefficients Calibration uploading and adjustment Accessible to Calibration advanced users only F Display Control G t Show blank lock an image and continue the layin Display Contral praying Monit Enter the monitoring page to access monitor onitor settings and results Monitor Function Card Se Enter the function card page to configure Function Card l View hardware info of currently connected control Hardware Information system Enter point detect page to check LED open short Point Detect circuit status working only after LED display configuration E Color Restore a Adjust color gamut Main Board Power r Clocked immediate off on of terminal power Main Board Power Open Nova display test tools which contains all Test tool l Plug in the contents of LED display test Tool A shortcut to the calculator application of Calculator
51. Click to set play window Method one check Auto click Select Display to select the client and direct read the size of the load display screen of the client and take it as the size of the play window Method two check Manual Custom size and fill in the size of the play window Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Set Play Window Information Play window resolution EX Auto Select Display Width 128 Height 128 O Manual Customized Resolution 128 Fig 10 50 Set Play Window Information 10 3 2 Edit Play List The edit homepage of Play List is divided into multiple windows and each window is named according to its function as shown in the following figure Droge Wee Dapgeneo e 6 ROBB t f ORBZTUaQ Q Page adding media window 215 ARIS e Wiss atb Window Fig 10 51 Page function distribution Window Q Page adding or deleting sorting Window Select a client on the window Window Page layout Window Scheduled Window Play and media attribute edit Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 1 Window Page adding or deleting sorting window Click ER add the page select Page Layout at t
52. D display are different from the rest in color the color of these areas can be adjusted by modifying the corresponding calibration coefficients Operating steps 1 Select the areas to be adjusted Select The Adjustive Area Screen 1 Location Z 0 Y 0 Size 400 X 400H Screen Pixel Topology or List go Select Area On Screen i 1 8 Im Fig 7 70 Page for selecting the area to be adjusted 2 Select the adjustment type If Adjust Own Effect option is selected the color adjustment of selected area is independent to the other areas of the LED display If Effect As Other Selected Area option is selected the color of the selected area will be adjusted according to the reference area color The selected area color will look similar to the reference area color after the adjustment operation EE EE Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Select The Adjustive Mode Adjust Own Effect O Effect As Other Selected Area Adjust own effect pe pe es Fig 7 71 Page for Adjust Own Effect option Select The Adjustive Mode O Adjust Own Effect Effect As Other Selected Area Select Reference Area Screen 1 Location 0 Y 0 Size 400 X 400H Screen O Pixel Topology or List i Select Area On Screen v Fig 7 72 Page for Effect As Other Selected Area 1 If Adjus
53. Display Configuration According to the quantity of scan board there re two different modes for LED display configuration No scan board cascaded mode or cascading scan board mode 1 No scan board cascaded mode one PSD100 Asynchronous card only Switch to Screen Config page in Fig 7 1 interface of No scan board cascaded mode as shown below Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd a Screen Configuration COM1 b a Scan Board Screen Configuration eem Sender Mode Read from Har Basic Information Location x 0 y H Virtual Mode Real Pixel X Scan Bo Pixel L Width 128 ixe Scan Bo Height 128 Pixel Fig 7 12 Screen config in No scan board cascaded mode Read form hardware This is used for the application to read the LED display configuration information from the hardware 2 Cascading scan board mode PSD100 Asynchronous card cascading MRV300 MRV320 scan board The mode of cascade receiving card is divided into sending card mode and multi display configuration The former is asynchronous card without box carrier equal to sending card Multi display configuration is usually used for dual panels Both panels play the same picture Multi display mode does not support correction There are three LED display types which are simple screen standard screen and complex screen These opti
54. E GR Fig 10 68 Play Program publishing successfully 10 4 2 Offline Export Offline export means to export current Play Programs to USB disk first and then connect to client and play Operation steps 1 Press D in Fig 10 65 to enter offline export setttings shown as below r Offline export x Playlist information Playlist name Office plpst Export playlist to U disk TA w Search After U disk connected client Play after copying to other storage devices Integrated memory SD card O Play without copying Fig 10 69 Offline export settings Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Play after copying Play Program to other storage device under this mode after connecting USB disk to client Play Programs and programs will be copied to selected storage device before playing Play without copying under this mode after connecting USB disk to client Play Programs and programs will be played directly without copying to other storage device 2 After setting press Export to export current Play Program to USB disk T Export complete Path G PlutoClient PlayFile Fig 10 70 Export succeed 10 4 3 Publish Temporary Content Emergency insert play means to insert some media or Play Programs which need to be played urgently on the client display during normal playing Instant
55. IP address 192 168 159 1 172 16 3 218 Fig 11 7 Client Display after Authorization Configuration 12 Frequently Asked Questions 1 Software shows No Hardware Please check whether all the clients that currently connected are electrified 2 Software shows No Screen Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd If the LED display has been configured already then try to read the configurations from the display by click Read from HW button in the Screen Configuration page as shown in Fig 12 1 If the display has not been configured yet please configure it first Screen Config CoOnml O OH Scan Board Screen Config Hark The current operation in cascading scan board mode C2 8 4 Screent Screen Type Simple Screen Standard Screen Comolex Screen Basic Information A Location x H y H Virtual Mode Real Pixel v Operate Port Scan Board Scan Board Reset E Hid Sending Board Index Columns Rows ees 1 Port Index 1 Scan Board Size Width 1200 lt Heiaht 200 S C Set Blank Note Click or drag left mouse button to config screen right mouse button to SS SS os Cente miem Cote Fig 12 1 Read LED display info from hardware 3 Only part of the modules of each cabinet work normally in Smart Setting Please check whether the size of the module array is correctly set in the page of
56. LS e Ss SE Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 Lis To 2012 6 26 jr 2012 6 24 gt E Inserted Play iE 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes GC 2012 6 25 Bfnserted Play iE 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes 2012 6 26 CL Inserted Play iF 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes Fig 10 16 E has higher priority than F Note If there is no confliction between two cycle inserted segments but they has the same playing time point still follow the same dispatch rule the back one has higher priority For Example suppose time properties of G and H are set as follow From June 24 2012 to June 25 2012 From June 24 2012 to June 25 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week Play Interval 20 minutes Play Interval 10 minutes If H is at the back of G H will be played at 00 20 40 minutes of every hour Otherwise play G If one time point of timing inserted segment is the same as one playing time of cycle inserted segment play timing inserted segment Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd For example suppose time properties of cycle inserted segment I and timing inserted segment L are set as follow it would play L when arrived at 10 30 nl From June 24 2012 to June 25 2012 From June 24 2012 to June 25 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week Play Interval 30 minutes
57. Management db Display Play program Display Name IP Address Grcl Current display Pluto2012 172 16 3 161 BB piuto2012 17216 3161 De Play control Display synchronized play i Z Enable synchronized play Read am Current play information Time of which information is received 2015 4 1T 9 25 00 Play program name NevyList plym Common segment Playing 2 Global page Common page Playing 0 0 128 128 Current media IMG120330013920750345 png Next media IMG12033001 3920750345 Dro Screen shot No image lt ell geg pes Total number of displays 1 Fig 10 83 Synchronous broadcast 10 6 Display Control The display control includes System Configuration Network Configuration Server Configuration Brightness Adjustment and Power Schedule In addition The order of the sub options can be adjusted for example click Network Configuration and press left click to drag around Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 6 1 System Configuration 10 6 1 1 Time Management The time error may occur on terminal after a long time work or the time shall be adjusted after the asynchronous card is replaced Under system control interface users can read the current client time and time zone check out the time of selected zone app
58. Manager on the playback control computer and click Configuration Software Configuration on the main interface as shown below DN PlutoManager V4 5 2 Operation Configuration Language Help Edit Mode Configuration Default PlayList Directory La Pre Create PlayLig Authorization Configuration apiy Coniroi Software Configuration Display Information 3 Virtual SR Online Pome Offline 1 0 0 Server Information IP Address 1f2 16 5 183 Software Configuration Connection 1798 Port b Advanced Configuration Fig 5 14 Server setting Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Connection Port It is allowed to use the default value and make sure this port shall not be occupied by other software In the main interface of PlutoManager click on the Search Now Add Display in LAN to search all displays in LAN specified IP displays or partial LAN displays and add the searched displays to the specified groups For detailed steps of searching clients and grouping clients please refer to the later chapter about PlutoManager After adding in the main interface of Pluto Manager and display management interface the added displays can be seen 5 2 2 Small WAN Solution Server Free The communication principle is LED control card connects to PlutoManager control platform running in
59. Smart Setting Step 1 as shown in Fig 12 2 Smart Setting Step 1 Left To O Right Module in one scan Right To Chip Type Data Tvoe Concurrent OE Polarity Unknown v Module Info Module Tue Regul O Irregul Actual Pixel x 32 Si y 32 Si Data Group Decodina Tvoe 74HC138 Decoding v Scan Tvoe O Over 1 1 8 w ae Eet D Module Cascade Type From The Front T YP To Down Down O To Up Left Fig 12 2 Smart setting step 1 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 13 Document Version Statement Version Update description Nova Pluto Asynchronous Control System User Manual V1 0 Sept 25 2012 Dec 25 2012 NovaLCT Pluto V3 4 2 Nova Pluto Asynchronous Control System User Manual V2 0 PlutoManager V2 0 2 NovaLCT Pluto V4 0 0 Nova Pluto Control System User Manual V3 0 PlutoManager V3 4 0 NovaLCT Pluto V4 0 2 Nova Pluto Control System User Manual V4 0 PlutoManager V3 4 2 ManageCenterV3 4 1 Feb 17 2014 NovaLCT Pluto V4 3 0 Nova Pluto Control System User Manual V4 3 0 PlutoManager V4 3 0 June 17th 2014 NovaLCT Pluto V4 4 0 Nova Pluto Control System User Manual V4 4 0 PlutoManager V4 4 0 Apr 20th 2015 NovaLCT Pluto V4 5 0 Nova Pluto Control System User Manual V4 5 0 PlutoManager V4 5 0 August 18 2015 NovaLCT Pluto 4 5 1 Nova Pluto Contro
60. TC 01 00 jm 15 MA Z V Enable DST Daylight Saving Time samme sear a EH EE 2015 83 17 3 27 26 Reboot the display Schedule to reboot Time which latest infomation received Read Enable scheduling to reboot Background of display Time oe information about current display 2015 8 17 10 26 45 received Background color Background image Read IP Address x x x x Software Version x x OS Version x x X_TIME XXXX XX XX XX XX XX ee oe oe RS y P N an es am Vtt CH ee E ae Sc Ree Ken n ast eae 7 ae ge d V Display the base parameters Numbers of displays in the curre 1 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 6 1 2 Reboot the Display 10 Display Control rox EES Dott ia X System Configuration kez Network Configuration Display Lists y Display Name IP Address Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 The time information about current display Time zone of display EE Display time Read Set the time information about display Time source Network time Y Time zone uTC 01 00 384 4058 V Enable DST Daylight Saving Time ae zr Apply to display SEES 2015 8 17 3 27 26 Reboot the display Schedule to reboot Ti
61. Tech Co Ltd 10 6 2 1 Wired Configuration fe Display Control x Current group All groups K System Configuration A K Network Configuration Be Sid gt Display Lists g p Display Name IP Address Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Plutozoe2015 J 172 16 1 122 Wire Configuration Time which information about current display received Obtain an IP address automatically Recommended IP address Subnet mask eme Gateway i DNS i om MAC address 30 31 53 FF FF FF Wireless Configuration Time which information about current display received WiFi Lists Refresh Tip If you select the mismatched WiFi Causing the display might be disconnected s tre WE Total numbers of displays 1 Fig 10 90 Wired configuration Click Read to read the current IP Remote Change of Terminal IP Method 1 Tick Obtain an IP address automatically Recommended and the click Apply Method 2 Change the parameter manually and then click Apply When IP is successfully set the terminal will automatically disconnect and then reconnect 10 6 2 2 Wireless Configuration Click Refresh button to refresh the searched Wifi by the current terminal double click on a wifi then the current terminal can be connected to the wifi if the wifi has a password it is necessary to input the password Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 335
62. This button is used to clear all settings related to the last set card Clear Port This button is used to clear all settings related to the current Ethernet port Width Height Scan Board Size These are the width and height of the pixel array drove by current scan board Apply to port Click this button to set the pixel array sizes of all scan boards connected to the current Ethernet port the same as that of the current scan board Set Blank Select this if the current position pixel array of the current scan board needs to be left unset Set Relay The current scan board sizeis 0 Standard screen configuration method The configuration operation is easy First set the index as 1 for the receiving card scan board Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd directly connected to the asynchronous card through an Ethernet port and input values for other parameters And then set the index as 2 for the receiving card which is connected to the first index 1 receiving card and also input values for other parameter for the No 2 receiving card Do the same configuration operation until all receiving cards are set The configuration is completed by then The pixel array sizes of the receiving cards can be different from each other and can also be left unset After configuration click corresponding button to send
63. View Module aye Finish Fig 7 22 Dialog for saving module setting to a module configuration file The other way is to click a button in the Module Info panel of the Scan Board page The module settings can be saved to a module configuration file through the opened dialog Shown in Fig 7 23 is Module Info panel of the Scan Board page that the e button is on Scan Board Screen Config Hark The current operation in cascading scan board mode Module Info Chio Common C Size 32Wx32H Scan Tue 418 m Direction Horizontal Decode Tvpe 74HC138 Decodina Data Group 2 Fig 7 23 Module Info panel 2 Load a module configuration file In smart setting step 2 Please refer to 7 1 2 2 Smart Setting gt 2 select Option 2 Load module from file in the Smart Setting dialog and follow the instructions 3 Save a scan board configuration file To save settings to a scan board configuration file click Save File at the bottom of the Scan Board page in the Screen Config window and follow the instructions Shown in Fig 7 24 is the Scan Board page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd a a Screen Config COM1 Scan Board Screen Config Mark The current operation is no scan board cascaded mode Sender Mode Module Info Chip Direction Cabinet Info MBISO36 Horizontal Size
64. Wednesday V Thursday Move Down di Saturday V Sunday Delete y 00 00 To 17 00 00 A Screenl SS Play Program BS Segmentl S aD Inserted Segment2 AD Inserted Segment3 Add Common Page Add Global Page Add Copied Page antag D I GEM Copy Paste eras r aa f 4 Move Up Gef fant 3 an Move Down Ag VAN Delete ay Na N A Clear CEA i Y Ma Preview Current Segment a fer i e Fig 10 25 Menu of segment 10 2 5 2 Page Editing 1 Create a new page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Click the button on the toolbar at Segment Editing Area to add a Common Page or Global Page ES Se p Y Segment Editing rea SES ay Program i CH Segmenti a Sa 2 a Y 2 Inserted Segment2 i Common Page gt i SH Inserted Segment3 gl Global Page Fig 10 26 Add page 2 Properties Setting The properties of the added page can be set through the property panel Shown in Fig 10 27 is the property panel Page Editing Area AS iOa e t he Play Duration Longen Play Times H Background E Color Fig 10 27 Properties of page There are three options for Play Type Cycle Specific Times and Specific Duration If Play Type is set to b
65. aStar Tech Co Ltd Time to weaken the decoy of scan mode LED displays The steps of performance parameters adjustment are as follows 1 Adjust the parameters in the Performance Setting panel Fig 7 18 until the Maximum Width and Height shown in the Cabinet info panel Fig 7 17 are larger than the pixel array size of the cabinet Then click Send To HE In Fig 7 16 If the message as follows appears after clicking the Send To HW button it means there are parameters not properly set in the Performance setting panel or the Cabinet info panel Those parameters will be in red Reset those parameters and click Send To HW Ka The parameters in red color are unreasonable please adjust button again 2 If all parameter settings are acceptable the dialog as shown in Fig 7 19 will appear after clicking the Send To HW button a Send Parameters to Scan Board Gei All Scan Boards DW Reset the start position of scan boards O Specified Scan Boards Send Cancel Fig 7 19 Send parameters to all scan boards All Scan Boards When this option is selected parameter settings will be sent to all scan boards scan boards Reset the start position of scan boards This option ts available when All Scan Boards is selected When this option is checked start positions of all relating scan boards will be set as 0 0 Thus all relating scan boards will show on their pixel arrays the upper left corner image of the computer display
66. abinet Database Path Selected Module Fig 7 4 Smart Setting dialog 3 Select Option 1 Smart setting and click Next to activate smart setting wizard The Smart Setting Step 1 page will appear as shown in Fig 7 5 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Smart Setting Step 1 Chip Type Data Toe Chip Tyne OE Polarity Unknown K Module Info Module Type Regular Module e Actual Pixel x 32 sl wv 32 4 Data Group Decoding Type T4HC138 Decoding Scan Type F Over 16 Scans 1 8 wi Module in one scan boa Cok i S Ro i EE Module Cascade TypelFrom The Front Left To Right To Up To Down To Right Left Down Up e cmo Fig 7 5 Smart Setting Step 1 Data Type Data type the options have parallel drive three color 1 dot series three color 8 dot series three color 16 dot series four color 1 dot series four color 8 dot series and four color 16 dot series Chip Type Select the drive chip type from the list according to what is actually used for the cabinets e g MBI5036 MBI5042 etc OE Polarity This option can be High Effective Low Effective or Unknown Module type The option can be regular module or irregular module Irregular module is not supported by this version Actual Pixel This is the size of the real pixel array of a module X represents th
67. aceseaceseaceneas 157 10 10 FONT BVA INA GE TEE 159 10 11 LANGUAGE MANAGEMENT veuiicscoctancencusadesiwcntimuceaucsmpiesiduescendesanleausiwessiacinsbaauoewsimediien EENE 159 11 DISPLAY AUTHORIZATION EE 160 LLE AUTHORIZ TE 160 112 AUTHORIZE O DECRYPTON E 164 12 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccecccccccccccccccccccceccceccccccecccs 166 13 DOCUMENT VERSION STATEMENT cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccecccsccccccscccs 169 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 1 System overview NovaPluto is a set of LED display centralized playback control program that can remotely release play programs monitor playback and screen body state and remote control This program has flexible network structure so that it can be easily deployed in the local area network and wide area network supports the server free single server and multi server architectures and suits different scale projects under different situations The NovaCloud software is required when a server Is available For details see related materials about NovaCloud NovaPluto program mainly includes three parts which are the display configuration software NovaLCT Pluto centralized playback control software PlutoManager and asynchronous contro
68. ad and set the time zone and time of the terminal Immediately timing to restart the terminal Set the terminal password The terminal IP settings for wired Terminal control La configuration or terminal Wifi settings Display Control and access for wireless configuration Brightness adjustment of terminal display screen manual timing automatic Configuration and access of terminal parameters connected to the server IP configuration Connecting port configuration Play Program storage directory Software configuration Play Program Configuration directory configuration configuration Authorization Load terminal authorization document configuration English en Input terminal authorization password Chinese zh CN HMC 24 His ZA CHT A Ann AS ja jp Document Help Language Multi language switching Nova pluto control system user manual chm Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Software Update Software Update Checking the version information Current Version PlutoManager V4 5 2 Table 9 1 PlutoManager toolbar 10 PlutoManager Operation Instruction 10 1 Client management Click Client Management on the toolbar of PlutoManager main interface to enter Client management page Fig 10 1 5 Displays Management D Search displays in LAN Crea
69. ails about LED status information Shown in Fig 7 50 is the Point Detect Result of Modules page showing the LED status of the red cabinet in Fig 7 50 Point Detect o amp e If Point Detect Result Of Modules o oje RedA 1 Green 0 5 Blue 0 Red B 0 Module Position 2 3 Total Damaged 1 Red A aei 1 Green Damaged 0 Blue Damaged 0 Fig 7 50 the Point Detect Result of Modules Shown on the left of Fig 7 50 is the module array of the cabinet and on the right the pixel array of the selected module in the module array Red A This is the number of the error red LEDs of the selected module Select this item to view the locations of the error LEDs in the pixel array sketch The black points in the array are the error lights Green This is the number of the error green LEDs of the selected module Select this item to view the Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd locations of the error LEDs in the pixel array sketch Blue This is the number of the error blue LEDs of the selected module Select this item to view the locations of the error LEDs in the pixel array sketch Red B This is the number of the error virtual red LEDs of the selected module Select this item to view the locations of the error LEDs in the pixel array sketch 7 7 Brightness Color Calibration 7 7
70. al mode And the power supplies of the function card can be controlled through the corresponding Start button or Stop button 7 8 1 2 Auto Power Control The page for automatic power control is as shown in Fig 7 77 Function Card Tise gedet Zeie pe me Segen C Manual Start Step Switch 1 10 51 30 2 lt lt Switch 2 13 51 30 13 52 30 Switch 3 13 51 30 Switch 4 13 51 30 Switch 5 13 51 30 Switch 6 13 51 30 Switch T 13 51 30 Switch 6 13 51 30 Fig 7 77 Automatic power control page Select the Auto option to set the power control mode into auto control mode The time for start or stop each power supply can be set in this page Click Send button to send the schedule to the Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd hardware And the hardware system will automatically start or stop the power supplies according to the schedule 1 In Auto mode the schedule will be disabled if the Emergency Stop button is clicked The schedule won tbe enabled until the Start All button is clicked 2 The time standard for automatic power control is the function card time Check the function card time before setting the schedule for auto power control To check the function card time click Read button in the Function Card Time panel To set the function card time click Set button and the function card time will be s
71. ar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Screent Select Blend Ares Screen 1 Location Zo Y 0 Size 384 X 3848 O Sereen Pixel CH Topology or List Select Area On Screen Enable Disnable Calibraion Chroma k screen Fig 7 55 upload coefficients step 2 upload to specific pixel area c Topology or List Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients Select Upload Area _ Screen 1 Location zZ 0 Y 0 Size 384 X 384H Screen O Pixel Topology or Lis C Select Area On Screen t Fig 7 56 upload coefficients step 2 upload by Topology or List Screen If this option is selected calibration coefficients for the whole display will be uploaded Pixel Select this option to upload calibration coefficients to the specified pixel area Topology or List Selected this option to upload calibration coefficients to the cabinets selected in the cabinet array sketch map or the cabinet list If the current LED display is a simple or a standard display the sketch map of the cabinet array will be shown after this option is selected Otherwise if the current is a complex display the shown is the cabinet list Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Zoom The zoom slide bar is for zoom in or out the cabinet array sketch map 3 Choose Fast upload or Stable
72. ation Email Sender Email Address NovaStarTech 126 com Email Password Fkkkkkkkk SMTP Server smtp 126 com Port 25 Modify Sender Use Default Recipient Email Address Email Information Email From Gell Le g Neighborhood A Square B Log Setting F Enable Log Saving Time Of Log Days memm Jegen Fig 7 40 Email notification setting page 2 To enable email notification email sender recipient and email info need to be set click Apply button after setting 7 5 3 Notification Email Log If email notification is enabled in the email notification setting page of Fig 7 40 user can view notification email log by clicking Email log in the Monitor Page of Fig 7 41 as show below User can search notification email log by date or delete overdue logs manually Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd HE History Email History S Error ae Notification Notify Date Sane Recipients Content EmailState Fig 7 41 the History of notification emails 7 5 4 Monitor Control 7 5 4 1 Configure Control Scheme Config Monitor Control Information Enable Honitor Control 1 Temperature gt 32 brightness decrease 50 Temperat All 2 Temperature gt TOC brightness decrease 50 Temperat All Fig 7 42 Configuration Of Monitor Control Enable Monitor Control The fu
73. ation mark as shown Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd will be displayed on the terminal that is because no authorization has been given on PlutoManager in the main interface of PlutoManager click Configuration select Authorization Configuration check the Input the Authorize Password input the latest password click OK See 11 Client Authorization for the detailed descriptions for the authorization 1 Display Control pe ii carent group Defaui gt X System Configuration K Network Configuration Gei Server Configuration 4 gt d Display Lists Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Display Name IP Address ES Puutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Network time UTC 01 00 EE WE Enable DST Daylight Saving Time Enable scheduling to reboot Numbers of displays in the curre 1 Fig 10 89 Terminal unauthorized 10 6 2 Network Configuration Modify the current terminal network parameters set terminal IP under Wired Configuration if the terminal is connected with the control system network by cable carry it out under Wireless Configuration if the terminal is connected with the network through wifi Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar
74. by display D Select by group Display name IP Pluto201 2 172163161 Select all Fig 10 55 Select Sign 4 Scheduled Click Schedule to a Check Scheduled date to set play date of list and click lzto increase or decrease the time A Pate time oy Specific date Start Date End Date 2015 ABIER 205 45169 el Hide Schedule Fig 10 56 Set Scheduled date b Click TIME to set the play time of List available options are All day point in point or Time slot When Point in point play is selected click to select the point in time double click to cancel the default is to play for one hour from the selected point in time for example three points in time are selected in the following figure 12 AM 3 AM and 8 AM then the play scheduled dates are Play from 12 AM to 1 AM Play from 3 AM to 4 AM Play from 8 AM to 9 AM E Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Hour by hour O Custom time m 2 AM E S Hide Schedule Fig 10 57 Set Point in time When Time slot play is selected click lk increase or decrease the time segments O All day 9 Hour by hour Custom time Start Time End Time OF 00 00 06 00 00 UO UU UU 09 00 00 09 00 00 10 00 00 Hide Schedule Fig 10 58 Set Time slot c Click WEEKDAY to set the day in the week to play List Select all Su
75. ched Config Auto Config Schedual Adjust brightness Gamma and color temperature according to time table Please click Config The time of the computer on which NovaLCT Pluto is running is the base of the schedule If the computer time is not correct the adjustment operation will not be performed at the expected time Color Temperatura Edit Schedual Gamma Value Start 2 6 Color Temperatur Brightness Adjust Gamma amma Fixed ri Value oO Custom kees Fig 7 30 the Config Schedule File page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 2 3 Auto Adjustment Select Select Schedule in the Adjustment Mode panel to open auto adjustment page Then click Config button Display Adjustment COM1 Screent Adjustment Mode O Manual O Schedule Config Auto Config Autoe Adjust brightness according to enviroment brightness Please click Config Send adjustment modeSucceed Fig 7 31 Auto Adjustment page Auto Brightness Light Sensor for Auto Brightness Stat Index Address Adjust the parameter Settings The retry number when adjustment failed Detect Period 6 E Read times of light sensors 3 Notice Before doing every auto adjustment we will read the light sensor value N times and caculate
76. com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Settable properties of the selected media item in the media source list will be shown on the property panel as shown in Fig 10 40 Modify the property settings of a media item through the property panel if required e Window Editing Area Path C Documents and Settings 4AdministratoniMy Documents My Pictures 1 3 pg Back mm RE A In Effect Random w Speed Dis CT outen g Speed 10 O18 Fig 10 40 Properties page of media 3 Set play times of media Select the media in the list then double click the Play Times Grid to change the play times You can manually enter a new number or select the existing number in the drop down as shown el SI Bam wg EA ele VTT ees 2 jingmeidiannaozhuomianbizhttiazai 367103_4 jpg Any Times ST 20101 1519352531011 jpg Any Times 1 ERD FH eis 1 132 jpg 5 2 jingmeidiannaozhuomianbizhiiazai 367103_4 jpg A 201011519352531011 pg 2 Fig 10 41 Change play times of media The media scheduling is related with the play type of current page described as follows Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd lt If there is three media A B and C of one common window the corresponding play time is 1 2 and Any Times the play order is as follows The play type of page is Cycle ABCBCCCC Th
77. d from the Cabinet ID drop list Cabinet ID If the selected database is a cabinet database the IDs of the cabinets of which the calibration coefficients are contained in the database will be list in the drop list If the selected database is a screen database the list will be unavailable Select the source of Coefficients Database Refer to Surrounding Scan Board Select Reference Cabinet Reference Zone l Uu E Adjusted SB Reference Cabinet Cabine en Aen e Fig 7 63 Page for generating coefficients for the new scan board according to those of its surrounding scan boards Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 3 If the calibration coefficients from Step 2 are not satisfying they can be adjusted There are two type of adjustment Simple and Advanced Shown in Fig 7 64 and Fig 7 65 are the pages for Simple and Advanced adjustment respectively Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients Adjust Coefficients Simple OG GN ei CG Advanced Show Color Wi rm e es Fig 7 64 Simple adjustment page Red Use the slide bar to adjust the red brightness of the calibration coefficients Green Use the slide bar to adjust the green brightness of the calibration coefficients Blue Use the slide bar to adjust the blue brightness of the calibration coefficients Advanced
78. day Sunday ll Page Wi Effective Time Of the Day Die F All Day From 08 00 00 1 To 00 00 Fig 10 8 Common segment Segment Timing Inserted Segment The segment is started to play for specific times or duration at a specific time point in effective days of effective date It has these time properties Effective Date Effective Days of the Week and several Specific Time Points For Example Timing inserted segment Segmentz2 from June 23 2012 to June 30 2012 every Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Monday Wednesday and Friday played at 8 30 for 1 times as shown in Fig 10 8 a g Play Program r 7 GE Segment 2012 6 23 a Sat sg oo Jl Pagel i Ste Common Windc B E Page2 Time Point List Name Inserted Segment 2 Clock Window T08 30 2012 6 23 To 2012 6 30 Monday Wednesday Friday JI Common Windc M Pagel z 3 49 Inserted Segment3 E Ja Pagel O w i W2 Flay Property Penre E Play 0 minutes lt seconds time point S Play 1 times 4 m t J Pause current play when playing inserted segment wl Show window name and i index Fig 10 9 Timing inserted segment Inserted Segment2 Cycle Inserted Segment The segment is played for specific times or duration at regular intervals in effective t
79. device Internal memory information Total storage space Free space SD card information Total storage space Free space USB disk information Total storage space Free space Clean up media 4 Lescht m Total number of displays 1 Fig 10 82 Storage management page Read read total storage space and available space of client storage devices Delete all media Delete all the media files of the current media storage device Delete Outdated media media files not used by the current play program are considered as expired media Click on this button will delete all expired media files Gn Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 5 4 Synchronous Broadcast It will broadcast in strict accordance with the time quantum of broadcast scheme if the synchronous broadcast terminal is initiated The time synchronization generally shall be carried out on terminals in order to guarantee high time consistency See Terminal Time Synchronization in 10 8 for the specific operations for the time synchronization Select the terminal in terminal list and input admin or 888 then you can see the interface as below Click Enable synchronized play Apply to activate the function E es Play Management G nt urrent group All groups v k Play Control i Log Mangement Fa Storage
80. disabled here To modify the current gain settings click the Change Setting item Detect Screen Click this button to perform point detect on the whole display Detect Selected Click this button to perform point detect on the pixel array of the selected scan boards Pause Click this button to pause the ongoing point detect operation Stop Click this button to stop the ongoing point detect operation Zoom Drag the slide bar to zoom in or out of the LED display sketch map Notification panel The information of the ongoing point detect operation will be shown in this panel Colors of the LED display sketch map Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd gt Gray the point detect operation result is unknown It may be due to hardware communication failure or scan board setting error gt Red Error LED lights detected The number shown is the number of the error LED lights gt Green No error LED lights detected gt Yellow the scan board cabinet does not connected with a monitor card 1 Put the curse on the sketch map of a cabinet to show its information 2 Module specifications have effect on the point detect result Please set the point detect parameters according to the module type 2 In Fig 7 42 click on the cabinet in the sketch map to open the Point Detect Result of Modules page for det
81. display Global page Global page is a special common page that it always stays on the front of all other common pages In the case that common pages of different window layout are needed while a window at a fix position is also required such like that for clock weather info or scrolling text putting the fix position window in a global page is the best way for the window layout design But if only one common page is needed a global page may not be necessary as the fix position window can be set directly to the position required Common Page A common page can have multiple windows and the layout of the windows can be customized A segment can have multiple pages And of course the window layouts of these common pages can be different from each other The common pages will be shown in the order they are listed in the segment Normally one common page is enough for a segment Window A window also named a play window is an area of a page in which visible media sources will be show Note that any window must be affiliated to a page Common Window A common window could have its own media sources list and thus different types of media sources can be played in it in the list order Scroll Text Window A window that is only for showing scrolling text e Clock Window A window that is only for analog or digital clocks Countdown Timer Window A window that is only for showing information from a time meter Weather Window A wind
82. e Screen Screen Type Simple Screen Standard Screen Complex Screen Basic Information Location x 0 y 0 Virtual Mode Real Pixel x Operate Port Scan Board 3 Scan Board Reset A Hide Line Sending Board Index Columns Rows S 2 Sending 1 Sending 1 Port 1 idth 128 Width 128 Width 128 ight 148 Height 128 Height 128 inga 1 Sending 1 Sending 1 Port 1 Port 1 ege ege Si with 128 Height 128 Scan Board Size ind Sending 1 Sendina 1 Width 128 5 Port 1 Port 1 B S S s Rei Height 128 idth Width 128 Width 128 Height 128 Height 128 Set Blank E Set Relay Note Click or drag left mouse button to config screen right mouse button to ca Date Stats pas SeeFie Seapn ennen zm o Fig 7 25 Screen config page 6 Load a LED display configuration file To load a LED display configuration file click Seve File at the bottom of the Screen Config page in the Screen Config window and follow the instructions 7 Save a system configuration file e Save Config File at the bottom of the To save settings to a system configuration file click Screen Config window and follow the instructions Save Config File Save Chose Fig 7 26 Screen config window 8 Load a system configuration file Please refer to 7 1 1 Start with System Configuration Files for details 7 2 Brightness Adjustment Display Quality Gamma and Current Gain Click Brig
83. e Cycle this page will be shown repeatedly if Specific Duration NovaStudio2012 will shift to the next page after showing this page for the time specified by Play Duration if Specific Times NovaStudio2012 will shift to the next page after all the play windows finish playing their media sources repeatedly for N times N is specified by Play Times Area of the page that is not covered by windows will show the background picture or color as shown in Fig 10 28 Play Window Background Picture Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 10 28 background with background picture The play type is only Cycle for global page The global page will be always playing during the segment playing Use the toolbar on the right or right click menu you can copy paste move or delete the selected page The toolbar and menu is shown E Play Program Segment Sl Gees Xd Scrolling Text Window G2 Inserted Add Clock Window Toolbar Sg Ei Inserted Add Countdown Timer Window Add Weather Window Clear Window Save Window Layout of Page Rreview Current Page Common Window for Rin Play Program Add Scrolling Text Window RED Segment 7 a Paget Add Clock Window DI e Common Wind m Clock Window Add Weather Window 3 inserted Segment Add Countdown Timer Window
84. e calibration coefficients are arranged in the form of cabinets The coefficients for the same cabinets are grouped together and labeled with the cabinet ID Thus even the place of a cabinet has been changed the corresponding coefficients can also be correctly uploaded to the cabinet 2 Choose upload area there are three options Screen Pixel Topology or List Screen 1 Location 0 Y 0 Size 384 X 3848 Screen Pixel Topology or List E Select Area On Screen ra Sex Wes Fig 7 60 Page for specifying the display area for coefficients saving Screen Check this option if the calibration coefficients for the whole display are to be saved If the database for saving the coefficients is a cabinet database this option will be unavailable Pixel Check this option to select the pixel area for which the calibration are to be saved If the database for saving the coefficients is a cabinet database this option will be unavailable Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NovaStar Tech Co Ltd NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Topology or List Check this option to select the cabinets for which the calibration coefficients are to be saved Note that if the database for saving the coefficients is a cabinet database one cabinet should be selected at one time for coefficients saving Save Click this button to save the calibration coef
85. e levels and shift clock frequency and the Maximum Width depends on the module design 7 1 4 Adjust the Performance Parameters To achieve the best performance performance parameters should be set properly Performance parameters setting can be through the performance setting panel which is circled and marked as area 2 in Fig 7 16 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Performance Setting O Symmetrical Output C D clock signal as the second road extends to 32 group data C Enable twenty dat Group Swap Refresh Rate 960 v Hz CRE 4 v Gray Scale DEER Gray Mode Refresh Rate Firs v Data Clock 125 MHZ Data Duty Eo J 25 75 ClockPhase 2 v Low Gray Co o zs Blanking Time 25 2 00us Ghost Contro 20 J 1 24 Line Change T 3 0 19 Brightness Effi 68 24 Min OE 80ns Fig 7 18 the Performance setting panel Symmetrical Output If selected the two 50pin output ports of a scan board will work for the left and the right half of the cabinet pixel array respectively D clock as the second road extended to 32 sets of data If selected the scan board will provide 32 sets of output data for the cabinet This mode and Twenty Data Group Mode cannot be selected at the same time Enable twenty data group mode If selected the
86. e play type of page is Specific Times as2 ABCB ABCB The play type of page is Specific Duration ABCBCCCC If there is three media A B and C of one common window the corresponding play time is 1 2 and 3 the play order is as follows The play type of page is Cycle ABCBCC ABCBCC ABCBCC The play type of page is Specific Times as2 ABCBCC ABCBCC The play type of page is Specific Duration ABCBCC ABCBCC 4 Preview a media Click a media item in the media list to preview it in the current window in this case the current window is a common window New property settings will take effect immediately even they are set during the previewing The first media source in the media list of a window will be automatically previewed when the window Is selected 5 Move a media item Use the buttons to move a media item in the media list forward or backward and thus change the play order of the media sources Mouse can also be used to move media items The red line in Fig 10 42 indicates the new position of the mouse item dragged by the mouse ZS Bam wel Us Any Times Fig 10 42 move a media item by mouse LL SEE Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 6 The copy and paste of media Click button AS to copy the selected media and click button to insert the copied media af
87. e width and Y the height Decoding type The options can be Static 74HC138 Code or Straight Decoding choose according the type LED display module actually used Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Scan Type The options could be any scan rate between 1 scan and 1 16 scan or unknown Rows and columns of the Module in one scan board also named receiving card This is the size of the module array in the cabinet which is being configured by smart setting Module Cascade Type Select the corresponding option according to the module connection routing Note that the cabinet should be observed from the front when considering the cascading direction 1 If the module array size is set as the default 1 column 1 row the modules in the first rows of the module arrays of all cabinets will be lightened LED lights on 2 If the module array size is set as the real numbers the last module of each first row of the module arrays of all cabinets will be lightened LED lights on 4 Click Next in Smart Setting Step 1 page to enter Smart Setting Step 2 page as shown Select according to the module status Smart Setting Step 2 Current Module is Black O Showing Smart Setting Step 3 Auto switch status O Manual switch status Flease choose the module color in each status O1 Bed A Green Red
88. ect the cabinets from the cabinet array sketch or the cabinet list of which the calibration coefficients are to be erased TIP The calibration coefficients will be their default values after the erase operation Make a copy of the calibration coefficients save to a database file for safety 7 8 Function Card Management Management operations of the function card also named multifunction card such function card configuration program loading external device configuration monitored data updating and power supply management will be given in this section Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 8 1 Power Management Click the Power Management button in the Function Card Management page to open the page for power management The Power Management page is shown in Fig 7 76 Circled in the page is the Power Management button 2012 05 25 Friday 10 28 16 Manual auto Switch 1 Start Switch 4 Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 Fig 7 76 Power management page Function Card Time panel gt Read to read the time from the function card and show in this panel gt Set to set the function card time as that of the computer Set Notes Set note for each of the power supply of the current function card Start Delay Set the delay time for starting power If the delay
89. ed on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig 10 11 In June 24 2012 Play Program Edi tingArea 2 B e012 6 24 2012 6 Si P From 2012 6 24 x To 2012 6 24 le 2012 6 24 Common Pla Y A 8 00 15 00 Fig 10 12 A has higher priority than B Timing Inserted Segment Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Suppose time properties of timing inserted segment C and timing inserted segment D are set as follow rr rr ee From June 24 2012 to June 30 2012 From June 24 2012 to June 30 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week At 8 00 15 00 At 9 00 15 00 If Dis at the back of C in the play program then D has the priority to be played at the same time point 15 00 The dispatching results will be shown as Fig 10 12 In June 24 o SS PlayProgras Edi ting rea E ay Program i i l Zei D Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 e To 2012 6 24 v e 2012 6 24 Inserted Play C 8 00 D 9 00 iD 15 00 Fig 10 13 D has higher priority than C Otherwise if C is at the back of D in the play program then C has the priority to be played at the same time point 15 00 The dispatching results will be shown as Fig 10 13 In June 24 2012 ET PlayProgramEditingArea TRE P
90. ed to read the contents of this section carefully Operating steps of configure playlist directory 1 Click Configuration button in the main interface of PlutoManager The following window will pop up Configure playlist save path x Leg Default path La reen Fig 10 19 Configure playlist directory 2 Click warning window will pop up Serious warning x Save direct ES Previously saved playlist cannot be used again after changing directory continue Fig 10 20 Playlist directory changing warning Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Previously saved playlist cannot be used again after changing directory means after the directory is changed clicking Open button will lead to the new directory to search for playlist The playlists previously saved in the default directory will no longer be opened therefore cannot be used So users are recommended to configure directory before saving playlist 3 Click Yes to choose a new directory And then click OK New directory will be configured successfully 10 2 5 Edit Play Program 10 2 5 1 Edit Segment 1 Create Click the button on the toolbar of Play Program Editing Area or right click on the Play Program Node or right click on the screen a menu pops up shown as Fig 10 20 for adding new segment Play Program Play Program Editing
91. en adding the media simultaneously set attribute of the media and the play effect at the window 10 3 3 Sending Play List Click em on the toolbar with the software prompting saving list first then sending User operates by following the software prompts 10 4 Publish PlayList 10 4 1 Online Publish Online publish means publishing Play Program directly to the client who s online storage space through network Operation Steps 1 Go back to the main interface of PlutoManager Click Publish PlayList button to enter the PlayList Publish page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd EN PlayList Publish Publish Standard PlayList Publish Temporary Content Y Publish E db i PlayList list Total number el Re Ke Delete PlayList Resolution Convert Status 126 126 Normal 5 93K Normal 6 02K 128 128 Fig 10 63 Play Program publishing page 2 Refresh press to view all finished Play Programs Clear delete all Play Programs and files S Delete once deleted all files related to Play Program will be gone no matter converted or not d Send send Play Program ta Export export Play Program to USB disk 2 Select the Play Programs you want to convert press Ctrl at same time to select multiple right click and select Convert The following window will pop out
92. enl Temperature gt 32 C brightness decrease 50 Succeed COMB Screenl Temperature gt 32 C brightness decrease 50 Succeed Fig 7 46 Monitor Control Log 7 5 4 3 Recovering Of Monitor Control The latest control information will show in the bottom right corner in the main form and the monitor page As it show in Fig 7 47 is the information which comes from the last control DW EF wi Goel et sk a BD e O a O O O O O O pew O lt _ 2012 6 6 15 43 53 COM6 Screenl brightness decreage Fig 7 47 Control Information In The Monitor Page Click this link label to view the controlled information list as it show in Fig 7 48 Finished Control Finished Control _ C Restore Control gt 2115 43 53 COMB Screenl Temperature gt 32 C brightness decrease 50 Fig 7 48 View The Control Information List Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Recover Control If the control scheme is performed View 7 5 4 1 Configure Control Scheme to configure the control scheme and the user can restart monitor control by clicking this button after dealing with the fault View Log Open the log window and view the stored logs 7 6 Check the LED Status The LED status checking function also known as point detect is to check the working status of each LED on a LED display NovaLCT Pluto can de
93. eo card Independent video card 3D hardware acceleration over 1G video memory MC go computer software Operation system environment windows XP SP3 Windows 7 32 bit Installation component Microsoft NET Framework MC go software NovaPluto Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 3 Hardware Introduction and Connection 1 PBOX100 control card interface R3 1 115 USB LAN WAN Tote OUT 6 2 Fig 3 1 PBOX100 interface diagram LIGHT SENSOR Light sensor interface for LED display brightness adjustment according to environment USB Connect to common USB disks available in the market SD Insert SD card Audio Audio input interface LAN WAN Megabyte Ethernet port Connect to internet OUT Gigabyte Ethernet port Cascading to M3 receiving card scan board MRV 200 MRV210 MAR220 MRV300 MRV320 MRV330 MRV340 MRV350 MRV360 MRV365 or multi function card MFN300 2 PBOX100 control card dimensions mA 0 0 175 0 105 0 4 e N Q ei Cl e kp a E S Fig 3 2 PBOX100 dimensions Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 4 Software Installation Installation of NovaLCT Pluto PlutoManager is the same to other common software applicat
94. et click on Save to File to save the authorized file to the specified directory it is recommended to set a name allowing rapid identification as per clients for the authorized file Play Authorized setting Window el Hew Dasszwwopd 6 16 digits or letters Repeated Input DEE Mote Please save the password the same password need not keep many times Fig 11 3 Saving Authorized File Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 4 Cancel authorized In the NovaLCT Pluto main interface click on Setting Client Authorized and at this moment it is required to enter password again and then tick Cancel Authorized and click on OK to cancel authorized l 8 ge E Noval CT Pluto V4 5 0 e lon Plug in TookP Language Lang L Heip H Software Contig S Eg o Ps SR Ss Dr Remote System info System S Setting N Tools C User U Remote Address Piuto201 2 172 163 161 Monitor info Server Status Server Version 1 0 D thorized Login Windo ay Authorize ogin Window Old Password a Os Random Code 427 763002 9 Cancel Authorized 9 Modify Authorized ng Password B 16 digits or letters Repeated Input Mote Please sawe the password the same password need not keep many times Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450
95. et the same as that of the computer 7 8 2 Monitor Data Click Monitor Data button in the Function Card Management page to open the page for system monitoring as shown below KI el amp Power Management Outer Device Load Program Fig 7 78 System monitoring page Refresh Click this button to acquire the monitored data from the current function card and the monitor board that connected to the current function card 7 8 3 External Device Management Requirement light sensor connected Click the Outer Device button in the Function Card Management page to open the page for external devices management as shown in Fig 7 79 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Power Management Monitor Data Load Program Refresh Fig 7 79 External device management page Refresh This is to refresh the information of the external devices Save Click this button to save the external device type settings to a file The Save button must be clicked after any modifying of the external device type settings 7 8 4 Load Program Click the Load Program button in the Function Card Management page to open the page for loading program to the hardware as shown in Fig 7 80 Power Management Monitor Data Outer Device Refresh Fig 7 80 Program loading page Refresh Click this but
96. eters of NovaCloud configuration Server address Select the server address from the three choices Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Customer ID Defaults to Cloud It cannot be modified Display password Display authorize password set by users MAC address It is one of the requirements when the display sign up to NovaCloud 10 6 4 Brightness Adjustment 10 6 4 1 Manual Brightness Pull the bar can adjust the display brightness which will be automatically applied to the terminal display screen Click Save to save the brightness setting to the hardware where the brightness will not be lost when the power is cut off 1 Display Control oe j A Network Configuration BS Server Configuration E Brightness Adjustment 4 gt Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Brightness Adjustment Current group test v Display Lists Display Name IP Address BB Putozoez01s 172 16 1 122 o Manual Schedule Auto Current brightness 4 100 II p Numbers of displays in the curre 1 Fig 10 94 Manual Adjustment 10 6 4 2 Schedule Brightness The Schedule brightness adjustment shall not be set on NovaPluto LCT and PlutoManager simultaneously if both software have been set with the schedule adjustment then the system will perform the final setting Phone NovaStar
97. f displays in the curre Light sensor detect period Light sensor detect times Light sensor calculate type Calculate average for all light sensor CC Calculate average without max and min Notice Calculate type of environment bright related to light sensor count Fig 10 96 Auto adjustment Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 7 Power Schedule to Display Control 1 Cc t amp urrent group All groups v Server Configuration KE Brightness Adjustme Power Schedule dh L Display Lists Display Name IPAddress T Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Open Close screen schedule Time which information about curr Start date End date B Advanced Valid Date E Select Date Valid days within a week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday All Friday Saturday Sunday Walid Time Start Time 08 00 Close Time 22 00 10 8 Online Upgrade Operating steps of online upgrade of Pluto client software 1 Press Operation in PlutoManager main interface select Display Upgrade to enter below page You can refresh to check the version of the selected display or click Refresh All to refresh all the displays Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaSta
98. ficients of the selected display area to the specified database If the database for saving the coefficients is a cabinet database a dialog will appear for users to input the cabinet ID 7 7 2 3 Set coefficients for a new scan board Operating steps 1 Specify the LED display area that the new receiving card scan board drives Online Calibration Offline Calibration Manage Coefficients it N Select Area of New Scan Board in Screen Screen 1 Location X 0 Y 0 Size 384 X 384H Screen Pixel Topology or List FEJ Select Area On Screen RR eer Fig 7 61 Page for specifying the working area of the new scan board 2 Select the calibration coefficient source The coefficients could be from a database the Database option or generated according to those of the surrounding receiving cards the Refer to Surrounding Scan Board option Gm Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Select the source of Coefficients Database O Refer to Surrounding Scan Board Select Database Type Cabinet ID Columns Rows Tiscription e en ms Fig 7 62 Page for getting calibration coefficients from a database Browse Click this button to select the database that the calibration coefficients for the new scan board are from If the selected is a cabinet database the cabinet ID should also be specifie
99. fore it give up Detect Period the time period the light sensors measure the environment brightness Read times of light sensors the times that NovaLCT Mars reads the measurement results of the light sensors Auto brightness time interval The auto brightness time interval is the production of Detect Period and Read times of light Sensors For example if light sensors measure the environment brightness every 10 second this is the Detect Period and NovaLCT Mars reads the measurement results of the light sensors for 5 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd times this is the Read times of light sensor before adjusting the LED display brightness the auto brightness time interval will be 50 seconds Calculate Type of Lux This is to specify how the final result is calculated from the measurement results of all light sensors Fix Color Temperature If this option is selected the LED display brightness will be adjusted according to the color temperature table and the environment brightness Number of Segments Thresholds need to be set for automatic brightness adjustment When the environment brightness is higher than the high side threshold a high brightness level will be set for the screen for example 100 And while the environment brightness is lower than the low side threshold a low brightness level is set The inter
100. gement Update the terminal s language Tick Uniform Setting of Terminal Language to select language type and then click Update All to update the language of all terminals E Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd CH Language Management x A unified set of language Language Type English en Current Language Update Status Operation Update wee mem rn nenn en Fig 10 101 Language Management 11 Display Authorization Encrypt the specified client and the encrypted client cannot be connected at will by any other people so as to protect the play security of client display 11 1 Authorization Authorization of the display can be conducted in two ways Way I NovaLCT Pluto terminal authorization 1 Password authorization In the NovaLCT Pluto main interface click on Setting gt Client Authorized and enter password in the Play Authorized Setting Window and then click on OK LG Noval CT Pluto V4 5 0 System S Setting N Tools C User Plug in TookP Language LangXL Hei Software Contig S moo ES ER SS it Screen Conti Control Monitor Function Card Main Board Power Remote System info Remote Address Piuto201 2 172 16 3 161 Net Connection Connected Device Count 1 Montor Info O Server Status Server Version 1 0 Pho
101. hat of the PlutoManager computer i e control computer gt From MC go Server keep the time of terminal consistent with that of Cloud server if the Cloud platform is used gt From network time acquisition of display is from the network gt Read Selected Read All readback the current mode of the selected or all displays Apply to Selected Apply to all Apply the time of the selected or all display to current settings 2 Select the time synchronization mode for the display and apply to display 3 Click 3 button for time setting Click OK when finish TimeSyn setting Timesyn interval 30 Minute Time source Hetwork time e TimeSyn zoon UTCHOS O0J4KE St BASSE D Fig 10 99 TimeSyn setting Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd TimeSyn interval For setting the time period according to which terminals time will be checked and reset Time source Optional network time or computer time TimeSyn zone For time zone setting 10 10 Font Management Read and update current font of the display AA Font Management Select font to add Font Select file to add piy IP Address Group Current Font Update Status Read Operation Name Name X Plutozoe201s 17216 1122 W J SelectAll nen pma eneen mea Fig 10 100 Font Management 10 11 Language Mana
102. he drop down box at the right of the screen and amend the proportion by clicking the buttons Up Down Left and Right based on requirements 1 layout by click the buttons Up Down Left and Right Fig 10 52 Page adding or deleting sorting layout window 2 Page adding media window Select one window of the page and then click button on the toolbar to add media to the window Click lio simulate the real display screen to view the distribution situation of pixels Add text Add analog clock Add countdown Add weather report clock AJO zlha C Add media file Add digital clock nee Amplify the screen to pic video text wor temperature i l d etc and humidity view pixels display Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd f WO l QC Fig 10 53 Page adding media window EDO KX kw AeA Fig 10 54 Screen after 3 times of amplification 3 Select Sign Click L the window for select sign will showing or hiding Check Select sign and then select the display to play the page Note Every page can be played on different clients Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd If Select sign is not checked the page can be played on multiple clients Select sign KA Select
103. htness button from the toolbar or select Tools gt Brightness from the main menu of the Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd NovaLCT Pluto application main interface to open the Display Adjustment page for brightness display quality Gamma and current gain adjustment Shown in Fig 7 27 is the Display Adjustment page 7 2 1 Manual Adjustment Display Adjustment Adjustment Mode Manual O Schedule Config Auto Config Display Quality Gamma Adjustment Soft Mode Enhanced Mode Fixed Value Mode A Mode B Brightness Adjustment lt gt 255 3 K E 100 0 O Custom ane Ke ble Color Temperature Adjustment Custom Chip EBI5036 Gain RGB Brightness C Resistor Setting B lt JE J 100 0 E gt 101 J E sl 100 0 K E Synchronous Synchronous J255 100 0 Vv Read Gamma value result Succeed Fig 7 27 manual adjustment page of Display adjustment Display Quality There are two modes for display quality soft mode and strengthen mode Use soft mode for the situation that the environment brightness is not very high Strengthen mode is better when the background is very bright Gamma Adjustment If Fixed Value is selected the Gamma coefficient can be any value between 1 and 4 And the default value is 2 8 Select Custom to manually define the
104. ication main interface to open the Screen Control page as shown below in Fig 7 37 COM1 Screen1 Fig 7 37 the Screen Control page Kill Show nothing on the LED display Lock Always show the current image frame of the LED display Run Switch the LED display back to normal from Kill or Lock 7 5 Monitor the System Monitoring is one of the key features of the Mars serial LED display control systems The monitoring subsystem performs comprehensive monitoring on the overall LED display The monitored parameters and status include system components working status cabinet door status open close and temperature humidity smoke fans status and power supply The monitoring subsystem can also report error by email when fails detected Shown below is the Monitor page The status and parameters mentioned above can all be viewed here OS Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd HE Nonitor CONi Screeni Status of Scan Board COM1 Screen1 0 40 E Normal H d WM IS Voltage R The time of monitor data 17 33 43 Email Seting e AE lem EmailLog Wi Scan Board Count 9 Faul Alarm Information zg Monitor Control voltage Exception oun tor ER Fault Scan Board Count 8 9 p 0 _ Refresh Period None The time to next refresh None Read monitor information finished
105. il ES zl CH sfa Ji O O O O O O O Connection Status Connected control card Fig 6 1 NovaLCT Pluto main interface Title Shows software name and version info Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Menu Toolbar See the next section for detailed description Remote System information Shows related information of the currently connected clients Monitor information Shows the overall monitoring results Red point indicates error detected and green indicates no error Click on the red point to access the alarm window which contains corresponding error info shown as below og Display Name Count COMI Secreenl 1 Fig 6 2 Alarm window containing error info 6 2 Menu Toolbar Menu Toolbar Function Syst Search All Displays Search Pluto system through the network stem g Search Display by IP Search specific display by IP address Set connection IP current computer IP Software Set connection port avoid port conflict with other Configuration a applications Net View current IP of Pluto system and configure Configuration network parameters of it Settings Display Configuration BESSER Readback Configure current Resolution Configuration SES Readback Configure current language Configuration Encrypt the client and generate the authorized Display Authorized o ile Pi Configure the display
106. ime of effective days of effective date It has these time properties Effective Date Effective Days of the Week Effective Time of the Day and Play Intervals For Example Cycle inserted segment Segment3 from June 23 2012 to June 30 2012 every Monday Wednesday Friday from 8 00 to 12 00 played one time every 30 minutes shown as Fig 10 9 SS Segment Edi ting rea Se Play Program e GE Segment 2012 6 23 U Sat AS OF ear Pagel Y pi Kai Name Inserted Segment3 Sr Page Play Property CJ Clock Window C Play 0 minutes 9 seconds if Common Winde Every 30 minutes en Inserted Segment Flay times ER Ze J Pause current play when playing inserted segment Ping S Time Property ERT Pagel Effective Date M h J SC J No Date Limit From 2012 6 23 e To SE 6 30 e if we Effective Day of the Week eat J Monday Tuesday J Wednesday Thursday iv Friday Saturday Sunday F all Effective Time Of the Day Ia All Day From 12 00 00 To 18 00 00 4 See r EI Show window name and index Fig 10 10 Cycle inserted segment Inserted Segment3 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Page A page is an area on the computer display screen that is mapped to a LED display for showing visible media sources such as videos pictures and text on the LED
107. ing system name 4 LAN parameter configuration Previously while deploying preparation work on the network Obtain an IP address automatically Recommended has been selected and the advantages of this method are Only one time of setting for the first use is required and later there is no need to set up and during the use IP conflict inside LAN shall not occur to ensure the normal work of system If the user requires respectively setting IP of each client he may set IP manually and cancel the ticked Obtain an IP address automatically Recommended After the manual setting of LAN parameters as shown in the following image Note IP shall not conflict with other devices in LAN click send to send the network parameters to the Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd asynchronous system Network Parameter Settings Window Configure the asynchronous system information System Information System Name Plutezoe2015 System network parameters Tip Change network parameters need to restart the network card the current F Obtain an IP address automaticaly Recommended IF Address if72 16 1 12 Subnet Mask 255 255 2355 0 Gateway 12 16 1 1 DNS 27 fi 1 GF MAC Address 30 31 53 FF FF FF Fig 5 13 LAN parameter configuration 5 2 1 2 Playback Control Software PlutoManager Setting Run Pluto
108. ions Operate according to the installation wizard If notification of anti virus software or firewall pops up please allow it because the installation process may require to install serial port driver 5 Network deployment This section introduces several common network set up solutions so that users can deployment their network according to their specific requirement and the local network environment In order to ensure regular running of the system the operator is recommended to obtain some network knowledge before use 5 1 Requirements 5 1 1 Hardware Connection The Pluto system default IP is 192 168 0 220 before the network connection set the network parameters of each a synchronism card on the software NovaLCT Pluto it is recommended to adopt the direct network cable connection to connect local computer and clients ER eg ef Local computer e In which i NovaLCT Pluto run Network lt cable g PSD100 LED display Fig 5 1 Hardware Connection of NovaLCT Pluto Configuration Display Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Attention The local computer shall be directly connected to the 100Mpbs network port 5 1 2 Setting System IP Run Nova LCT Pluto on the local computer 1 Click on System S Search All Display S LCT will search the Current Connected Pluto sys
109. irectory After clicking save in Play Program creating page the Play Program will be automatically saved to default directory factory default My Documents NovaPluto PM Play Program The user can configure the directory of Play Program Re configuration of Play Program directory might cause unsuccessful Play Program publishing therefore users are recommended to read the contents of this section carefully Operating steps of configure Play Program directory 1 Click Configuration button in the main interface of PlutoManager The following window will POP UP Configure playlist save path SS LayList Default path oe ron Fig 10 46 Configure Play Program directory 2 Click warning window will pop up Save direct I Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Serious warning x A Previously saved playlist cannot be used again after changing directory continue Fig 10 47 Play Program directory changing warning Previously saved Play Program cannot be used again after changing directory means after the directory is changed clicking Open button will lead to the new directory to search for Play Program The Play Programs previously saved in the default directory will no longer be opened therefore cannot be used So users are recommended to configure directory before saving Play Program
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111. l System User Manual V4 5 2 PlutoManager 4 5 2 eo Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com
112. lay Program rogram e i E 4 Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 Jy To 2012 6 24 Ev 2012 6 24 Inserted Play eC 8 00 D 9 00 C 15 00 Fig 10 14 C has higher priority than D Cycle Inserted Segment Suppose time properties of cycle inserted segment E and cycle inserted segment F are set as follow From June 24 2012 to June 25 2012 From June 25 2012 to June 26 2012 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Every day in a week Every day in a week Play Interval 30 minutes Play Interval 30 minutes If Fis at the back of E in the play program then F has the priority to be played on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig 10 14 ees Play ProgramEditinghrea ASD E Oo S SSC Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 Jy To 2012 6 26 Els 2012 6 24 E Inserted Play iE 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes 2012 6 25 Inserted Pl ay iF 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes 5 2012 6 26 ej inse rted Play iF 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes Fig 10 15 F has higher priority than E Otherwise if E is at the back of F in the play program then E has the priority to be played on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig 10 15 PlayProgramEditingArea E
113. ll clients in LAN Search by IP CH Search a part of client in LAN Add searched client to Group name lt Default gt i Create group mm Fig 9 2 Add client in LAN If the client is in Internet configure system network parameters in NovaLCT Pluto please refer to lt Nova Pluto Control System User Manual gt for details E Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd DN PlutoManager V4 5 2 Operation Configuration Language Help Create PlayList Publish PlayList Play Management Display Control Display Information e ZE ren E e qQ Search Now Gott Virtual Connection 1 Server Information IP Address 1r2 16 3 183 DN PlutoManager V4 5 2 Operation Configuration Language Wo ZS Toolbar reate PlayList Publish PlayList Play Management Display Control Display Management CU Search Now Display Name IP Address Resolution Online EI Plutozoe2015 UEL RR Total number 1 GI Online 1 GC Virtual Connection 0 E Offline 0 IP Address 172 16 3 183 Fig 9 3 PlutoManager main interface Menu Toolbar Please refer to Table 9 1 in the next section for details Client list Show clients by group LED display size and status respectively And also show client name IP corresponding LED display width and height and status Search now Search client by
114. ller PBOX100 PluotManager is a play and management software for Pluto asynchronous control system it can connect to the asynchronous control card via LAN or internet The main functions include client management Play Program editing Play Program transmission play status remote monitoring etc NovaLCT Pluto software referred to as LCT hereinafter mainly controls the LED display s smart setting performance parameter setting brightness adjustment and calibration to achieve the best performance of it 1 1 Configuration List A Controller Configuration software Parameters configuration display calibration and Deg radna montana a PlutoManager T Program publishing and play status monitoring accessories O acessories O OOO GEC Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 1 2 System Structure WE ge Internet Playback control computer Fig 1 1 Architecture of server free system 2 System Requirements In order to ensure the stability and security of the system operation following requirements are recommended The computer of MC go mainly runs management software to achieve play program production remote release remote monitoring and other functions Requirements for computer hardware configuration CPU Dual core over 2 4GHz Hard disk drive SCSI interface with over 500GB capacity Vid
115. low is the main menu of power management fT Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd aH EEE ES dr RM H an DRETT Timing Adjustment List Start date End date Effective Time Expiration Time Current Power Status Status Unknown Immediately Open _ Fig 7 82 Power Management Window of the Board 1 Immediate On Off Clicking read back can read the current power state andthe Immediate On or Immediate Off nearby can make real time control over the asynchronous card power 2 Clocked On Off Click Add button to set for example effective date effective days and effective time on the following menu and then click Ok Power Setting Effective date Scheduled date From SE mt To 2013 09 11 5 Weekly effective days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday All Friday Saturday Sunday Effective time Enable Time 08 00 00 s Close Time 22 00 00 s onanan eme Fig 7 83 Add Power Clocked Control Return to the main menu of power management and click Send to send the clocked control command to the asynchronous card Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd ad Main Board Power Manage Timing Adjustment List Start date E
116. lowing steps are same to online publish 10 5 Play management Play management includes play control log management and storage management to help users know the current play status and external storage condition of client timely 10 5 1 Play Control Enter the play control page directly by clicking Play Management in the main interface as shown below On the left is client list Select a client to control play status of it Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd e Play Management Current group All groups e LH Play Control 8 Log Mangement e Storage Management a gt Display Play program Display Name IP Address Gre Current display pluto2012 172 16 3 161 BB Pitoz2012 17216 3161 pl Play control Current play information Time of which information is received 2015 4 17 9 22 14 Play program name NewList plym Common segment Screen shot No image 8 i en Total number of displays 1 Fig 10 78 Play control page Play Control gt Play Enable the client display start to play gt Pause Pause the current playing gt Stop Stop the current playing gt Stop Temporary Content Cancel the inert play task gt Stop Emergency Message Cancel the immediate notification Current play information User ca
117. ly the time zone to the terminal For example select a time zone Central America To show the time of this time zone click Read button to read client time and client time zone and the window is as follow t Display Control So E c t ESO urrent group lt Default gt D A X System Configuration K Network Configuration Gei Server Configuration lt gt Display Lists ye Display Name IP Address Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 The time information about current display Time zone of display EE papay ine E Set the time information about display Time source Network time a Time zone uTC 01 00 3 9 405 x V Enable DST Daylight Saving Time select the time of the orn Apply to display Ge zone 2015 8 17 3 24 32 Reboot the display Schedule to reboot Time which latest infomation received Read Enable scheduling to reboot a Background of display Time which information about current display Sar 2015 8 1T 10 15 53 received Background color Background image Numbers of displays in the curre 1 Fig 10 84 Time management page Click Apply to display The message of Set client system succeed indicates client time correctly set Click Read button and you will see the terminal time is the same as that of the time zone Gn Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 75
118. me which latest infomation received Read F Enable scheduling to reboot eee Background of display Time which information about current display Seen 2015 8 1T 10 26 45 received Background color Background image J Display the base parameters Numbers of displays in the curre 1 Fig 10 86 Display reboot Reboot Immediately select the display and click Reboot Immediately button to reboot the current display Schedule to reboot Click Read to view whether the current terminal is set as clocked restart If yes the reboot time can be altered if no please tick Enable scheduling to reboot to set the reboot time finally click Apply to send the reboot command to the asynchronous card 10 6 1 3 Display Password Configuration Input admin at the interface of System Configuration to display the terminal password setting interface as shown in the following figure As no password has been set for the terminal input a password is displayed in the interface if the password has been set previously the password can be cancelled or changed Cmm Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 1 Display Control cO e a Pe EES X System Configuration ez Network Configuration Gs Server Configuration 4 gt Display Lists Current Displays Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122
119. mouse Click on the window to put focus on it and then set its position and size by drawing pulling and squeezing as shown in Fig 10 32 The arrow keys and their combination with Shift keys can also be used for the position and size setting of a window Name x Y wiath 147 Heint Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 10 32 tools for window position and size setting Fig 10 33 a focused common window To show all the windows of a page just select the page from the page list This could be very helpful for windows layout adjustment Fig 10 34 showing all windows of a page 3 Delete a window To delete a specified window click the circled Delete button as shown in Fig 10 35 Window Editing Area Play Program GA Segmenti E Paget EB Common Windi M Clock Window ge inserted Segment2 Paget 0 Common Wind Fig 10 35 Delete window 4 Move a window Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd For overlapped windows in the same page the one at front will cover those under it Suppose a common window and a clock window is added to a page at the same position of 0 0 200 200 The common window will cover the clock window when this page is on shown if
120. n refresh to get the current playing status of current client Just select a terminal and click Read button the current play information of the selected terminal will be shown Current play information Time of which information is received 2015 4 1T 9 25 00 El Play program name MeveList Dom et Common segment Playing Global page CL Common page Playing 0 0 128 128 Current media G 2033001 3920750345 png uo Next media IMG12033004 3920750345 png Fig 10 79 current play information Screen Shot Click to get the real time play image of the current client Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Just select a terminal and click Read button the current play image of the selected terminal will be shown click for a larger view Fig 10 80 Screen Shot 10 5 2 Log Management User can set valid days of log storage and view log of specific period of time in log management page k E Play Management d C nt aha ee All groups m Play Contro J Log Mangement Storage Management db Display Play program Display Name E Address Gre Current display Pluto2012 172 16 3 161 B Pluto2012 172163161 De Set number of storage days Time of which information is received Valid days 7 lt 31 days Read am Log operation Start date 2015 04 17 Jy F
121. nctions of Monitor Control will work only when the option is checked Valid days of logs Set the valid days of logs One control information can be added by clicking the button in Fig 7 42 As it show in Fig 7 43 is to add one temperature control information as it show in Fig 7 44 is to add one smoke control information Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Add One Control Information Control Information Control Type Temperature Control v When temperature gt 70 S il e Decrease the brightness Brightness decrease 50 S Restore brightness after temperature decrease When 60 temperature Open Cooling Device Power Off R C restore brightness Add One Control Information Control Information Control Type Smoke Control v When the 1 A P gt v Smoke Cabinet Power Off C Send e mail after power off fi il Choose Power to Control COM1 Sending Board 1 Port 1 0 itch 4 itch itch itch itch itch 6 itch itch Fig 7 45 Select The Controlled Power Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 5 4 2 Monitor Control Log Preview Konitor Control Log Date Wednesday April 18 2012 Log Information COMB Scre
122. nd date Effective Time Expiration Time 2015 09 07 2015 09 07 08 00 00 22 00 00 2015 10 07 2015 12 06 09 00 00 23 00 00 Current Power Status Status Unknown Immediately Open Fig 7 84 Send the clocked power control commend to the asynchronous card 8 Hardware Program Upgrade Operation steps for updating hardware program in LCT Login as an advanced user and input admin in the main interface of NovaLCT Pluto to open hardware program loading page 1 There isn tany place to view the typing when inputting the password Just type in the password directly 2 Just input the password again if you typed the wrong password 3 Hardware program updating is not recommended if no problem occurs Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Load Program Load Program Select Program Program Name Ver Proaram Version Proaram Path Select Items To Load Sendina Board MCU Sendina Board FPGA Scan Board FPGA Change Reconnect Hardware Version Info RefreshAll RefreshOne Sending Board Port Scan Board Refresh V0 0 0 0 Total 1 Remarks a Position Sending 1 Port 1 Scan Bo 1 Sending Board MCU Sending Board FPGA Scan Board FPGA Communication Info 2013 4 9 11 55 48 Current control system address 1 port 2 Read FPGA program version of scan board 0
123. nd update the monitored data periodically according to the period setting Retry times after read status failed This parameter determines how many time NovaLCT Pluto will retry to check the status and parameters being monitored when it fails in doing so Refresh Status The status here refers to the working status of the scan boards If this option is selected the working status of the scan boards will be under monitoring Refresh Temperature If this option is selected the temperature within the cabinets will be under monitoring Refresh power of scan board Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd If this option is selected the power supplies of the scan boards will be under monitoring Connect Monitor Board Monitor Boards are required for certain status and parameters monitoring Select this option to get those status and parameters under monitoring Refresh Humidity If this option is selected the humidity within the cabinets will be under monitoring Refresh Smoke If this option is selected the smoke within the cabinets will be under monitoring Refresh cabinet status If this option is selected the working status of the cabinets will be under monitoring Refresh status of Cabinet Door If this option is selected the open close status of the cabinet doors will be under monitoring Refresh Fan If this option is selected
124. nday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday O Saturday Hide Schedule Fig 10 59 Set weekday d View Scheduled date Click 255 to view the Scheduled date Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd F BR Edit playlist Newlistsplpy e e oe go oF 0 6 a HA one Conditions of query Day X Current date 20157 417 EM 12 24 Pluto2012 172 16 3 1E v Valid time PY Fig 10 60 View Scheduled date by day EI Edit playlist NewList splpy e 7 e e L I go mro 6 TEER E F d Conditions of query Week v Year 2015 sl Week 16 LastiWeek ThisWeek Next Week 2015 04 12 Pluto2012 17216 3 1E e Valid time PY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Meda name 2015 04 12 2015 04 13 2015 04 14 2015 04 15 Fig 10 61 View Scheduled date by week Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd EI Edit playlist NewList splpy Ha po Gmo e Conditions of query Date segment X Start Date 20157 4 7 BY Erd bate 20157 447 E 2015 04 12 Pluto2012 172 16 3 1E v Valid time WY Fig 10 62 View Scheduled date by time segment 5 Play and media attribute edit window Wh
125. ne Click Client Management Search client in LAN Search all clients in LAN PlutoManger will add all clients in LAN Method two Click Client Management Search client in LAN Search by IP the client IP must be known only client with specific IP will be added Method three Click Client Management Search client in LAN Search a part of client in LAN input IP scope After adding client by any of above three methods the client info can be seen in both main interface and client management page 2 Modify the Displays Name Select terminal click right button Modify Displays Name fill the new client name then click Modify Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Displays Management P x a ma g LEJ Search displays in LAN Create Group Import Displays Export Displays All Displays Ei Sc IPAddress Resolution i Status Remove Refresh E i Modify Displays Name x 0 Refresh Display Search Displays Move to Copy to The number of displays in current group E Online Virtual Connection Modify the display name Displays Name BOTRA Fig 10 2 Modify Displays name 3 Display Group SC Click Create group to create a new group and then group the clients That is to divide clients into groups Grouping can be done through
126. ne NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Play Authorized setting Window eo LtEtt Mew Password 6 16 digits or letters Repeated Input EE Mote Please save the password the same password need not keep many times EN ES Fig 11 1 Play Authorized Setting 2 Modify authorized In the Play Authorized Modify Window tick Modify Authorized enter the newest password and click on OK And then save the authorized file and it is better to cover the previous authorized file of this client Play Authorized Modify Window ge r D Cancel Authorized Modify Authorized ena Password 6 16 digits or letters Repeated Tees Inget Mote Please save the password the same password need not keep many times Save To File Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Play Authorized Modify Window a O Cancel Authorized Modify Authorized Set play authorized success D Cancel Authorized Modify Authorized Men TT Password 6 16 digits or letters Repeated Se a Ka Ingat Mote Please save the password the same password need not keep many times Fig 11 2 Modify Authorized 3 Generating authorization documents Once the password is s
127. o client if there is only one client playlist will be sent to this client directly if there are more than one client you can select the clients who s Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd online which Play Program will be sent to 8 Onlinesend x Choose the client to send Select by client Select by aroun Client name P Screen size Status Group name Piuto2012 FGH 192 168 0 238 en IER 192 168 0 6 El ege 192 168 0 130 Check all Online amount 3 Fig 10 67 Play Program online publish page Select by client Directly check the client who s online which Play Program will be sent to Select by group Publish Play Program by group If the size of terminal screen is different from playback program and the users still send this playback to the screen the system will adopt the self adapting window playback but this will lead to the terminal screen become deformed 6 Next to publish after successfully publishing below window will be shown Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Online send x Send play program Current send play program NewList 2 plym Client list of recive play program Client name P 1 Pluto2012 FGH 192 168 0 238 2 sn 108 WBL 192 168 0 6
128. ons will be shown at the top of each screen page in the Screen Configuration page Choose a screen type before any configuration operation Configurations for different type of screen will be given respectively as follows a Simple Screen Configuration Simple screen means each scan board drives same pixel array edit items below according Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd to LED display status e J E a Screen Configuration COM1 x Scan Board Screen Configuration oa em me Screen Screen Type Simple Screen Standard Screen C Complex Screen Note One sending board for screen every scan board must have same loading Basic Information Location x H y H Virtual Mo Real Pixel Connection Setting Scan Bo Columns amp Scan Bo Width 128 Pixel Scan Bo Rows 8 Scan Bo Height 128 Pixel Connecting Mode Horizontal o CO ef es olf TU ofl tan mm gem asss SaveConiguraton SavetoScreen e Fig 7 13 simple screen configuration page Sender Mode If asynchronous card carries no box carrier please tick this item Open File This is used for the application to load the LED display configuration settings from a file Save File This is used to save the LED display configuration settings to a scr file Send to Screen This is
129. ovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 5 2 Network Deployment Solution 5 2 1 LAN Configuration Solution All LED displays and the control computer need to locate in the same LAN Requirements Hardware gt Nova asynchronous control card PSD100 gt Switch Software gt NovaLCT Pluto gt PlutoManager Fig 5 9 All LED displays and control computers locate in the same LAN 5 2 1 1 Display Setting 1 Run Nova LCT Pluto on the local computer click Setting N Software Configuration S to enter the interface as shown below The connected IP is the IP corresponding to the current computer network card the connection port can use the default values and it is not allowed to be same as other software port Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd System S Tools C User U Plug in Tool P Language Lang L Help H Display Configuration C gt e An Z fir Display Authorized K splay Control Monitor Function Card Main Board Power Remote System Information Remote Address Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Net Connection Connected Device Count D Search Monitor Information Connection Status Connected control card Network Configuration Connection Port 11296 Note connections por
130. ovastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Table of Contents L SV STEN OVER TEE 1 1 1 CONFIGURATION EE 1 1 2 HE TRU VE E 2 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS cnsccsicessncsusnectsseseransuccesassoassensencsansessesvagueessenaasanshsteneuapetsesieesssacastuanestsenaasesenseeveuatonsecsaenstice 2 3 HARDWARE INTRODUCTION AND CONNECTION esesseseosessosesessececsecessessosecsosecscsecscsecscsecessecscsecsssecsesecsesecssseee 3 A SOFTWARE INSTALLATION eege EE 4 5 Tat er eeler CC NENT dn WE aaa 4 5 1 RE WR TC E WE 4 Sided Haraware CONMECEON EE 4 SE SOTIAO EE EEN Werte at EAE E A cat 5 5 2 NETWORK DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION E ME 9 5 2 1 LAN Configuration SOLUTION EN WEE 9 5 2 2 Small WAN Solution Server Free vicccccccccccsccsccccccscesssssssccccseesssssssseecsecesssssssceccesesssssseeesseeesssssssseeesesssnsssseees 13 6 INTRODUCTION TO NOVALCT PLUTO sesesssoseccosecsosescoseesos eebe 17 6 1 NOVALC T PCUTO NERT WE 17 6 2 MENU TOODA TEEN dE 18 Z NOVALCT PLUTO OPERATION INSTRUCTION Mee Brini EENES NOANA 20 7 1 START THE LE D DISPUN E E a S ae cutee ern Satsauresaites oecton saeaeaa renee meeaucea 20 7 1 1 Start with System Configuration Ee 20 e TN Y eera W EE 21 Tol 3 Sel TIC TT Weg Beete die E 32 7 1 4 Adjust the Perf rmance Parameters cccessescccsensescccccnsescccccnsesccsccusesccsccsescesccssessesccusescenccssescencssescencesesseess 33 Zda SAVOS ENIO TO FLASH ET 38 7 1 6 ue dDeocd Configuration Files es
131. ow i e y coordinate Upper edge lt window height textbox height Play mode gt Loop times Set loop times of immediate notification gt Play duration Play duration of immediate notification Text type gt Scrolling text Editable text transparent background text effects text color font loop Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd scrolling speed play duration etc gt Single line text Editable text transparent background text effect font entrance exit effect retention time etc gt Static text Editable text transparent background paragraph font play duration etc gt Complex text Text editor transparent background entrance exit effect retention time etc Operating steps of immediate notification 1 Edit textbox size coordinates content and text format in immediate notification page 2 Click Publish after editing Choose Video Conversion Quality window will pop up Select the quality you want to convert 3 After conversion is completed the page will be as shown below Total play program amount to be converted 1 Current play program name TempEmergencyinfo play program location 1 Media amount in play program 1 T Convert play program complete 2013 4 9 11 19 51 Fig 10 77 Instant notification convert to Play Program 4 Click OK to enter the online publish page The fol
132. ow that is only for showing weather information Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 2 2 Play Program Dispatch Rule If there are conflicts between the playing times of segments follow the below rules A The back one has the higher priority for the same type segments B If the timing inserted segment has the same playing time point as the cycle inserted segment play the timing inserted segment You can view the dispatching result between different dates in the Play Program Editing Area For example Common Segment Suppose time properties of segment A and segment B are set as follow From June 24 2012 to June 30 2012 From June 24 2012 to June 30 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week From 8 00 00 to 15 00 00 in each day From 8 00 00 to 12 00 00 in each day If B is at the back of A in the play program then B has the priority to be played on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig 10 10 In June 24 2012 Play Program EditingArea 45 A 012 6 24 2012 6 r KE B 2012 6 24 2012 6 Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 ie To 2012 6 24 ls 2012 6 24 Common Play B 8 00 12 00 A 12 00 15 00 Fig 10 11 B has higher priority than A Otherwise if A is at the back of B in the play program then A has the priority to be play
133. play and delay play are optional by the degree of urgency Delay time can be set freely Return to Play Program publish main interface Click the Publish Temporary Content enter the emergency insert play page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd EN PlayList Publish Publish Standard PlayLi B Publish Temporary Content Publish E db Emergency insert play Content type File PlayList Window size Width 200 Choose display Height 200 Play duration D Hour D ei Min 50 Ee Seco Start time Immediate Delay Fig 10 71 Publish Temporary Content page Content type File Playlist Window size Size of the current client display Play duration Total play time of inserted media file or Play Program Start time gt Immediate Inserted media file or Play Program will be played immediately once successfully published gt Delay The playing will be delayed for a period of time after successful publishing the delay time can be set 1 Window size must be the real size of the current client display so when media files are added and you don t know the size of the display it can be read directly by choosing client 2 For insert play it shall also be considered that whether the window size of Play Program is same to the size of the display If they are different need to edit first
134. playback control computers actively by domain parameters to establish communication links At present the common ways to access the network include network cable access to a WAN 3G Wifi The following text shall introduce the configuration of WAN to users in details Hardware gt Nova asynchronous control card PSD100 gt ADSL router Software gt NovaLCT Pluto gt PlutoManager gt Static IP or Dynamic domain 5 2 2 1 Hardware Network Architecture Internet remote control network structure is shown as below Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd wv as o g N PBOX100 ZE Fig 5 15 Internet remote control network structure 5 2 2 2 Preparation Work If there is not static fixed IP address please firstly apply domain name and then configure virtual server For specific operating method please refer to Dynamic Domain Name Configuration Manual 5 2 2 3 Display Setting The following text shall take the display screen as an example to explain the configuration operation steps and the configuration steps of other display screens are similar Run NovaLCT Pluto on the local computer and use network cables to directly connect the local computer and a synchronism card or connect them into one LAN 1 Inthe main interface of NovaLCT Pluto click on the Setting N Display Configu
135. r Brightness R Gain G Gain B Gain R Brightness G Brightness DH Brighi 193 85 193 85 193 85 205 700 0 255 100 0 255100 1 161 54 161 54 161 54 229 89 8 229 89 8 229 39 89 133 85 133 85 133 85 204 80 0 20480 0 0 204 80 04 106 15 106 15 106 15 178 amp 69 8 178 69 8 178 69 84 193 85 193 85 255 100 0 255 100 0 ALA 161 54 161 54 229 89 8 22989 8 229 89 84 133 85 133 85 133 85 204 80 0 20480 0 204 80 05 106 15 106 15 106 15 17869 8 178 69 8 178 69 84 Fig 7 28 Color Temperature Table configuration page 7 2 2 Schedule Adjustment Select Schedule in the Display Adjustment page to open schedule adjustment page Schedule adjustment is to generate a time table and the LED display brightness Gamma color temperature will be adjusted according to the time table Shown in Fig 7 29 is the schedule adjustment page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd of the Display Adjustment page Click Config button according to the instruction and the Config Schedule File page will be opened Shown in Fig 7 30 is the Config Schedule File page Create the schedule time table for adjustment and NovaLCT Pluto will perform the adjustment operations automatically according to the schedule Display Adjustment COM1 Screen1 Adjustment Mode Manual S
136. r Tech Co Ltd Gi Display Upgrade Upgrade Display Software Wersion Directory d Users 4dministrator Desktop PlutoSite a Default Directory Software Hardware Display Name IP Address Status Version Version Upgrade Status Operation Name EI P ge ms 47216 1122 E am Refresh KZ upgrade J e an egenen m ng aean Fig 10 97 Online upgrade of Pluto client software 2 Click to select path of upgrade package 3 Upgrading of one display or all displays is optional 10 9 Time Synchronization Keep the time of display consistent with that of the control computer server or display network through the time synchronization 1 Click operationin the main interface Time Synchronization to open the Display Time Synchronization window Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd WS Display Time Synchronization E Aunified set of time IP Address Current Mode State Choose Mode Operation 172 16 1 122 None Apply From Flutohanager From ML op Serwer From network A ReedSeected mun AppytoSeleotsd zen Fig 10 98 Time Synchronization A unified set of time Check the option to conduct the unified setting of all displays Time synchronization mode gt From PlutoManager keep the time of display consistent with t
137. ration C Net Configuration E to enter the network parameter setting window and then tick Configure server network parameters to connect in Wan GEC Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd System S Setting N Tools C User U Plug in Tool P Language Lang L Help H Software Configuration S Dr Display Authorized K Resolution Configuration R Site etree Siri Remote System Information Language Configuration L Remote Address Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Net Connection Connected Device Count 1 m Search Monitor Information Sai E sil Connection Status Connected control card Platform Select PlutoManager Le Server Domain Static IP 172 18 3 183 Connect Port 31298 gt Advanced Confi E Fig 5 16 Configure server network parameters to connect to Wan 2 If the WAN where Control Computer A locates has a static and fixed IP please tick the option server static IP to directly fill in the static IP address owned by you Configure server network parameters to connect in Wan The Server Parameters Platform Select PlutoManager L O Server Domain Connect Port 312798 Advanced Conp mem Fig 5 17 Set server static IP 3 If there is not static fixed IP address Check Server Domain input the domain obtained in 5 2 2 2 Preparation Work
138. rom the configuration file can be adjusted if they are not suitable Please refer to 7 1 4 Adjust the Performance Parameters for details about how to adjust the performance parameters LE Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 1 2 Start Manually 7 1 2 1 Input Source Configuration Only for X65 Select Screen Configuration inthe Main interface to enter the interface as below Then you can config the resolution in synchronization mode of X65 a Screen Config COM1 Se Send Card Scan Board Screen Configuration Video Input Source input Source of Display V External Input Source Preview Resolution Current Display Mode Input Resolution of Display 1440 x 900 Graphics output resolution 1440 x 900 Set the video mode of display Fixed Refresh Rate 1440 x 900 px 7 Customized Refresh Rate 640 x 480 Fig 7 2 Screen Config External Input Source The video source is an HDMI input source Get the pictures from PC and Synchronous display Set the video mode of display Fixed Resolution Users can choose one of the fixed values Customized Resolution Users can set the value by themselves 7 1 2 2 Smart Setting Operating steps 1 Select Screen Configuration option in the Fig 7 1 and click Next enter Scan Board Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 845
139. s requiring the same kind of settings Scan board Configuration File Saved in a scan board configuration file are the settings of scan boards Scan board configuration files can be used for quick configuration of cabinets requiring the same kind of settings LED Display Configuration File Saved in a LED display configuration file are the information of how scan boards are put together to construct a LED display The LED display configuration files can be used for quick construction of a LED display System Configuration File Saved is a system configuration file is the complete setting information of a LED display control system It can be used to quickly recover a LED display control system from error or to quickly start a LED display 1 Save a module configuration file There are two ways to save a module configuration file The first is to save it at the last step of smart setting please refer to 7 1 2 2 Smart Setting gt Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 9 for details Shown is the dialog for saving module settings to a module configuration file Save Bodule Hote You can save module to file or cabinet database for later using Module Name Option 1 Save module to file File Path O Option 2 Save module to database Cabinet Database Change Database View Path 1 d PR
140. scan board will provide 20 sets of output data for the cabinet This mode and D clock as the second road extended to 32 sets of data can not be selected at the same time Group Swap Adjust the order of date group Refresh Rate This is the rate that images shown on a LED display are update The higher the refresh rate is the more stable the video is for watching Gray Scale Normally 256 levels of gray scale is enough for two color LED displays 4096 levels enough for indoor full color LED displays and 16384 levels enough for outdoor full color LED displays And apparently the more levels the gray scale is divided into the more exquisite the shown images will be Accelerate Rate This parameter is used to increase the refresh rate If N is selected the refresh rate will be increased by N times Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Gray Mode There are three options for Gray Mode Brightness First Refresh Rate First and Gray First Brightness First mode is for normal use and it has lower brightness loss In Refresh Rate First mode image refresh rate can be greatly increased but the cost is 8 of brightness loss And Gray First mode will cost 50 brightness to get a better gray when display with low bright Data Clock This is the shift clock frequency The shift clock frequency depends on the performance of drive chips and the
141. segment is composed by one or more pages and each page is composed by one or more windows The window can be divided into Common Window Clock Window Scroll Text Window Countdown Timer Window Weather Window The Common Window can contain one or more different types of media One example of play program structure is shown as Fig 10 7 E Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Common Segment Common Windc JH Page M Clock Windos M Common Winde Timing Inserted Segment Ce Cycle Inserted Segment Fig 10 7 Example of play program Common Segment The segment has these time properties Effective Date Effective Days of the Week Effective Time of the Day For Example The common segment Segment from June 23 2012 to June 30 2012 every Monday Wednesday Friday played from 8 00 to 12 00 as shown in Fig 10 8 Play P Segment EditingArea a g ay Program Sees Sement 2012 6 23 Baeartsex gt Oo GJ Paget H ex SC tl a ae i Common Windc Name DEE GJ Page2 Time Property GO Pag 2m Clock Window Effective Date E 3 JI Common Winde W No Date Limit From 2012 6 23 To 2012 6 30 v en Inserted Segment M Pagel Effective Day of the Week em pa J Monday Tuesday V Wednesday Thursday SZ ted S t3 E Z E s a ra V Friday Satur
142. t Screen Type Simple Screen Standard Screen O Complex Screen Basic Information Location x 0 y 0 Virtual Mode Real Pixel X Operate Port Scan Board i Scan Board F Hide Line Sending Board Index Columns Rows Reset All 1 2 Sending 1 Port Index 1 Scan Board Size Width 32 Height 32 Set Blank Note Click or drag left mouse button to config screen right mouse button to can kg t zem Traepe mmcmtemtonn eapgeng s Fig 7 14 standard screen configuration page Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Location This is the upper left corner of a rectangular area of the computer display The rectangle area of the computer display is called mapping area Content inside the mapping area will be shown on the LED display The default location is 0 0 which is actually the upper left corner of the computer display Virtual Mode Specify the pixel type of the LED display The option could be real pixel or virtual 3 LEDs or virtual 4 LEDs Scan Board Columns Rows These are the quantity of columns and rows of the scan board receiving card array of the LED display A sketch map of the scan board array as Fig 8 13 will be shown in this page after these two parameters are set Reset All This button ts used to reset all cabinet settings and connection settings Back
143. t Own Effect option is selected NovaLCT Pluto will acquire the calibration coefficients of the selected area for the hardware Adjustment on these coefficients is independent to the other area of the LED display 2 If Effect As Other Selected Area is selected NovaLCT Pluto will adjust the calibration coefficients of the selected area according to those of the reference areas and make the selected area looks similar to the reference areas in color The nearer the reference areas are to the area being adjusted the better the adjustment result will be 3 Adjust the calibration coefficients This step is similar to that for a new scan board Please refer to 7 7 2 3 Set coefficients for a new scan board gt step 3 for more details 4 Click the Save button to save the adjusted calibration coefficients to the hardware The save coefficients won t be lost even the system is powered off Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Apply and Save Coefficients Apply The Effect To Other Area ue eme Fig 7 73 Page for the calibration coefficients saving The adjustment operations in Step 2 and Step 3 can also be applied to other areas that need the same adjustment Click Apply The Effect To Other Area item in Fig 7 73 to open the page for setting Apply The Effect To Other Area mess Screen l Location X 0 Y 0
144. t PlayList The following steps are same to those of insert files 10 4 4 Immediate Notification Immediate notification mainly releases some text information Once successfully published current information will be played on the client display immediately prior to all other tasks Return to Play Program publish main interface Click Immediate Notification The page is as Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd shown below A PlayList Publish h Standard PlayList Publizh Temporary Conte X Publish Emergency Message 4 Immediate notification Position Lett Width 200 Top Height 30 Play mode 10 B Min o E Se Loop times 3 Play duration 0 Hour Text type Scrolling text Single line text EC Static text CC Rich text format Text hello Character count Fig 10 76 Immediate notification page Position Position of immediate notification textbox on the display gt Width Textbox width lt window width gt Height Textbox height lt window height gt Left edge If the upper left corner of the window is 0 0 the left edge value is the distance between left edge of textbox and left edge of the window i e x coordinate Left edge lt window width textbox width gt Top edge Upper edge value is the distance between the upper edge textbox and the upper edge of the wind
145. t with Fig 5 10 LCT software configuration 2 Click on Setting N Display Configuration C Net Configuration E to enter the interface as follows Tools C User U Plug in Tool P Language Lang L Help H Software Configuration S Dr Display Authorized K Resolution Configuration R kien Hoard Foeer Remote System Information Language Configuration L Remote Address Plutozoe2015 172 16 1 122 Net Connection Device Count ol Search Monitor Information Connection Status Connected control card Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Network Parameter Settings Window 1 taal Configure the asynchronous system information Plutozoe2015 Configure system network parameters to connect in LAN Obtain an IP address automatically Recommended Configure server network parameters to connect in Wan PlutoManager Server Domain Static IP 172 16 3 183 31298 Advanced Confi Fig 5 11 setting network parameter 3 Tick Configure the asynchronous system information user can modify the system name Network Parameter Settings Window D ol D Jee onfigure the asynchronous system information System Information System Name Plutozoe2015 E Configure system network parameters to connect in LAN Obtain an IP address automaticaly Recommended Fig 5 12 Sett
146. te Group Import Displays Export Displays sl All Displays IP Address e 172 16 1 122 The number of displays in current group Online Virtual Connection Fig 10 1 Client management page The following management operations can be performed in Client management page Icon Name Function Operation Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Click the icon Search client in LAN Select Connect to All or Connect to specified IP search Display In LAN Click Connect 1 Click the icon p 2 Add a group name and click OK CE Create group Rename In the client group list right click the group to be ETE renamed In the right click menu click Rename and press ok after modification Click the icon Lak Select the path of the file and click OK weg Import client Import Display Provided that prior the client has been previously exported There s an existing client file 1 Click the icon 2 Select save path of the file i Export client 3 Select the client group to be exported or choose export all Export Display clients 4 Click OK Delete offline client Offline clients won t be shown after clicking this button Refresh Refresh client status Refresh ah Reconnect the offline terminal Table 10 1 Client management toolbar 1 ADD Client in LAN Add client operation steps Method o
147. tect and locate LEDs that are in open circuit or short circuit status 1 Point detect is only available for LED displays of which the LED drive chips support LED lights open short circuit status checking 2 Drive chips supported by Mars serial LED display control systems and good for point detect at present are MBI5036 MBI5034 MBI5040 DM13H and MBI5030 3 Monitor boards for Pluto LED display control systems are required for point detect Operating steps 1 Select Tool gt Point Detect from the NovaLCT Pluto main menu to open the Point Detect page for point detect setting Shown in Fig 7 49 is the Point Detect page As shown in the figure the LED display under point detecting has a scan boards array of 2 rows and 4 columns one scan board corresponds to a cabinet And the drive chips used are MBI5036 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Point Detect To Le ks Screen1 Screen Topological Graph Zoom Ed 1 0 HE unknown ES Error H Normal E No Monito Current Gain V Enable Chanae Settina Fig 7 49 the Point Detect page Point Detect Parameters gt Detect Type this is the LED lights status type can be checked gt Threshold Current set the current threshold for point detect here by selecting an index gt Current Gain current gain can be enabled
148. ted 4 Save the calibration coefficients to the hardware FLASH so they won t be lost when the LED display is powered off Shown in Fig 7 66 is the page for saving the coefficients to the hardware Click the Save button to save the coefficients to the hardware Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Save Coefficients i rm Finish Return Fig 7 66 Page for saving calibration coefficients to the hardware 7 7 2 4 Set coefficients for a new module 1 Specify the cabinet where the new module locates Select the New Module Screen 1 Location ZO Y 0 Size 400 X 400H Screen Pixel Topology or List g Select Area On Screen _ U ees Fig 7 67 Page for specifying the cabinet where the new module locates 2 Double click the selected cabinet to open the page for specifying the new module Select the new module position in the cabinet Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Select the New Module Scan Bo 0 0 1 Location 0 0 Size 200X 200 Module Size Topology or List g Select Area On Screen 16 a x Display Mode Modules 6 lt 7 re nen Back Fig 7 68 Page for specifying the new module in the cabinet Module Size Set the pixel
149. ted segment Fig 10 23 Properties page of timing inserted segment You can add one or more playing time point for the timing inserted segment For inserted segment if Pause current play when playing inserted segment is selected the current common segment play If has would be paused and hide if begin to play inserted segment otherwise the inserted segment and the current common segment would be played together Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Play Program E E Segmentt a Ze Inserted Segment Ja ka Name Inserted Segment3 Play Property Segment Editing Area ____________ CN mm CH Play minutes B seconds Every 30 minutes Play 1 times Pause current play when playing inserted segment Time Property Effective Date C No Date Limit From To Effective Day of the Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Effective Time Of the Day All Day From To All Show window name and index Fig 10 24 Properties page of cycle inserted segment Use the toolbar on the right or right click menu you can copy paste move or delete the selected segment The toolbar and menu is shown as below Ee Play Program 4g Inserte 4S Insertei J Tuesday Vi
150. tems NovaLCT Pluto V4 5 1 No Hardware System S Setting N Tools C User U Plug in Tool P Language ang Help H Search All Display S Search Display By DO L Wi Brightness Display Control Monitor Function Card Main Board Power Remote System Information Remote Address Unknown Net Connection Not Connected Device Count Unknown Monitor Information Click here to search Display Connection Status Network initialization success Fig 5 2 The LCT main interface a Search Pluto System Window Search Progress Search complete Remaining time 0s Searched pluto count 4 Display List By name By name ascending By ip descending By ip ascending descending order order order Name IP Address WY PSD100 TEST 172 16 1 214 Plutozoe2015 PSD100 J 15 172 16 1 207 PCC80 E 03 172 16 1 176 Fig 5 3 Search Pluto System Window Select the client then click Connect Display 2 Click User U Advanced login A to pop up the user login interface and then enter the Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd password admin click Login to enter advanced user interface System S Setting N Tools C i ef AN t gt S Brightness Display Control Monitor Function Card Main Board Power Remote System Information Remote Address Plutozoe2015 172 16
151. ter settings 4 Tick Configure the asynchronous system information so that the user can modify the system name and an easily recognizable system name will bring convenience to your later operation Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Network Parameter Setti ings Window Qonfigure the asynchronous system information System Information System Name Plutozoe2015 E Configure system network parameters to connect in LAN Obtain an IP address automaticaly Recommended w2 6 1 12 Fig 5 7 Setting System information 5 Tick the option Configure system network parameters to connect in the LAN and Obtain an IP address automatically and then click send Network Parameter Settings Window Configure the asynchronous system information System Information System Name Plutozoe2015 Configure system network parameters to connect in LAN System network parameters Tip Change network parameters need to restart the network card the current Obtain an IP address automaticaly Recommended E Configure server network parameters to connect in Wan PlutoManager Server Domain Static IP Advanced Conf lt lt Fig 5 8 Configure system network parameters to connect in LAN Respectively set the network parameters of each asynchronous card according to the above mentioned steps Phone N
152. ter the selected media 7 Apply the media properties to others Select a media and then click button 2 choose the media to apply to in the pop up dialog Name Common Window X Y Width 147 e Height 2 Ba wg tH Bi Top 2 Jingmeidiannaozhuomianbizhixia A 201011519352531011 jpg Apply properties to Allother media of the same type Select media from list TT 201011519352531011 jpg Path CADocuments and Back m Background M o In Effect Random Out Effect Fig 10 43 Apply properties to media Otherwise the media operation also provides the corresponding right click menu as shown Move Up Move Down Copy insert Media Delete Apply Properties to Fig 10 44 Right click menu of selected media Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Create play file NewlList plpym m coils a fH A OG Save Save as Set h Window Editing Area Play Program 44 General Segmenti D tex 2 Page Complex Text Static Text Single Line text Scrofiing Text Analog Clock Digtal Clock ees Countdown Timer Please select the Weather tem in toolbar Temperature and Humidity Net Message 7 Show window name and i index N A _ Fig 10 45 Right click menu of blank zone 10 2 5 5 Configure Play Program d
153. the LED display thus the LED display control system can use the coefficients to improve the image quality of the display Operating steps 1 Browse directory to select calibration coefficients database e Fig 7 53 upload coefficients step 1 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Browse Click this button to select the calibration coefficients database file to be uploaded Type The type of the selected calibration coefficients database is shown here There are two database types screen database and cabinet database A screen database contains calibration coefficients for a whole display while a cabinet database contains calibration coefficients for one or multiple cabinets Cabinet ID The cabinet ID s will be shown here if the selected is a cabinet calibration coefficient database Columns This is the column number of the calibration coefficient array of the selected database Rows This is the row number of the calibration coefficient array of the selected database 2 Click Next button to choose upload area there are three options Screen Pixel Topology or List a Screen Sereen Pixel Topology or List Operate all pixels Fig 7 54 upload coefficients step 2 upload to screen b Pixel Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novast
154. the average value after removing maximum and minimum then we adjust screen brightness according to this average value and the linear straight which you set Caculate Type of Lux Average after remove maximum and Average of all light sensor Gorete Adjustive Relationship of Auto Brightness Fixed Color Temperature Environment Screen Rrinhtness 42000 Cu gt fso Linear adiustment between mininum and maxinum Numbers of S lt Fig 7 32 the the Auto Adjustment settings Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd The LED display control system uses light sensors to get the environment brightness Add light sensor Click button in Fig 7 32 and NovaLCT Pluto will automatically detect light sensors that are connected to asynchronous cards and add them to the lightness sensor list as shown in the upper light sensor list in Fig 7 33 Select Light Sensor Light sensor of sending board Index Address Value Operate Light sensor of function card Tou can config light sensor of function card in Function Card page Index Address Value Operate Fig 7 33 light sensor list page The retry number when adjustment failed If NovaLCT Pluto fails in auto brightness adjustment it will retry the adjustment again The number set here is times NovaLCT Pluto try to adjust the brightness be
155. the configuration information to the receiving card or save it in the computer Cs i ir The right button of the mouse can be used to clear the settings for the current scan board c Complex Screen Configuration Need to configure each scan board s starting Coordinates and pixel array respectively Screen1 f a Screen Configuration COM1 T SS ee Scan Board Screen Configuration _ Contguraton Read trom Har Screen Type Simple Screen Scan Board Setting d w N an N Gi Virtual Mode Real Pixel G Standard Screen ho N CH Complex Screen N co ho CO Add Edt Delete Ge comcanen Jegeege Sangen zeen nmn re Fig 7 15 complex screen configuration page Add Click Add to access the page for scan boards information setting such as Ethernet output ports mapping areas pixel array sizes and so on The setting will be shown in the list Edit To edit the information that has been set for scan boards Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Delete To delete the selected scan board from the scan boards list Clear To delete all scan boards from the list 7 1 3 Set the Cabinet Information Switch to Scan Board page E Screen Config COM1 Scan Board
156. the following two ways Methods one Select one or more clients use the right button to click move to And then to choose one group in the window of Select the Display Group and then click OK The clients will be moved to the selected group Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Displays Management P x S E y Search displays in LAN Create Group Import Displays Export Displays S AllDisplays Displays Name IP Address 7 GAEM Modify Displays Name Refresh Display Search Displays Copy to The number of displays in current group Online Virtual Connection wl Selectthe Display Group E All Displays Fig 10 3 Client grouping methods one Methods two Select one or multiple terminal And drag it to the target group The following fig shows dragging three screens into the Defined group P Client name Screen size G fig All clients Default Za S lt Defe Status Delete Refrest sn 108 WBL 192 168 0 6 384 256 Pluto2012 CZG 192 168 0 54 384 256 QQQ Q QG Pluto2012 FGH 192 168 0 220 2048 256 Fig 10 4 Client grouping methods two Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 10 2 Create Play Program
157. ting Step 9 Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Press left button and drag the mouse to accomplish quick routing drawing Use Automatic button to accomplish drawing routing lines of the same pattern 9 Click Next In Smart Setting Step 9 page to open Save Module dialog which is for saving the settings set for the module through all the smart setting steps The Save Module dialog is shown below Saving the module settings to files module configuration files or cabinet database files will make it easier to perform module configuration for another LED displays constructed by modules which require the same settings as the one just set Choose 1 Option 2 or 3 in Smart Setting dialog in Step 2 select corresponding files and modules and smart setting is done Click Finish to finish smart setting after saving the settings Click Finish directly if you don t want to save the settings Save Module Hote You can save module to file or cabinet database for later using Module Name Option 1 Save module to file File Path Option 2 Save module to database Cabinet Database ath P Fig 7 11 Save Module dialog The saved module settings can be used in Fig 7 4 by choosing option 2 or 3 to simplify smart setting process 7 1 2 3 LED
158. tion 100 Y 100 Size 256 X 128H Screenl CH Screen Pixel Topology Or List F Select Area On Se UI o w aa oo 2 3 2 4 Fig 7 21 the Send by Topology page Shown in Fig 7 21 is the Send by Topology page The sketch of the receiver cards layout is show in this page Select the receive cards from the sketch To select multiple scan boards press the left button and drag the mouse 3 Click oa and the parameter settings will be sent to scan boards Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 1 5 Save Settings to FLASH Once data is saved in the FLASH chips of the hardware the saved data won t be lost even the hardware is powered off To save the settings to FLASH click the Sanatan in the Screen Config page Fig 7 3 Please save the settings to FLASH click the Save to Screen button after sending settings of the LED display configuration performance parameters and hot backup to hardware 7 1 6 Save Load Configuration Files There are four types of configuration files at present the module configuration file the scan board configuration file the LED display configuration file and the system configuration file Module Configuration File Saved in a module configuration file are the settings of modules Module configuration files can be used for quick configuration of module
159. ton to acquire the version information of the current function card Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Input admin directly to access the options for program loading as shown in Fig 7 81 Function Card Information Model ID FPGA Version FPGA Note Load program fer selected function O Load program for all functi card COME card Selept Program rogram Version Proayam Path Fig 7 81 Page with program loading options Exit Click this button to go back to the page shown in Fig 7 80 Load program for selected function card Select this option to load program to the current function card Load program for all function card Select this option to load program to all function cards Program Path Select the program to be loaded here Change Click this button to load the selected program to the current function card or all function cards 1 There isn t any place to view the typing when inputting the password Just type in the password directly and the page shown in Fig 8 79 will change to the one shown in Fig 7 81 2 Just input in the password again if the one input before was wrong 3 Changing the program is not recommended unless there are problems with the function cards 7 9 Main Board Power Management For the power control of asynchronous control card the figure be
160. val between the high and low threshold of environment brightness is linearly divided into subsections with subsection number equals the Number of Segments So does the interval between the high and low LED display brightness levels If the environment brightness is in certain subsection the corresponding brightness level will be set for the LED display The maximum number is 10 1 The information of the multifunction card light sensor list is from the multifunction card configuration settings 2 NovaLCT Pluto first generates the environment brightness value from measurement results of all available light sensors according to certain calculating algorithm And then NovaLCT Pluto uses the generated environment brightness to adjust the LED display brightness according to the parameter settings such as brightness thresholds segment numbers 7 3 Cabinet Database This is to manage the existing cabinet libraries or creating new cabinet libraries It helps in quick configuration of the cabinets and modules 1 Click Tool gt Cabinet Database to open the library management page If it is the first time to open the page the dialog as shown in Fig 7 34will appear for open or create a library Phone NovaStar Xian 86 29 8450 7048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 3359 2491 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Open Or Create Library Please open or create a library Fig 7 34 the dialog for opening or

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