Matrix Display HL 970 User's Manual
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1. On the right side of the screen you will find the following information N Bank memory position of the program Play Status Run Stop Program Name name of the program Size SIZE IN Yo Date Date and time of the creation of the program Tow buttons are at your disposal at the bottom gt 4 v Erase the memorized programs of the Control Box La Read the memory of the Control Box 12 System information Find all useful information at the bottom of the screen The status of your connection ONLINE OFFLINE The selected port COM The actual configuration 2x2 see chapter 5 The actual resolution in pixel 192x32 for example 13 System update You will find the Update menu at the top of the screen lt allows the update the Display HL 970 and the Control Box lt is imperative to connect the display HL 970 to carry on the update of all the display s and of the Control box simultaneously This function will verify the configuration and which equipment is connected The update of the Control Box and then of the display will be done automatically lt is possible to see the configuration files by clicking on Show Firmware 20 14 Characteristic 14 1 14 2 14 3 14 4 LED panel LED Panels wired together will form a higher resolution display Input data are in bmp monochrome or in ALF structured alphanumeric format e Max page size 32 6 9 1728 bytes e Tframe l2. TAGHeuer PROFESSIONAL TIMING Matrix Display HL 970 User s Manual Version 05 2010 Pe eee sees Pere eeeee WITT LAE e r eens ZS O ee ee e e eeeeeseees ERRANTE eeeeseeeeene Ssessssesssseeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee ee ee Ss sseseseeeseeeee Ss sseseesseeeeeee Seeeeeeeeeeeeeee Ss seeeeeeeeeeeeee Sseeeeeeeeeeeeee seess eeeseee a eeeeeeeeee 6 6 ta ManNS DIN 6666SS SM NNA MER S seeesgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eseeeeeeeeeeeee GOOFQGSGSGGSGOGCGOGHGSS OH NMONDA 0 GSHGASCOASAHBSHS te d MM DIN es eeeeee e eeseese Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee D H D D D D D D H e eeeeteeee e ssessesee es esseeseee se sssaeseee s seeeeeeeeee zs eeeeeeee 6 eeeeeee Ss 6 n Sgeeeeegeeeeeee es sseeeeee 6 a SZ Seeeeeeeee eeeegeeeee iit eee eee ee ee SZ geeeeeeeeeee eeee e eee SZ Seeeeeeee e e e e SOCOOSOOGGGSSH OHH l ZSeeeeeeege eeee e e Seeeee ee N wech Table of contents System Overview System Composition 2 1 Full Matrix Display HL 970 Unit 2 2 Control Box 2 3 System Modularity 2 4 Cables Easy Display Software 3 1 Software Structure Communication Setup Configuration line conf 5 1 Number of Lines Display Addressing 5 2 Display Height 5 3 Line 5 4 Create Lines 5 5 Configuration Examples 5 6 Vertical Display Option CP 540 Setup CP540 Config 6 1 Configuration of the Display HL 970
3. 6 2 Names File Diagnostic 7 1 Time and date of the Control Box 7 2 Address and Line 7 3 Visual LED test 8 1 Menu 8 2 Text Menu 8 3 Counter Menu 8 4 Scrolling Row 9 2 Image editor 9 3 Import image 10 Programs 10 1 Menu 11 Memory Management 12 System information 13 System update 14 Characteristic 14 1 LED panel 14 2 Protections 14 3 Timing 14 4 Timing Protocol 14 5 CP540 Protocol 14 6 Standard Protocol o OO OO P Aa Go System Overview The LED Panel HL 970 is a modular system for the management of LED displays The system has the capability to visualize both alohanumeric and graphic pages The basic of the system is a LED panel with a resolution of 96 x 16 pixels Panels may be placed side by side both horizontally and vertically to create a higher resolution display The maximum number of panels managed from the system is 16 The system may directly interface with Tag Heuer timing software Communication is made by serial link in both RS232 and RS485 standards The 12 V Power supply section as well as the mother board are built into the Control Box units The TAG Heuer Software Easy Display is furnished to assist with the system management Easy Display provides a special menu for the Chronoprinter CP 540 system configuration diagnostics and management of text graphics abilities and display program The LED Panel HL 970 system can operate either from a host PC Slave mo
4. Show repetition option is activated it will avoid conflicts of addressing e g 2 similar soft addresses the concerned address will flash to warn you 10 Trick in the Diagnostic menu Line test will confirm the actual settings of your display s gt Send Once configuration is complete you need to Send it to the displays Warning it is possible that the function Send and Read will not work if you have the function Reading time activated in the menu Diagnostic At each modification of the configuration of the display the message OFF LINE will be showed It indicates that the control box and the PC are not any more set on the same configuration By pressing READ SEND one will find the statute ON LINE 5 4 Create Lines This is an automatic numbering process for the soft addresses This avoids Create lines having to manually enter all line addresses 5 5 Configuration Examples 4 x HL 970 configured as small character 5 6 Vertical Display Option Vertical Display Option F It is possible to seta maximum of 4 x HL970 displays in vertical position Only the text would be vertically positioned 11 6 CP 540 Setup CP540 Config This menu allows you to use the Display HL 970 with a Chronoprinter CP 540 It is possible to upload an Excel file with bib Number and name to the Control Box When the CP 540 sends timing information runni
5. This menu is an image editor Can be used to edit and create different images for advertising logo text etc a a This is the tools menu of the image editor you can find on the left of the DS screen it is very similar to the Paint software from Microsoft Windows with a some useful basic options er You can zoom draw select paint erase fill etc O Anything you need for image editing Some functions are available only if a specific tool is selected greng A Selection Ka Polyline T Text On the Right of the screen you have the list of the different images currently available With a right click of the mouse further menu options are available in a drop down menu including delete 17 9 3 Import image This menu allows you to import a file Tiff JPEG PNG etc with the button open You will be able to modify the image with different tools LI Wi On the top right with this tool you can change the level of black gg een on the top right of the window Modify image size Modify the size of the image You can increase and decrease the size Reverse Changes the black in white and vice versa Image position Change the position of the image The arrows move the image The cross in the middle centralizes the image Once you are happy with the image use OK to return to the menu Import image From this stage you will be able to change and correct it manually e Send Send t
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7. visible text on the PC the screen in txt Save as to modify a ixt file name Cancel to clear all your virtual displays Time display the time of the Control Box if the GPS option is installed external module connected via the DATA line The displayed time will be automatically synchronized at the GPS time of day C Temperature in Celcuis shows the Air Temperature the sensor is located in GPS Modul in option RH Air humidity in the sensor is also located in the GPS Modul in option Date display the current date of the Control Box Count UP of atime available in different formats possibility to display the 1 10 of sec refer to point 8 3 Counter Count Down of a time available in different formats refer to point 8 3 Counter LAP allows counting the Laps manually refer to point 8 3 Counter Blinking allows blinking selected timing information of the Display Information under this format will be visualized on the screen in italic Allows formatting text left center right hand side by taking all the length available of the display or of a group of displays Send all but empty lines send only to the configured display s Send all lines update of all displays Send on changing text V Automatic update of the displays information following the modifications done on the PC 15 8 3 Counter Menu E Counter This menu is specifically dedicated to the management of the 3 following functions C
8. 5 W peak 8 sec Active PFC Power factor correction Overload Short circuit protection auto recovery Efficiency 87 Temperature 20 70 C Derating 2 C per Ta gt 50 C Other features Communication lines o R8485 RS232 input ctrl line o RS485 output o 2 4 x RS485 display lines Possibility to supply the system by DC voltage source in the 10 30 VDC range internal connector 10 A Protection fuses for every display line Digital temperature sensor CPU Risk 32 bit 60 MHz Ric with battery backup 5 ppm quartz Flash Memory 1 MBytes 2 3 System Modularity Every Control Box manages up to 4 display lines lt is possible to connect up to 4 Control Boxes in series for a total of 16 display lines Data Master Input Group A Add 64 0x40 Add 0x81 Add 0x82 Display Lines 14 43 2O 41432 2O A1 A2 A3 A4 Add 0x83 Add 0x84 Power Master Input Power Slave Data Slave Group B Add 65 0x41 Add 0x85 Add 0x86 Power Slave A5 AG A7 A8 Add 0x87 Add 0x88 Data Slave DATA pi Group C Add 66 Ox42 O D2 D3 D4 O E E E E Add 0x89 Add 0x90 EIERE A9 A10 A11 A12 Add 0x91 Add 0x92 Power Slave Data Slave POWER Group D Add 67 0x43 O D1 D2 D3 D4 ci e ER Add 0x93 Add 0x94 14 43 Poids 435i DO la 45 So 4s 4382s A13 A14 AIS A16 Add 0x95 Add 0x96 The address of every unit is consistent with its position in the system Address sequence always star
9. de or as a master unit executing programs in its own internal memory Master mode Main features of the System LED Panel Unit with 96x16 pixel LED resolution Up to 16 panels Refresh Rate in both Timing and graphic mode 30 msec 3 Hz Direct interface to Tag Heuer Timing software Video Programs composed of o Alphanumeric pages with date amp time fields Graphic pages bmp monochrome format Master or Slave mode Internal Flash Memory 1 Mbytes Internal Rtc Watch with 5 ppm quartz Operating Temperature 20 50 C Main Power AC voltage 85 264 VAC 47 63 Hz or DC voltage in range 10 30 VDC Diagnostics Pixel LED error open or short Temperature measurement of Panel and Control Box units Temperature protection All units are firmware upgradable OOOOOOO O O O O 2 System Composition 2 1 Full Matrix Display HL 970 Unit ee g SZ Di TTT E ese eee w e e e g d ee se I 1 TULL He gg ee e e e ggf EC ee mil Vi UBA d bg me Mil uff HIH III fosos tee e kita ee D pa ANL e es es Fes be See e ve The unit is composed of e 6x DMP165 LED module 16x16 pixel resolution e Control Unit THCPU e Fan 120 mm 12VDC In Alphanumeric mode the LED panel can be set in 2lines of 16 characters of 11 cm or 1 line of 8 characters of 22 cm External connection is made by a 4 pin IP68 circular connector Standard
10. displays date 8 time Then you can control the changes you ve done by hitting the Reading button not sent on the displays only on the software 7 2 Address and Line e Address visualization Display the hard addresses of the displays This function may be very useful if you have a large display configuration so you can check if the cables are correctly connected The hard addresses will impact directly on the soft addresses see chapter 2 3 e Line Test Display the soft addresses Configuration of the displays 7 3 Visual LED test Test rows Test every row one by one Test columns Test every column one by one Rythm of test may be changed in the small input box below the buttons min 100 msec poa Entering a single number in the input box will test a single row between 1 and 16 respectively a single row between 1 and 96 on the display s 14 8 Text 8 1 Menu According to your configuration soft addresses of the displays you can write a text and send it to the displays The text editor includes the following different options M q R lihl 8 2 Text Menu Text gt Open a text file gives you the possibility to visualize the text of the display on the PC screen New Erase visible screen information and prepares a new page of text Open a text file already published The text files are memorized in various Repertories ex Images 192 32 configuration of 4 lines Save the
11. ferent from the Control Box the OFFLINE statute will be displayed It will be thus necessary to make a Read or Load to modify the statute GC On the top left of the software s screen you can change the brightness of the Hr displays Clear potas This button allows you to clear all the displays 4 Communication Setup ie Enables you to select the Port number you will use to drive the TE Display HL 970 with your PC 5 Configuration line conf 5 1 Number of Lines Display Addressing Select the number of displays vertically and horizontally The screen will mimic the configuration Configure Warning If you change the configuration of your Control Box the memorized Text will not be saved The memorized Texts are related to the definition configuration of the system 5 2 Display Height Every Panel can operate as X2 2 lines of 16 characters total of 32 characters 11 cm high gt Select Display High X1 1 line of 8 characters 22 cm high gt Select Display High The option ALL allows you to configure all the displays in a row 5 3 Line Show the soft address of the selected display this can be changed manually warning see also the hard address chapter 2 3 The modification of the Soft Address may be done with the menu Line or directly on the display e Click the left mouse button increase the address e Click the right mouse button decrease the address When the
12. he image from the Image editor to the displays e Load Allows loading an image file Monochrome Format only and send it directly to the displays Important The use of an image not in accordance with the system configuration is not Supported 18 10 Programs This menu allows you to edit a program of advertising which can be displayed when you wish 10 1 Menu a New Erase visible screen information and prepares a new page of text Save the visible text on the PC the screen in txt Ta Save as to modify the name of txt file x Erase the selected program TA A Insert Add a txt file or an image A T Move DW Move UP a ixt file or an image sequence in a program First you need to open a new Program It is possible to have several programs recorded Only one program will show at one time it is highlighted in blue E g For each program it is possible to define a sequence of Text or Image File For each Sequence several parameters must be defined Time Time of duration of a sequence Caution when a text includes scrolling the sequence time Canc Previous NO YES NO the next image effect will be replaced by the next image YES the image will be erased and will then be replaced by the new image Effect Only the images can have an entry effect The texts appear without effect Appear without effect s Scrolling of the image by the right side ao Scrolling of the image by the left side 4 Scr
13. ne definition Line number Special Line with name Configuration CP 540 CP 540 conf Allows configuring a direct connection between the Chronoprinter 540 and one matrix Display HL970 without passing by a software off line The display possibilities are o Time of day o Running Time of the race o Speed calculated by the CP 540 These configurations are fixed The download of an Excel files including the bib number name and first name makes possible to display not only timing information but also personal information Diagnostic o Setting of the time of day of the control box Display of the memorized time of day Visual test of displays address Visual LED Test for rows and columns Test LED open and short detection Read internal Temperature of the control box O O O O O Text Text editor for advertising or information o Option Count down Count up and LAP o Scrolling text function up to 200 characters O Image o Image editor for advertising in bmp file Programs o Programs editor for advertising o Memory management o Management of the advertising memorized in the control box Upgrade o Check configuration hardware and software of the system and update the CPU of the Control Box Display and LED Important OFFLINE When you connect the Display to a PC itis imperative to check the current memorized configuration in the Control Box Menu Line Conf Read When the Easy Display configuration is dif
14. ng time speed the control box will display the memorized info bib number amp name from the uploaded Excel file 6 1 Configuration of the Display HL 970 The positioning of the timing information is fixed and cannot be modified We consider the Displays of 8 characters 4 displays height of character 11cm 1 display height of characters 22cm Unity of measure Measuring unit Time running time Speed selection of different units of speed SS Value 1 1 x Display character height of 22cm Value 2 4 x Displays character height of 11cm Note Configuration of the CP540 Menu Parameter Select RS232 Select TAG Heuer HL960 HL990 Baud Rate 9600 Bds Running Time While clicking on a display the colour will switch to blue This means that the display is activated for the CP 540 configuration Important It is necessary to update the Control Box by selecting Send to send the new configuration Read to read the configuration of the Control Box Important In the Menu Line Config see chapter 5 an asterisk will be posted on the configured displays for the CP540 12 TIME During the race eejais t ejajs 7 wjajmjel End the Finish SITE WE eejais t eja s 7 njajmje SPEED BBBREOROOOOREOOS Km H m s MPH H fixed text to be defined BIB 3 characters number of departure Time 8 characters min sec RNK ranking classification Surname Name informati
15. ol is stopped on timeout condition 10 sec without valid messages from master unit 21 14 5 CP540 Protocol Format 8 N 1 Standard Baud rate 9600 baud Available baudrate 2400 9600 38400 57600 baud Frame structure 24 characters STX L N TAB A nnn TAB Time TAB CR LF N Characters Description Code Info 1 1 Commana Start 02h Start of Text 2 1 L Line 4Ch 3 1 Line number 0 9 Line selector 4 1 Horizontal tab 09h 5 1 A alphanumeric 41h 6 8 3 Competitor number 000 999 9 1 Horizontal tab 09h 10 21 12 Time value Hh Mm Ss DCM 22 1 Horizontal tab 09h 23 1 Carriage Return ODh 24 1 Line Feed OAh 14 6 Standard Protocol This protocol is used on Master Data line Slave Data Line and Display line Format 8 N 1 Standard Baud rate 1152200 baud Standard Request Format lt EOT gt lt EOT gt lt ADD gt lt STX gt CODE ASCII DATA lt ETX gt lt LRC gt Standard Answer Format lt EOT gt lt EOT gt lt ADD gt lt STX gt D CODE ASCII_DATA lt ETX gt lt LRC gt lt EOT gt lt STX gt lt ADD gt lt LRC gt ASCII DATA Answer Characters Ox4 0x2 address 0 255 0 general address check sum of all bytes in command string from STX to ETX binary data must be transmitted in 2 characters ex OxF8 gt F8 lt ACK gt lt ACK gt 0x6 0x6 Command successfully executed lt NAP gt lt NAP gt 0x9 0x9 Command parameter not valid lt
16. olling of the image by the bottom side b Scrolling of the image by the top side The control panel allows managing your program using the en e e e keys Play forward backward etc The effects are not visible on the screen Stop When the program is launched you can stop it at any time by pressing on Stop Important lf you change the configuration of your Displays for example the address of the displays the programs will be also affected text 19 11 Memory Management This menu allows downloading software from the PC to the Control Box The memorized programs could thus be activated very quickly If you activated a program run and turn off the Control Box the selected program is memorized and would be ready to use when you switch the Control Box on This very useful function will allows you to install the Display anywhere without any connection with a PC and to have advertising messages displayed Your screen is divided in two e On the Left side You have the Programs which you have defined beforehand see chapter 10 e On the Right side You will find the programs already memorized in the Control Box lt is possible to memorize up to 16 programs in the Control Box To download one or more programs from the PC to the Control Box select V on the left side and activate the button to transmit the files It is possible to define for each program the sorting of the memory BANK of the Control Box
17. on is loaded into Control Box memory Protocol example of Time Mode Start Finish Speed 1 Competitor number and time on line 0 lt STX gt LO lt HT gt A_52 lt HT gt _5 31 36 29 2 lt HT gt lt CR gt lt LF gt 2 Classification and Competitor number on line 1 lt STX gt L1 lt HT gt A_ 21 lt HT gt 52 21 lt HT gt lt CR gt lt LF gt 3 Speed measure N 1 on Line 2 lt STX gt L2 lt HT gt A____ lt HT gt 292 590 lt HT gt lt CR gt lt LF gt 13 6 2 Names File This Menu is used to synchronize the configuration between the CP 540 and the Full Matrix see chapter 3 1 Possibility to modify a excel file with the competitor name and bib Number This application allows to Upload an existing excel file Configure the different columns Bib Number Name Surname Position the memorized info This application allows to Visualize Read the memorized file in the Control Box Download Save the Control Box information file onto a PC LapTop a CD 7 Diagnostic 7 1 Time and date of the Control Box e Update Synchronization Synchronization of the time of the Control Box according to the computer s date and time e Reading Show the actual Control Box date and time Note that the date and time are only showed on the PC screen You will also be able to visualize the temperature of the displays E g If you change your OS Date amp Time pressing Update will update the software and
18. ount UP Count Down LAP It is possible after having selected the display to start a countdown Count up or a Lap and also to stop the process lt is also possible to start all the displays simultaneously 8 4 Scrolling Row a Scrolling Row This menu allows you to scroll a text up to 200 characters over the entire length of a display or of a group of displays lt is possible to scroll a text with small characters x1 or big characters x2 It is necessary to validate the option Enable Scrolling row to be able to write the text You can easily define the display s you wish by confirming it rolling with Easy Display version 2 Po Activate the scrolling on the selected display D Stop the scrolling on the selected display Warning All the characters are available in the Text menu Scrolling a 6 etc Note that there is a restriction of the use of the special characters when the display s HL 970 is used with software including MSports Pro Ski Pro Jumping Pro or Circuit Pro 16 9 Image 9 1 Menu New Erase visible screen information and prepare a new page of text a Save the visible text on the PC the screen in txt Save as to modify a ixt file name a Import a new image see chapter 9 3 Undo Redo the last action Cancel to clear all your virtual displays Ce Reverse the diode lightening black white positive negative 9 2 Image editor
19. supply voltage is 24 VDC it is also possible to use a voltage supply in the 10 30 VDC range Main features e Resolution 96 x 16 pixel e Input Power limited to 75 W e LEDs Red 624 nm 110 40 1520 2130 mcd e Operating Temperature 20 C to 50 C e Communication 2 wires RS232 or RS485 serial link e Dimensions 1585 x 265 x 85 mm e Weight 11 Kg Other features e LED Open Short detection e Digital temperature sensor on every LED module e Supply voltage measurement e Input Filter with protection for inverse polarity 2 2 Control Box There are 2 versions Control Box HL 970 2 with 1 power supply 24VDC and 2 panel lines connectors Control Box HL 970 4 with 2 power supplies 24VDC and 4 panel lines connectors Power supply POWER DATAIN 5 D2 SO L OOOO IN OUT DATA OUT Control Box composition 1 or 2 power supplies 24 VDC 150 W The Power module o Main power input IP68 3 pin male connector Main power output IP68 3 pin female connector Ctrl Line input IP68 8 pin female connector Ctrl Line output IP68 8 pin female connector Slave power output IP68 3 pin female connector 2 or 4 Panel lines IP68 4 pin female connector O O O O O Main features Plastic Box 394 x 314 x 126 mm IP56 Main supply 85 264 VAC 47 63 Hz automatic Max Power 2x 150 W max Max Power 4x 300 W max Operating Temperature 20 50 C Power Supply features V out 24 VDC 150 W 22
20. t 30 msec Graphic functionality is available in both Master and Slave mode Protections Every protection is calculated and acts separately e Frame Power is calculated frame by frame for every panel and is limited to 75 W Calculation is made by display units e Panel Temperature derating starts at 50 C pwm is reduced up to 5 when T gt 70 Calculation is made by display unit e Control Box Temperature derating is of 2 for temperature gt 50 C Calculation is made by the Control Box unit Timing Display line refresh 30msec 30 Hz The refresh cycle starts every 30msec Block Data are sent to slaves Control Box Every Control Box executes the refresh cycle for its panel lines Memory is used as a double buffer the first one with data received from Ctrl Line the second with data to be transmitted to panel lines Every buffer has a dimension of 1728 bytes Timing Protocol This Protocol corresponds to the Ski Pro Jumping Pro Circuit Pro and Msports Pro softwares Format 8 N 1 Standard Baud rate 9600 baud Frame structure STX NLXXXXXXXX LF STX Start of Text 0x02 N Line number 0 39 1 0 A linea 10 L brightness level 1 3 X characters LF end of Frame Ox0a Character Set ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890 abcdefghijklmnoparstuvwxyz T line 10 9600 x 12 12 5 msec Timing is the default protocol at power on When activated the graphic protoc
21. ts from the master Control Box It is possible to have both types of Control Box in the same system Addresses are always consecutive Some examples Master Master Data Add 1 Control Box R Add 2 Data Add 1 Add 2 Add 3 Add 4 Control Box l Control Box LI E Add 3 Add 5 Add 4 Add 6 Add 5 Add 6 Panel connection is always made starting from the left top side and going left to right and top to bottom Examples Graphic Area 288 x 48 Graphic Area 96 x 64 Add 5 Add 6 Add 2 Add 8 Add 9 Add 3 Add 4 2 4 Cables Function Connector Pinout Cable Display Cable 2x PX0748 P 04 2x1 5mmq l Twisted pair Display cable AWG24 adapter Slave Data Cable 2x PX0410 08P 6065 UTP Cable 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 Max Current 1200 115 10 5A Main power Master Data PX410 08P 6065 24V Cable 24V Tx RS232 E l 485 E CP 540 RJ45 gt Sub9D male 3 gt 2 Rx RS232 6 gt 3 8 gt 5 GND 485 Rx RS232 24V 24V Tx RS232 485 485 Rx RS232 eg 3 3 1 Easy Display Software Software Structure The software is designed to operate in Windows 2000 NT XP Vista The software consists of these main sections Setup o Com Port selection Configuration line conf o Display number assignment both Horizontally amp Vertically o For every display 2 lines of 16 characters height 11 cm 1 line 8 of characters height 22cm o Li
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