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1. Video YUV YPbPr Interlaced Horizontal active pixels 720 Horizontal total pixels 865 Horizontal start position Horizontal frequency kHz Tolerance of H frequency kHz Active lines Total lines Tolerance af total lines Vertical start position Vertical frequency Hz Tolerance of V frequency Hz Board Configuration Actions ETIN cs Port COMI Up to two analog input modes can be defined by the user in tabs Mode 1 and Mode 2 Please note that these two modes are only used if Custom only or AIl is selected in the according drop down box on tab Configuration As soon as a sync signal is detected on any of the analog input ports VGA CVBS S Video Component the controller searches through the mode tables to find a matching set of parameters This section describes the parameters which must be defined by the user for every mode MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 24 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP Mode type If Graphic is selected then the controller expects an input signal that is encoded in RGB as used in computer VGA ports If your signal is encoded in YUV e g PAL or NTSC on CVBS and S Video or YPbPr Component Video then you have to select Video If your video signal is interlaced tick the box Interlaced otherwise the controller expects a progressive input Note that when you have an interlaced input mode the number of lines you have to enter in the mode table2. DATA DISPLAY GROUP Backlight Control Backlight control type Dimming type Voltage level of Backlight Enable signal Voltage level of PWM signal PWM dutycyde for max brightness 9 PWM dutycycde for min brightness 9 Voltage level for max brightness V Voltage level for min briahtness V Max pixel brightness 95 Default is 50 Min pixel brightness 95 Panel Configuration Actions Read from Device Virite to Device WARNING Wrong settings can damage your hardware Please check carefully your panel and backlight converter datasheets Port COMI MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 19 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP Backlight control type Analog variable DC voltage is used to control the brightness or PWM brightness is controlled by the duty cycle of a PWM signal Dimming type Backlight Dimming brightness is controlled by electrically changing the backlight Pixel Dimming brightness is controlled by changing the pixel color or a combination of both If combined is selected the lower 50 of the brightness range is controlled by pixel dimming and the upper 50 is controlled by backlight dimming Voltage level of Backlight Enable signal 3 3V or 5V Voltage level of PWM signal 3 3V or 5V Frequency of PWM signal Hz The range for the PWM frequency is 75Hz to 1000Hz PWM dutycycle for max brightness 9 o Enter the duty cycle of the PWM signal at which the backlight unit has its highe
3. DATA DISPLAY GROUP MarsRover 1 8 DataDisplay Board Configurator ZV 90 023 SW MarsRover Windows ZV 90 024 Flash SW WIN MarsRover Lite 25 07 2014 The information contained in this document has been carefully researched and is to the best of our knowledge accurate However we assume no liability for any product failures or damages immediate or consequential resulting from the use of the information provided herein Our products are not intended for use in systems in which failures of product could result in personal injury All trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective owners All specifications are subject to change without notice DATA DISPLAY GROUP 1 2 O uUi A W 7 REVISION IRISCONY OV CIVIC LL usssauatveRa REESE UTENUE EUR USUS NUN rd ERE Ed E 2 1 Supported TFT controller boards eerereeeeeee 2 2 Supported Features ceessseseeeee nnn nn 2 2 1Panel CONFIGUraAtION cccccccccccccccceceeeeesererrrererereseeseesesseees 2 2 2 05D User SettiligS ssssexinszisexiet vierte ris kannn enii rabinii 2 2 2 Irmware DJbdSQUe cavibxacia Dix 2 2 F EDID PROG MiG IE UK OUR D EPUM PEDRO 2 25 Bard Con eld OD da Var 2 3 Block Diagramm System Requirements enne nnm Meala O Hardware Setup ssessssssssssesnnnnnusnnnnnnsnnnnnnsnsnnne Graphical User Interface Dl SIDS MOGGSserEa E Mdb RM 6 2 Advanced Mode full v
4. User s Manual DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 Graphical User Interface 6 1 Simple Mode After starting MarsRover the below window left side is shown MarsRover always starts in simple mode The simple mode only allows the following actions Read all files from board Write all files to board These actions are explained in section 6 3 2 in more detail Device Setup Panel Configuration Board Configuration Device Info Board Type Prisma IIIa Firmware Version 2 5 0 Display On Time Counter 0 08 hours Power On Time Counter 0 17 hours Device Storage EDID 0 DVI EDID 41 HDMI optional EDID 2 VGA AVRAM OSD User Settings Panel and Board Configuration SPI Flash Firmware amp Al Device communication Device Setup Panel Configuration Board Configuration Device Info Board Type Prisma IIIa Firmware Version 2 5 0 Display On Time Counter 0 08 hours Power On Time Counter 0 17 hours Device Storage EDID 0 DVI EDID 1 HDMI optional EDID 2 VGA 7 NVRAM OSD User Settings Panel and Board Configuration SPI Flash Firmware amp All Device communication x Port COM1 Switch to Advanced Mode Close Port COM1 6 2 Advanced Mode full version only After clicking on the button Switch to Advanced Mode at the bottom to of the window the advanced mode is activated see picture on the right In this mode the full functionality is provided Please note that this swi
5. input signal e g DVI HDMI or VGA to an LVDS output format which fits to the attached panel 2 1 Supported TFT controller boards Prisma IIIa with FW 2 2 2 2 3 0 o supports panel configuration without LVDS channels swap o does not support board configuration Prisma IIIa with FW 2 4 0 2 5 0 o supports panel configuration without LVDS channels swap o Supports board configuration without Mode Tables without keypad selection Prisma IIIa with FW 2 6 0 and higher o Supports all features listed in this document 2 2 Supported Features 2 2 1 Panel Configuration Many different panels can be connected to the controller boards but every panel needs a specific configuration LVDS timing power and backlight configuration MarsRover provides a GUI to generate a complete configuration for the desired panel and backlight unit This configuration can be loaded to the controller board or read back from the controller board The panel configuration is stored on the controller board in a dedicated EEPROM called NVRAM MarsRover also allows saving of the configuration to an xml file and loading of a configuration from an xml file 2 2 2 OSD User Settings After the controller board is configured for a specific panel the user can adjust detailed image settings like brightness colour temperature or RGB gain with the help of an OSD menu This OSD menu can be controlled by IR remote control or a multi button keypad MarsRover pro
6. is an IntelHex file write FW to Flash device input is an IntelHex file erase Flash device read Panel Configuration output is xml file write Panel Configuration input is xml file read Board Configuration output is xml file write Hoard Configuration input is xml file a read all output is a zip file m write all input is a zip file The running task can be aborted by pressing keys Ctrl m m n m P e m m m B G Programmes Data Display MarzHover MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 26 of 27 Our company network supports you worldwide with offices in Germany Great Britain Italy Turkey and the USA For more information please contact DATA DISPLAY GROUP Distec GmbH Augsburger Str 2b 82110 Germering Germany Phone 49 0 89 89 43 63 0 Fax 49 0 89 89 43 63 131 E Mail info datadisplay group de Internet www datadisplay group de Display Technology Ltd 5 The Oaks Business Village Revenge Road Lordswood Chatham Kent ME5 8LF United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1634 67 27 55 Fax 44 0 1634 67 27 54 E Mail info datadisplay group co uk Internet www datadisplay group co uk Apollo Display Technologies Corp 87 Raynor Avenue Unit 1Ronkonkoma NY 11779 United States of America Phone 1 631 580 43 60 Fax 1 631 580 43 70 E Mail info datadisplay group com Internet www datadisplay group com Sales Partner REM Italy s a s di Michieletto Flavio amp C Vi
7. is only half the number of lines of your screen or TFT panel Horizontal active pixels Number of horizontal active pixels Horizontal total pixels Total number of horizontal pixels including horizontal sync pulse front and back porch Horizontal start position Number of pixels after which the active pixels start measured from the beginning of the horizontal sync pulse Horizontal start position is equal to sync width plus back porch see drawing in sec 6 4 2 2 2 Horizontal frequency kHz Frequency of the horizontal sync pulse in O 1kHz units Tolerance of H frequency kHz Accepted tolerance of the horizontal frequency in O 1kHz units Any frequency within the range of H frequency Tolerance of H frequency H frequency Tolerance of H frequency will be regarded as fitting to this mode Active lines Number of active horizontal lines Total lines Total number of horizontal lines including vertical sync pulse front and back porch Tolerance of total lines Accepted tolerance in line units of the total line count Any total line count within the range of Total lines Tolerance of total lines Total lines Tolerance of total lines will be regarded as fitting to this mode Vertical start position Number of lines after which the active lines start measured from the beginning of the vertical sync pulse Vertical start position is equal to sync width plus back porch see drawing in
8. panel configuration parameters from an xml file and display them in the MarsRover GUI Save to File Save the configuration parameters currently shown in the GUI to an xml file Read from Device Read panel configuration parameters via serial port from the connected controller board NVRAM and show them in the MarsRover GUI For this a powered board with running FW must be connected to your PC Write to Device Load the configuration parameters currently shown in the GUI to the connected controller board NVRAM For this a powered board with running FW must be connected to your PC 6 4 2 Tabs The following five tabs provide a user interface to set all configuration parameters 6 4 2 1 Configuration Configuration ID This string with max 20 characters identifies the panel configuration e g panel type product number etc The ID can be chosen freely Configuration Version This string with max 16 characters identifies the version of the panel configuration There might be different configurations for the same panel they can be differentiated by the version number The version can be chosen freely Panel Voltage Our controller boards support panels with 3 3V 5V and 12V supply voltage Attention Selecting the wrong voltage can damage your panel Configuration Note Any information about your panel which might be important or useful can be written into this text field The content of this field is only saved to the xml fil
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10. be aware that not all EDIDs are available on all boards there might be assembly variants where not all EDIDs are populated even if they are shown in MarsRover Access to the EDIDs is only possible if a valid FW is running on the board Input and output file type Binary File size 256 Bytes NVRAM OSD user settings the panel configuration and the board configuration are stored in the NVRAM Note that the NVRAM is always written and read completely This is important to understand because the panel and board configuration can be loaded separately to the NVRAM see section 6 4 and 6 5 Writing the NVRAM will therefore always overwrite the previously loaded panel and board configuration on the other hand the read NVRAM file will always include the currently loaded panel and board configuration There are two possible scenarios the user must be aware of when the NVRAM has to be written The provided NVRAM file already includes a valid panel and board configuration In this case there is no need to separately load the panel and board configuration after writing the NVRAM The provided NVRAM file does not include a valid panel and board configuration In this case the NVRAM file must be written first after this the panel and board configuration can be written In case the Power On Time counters are enabled see sec 6 5 2 then these counter values are also stored in the NVRAM This has the consequence that erasing the NVRAM also erase
11. control special panel options For example many panels offer the possibility to select the color depth or data mapping via a dedicated input pin Such options can be selected by connecting the panel pins to the board s option pins There are three option pins on our controller boards and their logic level is configurable by MarsRover Most pins have a logic high voltage level of 3 3V for pin 3 the voltage level can be set to 3 3V or 5V Note that the option pins are included in the power sequencing process In case an option pin is set to high it is switched on and off together with the Panel Power Option pin O logic level Low 0 or High 3 3V Option pin 1 logic level Low 0 or High 3 3V Option pin 2 logic level Low 0 or High 3 3V Option pin 3 logic level Low 0 or High 3 3V or 5V Option pin 3 voltage level 3 3V or 5V MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 16 of 27 User s Manual DATA DISPLAY GROUP Power OM Sequencing Panel power ON delay ms LVDS data ON delay ms Backlight power ON delay ms Brightness control ON delay ms Backlight enable ON delay ms Power OFF Sequendng Panel power OFF delay ms WOS data OFF delay ms 200 Backlight power GFF delay ms 100 Brightness control OFF delay ms 50 Backlight enable OFF delay ms 0 Min wait time between OFF and ON ms 1200 Panel Configuration Actions WARNING Wrong settings can damage
12. e e g because an EDID is not populated MarsRover will ask if the current task should be skipped or if the Read Write All operation should be aborted Note that Erase all is not possible MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 9 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 3 3 Creating User Specific Archives The user can create own zip archives which can be used as input for a write all operation The filenames in the archive must have special prefixes this allows MarsRover to identify the files What follows after the prefix can be freely chosen The following prefixes must be used FW for firmware files EDIDO_ for EDID 0 files EDID1_ for EDID 1 files EDID2_ for EDID 2 files NVRAM_ for NVRAM files CONFIG_ for panel configuration files BOARD for board configuration files Example The archive My Prisma IIIa Files zip could consist of the following files FW PRISMA IIIa 2 2 2 8475 hex EDIDO PRISMA IIIa DVI bin EDID1 PRISMA IIIa HDMI bin EDID2 PRISMA IIIa VGA bin NVRAM PRISMA IIIa OSDsettings bin CONFIG Samsung LTM230HP01 xml BOARD PRISMA IIIa PortConfiguration xml 6 3 4 Workflow Creating FW Packages To avoid incompatibility between FW NVRAM and config files it is recommended to create a new archive for the write all operation in the following sequence Flash the newest FW to the board Flash the EDIDs Write your panel configuration to the board Write your board configuration to the board Adjust the pic
13. e controller if its corresponding mode is added to the mode table With MarsRover the customer can add up to two additional modes to the mode table of the analog input ports see sec 6 5 3 for details With a drop down box the user can select which modes will be used by the controller Standard only Only the standard mode table which is compiled into the FW is used Customer specific modes defined with MarsRover will be ignored Custom only Only the custom mode table is used The custom mode table consists of two customer specific modes which are defined in MarsRover tabs Mode 1 and Mode 2 Note that if the connected analog input signal doesn t fit to any of the two custom modes then no picture will be shown All If All is selected then the controller first searches the custom mode table for a matching mode if no match is found then the standard mode table is searched The custom modes therefore always have priority over the standard modes Enable Sync On Green on VGA port If this box is ticked the controller scans the VGA port for signals where sync is combined with the green component of the RGB signal If this box is not ticked Sync On Green is not supported MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 23 of 27 User s Manual DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 5 3 Tabs Mode 1 and Mode 2 Device Setup Panel Configuration Board Configuration Configuration Modei Mode 2 Custom Mode 2 Mode type Graphic RGB
14. e via the Save to File button it is not written to the device when clicking on the Write to Device button and consequently cannot be read from the device MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 12 of 27 User s Manual DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 4 2 2 Timing Device Setup Panel Configuration Board Configuration About Configuration Timing LVDS Backlight Horizontal Panel Timing Horizontal active pixels 1920 Typ horizontal total pixels 2020 Min HSync width lg Min HSyne backporch 16 Vertical Panel Timing Active lines 1080 Typ total lines 1111 Min Voyne width 4 Min VSync backporch 4 Max vertical frequency Hz 75 Min vertical frequency Hz 49 Panel Configuration Actions Load from File Read from Device Write to Device WARNING Wrong settings can damage your hardware Please check carefully your panel and backlight converter datasheets Port COMI Switch to Simple Mode dee 6 4 2 2 1 Horizontal Panel Timing Set values Horizontal active pixels Typ horizontal total pixels Min HSync width and Min HSync backporch according to your panel datasheet All values must be greater than O The definition of these parameters can be seen in the following diagram 6 4 2 2 2 Vertical Panel Timing Set values Active lines Typ total lines Min VSync width Min VSync backporch Max vertical frequency Hz and Min vertical frequency Hz according
15. ee the current values Important Note Since the timer values are stored in the NVRAM both timers are reset to zero when erasing the NVRAM MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 22 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 4 6 Button keypad Two keypads are available for Prisma IIIa one with 4 buttons and one with 6 buttons With this radio button the default keypad configuration can be set accordingly Note The user can still change the keypad configuration directly with the OSD see sub menu OSD Setup However after writing a new board config to the NVRAM and after a factory reset the keypad is always set to the value defined in the board config Configuration Note Any information about your board which might be important or useful can be written into this text field The content of this field is only saved to the xml file via the Save to File button it is not written to the device when clicking on the Write to Device button and consequently cannot be read from the device Enabled Input Ports Tick all the input ports you want to enable At least one port must be enabled The disabled ports are not scanned by the FW for a valid signal therefore switching off unused ports minimizes the time to detect a valid input signal on the other ports Analog Input Modes All analog input ports VGA CVBS S Video Component use mode tables to determine details of the currently connected input signal An input signal can only be processed by th
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17. even and odd LVDS channel In most cases this option is set to Disable especially when using original Data Display LVDS cables When customer specific cables are used then it might be necessary to swap the channels Spread spectrum Enable or Disable LVDS spread spectrum Spread amplitude hex Choose from hex values 0x0 to 0x7 the resulting spread amplitude according to the controller datasheet is shown on the right of the drop down box Spread frequency hex Choose from hex values 0x0 to Ox3F the resulting spread frequency according to the controller datasheet is shown on the right of the drop down box Enabling LVDS spread spectrum will result in better EMI behaviour but not all panels work with spread LVDS signals A good starting point is Ox4 for spread amplitude and Ox3F for spread frequency In case you see image interference with these values reduce the amplitude until your picture is stable LVDS driver current 3 6mA 4 6mA 5 6mA or 7 1mA Lower driver current will result in better EMI behaviour but also means lower LVDS differential output voltage The resulting differential output voltage depends on the connected panel Setting the driver current to the minimum can result in a differential output voltage that is too low for the attached panel In case you see image interference with your driver settings increase the driver current 6 4 2 3 2 LVDS Option Pins Our TFT controller boards provide output pins which can be used to
18. nfiguration to an xml file on your PC and loading of a configuration from an xml file 2 3 Block Diagramm PC with MarsRover Power OSD Keypad Supply IR Remote Control RS232 TFT Controller SPI Flash EDID DVI FW 0 1 Controller HDMI NVRAM Mars OSD User Settings Panel Configuration VGA Board Configuration TFT Panel incl Backlight Unit 1 The NVRAM data is FW version specific See sec 6 3 2 and 6 3 4 for details MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 5 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 3 System Requirements Windows7 32bit or 64bit Windowss 32bit or 64bit 4 Installation Double click on MarsRover x y z Setup exe and follow the installation wizard 5 Hardware Setup 1 Connect your DataDisplay TFT controller board e g Prisma IIIa to the serial port RS232 of your PC Please check the controller board datasheet for position and pinning of the serial port connector 2 Do NOT connect a panel or backlight unit to the board until a valid configuration is loaded 3 Connect your controller board to power 4 Please make sure that your board is not in power off mode In power off mode no serial communication is possible The board can be switched to and out of power off mode with the power button on the key pad or IR remote control Some boards incl Prisma IIIa also provide an on board power key 5 Start MarsRover on your PC MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 6 of 27
19. r useful can be added here Enabled Input Parts VGA Component V DVI 7 RGB CS Composite Composite 2 S Video HDMI Analog Input Modes Use following Mode Tables Enable Sync On Green on VGA port Revision af loaded board configuration structure 1 1 Max revision supported by FW Li Max revision supported by MarsRover hi Board Configuration Actions Reni fon Dee Port COMI MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 21 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 5 1 Buttons Four buttons at the bottom of the window provide the following functions Load from File Read board configuration parameters from an xml file and display them in the MarsRover GUI Save to File Save the configuration parameters currently shown in the GUI to an xml file Read from Device Read board configuration parameters via serial port from the connected controller board NVRAM and show them in the MarsRover GUI For this a powered board with running FW must be connected to your PC Write to Device Load the configuration parameters currently shown in the GUI to the connected controller board NVRAM For this a powered board with running FW must be connected to your PC 6 5 2 Configuration Tab Configuration ID This string with max 20 characters identifies the board configuration e g product number The ID can be chosen freely without one exception The string DEFAULT ROM CONFIG is reserved for a configuration which is compiled into
20. s the counter values and resets them to zero Also note that the NVRAM data is FW version specific When you read for example an NVRAM file from a board with FW version 2 4 you can in most cases not use this NVRAM file for a board MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 8 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP where FW version 2 6 or 2 2 is running MarsRover detects such incompatibility and doesn t allow the programming of incompatible NVRAM files see also sec 6 3 4 Access to the NVRAM is only possible if a valid FW is running on the board Input and output file type Binary File size 4112 Bytes NVRAM Keypad Usage OSD User Settings IR Remote Control Power On Time Count Read and Write l Board Config Board Configuration ae ate Panel Configuration Panel Config H Read Write and Erase NVRAM SPI Flash The SPI Flash holds the firmware The firmware must be loaded to the board before any other action can be done Input and output file type Intel HEX File size Varies with the firmware All If the radio button AIl is selected MarsRover tries to read or write all available storage devices The read files will be packed into a zip archive This zip archive can be used as input for a write all operation for other boards The format of the files inside the zip archive is as noted in the previous sections xml or bin If a particular file cannot be found in the archive or if a storage device is not accessibl
21. sec 6 4 2 2 2 Vertical frequency Hz Frame rate in O 1Hz units Tolerance of V frequency Hz Accepted tolerance of the frame rate in 0 1Hz units MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 25 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 7 Command Line MarsRover can also be started from a command line in command line mode Most options provided by the GUI without creating a panel or board configuration are available in command line mode Open a DOS box or shell go to your installation directory and type the following command for help MarsRover This prints the following help screen E BE C Progranme Data Display MarzHover HMarsHover exe MarsRouer vi 3 8 41757 Configuration Tool for TFT Controller Boards Copyright 2613 Distec GmbH http wwu datadisplay group com USAGE Mars Rover exe d portMame M x H4 1 7 3 Hd I dH i mm FileName m t E f i I X specify name of serial port EG d COMI on Windows d ttuySH on Linux detect board reset hoard Factory reset read EDID output is binary file specifies which EDID to read write EDID input is binary file specifies which EDID to write erase EDID specifies which EDID to erase H DUI on Prisma IIIa HDMI1 CERT on firtistaMedia II i HDMI on Prisma II a HDMI2 CIMT on ArtistaMedia II i 2 UGA on Prisma IIla read NURAMN output is binary file write HURAM input is binary file erase HURAM read FW from Flash device output
22. st brightness PWM dutycycle for min brightness 9 o Enter the duty cycle of the PWM signal at which the backlight unit has its lowest brightness Voltage level for max brightness V Enter the voltage level of the brightness control signal at which the backlight unit has its highest brightness Voltage level for min brightness V Enter the voltage level of the brightness control signal at which the backlight unit has its lowest brightness Max pixel brightness Relative value with range 0 to 100 This value is usually set to 50 for best picture quality Higher values than 50 will have the result that black is becoming grey If Backlight Dimming is selected as dimming type then the pixel brightness is always set to Max pixel brightness Min pixel brightness Relative value with range 0 to 100 This value should be set to 8 or lower for best picture quality MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 20 of 27 User s Manual DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 5 Board Configuration With the board configuration the user can enable or disable special hardware or firmware features Board Configuration Configuration ID Max 20 characters MY BOARD CONFIG Configuration Version Max 16 characters 0 4 Enable Display On Time and Power On Time counters 4 Button keypad i 6 Button keypad Configuration Nate This note is only saved to the xml file itis not written to the device Any information which might be important o
23. tch is not available in MarsRoverLite MarsRoverLite only runs in simple mode Contact your local sales representative for the full version of MarsRover MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 7 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 3 Device Setup 6 3 1 Device Info First choose the appropriate serial port from the drop down box at the bottom of the window To test if the communication with the board is working click on the Detect button If the connection is OK the Board Type and the Firmware Version is shown in the Device Info section Note that board detection is only possible if a valid FW is running on the board On a new and empty board this operation will time out in this case flash a FW first 6 3 2 Device Storage The radio buttons allow selecting the storage device you want to read write or erase EDID 0 DVI on Prisma IIIa EDID 1 HDMI on Prisma IIIa EDID 2 VGA on Prisma IIIa NVRAM SPI Flash All the devices above After clicking on the Read button you will be asked to choose an output file name where the content of the selected storage device will be saved After clicking on the Write button you will be asked to choose an input file which will be written to the selected storage device Section 2 2 explains in more detail which data are stored in which device EDIDs Note that after clicking on the Detect button the port is shown to which the particular EDID is connected DVI HDMI or VGA Please
24. the FW instead of loaded to the NVRAM Whenever the FW doesn t find a valid board configuration in the NVRAM it loads the default ROM configuration Therefore MarsRover does not allow writing a configuration with ID DEFAULT ROM CONFIG to the board Configuration Version This string with max 16 characters identifies the version of the board configuration There might be different configurations for the same board they can be differentiated by the version number The version can be chosen freely Enable Display On Time and Power On Time counters Tick this box to enable the following two timers Display On Time counter This counter shows how long the display has been switched on If for example no valid input signal is found the display is switched off automatically during this time this timer is not increased Power On Time counter This counter shows how long the board has been switched on This counter increases as long as the board is powered and not switched to full power off mode by pressing the power key on the IR remote control or on the OSD keypad This counter also increases when no valid input signal is found and the board is in sleep mode The current values of both counters can be seen with MarsRover in the Device Info section on the Device Setup tab Click on the Detect button to read the newest values from the FW Both timer values are also shown in the OSD Open the OSD with your keypad and go to the Setup Menu to s
25. to your panel datasheet All values must be greater than O The definition of these parameters can be seen in the following diagram MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 13 of 27 s Manual L Q W DATA DISPLAY GROUP u210d 3u04j je3u02L10H sjaxid 2An2e je3uozuoH yod Peq je3uozuoH EH UOJ E2H13A saui SANDY upuod 1uoJj uoJuod Peq s axid Jane je13uozUuoH p3uozUuoH Je3uozuoH peg Jeu uonisod 1461s eUOZLIOH s axid 6301 e3u0ZL10H Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 14 of 27 MarsRover 1 8 User s Manual DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 4 2 3 LVDS LYDS Output Pixel per clock Color depth Data mapping WDS channel swap Spread spectrum Spread amplitude hex Spread frequency hex WDS driver current WDS Option Pins Option pin 0 logic level Option pin 1 logic level Option pin 2 logic level Option pin 3 logic level Option pin 3 voltage level Panel Configuration Actions WARNING Wrong settings can damage your hardware Please check carefully your panel and backlight converter datasheets Port COMI MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 15 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 4 2 3 1 LVDS Output Pixel per clock 1 or 2 pixel transmitted per LVDS clock cycle Color depth 6 8 or 10 bit per R G and B color component Data mapping JEIDA conventional LVDS data mapping or VESA non conventional LVDS data mapping LVDS channel swap Enable or Disable swapping of the
26. ture settings with the OSD brightness contrast sharpness etc Start read all 2 This stores the complete configuration of steps 1 5 into a zip archive ounBuUNCG Note that after a FW Update you have to do these steps again since the new FW may be incompatible with your old NVRAM or config files MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 10 of 27 User s Manual DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 4 Panel Configuration The panel configuration holds all parameters needed by the controller board to drive a TFT panel and its associated backlight unit Panel Configuration Configuration ID Max 20 characters LTM230HPO1 Configuration Version Max 16 characters 0 Panel Voltage Configuration Note This note is only saved to the xml file itis not written to the device might be important added here Example If you use a panel timing that differs from the panel datasheet you can add a short explanation here Revision of loaded panel configuration structure 1 1 Max revision supported by FW Li Max revision supported by MarsRover 1 1 Panel Configuration Actions SavetoFie Read from Device Write to Device WARNING Wrong settings can damage your hardware Please check carefully your panel and backlight converter datasheets Port COMI MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 11 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 6 4 1 Buttons Four buttons at the bottom of the window provide the following functions Load from File Read
27. vides functionality to read back these OSD settings from the board store them in a binary file and load them to other boards thus allowing the production of multiple boards with exactly the same settings OSD user settings are stored on the controller board in the NVRAM together with the panel and board configuration 2 2 3 Firmware Update MarsRover can load FW updates to the controller board and read FW back from the board The file format of the FW is Intel Hex The FW is stored on the board in an SPI flash You can get the latest FW from the Data Display Group customer download area www datadisplay group com service downloads protected downloads www datadisplay group de service downloads geschuetzte downloads 2 2 4 EDID Programming EDIDs are EEPROMs which store the Extended Display Identification Data as defined by VESA MarsRover can read and write all EDIDs on the controller board MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 4 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP 2 2 5 Board Configuration MarsRover provides a GUI that allows configuring your board according to your special requirements For example this gives you the possibility to switch on or off single input ports or switch on or off additional FW features like the Power On Time Counter This configuration can be loaded to the controller board or read back from the controller board The board configuration is stored on the controller board in the NVRAM MarsRover also allows saving of the co
28. your hardware Please check carefully your panel and backlight converter datasheets Port COMI Five signals are part of the power sequencing process Panel power 3 3V 5V or 12V LVDS data Backlight power Brightness control PWM signal or analog DC voltage Backlight enable signal The following diagram shows the definition of the sequencing values MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 17 of 27 DATA DISPLAY GROUP Panel power LVDS data Backlight power Brightness control Backlight enable Panel aiiud N Backlight enable OFF l 3 Min wait time i between OFF and ON LVDS data ON Brightness control DFF Backlight power ON Backlight power OFF Brightness control ON LVDS data OFF l Backlight enable ON Panel power OFF Request to switch panel ON Request to switch panel OFF The unit of all sequencing values is milli seconds The request to switch the panel on or off can come from the power button of the OSD keypad IR remote control or by the controller itself when a valid input signal is found switch on or the signal is lost switch off In most cases the panel power will be switched on first and the Panel power ON delay value can be set to 0 Similar in most cases the backlight enable signal will be switched off first and the Backlight enable OFF delay value can be set to O MarsRover 1 8 Manual Rev 1 8 0 Page 18 of 27 User s Manual
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