BR10 PRO User Manual
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Before using this product, please read this manual carefully and keep it for future reference. Read the safety operation guide carefully, Attention:Danger, Reminder. This manual is only for user operation instructions, not for maintenance service purposes. The deadline for the described functions is February 23, 2021. If the functions or related parameters change after this date, supplementary explanations will be made without notice. For details, please check with the dealers.
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To ensure the reliable use of equipment and the safety of personnel, please observe the following items during installation, use and maintenance:
. There are live parts in the equipment. Non-professionals should not disassemble the equipment without permission to avoid the risk of electric shock.
. Do not disassemble the device when it is powered on or running to avoid the risk of electric shock.
. Do not operate with wet hands to prevent electric shock.
. Strictly forbidden to use the product in an environment with flammable materials, explosive gases or heat sources.
. Strictly forbidden to spill any corrosive chemicals or liquids on or near the equipment.
. Do not block the heat dissipation holes and keep the working environment well ventilated, so that the heat generated by the equipment during work can be discharged in time, so as to avoid excessive temperature and damage to the equipment.
. Do not place the device on an unstable surface to avoid damage caused by the fall of the device.
. In order to prevent the equipment from being damaged by strong vibration during transportation, it is recommended to use suitable packaging or use the original packaging during transportation.
. Do not squeeze the power cord and device with heavy objects.
. The equipment must use a grounded power source.
. Do not repair it privately, so as not to aggravate the damage to the equipment.
. When moving the device, be careful not to drop the device to avoid personal injury or damage to the device.
. When in a humid environment or not in use for a long time, the main power supply of the equipment should be turned off.
. The equipment is stored for a long time before use, and must be inspected and trial run before use.
. Before cleaning the equipment, the equipment must be powered off, and please clean the equipment with a dry cloth.
. Please dispose of equipment as industrial waste and strictly prohibit incineration.
1.The system installation and use environment should be kept clean, with proper temperature and humidity, and well ventilated;
2.All power switches, plugs, sockets and power cords of the equipment in the system must be insulated and safe；
3. Connect the peripheral equipment, then finally power on the system.
1.Correctly install the required cards in the back card slot of video wall controller;
2.Connect the required input signal source device to the input port of the input card;
3.There are two ways to connect video wall controller, RS232 & LAN, connect serial port or network port of control PC to RS232 In or network port of controller, and control the video wall controller through software or serial port command;
4.Connect the power input port to a 100V～240V AC power supply, and connect the ground wire connection terminal;
5.Open the control software, select the control method (network port or serial port control) in the "communication settings" on the main interface, and return to the main interface to connect to the device;
6.Enter the splicing setting, set the output parameters (number of groups, screen rows and columns, edge spacing, output resolution, etc.);
RS232：Control PC must be connected “RS232 IN” port to control the controller, can not be connected to the “RS232 OUT”, The RS232 port of controller is a 9PIN female connector, and the pin description is as follows;
Pin
Name
Function
1
N/u
None
2
Tx
Send
3
Rx
Receive
4
N/u
None
5
Gnd
Ground
6
N/u
None
7
N/u
None
8
N/u
None
9
N/u
None
Network Control: Video wall controller default IP address is : 192.168.0.178, port number: 4001, make sure that the control PC and video wall controller’s IP address in the same network segment. Modify control PC’s IP like below: "Network" → "Properties" → "Local Area Connection" → "Properties" → "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP4)" → "Set the IP address to "0" network segment (as shown in the figure)" → "Save";
Video wall controller support serial port control, use the RS232 cable to connect the computer's serial communication port with the RS232 communication port of the controller. After opening the serial port software, the serial port control can be realized. The serial port control software in this article takes SSCOM32 as an example.
In the parameter configuration area, correctly fill in the serial port number that the serial cable is connected to the PC, the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, and parity bit of the communication protocol, and then input instructions in the command input area to control the video wall controller.
Communication protocol: baud rate: 115200 , Data Bit: 8, Stop Bit : 1 , Check Digit: None
RS232 Command
Function Description
Instruction Example：
Return Code:
(info,dev)\r\n
Searching Device Info
(info,dev)\r\n
"type": "LCD-8*12",(Model) "icard num": 2,(Input card number)
"iport num": 4,(port for per card) "ocard num": 3, (Output card number)
"oport num": 4, (ort for per card) "layer num": 2, (Layer Number) "fan speed": 1（Fans)
(ip)\r\n
Searching IP
(ip)\r\n
"ip": "192.168.0.174",
"mac": "00-00-00-00-01-03", "mask": "255.255.255.0", "gac": "192.168.0.1", "port": 4001
(mip,ip,)\r\n
Modify the network connection IP Address
IP Address
(mip,192.168.0.173)\r\n
"msg": "ok",
"data":
"(mip,192.168.0.173)\r\n"
(scene , save ,group,Id,scene_name)\r\n
Save scene Group:
Group you want saved(1~4)
Id：Scene ID(1~28) scene_name: Scene Name cannot over 20 characters
(scene,save,1,8,Scene88)\r\n "msg": "ok",
"data": "(scene,save,1,8,Scene88)\r\n"
(scene , call ,Id)\r\n
Call scene，
(scene,call,1)\r
RS232 Command
Function Description
Instruction Example：
Return Code:
Id: Scene number(1~128)
"msg": "ok", "data": "(scene,call,1)\r\n"
(args , rotate,group,period,s1,…sn)\r\n
Roll Call time
Group: Group number of scene to be polled (1~4) period: Poll time(5 ~ 120s)
s1,…sn Scene number（like1,3,4 etc.）
(args,rotate,1,7,9,10)\r\n
"msg": "ok",
"data":
"(args,rotate,1,7,9,10)\r\n"
(scene , rotate,group，en)\r\n
Turn on/ off scene poll Group: Group number of scene to be: polled (1~4) en on/off （1 is turn on，0 turn off）
(scene,rotate,1,1)\r\n
"msg": "ok",
"data": "(scene,rotate,1,1)\r\n "
(wnd , ichg,a,b,c)\r\n
Switch the input signal source from a to b
a: Window ID
b:Input channel
c:Window clip function,
0: No crop window
1: Cropping scheme first window
2: Cropping scheme second window 3: Cropping scheme third windows
4: Cropping scheme forth windows
"msg": "ok",
"data": (wnd,ichg,3,1,0)\r\n"
Default account: “admin”，Default Password “admin”, When logging in for the first time, select the default user name to log in, as shown below:
1)Menu Bar：It mainly contains sub-menus of the "Basic Operation" module and “System Management" module；
2)Device/Info List: Controller connection method list and input card signal list, which can support signal source search and real-time detection;
3)Operation Area：Display a virtual large-screen splicing image, which can be open windows, zooming, PIP, spliced and other operations;
4)Window Operation Area: Display the window operation function; A.Clear: one-click to clear all open windows on the screen； B.Whole screen: dragging the source to the video wall to open the full screen; C.Single screen mode: drag the source to the video wall to open a single-screen window； D.Four-split screen mode: drag the source to the video wall to open a 1/4 window on a single screen； E.Lock Mode: locked screen, except for clearing the window, no operations can be performed on the video wall;
5)Scene Management Area: Display the currently saved scene. Support scene polling, save, recall, delete and clear scene operations;
6)Status Bar: Show the operation and physical parameters;
Input list: When there is a signal input, the device icon on the software will be displayed in a lighted state, otherwise it will be gray. Use the mouse to select an input signal source and right-click to open OSD settings, EDID settings, cropping, renaming and properties.
Click the "OSD Settings" button to enter the following interface,
You can set subtitle content, font, display status, subtitle text and background color, background color transparency, position (the actual input resolution is the extreme value), etc. in the "Subtitle Settings" interface according to your needs;
Subtitle text and background color can choose system color, custom color or choose color anywhere on the screen;
The input card supports embedded EDID management technology, and supports the modification of EDID data in the input board through software, click the "EDID Settings" button to enter the following interface:
When the size of the output display is not suitable, the signal source can be cropped to make the screen display suitable for different scenes. A single input signal source can save 4 kinds of cropping schemes at the same time, click the "Crop" button to enter the following interface:
Description of the cropping method of the input signal source: "X, Y" is the starting point of the cropping coordinates, and the width and height are the size of the cropped window. For example, starting from X coordinate 120 and Y coordinate 100, a signal window with a size of 1280*720 is cropped.
Rename refers to customizing the input channel name.
Query input card attributes, support query input board name, type, signal source resolution attributes;
Start/stop polling is to start or stop the saved scene in the "polling setting" interface with one key. For details of the polling scene data saving operation.
Scene saving is the data storage of the position, size, stacking sequence, signal source and other parameters of all input signal windows on the current screen splicing setting window. It is represented by the scene name and scene number. The scene name is automatically named or customized from scene 1 name, the scene number starts from 1 to automatically or manually select the number, and up to 128 sets of scenes can be saved.
Click "Scene Save" in the scene management bar to enter the following interface. You can enter a custom name or select a scene number in the blank space as needed, and finally click "OK" to complete the scene saving. If the scene number selection is the same as the previously saved scene when saving, it will automatically replace the previous scene.
Scene save is to store relevant data in the controller;
After the scene is saved, a preview image will be generated in the scene list column on the right. After selecting the scene, click "Scene Recall" to recall the saved scene.
Scene recall is to recall the selected scene with one key, which is convenient for on-site application operation.
Scene delete is to delete the selected scene.
Clearing a scene is to delete all the saved scenes with one click.
After logging in to the software, you need to set the connection parameters to realize the connection between the splicing processor and the client software.
In the basic operation module, select and click "Device Management" to enter the following interface to add devices. Devices can be added through two modes: LAN network port or RS232 serial port.
Connect the control computer and the splicing processor's "RS232 IN" port through a serial cable to realize serial communication. The client software serial port adds the device connection method, as shown in the figure below, the operation steps are as follows:
(1)Double-click "Serial Control-Serial Port" in the connection area to enter the serial port connection setting interface, see Figure 6-8 above the communication setting interface;
(2)Select the serial port number and baud rate of the splicing processor in the pop-up box, and click the "OK" button to save the parameters;
(3)Return to the main interface, click "Device List", select "Joint Control-Serial Port" and double-click to connect to the device.
Connect the splicing processor network port and the control computer through a twisted pair cable to realize the network port connection communication. The client software network port adds the device connection method as shown in the figure below.
1.Set the controller and the control computer to the same network segment, see 4.2 Connection Configuration Diagram for details
2.When you don’t know the IP address of the device, choose to click the "Search" button of the controller in the LAN to search for the IP of the controller, double-click the searched IP address of the controller to enter the network port connection setting interface, and click Network Connection in the pop-up box "OK" in the column to save the modification;
3.When the IP address of the controller is known, double-click the connection area "Fixed Control-Network" to enter the network port connection setting interface, select the connection type "Network" in the pop-up box, enter the control IP, and click the "OK" button Save the parameters, see the above figure 6-9 serial port/network port parameter setting interface;
4.Return to the main interface, click "Device List", select "Controller-Network" and double-click to connect to the controller;
When the network port is connected, it supports searching for controllers across network segments, but does not support cross-network connection, that is, it is not connected to the same network segment as the controller.
After connecting to the controller through the network port/serial port, the IP address of the controller can be modified. The steps are as follows:
1.Connect to the controller through the network port/serial port;
2.Fill in the modified IP address in the "Modify IP" box;
3.Click the "Modify" button to modify successfully.
In the basic operation module, select and click "splicing settings" to enter the setting interface. You can choose to set the screen grouping, large screen type, screen arrangement, edge width, output resolution, output resolution customization, and mapping relationship settings. It also supports authorization settings for software functions.
1)"Screen grouping": 4 groups of screens are supported, each grouping parameter and name can be customized, and the grouping name can be modified by double-clicking;
2)"screen type": support LCD and LED settings, LED type supports custom pixels;
3)"Line and Column Settings": The actual combination format of the large-screen display. This software can support up to 72 x 72 combination format splicing. Combining the output channel of the controller and the needs of the project, the splicing combination format can be customized;
4)"Edge width setting": The value is 0-99. When the display device is an LCD, the black border between the screen will make the image have a split vision, the display effect is poor, so the border compensation function is needed. This function can be realized by the "Edge Width Setting" of this software;
5)"Output format resolution": The system comes with a regular output resolution. You can also create a new resolution for the screen by clicking the "Add" button, and the new resolution will be automatically added to the "Resolution" list;
6)"Screen Mapping":Set the output display screen so that the physical screen corresponds to the actual output display screen;
"Function selection": software function authorization, including "base map setting", "subtitle setting", "third-party control", and "auto top" functions; A. Basemap setting: After this function is enabled, the "Basemap Setting" submenu will be added to the basic operation module, select the corresponding group to enter this function, and upload basemaps for different groups. As shown in Figure 7- 27 base map settings;
B. Subtitle settings: After this function is enabled, the "Subtitle Settings" sub-menu will be added to the basic operation module. Through this interface, you can upload subtitles, set font size, color, display position, subtitles static, scrolling, subtitle switch, etc.;
C. Third-party control: After opening this function, the basic operation module will add a third-party device control menu, through this interface, the command will be sent to the third-party device through the "RS232 OUT" port;
D. Auto-top: After opening this function, when the window is set to full screen, it will automatically be displayed on top to ensure that the full-screen window is displayed first;
Combined with the number of output ports of the controller, this article will briefly introduce the arrangement of the physical screen as 3 x 3, and the setting effect is as follows:
In the screen splicing setting area, you can set up windows of any size and any position, and the windows opened on the screen splicing setting window aero will be displayed one by one on the actual output display screen. The software can open a new window in the following two forms:
1.Click on the input card list on the left to select the input signal to be displayed, and then press and hold the left mouse button at any position in the screen splicing setting window, and drag it to the lower right. When it reaches a suitable position, release the mouse to Open a new window with the current input source as the content on the corresponding position of the big screen;
2.You can directly drag the signal source from the input card list on the left to the screen mosaic setting window. When you release the mouse, a new corresponding window will be opened on the physical screen where the mouse is located.
3.Drag the window directly to adjust the output size of the screen. The window introduction and drawing effect are as follows:
On the window, right-click and a dialog box will pop up. This window can be adjusted in the dialog box, including: top, bottom, move up, move down, close, select video source, window zoom, window zoom out, lock, full screen display and properties;
On top: move the current window to the top layer for display;
Bottom: Move the current window to the bottom layer for display;
Close: Close the window, which is equivalent to the second button in the upper right corner of the window;
Select video source: signal source selection is equivalent to directly dragging the signal source from the input card list on the left to the corresponding window;
Window zoom: zoom in to the full screen display of the occupied logical sub-screen;
Window reduction: the enlarged window is restored to its original size;
Lock position: lock window size and position, and lock window screen priority display.
Full screen display: Enlarge the window to full screen display on the entire screen. Equivalent to the first button in the upper right corner of the window, or double-click the blue title area;
Properties: set window title display status, window title content, window position, window size information
Double-click the blue title area to display in full screen or restore the window size； Double-click the text area of the window to zoom in or zoom out the window, the function is the same as the window zoom in and window zoom out； The gray window in the screen stitching setting window is a non-display window.
This machine supports picture-in-picture display, image overlay display, multi-screen 1 screen display, single-screen multi-screen display splicing pictures.
Multiple screens can be spliced to display 1 screen;
Different screens can display different screens separately;
A single screen can display up to 4 screens;
PIP: The same screen can display multiple pictures at the same time, as shown below
"Poll setting" means that the saved scene will be designated and recalled automatically. When using, add the scenes in the scene list on the left to the polling list on the right, set the polling time interval, and click Start. In the basic operation module, select and click "Polling Settings" to enter the polling setting interface, as follows:
Time interval: the time interval of scene recall, the minimum is 5S; Add: add a scene from the scene list to the polling list; Select all: add all scenes from the scene list to the polling list; Delete: delete the scene from the polling list; Save: save polling parameters, including time interval and polling list.
Delete only returns the scene from the polling list to the scene list, not delete the scene. During polling, any operation related to the window is prohibited in the polled group, but it does not affect other groups. To start or stop polling scenes, operate in the scene list on the main interface.
"Preset window opening" refers to simulating a window operation interface on the client side, and window layout can be opened on it. When you want to display on the big screen, click "Apply" to perform a one-key application operation; if you want to cancel, click "Preset Cancel" to exit the preset window.
"Pre-layout" refers to preset a window mode in the splicing wall. When in use, switch the "pre-layout mode" in the window operation area, drag the signal source to the preset window, that is, automatically fill the preset window, the operation method is as follows:
Click on the pre-layout, open windows in the splicing wall freely, and then click "Apply Layout" to save this windowing mode;
Switch the "pre-layout mode" in the window operation area and drag the signal source to the preset window;
When setting the pre-layout operation, the window mode cannot be selected as the pre-layout mode.
"Input grouping" refers to adding free grouping for input sources and classifying input sources. The operation method is as follows:
1)Click "Add" to create a new group, the group name can be customized;
2)Select a group, drag the source from the signal source list to the grouped source list on the right, and click OK to save the operation of grouping the sources.
3)In the signal source list in the main interface, you can view the added groups.
Click one key to open the window, it can realize the single screen 4 windows one key to open the window in the current grouping splicing wall.
"Terminal output" means that all current input ports are given one-to-one correspondence to the corresponding output ports, and the window opening sequence is given from left to right and top to bottom.
"Peripheral Control" mainly controls third-party equipment, and this interface can be made according to customer needs.
"Subtitle settings" refers to the display of subtitles in the video wall, which supports the setting of font size, color, display position, subtitle scrolling speed, subtitle switch and other functions. When the subtitle function is enabled, the subtitle setting interface is as above:
1.Subtitle input box: input character content, subtitles support a maximum display width of 1792x16 and a maximum display height of 1080;
2.Font setting: Set the font, style, size, effect and writing system language of the subtitle content. The maximum font size can be set to 512; Note: The font size exceeds 255 and needs to be entered manually;
3.Preview: After setting the subtitle content, you can click Preview to view the subtitle display effect in the main interface;
4.Upload subtitles: upload subtitle content and set parameters, and click "upload subtitles" to display after setting;
5.Text and background color: including subtitle content and background color settings, you can choose system colors, custom colors or choose colors anywhere on the screen;
6.Display position/display size: Set the display position of the starting point of the subtitles/set the size of the subtitle display area. Note: The maximum width and height of the display position and display size cannot exceed the width and height of the subtitle content itself.
7.Rolling mode: Set the subtitle rolling mode, currently supports 3 kinds of rolling mode, static, left scroll, right scroll;
8.Scroll speed: set the moving speed of subtitles, the leftmost is the minimum scrolling speed, and the rightmost speed is the system default maximum scrolling speed;
9.Subtitle switch: set the subtitle display state, which is the display state and the non-display state;
10. Confirm/Cancel: Setting save/exit setting interface.
After modifying the subtitle color, position or size, you need to click "Confirm" to display the modified effect on the corresponding screen. Subtitles can be set in the first group; and can be set anywhere in the first row of splicing.
"Basemap Setting" function can display the high-definition basemap images on video wall, support uploading the multiple basemaps to quickly switch, and support multiple groups to display basemap images at the same time.
When you start the basemap function, its setting interface is as above
Browse: Choose to preview the pictures in a certain folder and display them in the setting interface.
Upload: Upload the selected picture to be previewed and display it as a full-screen basemap.
Choose plan 1, 2, 3, 4, you can upload 4 basemaps correspondingly, and support the multi-group uploading of basemaps.
Basemap Switch: Set the basemap display state, which is the display state and the non-display state.
Plans and Applications: When uploading multiple base maps, you can switch between plans and applications to quickly switch base maps.
When the device is turned on after uploading the basemap, the basemap will be loaded first, and then the image will be loaded. Its startup time will be slower than the state without a base map.
The startup time is related to the current number of stitching and the number of uploaded base images. Under 2x4 splicing, the startup time for uploading one basemap is about 1 minute; the startup time for uploading 4 basemaps is about 3 minutes.
This controller supports up to 4 groups that can be set up, each group can be controlled independently and switched arbitrarily.
Support 2 Languages, Chinese(System Defauly), English. In the system management area, select and click "Language Selection" to enter the language setting interface, as follows:
Notice: The system language switch needs to restart the software to take effect.
Importing configuration refers to re-importing the exported configuration file to the device. In the system management module, select and click "Import Configuration", and then select the backed-up configuration file to import the parameters saved in the backup file.
Exporting configuration refers to exporting the currently saved data to generate a backup file. The exported parameters include scene data, mapping data, grouped data, output resolution, network data, etc. In the system management module, select and click "Export Configuration", and then select the corresponding folder to generate the device configuration file.
User management is used to add, modify or delete user information. The default user list of this control software is divided into administrators and ordinary users. The default administrator account is "admin" (default password is admin). In the system management module, select and click "User Management" to enter the following user management interface to configure users and user permissions.
Only administrator users can enter the user management interface.
The controller upgrade supports the software program update of the device control card, input card, and output card. Upgrade files can be obtained from the company’s technical or sales staff.
Upgrade method: In the system management module, select and click "System Upgrade", enter the following interface, select the corresponding program mode of the device to be upgraded, then import the corresponding upgrade file, and click "Upgrade".
1) Control card: Control card list;
2) Input card: Input card list;
3) Output card: Output card list:
4) MCU&FPGA&Hisillicon: Upgrade the program of the corresponding chip;
5) Type: After checking "Type", it supports batch upgrade of all types of board chip programs.
After the upgrade is complete, you need to restore the factory settings, and then power off and restart the video wall controller.
Device configuration includes restoring factory settings, fan adjustment, and brightness adjustment. Select and click "Device Configuration" in the system management module to enter the following device configuration interface, as follows:
1) Reset: Restore the controller to the factory state. After restoring the factory settings, all operating data will be cleared and the device IP address will be restored to 192.168.0.178.
2) Fans adjust: When the equipment or equipment operating environment temperature is too high, the speed of the equipment can be adjusted according to requirements: low, medium, and high.
3) Brightness adjustment: Set the output brightness of each group: 0~100%, the default state is 50%.
Select and click "About" in the device configuration module to enter the device information interface, which mainly displays the board and board version information.
Failure phenomenon
Analysis
Solution
The power indicator does not light up, and the operation has no response
Not connected to power
Check the power supply and make sure it is on
Poor power input contact
Check the power interface and make sure it is in good contact, and change to another power input terminal connection
When the signal is switched, there is no corresponding image output
The signal source or controller is not turned on
Check and make sure the signal source and splicer are on
Poor connection of video signal port
Check and make sure that the corresponding video signal port is connected properly
The output image is disturbed
Poor contact between input and output devices
Connect the device correctly and make good contact
The quality of the input and output connection wires is not up to standard or damaged
Replace the regular standard cable
Use the cable distance is too long
Replace the high-quality wire with the length of the transmission distance range supported by the system
There is obvious static electricity when plugging and unplugging the video interface
Splicing processor equipment is not well grounded
Ground the controller's ground connection end to a good ground
The LAN port cannot control the video wall controller
The control device network segment is not in the same network segment
Change the network segment of the control device to be consistent with the controller
The network segment of the controller is not in the same network segment of the connected LAN
Change the network segment of the video wall controller to be consistent with the LAN network segment
Danger
Attention
3. Optionally set the display state of subtitles, the blue background ()is the display state, and the transparent() is the non-display state;
