Barco Projector Toolset For Hdx Series Reference Guide

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•Devicetype
• Host name
•IPaddress
• MAC address
• Plug-in name
How to add
1. ClickConfigurationon the menu and selectAdd device via scan...(1a). (image 5-3)
Or,
right click on a not connected projector in the preview pane to open the content menu and selectAdd
device via scan...(1b)
Or,
pressInsertkey.
A network scan is started and a device overview window is displayed (2a, 2b).
2. To select a device, just click on that device (3).
To select multiple devices, hold down theCtrlbutton and click on the devices to add to the configuration.
3. ClickOKto add the selected devices to the configuration (4).
Only the devices with installed plug-ins and which are not yet in the configuration are added to the
configuration.
Image 5-3
Add devices via scan
Decorator
The selected device can be added immediately with the desired decorator.
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To set the decorator, click on the tabDecorator.
Image 5-4
Decorator setting while adding a device
To add the decorator position, click on the desired radio button in theDecorator positionpane.
The following choices are possible:
•North
•West
•South
•East
To indicate which information must be shown, check the desired check boxes in front of a setting.
The following choices are possible:
• Device name
• Connection settings
• Lamp status
•Activefiles
•Devicetype
5.5 Add projector to a configuration
Overview
• Add projector
• General properties
• Connection setup
• Decorator setup
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5.5.1 Add projector
The possible projectors types depends on the installed plug-ins.
About adding a projector
To m a k e i t m o r e e a s y t ofind back a projector while adding it to the software, the different projectors are
grouped in categories.
The following categories are available for the moment (depending on the loaded plug-ins):
• Digital cinema: this category contains all supported digital cinema projectors and touch panels.
• Mid venue: this category contains all supported projectors from the CLM, RLM, SLM and HDX series.
• Large venue: this category contains all supported projectors from the FLM series.
• XLarge venue: this category contains all supported projectors from the XLM series.
How to add
1. ClickConfigurationon the menu and selectAdd(a). (image 5-5)
2. Move the cursor to the right and select the desired category.
3. Move the cursor again to right and select the desired projector.
TheCreate projectordialog box opens with the selected device type pictograph at the right side (b).
4. Enter the different device properties such as the projector identification, the connection parameters and
projector decorator for the configuration preview.
Image 5-5
Add projector
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When adding twice the same projector, once via a network connection and once via a
serial connection, a message will be displayed to warn the user that there is already an
instance with the same projector and that problems with the communication are pos-
sible. The projector will be added but Projector Toolset advises to uninstall one of the
connections.
5.5.2 General properties
Overview
Click on theGeneraltab to open the general properties if not yet open (a).
Image 5-6
General projector properties
Projector’s identification
The default display name is Barco followed by the projector type.
This name can be changed to any other name. Click in the namefield, select the current name and enter
a new name (b).
Next to the display name, the device type is indicate with the name and a device icon.
Projector status
Indicates the communication status of the projector (c).
• enabled: communication with projector possible
• disabled: no communication with projector possible
5.5.3 Connection setup
Overview
• Set up a serial connection
• Set up a Ethernet connection
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No serial connection possible when using Projector Toolset on MAC OS X or on a Linux
system !
5.5.3.1 Set up a serial connection
Only possible when Projector Toolset runs on a Microsoft Windows platform.
Physical connection
Before a serial connection can be made, connect a serial cable from PC to the RS232IN connector of the
projector.
RS232
An Electronic Industries Association (EIA) serial digital interface standard specifying the char-
acteristics of the communication path between two devices using either D-SUB 9 pins or D-SUB
25 pins connectors. This standard is used for relatively short-range communications and does
not specify balanced control lines. RS-232 is a serial control standard with a set number of
conductors, data rate, word length and type of connector to be used. The standard specifies
component connection standards with regard to computer interface. It is also called RS-232-C,
which is the third version of the RS-232 standard, and is functionally identical to the CCITT V.24
standard. Logical ’0’ is > + 3V, Logical ’1’ is < - 3V. The range between -3V and +3V is the tran-
sition zone.
Necessary parts
Straight serial cable
Software connection
1. Select theConnectionproperties tab (a). (image 5-7)
The right pane changes to the connection setup page.
2. Click on the radio button next toA projector connected to a serial portto select the serial connection (b).
3. Click in theProjector addressinputfield and enter the projector address (c). (Not for RLMW projectors)
This address must be between 0 and 255.
4. Select the serial port of your PC connected with the projector. Click on the drop down box and select
the corresponding port (d).
5. ClickOKto make the connection.
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Image 5-7
Set up a serial connection
Scan projector
If the projector address and the communication port are not known, click onDevice scanto get an
overview of the serial connected projectors (a).
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Image 5-8
Detect serial connected projectors
Fill out the address range (b) and clickStart detection(c).
ASerial scan resultdialog box opens.
Select the desired projector (d) and clickOpen(e). A connection is made with the selected projector.
5.5.3.2 Set up a Ethernet connection
Possibilities
To establish a Ethernet connection, the following ways are possible:
• Enter an IP address
• Enter a host name
• Scan the net work for the connected projectors
IP
Internet Protocol. The network layer of TCP/IP. Required for communication with the internet.
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Host name
This is the name that will be returned, along with the IP address in response to the UDP broad-
cast query for projectors/touch panels.
DNS server
Computers, Projectors, Touch panels connected to a network are referenced by their IP ad-
dress. The only problem is that remembering IP addresses is not easy. If you need to use
hundreds of addresses then it will become impossible to remember them. This is why domain
names are created. Internet names (domain and host names) are just aliases to these IP ad-
dresses. When you use an Internet address it is automatically translated to an IP address. In
fact a program or device that translates those Internet names to IP addresses is called a DNS
Server.
Via entering an IP address
1. Select theConnectionproperties tab (a). (image 5-9)
The right pane changes to the connection setup page.
2. Click on the radio button next toA projector connected on the networkto select the Ethernet connection
(b).
3. Click on the radio button in front ofIP address(c).
4. Enter the IP address (d).
Note:An address contains 4 octets with a maximum value of 255.
5. ClickOKto make the connection.
Image 5-9
Make connection via entering IP address
Via entering a host name
1. Select theConnectionproperties tab (a). (image 5-10)
The right pane changes to the connection setup page.
2. Click on the radio button next toA projector connected on the networkto select the Ethernet connection
(b).
3. Click on the radio button in front ofHost name(c).
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4. Click in the inputfield and enter the host name (d).
5. ClickOKto make the connection.
Image 5-10
Create connection via host name
Making a connection via a host name is only possible when the host name is known by
the network DNS server.
Via a projector scan single connection
1. Select theConnectionproperties tab (a). (image 5-11)
The right pane changes to the connection setup page.
2. Click on the radio button next toA projector connected on the networkto select the Ethernet connection
(b).
3. Click on theDevice scanbutton (c).
TheScanning projectorprogress bar appears. The broadcast query (based on UDP) for projectors
scans the complete LAN network to detect available projectors on the network. The scanning results
are displayed in theDiscover projectorsdialog box (d). Only the projector of the added projector type
and the not yet added projectors to the configuration are in the list.
4. Click on the desired IP address to select (e) and clickOpen(f).
A connection is made with the selected projector.
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Image 5-11
Create a connection via projector scan
Via a projector scan multiple connection (batch)
1. Select theConnectionproperties tab (a). (image 5-12)
The right pane changes to the connection setup page.
2. Click on the radio button next toA projector connected on the networkto select the Ethernet connection
(b).
3. Click on theDevice scanbutton (c).
TheScanning projectorprogress bar appears. The broadcast query (based on UDP) for projectors
scans the complete LAN network to detect available projectors on the network. The scanning results
are displayed in theDiscover projectorsdialog box (d). Only the projector of the added projector type
and the not yet added projectors to the configuration are in the list.
4. Hold down theCtrlkey and click on the projectors which must be added in batch (e). ClickOpento
add the projectors (f).
A connection is made with all selected projectors.
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