ShowLED Animation user manual
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1. 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 29 The LED filter We developed an LED filter application to source the LEDs logical address This way an Animation cur tain can be configured manually by turning turn off on a LED plug or an entire curtain in a multiple cu rtain setup This is interesting when part of a curtain is covered e g by a projection screen and the LEDs behind the object should be turned off To start this application the Animation system should be set up controllers and PC linked and the designer programme needs to be running Start the ShowLED Designer and create a designer file of the curtain by clicking the designer button Follow the instructions and save the designer file see The ShowLED Designer Click on the LED Filter button and select the designer file you have created and saved earlier The application is now running NOTE If you don t have the LED filter programme please contact us forthe latest software versions dB LEDFilter Ea sx hal SHOWLE animation 30 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com To minimize searching time the LED Filter application has been set up like Windows explorer with tree control so you can select an entire curtain a plug 128 LEDs a string 64 LEDs and last a LED You can select a curtain plug LED by using the keyboard cursors When you have selected a LED plug or entire curtain you can turn it off on2. BEO2NBO6 showled com Internet www rosebrand com 15 This will open following window Status Device Name Connectivity Network Category Owner LAN or High Speed Internet 2 IET L Local Area Connection Wireless Network Connection f N TE A gt showled com K ET Mi Disable Intel R Wireless WiFi Link 4 Status Diagnose Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Right click on Local Area Connection and select properties A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com AP Marvell Yukon 88E8055 PCI E Gigabit Ethemet Controller This connection uses the following items A Client for Microsoft Networks 5 QoS Packet Scheduler 53 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 e Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver de Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Descripti Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and click on properties A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 17 rm Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP 1Pv4 Properti E ee y You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your
3. Electromagnetic compatibility for audio video audio visual and entertainment lig hting control apparatus for professional use Part 1 Emission EN 55103 2 11 1996 Electromagnetic compatibility for audio video audio visual and entertainment lig hting control apparatus for professional use Part 2 Immunity EN 55022 Standards of radio disturbance of information technology equipment Antwerp Belgium Jimmy Pieters R amp D Manager qo Date of issue Signature of authorised person 1 See page 4 for an overview of the system 11 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Configuring the PC s IP address Windows XP 1 Make sure your laptop or PC has a fixed IP address Here is how you can do this Start Control Panel In Control Panel start Network Connections this is what you will see Disconnected Firewalled SafeNet VA miniport LAN or High Speed Intemet Connected Firewalled Broadzom NetXtreme 57x LAN or High Speed Intemet Disabled Firewalled Intel R PRO Wireless 22 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 12 Click on the Properties button and you get Look for Internet Protocol TCP IP in the list doubleclick on the item and you will get h dened Prutecul CPAP Properties Enter the following data into the screen A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 13 Internet Protocol
4. The plugs are not hot swappable always make sure the controller is turn ed off when you insert the plugs Please note that for now only the eight plug inputs and the Ethernet input are functional The DMX in output doesn t operate yet rw Shgw LED Animation controller Connect power cord of controller to power supply Link controller via Ethernet cable to PC Switch controller ON The controller will detect the inserted plugs If you ve attached 8 plugs the display sh ould read READ SUCCES 8 times Then display should read 8 PLUGS DETECTED Continue with Manual ShowLED DESIGNER Should you encounter any problems operating the ShowLED Animation curtain p ROSE BRAND a 800 223 1624 Never try to open up repair the Animation curtain without consulting our t A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Technical Specifications Input Supply voltage 90 250 Vac Line frequency 50 60 Hz Input current 4 4 A 115Vac 2 4 A 230Vac Input power 450 Watt Fuses slow blow 6 3A 20x5mm Mains input standardized IEC power inlet PFC Power Factor Correction circuit present LED Outputs 8 XLRs in total each output can drive 128 LEDs Output Voltage 24 V Total Output Power 400 Watt Data Ports Ethernet port 10 100 Mbps Environmental Operating temperature humidity 0 C 50 C lt 80 RH Storage temperature humidity 0 C 50 C lt 60 RH
5. by pressing spacebar Each LED has a unique number this is the logical address or the position of the LED on the LED string This number is important because when an individual LED is broken you can locate it s position on the curtain and pass this unique address on to us so we can send a replacement LED When you have turned of several LEDs or plugs you need to save the file as a new slc file alter the extention of the file into slc and use this file in the projector The visuals will now be projected on the LEDs that are not turned off A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 31
6. network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically 9 Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server In the properties window you need to tick the box in front of use following IP address and you need to fill in the value 10 0 0 2 The subnet mask value will be set automatically to 255 0 0 0 Click ok and restart your PC It s recommended to turn off Windows firewall and to run all the software as administrator A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Chapter 2 Using the software ShowLEDitor software Start the file C program files showled showleditor exe and this is what you ll see Y ShowLEDAnimation Designer Cloth Store J Move DOWN Configuration Preview Empty Space yw 100 Q M ab ike H 100 Q M In this example 3 x 4m x 9m ShowLED Animation starcloths are connected to the PC The software automatically detects these backdrops and they are listed in the Cloth store view The starcloths that are connected to the PC will light up and will be devided in red and green squares You can easily select the curtains by clicking on them in the cloth store view The selected starcloth will have a blue outline around th
7. of 3m wide inserted behind the first starcloth Then you can just continue adding starcloths and empty spaces as shown the next picture A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 22 Bi ShowLEDAnimation Designer TOR Cloth Store Blue White Rotate 90 Move DOWN Configuration Preview Width 3285 Height 395 Undo m TD 3 g 2 5 S oD o gt a 9 o Na w A o qa w 300 E 395 gt eb T gt a a Set Width Save Configuration When you re done just save the configuration file If you have to starcloths of a different dimension for example a 5m x 7m Animation backdrop and a 4m x 9m Animation cloth that are placed next to each other you don t need to add an empty space The s oftware will detect the empty space automatically when you save the configuration Error notices Setup Error mae gt Xx No controllers connected Please check hardware connections This means that the designer software cannot detect the controllers There are different reasons possible for this error The controllers are not switched on 23 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com The LAN cable is not plugged in correctly The Lan cable is damaged The IP address of your PC is not configured correctly A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 24
8. ED Animation projector has a function that allows the user to resize the projection area on the Animation starcloth This way the projected image can remain fully visible when part of the curtain is hid den by a stage other curtains trussing First of all you need to make the configuration with the ShowLED Animation designer software and load the slc file in the Animation projector software The resize projection area button two squares is located in the ShowLED projector on the right side of the play button When you click on this button you will see following window where you can make the projection area configuration A Projection Area Configuration Patchwork Patchwork s Width cm Patchwork s Height cm iV Projection rea Enter Top Left X Coordinate lo em Enter Top Left Y Coordinate lo cm Enter Projection Arca s Width 0 em Enter Projection Area s Height q cm OK Cancel Apply In the top square of the window you will see the dimension of the patchwork as recognised by the Show LED Animation designer software You can alter the size of the projection area by filling in the new and smaller dimensions in the projection area s width and height boxes 28 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com You can change the position of the altered projection area on the X left right and the Y up down axis All the values you enter in the boxes must be in cm A ROSE BRAND NY 800
9. ShowLED projector software When you have made the configuration file slc file you can open the Arkaos software and the ShowLED projector software FU ShowLED Animation Projector D Wideo Content SLC TER gt a SHOWLE 3 animeation First click on the CFG icon at the right of the window next to the play button Open the slc file you just cr eated e g C projector rotation4x9 slc Click PLAY on the projector nothing happens visually and minimize the projector Start working with ARKAOS A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 25 ShowLED projector Error notices e ShowLED Animation Projector D Wideo Content SLC Sele You get this error notice when you ve already opened the ShowLED projector software Please close all t he applications log out of your Windows session login again and restart the Arkaos and ShowLED projec tor software ae ShowLED Animation Projector D Wideo Content SLC A Arkaos Communication Error Please restart the application These errors appear when you don t have a valid ShowLED license Please contact our office to obtain a correct Arkaos license 26 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com You have closed Arkaos and restarted it without restarting the ShowLED projector software A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 27 Resizing the projection area The ShowL
10. TCP IP Properties The IP address must be in the range of 10 0 0 x Click OK and close all windows This may take some time Restart your laptop or PC A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 14 Configuring the PC s IP address Windows Vista Double click on the Internet connection icon located in the bottom right corner of your desktop and click on Network and Sharing Centre Currently connected to showled com Lan_Users Access Local and Internet A 2 Connect or disconnect Network and Sharing Center A A 11 57 The following window will open Please click on Manage network connections in the far left corner gt ES SS E y gt Search P E e O computers and devices Connect to a net Manage wireless networks Set up a connection or network This computer showled com Domain network Customize Local and Internet Connection Wireless Network Connection Lan_Users wil Signal strength Excellent iz Sharing and Discovery Bluetooth Devices Internet Options MobileM A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 Network discovery File sharing Public folder sharing Printer sharing Media sharing On On o Off o Off o Off Show me all the files and folders I am sharing Show me all the shared network folders on this computer CA 800 360 5056 Network and Sharing Center View full map
11. cloth 1b Lighting desk with DMX out signal Not supplied with ShowLED Animation starcloth 2 Portable computer with Arkaos VJ DMX Version 3 6 software and ShowLED Animation projector and designer software installed All software needed to control the ShowLED Animation curtain is included in the purchase price More information on Arkaos software and a trial version can be downloaded at www arkaos net Laptop not included in ShowLED Animation pricing 3 Maxedia Media server Not included in the purchase price of the ShowLED Animation curtain More information about the Maxedia Media server can be found on www maxedia com 4 Luminex gigabit switch The laptop or Media server needs to be connected with an Ethernet cable to the ShowLED controller If more controllers are in process they need to be linked to each other via an Et hernet hub This Ethernet hub is the Luminex Gigabit Switch and is mounted in the standard 19 touring r ack More info on the Luminex Gigabit Switch can be found on www luminex be 5 ShowLED Animation controller Custom build controller A single controller is stored in a custom made truss mountable flightcase If there is more then 1 controller supplied the controllers are mounted in a custom made touring rack More information is available in the section technical specifications 6 Power distribution and switch When the controllers are mounted in a touring rack main power can be tur
12. e green and red squares You can now rotate the selected cloths in the cloth store by pressing the Rotate 90 key The ai m is to rotate the cloth until the red and green square are divided in the same way as on the physi cal backdrop 19 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Y ShowLEDAnimation Designer Cloth Store Patchwork Test White Move DOWN Configuration Preview Empty Space we 100 gt H 100 Add Once all the starcloths are rotated in the correct way you can move them down to the configuration preview by pressing the move down button Make sure that you move the ShowLED Animation st arcloth down from left to right So the first starcloth at the left side should be the first cloth to be mo ved down A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 20 8 ShowLEDAnimation Designer ANA Cloth Store Patchwork Test White Rotate 90 Move DOWN Configuration Preview Width 2685 Height 395 Undo Empty Space w 100 gt e Q 1100 x CM Add Set Width Save Configuration If this is your final configuration you can save it by pressing the save configuration button If you have a configuration with multiple lines of curtains e g a total setup of 10m x 28m made out of 5m x 7m starcloths you can easily add a new row by pressing the set width but
13. he latest version on following URL http www arkaos net product index php catid 2 amp pid 1003 amp iid 35 Once you ve installed the software retrieve your machine ID by slecting following options A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Edit gt Preferences gt Registration Here you ll find a seven digit number that is your machine ID Please send your machine ID to info sho wled com or to your contact at ShowLED Then a serial number will be generated and send to you by e mail When you enter this serial number in the registration section the software will be unlocked The ShowLED software will be delivered to you on a CD accompanying the starcloths There are 3 Applications that you need to install the ShowLEDitor the ShowLED projector and the LED filter application When you ve installed all the necessary software you need to configure your PC in the correct way as described below A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 10 Declaration of conformity We Amelia NV Eugeen Meeusstraat 89 2170 Merksem Belgium Declare that the product ShowLED Animation System1 is in conformity with the essential requirements of the following directives and standards Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC IEC 60065 12 2005 Edition 7 1 Audio video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and 92 31 EEC EN 55103 1 11 1996
14. io a ia f j e TE qx k k N 4 i j ee a S MA i F TO DN J WE W i s e eT 7 F a gt De pert e Ay i a animation ShowLED Animation user manual Distriouted by A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installing the software rar 3 Safety instrUctONS AA EEEE AEE E E EEEE E E 3 How to replace the PUSES iii dd 3 System overview LY DICG SCCUD vcccssicvescesienccoiersvassesccweeses rea veouenceeee revecdeeciieueosvasmebeearedeasuondes 4 Description Of the component Ssi sienne iiaeaa ia Ad aia 5 Connect curtain to controller and PC ocococccccccccononcnnoncnnonncnnncncncnnnononnnnancnnnanonnncnnncnannncncnanannss 7 Techmicol Speci COCONS ivi iaa dietas 8 Installing Arkaos amp the ShowLED SOFtWAF oocconconconconccnconconconconconconnonnnonconoccnccrccrccrccrccnacnnono 9 Declaration of conformity AA 11 Configuring the PC s IP address Windows XP ssssssssssessssseresesserensesrsrssrsrsrseserersesrsessreesesseeee 12 Configuring the PC s IP address Windows Vista ss ssssssesssserereeserereesererersrereessrereeseressreeserse 15 Chapter 2 Using the software iii 19 ShowLEDitor software ri ii A AAA A A o 19 EMpiy PA daa 21 ENTOPNOTICOS irritar illa A AN N E A it A EE 23 ShowLED projector software dia 25 SHOWLED projector Error Notices iscccsccsccdiecsccicdsesassdeesscceszveaseusdeeascqeea deus adidas 26 Resizing the projection area cccccssss
15. ned on off by using the power switch A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com 7 Extension cables The controllers can be connected to the curtains by optional custom made exte nsion cables ShowLED Animation starcloths The standard ShowLED Animation starcloths have a dimension of 4m x 9m 12m x 3m and 5m x 7m These curtains have 1024 LED s in total so each curtain needs to be connected to a single cont roller Animation curtains are shipped in a custom made Show LED flight case A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Connect curtain to controller and PC Curtain and controller are transported in blue ShowLED flight cases The controller is likewise built in a special designed storage case When removing front and back lid of the controller flight case you will notice that there is a truss clamp for easy attachment of controller t o truss or tube Alternatively the controller can be placed on the ground It s also possible that the controllers are installed in a 19 touring rack Please remove front and back li d of the touring rack Included in the flight case are extension cables the length of these cables depends on the surface of t he curtain These cables can be used if there s a big distance between the cables coming out of the cur tain and the controller Simply connect extension cables to cables coming out of the curtain Connect plugs to controller
16. non condensing Mechanical Dimensions 483 x 88 x 138 mm 19 rack mountable Weight 3 32 kg A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Installing Arkaos amp the ShowLED software We provide an Arkaos serial number for 1 PC please only install it on the computer that will control the curtain The curtain always needs to be controlled from this laptop desktop computer who has all the s oftware Arkaos ShowLEDitor ShowLED designer LED filter application installed on it You ll need a performant PC to run the curtain preferably one with following specifications No apple pc We advise to use a laptop running on Windows XP not Vista Intel Core2Duo T7200 4MB Cache ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256Mb 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 memory 100GB 7200rpm SATA harddisk 8 speed DVD rewriter Wireless LAN USB 2 ports Specifications of the graphic card Hardware acceleration HW Mode Requires a graphic card supporting the Pixel Shaders Il technology The most frequent supported cards are nVidia GeForce starting from the model 5200 SE XT ATI Radeon starting from the model 9550 SE If your graphic card is not supported nothing stra nge will happen ArKaos VJ will simply start in Standard Mode First install Arkaos VJ and the ShowLED software on this PC You can install the Arkaos and the ShowLED software from the CD that is delivered together with the Animation starcloth or you can download t
17. not stare into the LEDs especially when narrow angle LEDs are used This controller is designed and tested for driving LEDs do not use it for other purposes Do not expose the controller to water rain or direct sunlight Do not subject to excessive shock by dropping the unit How to replace the fuses Disconnect the powercord Pull out the fuse drawer below the mains input and replace the fuse at the back of the fuse drawer with the spare fuse at the front of the fuse drawer If there is no spare fuse use the right kind of fuses Fuse slow blow 6 3A 20x5mm Connect the powercord and check if the contr oller is working properly Should you encounter any problems operating the ShowLED Animation curtain please contact ROSE BRAND at 800 223 1624 Never try to open up repair the Animation curtain without consulting our technicians A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com System overview typical setup SHOW LE ShowLED Animation Legend animation Option 1 Midi DMX with Laptop Option 2 Media server controlled E ya 1b ya 1b __ Optional controls Necessary controls A A lt dg 2 Maxedia 3 SHOWLE animation how to setup the Animation starcloth SHOWET animation SHOWLE CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com NY 800 223 1624 ROSE BRAND Description of the components 1a Midi controller Not supplied with ShowLED Animation star
18. ssseccecececeesecsesneaeceeeeesesseesesaeaeeeeeeeecssseseaaeseeeeeeceseeseesaeaeeeeeeseesseeeees 28 The LED ME A EEEE Ee 30 Should you encounter any problems operating the ShowLED Animation curtain please contact ROSE BRAND at 800 223 1624 Never try to open up repair the Animation curtain without consulting our technicians A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com Chapter 1 Installing the software Safety instructions WARNING To avoid electric shock the power cord protective grounding must be connected to ground Make sure you understand the function of each connection before you connect it See that all connections are made correctly before turning on the controller Always disconnect the controller from the mains supply when connecting the signal leads the power cord should be connected last Do not apply voltage higher than 250 Vac to the controller See also technical data The controller has a fuse accessible on the IEC power inlet replace them only with the correct type See below how to replace them To insure good ventilation in order to prevent fire caused by overheating do not install or use the controller in a closed space Make sure that the ventilation exits at the side and the back of the c ontroller are not blocked Take care with the environmental limits Do not exceed them See technical data Keep a minimum distance of 1 meter between you or the audience and the LEDs Do
19. ton Please note that you can easily undo your last move by pressing the undo button Empty spaces You also have the possibility to insert empty spaces Empty spaces are virtual curtains you can insert in the configuration to increase the total surface of the projection area If you want to position the curtains far away from each other if there are objects between curtains doors projection screens or if you want to make a special configuration you can apply this empty spaces function 21 A ROSE BRAND NY 800 223 1624 CA 800 360 5056 www rosebrand com You can also use the empty space function when you have Animation curtains of different sizes you want to use as a whole e g if you join a 4m x 9m curtain and a 5m x 7m curtains you can add an empty space on top of the 4m x 9m curtain so it becomes virtually 5m x 9m The software regards the empty spaces as extra curtains this way animations will run very smoothly over different curtains instead of jumping from one to the other The empty spaces will always be added on the right of the last starcloth you have moved down UN ShowLED Animation Designer Cloth Store Patchwork Test White Rotate 90 Move DOWN Undo Configuration Preview Width 1195 Height 395 EMPTY SPACE Width 300 Height 395 w 300 Sl cm Set Width Save Configuration In the above picture for instance there s an empty space
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