RollPod Configurator User guide
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1. SNELL amp WILCOX Engineering with Vision RollPod Configurator User guide 2002 2005 Snell amp Wilcox Ltd www snellwilcox com Snell amp Wilcox Ltd Southleigh Park House Eastleigh Road Havant Hants PO9 2PE United Kingdom For technical assistance contact Tel 44 0 23 9248 9000 Fax 44 0 23 9245 1411 For general and sales assistance contact Tel 44 0 20 8917 4300 Fax 44 0 20 8607 9466 e mail product support snellwilcox com RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 1 RollPod Configurator Manufacturers Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Snell amp Wilcox 2004 Snell and Wilcox All rights reserved Software Version Amendments Manual Version 1 5 for Software Version 1 4 Onwards Acknowledgements Snell amp Wilcox the Snell amp Wilcox logo RollCall RollTrack and Supervisor are trademarks of Snell amp Wilcox Ltd Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Copyright Notice This is version 2002 Feb 16 of the Info ZIP copyright and license The definitive version of this document should be available atftp ftp info zip org pub infozip license html indefinitely Copyright c 1990 2002 Info ZIP All rights reserved Mark Adler John Bush2. Extract Current Config From RollPod Found under File gt Extract Current Config from Save Ctrles lt RollPod Upload a configuration file from a Save ds RollPod Generate files amp write to RollPod Download External RPML File Download External RPML File Found under File gt Download External RPML File Properties CHPROGR A 1 RollPod 4 rpml CHPROGRA 1 RollPod 3 rpml CHPROGR AY 1 RollPod 2 rpm CHPROGR Aw 1 RollPod 1 rpm Exit Fie iim Help ad Category Address Manager L B Launch Manual Snell amp Wilcox website About Inen a vd RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 RollPod Configurator Creating a Standard Single Channel Configuration First select File gt New either from the menu or the toolbar The Configuration Wizard window will appear This will allow the hardware type to be selected Select the type of the RollPod hardware to which configuration will be downloaded using the radio buttons in the top right corner of the Configurator When completed click Next RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Configuration Wizard RollPod Version Select choice of RollPod hardware type RollPod E ELLE J Configuration Wizard E Select choice of RollPod hardware type RollPod Version 1 Issue 5 RollPod 12 RollPod 16 Cancel C RollPod 12 Y FollPod 16 Cancel RollPod Configurator A new window will then be displayed
3. Karl Davis Harald Denker Jean Michel Dubois Jean loup Gailly Hunter Goatley lan Gorman Chris Herborth Dirk Haase Greg Hartwig Robert Heath Jonathan Hudson Paul Kienitz David Kirschbaum Johnny Lee Onno van der Linden Igor Mandrichenko Steve P Miller Sergio Monesi Keith Owens George Petrov Greg Roelofs Kai Uwe Rommel Steve Salisbury Dave Smith Christian Spieler Antoine Verheijen Paul von Behren Rich Wales Mike White This software is provided as is without warranty of any kind expresser implied In no event shall Info ZIP or its contributors be held liable for any direct indirect incidental special or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this software Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose including commercial applications and to alter it and redistribute it freely subject to the following restrictions 1 Redistribution s of source code must retain the above copyright notice definition disclaimer and this list of conditions 2 Redistribution s in binary form compiled executables must reproduce the above copyright notice definition disclaimer and this list of conditions in documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution The sole exception to this condition is redistribution of a standard UnZipSFX binary as part of a self extracting archive that is permitted without inclusion of this license as long as the normal UnZipSF
4. Service pack 3 or later Windows NT SP6a or later e 1E5 5 or above Microsoft VB6 Runtime files Note In order for the RollPod Configurator to function correctly the RollCall 3 4 Control Panel must have the setting configuration gt system options gt Auto Template Extraction checked Toolbar Functions The following functions are available on the toolbar D File New m File Open Save a Generate files and write to RollPod Menu Functions The menu has the additional functions e File e Tools e Help RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com RollPod Configurator V1 4 Seles File Tools Help Snell amp Wilcox RollPod Configurator lc lS swns J RollPod Configurator A 1437 Status Information RollPod Configurator 1 4 KollPod Configurator 1 4 Version 1 Issue 5 4 RollPod Configurator The File Menu Contains New Open Extract Current Config from RollPod Save Save As Generate files amp write to RollPod Download External RPML File Properties Recent File Listing Exit The Tools Menu Contains Category Address Manager The Help Menu Contains e Launch Manual e Snell amp Wilcox Website e About The About Box This includes the application Version number as well as a message regarding copyright law File menu functions File Menu File gt New Create new RPML configuration file File gt Open Open an existing configuration
5. showing a tree view of the RollCall network and a RollPod Please wait whilst the network is constructed At any time in the future should you wish to update this click on the Update Net button The devices to be controlled may then be selected from the list Once the network is constructed any number of devices may be selected A single click will highlight the device in red to indicate that it has been selected RollPod Configurator V1 4 File Tools Help Jive 3B IQH3UM2 E 01 IQDARCS 02 1QDARCS 03 10AV0R 04 104VDR RollPod 12 oong feo ts Tae Te Pa Shaft Encoder Display Orientation Horizontal emn Vertical Update Net 14 24 Status Information RollPod Configurator h RallCall Network Target Units b OH3UM2 E 01 0DARCS 02 IQDARCS a 4 03 IGAVDR og OA IDAVDR A RollPod 12 RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 RollPod Configurator After selecting all the devices to be controlled click on the Target Units tab This will display a tree view showing the servers you selected Double clicking on one of the devices will load its Menu set The mouse pointer will appear as an hourglass whilst the loading is completing Once loaded the menu set appears as nodes within the tree view To assign one of the RollPods hardware controls to a menu item simply drag the item from the Target Unit page and dro
6. E Browse Default Template Directory SA PRUSHR SNE Select from available templates Yersion 1276 Select All D E E ea Yersion 176 Ib 2927 VYersion 126 Ib 293 VYersion 176 Clear All ID 294 Version 1278 Ib 295 Yersion 126 ID 296 Version 1278 Ib 297 VYersion 176 Cancel Version 1 Issue 5 14 RollPod Configurator Creating a Multi Channel Configuration A multi channel configuration is one in which several identical units or groups of units are controlled by a single RollPod In this case an extra step is required to configure a Multi Channel RollPod Select RollPod Variant Select the appropriate variant of the RollPod hardware required to create the configuration using the Radio buttons in top right corner of GUI Select either RollPod 12 or RollPod 16 The selected version will be displayed on the RollPod Configurator GUI Click on Next Example In this case the RollPod will be configured to control two channels with each channel consisting of an aspect ratio converter and a video distribution amplifier Select Target Units Select one of each unit i e one ARC and one VDA which is to be controlled and the RollPod to which the configuration is going to be downloaded A single click will highlight the devices in red to indicate that they have been selected RPODIN 250505 Configuration Wizard RollPod 12 Select choice of RollPod hardware type T RollPod 16 RollPod Configurato
7. S 1 Temp Ro 1lPodHWf iles log Ro1llP od_saveset txt ATEL Importer v 1 2 4 12 May 2683 gt Create a TPL stream Creating layout for ATPL SIPL created TPLGenerator working After compiling the configuration file the user will be asked if they want to download the new configuration to the RollPod Configuration successtully compiled Do vou wank bo download configuration into a RollPod Selecting Yes allows you to browse the RollCall network for the pod to be programmed Ves Mo RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 13 RollPod Configurator The user must then select the RollPod to be configured from the network browser dialog Then Click OK After a successful download the RollPod will restart and after a few seconds the RollCall control panel will be launched The RollCall control panel will display a template installation dialog Press Select All then OK to install the RollPod s template Now the configuration exists within the RollPod and either the RollPod or the template may be used to control the selected menu items Cycling the RollPod power will now run the new configuration RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Select a RollCall Server D Settings IGHSUM2 E Address 0000 About Unit o i Template installation x Installing template for unit ID 291 Yersion 1 28 Input template file C PROGRA 1 VSNELL amp 1 RollCallNT
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9. ch RollPod programmed with a different configuration should be assigned a unique command set number This number can be any value between 1 255 Note the File Version and Alpha Version fields should not be modified unless instructed by Snell amp Wilcox The RollPod Menu Set Version can be set either manually or automatically by the Configurator This is selected using the radio buttons on the Versions dialog RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Save RollPod Project file AS File name Folders A41 MB oallbodM uire ror amp spragra rollpod Cancel ch PROGRA 1 AOLLPOD hl Save file as type Drives Configuration Files pr E c Network Select RollPod Project file File name Folders Mu orm directory Eget CN PROGRA Yersions File Wersion revision Template f Automatically generate the Command Set f Manually set the Command Set Command Set Alpha Version a Cancel Version 1 Issue 5 12 RollPod Configurator Compiling a configuration and programming a RollPod Once the configuration has been completed it will be possible to save or load this configuration into a RollPod To load this configuration into a RollPod select File gt Generate Files and Write to RollPod or use the Icon below Clicking on the icon above will invoke the compiler and display the output window below This launches a compile process in a comma
10. e VDA The categories are now configured for multi channel control After all categories have had their target addresses set click on the close button to close the dialog The multi channel configuration is now complete Compile and download the configuration to the RollPod as described earlier in the Standard Single Channel Configuration section elect Category Category Address Manager Curent Catergory O1 IQDARCS category 1 of 3 Target Addresses 0000 10 01 Select Category Category Address Manager Current Catergory O1 IQDARCS category 1 of 3 Target Addresses Previous 0000 1 0 02 N evlt RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 m Address Remove Add Manual Entry ANAL pp 0000 00 00 n network U unit p port m Address Remove Manual Entry ANA UL pp 0000 00 00 n network U unit p port 18 RollPod Configurator Manual Revision Record Bate Version No Issue no Change Commens HHHH H LH RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 19
11. file File gt Extract Current Configuration from RollPod Upload Configuration Files from a RollPod File gt Save File gt Save As Save RPML Configuration File Generate Files and Write to RollPod Compile RPML File and download configuration file to a RollPod Download External RPML File Download an existing configuration from Disk Properties Set Up Configuration Version RPODIN 250505 Tools Menu Tools gt Category Address Manager Set up Category addresses for a multi channel configurations Help Menu Help gt Launch Manual Open this User Manual Help gt Snell amp Wilcox WebSite Go to www snellwilcox com Help gt About Open About box containing Version and copyright information About RollPod 8 2 FallPod Configurator Version 1 4 for AollPod 5 7 and later versions May 2005 c Snell amp Wilcox 2002 2005 This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorised reproduction or L distribution of this program or any part of it may result Sns In severe civil and criminal penalties and will be a 2 prosecuted to the maxinun extent possible under law www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 RollPod Configurator Open configuration File RollPod Configurator V1 4 Found under File gt Open Allows the user to open aG Tools Help a previously saved configuration file ie Cele Open Chrl 0 Extract Current Config from RollPod
12. ich shows the name and address of the selected device If required the contents of the properties may be amended Modifying the Command Name is recommended for controls assigned to soft buttons and shaft encoders as this is the text shown on the RollPod display The target dialog box displays the unit name and the target RollCall address of the selected control If a menu item is dragged and dropped over a RollPod control that has already been configured a prompt screen will appear that will allow the current configuration to be deleted overwritten Properties of ShaitEncoder 1 PanCtrl Command Target Command Name Bani Command Number Bap Style Minimum ale 3200 Masimum V alue 3700 Step Size 1 Divide Scaling Factor T Format 11 0 ra Properties of ShaftEncoder 1 PanCtrl Name 01 I0QDARCS Address 0000 10 01 RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 11 RollPod Configurator Saving a Project Your RollPod configuration can be saved at any time by using either the File gt Save and File gt Save as menu options or by clicking on the Save icon in the toolbar Loading a Project A previously saved project can be saved at any time by using the File gt Open menu option or by clicking on the Open icon in the toolbar Setting the RollPod Menu Set Version The RollPod Menu Set Version is set by using File gt Properties Ea
13. nd window and then indicates whether compilation was successful On successful compilation you will be offered to download the configuration to a RollPod of C MWWINDOWS System java exe Lines written to C DOCUME 1 SS EYMOU 1 LOCALS 1 TempsRo 11PodHf iles sof ts languag ey exenglish menu phhHBA cfg 81 Apr 2684 18 56 82 gt 5 Lines written to GC DOCUMNE 1 SEYNOU 1 SLOCALS 1 Temp Ro B H PodHllif iles soft lanquag exenglish menu ph82680 cfg 81 Apr 2684 18 56 825 Lines written to DOCUMNE 1 SEVYROU 1 LOCALS 1 Temp Ro1llPodHilf tles soft langquag exeng lish lt menu phH460 cfg 81 Apr 2604 18 56 02 gt 5 Lines written to DOCUME 1 SEYNOU 1 LOCALS 1 Temp Ro1lPodHilf tles soft languag exenglish menu phH6H0 cfg H1 Apr 2h04 186 56 82 gt 5 Lines written to C DOCUME 1 SEVYNOU 1 LOCALS 1 Temp Ro11lPodHllf tles soft languag exenglish menu gt phHSHH cfg 81 Apr 2684 18 56 82 gt 5 Lines written to GC DOCUMNE 1 SEYMNOU 1 LOCALS 1 Temp Ro B H PodHllf iles soft languag eSeng lish menu p61666 cfg 61 Apr 2064 186 56 825 Buttons written to G DOCUME 1 SEYMOU L LOCALS 1 Temp Ro11PodHWif iles soft sys B utton cfg H1 Apr 20H4 18 56 025 MemnMaps written to DOCUME 1 SEYAOU 1 LOCALS 1 Temp Ro11PodHWf iles soft sys M enMap cfg 81 Apr 20H4 10 56 02 Compilation and creating of binary files was successfull Create SaveSet File C DOCUME 1 SEYMOU 1L LOCAL
14. p it onto the screen or button section of the RollPod display If the menu items style is compatible with the control it is dropped onto it will highlight in green Holding the mouse pointer over the green area will display a pop up tooltip containing the address of the selected target unit and the description of the menu item as shown below The example shows a scrollbar control being assigned to adjust a units Pan control The orientation of the scrollbar which will be displayed on LCD screen can be set to horizontal or vertical using the Shaft Encoder Display Orientation radio buttons The same can be repeated for other controls RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com RallCall Network Target Units RC Target Units be eile ABC el fl Aspect tl RollPod Configurator V1 4 File Tools Help RollCall Network Target Units Target Units By 01 IQDARCS j PassCtl 12F12 gt 12P16Ctrl 12F12 gt 14P16Ctrl 12F12 gt 16F16Ctrl 16L12 gt 12F12Ctrl 16L12 gt 14L12Ctrl 16F16 gt 12F12Ctl 16F16 gt 14L12Ctrl 16F16 gt 16L12Ctrl 4 Aspect ize Pan 4 Til SizeCtrl PanCtrl TiltCtrl PasesCtrl 12F12 312P16CHl 12F12 14FP16Ctrl 12F12 16F16Ctrl 16L12 12F12Ctrl 16L12 14L12Ctrl 16F16 12F12Ctrl 16F16 14L12Ctrl 16F16 16L12Ctrl Aspect Size Pan Tilt i RollPod Q TE TET S ROLLOYSL ZENCIE CCHI Expand Contract Al Remove Shaft Encoder Display Orien
15. r V1 4 File Tools Help Update Net 14 50 Status Information www snellwilcox com Joe RollCall Network l Target Units RolPPod KOU RIK CCHIRD Q TE TEZ 1 2 IGH3UM2 E O1 IQDARCS 02 IQDARCS 03 IQAVDA 04 IQAVDR B RollPod 12 ERB gpogoggong Shaft Encoder Display Orientation Horizontal em Vertical RollPod Configurator 7 Version 1 Issue 5 15 RollPod Configurator After selecting all the devices to be controlled click on the Target Units tab This will display a tree view showing the servers you have selected Double clicking on one of the devices will load its Menu set The mouse pointer will appear as an hour glass whilst the loading is completing Once loaded the menu set appears as nodes within the tree view Select control parameters As in the standard single channel configuration drag the item to be controlled from the Targets Units page onto the screen or button section of the RollPod display If the menu item is compatible then the control it is dropped onto will highlight green RPODIN 250505 RallCall Network Target Units E T arget Units K Pod 12 OVIGDARCS ee y ARC L Aspect DI Has sL DY 12F 12 3 72P TBC DY 12F 12 3 74P TCH DY 12F12 16F16Ctrl DY 16L12 12F12Ctrl OY 16L12 14L12Ctrl DO 16F16 12F12Ctrl E 16F16 14L12Ctrl E 16F16 16L12Ctrl RollPod Configurator V1 4 File Tools Help PESADA RollCall Network Ta
16. rget Units Sa Target Units RollPod 12 E 01 1DARCS E Expand Contract Al Remove arc 4 AspectCtl SizeCtrl TiltCtrl j PassCtl 12F12 gt 12P16Ctrl 12F12 gt 14P16Ctrl 12F12 gt 16F16Ctrl 16L12 gt 12F12Ctrl 16L12 gt 14L12Ct 16F16 gt 12F12Ctrl 16F16 gt 14L12Ctl 16F16 gt 16L12Ctrl 1 Aspect Size 4 Pan 14 57 Status Information www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 RollPod ROLLCAL ZEVGIE CCHIRD t SMELL A WILCOX J A c 1 0000 10 01 PancCtrl cmd 2205 Numeric alue 0 _ SG 88980988 Shaft Encoder Display Orientation e Horizontal em Vertical RallPod Configurator h 16 RollPod Configurator Set up Target Address Index From the Target Units tab expand the menu tree of the target RollPod Under the Setup Pod Config menu drag and drop the Index_In_Use menu item onto a hard button soft button or a shaft encoder This control will be used to switch between target categories If using a shaft encoder for the category selection drag and drop the Index_in_ use menu item to a shaft encoder If using hard or soft buttons individual buttons need to be setup for each target category In this case we have two target categories so we need to drag and drop two Index_in_use menu items onto two separate buttons When using a soft or hard button a dialog will appear when dropping the Index_in_use onto a button The Hard B
17. s ees sese ees seene eee 7 WAVING A ee T TTT 12 LO AGING ET nee TTT 12 Setting the RollPod Menu Set Version sese eee eee eee 12 Compiling a configuration and programming a RollpPod s sss sss sese sss sss esse sese sese 13 Creating a Multi Channel Configuration sss sss esse sss es sees eee esse cesses eee 15 SElECUROMPOG Varant TT 15 Select TANGLES orei a ea E 15 Select control parameters eee eee ee eee 16 Set up Target Address IndeX sss sese 17 Set up Category Address manager see eee ee 18 Manual Revision Record ssssss essen enen nenen 19 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 RollPod Configurator Introduction The RollPod Configurator application is designed for use with the RollPod configurable control panel This application provides the user with the ability to create RollPod configurations and RollCall Templates and to download the configuration files to a RollPod This document describes the various features of the Configurator software application as well as how to configure both a single channel and a multi channel configuration The slightly simpler single channel example describes how to create a configuration for a number of different modules The multi channel example describes how to configure a RollPod to control several channels of identical modules Pre install Requirements e RollCall version 3 4 or later e Sun Java runtime versions 1 3 or later e Operating system Windows XP Windows 2000
18. tation Horizontal amn 14 43 Status Information Version 1 Issue 5 RollPod Configurator i C Vertical RollPod Configurator RollPod Configurator V1 4 Right clicking the mouse over the green area will Fle Tools Heb display a popup menu D GZ Teall Network Target Units _RollPod _ ROLLOAL ZENCIE CONIRD Target P Q TE TS J 01 IQDARC ARC 4 AspectCtl SizeCtrl TiltCtrl Passi s PEE j 12F12 gt 12P16Ctrl As Properties 12F12 gt 14P16Ctrl Delete 12F12 gt 16F16Ctrl c 16L12 gt 12F12Ctrl 16L12 gt 14L12Ctrl T BH 16F16 gt 14L12Ctrl 16F16 gt 16L12Ctrl G 25 Fe TTT FT I 4 Size Pan Tilt bs J gt Shaft Encoder Display Orientation lt Horizontal m Vertical Expand Contract Al Remove 14 47 Status Information RollPod Configurator a Selecting Delete will reveal a prompt screen with a confirmation window This allows the configuration to be removed Once a control has its configuration removed it will change from green to grey Confirmation 4re you sure you want to delete this control s configuration RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com Version 1 Issue 5 10 RollPod Configurator Selecting the Properties Menu item will show a new window The selected control will be colored red on the main screen This window contains two tabs e Command which shows the menu items parameters e Target wh
19. uttons RC value must be set to index the target category Our example requires two buttons the first with a HardButtons RC Value of 0 for the first target the second with a HardButtons RC Value of 1 for the second RPODIN 250505 www snellwilcox com RoallCall Network Target Units HB Tb not_contigu OD Down event E Up event ST LED_Colour Et Setup Fod Config E E Setup Pod Contig E Target Units 4 Category Index Curent Connection TEs ee Connection Status FT Target Addresses L lridex_To_E clit i Address E Sa 5 Connection Type Ej Connected 7 Ej Blind L Blind_Foll_Time D G auet etln ev fl gt 4 Ly Select RollCall value lt e Minimum AC Value C _ Maximum AC Value HardButtons AC value 0 Index_In_Us HardButtons Label Version 1 Issue 5 17 RollPod Configurator Set up Category Address manager From the menu bar select Tools gt Category Address Manager In our example we have two channels each consisting of an ARC and a VDA so there will be three categories one for the aspect ratio converters one for the video distribution amplifiers and the last for the RollPod itself We now have to add the other identical units to each category Category 1 refers to the ARC category so click on Add and use the RollCall browser to select the ARC of the other channel The selected module will then appear in the category list Repeat for th
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