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1. 12 4 Stop the Test Pattern Program Exit the program by clicking the close icon located on the upper right hand corner of the interface or by clicking the Halt Test Pattern button on the Sol Server interface 12 5 Calibration Report The calibration report is a way to see details in one place on the latest calibration It is a report that comes up automatically after each calibration If you do not want it to come up automatically you can uncheck the Show after every calibration box in the lower left corner of the report viewer You can bring up the latest calibration report at any time by selecting the Sol Server s Tools View Calibration Report menu option License information is displayed including the User s name on the license key the number of licensed channels simulators and whether or not the license key is valid Some information is shown for each Display Highlights are shown here but with each release other important information will show up in this report as well e Calibrated Image An image of the calibrated display comprised of the individual channels e Display Size The total size of the Display in pixels width x height e Camera Information e Name ID The name and unique ID of the camera used for this Display e Size The size in pixels of the camera s captured images e Camera Shutter Value The shutter value used for the calibration If too high or low it will affect the quality of the calibrated display
2. Do Not Distribute 6 mersive amp 1 General Overview Outlined below are the basic steps used to set up and run a display using the Mersive Sol Server with a Mersive Enabled application The rest of the manual describes each step in more detail STEP 1 A koa D Y Install Software on Clients ay Network Connection STEP 2 Assemble Display Components and Connect Hardware STEP 3 Configure Sol Server STEP 4 Adjust Calibration Camera STEP 5 Calibrate Display STEP 6 Run Mersive Enabled Application Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 7 mersive amp 2 Before Getting Started Before setting up the display make sure you have each of the components listed below The following items come shipped with the Sol Server System Manuals e Sol Server User s Guide e Sol RealTime API OpenGL User s Guide e Pan Tilt Unit User s Manual If Applicable Sol Server Machine with power cord on ff Point Grey Research PGR Firefly MV camera EA Mmm oi with USB Cable C Mount Camera Lens Mersive License Key M In addition to the components above you will need the following Monitor Keyboard and Mouse to connect to the Sol Server Machine Digital Light Projectors or other end display hardware Client Computers Image Generators that connect to the end display hardware Network Switch Ethernet Cable
3. TEIT SIVO Sol Server User s Guide Release 2 0 September 2010 le ight 2009 Mersive Technolo Mersiv EE an dk r wa oue mersive amp Introduction This manual serves as a simple setup and installation guide to getting your display working quickly using the Mersive Sol Server with a Mersive Enabled Application Table of Contents 1 Gen ral Overview E EET 7 2 Before Getting State sn eed RE de ie de dee pid lentos dad n oe De A KAKA KA KA KA RA 8 3 TClient Software Installations ss iese GES aa VES eo Ge Ge ee N ke dela oe ba eb E 8 3 4 Windows e WE ss oes EE oe N Ge N AN keda N SR kwa kej 9 3 2 LinuX CHS MUS see EE UU 9 4 Display Ee A Ses EE anln egens N Ee ER GR EE ee AGE Re ee Eed DE ed 9 41 Set Ui Display Sum aCe M cr Go Ge GE GE GE 9 4 2 Arrange Projectors EEN GE Ge SE nnne nee 9 5 Hardware Connections usines GE ee kek RR KAKE KAKE KA KAK KAK A KRA ee WA 10 5 1 Setup Connections on the Camera 10 5 1 1 Option 1 Standard Connection 11 5 1 2 Option 2 Pan tilt Connection ss Ede orna ei kk kk ee 11 5 2 Setup Connections on the Sol Server Machine eker 12 5 3 Set Up Connections on the Client Computers essen 13 6 Running the Sol Se velie ei de ee kes kek oe nde Ee ae Sel Poma esed KA KA A KA 14 OUEST MG ED GR N Ee Re N EG cer eee Ge 14 6 2 UID iR 15 7 S lServer Config ratih eie si sala bak ton E oH e UE kaka kak kake DU Mole beni kan n kk d ka ka 15 7 1 Single EE 16 Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 201
4. Load Settings Help Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 52 Running a Mersive Enabled MetaVR Application on a 4 Projector Curved Display 16 Using the Image Viewer The Image Viewer allows a single image to be rendered across a calibrated display 16 1 Start Image Viewer If you are using a Multi Display system select the Display tab you wish to work on Select Tools Image Viewer from the Sol Server s menu options The Image Viewer interface is shown with an image window overlaid on top of a representation of the calibrated display surface 16 2 Select Shape By default the image is assumed to be rendered for a planar display surface To set the image for a curved display surface select Image gt Select Shape gt Curved from the menu Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 53 mersive 16 3 Select Directory of Images All images to be loaded must be in a single directory Insert a USB stick or CD with the image directory into the Sol Server Go to the File gt Open Directory menu option and select a directory of images Once selected the first image in the directory will be loaded onto the image window All the images in the directory will then be transferred to each of the display clients Once image transfer is complete the cli
5. Tilt Cable The smaller cable connector attaches to the Pan Tilt Unit and the larger cable connector attaches to the Controller box NOTE Failure to securely screw the cable connectors to the Pan Tilt Unit and Controller can cause damage to the Controller when power is applied Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 11 mersive 5 2 Ip Connect the RS 232 Cable to the Pan Tilt Controller Plug the Power Supply into the Pan Tilt Controller and connect to a power source but DO NOT TURN ON THE POWER until the RS 232 Cable has been plugged into the Sol Server Machine as described in an upcoming step Mount the Camera onto the Pan Tilt Unit IMPORTANT The camera body and lens should be oriented as shown in the image below Plug the USB Cable into the back of the Camera Use the knobs on the Pan Tilt Unit to adjust its two motors so that both motors are parallel to each other and sit with the knobs facing the same direction Refer to the image to ensure proper alignment NOTE Do not manually rotate the Pan Tilt axes Only move the Pan Tilt Axes using the knobs located on the Pan Tilt Unit motors Also note that this can only be done when the power is OFF on the Pan Tilt Controller Setup Connections on the Sol Server Machine Plug in the Sol Server power cord and connect to a power source Plug in the Keyboard Monitor and Mous
6. and y and right on the screen For a spherical screen 0 0 0 refers to the center of the sphere And for a cylinder 0 0 0 is at the center of the cylinder Keep this in mind when adjusting any of the following translations e Camera Rotation Angle Angle of rotation for camera in radians The default is e Camera Rotation Axis e Camera Translation 3 14 and should not be changed Axis of rotation for camera The default should not be changed The 3D translation from the Pan Tilt Unit s center of tilt axis to the nodal point of the camera in millimeters If there is no PTU this is the translation from the mount point on the bottom of the camera to the nodal point 11 6 1 Display Surface Model choose one e Cylinder e Cylinder Up Axis e Screen Radius e Flat e Width Height e Sphere e Screen Radius 11 6 2 Eyepoint position e Eyepoint position Choose this if your screen is part of a cylinder A 3D unit vector defining the up axis of the cylinder The radius of the cylinder in millimeters Choose this if your screen is flat Width and Height of the screen Choose this if your screen is part of a sphere The radius of the sphere in millimeters This x y z vector specifies the eye position in millimeters in the display coordinate system from the origin 11 6 3 Pan Tilt Manual Resolution The Pan Tilt resolutions are queried from the PTU and used as the defaults If those defaults need to be overridden enab
7. for the Sol Server Ethernet Cable for each Client Computer Pan Tilt Unit If Applicable 3 Client Software Installation Both Windows and Linux clients are supported The following sections explain how to install the necessary software for each operating system IMPORTANT Software installation must be performed for each Client Computer Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 8 mersive 3 1 Windows Clients If using the Windows platform for your client machines you will need to download the following software packages from http www mersive com Support e solclient XP32 InstallGuide version pdf e solclient XP32 version b build zip e solRealTimeAPI XP32 version b build zip These are the Windows client side installation instructions client tools and the RealTimeAPI SDK The install guide contains the details on how to install this software At this time there is only support for 32 bit application integration These 32 bit clients can however be used on 64 bit windows clients 3 2 Linux Clients If using the Linux platform for your client machines you will need to download the following software packages from http www mersive com Support e solclient RealTimeAPI L32 InstallGuide version pdf e solclient RealTimeAPI L3
8. licensed If you have purchased more than one Sol Server this license permits your use of a concurrent number of copies of the Mersive Software in accordance with the terms ofthis License The Mersive Software accompanying this License whether downloaded from Mersive s web site or provided on disk in read only memory on any other media or in any other form is licensed not sold to you by Mersive You own the media on which the Mersive Software is recorded but Mersive retains title to the Mersive Software The Mersive Software and any copies made and or distributed under this License are subject to this License Upgrades If this software is labeled as an upgrade New Version to software previously licensed to you Previous Version you must destroy the original and all copies of the Previous Version including any copies resident on your hard disk drive that accompanied the software previously licensed to you within ten 10 days of acquiring the New Version Unless otherwise allowed by Mersive in writing you may under no circumstances operate the New Version and Previous Version concurrently on different computers If requested by Mersive you agree to show satisfactory proof that the Previous Version and all copies thereof have been destroyed Software patches if any provided to you by Mersive or an authorized third party in connection with the Mersive Software licensed to you hereunder shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this L
9. or prevent a successful calibration altogether e Camera Gain Value The gain value used for the calibration If too high or low it will affect the quality of the calibrated display or prevent a successful calibration altogether e Auto Shutter The ideal shutter value computed using the automatic shutter gain value detector e Auto Gain The ideal gain value computed using the automatic shutter gain value detector Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 45 mersive Each Channel s information is also part of the report e IP Address e ScreenID e Resolution Display resolution in pixels of the Channel e Area Masked Off The percentage of the Channel that has been masked off via the Mask Tool e Overlapped Area Percentage of the current display that is overlapped with other Channels 10 2096 overlap is ideal e Pan Tilt Lists each of the pan tilt positions in the seguence used to do the calibration e Number of Calibrations The number of times a calibration has been performed since it was installed or upgraded e Time to Calibrate The amount of time it takes to calibrate the Display e Grid Tension These diagnostic values are indicators of how close the display is to being calibrated on the initial and final stitching of the channels A low value is ideal If a high value is seen it indicates that the capture process was not id
10. that the camera is connected to the server and is able to capture video If the camera is not connected or cannot be recognized by the system an error message will be printed in the Status Window Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 27 NOTE Unplugging the camera while the Sol Server is running may cause unexpected behavior If this occurs you may have to restart Sol Server see Restarting the Sol Server 9 2 Position and Orient the Camera Position and orient the camera towards the display surface so that the display is in the field of view of the camera Although almost any camera position can be used for calibration it is recommended to position the camera directly in front of the display centered horizontally and vertically is ideal If using the camera without a Pan Tilt Unit the camera should see the entire projected area of the display If using the camera with a Pan Tilt Unit to acquire multiple views of the display surface the camera should be facing the center of the projected areas See images below for an example of each setup Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 28 MSS Multiple Views Using Pan Tilt Unit Camera Sees Center of Projection Area 9 3 Adjust Camera Settings e Adjust the physical aperture on the camera lens Sta
11. the color capabilities of a device in this case a projector From an ICC Profile it is possible to determine the entire gamut of colors a device is capable of producing The ICC Profile specification is an ISO standard and is very commonly used across many industries that require reliable color reproduction Mersive now takes advantage of this industry standard method of ensuring color consistency with the ability to accept an ICC profile for each channel With a unique and accurate profile for each projector the Sol Server can alter the output of each pixel so that colors appear consistent across the entire display even if the characteristics of individual projectors vary greatly 13 2 1 Instructions for Use To enable color correction via ICC Profiles follow these steps 1 In the Advanced Settings menu expand Color Warp Parameters Automatic Color Alignment Select ICC Profiles from the options 2 Onthe main Sol Server interface right click on one of the channels and select the option ICC Profile 3 Anew form opens with a list of channels on the left and available ICC Profiles on the right You will need to import your ICC Profiles The easiest way to do so is to store them on a USB thumb drive and plug the drive into the Sol Server Once that is done select File gt Import ICC Profiles and navigate to the profiles you with to import and select Open You can select multiple files if you wish 4 You now have all t
12. the radio button for Color Alignment 3 Press Calibrate 4 When prompted adjust the aperture ring of your camera until a check box is displayed and click it to continue 13 3 2 Tips e Be sure to let projectors warm up completely before pressing Calibrate e Results are best for projection surfaces that directly face the camera e Turn on sRGB or Whiteboard mode on your projectors for the best results e Optional Results will be highest quality if white boost is disabled 14 World Alignment Once a display is calibrated the World Alignment Tool may be used to adjust the orientation of a model such that it is aligned to a desired location orientation in the world For example if the camera used to calibrate the display was oriented with a non zero roll horizontal lines in the application running on the display may not be parallel to horizontal lines in the world The World Alignment Tool can be used to correct for this In addition this tool may be used to adjust the display s field of view 14 1 Start World Alignment Tool If you are using a Multi Display system select the Display tab you wish to work on Click the Test Pattern button on the Sol Server interface The World Alignment interface pops up with a gridded sphere This sphere is also shown across the display 14 2 Adjust Orientation and or Field of View FOV Adjust the orientation of the sphere by rotating the Pitch Yaw and Roll dials to the des
13. to lighten blended areas 11 1 4 Clip Planes This setting changes the default shape of the view frustum for 3D applications The default near value is 1 The default far value is 10 000 Changing these settings will affect any 3D application that uses the Sol Realtime API providing it doesn t explicitly modify the clip planes internally e Far Adjusts the far clip plane e Near Adjusts the near clip plane Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 36 11 2 Camera Details 60hz Shutter Mode i V 60hz Shutter mode Camera Lens Parameters pen Pixel Kappa One Kappa Two ine Pixel Size mm Firewire Settings Firewire Card Color Alignment Warp Parameters Image Border Network Pattem Generation Physical Setup doe dd dd 11 2 1 60Hz Shutter Mode 60Hz Shutter Mode i Camera Lens Type default 639 5 479 5 Focal Len in pixels 1425 0 00000000 0 00000000 0 00375000 Improves color alignment with DLP projectors 11 2 2 Camera Lens Parameters e Camera Lens Type Selection of the camera and lens combination can be made by right clicking on the field to the right A dialog box will come up for the selection If default is selected all of the below parameters will still be able to be set If one of the pre set camera lens combinations is selected only the relevant parameters will remain
14. 0 0 00 Camera Translation 0 00 76 20 43 00 L Display Surface Model amp O Oyinder Cylinder Up Axis 0 00 1 00 0 00 Screen Radius 8500 OO Fat Flat Screen Width Height 1 00 1 00 Sphere Default Screen Radius 8500 Eyepoint Position mm 0 00 0 00 0 00 O Pan Tit Manual Resolution 9 Disable Manual Resolution Enable Manual Resolution Pan Resolution 18 8888 Tit Resolution 18 8888 O Pan Tit Port Serial dev ttySO USB dev ttyUSBO Pan Tilt Rotation Angle 0 00 Pan Tilt Rotation Axis 0 00 0 00 1 00 O Pan Tiit Software Hardware Limits Disable Software Limits O Enable Software Limits Maximum Pan Value 3041 Maximum Tilt Value 1600 Minimum Pan Value 3041 Minimum Tit Value 650 Pan Tit Translation 0 00 0 00 0 00 It is very important to have the proper values in Physical Setup in order to get good calibrations Note that any 3D vector or translation parameter will use the notation of x y z We use a right hand coordinate system thus as you look at your screen the positive X axis goes to your right the positive Y axis goes straight up and the positive Z Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 40 mersive axis comes toward you negative Z goes toward the screen The coordinate of 0 0 0 is the center of your screen With a flat screen it would be centered in x
15. 0 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 2 mersive amp AN DEERE 17 Tal Stereo eR 18 po CANNEL MEE EE UT UTER 19 KE We e 19 7 3 Verify e EE 19 7 4 Select your Display iss iere geed ee kings deo ks weed ve eng ee Re Ki Den raga sap Y decla 19 7 5 Add Clients to the Display ei teer taa EE ER xc da AE Haa Ada see ee ie 20 7 8 Edit Client Informatih GE ee S s ra RS Ge Ge Ee Ra 20 7 7 Remove Clients from the Display System iese ss se ee RA ee GR Re AR ee 23 7 8 Test Client e ee 23 8 Define Projector Outlines Mask Tool 24 8 1 SUA Mask Taal eie ed Ee la keyl De kaya k n ka veda v bane Ge kk ae ka vad 24 8 2 Select Chan aa ika kuleke da bia sk aua tn de A D WA RU RA Haa ee drka be ku Wak DENEN GU 25 8 3 Define Projector Outline E ESE EE ee Con npe kk kek ke kek OE kk Coen 25 BA Save Settings and EXIL i Eylo san dara k k ak Heke k UD He N ORE l Hek n w n Rek RR d kan b 27 9 Cam ra Ad EE 27 91 TesttameratonneEtiON sis ede kulk NG Se EKEN enin kek k nek ak Eke kak u ek GENE ee PER Ee 27 92 Position and Orient the Camera sie AD ese ee Re Gn UA RIO IA EU Ge RR 28 9 3 Adjust Camera Settings EE 29 94 TroubleshoOtinB ue en EE ESE AS We Seegen 29 10 Pan Tit Unit PT cC 30 10 1 Using the Pan Tilt Unit Interface to Capture Multiple Views 30 10 1 1 Rate OE OE EE EE N 33 10 2
16. 2 version tar gz 32 bit Linux e solclient RealTimeAPI L64 version tar gz 64 bit Linux These are the 32 64 bit Linux client side applications required for calibration and the RealTimeAPI SDK The install guide contains the details on how to install this software 4 Display Layout Setup 4 1 Set Up Display Surface Set up the display surface at the desired location In the example below a curved screen is used for the display surface 4 2 Arrange Projectors Position and orient the projectors to the desired configuration Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 9 mersive amp In the example below projectors are configured to cover the semi circle and are directed towards the display surface to create a front projection system TIP In general it is recommended that there is a minimum of 10 overlap between adjacent projections on the display surface Although this is not required blending results in overlap regions that fall significantly under this range may be compromised during calibration Note that it is okay if a projector s area of projection oversprays past the display surface As detailed in an upcoming section the desired area of rendering can be adjusted using the Mask Tool Tip If your projectors have a sRGB option it will typically produce the best results This is particularly true if you are utilizing Mersive
17. 2 2 Camera If multiple cameras are connected to the Sol Server use the drop down box under the Camera column to assign a camera to each Display When you click on a camera name a preview of that camera is shown in the Camera Preview window When two Displays are set as a stereo pair it is very likely that you will be using the same physical camera so make sure you select the same camera for both Displays 7 2 3 Pan Tilt Sequence We will discuss how the Pan Tilt Sequences are set up in a later section Note that if you are not using a Pan Tilt Unit with the Sol Server you may ignore this section For now you just need to know that if you are setting up more than one Display for the same physical environment stereo or some other configuration where the same screen is used for two different purposes you will likely want to use the same Pan Tilt Sequence for both of those displays You can do that here So for example if you have two Displays set as a stereo pair use the drop down box under the Pan Tilt Sequence column to set the descriptor to Assign for one Display and then set the other Display s Pan Tilt Sequence descriptor to be the same as its corresponding pair By doing this you only need to define a single Pan Tilt Sequence that will be used for both Displays during calibration Press Save Configuration once you are done making your changes 7 3 Verify Sol Server IP Address The Client Compute
18. 2 Camera Lens Parameters Camera Lens Type Firefly 3 5mm Center Pixel 639 5 479 5 Focal Len in pixels 950 00 e Center Pixel Optical center of the camera image width 1 2 height 1 2 e Focal length Focal length of the lens measured in pixels e Kappa One Primary radial distortion parameter e Kappa Two Secondary radial distortion parameter e Pixel size Physical size of image sensor pixels in mm Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 37 11 3 Image Border Blending Warm Parameters Camera Details Image Border Soft Edges rt Pattem Generation HE Physical Setup E E 11 3 1 Soft Edges choose one This menu is used for displays where there is no intended overlap between projectors For example if your display surface is an octagon you may want only a single projector projecting onto each wall of the octagon The Soft Edges option can be enabled and set with a distance parameter that describes how many edge pixels will be used to form the soft edge intensity fall off around the entire projector This can help to minimize the effects of accidental overlap between adjacent projectors e Off Default is off e On Typical falloff values range from 0 15 pixels 11 4 Network Camera Details Color Alignment Warp Parameters Image Border Network Nameserver 205 171 3 65 Pattem Generation Phys
19. Computer and into your network NOTE Make sure the Sol Server and Client computers are on the same network and can communicate with each other 3 Power on the client computers and projectors Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 13 mersive amp Network Connection Server Camera Clients 6 Running the Sol Server At this point hardware connections between all components of the system have been made and the necessary software has been installed on all Client Computers It is now time to boot the Sol Server 6 1 EULA The first thing you will see when you boot the Sol Server is the End User s License Agreement EULA You may choose to bypass this screen on subsequent boots as you accept the license ERT ET T TERR X MERSIVE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 1 License Mersive grants you the Purchaser hereafter referred to as you or your a nonexclusive nontransferable license to use one copy ofthe Sol Calibration Software the Mersive Software and its manual and other accompanying printed material and online or electronic documentation Documentation in connection with the lawful operation of a single Sol Server owned by you or under your lawful control according to the terms and conditions of this License The Sol Calibration Software is licensed for calibration of the number of channels projection devices you
20. Displays you need to calibrate each Display separately To do this select the tab of the Display you want to calibrate and press the Calibrate button If you are using only one Display there are no tabs to select Simply press the Calibrate button to start calibration When calibration starts a series of patterns will be projected onto the display surface while the camera captures images The calibration progress bar on the interface will indicate when the calibration process is complete During this process do not disturb the environment don t walk in front of the projectors or camera don t turn on the lights etc Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 43 Once the test patterns stop and the Optimizing green screens are shown it is okay to be in front of the camera Calibration is continuing but is no longer getting data from the camera 12 3 Verify Calibration Results Click the Test Pattern button The World Alignment Tool interface pops up and a gridded sphere is rendered across the entire display The grid is used to verify the accuracy of the most recent calibration results Each line of the grid should be straight and aligned correctly with the lines of neighboring projectors Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 44 mersive
21. Pan Tilt Unit TIDS rc RE Ge ae ee eeh bave ka 34 11 Advanced System Settings i uices kerek keke kek kk ENKEN ee KA RA 35 11 1 Color Alignmeht Warp Parameters ss ER IX Ke Se EPOD M ed 35 11 1 1 Alpha Noise Coeffieient uses deretur ES RR oe dua edd N ee keke DE de ee GEK AA 35 11 1 2 Automatic Color Alignment choose one 35 11 1 3 Blend Zone Brightness Enhancement kk kk kk kk kk ke 36 Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 3 mersive amp ULA Clip PlaNES ENTE 36 11 2 Camera Details RE a 11 2 1 60Hz Shutter MOde eee E 37 11 2 2 Camera Lens Parameters se ie ee ee ee Edd ee e Ee de N a Ge e vn kK AKA RR 37 11 3 Image Border oi se 38 11 3 1 Soft Edges choose one 38 11 4 MEE La Mem ate Per d 38 11 5 Pattern Generatio me s 39 11 5 1 Grid Resolution choose one 39 11 5 2 Target Size EE 39 11 6 Physical Set se RES EG EG asignada m LM Me De ee Die 40 11 6 1 Display Surface Model choose ONE essens etn nen tnnt rnnt ee ies nnns 41 11 6 2 emeng POSIT LOIN eege EE 41 11 6 3 Pan Tilt Manual ResolutlQf E rne eth ee oe Ee ES Ek EG ERE Ge ke kk kk ee 41 11 6 4 Pan Tilt Port choose OB iert 42 11 6 5 Aap TE Rotation ARDIE 42 11 6 6 Pan Tilt Rotation AXIS aes coder tome eret GN Ge MN ERN N 42 11 6 7 Pan Tilt Softwa
22. ation Compatibility sees ss ee keke 51 15 2 EDE Ee es GE EG EG ERES 51 t6 Using the Imag Viewed ee Se Se ee ie WED N EK Rek M ene N dn De k da keke k 53 16 1 Start Image VIeWer 53 16 2 Select Skape EN 53 16 3 Select Directory of Images oreet ees toni cte ek kk GE GE ecce EA ee ENER 54 16 4 POSITION Image MEM 54 16 5 Adjust mage S Z sis kill l kan KEN EE l De ee de na k kanek a ka Ge a V Ge ee Ee 54 16 6 Eet MMC MD cm 54 16 7 je 54 17 Creste Restore Migration File L lede oi cA tora e Uta Eae evt cil aw ti ed kk dE de ed 55 17 1 Create Migration File SR Ge ES EU aee RE Pe n Eh Cobra De ie 56 17 2 Restore Migration Fil oi esse Goed EE ee ee Ee De ee Re aM Dna bep ei 56 18 Eelere geegent 57 18 1 Rebootihg the Sol SePVel auus WEE kya EE kaka nek Re De ee N ee 57 18 2 Camera Image Ke dE 57 18 3 Camera Nat Detected ie es dn er de goe og d onda tha bain tinna 57 Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 5 mersive amp 19 Contacting Mel SIV ENEE 57 19 1 EER EE EE OE EO EE OE Ee er 57 19 2 Send Diagnostic Information to Mershve sees kk ee ee k 58 20 gt USEF de EE EE TE KO NE ER N 59 Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential
23. e Plug the Mersive License Key into a USB slot Plug the Ethernet cable into an Ethernet port and then into your network NOTE If you are using a rack mount server plug the Ethernet cable into the LEFT port as you look at the server from the back Plug the loose end of the USB cable connected to the Camera into the USB slot If using a Pan Tilt Unit with the Camera plug the loose end of the RS 232 cable connected to the Pan Tilt Controller into the RS 232 slot NOTE If your Sol Server does not have a RS 232 slot you will need a USB RS 232 Serial Adapter When using a USB port to connect the PTU you must go to the Advanced System Settings menu on the Sol Server and change Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 12 mersive amp Physical Settings gt Pan Tilt Port to USB If you forget this step the Sol Server will not see the Pan Tilt Unit 7 If using a Pan Tilt Unit with the Camera power on the Pan Tilt Controller 8 Power on the Sol Server by pressing the On switch Back View je Ie AE xa ur Pan Tilt Monitor USB Key Power Keyboard amp unt Ethernet Cord Mouse Firewire Cable Camera Front View 5 3 Set Up Connections on the Client Computers 1 Connect the projectors to the Client Computers using the appropriate display cables 2 Plug an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port of each Client
24. e together several views that will cover your entire display surface Follow these guidelines to understand how to use the Pan Tilt Unit These are only guidelines The important thing is that you completely cover your viewing surface with camera positions e Start the Mask Tool and turn on all masks with Display names showing This isn t required but makes it easy to see what portion of the screen is visible by the camera You can move the Mask Tool to the side and still operate the Pan Tilt Unit via the interface Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 31 mersive amp e To start fresh delete any positions already in the sequence Do this by right clicking on the preview image and selecting Delete Image e It is best to have your first position be close to the main viewing angle That means the best initial position would have a Pan value of 0 assuming you have set up the camera to point at the middle of the screen when Pan is O Adjust the Tilt down so the camera sees the bottom edge of the screen e Press Save Position This will create an image preview in the Current Sequence window e Now adjust the Pan and Tilt so that you aim the camera to the right of your first position Look at the preview window to make sure you have at least 1096 overlap with the previous position Press Save Position This creates another image in the Cu
25. eal Usually this means the focal length Tools Advanced Settings gt Camera Settings gt Focal Length of the camera has to be adjusted 13 Automatic Color Alignment System The Automatic Color Alignment System ACAS brings multiple projectors with differing color profiles into a quality alignment that is difficult or impossible to detect with the human eye Over time the imaging elements of a given projector age leading to decreased brightness and or discoloration When multiple projectors are used in a system these aging artifacts always lead to different regions of an immersive display having noticeably varying appearances The ACAS system finally eliminates this problem automatically using the either the Firefly MV camera or industry standard ICC Color Profiles 13 1 Static Gamma If the blending version is set to Static Gamma no color alignment techniques will be used Static Gamma bypasses any color look up tables and calculates the luminosity of each color component of each pixel in the overlap zones by a standard gamma function output input 5 7 Each channel can be set to a different gamma value Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 46 mersive 13 2 ICC Color Profiles The International Color Consortium ICC has defined an open specification for profiling the color output of a device An ICC Profile stores information about
26. ents will load and display the first image Note that any non image files found in the directory will be rendered as solid black on the display NOTE A default directory called Samples has been provided that contains a set of sample images that may also be selected from the list of directories 16 4 Position Image Position the top left corner of the image window by clicking the left mouse button at the desired location Once a location has been fixed it is recommended that you click the Lock Top Corner check box under Image View to prevent the window position from changing Use the rotation scaling tools under World View to adjust the world view in order to better position the image window Alternatively use the right mouse button to rotate the world view 16 5 Adjust Image Size Resize the image by pressing the left mouse button on the bottom right corner of the image window and dragging to the desired size The aspect ratio of the image is retained Alternatively use the zoom tools under Image View to resize the image 16 6 Playback To switch to the next previous image in the sequence click the forward backward icons under Playback To automatically play a sequence of images set the timer to the desired number of seconds per image and then click the play icon 16 7 Exit Exit the Image Viewer by clicking the close icon located on the upper right hand corner of the interface Alternatively select File gt Ha
27. es Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 15 mer sive 7 1 Single Display If you only have a single Display license your interface will look like the following picture Since you only have one Display your interface will not show the tabs that are seen in many of the screenshots used throughout this document You can safely ignore instructions specific to Multi Display ol Server Channels 10 available 10 max Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 16 mersive E 7 2 Multi Display New in Sol Server 1 6 0 is the concept of Multiple Displays Each Display is composed of multiple Channels effectively projectors and keep track of their own configuration and calibration information Because of this a single Sol Server on a network can serve multiple Displays The interface below shows a setup with 3 different Displays The tabs are used to move between the Displays when you are doing your configuration Sol Server Channels 10 available 10 max ES ESS Eel EE Li Lil BRILL Clear Message IMPORTANT When the Sol Server is configured to support Multiple Displays launching a command from the Sol Server interface operates on a per Display Tab basis So for example if the currently selected Tab is Display2 then Mask Tool Calibration Test Pattern and all other Tools on the Sol Se
28. he ICC Profiles visible on the right hand list The next step is to associate Channels with Profiles Do this by selecting a channel name first then clicking on the ICC Profile you wish to associate with it Do this for each channel 5 Click OK to save the changes and close the form 6 Youare now ready to use your display with color correction NOTE Mersive does not provide a method for creating ICC profiles we simply use the profiles after they are created There are many software and hardware packages for creating profiles available from third party vendors 13 2 2 Troubleshooting If your displays do not appear to be color corrected try the following Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 47 mers ve e Make sure ICC Profiles is selected in Advanced Settings e Make sure you ve captured accurate ICC profiles for each channel e Make sure you ve assigned each channel to the ICC profile you ve captured for that channel 13 2 3 Tips e To create ICC Profiles you will need a color sensing device and a software package capable of creating profiles We recommend using a spectrophotometer rather than a tristimulus device such as a colorimeter A spectrophotometer can report colors more accurately and therefore provide superior results e When profiling projectors make sure each profile is captured under very similar conditions These conditio
29. ial Do Not Distribute 33 mersive solServer E SX90 ll Same as Display ls a Z fio SONY XCD SX90 ll Assign zl ano goreuueud siaina E 10 2 Pan Tilt Unit Tips Overlapping Pan Tilt views should ideally have at least 1096 overlap Blend zones should be entirely contained within a single Pan Tilt view if possible If overlap regions do not get calibrated correctly verify that there is a Pan Tilt view for that region If there are wavy lines in many regions of the display after calibration make sure the Advanced System Settings have been set correctly especially the Center Pixel and the Focal Length of the particular camera being used go to the Advanced Advanced Settings 2 Camera Details menu If there are wavy lines over the edges of the display you may need to use the Mask Tool to mask off the edges of the display Ideally the camera should be placed in the center of the display for example for a dome display surface the camera would be positioned right in the center of the dome and oriented towards the central eye point of the display If this is not possible you will need to adjust the default eye point by changing the Pan Tilt Translation settings using the Advanced gt Advanced Settings gt Physical Setup menu If the camera is not oriented as described in Section 5 the camera s mount position does not coincide with the forward direction of the PTU adjust the Pan Tilt Rotat
30. ical Setup e Nameserver The IP address of the nameserver to use If this is not set you will need to use IPv4 addresses throughout the Sol Server Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 38 mersive 11 5 Pattern Generation 11 5 1 Grid Resolution choose one This defines how dense the calibration grid will be Typically a coarse dot pattern is sufficient Displays which use low resolution projectors or screens with significant curvature may benefit from a fine dot resolution e Coarse This grid will have fewer calibration dots overall e Fine This grid will contain more calibration dots overall e Normal This grid is in between Coarse and Fine 11 5 2 Target Size choose one This is used to adjust the dimensions of each calibration target dot in the pattern The general rule is to use Large dots for high resolution projectors and Small dots for low resolution projectors e Large A large target dot will be used for calibration e Medium A medium target dot will be used for calibration e Small A small target dot will be used for calibration Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 39 11 6 Physical Setup 1 ee EA Image Border Network Pattem Generation Physical Setup Camera Rotation Angle 3 14 Camera Rotation Axis 1 00 0 0
31. icense unless otherwise specified at the time of delivery 2 License Term Subjectto the terms and conditions of this License the License shall continue until terminated unless the software is designated as a fixed term license a beta testing license a rental license or other limited duration license In such case the term of the license shall be the limited term so designated Use of the Mersive Software after the expiration of any fixed term or limited duration as well as any use bevond that expressly permitted by this license or El Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 14 mersive amp 6 2 Licensing Your Mersive License Key must be inserted into the Sol Server before booting The license key determines how many Displays and Channels you may configure The Help 2 About License menu option will show you the total number of Displays and Channels that you have access to If you need any information about licensing please contact us at sales mersive com 7 SolServer Configuration It is now time to configure the Sol Server with the appropriate parameters in order to enable communication between the Sol Server and the Client Computers over the network The Sol Server interfaces shown below will be used to configure the system and launch the calibration processes Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologi
32. ion Angle setting from the Advanced gt Advanced Settings gt Physical Setup menu For example if the camera is rotated 180 degrees from its recommended position set the rotation value from 0 0 to 3 14 PI Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 34 mersive 11 Advanced System Settings The Advanced System Settings menu go to Advanced Advanced Settings from the Sol Server menu provides access to settings which are not frequently changed These settings are typically adjusted only during display system setup or if there are changes in configuration a different camera a new camera position etc Note that in a Multi Display system each of the displays maintains their own set of configuration data Thus you need to select the Display tab you wish to edit before opening the Advanced Settings IMPORTANT In order to make changes to the system settings you must first unlock the system by toggling the Lock icon in the lower left hand corner of the dialog box Then to adjust a value right click on the value to bring up an edit box When you are finished making changes click the Save button 11 1 Color Alignment Warp Parameters 11 1 1 Alpha Noise Coefficient The noise coefficient to use when blending channels Use 0 to turn off the noise pattern completely 11 1 2 Automatic Color Alignment choose one The Automatic Color Alignment S
33. ired settings Alternatively use the left mouse button to click on the sphere and drag it to the desired orientation Adjust the FOV of the Display by using the buttons under the Horizontal Vertical FOV labels Alternatively you can type in the desired FOV values 14 3 Save Orientation and or Field of View Click Save Orientation to save the orientation Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 49 mersive Click Save FOV to save the field of view 14 4 Stereo Displays If a Display has been configured as part of a stereo pair a Stereo Eye Shift configuration box with default eye point offsets will be shown for each Display on the World Alignment Tool interface The World Alignment Tool will run both Displays simultaneously with the respective offsets To disable stereo mode for the World Alignment Tool so that each Display may be viewed individually go to the Multi Display Configuration dialog box and set the Stereo Pair entries to None 14 5 Exit Exit the World Alignment Tool by clicking the close icon located on the upper right corner of the interface or by clicking the Halt Test Pattern button on the Sol Server Interface ST X Pitch SM tJ EJ LE tJ EJ Reset Save Orientation Horizontal FOV Elsa Vertical FOV 738 T Lock Aspect 15 Run
34. le this option e Disable e Enable Use the default Pan Tilt resolution Use the defined resolutions for Pan and Tilt Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 41 mersive e Pan Resolution Resolution for panning if manual resolution is enabled It specifies the number of mechanical steps required by the PTU per degree of pan rotation e Tilt Resolution Resolution for tilting if manual resolution is enabled It specifies the number of mechanical steps required by the PTU per degree of tilt rotation 11 6 4 Pan Tilt Port choose one If this is set incorrectly the Pan Tilt Unit will not be recognized The Sol Server must be restarted to recognize the PTU after a change to this parameter e Serial Use when connecting the PTU s RS 232 cable directly to the Sol Server e USB Use when using a USB RS 232 Adapter with the Sol Server 11 6 5 Pan Tilt Rotation Angle e Pan Tilt Rotation Angle Angle of rotation for the PTU in radians See Pan Tilt Rotation Axis below for more explanation 11 6 6 Pan Tilt Rotation Axis e Pan Tilt Rotation Axis Axis of rotation for the PTU The default for this is the Z axis The Pan Tilt Rotational Angle default is 0 Thus the default values work for a camera mounted upright If your camera is mounted upside down use a Pan Tilt Rotation Angle of 3 14 a 180 degree rotation about the Z axis 11 6 7 Pan Til
35. list with default IP Address and default Display ID Create a entry for each channel that will be in the Display TIP For the case where there is more than one Channel attached to a Client Computer each of those Channels will share the same IP address However the names of each Channel must be unique 7 6 Edit Client Information Modify each channel by right clicking on the channel and select Edit Channel from the popup menu You will be prompted to provide the following information Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 20 mersive Channel Name Enter the name of the channel and press enter IP Address of Channel Enter the IP Address of the Channel and press enter Display Server Number and Screen Number The Display ID format is X Y where X is the display server number and Y is the screen number on that server When editing X is entered in one dialog box while Y is entered in the next For systems where a single projector is connected to the Client display server number and screen number will both be O and thus is displayed as 0 0 in the GUI On Windows Client computers with more than one display the display server number will be 0 and the screen number will be the number Windows gives the screen in Display Properties minus 1 For example 0 0 and 0 1 would refer to the first and second monitor on the Windows Clie
36. ll remain green If there is a connection error the Ping Clients button will turn red and an appropriate error message will be printed in the Messaging Window If this occurs make sure all the Channel information has been correctly entered and verify that the physical connections have been set up properly If you have not installed the Client Software you would also get an error at this point Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 23 mersive 8 Define Projector Outlines Mask Tool For most setups it is helpful to outline mask off the boundaries of projectors participating in the display before calibration begins This can useful for preventing calibration and image rendering from occurring on projection areas that do not fall on the display surface areas of overspray for example or for areas on the display surface that contain undesirable artifacts 8 1 Start Mask Tool If you are using a Multi Display system select the Display tab you wish to work on Then bring up the Mask tool by clicking the Mask Tool button on the Sol Server s Control Panel NOTE You will normally only see one tab in the Mask Tool The only time you will see more than one tab is if you ve defined a stereo pair in the Multi Display configuration dialog In that case you will see a tab for both the left and right eye Displays Sol Server U
37. lt Client Applications from the Sol Server Interface to halt the Image Viewer server and clients NOTE Images larger than 4K in width or height are automatically rescaled the original aspect ratio is maintained Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 54 Image Viewer oa File Help World View A 4e v 9 Image View A Lock Top Corner Playback Le Kl Timer sec 15 Clear Image Attributions The sample images provided in the Image Viewer have been obtained from the following sources e Johnathon Jaynes e yvind Kol s e Panoscan e NASA and The Visible Earth 17 Create Restore Migration File These menu options allow you to save the current Sol Server state configuration and data to a file such that it can be restored in the event of a Sol Server upgrade Thus if you are upgrading from one Sol Server release to another you can avoid having to re enter all of your settings by first saving them upgrading the Sol Server and then restoring your settings Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 55 mersive amp 17 1 Create Migration File Select the Sol Server s Tools Create Migration menu option You will be prompted for a location to save the information NOTE To save to a usb key save the file t
38. ning an Application The application you will run on a multi projector display must already be Mersive Enabled Your software provider can tell you if they have integrated the Sol RealTime API into your application Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 50 mersive amp If you are interested in using the Sol RealTime API to enable your own application for a calibrated multi projector display you can use the API that comes shipped with each Sol Server System See the Sol RealTime API User s Guide for more information IMPORTANT Each Client Computer in the display must have a copy of the Mersive Enabled application 15 1 Integrated Application Compatibility With Sol Server Release 1 6 0 an application that has been integrated with a Sol RunTime API Release that is less than 1 6 0 will only run correctly if the Sol Server is licensed for a single Display If however the Sol Server is licensed for more than one Display thus enabling a Multi Display configuration the integrated application must include an extra function call see the Sol RunTime API and must be recompiled with the 1 6 0 API Also if using Sol Server Release 1 6 0 with an integrated application that is less that 1 6 0 the Blending Version in the Advanced System Settings menu of the Sol Server must be set to the Captured Color Curves option in order for the application to rende
39. ns include o Amount of ambient light in room little to no ambient light is preferred o Distance of spectrophotometer to screen o Ansgle of spectrophotometer to screen e Be sure to let projectors warm up completely before capturing profiles e Be sure not to point the spectrophotometer at a hot spot on the screen NOTE The quality of color correction is completely dependent on the accuracy of the information contained in the ICC Profile so please make every effort to capture the profiles properly 13 3 Camera based Color Alignment Mersive s Automatic Color Alignment System enables the Sol Server to improve the visible colors of each projector using the same color camera used for geometric calibration This alignment system works in dark simulator environments or display rooms with a significant amount of ambient light Results are good from a single camera view multiple cameras or using our Pan tilt unit Just be sure to stick to the tips for getting the best possible results 13 3 1 Instructions for Use To enable color correction via the Firefly MV camera follow these steps 1 In the Advanced Settings menu expand Color Warp Parameters Automatic Color Alignment Select Camera Based from the options and restart the Sol Server Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 48 mersive 2 After performing Geometry Calibration click
40. nt In Windows some graphics cards allow you to combine multiple displays into a single unified display An example would be two 1024x768 displays combined to create a 2048x768 screen In this case Windows would report that as a single display in Display Settings You must configure Sol Server in a slightly different way in order for it to know how to split up the unified display into separate channels The Display Server Number would still be O but the screen number would be specified as follows Y cn cm rn rm Where Y Screen Number number Windows gives the screen minus 1 cn Column Number column this channel is in within the display cm Column Max total number of columns across this display rn Row Number row this channel is in within the display leave blank with no s if there is only one row rm Row Max total number of rows down the screen leave blank with no s if there is only one row Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 21 mersive amp Thus if you had 2 displays combined into a single 2048x768 screen that Windows Display Properties identifies as 1 the 2 channels would have the following configuration Channel01 Channel02 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 This is saying that Channel01 is the left half of the unified display and Channel02 is the right half of the unified display Some cards can merge more than just two dis
41. o mersive images usb1 17 2 Restore Migration File Select the Sol Server s Tools gt Restore Migration File menu option You will be prompted for a configuration file to restore Confirm that you want to overwrite your current configuration NOTE To restore from a usb key look for your file in mersive images usb1 NOTE The license key must be valid for the number of channels displays on the Sol Server being restored If this is not the case the restoration will fail Once the settings have been restored the Sol Server will automatically restart to complete the process Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 56 mersive 18 Troubleshooting If you are having any difficulty with the Sol Server please see our FAQ at http www mersive com Support fag html 18 1 Rebooting the Sol Server There might be a time where you need to reboot the Sol Server You can do this using the Reboot Hardware option from the Sol Server File menu If for some reason this does not work you can press and hold the power button on the Sol Server to initiate a shutdown After this press the power button once to start it back up 18 2 Camera Image Torn Sometimes during the start up of the Sol Server the camera fails to initialize its internal image buffer properly This can result in failed geometry calibration Verify before each calibration attemp
42. or outline has been created with multiple points to fit the mask The second picture shows how this looks on the actual screen The third picture shows how this looks when all masks are showing at the same time Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 25 mersive Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 26 mersive If you are setting up stereo then you should take care to make sure the outside edges of the overall masked Displays line up with each other This ensures the left and right eye Displays are filling the same overall area You do not need to line up the masking of the left and right Display interior edges 8 4 Save Settings and Exit Once a bounding polygon has been defined for each channel select Save Al Channels Note that Save All Channels may be selected at any time while using the Mask Tool Exit the Mask Tool by clicking the close icon located on the upper right corner of the interface or by clicking the Halt Mask Tool button located on the Sol Server interface 9 Camera Adjustments If you are using a Multi Display system select the Display tab you wish to work on 9 1 Test Camera Connection Press the Play icon above the Camera Settings label in the Camera Preview window of the Sol Server interface to ensure
43. ork If there are problems communicating to the Internet you will be given an option to save the information to a USB drive A files size limit of 200MB is enforced Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 58 mersive amp 20 User Notes Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 59
44. plays into a unified display So if a card were capable of taking 6 displays in a 2x3 two rows three columns unified display and Windows reported the unified display as number 1 the configuration would look like the following Channel01 0 0 1 3 1 2 Channel02 0 0 2 3 1 2 Channel03 0 0 3 3 1 2 Channel04 0 0 1 3 2 2 Channel05 0 0 2 3 2 2 Channel06 0 0 3 3 2 2 So if you look at Channel01 it is the 1 third of the unified display in width and the 1 half in height the upper left corner Channel05 is thus the 2 third in width and the 2 half in height the bottom middle piece Note that on Linux based systems using multiple X servers the server field should be adjusted accordingly Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 22 7 7 Remove Clients from the Display System To remove a channel from the system right click on the channel and select Remove Channel s File Multi Display Advanced Tools Help 192 168 1 210 192 168 1 210 0 1 192 168 1 210 02 192 168 1 210 0 3 192 168 1 227 0 0 192 168 1 227 Remove Channel s 7 8 Test Client Connections Once you have configured all of the Clients and their Channels test the connection between the Sol Server and those Client Channels by selecting the Ping Clients button on the Sol Server s interface If the connection is successful the Ping Clients button wi
45. properly set up as described in the Hardware Setup sections The Pan Tilt Controller interface should have automatically appeared under the Camera Preview and Control Window when the Sol Server was started Secure the PTU and camera cables to the tripod to prevent entanglement during the calibration process NOTE If the Pan Tilt Controller interface did not automatically appear make sure the PTU and camera cables are correctly connected and restart the Sol Server by File gt Restart Sol Server The PTU must be plugged in and turned on before the Sol Server is restarted NOTE If your Sol Server does not have a RS 232 slot you will need a USB RS 232 Serial Adapter When using a USB port to connect the PTU you must go to the Advanced gt System Settings menu on the Sol Server and change Physical Settings gt Pan Tilt Port to USB If you forget this step the Sol Server will not see the Pan Tilt Unit Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 30 a SONY XCD SX90 E Camera Settings Shutter n EE Gain Pan Tit Controler 0 TILT ANGLE 0 n Poes Current Sequence Save Sequence j WEE ud gt When you can t see the entire display surface with a single fixed camera you use the Pan Tilt Unit The Pan Tilt Unit allows you to accurately aim the camera to various positions that you record In this way you can piec
46. r correctly 15 2 Example EXAMPLE Running a MetaVR VRSG Application Perform the following configuration steps for each Client Computer 1 First perform the normal MetaVR configuration 2 Click on the Mersive tab found in the VRSG Dashboard 3 Type the Sol Server s IP Address into the Server IP text box This IP Address must be the IP Address that was set in the Configuration Window of the Sol Server 4 Type the channel name in the Node Name text box The name must correspond to the channel name that was assigned to this Client Computer s IP Address in the Configuration Window Continuing with the example if we are configuring the Client Computer whose IP Address is 192 168 1 13 the Node Name must be entered as render4 because this is the channel name we assigned to that IP Address when configuring the Sol Server Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 51 mersive amp Once configuration is complete for each channel click Start VRSG on the main machine which will be one of the Client Computers on which the multi channel server is running This will launch the application on all the Client Computers VRSG 5 3 Dashboard Startup Parameters Attach Options Viewpoints Graphics Environment Preferences About Mersive Server IP D META R Node Name render4 Connect Start VRSG Exit Save Settings
47. re Hardware Limits choose one 42 11 6 8 Pan Tilt FRGNSIG ION AA ER EE ER EE OE EO EE NE Rede 43 RED de ee lO EO EE ee 43 12 1 Before Calibrating KS ve Mee Se OG k danek Re ee eg k 43 12 2 Calibrate the Display 43 12 3 Verify Calibration Results seks se AE doek deed ens dae neant nora Innes sans 44 12 4 Stop the Test Pattern Proe Pam uses eric dre eal Sese opa eer eR kk kek ko Yu eps 45 12 5 Calibration Report aknee Oo Ore od Ee N ee ees ae Ee 45 13 Automatic Color Alignment SySte m E eke k keke ke Gee 46 13 1 Static GaMMa VD EE dg gg rd 46 13 2 ICO Calor Profiles ii sey nala ayan k ar 47 13 2 1 Instr ctions for S eet ee neea eed Re EK ER 47 Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 4 mersive amp 13 2 2 Troubleshooting ss Ee AE Seren SE Mann EE 47 Ek THOS EE EE em 48 133 Camera based Color Alignment sees ee ee AR Re AR AA enne 48 15 3 1 Instructions for S y RS cm 48 EX AE EE Ra nay k 49 NE ei E PEN EO N N EE k kak 49 14 1 Start World Alignment Tool 49 14 2 Adjust Orientation and or Field of View FOI 49 14 3 Save Orientation and or Field of View 49 14 4 Sul DD mn mn o 50 14 5 E EE AR AE AE RE R deda 50 15 Running REESEN esse ee NE ee Eg oe es ee ee de 50 15 1 Integrated Applic
48. rrent Sequence e Continue in this fashion until you have recorded positions that fully cover the screen NOTE You can move the camera to a recorded position by clicking on that image in the View Sequence NOTE A saved position can be deleted from the sequence by right clicking on the image in the View Sequence area and selecting Delete Image NOTE If the preview images show No Preview Available you can select the Eye button and it will refresh the picture at each position e After you ve completed coverage of the entire screen press the Save Sequence button What this does is save the sequence of camera positions for the Display you have selected During calibration the camera will go to each of these positions before it starts putting up calibration patterns Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 32 TILT ANGLE 17 EE Hk Position 10 1 1 Multiple Displays If you are using multiple Displays and each refers to the same physical setup you can share a single Pan Tilt Sequence with another Display This would be the case for a stereo setup To do this go into the Multi Display gt Configure Parameters dialog box and assign the second Display to the first s Pan Tilt Sequence Then press the Save Configuration button Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confident
49. rs communicate with the Sol Server via the Sol Server s IP Address A default IP Address comes already set on the Sol Server If you need to change the default IP Address right click on the Sol Server label in the Configuration Window and select Change IP Address Type in the new IP Address and press enter 7 4 Select your Display If your system is licensed for more than one Display you will see a tab for each Display You simply select the tab of the Display you wish to work with As you go through the various steps for configuration calibration described in the following sections you need Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 19 mersive amp to be sure you have the tab selected for the Display that you are working with configuration and calibration is saved for each Display independently 7 5 Add Clients to the Display Each projector also known as a Channel connected to a Client Computer must have an entry in the Sol Server The Mersive License Key determines the maximum number of Channels that can be calibrated by the system This number is the second number shown next to the Channels label in the System Configuration window To add a channel to the Sol Server system e Right click the Channels label in the Configuration Window and select Add Channel from the popup menu A new default channel appears in the Channels
50. rt with the aperture closed down all the way and then gradually increase it until the image in the Camera Preview Window is bright but not washed out Secure the lock on the lens if applicable e Using the Camera Controls on the Sol Server interface adjust the Shutter Speed so that the Display screen is properly visible in the Camera Preview Window Gain should be set to the minimum e Focusthe image using the physical focus ring on the camera lens 9 4 Troubleshooting If the Sol Server loses contact with the camera you will get a message indicating the camera was not detected Below the camera preview window you will also see a Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 29 mersive message asking you to re connect the camera and press play This will restart the camera server If you ve already done your calibrations it is okay to have your camera disconnected and in the state above If you need to calibrate again simply reconnect the camera and press Play In some cases you would need to restart the Sol Server File gt Restart Sol Server and in very rare cases you would need to reboot the Sol Server hardware itself 10 Pan Tilt Unit PTU If you are not using a camera with a Pan Tilt Unit you can skip this section 10 1 Using the Pan Tilt Unit Interface to Capture Multiple Views At this point the Pan Tilt Unit should have been
51. rver including Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 17 mersive H all items under the Advanced menu option will be operating only on those Channels that are configured in Display2 There are some special configuration settings that can be made for Multi Display systems Select the Multi Display 2 Configure Parameters menu option to configure those settings solServer From this dialog box you can rename your Displays if you like Just double click on the name and type in the new name 7 2 1 Stereo Pair If you are setting up a passive stereo system one Display will serve as the left eye and one Display will serve as the right eye You must link the left and right eye Displays with each other To do this for the left eye Display use the drop down box under the Stereo column to select the corresponding right eye Display Then do the same thing for the right eye Display thus linking it to the left eye Display Linking the left and right eye Displays serves the following functions 1 Run the Mask Tool in Stereo mode 2 Blank out one set of projectors in a Display while the other paired Display is undergoing calibration 3 Run the World Alignment Tool in Stereo mode Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 18 mersive 7
52. s Automatic Color Alignment System Tip If using DLP projectors turn off white peaking if there is an option to do so Display Screen Overlap Between Projectors 5 Hardware Connections 5 1 Setup Connections on the Camera The Sol Server uses a PGR Firefly MV FMVU 13S2C camera to calibrate the displays References throughout this document to camera apply to the FMVU 13S2C Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 10 mersive amp 5 1 1 Option 1 Standard Connection If the entire display surface can be seen by a single camera from a fixed position you will use this option 1 Mount the base of the camera onto a tripod 2 Plug the USB Cable into the back of the camera 5 1 2 Option 2 Pan tilt Connection If the Standard Connection option does not fit your environment you likely need to use a pan tilt unit with a camera mounted on top This option describes that setup The Pan Tilt apparatus is made up of the Pan Tilt Unit PTU the Pan Tilt Controller the Pan Tilt Cable a Power Supply and an RS 232 Cable Pan Tilt Unit Pan Tilt Controller Follow the proceeding steps to correctly set up the Pan Tilt Unit For more detailed guidelines please see the Pan Tilt Unit User s Manual 1 Mount the base of the Pan Tilt Unit onto a tripod 2 Connect the Pan Tilt Unit to the Pan Tilt Controller using the supplied Pan
53. ser s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 24 mersive amp 8 2 Select Channel Select a channel from the Channel Name list The window to the right of the list will show a bounding polygon that represents the current area of projection for this channel The associated projector simultaneously renders this polygon onto the display surface You can select the Show All box in order to see the current mask for each of the Channels Here it is sometimes useful to also select Show Name This allows you to easily identify each mask If you have a stereo pair you can also show the Channel masks of both Displays at the same time by checking the Show Simultaneous Displays box 8 3 Define Projector Outline Use the mouse to move the points and edges of the polygon to the desired location by pressing the left mouse button while dragging the point or edge To refine the polygon boundary add points to the polygon by double clicking the left mouse button on or near an edge A point is deleted from the polygon by right clicking on the point NOTE If the mask for a Channel is not rotated on the interface as it is on your screen you can press the Rotate 90 button as needed to correct the orientation The goal is to mask each projection to your screen edges as well as allow for roughly 10 overlap between projections This first picture shows how the project
54. t Software Hardware Limits choose one The Pan Tilt minimum and maximum travel stops are queried from the PTU and used as the defaults If those defaults need to be overridden enable this option e Disable Use the default limits e Enable Use the defined limits for the PTU e Max Pan Maximum pan position value if manual limits are enabled e Max Tilt Maximum tilt position value if manual limits are enabled Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 42 mersive e Min Pan Minimum pan position value if manual limits are enabled e Min Tilt Minimum tilt position value if manual limits are enabled 11 6 8 Pan Tilt Translation e PanTilt Translation The 3D translation from the center of the screen which is the origin to the PTU s center of tilt axis in millimeters If there is no PTU this is the translation from the center of the screen to the bottom of the camera which is usually on a tripod or hung from the ceiling 12 First Calibration 12 1 Before Calibrating If you have a Windows Client with more than one channel you need to make sure the Task Bar disappears during calibration You do this by doing the following e Right click on the task bar and select Properties e Check the Auto hide the taskbar box e Uncheck the Keep the taskbar on top of other windows box 12 2 Calibrate the Display If you are using multiple
55. t that the view from the camera is whole and complete using the Camera Preview window If the image appears incomplete or out of order torn restart the Sol Server If this fails to resolve the torn image disconnect and reconnect the USB cable from the Firefly MV and restart the Sol Server 18 3 Camera Not Detected Sometimes the camera is plugged in correctly but the software cannot detect the camera If this happens unplug the camera wait a few seconds plug it back in and restart the Sol Server If you are using a Sol Server that has both Firewire 400 and Firewire 800 inputs use the 800 If using a Pan Tilt Unit with the Sol Server make sure the PTU port in Advanced Settings is set correctly as well 19 Contacting Mersive 19 1 Email You can contact our support staff by using the following email address support mersive com Look to the next section to see how you can get diagnostic information to the support staff as well Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 57 MSS 19 2 Send Diagnostic Information to Mersive If you are having difficulties doing a calibration you can send diagnostic information to our support team and they will attempt to help you Select Help Send Mersive Diagnostic Information to initiate the transfer of the diagnostic information NOTE The Sol Server must have Internet access for this option to w
56. ystem options determine how color alignment will be performed on each projector Sol Server User s Guide Copyright 2010 Mersive Technologies Inc Mersive Technologies Confidential Do Not Distribute 35 mersive Tip If your projectors have a sRGB or Whiteboard option it will typically produce the best results e Camera Based When this option is enabled additional color calibration images are displayed during calibration These images are used to discover the color gamut capabilities of each projector overlap them and correct each one to this overlap region called the Common Gamut e ICC Profiles ICC Profiles enables the use of industry standard ICC files to calibrate the appearance of each display With a unique and accurate profile for each projector the Sol Server can alter the output of each pixel so that colors appear consistent across the entire display even if the characteristics of individual projectors vary greatly e Static Gamma This option calculates the luminosity of each pixel in the overlapping areas based on a standard gamma curve This option is preferred if your projector s output response can be modeled closely by a standard gamma curve Once enabled the default gamma value is 2 2 You can change the value by right clicking on a channel name and selecting Change Gamma 11 1 3 Blend Zone Brightness Enhancement Brightness enhancement for blending zones that appear too dark Increase this value

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