User’s manual Apollo Wall Management Software Doc-3197-2
Doc-3197-2, current issue Title: User's Manual APOLLO Wall Management Software ID-No.: Doc-3197-2 date: 2006-11 Revision: 08 Software: Apollo Rel. 1.9 Main issue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Update new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new new: The corresponding chapters were newly generated or completely revised. corr.
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New features of Release 1.4SR4, August 2003: Backup/Restore of Apollo projects New option in viewer decoration Window property in Layout Editor New features of Release 1.5, November 2003: VNC compatible viewer SOAP API Service Automatic update of local projects New features of Release 1.6, April 2004: Support of streaming video card in FRG Viewer ProServer RemotePointer XP Support New features of Release 1.
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Table of Contents 1 Preliminary remarks ........................................................................................................................... 15 1.1 Styles and symbols....................................................................................................................................... 16 2 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 17 2.1 Summary.................
5.3.3 Generating configuration files............................................................................................................. 60 5.3.4 Copying Configuration Files ................................................................................................................. 60 5.3.5 Updating a configuration..................................................................................................................... 61 6 Viewer ...................................................
6.11.6 Web Viewer source specification ....................................................................................................161 6.11.7 MPEG Viewer source specification ..................................................................................................162 6.11.8 VTplus Viewer source specification .................................................................................................162 6.11.9 ProViewer source specification ..............................................
7.6.4 Valid Command line options .............................................................................................................210 7.7 Help menu ..................................................................................................................................................211 7.8 Remote Desktop menu ..............................................................................................................................212 7.8.1 Connect ..................................
8.3 Layout Editor menus...................................................................................................................................290 8.3.1 File menu ...........................................................................................................................................290 8.3.2 Edit menu ...........................................................................................................................................291 8.3.3 Properties menu ..............
.2 Serial command interface ........................................................................................................................347 12.2.1 Customizing configuration files.......................................................................................................347 12.2.2 Mode of operation...........................................................................................................................348 12.3 TCPIP command interface .................................
15.4.1 Specific FRG Viewer placeholders ...................................................................................................387 15.4.2 Specific Visu Viewer placeholders...................................................................................................387 15.4.3 Specific Cottus Viewer placeholders ...............................................................................................388 15.4.4 Specific VNC Viewer placeholders.............................................
1. Preliminary remarks 1 Preliminary remarks This brochure is directed towards administrators and users of Display Walls. It describes how to use the Wall Management Software Apollo to efficiently manage and administrate information on a Display Wall from a local workstation. This document describes the installation and configuration of the Apollo Wall Management software as well as all operating steps.
1. Preliminary remarks 1.1 Styles and symbols The typographic styles and the symbols used in this document have the following meaning: Bold Labels, menus and buttons are printed in Bold font. Condensed Links to both other chapters of this manual and to sites in the Internet are printed condensed. In the on-line version of this manual all hyperlinks appear teal. Courier Names of files and parts from programs are printed in the Courier font.
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2. Introduction 2.1 Summary Modern Display Walls have begun arriving wherever current information is to be displayed for and made available to a larger number of people at the same time. The display wall is the central information medium in control stations and control rooms, although all employees have their own monitors to perform their respective duties. Such a scenario requires that the Display Wall can be controlled from remote locations or workstations.
2. Introduction 2.2 Apollo components Apollo comprises several client and server application which communicate via the Control Room Bus. Server applications which manage resources such as projectors or the desktop of a Display Wall are installed and used on central Server computers. These applications are started automatically during booting or log in. The interactive client applications are graphical user interfaces to provide access to the services of the central servers.
2. Introduction Layout Selector The Layout Selector is integrated into the Explorer. It allows easily loading and removing layouts from a remotely linked Display Wall. Layouts have to be defined in the Layout Editor and saved in a database first. If required, the user interface of the Explorer can be adapted to look like the user interface of the previous standalone application Layout Selector.
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3. New functions 3.1 New functions in Apollo 1.9 Apollo 1.9 comes with enhanced functionalities in the Remote Desktop which now includes a source treeview to assign a source to an existing viewer at runtime. In addition non-sizeable windows (e.g. Viewer windows without borders) can now be re-sized.. The ProViewer allows to set customized hotkeys for connect, release control, disconnect and features a context aware disconnect.
3. New functions Visu Viewer to depict and control analog video and RGB signals connected to a Video Input Unit, or RGB Input Unit of a digital Visu. Cottus Viewer to depict screen contents of host workstations on the display wall. Web Viewer to depict Internet pages. Mpeg Viewer to depict digital video. VTplus Viewer to depict video text pages. All of these viewers are running in windows that are customizable concerning position, shifting, and scaling, and can be opened in several instances.
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4. Installation 4.1 Best practice It is recommended to first read the Readme file located on the CD-ROM in the folder …\Apollo (CRS-3045)\Apollo 1.8 4.2 Requirements • Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later • Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later • Windows Scripting Host 5 or later • Barco TASK-2k-09 (for TransForm A controller) or • Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or later • Internet Explorer 6.
4. Installation Please mind: The Control Room Configurator requires Microsoft Visio 2000 or higher! These requirements are checked before Apollo is installed. A prompt is displayed to install any additionally required software, if necessary. The Apollo installation then has to be restarted. In case Windows Scripting Host is missing at your Windows installation, this application is enclosed on the Apollo installation CD (“Apollo (CRS-3045)\Apollo 1.8\public\WindowsScriptingHost” directory).
4. Installation 4.4 Setup You need administrative privileges to install the Apollo software. Remove any older Apollo installation present on the system before installing a newer version; see "Uninstall Apollo." The files in the Apollo project directory remain intact when you uninstall Apollo! Place the CD into the CD drive and run setup.exe. The Install Shield Wizard will guide you through the installation process. Follow the displayed instructions.
4. Installation Operator Workstation The client components have to be installed on any network computer used to manipulate the Display Wall via the interactive applications. ProServer This component has to be installed on every workstation which screen should be scraped or which has to be controlled by means of the RemotePointer application. Select the desired component.
4. Installation 4.5.2 2. Generating current configuration files Whenever a new Apollo Release or Service Release is installed, the Visio configuration file of the Apollo project has to be upgraded, too, in order to generate the most current configuration files. All configuration files (*.ini, *.cn) are generated by the Apollo 1.4.1 Control Room Configurator.
4. Installation 4.6 Upgrade from Apollo 1.4 to Apollo 1.4SR1 Upgrading from Apollo 1.4 to Apollo 1.4.1 does not require converting the database. However, the update of the configuration files (see above, generating current configuration files) is mandatory. Starting with Apollo 1.4SR1 the file SerialCommandInterface.ini is split into a file specifying the parameters of the serial interface (SerialCommandInterfaceBasic.ini) and a file allocating the patterns (SerialCommandInterface.ini).
4. Installation Projects with Phoenix projectors require a manual update as described in chapter Upgrade from Apollo 1.3 to Apollo 1.4. 4.8 Upgrading from Apollo 1.5 to Apollo 1.6 An Apollo project which has been created with Apollo 1.5 is automatically upgraded to Apollo 1.6. No intervention is required. 4.9 Upgrading from Apollo 1.6 to Apollo 1.7 An Apollo project which has been created with Apollo 1.6 is automatically upgraded to Apollo 1.7. No intervention is required. 4.10 Upgrading from Apollo 1.
4. Installation 4.12 Upgrading the Display Wall configuration Whenever new and/or additional devices are added to the configuration, this expansion of the Display Wall configuration has to be included into the Visio drawing! All configuration files (*.ini, *.cn) are generated by the Apollo 1.8 Control Room Configurator. If the Control Room Configurator was selected when installing individual components and if the standard directory was used for the installation, then the following folder was created: ...
5. Control Room Configurator 5 Control Room Configurator The Control Room Configurator is a VISIO application used to create all configuration files.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.1 Requirements Microsoft Visio2000 or higher In case of Visio 2003, the follwing settings must be made: Macro Security: medium (or low) File path settings (Tools|Options) Templates: C:\Program Files\Barco Apollo\Control Room Configurator Stencils: C:\Program Files\Barco Apollo\Control Room Configurator Add-ons: C:\Program Files\Barco Apollo 5.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3 Basic principles of creating a configuration Basic Microsoft Visio and template knowledge is assumed. 5.3.1 Recommended Visio settings Please select the following options in Tools|Snap&Glue|General: When drawing the projection modules, it is recommended to click Alignment Box. 5.3.2 Template and shapes Have a look at the file Examples.vsd located in the folder …\Visio\Solutions\Control Room Configurator\Samples.
5. Control Room Configurator The template utilizes the three levels "control," "data," and "LAN." These levels are identified with the following colors. Level Color Control red Data blue Network green These levels can be individually hidden or displayed. The Control Room Configurator makes it possible to depict hardware and software configurations of Barco Display Wall using the help of specific shapes.
5. Control Room Configurator Specified values may not contain any blank spaces! The Properties window can be opened permanently (View|Custom Properties). This command is available via the regular menu as well as the context menu (right mouse button). Double-clicking on the object also opens the Properties window. The following is a brief overview of the templates representing Barco hardware and Barco software. 5.3.2.1 Stencils Devices.vss Starting with Apollo 1.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.3 Projection module OverView PU Custom Properties Type of Module Data Connection Point VGA_Digital_Input OverView-cPU67-DL (should not be changed) Possible to connect with VGA_Digital_Output • of the digital graphic card (blue): Control Connection Point Serial_Input Possible to connect with Serial_Output of previous device or the control computer (red): Serial_Output Possible to connect with Serial_Input of subsequent device 5.3.2.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.5 Projection module Atlas C4 Custom Properties: Type of Module Data Connection Point VGA_Digital_Input (blue): Control Connection Point Serial_Input Atlas C4 (should not be changed) Possible to connect with VGA_Digital_Output • of digital graphic card • of Hermes D2D • of Hermes V2A Possible to connect with Serial_Output of previous device or the control computer (red): Serial_Output Possible to connect with Serial_Input of subsequent device 5.3.2.
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5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.11 Control Computer Eos (obsolete) Custom Properties Name Reserved COM Ports Number of Viewers IP Address Network Connection Point (green): LAN Control Connection Point Serial_Output Com1 (red): Serial_Output Com2 Enter the name of the computer in the network. Do not specify an IP address if the name has been defined. Select from the list box the respective number of reserved COM ports (WindowsNT: 4, Windows2000: 2).
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.12 Control Computer Argus / TransForm A Custom Properties Name Reserved COM Ports IP Address Number of Viewers Network Connection Point (green): LAN Control Connection Point Serial_Output Com1 (red): Serial_Output Com2 Enter the name of the computer in the network. Do not specify an IP address if the name has been defined. Select from the list box the respective number of reserved COM ports (WindowsNT: 4, Windows2000: 2).
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.13 Extender 7(PCI Extenderbox 7 slot, obsolete) This device is discontinued. Use the PCI Extenderbox 13 instead! Data Connection Point (blue): PCI_Bus Possible to connect with PCI_Bus of PCI ExtCard in a PCI slot of TRANSFORM A 5.3.2.14 Extender (PCI Extender Box 6+7) Data Connection Point (blue): PCI_Bus Possible to connect with PCI_Bus of PCI ExtCard in a PCI slot of TRANSFORM A 5.3.2.
5. Control Room Configurator Video Card) 5.3.2.17 Visu Only digital Visu is supported by Apollo! The custom properties of this shape include the parameter setting of the timing. The values can be entered manually or – recommended!- automatically by the system. The automatic values are derived from the position of the resolution switch and the color depth specified on the graphics card.
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5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.18 Device Group Custom Properties Group Name Enter a freely selectable name. Warning: Name may not contain any empty spaces! 5.3.2.19 OVT analog (Analog graphical card, obsolete) Data Connection Point (blue): VGA_Analog_Output PCI board for Eos or PCI Extender Box Possible to connect with VGA_Analog_Input of projection module 5.3.2.
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5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.24 BigVideo ( obsolete) Data Connection Point PCI board for Eos or PCI Extender Box or Argus Backplane (blue): Possible to connect with three analog video sources 5.3.2.25 QuadVideo (obsolete) Data Connection Point (blue): PCI board for Eos or PCI Extender Box Possible to connect with four analog video sources 5.3.2.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.29 Streaming Video Card PCI board for TransForm A. Data Connection Point (blue): Possible to connect up to 4 digital video stream sources This input card requires the OmniScaler! Quad SDI Video 5.3.2.30 Quad SDI video card PCI board for TransForm A. Data Connection Point (blue): Possible to connect to 4 SDI videos This input card requires the OmniScaler! 5.3.2.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.35 Host IF Card (Host interface card) PCI_Bus Data Connection Point (blue): PCI board for Transform A Possible to connect with TransForm A OmniBus A18 and TransForm A OmniBus A12 5.3.2.36 IO card (serial I/O card) Serial Interface (rot): Serial_Output COM3 PCI Card for Eos Serial_Output COM4 Includes two additional serial interfaces, e.g.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.2.39 Stencils Software.vss 5.3.2.40 Apollo Base Custom Properties Function Set this property to master, slave, or client Clock Server Set this property to true if this controller is to be the clock server for the Apollo system. It is mandatory that in every Apollo project there is one master defined! 5.3.2.
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5. Control Room Configurator rd 5.3.2.48 Stencils Barco 3 Party Devices.vss 5.3.2.49 Matrix Switcher Custom Properties Name Enter a freely selectable name of the matrix switcher Input Switch Number of Inputs Output Switch Number of Outputs After entering the required inputs/outputs, the shape is adapted accordingly. 5.3.2.50 Command Source This shape replaces the shape SerialCommandInterface of previous versions of the Control Room Configurator.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.3 Generating configuration files In order to generate the configuration files the entire Display Wall and its control system has to be created as a Visio plan based on the Control Room Configuration template. Correct configuration files can be created only if all utilized hardware and software components are included in the configuration plan! Make sure individual devices are properly connected! Use the Device Group template to create a hierarchical device structure.
5. Control Room Configurator 5.3.5 Updating a configuration Any expansion to an Apollo project (hardware or software component) has to be implemented with the original Visio plan. Import the drawing of an existing Apollo Project in the most lately template of the Control Room Configurator. Current configuration files are then recreated using the Export function , which are copied to the respective project directory.
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6. Viewer 6.1 Concept Viewers are applications running on the display wall with their windows showing different contents such as videos, video text, Internet pages, or applications on different screens or display walls. A bitmap may cover the entire content of the viewer window (blanking) or information (text and/or logo) can overlay the content at specific positions. Up to 4 so-called “In Display Captions” (IDC) can be defined for each viewer.
6. Viewer 6.2 Apollo 1.9 Viewers Apollo 1.9 features the following viewers: Name Depicted Application Object Type FRG Viewer Analog video / RGB sources connected to BigVideo, QuadVideo, RGB input card, QuadAnalog Input card, Dual RGB Input card, or digital video streams connected to Streaming Video Card, or SDI sources connected to Quad SDI Video Card.
6. Viewer 6.3 Limitations The Control Room Bus does not support more than 255 applications on one computer. The maximum number of viewers depends on the number of visible IDC’s and is about 90-130. The ProServer is limited to 16 clients. The max. scraping size is 120 MB display memory, cf. 6.6.5 Steps required to configure the ProViewer Neither ProServer nor VNC Server transfer rubber boxes. Apollo 1.9 Cottus Viewer is based on Funk Proxy Host 5.1.
6. Viewer 6.5 Communication memory Since Apollo Rel. 1.8, the communication memory is automatically set via the viewers specified in the Apollo Configurator, TransForm A shape, custom properties: number of viewers. As an empiric value, every viewer contributes with 210 kB to the basic requirement of 4096 kB of communication memory. Depending on the actual Apollo configuration (Master only, Master and Slave) the required memory is calculated and allocated to the Control Room Bus.
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6. Viewer 6.6 Requirements Several configuration files have to be modified in addition to the required hardware requirements (e.g., Visu, BigVideo Card, etc.). The predefined sources for all viewers are specified in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file; see The ServerData\viewersources.ini File. A name has to be defined for the video and RGB input cards using the switcher definition file and the switcher language compiler. The sample file apollo.vsw is included and may be edited and customized.
6. Viewer The following hardware assignments apply: vsw2974[x] Video switcher (applies to models AutoPatch 1YDM, AutoPatch 1Y-16, AutoPatch 4YDM) frg2739[x] QUADVIDEO CARD frg2684[x] BIGVIDEO CARD rgb2774[x] RGB INPUT CARD, labeled RGB-2774-0 rgb2774v1[x] RGB-INPUT CARD, labeled RGB-2774-1 frg3008[x] Video channels of QUAD ANALOG VIDEO CARD, STREAMING VIDEO CARD, DUAL RGB INPUT CARD mpg3012[x] STREAMING VIDEO CARD (for configuration of the board (IP address etc.
6. Viewer 6.6.2 Steps required to configure the Visu Viewer Visu is a device to display video and RGB sources and is addressed by the Barco RC Agent as such. The tree view of the Apollo Explorer also lists this as a device and it has to be an entry in the RC Agent as well. Follow these steps to adjust the Visu hardware for Apollo: • Copy the Visu firmware files (located on the Control Room Suite CD-ROM in the folder RCAgent\RCAgent 1.4.
6. Viewer 6.6.3 Steps required to configure the Cottus Viewer Using the Cottus Viewer, the content of a host workstation can be displayed in one viewer window (peer-to-peer connection) or in multiple viewer windows (gateway based connection). The peer-to-peer connection requires installing the Proxy Host 5.1 by Funk Software on every workstation with a screen to be displayed on the Display Wall. The gateway based connection also requires installing the Proxy Host 5.
6. Viewer When installing the Proxy Gateway Server, make sure that the respective workstation provides enough disk space to store host sessions: a typical desktop takes between one and 2 Megabytes per minute. Therefore it might be recommended to install the Proxy Gateway Server on multiple workstations. However, in principle it is sufficient to install it once on any workstation of the Apollo network or on TransForm A. Sessions recorded with Apollo 1.8SR1 or earlier need to be converted.
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6. Viewer As mentioned above the Gateway Server runs on a domain user account. The following dialog requires to specify user and password: This domain user account is used by Proxy to identify the Gateway server when it connects to computers running Proxy Host. You can use the same domain user account for all Gateway servers you install on your network.
6. Viewer 6.6.3.2 How to configure the Proxy Gateway Configuration of the Proxy Gateway is done via the Proxy Gateway Administrator program. Select Start|All Programs|Funk Software|Proxy|Proxy Gateway Administrator. You can use this tool to configure all Proxy Servers in your network.
6. Viewer Click next on the wizzard dialog to start polling the network for gateway servers.
6. Viewer In the tree view, select the gateway you want to administer. For further information about the configuration settings, please see the manual about the Proxy Gateway Server supplied on the Apollo CD-ROM. At this place just some basic statements: A host workstation detected by the gateway polling for hosts usually will be added to the list of hosts located in the folder Unmanaged Hosts. Drag it into the folder Managed Hosts to control it via the gateway.
6. Viewer Adjust the Gateway Security for Data services, settings and operation. Allow the desired permission to an existing user group and/or define a new user group. In case sessions are to be recoeded and played, handling of the files is easier if they have a user friendly name indicating the content/use of the session. User friendly names require to check the options Record to File and Connect to File! Check the entries on the dialog Gateway Server Settings|General Settings.
6. Viewer Follow these steps to install Proxy Host: • Log into the host workstation with administrative privileges. • On the Apollo CD-ROM, click on the Link Screen Host or • Open the Windows Explorer and navigate to the following directory on the Apollo CD-ROM Apollo (CRS-3045)\Screen Host 5.1 • Double-click on setup.exe. The setup process starts. Follow the onscreen instructions. The license key is specific for every project.
6. Viewer Continue the setup process. The host computer has to be rebooted once the setup process is finished. Select Start|Programs|Proxy Networks|Proxy|Proxy Host Control Panel to configure the host workstation.
6. Viewer On the Security tab you can choose between a simple password configuration and the Windows authentication configuration. If the later is selected, the respective permissions have to be allowed. In case password configuration is selected, the password has to be entered when launching the Proxy Host Control Panel.
6. Viewer 6.6.4 Steps required to configure the VNC Viewer The VNC Viewer supports the VNC 3.3.7 protocol or the TightVnc 1.2.9 protocol. On the host workstations, VNC 3.3.7 or TightVnc 1.2.9, respectively, has to be installed. Since VNC supports Windows, Linux, and Apple Macintosh, no VNC software is provided on the Apollo CD-ROM. Please install and configure the VNC server on the host workstation according your operating systems and needs.
6. Viewer 6.6.5 Steps required to configure the ProViewer The ProServer has to be installed on every host workstation with a screen to be displayed on the Display Wall. Select ProServer when installing Apollo, cf. Setup. The best color depth for the ProServer wrt performance is 32Bit. However depending on the desktop resolution, it might be mandatory to set the color depth to 16Bit: there is a limitation of max. 120 Mbyte display memory! In case the max.
6. Viewer Enter the desired password. This password can freely be assigned. It is not the Windows password!! If the default port is already used by other applications, enter a different one. Please refer also to the system requirements to see all default ports used by Apollo, cf. Used ports If a different port is used, on every computer running ProViewer/Remote Pointer the environment variable has to be defined with this port! Environment variable ApolloProServerPort = .
6. Viewer 6.7 Launching Viewer Viewer require the Ident parameter which has to be defined when creating a shortcut. By means of this shortcut, viewers can be launched in different ways. • The shortcut is defined in the Layout Database. In the Apollo Explorer, click on the Start button in the taskbar and then double click on the shortcut. • The shortcut is part of a layout: The viewer launches as soon as the corresponding layout is activated • The shortcut is directly on the Display Wall.
6. Viewer 6.8 Controlling Viewers Viewers are controlled via the command interface (Viewer command Interface) or their Properties dialog box.
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6. Viewer 6.8.1.1 FRG Viewer properties dialog box Open the properties dialog box of the viewer • directly on the Display Wall using the shortcut key combination CTRL+ALT+Enter or • using the viewer’s context menu (right mouse click on viewer name) in the Apollo Explorer, viewer category. Close the dialog box with the shortcut key Alt+F4 or by click on the Close button in the title bar. With 10.
6. Viewer If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title. Status refers to the status of the link with the source. Select from scaling options: original resolution (native size), optimized (best fit, preserve aspect ratio) while maintaining aspect ratio (distortion-free), or fit into window (aspect ratio and resolution are not preserved).
6. Viewer Some control elements are no longer visible if the dialog box size is reduced. Enlarge the dialog box until all control elements are again visible (drag with mouse). The depiction of the window content in blanking mode can be selected from the Decoration tab. All commands except the selection of a new video or RGB source (from list box) are sent immediately to the associated viewer and applied. General rule: All entries into editable text fields (e.g.
6. Viewer 6.8.1.2 Decoration The Decoration tab is identical for all viewers. Here you can select whether to hide or show the title bar and/or status bar as well as the type and content of the information to be overlaid over the actual content of the viewer window. If the entire window content is covered by an image, for example, the term used is Blanking. If information is displayed covering only certain positions of the actual window, the term used is In Display Caption (IDC).
6. Viewer For sources of type Streaming Video the option Last Frame on SignalLos can be selected. In case both options are checked (Activate on SignalLoss, Last Frame on SignalLos) the blanking image is overlaid the last frame and – depending on the blanking image – probably nothing of the last frame can be seen… Select the IdcEnable option to overlay the selected information over the actual viewer window content according to settings.
6. Viewer If the StatusBorder is enabled, the insertion is surrounded by a frame. The type of frame can be defined with regard to Separator Width, Line Style, Line Width and Color. In case Line Style is not solid, the gap color can also be defined. This frame can be set static or blinking (Enable Blinking) The frame is always surrounding the insertion. It is not surrounding the window! All selections are immediately applied to the preview. To apply them also to the viewer window, click on Apply. 6.8.1.
6. Viewer Use the Basic tab to load and save the profile file of the source and the timing of the signal The name of the source profile and of the timing may not contain any empty spaces. Only the characters up to the empty space are applied to the name and saved.
6. Viewer 6.8.1.4 Advanced Use the Advanced tab to define a section as well as set additional video parameters. Select the section using its position (left, top, right, bottom; all values in percent) or draw the section with the mouse. Values indicated in percent are applied immediately when the section is drawn with the mouse. If the values in percent are changed, the Apply button has to be clicked before the thus selected section is update– as with all editable text fields.
6. Viewer List Box Entry Aspect Ratio No restriction TV 4/3 4:3 CinemaScope1 41:27 CinemaScope2 16/9 16:9 CinemaScope3 41:18 CinemaScope4 41:17 Click Reset All to undo the section selection and to return to displaying the entire image. As for the entire video, the display options native size, best fit preserve aspect ratio, fit to window are available for the section as well. Select the desired scale mode from the list box.
6. Viewer 6.8.1.5 RGB Presets It is not possible to define a preset with a number of vertical lines different from the actual number of vertical lines of the currently connected signal! The Preset Edit functionality of the RGB Preset tab is only intended to modify the settings of a connected signal and NOT to edit at will any preset.
6. Viewer 6.8.1.6 FRG Viewer profile file Source and RGB profiles are stored in the FRGviewer.ini file located in the project directory. These are global profiles for a viewer type and apply to all computers of the network. The name of the profile file may not contain any empty spaces. Only the characters up to the empty space are applied to the profile name and saved.
6. Viewer 6.8.1.7 Stream Parameter Use this tab to select and/or configure a digital video stream. There are two *.ini-files related to the streaming video: the DigitalStreamSource.ini and the EncoderTypes.ini, cf. The ServerData\DigitalStreamSource.ini-file, The ServerData\EncoderType.ini-file Stream Source List This list box shows all the sources defined in the DigitalStreamSource.
6. Viewer Encoder Type This list box lists some of the most common encoder types . This types are listed and defined in the EncoderTypes.ini files. Encoder Network-Address IP address of the encoder, this information is read from the EncoderTypes.ini file Encoder Network Port Network port of the encoder, this information is read from the EncoderTypes.ini file 6.8.1.8 Add Click on the ADD button to add a new digital streaming source.
6. Viewer Furthermore, additional encoders can be specified clicking the New button: Any modifications of the encoder parameters are saved in the EncoderTypes.ini file. 6.8.1.10 Board Settings This tab shows the settings of the Streaming Video Card. These settings are taken from the Switcher Language Compiler file, section board settings (mpg3012), cf. Steps required to configure the FRG Viewer.
6. Viewer 6.8.1.11 Interaction In case you want to manipulate the RGB source displayed in the FRG viewer on the FRG viewer with keyboard and mouse of the display wall, the ProServer has to be installed on the respective workstation which desktop is displayed. The tab Interaction of the FRG viewer allows to connect to the ProServer or the VNC server and to gain control over the respective desktop/source.
6. Viewer 6.8.2 Visu Viewer Use the Visu Viewer to view analog videos and RGB sources connected via a Visu Video Input Unit or Visu RGB Input Unit. The viewer window does not contain any menu or tool bars. Viewers are controlled via the command interface (see Viewer command Interface) or the Properties dialog box. 6.8.2.
6. Viewer A simple mouse click on the Source tab selects a video or RGB source from a predefined list of sources. The video sources listed in the selection list are defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title. Status refers to the status of the link with the source.
6. Viewer General rule: All entries into editable text fields (e.g., manual entries such as URLs) as well as the automatic name import (when selecting from list box) have to be confirmed with the Apply or cancelled with the Discard button. 6.8.2.2 Decoration The Decoration tab is identical for all viewers. Here you can select whether to hide or show the title bar and/or status bar as well as the type and content of the information to be overlaid over the actual content of the viewer window.
6. Viewer Information can consist of any text, system parameters such as date and time (cf. Placeholders for In Display Caption Texts), and an image (logo). The available images are defined in the ServerData\Globals.ini file and identical for all viewers. Colors and font sizes are defined in this file as well. You can select text color, text background color, size, and position for In Display Caption.
6. Viewer 6.8.2.3 Basic (Video source) Use the Basic tab to load and save the profile file of the source. The name of the profile may not contain any empty spaces. Only the characters up to the empty space are applied to the profile name and saved. The following source parameters may be used as well: Symbol Description Brightness settings Contrast settings Color saturation settings Color hue settings (only for NTSC) Select Freeze to stop the current film scene (freeze-frame).
6. Viewer 6.8.2.4 Basic (RGB source) Use the Basic tab to load and save the profile file of the source and the timing of the signal The name of the source profile and of the timing may not contain any empty spaces. Only the characters up to the empty space are applied to the name and saved.
6. Viewer 6.8.2.5 Advanced Use the Advanced tab to define a section as well as set additional video parameters. Select the image section using its position (left, top, right, bottom; all values in percent) or draw the section with the mouse. Values indicated in percent are applied immediately when the section is drawn with the mouse. If the values in percent are changed, the Apply button has to be clicked before the thus selected section is updated - as with all editable text fields.
6. Viewer The Video Format can be chosen using the list box with the same name. Use the Video Type field to specify class S video or composite video (BNC). Use the Bandwidth Settings box to select the refresh rate and pixel resolution. The following table lists the entries in the Frame Rate list box: List Box Entry Description Maximum Max. display refresh rate PAL: 50 frames/second NTSC 60 frames/second Reduced 1 50% of max.
6. Viewer 6.8.2.6 RGB Calibration Adjust gain, offset and cut-off for each color individually. The values can be set either by means of the slider bar or via the spin buttons. Values adjusted via the slider bar or the spin button are applied at once, in case the text boxes are edited, the Apply button has to be clicked in order to activate the modified values.
6. Viewer 6.8.2.7 Visu Viewer profile file Source and RGB profiles are stored in the visuviewer.ini file located in the project directory. These are global profiles for a viewer type and apply to all computers of the network. The name of the profile file may not contain any empty spaces. Only the characters up to the empty space are applied to the profile name and saved.
6. Viewer 6.8.3 Cottus Viewer Use the Cottus Viewer to view the screen of any workstation within the network. This requires that the Funk software as well as the Barco-Funk license is installed on the workstation with the screen to be viewed. Proxy Host Funk licenses for a different Master than Apollo are not valid! See Chapter Steps required to configure the Cottus Viewer on how to install the Funk Proxy Host. The viewer window does not contain any menu or tool bars.
6. Viewer A simple mouse click on the Source tab selects a workstation from a predefined list of sources. The workstations listed in ServerData\viewersources.ini file. the selection list are defined in the If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title. Status refers to the status of the link with the source.
6. Viewer General rule: All entries into editable text fields (e.g., manual entries such as URLs) as well as the automatic name import (when selecting from list box) have to be confirmed with the Apply or cancelled with the Discard button. 6.8.3.2 Decoration The Decoration tab is identical for all viewers. Here you can select whether to hide or show the title bar and/or status bar as well as the type and content of the information to be overlaid over the actual content of the viewer window.
6. Viewer Click on Blanking (or Idc1, Idc2, Idc3, Idc4) to define the information to be depicted in the hide mode (information to be depicted as IDC1, IDC2, IDC3, IDC4). The information selected in blanking mode can also be displayed in case the signal is lost (check the option Activate on SignalLoss) Then select the IdcEnable option to overlay the selected information over the actual viewer window content according to settings.
6. Viewer Title bar (EnableCaption) and status bar (EnableStatusbar) of the window can be hidden or shown. The title bar shows the Ident parameter of the viewer. The status bar lists the name or URL of the linked source as well as information about the downloading progress of the page. In addition the border of the window can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the caption is automatically disabled, too. Without border, no caption can be displayed.
6. Viewer 6.8.3.3 Basic A server not listed on the selection list on the Source tab can be defined manually on the Basic tab. Enter the name of the server within the network (Hostname) as well as the Password to display the content of the associated screen. If the Windows Authentication mode has been set during configuration of the Proxy Host, no password has to be entered, but the credentials are used for authentication.
6. Viewer 6.8.3.4 Scaling To display a desktop, select one of the scaling modes. Depending on the selected mode, the displayed area can be zoomed and/or scroll bars applied to the window to scroll to a different area than defined as displayed area.
6. Viewer 6.8.3.5 Record Recording is only available if the host workstation is connected via a Cottus Gateway server. User this tab to record a host session for further playing back. Define the max. length of the session, which can of course not longer be than the max. length of recording specified for the gateway (Gateway Administrator). The length of a session is entered in minutes! The max. length is indicated next the entry field. Define a name for the current session to be recorded.
6. Viewer Recording will be stopped automatically after the defined period of the session length has been expired. The session is stored on the gateway server. A typical desktop requires between 1 and 2 Mbytes per minute.. 6.8.3.6 Play A session which has been recorded can also be played back. Select the gateway server where the session is stored. Only gateway server which are listed in the viewersources.ini file can be selected. No unknown gateway server can be entered..
6. Viewer 6.8.4 VNC Viewer Use the VNC Viewer to view the screen of any workstation within the network. Please mind that the color depth of the connected host has to match the client's color depth, cf. Steps required to configure the VNC Viewer The viewer window does not contain any menu or tool bars. Viewers are controlled via the command interface (see Viewer command Interface) or the Properties dialog box. 6.8.4.
6. Viewer A simple mouse click on the Source tab selects a workstation from a predefined list of sources. The workstations listed in the selection list are defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title. Status refers to the status of the link with the source.
6. Viewer 6.8.4.2 Decoration The Decoration tab is identical for all viewers. Here you can select whether to hide or show the title bar and/or status bar as well as the type and content of the information to be overlaid over the actual content of the viewer window. If the entire window content is covered by an image, for example, the term used is Blanking. If information is displayed covering only certain positions of the actual window, the term used is In Display Caption (IDC).
6. Viewer The logo is always positioned in the corners of the windows followed by the text unless Center is selected. Selecting the Center position always places the logo to the left of the text. Changes in the text field are not effective unless the Apply button is clicked. All remaining settings are applied without additional confirmation.
6. Viewer 6.8.4.3 Basic A server not listed on the selection list on the Source tab can be defined manually on the Basic tab. Enter the name of the server within the network (Hostname) as well as the (Password) to display the content of the associated screen. Click on Apply button to establish the connection with this server and to display its screen content in the viewer window. Disconnect removes the link between the host and the desktop server.
6. Viewer 6.8.4.4 Aspect Select In Native Size to display the content of the host workstation in the original resolution and aspect ratio or click Fit into Window to display the content in the viewer window.
6. Viewer 6.8.4.5 Encoding On this tab the encoding algorithm can be selected. This algorithm depends on the bandwidth and on the CPU usage.
6. Viewer 6.8.5 ProViewer Use the ProViewer to view the screen of any workstation within the network. Please mind that the ProServer has to be installed on the workstation which screen should be viewed, cf. Steps required to configure the ProViewer The viewer window does not contain any menu or tool bars. Viewers are controlled via the command interface (see Viewer command Interface) or the Properties dialog box. 6.8.5.
6. Viewer A simple mouse click on the Source tab selects a workstation from a predefined list of sources. The workstations listed in the selection list are defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title. Status refers to the status of the link with the source.
6. Viewer 6.8.5.2 Decoration The Decoration tab is identical for all viewers. Here you can select whether to hide or show the title bar and/or status bar as well as the type and content of the information to be overlaid over the actual content of the viewer window. If the entire window content is covered by an image, for example, the term used is Blanking. If information is displayed covering only certain positions of the actual window, the term used is In Display Caption (IDC).
6. Viewer You can select text color, text background color, size, and position for In Display Caption. Click on the Opaque option and the text is displayed on the selected color; otherwise, the background is transparent. In case the Overlap checkbox is ticked, the IDC is displayed within the insertion.
6. Viewer 6.8.5.3 Basic A server not listed on the selection list on the Source tab can be defined manually on the Basic tab. Enter the name of the server within the network (Hostname) as well as the Password to display the content of the associated screen. Click on Apply button to establish the connection with this server and to display its screen content in the viewer window. Disconnect removes the link between the host and the desktop server.
6. Viewer Check Manual Update Mode to be able to specify the time interval and to enable the Update button. This will update the desktop content either immediately (click on Update) or within the specified intervals. If Manual Update Mode is not checked, the update will be done automatically (depends on content, can be in intervals of milliseconds, resulting in a big load on the bus). 6.8.5.
6. Viewer Select a Window from the list box. It's content will be scraped. Only windows which window state is NOT minimized are listed in the list box. Windows NT: ‘DOS’ / ‘command line’ windows are not listed in the window list. In case a window which is selected to be scraped is overlayed on the host workstation by another window, the scraped area has the dimensions of the orignal window but the information of the topmost window.
6. Viewer 6.8.5.5 Encoding On this tab the encoding algorithm can be selected. This algorithm depends on the bandwidth and on the CPU usage. The render mode can be set to ColorOnColor (default), WhiteOnBlack, BlackOnWhite and Halftone. This option optimizes the display of a scaled source and depend on the current source. Just try which render mode return the best result for the specific source.
6. Viewer 6.8.5.6 Special keys Since Apollo Rel. 1.9 the ProViewer supports customizable hot keys to show the user manual, to connect, to release control, to disconnect, to send ALT+ESC to the server, to send ALT+TAB to the server, to send CTRL+ESC to the server, and to send CTRL+ALT+DEL to the server. This hotkeys can be set and enabled/disabled on the property page Special keys.
6. Viewer Changing hotkey combinations have to be confirmed by pressing the Apply button. Otherwise they are not valid. Use the button "Reset to default" to apply the default settings for all hotkeys.
6. Viewer 6.8.6 Web Viewer Use the Web Viewer to view Internet pages. The viewer window does not contain any menu or tool bars. Viewers are controlled via the command line interface (cf.Viewer command Interface) or the Properties dialog box. 6.8.6.
6. Viewer A simple mouse click on the Source tab selects and opens a Web address from a predefined list of sources or you can enter a URL directly. The Internet pages listed in the selection list as well as the associated URLs and addresses are defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title.
6. Viewer Select Blanking to hide the entire content of the viewer window. The depiction of the window content in blaniking mode can be selected from the Decoration tab. All commands except the selection of a new Internet address (from list box or manual input of URL) are immediately sent to the associated viewer and applied. General rule: All entries into editable text fields (e.g.
6. Viewer Click on Blanking (or Idc1, Idc2, Idc3, Idc4) to define the information to be depicted in the hide mode (information to be depicted as IDC1, IDC2, IDC3, IDC4). Then select the IdcEnable option to overlay the selected information over the actual viewer window content according to settings. Information can consist of any text, system parameters such as date and time (cf. Placeholders for In Display Caption Texts), and an image (logo). The available images are defined in the ServerData\Globals.
6. Viewer The available IDC positions are as follows: • Northwest (upper left) • Northeast (upper right) • Southwest (lower left) • Southeast (lower right) • Center (centered) • Center North (centered at the top) • Center South (centered at the bottom) The Center North and Center South positions overlay a banner, i.e., the IDC covers the entire width of the viewer window. If a logo is part of this IDC it is displayed in the upper or left or upper right corner.
6. Viewer 6.8.7 MPEG Viewer Use the MPEG Viewer to view digital video. The viewer window does not contain any menu or tool bars. Viewers are controlled via the command line interface (cf. Viewer command Interface) or the Properties dialog box. 6.8.7.
6. Viewer A simple mouse click on the Source tab selects an address from a predefined quantity or you can open any video by entering the URL directly. The videos listed in the selection list as well as the associated URLs and addresses are defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title.
6. Viewer Audio is only active for one instance of the Mpeg Viewer. This instance also needs to have the focus on the Display Wall! Otherwise there is no sound available. Some control elements are no longer visible if the dialog box size is reduced. Enlarge the dialog box until all control elements are again visible (drag with mouse). Select Blanking to hide the entire content of the viewer window.
6. Viewer 6.8.7.2 Decoration The Decoration tab is identical for all viewers. Here you can select whether to hide or show the title bar and/or status bar as well as the type and content of the information to be overlaid over the actual content of the viewer window. If the entire window content is covered by an image, for example, the term used is Blanking. If information is displayed covering only certain positions of the actual window, the term used is In Display Caption (IDC).
6. Viewer The logo is always positioned in the corners of the windows followed by the text unless Center is selected. Selecting the Center position always places the logo to the left of the text. Changes in the text field are not effective unless the Apply button is clicked. All remaining settings are applied without additional confirmation.
6. Viewer 6.8.8 VTplus Viewer Use the VTplus Viewer to view video text pages. The Apollo VTplus Viewer support applies only to Hauppage hardware WinPC TV.. The viewer window does not contain any menu or tool bars. Viewers are controlled via the command line interface (see Viewer command Interface) or the Properties dialog box. 6.8.8.
6. Viewer A simple mouse click on the Source tab selects a video text page from a predefined list of sources. The video text pages listed in the selection list as well as the associated broadcasting stations are defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. If a name has been assigned to this source, SourceConnected displays this name. SourceCaption shows the description entered in the ServerDate\viewersources.ini file. An assigned title is depicted next to Title.
6. Viewer General rule: All entries into editable text fields (e.g., manual entries such as URLs) as well as the automatic name import (when selecting from list box) have to be confirmed with the Apply or cancelled with the Discard button. 6.8.8.2 Decoration The Decoration tab is identical for all viewers. Here you can select whether to hide or show the title bar and/or status bar as well as the type and content of the information to be overlaid over the actual content of the viewer window.
6. Viewer You can select text color, text background color, size, and position for In Display Caption. Click on the Opaque option and the text is displayed on the selected color; otherwise, the background is transparent. In case the Overlap checkbox is ticked, the IDC is displayed within the insertion.
6. Viewer 6.8.8.3 Basic Select a Channel from the list box. The selection lists all broadcasters received by the broadband cable, satellite, or analog antenna. Enter the desired page as well as subpages. The valid value range for videotext pages is from 100 to 899. Input of a nonexistent page or subpage does not result in an error message. The VTplus Viewer waits for the corresponding signal until timeout. Select Text Mode to view the videotext pages as pure ASCII text.
6. Viewer 6.9 Placeholders for In Display Caption Texts Placeholders can be specified for In Display Caption texts, which then display current system parameters during operation. The following table lists placeholders that apply to all viewers: Warning: Placeholder names are case sensitive!! Placeholder Description %SourceRequested% The CRB (control room bus) name of the source to be displayed. This name has been defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file.
6. Viewer 6.9.1 Specific FRG Viewer placeholders Placeholder Description %Channel% Active channel of input card %Port% Active port of input card %SVSSourcName% Name of source connected to Streaming Video Card %Status% (specific values) Freeze frame (video stopped) Playback Connecting with Manager (a connection with the Manager software is being established) 6.9.
6. Viewer 6.9.7 Specific MPEG Viewer placeholders Platzhalter Bedeutung %URL% Name of digital data stream %Position% Position in digital data stream %Marker% Name of current marker in the data stream (only if markers are supported) %Status% Pause: the Mpeg-data stream is paused (if resumed, it starts playing at the actual position) Stop: the Mpeg data stream is stopped (if resumed, it starts playing at the beginning) 6.9.
6. Viewer 6.10 The ServerData\Globals.ini File Text colors, background colors, and font sizes, as well as other selections and definitions are defined in this file. There are no limits on the number of definitions. The ServerData\Globals.ini file is located in the subfolder ServerData of the ApolloProject. Changes in files with the same names located in other directories are immediately overwritten by the ServerData\Globals.ini file located in the ServerData subdirectory.
6. Viewer 6.11 The ServerData\viewersources.ini File The ServerData\viewersources.ini file is located in the subfolder ServerData of the ApolloProject. Use this file to define those sources for all viewers that can be activated with a mouse click. 6.11.1 FRG Viewer source specification Name is the entry displayed in the selection list on the Source tab of the properties dialog box. Entries are listed in the form of a tree structure. Every dot in a name represents another branch.
6. Viewer 6.11.3 Visu Viewer source specification Name is the entry displayed in the selection list on the Source tab of the properties dialog box. Entries are listed in the form of a tree structure. Every dot in a name represents another branch. IPU indicates the number of the input card(s). Numbering from top down. Profiles lists the complete file name used to save the settings of certain source parameters (brightness, resolution, etc.).
6. Viewer 6.11.5 VNC Viewer source specification Name is the entry displayed in the selection list on the Source tab of the properties dialog box. Entries are listed in the form of a tree structure. Every dot in a name represents another branch. Hostname is the server name within the network. Enter here the IP address of the server if it has no assigned name. Proxy Host by Funk Software Inc.
6. Viewer 6.11.7 MPEG Viewer source specification Name is the entry displayed in the selection list on the Source tab of the properties dialog box. Entries are listed in the form of a tree structure. Every dot in a name represents another branch. URL is the path of the video source. Description is a freely selectable description for the depicted source. This description is then shown in the status bar of the viewer window as well and indicated as SourceCaption on the Property dialog|Source. 6.11.
6. Viewer 6.11.9 ProViewer source specification Those specifications do not only apply for the ProViewer, it is the Remote Pointer, too, which uses these specifications. Name is the entry displayed in the selection list on the Source tab of the properties dialog box. Entries are listed in the form of a tree structure. Every dot in a name represents another branch. Hostname is the server name within the network.
6. Viewer 6.12 The ServerData\DigitalStreamSource.ini-file Digital video sources have to be defined in a dedicated.ini-file since a lot of parameters are to be specified. Paramter description Name: name in the ControlRoomDataBase EncTypeName: name of the encoder type of the streaming source (configured in EncoderTypes.
6. Viewer 6.13 The ServerData\EncoderType.ini-file This file lists some of the well known encoders and their default parameters thus providing a convenient way to specify the encoder of the video stream.
6. Viewer 6.14 Global Viewer Parameters The following table lists the parameters that apply to all viewers. A parameter can be activated or deactivated (values 1 or 0) or have a value specified with the list position of the corresponding entry in the ServerData\Globals.ini file. Exception: The position of the In Display Caption is not defined in the ServerData\Globals.ini file.
6. Viewer Parameter Values Description mode is selected. The value matches the list position in the definition file ServerData\Globals.ini [IdcImageSelection]. IdcBoSLEnabled [0|1] 1: at signal loss, the blanking image is displayed; 0: blue screen at signal loss Idc[1..4]Enabled [0|1] Activate (1) or deactivate (0) In Display Caption [ 1...4] Idc[1..4]Position [1..7] Position of the displayed text for the Idc[1...4]; the value is converted based on the assignment listed above. Idc[1..
6. Viewer Parameter Values Description StartMinimized [0|1] Deactivates/activates minimized launch. The viewer window is minimized when first launched until the Desktop server has positioned the window according to the active layout.
6. Viewer Parameter Values Description tion , 100 means max reduction Frameratereductionmode [0|1|2] specifies if to use the default frame reate reduction (mode:0) which is also the default setting, or if to use no reduction (mode: 1), or if to specify a variable frame rate reduction (mode:2) Hue [1..100] Hue (in percent) LastFrameOnSignalLoss [0|1], disable, enable signal loss detection (default is 0, disabled) This option only makes sense for streaming video card types.
6. Viewer Parameter Values Description SVSEncTypeName [] name of logical encoder type defined in EncoderTypes.
6. Viewer 6.14.2 Visu Viewer parameters Parameter Values Description Brightness [1..100] Brightness (in percent) Contrast [1..100] Contrast (in percent) DeviceName [] Name of the Visu device in the control room database Hue [1..100] Hue (in percent; only with NTSC) hwFrameRateDivider [0..3] Frame refresh factor 0: 1 1: 1/2 2: 1/4 3: 1/8 hwFrameRateReductionMax [0..4] Reserved for future use IPUs [] Number(s) of the Visu input card(s); separator is ":" RGBBlueCoarseGain [0..
6. Viewer Parameter Values Description RgbProfileName [] Name of the profile for the RGB source RGBRedCoarseGain [0..100] number to calibrateRGB insertion; red coarse gain RGBRedCoarseGainOffset [0..100] number to calibrateRGB insertion; red coarse offset gain RGBRedCutOff [0..100] number to calibrateRGB insertion; red cut off RGBRedCutOffOffset [0..100] number to calibrateRGB insertion; red cut off offset RGBRedFineGain [0..
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6. Viewer 6.14.5 Pro Viewer parameters Parameter Values Description AutoResize [0|1] If enabled (1), in window scraping mode or in region scraping mode the ProViewer window is adjusted to match the scraped area CopyRectEncoding [0, 1] 0: disabled, 1: enabled (better performance) DisconnectFrom [] The viewer will only cut its connection if it is currently connected to the specified host. Otherwise it will ignore this command.
6. Viewer Default is Ctrl+F3 HotKeyDefinitionDisconnect [{ctrl+} {f1 | f2 |,…|, f12}] [{ctrl+} {f1 | f2 |,…|, f12}], specify the hot key for the action. Hot keys can only be accepted if the resulting settings do not contain any duplicates. Default is F12 HotKeyDefinitionReleaseControl [{ctrl+} {f1 | f2 |,…|, f12}] [{ctrl+} {f1 | f2 |,…|, f12}], specify the hot key for the action. Hot keys can only be accepted if the resulting settings do not contain any duplicates.
6. Viewer 6.14.6 Web Viewer parameters Parameter Values Description EnableScrollBars [0|1] Hide/show scroll bars of viewer window Go [Back|Forward|Stop|Refresh] Navigation TextSize [0..4] 0: Largest 1: Large 2: Medium 3: Small 4: Smallest URL [] Address of http page 6.14.7 MPEG Viewer parameters Parameter Values Description EnableLoopMode [0|1] disable | enable playback in a loop Marker [x] x is the marker number Motion [0..
6. Viewer 6.15 Remote Pointer Like ProViewer, the Remote Pointer is a client application of the ProServer, and therefore it requires that ProServer is installed, cf. Steps required to configure the ProViewer. Remote Pointer allows to control the applications on the host desktop via the local keyboard and mouse. Up to four different host desktops can be managed, each of them activated by moving the local mouse into the respective activation zone on the local desktop. This behavior is called squid mode.
6. Viewer 6.15.2 File menu Use this menu to connect/disconnect to/from a host. Exit hides the GUI, but the application is still running and can be activated again by clicking on its icon in the system tray. Shutdown closes the application. The entries Exit and Shutdown and the commands assigned to depend on the checkbox Iconize application on Tools|Options, cf. Options 6.15.2.1 Connect The command Connect opens a list with all hosts which could be connected to.
6. Viewer 6.15.2.2 Authentication In case the host is not specified in the viewersource.ini file, a dialog pops up where you have to enter the password (for the pre-configured hosts, the password is taken from the viewersource.ini-file): After the connection is established, the RemotePointer window is split: in the left area, the desktop of the host is visible (host window), on the right side, the cursor position on the host’s desktop is indicated by a black dot (locator window).
6. Viewer 6.15.3 View menu The locator window can be hidden by removing the tick from View|Locator: Removing the tick from View | Locator, will hide the locator window, but will not enlarge the host window. View|Enable Magnifier displays the scraped desktop in the host window of the RemotePointer application. In case it is unselected, the host window turns black and does not show the scraped desktop.
6. Viewer 6.15.4 Tools menu The Tools menu has two entries, Options and Special keys: 6.15.4.1 Options Selecting Options opens a dialog to configure the RemotePointer Application.
6. Viewer Auto scroll width Auto scroll width can be defined in the range of 20% to 50%. This range defines the area where the cursor can be moved next to the current location without updating the host window. As soon as it moves out this range, the host window is updated thus again centering the cursor in mid of the auto scroll width area. Enable Magnifier In case the this checkbox is ticked, the scraped desktop is displayed in the host window of the RemotePointer application.
6. Viewer 6.15.4.2 Special keys Selecting Special keys opens a dialog where the special keys (hot keys) of the Remote Pointer application can be defined. These special keys perform Release Control and Disconnect, respectively. In addition, some of the most common Windows keys can be specified (Alt+Tab: switch between open items, Alt+Esc: Cycle through items in the order they were opened, Ctrl+Esc: display Start menu, Ctrl+Alt+del: launch Task Manager). Alt+Tab is not fully implemented.
6. Viewer 6.15.5 Help menu The Help menu has the two entries Contents and About. Contents gives access to the online help, About informs about the software version: 6.15.6 Status bar In the status bar, information is given how to take/release control and how to disconnect, respectively. Since having taken control on a host desktop, the menu items of the Remote Pointer applications are no longer available, and the only hint how to release control is given in the status bar.
6. Viewer 6.15.7 Remote Pointer parameters Parameter Values Description AutoScrollWidth [value] Between 20 and 50, size of the auto scroll area in percent BottomHost [name] Name of the host to be controlled if in squid mode the cursor moves on the bottom edge BottomHostPassword [password] Password of the host to be controlled if in squid mode the cursor moves on the bottom edge DisconnectFrom [] The viewer will only cut its connection if it is currently connected to the specified host.
6. Viewer moves on the right edge SourceConnected [name] Freely definable name of the currently applicable source. The viewer will activate the preceding settings and display the source. SourceRequested [name Name of a source as defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. The viewer will activate the settings selected for this source and display the source.
7. Explorer 7 Explorer The Apollo Explorer offers a new user interface with access to all functions of the Device Manager, Remote Desktop, and Layout Selector. The applications are integrated in the Explorer but can also still be launched as stand-alone programs. The descriptions of the functions of the Device Manager, Remote Desktop, and Layout Selector in the manual apply exclusively to working from within the Apollo Explorer.
7. Explorer 7.1 Starting the Explorer Use the following shortcut to launch the Explorer: Start|Programs|Barco Apollo|Explorer. 7.2 Explorer User Interface The Explorer offers access to all functions of the Apollo applications Device Manager, Remote Desktop, and Layout Selector. 7.2.1 Default settings A vertically split window with menu bar, tool bar, and status bar opens when the Explorer is launched for the first time after installation.
7. Explorer 7.2.3 Adjusted menu bar Menu bar and tool bar are adjusted depending on the object type. If the Desktop Server is selected, the menu bar and the tool bar are expanded to give access to the functionalities of the Remote Desktop and the Layout Selector. 7.2.4 Task bar The task bar always depict type and name of the selected object in the object tree.
7. Explorer 7.3 Object Tree The object tree displays an alphabetical list of all object types of the current Apollo Project. The Explorer’s object tree depicts object types from the following sources: Object Type Source Device File devices.ini, generated by the Control Room Configurator when exporting the Visio file of the Apollo Project Display source File ServerData\viewersources.ini, entries have to be edited manually, cf. The ServerData\viewersources.
7. Explorer In the object tree of the Apollo Explorer the devices HermesD2D are listed, whereas Hermes V2A is excluded (the object type starts with a dash). The pictures show the influence of this section in the ApolloExplorer.ini of the object tree before and after excluding Hermes V2A: As default, the Digital Stream Source is excluded since these sources cannot be applied with /Source requested. The Security Provider is excluded to be compatible with previous versions. The ApolloExplorer.
7. Explorer Click on the + sign next to Desktop Server to view the name of the display wall. The link with the Display Wall is established as well by clicking on the name of the Display Wall listed in the object tree.
7. Explorer Select the Display Wall and the menu and tool bar of the Explorer are expanded with the entries and the functionality of the Remote Desktop and the Layout Selector. The workspace shows the configuration of the Display Wall (Remote Desktop), the defined and loaded layouts (Layout Selector). 7.3.2 Device Click on the + sign next to Device to view all device types of the Apollo Project. Select a device type to view the names of the devices assigned to this device type.
7. Explorer 7.3.3 Overview: device Lists only device supported by Apollo and with the corresponding template prepared by the Visio Configurator. Of course, the device has to be actually part of the current Apollo Display Wall configuration to be listed in the object tree. Click on the name in the workspace (right mouse button) of a device to open the context menu. The context menu includes the Properties menu item used to open the Properties dialog box to control the device.
7. Explorer 7.3.4.4 Visu source This object type represents all Visu input cards of the project used to display analog video and RGB sources (video input, input card). Select Visu Source in the object tree to list in the workspace all of the Visu Input Unit names defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. 7.3.4.5 VNC source: This object type represents all workstations of the project with screen contents to be shown on the Display Wall with the help of the VNC Viewer.
7. Explorer 7.3.5.2 General data stream This object type represents all predefined digital media streams to be shown on the display wall with the help of the MPEG Viewer. Select General Data Stream in the object tree to list in the workspace all media stream addresses defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. 7.3.6 TV Source The TV Source object type takes the form of a videotext page. This variation is displayed when clicking on the + sign of the TV source. 7.3.6.
7. Explorer 7.3.8 Viewer Click on the + sign next to the viewer to list all configured and launched viewers (FRG Viewer, Visu Viewer, Cottus Viewer, VNC Viewer, Web Viewer, Mpeg Viewer, VTplus Viewer, ProViewer, Remote Pointer). This entry will be missing from the object tree if none of the viewers have been started. 7.3.8.1 Web Viewer This object type represents all started Web Viewers of the Apollo Project.
7. Explorer 7.3.8.3 Overview: Viewer Lists only launched viewers regardless of how the viewers were launched, whether together with a layout, a shortcut on the Display Wall, or the command interface. Click on a viewer name in the workspace (right mouse button) to open the context menu. The context menu includes the Properties menu item used to open the Properties dialog box to control the device. This allows you access to the viewer control functionality, cf. Controlling Viewers. Use the Explorer.
7. Explorer 7.5 Explorer workspace The selection of the node in the object tree determines what is displayed and how it is displayed; see Object Tree Objects in the workspace have a context menu, with the exception of the sources, which can be accessed by clicking with the right mouse button.. The context menu includes the Properties menu item used to open the Properties dialog box to control the objects. 7.
7. Explorer 7.6.2 View menu Use this menu to select how and what the Explorer window shows. Related commands are grouped together: A checkmark before the menu item enables this item. Object Tree: Checkmark set = object tree is shown; no checkmark = object tree is hidden Left: Object tree position, only active if object tree is displayed. Results in a vertically split window: Object tree on left, workspace on right. Top: Object tree position, only active if object tree is displayed.
7. Explorer Menu Bar: Menu bar is shown if the checkmark is set. The command to show the menu bar again is located in the context menu of the window's title bar. This context menu, opened by clicking with the right mouse button, offers not only the familiar Windows commands to manipulate the window but also the command to show the menu bar. The command to hide the menu bar can also be reversed by editing the ApolloExplorer.ini file located in the user-specific folder. Windows NT: ….
7. Explorer 7.6.3.1 Remote Desktop tab Layout Selector All of the options are only selectable when the Layout Selector is displayed. Choose Show Selector to display the Layout Selector in the workspace. The position of the Layout Selector in the workspace can be specified in reference to the Remote Desktop: Either on Left Side (workspace is split vertically) or Above the Desktop (workspace is split horizontally). The Layout Selector covers the entire workspace if the Remote Desktop is not displayed.
7. Explorer Select Keep Connection to maintain the link between Remote Desktop and Desktop Server even when clicking on device, for example, in the object tree, which deactivates the Remote Desktop and the Layout Editor. If the Keep Connection option is not checked, the link is severed when switching to the a different node in the object tree and has to be reestablished by clicking on the Display Wall. Starting with Apollo 1.9 there is an option Allow to resize 'non-sizable' windows.
7. Explorer The content preview can also be switched on/off using the respective button on the toolbar.
7. Explorer 7.6.3.3 Frg Pictures tab As already mentioned, it is not possible to show a preview of an FRG viewer window on the remote desktop. To get at least information about the source, the functionality Show FRG Pictures has been implemented. This functionality allows you to specify a bitmap for every state of the source (playing, frozen, paused, no signal). According the actual status of the source, the respective bitmap is shown on the representative of the viewer window on the remote desktop.
7. Explorer Switching on and off the FRG pictures can be also done using the respective button on the toolbar. When activating the FRG pictures, the windows also show a top banner: this is the entry of the IDC1 (to be specified in the Decoration tab on the property page of the viewer. To remove the banner from the FRG viewer window in the remote desktop, it is not sufficient to disable IDC1.
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7. Explorer 7.6.3.4 Appearance tab Use this tab to set the colors for the following elements: • Desktop color • Desktop border • Active window • Inactive window • Locked window • Selected region • Region color • Disabled region Select an element to be customized from the list box. The current color of the element is displayed. Click on the button next to the displayed color to open the Windows standard color selection dialog box. Select a color.
7. Explorer 7.6.3.5 Command Line options tab Use the Command Line Options tab to open the Explorer using a shortcut with the preset values for such functions as viewing settings. This requires assigning the corresponding parameters to the shortcut. These parameters are listed in the following table. The easiest way to pass the right parameter set to the shortcut is to customize the user interface of the Explorer as desired and then to update and highlight the entries on the Command Line Options tab.
7. Explorer 7.6.4 Valid Command line options Syntax: ApolloExplorer.exe [/
7. Explorer Option Value Meaning /remotedesktop, /remdsk, /rd 0, 1 hide/show the remote desktop /select, /sel, /s \\- Select the node in the object tree and the item in the object list. Node and Item are separated by \\. /selectorlocked, /sellock, /sl 0, 1 unlock/lock the layout selector /splash, /spl Shows the splash screen at startup of the Explorer.
7. Explorer 7.8 Remote Desktop menu The component Remote Desktop is installed on every computer that is to have access to the windows of the Display Wall. Use this component to manipulate the windows of the Display Wall from a separate and remote workstation. After the Desktop Server has been launched, it will first determine which windows are currently open. Title, position, and size of each window are determined. This information is dynamically updated.
7. Explorer 7.8.1 Connect A dialog opens when selecting the Connect option in the Remote Desktop menu. All of the Display Walls that can be linked are listed here. Online indicates the Display Walls (Desktop Servers) which had already been launched and which can be connected at that point in time. The window now shows on the left area the integrated Layout Selector with the region tabs (if regions are defined in the database), layout icons in the layout area, and the layout stack.
7. Explorer 7.8.2 Virtual Desktop The virtual desktop shows a mini window for every visible window of the loaded layout. Depending on the permissions, the layouts of the Display Wall can be modified by means of the mini windows on the virtual desktop. The windows are also displayed as a button in a virtual taskbar. The mini-windows on the desktop feature the properties defined for the windows of the layout loaded on the Display Wall.
7. Explorer 7.8.3 Task bar Click on the Start button in the task bar to view all shortcuts which has been defined in the layout. To launch the desired application, just select it.
7. Explorer 7.8.4 Window properties A dialog opens to define the properties of the selected window in the layout. The Always on top option means that the selected window will always be displayed on top of all the others. Sizable means that the size of the window can be changed using the mouse or the system menu. A window with a changeable size can snap to the grid with all four corners. Use the Visible property to show or hide a window. A hidden window is not displayed in the taskbar either.
7. Explorer 7.8.5 Invisible windows This displays a list of programs running in the background. Select the desired program and click on Show to move the program to the foreground. 7.8.6 Command line Here, you enter the command for launching an application on the Display Wall. Select the shortcut of the program to be launched from the Shortcut list field or type it into the field. File contains the name of the document to be opened.
7. Explorer 7.8.8 Show FRG pictures This command displays/hides the bitmaps indicating the status of the source in the FRG viewer window on the remote desktop, cf. 7.6.3.3 Frg Pictures tab 7.8.9 Show preview This command shows/hide a preview of the content of the applications and viewer windows in the representative on the remote desktop, cf. 7.6.3.2 Preview tab. 7.8.10 Refresh preview This command triggers immediately the refresh of the preview content.
7. Explorer 7.8.11 Permissions Use this command to edit the permission of the respective item. The Permission dialog pops up, in which all items are listed which have permissions assigned to: Menu items, regions, layouts, shortcuts. Select the desired entry and click on Edit. The Permission edit dialogs is displayed. This dialog is also available via the context menu of the region tabs, layout buttons, and the region area in the virtual desktop.
7. Explorer 7.8.12 Permission edit Select the respective access user group to view which permissions are available and how they are given Click on No Access to remove all permissions. Click on Default Access to assign the permissions as defined in the AccessGroups.ini file, cf. Defining accessGroups. Check or uncheck the respective item. Click Apply to assign the modifications to the access user group. Select OK to assign the modifications and to close the dialog.
7. Explorer 7.8.13 Working with the Remote Desktop It is recommended to define permanent layouts for the windows of the Display Wall. A layout is the arrangement of different windows on the entire desktop or in one or more regions on the Display Wall. Position and size is specified in a layout for each window and references to the upper left corner of the region. If regions are defined, the position of a window is given relative to the upper left corner of this region.
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7. Explorer 7.9 Layout Selector menu 7.9.1 Layout Selector Use the Layout Selector to easily load and remove layouts from a remotely linked Display Wall. Layouts have to be defined in the Layout Editor and saved in a database first. After the Desktop Server has been launched, it will first determine which windows are currently open. Title, position, and size of each window are determined. This information is dynamically updated.
7. Explorer 7.9.2 Connect Clicking on the connect menu item opens a dialog listing all Desktop Servers managed from the Control Room Bus. Select a Desktop Server to connect with. Online indicates that the respective Desktop Server has been launched. Starting and closing Desktop Servers result in adding or removing the online indication.
7. Explorer 7.9.5 Save layouts Changes made to the layout can also directly be saved in the unlocked (shared) database. A dialog opens where you can save the changed layout or define a new one. The current arrangement of windows can be saved, without requiring a loaded layout. If a layout is loaded on the Display Wall, its name is suggested when saving. You can save the layout with a new name and thus add it to the database.
7. Explorer The following properties of a window are saved: new window window of the loaded layout Title Yes Yes (unchanged) Window class Yes Yes (unchanged) Shortcut No Yes (unchanged) Position Yes Yes size Yes Yes Window state Yes Yes*) description Yes yes If the title includes special characters, the layout has to be revised using the Layout Editor, see Identifying windows.
7. Explorer 7.9.6 Groups Specify whether to show all layouts or only those that belong to a specific group. Group association is specified in the Layout Editor. Select the corresponding group in the Select Layout Group menu to display only layouts of this group. The menu entries list all groups defined in the In Layout Editor. It is possible to select multiple groups This menu shows a list of all groups as defined in the Layout Editor.
7. Explorer Select the desired entry and click on Edit. The Permission edit dialogs is displayed. This dialog is also available via the context menu of the region tabs, layout buttons, and the region area in the virtual desktop. Please refer to Permissions to get information on the specific permissions of an item. Select the user group to show the specific permissions assigned to the objects. Click on No Access to remove all permissions.
7. Explorer 7.9.9 Context menus Right mouse click on the region tabs or on the layout icon displays the context menu. Click on Reload to re-arrange the windows of the respective layout according their defined layout. Click on Permission to view and define the permissions for the defined access user groups. Please see the respective chapters of the menu items of the Layout Selector menu (Reload Layout, Permissions).
7. Explorer 7.10 Explorer tool bar Just like the menu bar, the tool bar of the Explorer is also dependent on the selected object tree node. The number of buttons depends on whether the Display Wall is selected in the object tree, which means the Remote Desktop and the Layout Selector are active. Tool Tips shows which function is assigned to the buttons. The following table lists which buttons are associated with which menu item. Additional information is listed with the corresponding menu entries.
7. Explorer 7.11 Device Manager in the Explorer Selecting the node Desktop Server|Display Wall of the object tree, the menu bar and the tool bars are completed by the menu items and the functions of Remote Desktop and the Layout Selector. The entire functionalities of the previous stand-alone applications are integrated in the Apollo Explorer. In addition the object tree also gives access to the functionality of the Device Manager by selecting the node Device.
7. Explorer The SNMP Manager runs on the computer that holds the control room database. The devices supported by Apollo 1.5are all controlled via the Barco RC Agent. To make use of the Device Manager, the SNMP agents first have to be installed! They are provided on the Apollo CD-ROM. With each Apollo Release, the required RC agent is provided. In case there is already an RC Agent installed on your system,check its version, and upgrade if it's different from the one supplied on the Apollo CD-ROM.
7. Explorer 7.11.1 OverView-mP50 7.11.1.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed.
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7. Explorer 7.11.1.3 Lamp Control Auto Switches Use these switches to specify whether a lamp is to be automatically turned off when reaching a specific temperature and whether the lamp is automatically switched on once voltage is supplied. Lamp Toggle between switching lamp on and off. The ON button is only active if the lamp is off. The same applies to the OFF button. Displays the service life of the lamp. This value can be edited after the lamp has been replaced.
7. Explorer 7.11.1.4 Error This tab informs about occurrence and kind of error. An error which has taken place is indicated by a tick.
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7. Explorer 7.11.1.6 Identification On this tab the "fingerprint" of the device can be found. Any on-site changes have to be entered in the respective text box.
7. Explorer 7.11.2 LCD_DLP Projectors 7.11.2.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed. Name Device name. Type All BR6xxx, BG6xxx projectors as well as the projection module S70 and Atlas CS4 are type LCD_DLP_Projectors. Device State Displays the current device status. Description Displays the designation for the type of module entered into the Control Room Configurator.
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7. Explorer 7.11.2.3 Mode Control StandBy Starts and stops the standby mode Text Status Starts and stops the text mode Video Mute Starts and stops video projection Picture Freeze Freezes and unfreezes a video Active Source Select the active source from the list box Backup Save the settings in a file. Enter the name of the file into the text field. Restore Restore the settings from a file. Enter the name of the file into the text field.
7. Explorer 7.11.2.4 Commands All devices of the type LCD_DLP_Projector can be controlled via an infrared remote control. Click on the –VRC button to display a 1:1 image of the IR remote control.
7. Explorer Function F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 Keys These are keys with direct access to almost all setting functions programmable by the user. Adj Key Start or end of the setting mode. Exit Key Jumping to previous branch of the setting mode menu tree or exiting the setting mode altogether. Enter Key Starting the setting mode as well as confirmation of a settings or selection during the setting mode. Cursor Keys Select menus in the setting mode and correct settings requiring continuous adjustment.
7. Explorer 7.11.2.5 Picture Control Corresponds to the respective keys on the virtual IR remote control. The actual value of the setting is displayed.
7. Explorer 7.11.2.6 Audio Control Corresponds to the respective keys on the virtual IR remote control. The actual value of the setting is displayed. The slider bars are only active if the option is available.
7. Explorer 7.11.3 Hermes D2D 7.11.3.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed.
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7. Explorer 7.11.4 Hermes V2A 7.11.4.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed.
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7. Explorer 7.11.5 Matrix Switcher 7.11.5.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed.
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7. Explorer 7.11.5.3 Input/Output On this tab is indicated which inputs are assigned to which outputs. The signal of input 2 is connected to the outputs 4, 5, 6, and 7, the signal of the input 4 is connected to the outputs 1 and 3 and so on. The assignments can be changed.
7. Explorer 7.11.6 Visu 7.11.6.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed.
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7. Explorer 7.11.6.3 HardwareAttributes On this tab the Visu parameters can be adjusted if the ones loaded into the Visu from the VisuBaseConfiguration.ini file are not satisfying. The modifications are not written into to VisuBaseConfiguration.ini file. You have to manually adjust the parameters in the Visio drawing and export the configuration in order to preserve them. As a "small solution" you can manually edit the VisuBaseConfiguration.ini file.
7. Explorer 7.11.6.4 Hardware Color Define the color key as an RGB-Trippel as well as the color of the Visu window if no signal is applied. Modification of these settings are restricted to authorized personnell only! On this tab also the option Freeze can be selected and the factor of the frame rate reduction can be set. These settings apply for the visu device, not for an input unit! Therefore, if the Visu e.g. has 4 video input units, e.g. all four videos are frozen.
7. Explorer 7.11.6.5 Output Unit Use this tab to view the assignment of the Visu outputs to the projection modules. This assignment depends on the actual cabling! Modification of these settings are restricted to authorized personnell only! A projection cube can only be assigned to one single Visu output unit. When changing the hardware configuration without re-starting Apollo, this kind of modifications can be applied by means of the entries of this tab.
7. Explorer 7.11.6.6 Input Unit Use this tab to view what kind of input unit is plugged into the Visu; InputType_4 refers to a VideoInput Unit, InputType_6 to a RGBInput Unit. The assignment of the input units to the windows are made internally by the Visu device itself.
7. Explorer 7.11.7 Phoenix Projector DX 7.11.7.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed. Name Device name. Type Phoenix Device State Displays the current device status. Description Displays the designation for the type entered into the Control Room Configurator.
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7. Explorer 7.11.7.3 Lamp Control Lamp Toggle between switching lamp on and off. The ON button is only active if the lamp is off. The same applies to the OFF button. Displays the service life of the lamp. This value can be edited after the lamp has been replaced.
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7. Explorer 7.11.7.5 Profile The settings of the projector (brightness, contrast…) can be saved in file (Backup) or restored from a file (Restore). Enter the name of the profile file. Click on the VRC button to get access to the Virtual Remote Control. The keys and the functions are identical to the Infra Red Remote Control Unit to control the projector.
7. Explorer 7.11.7.6 Commands The device can be controlled via an infrared remote control. Click on the –VRC button to display a 1:1 image of the IR remote control. The following settings are possible Adj Key Start or end of the setting mode. Exit Key Jumping to previous branch of the setting mode menu tree or exiting the setting mode altogether. Enter Key Starting the setting mode as well as confirmation of a settings or selection during the setting mode.
7. Explorer 7.11.8 OverView D 7.11.8.1 General On this tab general information about the device are listed.
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7. Explorer 7.11.8.3 Lamp Control Operation State Shows whether the lamp is switched on or off. Lamp Status Informs about lamp state On-OnWait-Off-OffWait. Serial Number Set the Serial Number of a new lamp by entering the data into the field and pressing Apply. Runtime Set the Runtime of a new lamp by entering the data into the field and pressing Apply. Lamp Active Informs whether this lamp is the active lamp (illuminating the optics).
7. Explorer 7.11.8.4 Error This tab informs about some operating conditions. If the checkboxes are ticked, everything is ok. Temperature Ticked: Temperature below the temperature limit Voltage Status Ticked: Voltage ok Brightness Reached Target Ticked: the pre-defined brightness target of the Display Wall is reached by this projector Illumination Communication Ticked: Communication between projection unit and illumination unit is ok.
7. Explorer 7.11.8.5 Projector This tab informs about brightness, OnScreen Display und Source Input Selection (firmware 3.x only). Direct Illumination Operation State Sensor Indicates whether the DIS sensor is busy or free Brightness Target Reached The pre-defined brightness target of the Display Wall is reached by this projector Brightness Target Modify or check the value of the Brightness Target.
7. Explorer Error Box Enabled Set or check if error boxes are displayed (overlaying the application) or not Mode Allows to select one of the following operation modes: Manual Auto Preference Auto Switch Preferred Allows the set the preferred input, source 1 or source 2 Active Informs about the active input State Informs about the state of the active input 7.11.8.6 Lamp History This tab gives an overview about the employed lamps, their position, serial number and runtime.
7. Explorer 7.11.9 OverView cPU67-DL 7.11.9.1 Info On this tab information about the device are listed. Name Assigned by Control Room Configurator Type OverView _PU: rear projection system which projector is based on pSi-technology, UXGA resolution Description Displays the designation for the type of module entered into the Control Room Configurator State Gives information if the device can be addressed by the SNMP Agent Compound Status Indicates whether the device is ok.
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7. Explorer 7.11.9.2 Projector Standby Press this button to switch the projector from standby to operation or from operation to standby. The current status is indicated next to the button InfraRed Control Press this button to display the virtual InfraRed Control Input Selection Use this list box to select the desired source.
7. Explorer leases the mirror. Status Information Lamp Bottom If the icon is green, lamp bottom is ok. The icon turns red in case of a lamp failure, and the mirror is blocked. If the broken lamp is replaced, reset the error by clicking the Reset button. This also frees the mirror. Status Information Mirror A green icon indicates that the mirror is ok Status Information Fan LCD A green icon indicates that the fan is ok. The fan speed is also indicated.
7. Explorer If a lamp is running, the lamp icon is depicted yellow. If the lamp is not running (cold standby, auto switch mode), the icon is grey. Serial number and runtime of the current lamp top and lamp bottom can be viewed and set. To change the values, edit them and click on the Apply button. History shows serial number and runtimes of all lamps in the past and the current lamp. The list comprises up to 20 entries.
7. Explorer Adj Key Start or end of the setting mode. Exit Key Jumping to previous branch of the setting mode menu tree or exiting the setting mode altogether. Enter Key Starting the setting mode as well as confirmation of a settings or selection during the setting mode. Cursor Keys Select menus in the setting mode and correct settings requiring continuous adjustment.
7. Explorer 7.12 Explorer Context Menu Click on an object in the workspace with the right mouse button to open the context menu of the object. Mini windows feature a context menu as well! The context menu is expandable, e.g., sources can be accessed via the viewer context menu, or the command Lamp On can be added in the projector's context menu. One command can be sent to several recipients at once with the context menu since the object list boxes in the workspace allow multiple selections.
7. Explorer 7.12.1 Adding commands to the context menu Edit the ApolloExplorer.ini file located in the Apollo Project directory in the subfolder Server Data to customize the context menu. A file in the Server Data subdirectory is available to all computers of the Apollo network. This file also overwrites other files with the same name located in other Apollo Project directories. Follow these steps to customize the context menu: • Open the file …\ApolloProject\ServerData\ApolloExplorer.ini.
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7. Explorer 7.13 Drag&Drop functionality Use the Drag&Drop function to connect launched viewers with a different source without opening the properties dialog box. Assumption: The Apollo Explorer runs in two instances.
7. Explorer Follow these steps if only one Explorer instance is running: • Click on Web Source | General Page in the object tree. • Select a source from the workspace. • Keep the mouse button depressed and navigate to the Desktop Server in the object tree. The + sign (node) of the Desktop Server expands. • Keep the mouse button depressed and navigate to the desired Display Wall. • Keep the mouse button depressed and move the cursor to the mini window of the Remote Desktop Web Viewer.
7. Explorer To connect the Web Viewer to sources which are not defined in the ServerData\Globals.ini file and which therefore are not available in the workspace of the Explorer, enter the URLs in e.g. Wordpad using the following syntax: /Type: Viewer_WebViewer /URL:www.anypage.de /SourceConnected Highlight this line and drag it with the mouse into the mini window of the Apollo Explorer Web Viewer. The Drag&Drop functionality supports all parameter valid for the respective viewer.
8. Layout Editor 8 Layout Editor The Layout Editor is used to specify regions and to create and modify so-called layouts. Regions define rectangular areas on the Display Wall. Layouts usually consist of several windows and define which windows are to be loaded in which position using what size. Every layout is saved in a database using a unique name. Every Display Wall has its own database located on the associated control computer or on any other network computer.
8. Layout Editor 8.1 Layout database The Layout Editor is used to specify regions on the Display Wall and to create and modify so-called layouts. 8.1.1 Regions A region is a rectangular area on the Display Wall. A Display Wall has at least one region (= entire Display Wall). Multiple regions can be defined, which can be overlapping.
8. Layout Editor 8.1.2 Layouts Layouts consist of several windows and/or shortcuts and define window size and position of any active window in one ore more regions. Every layout is saved in a database using a unique name. Every Display Wall has its own database located on the associated control computer or any other network computer. Layouts can be edited in the Layout Editor or interactively on the Display Wall (Remote Desktop).
8. Layout Editor The menu bar of the Layout Editor contains the entries File, Edit, Properties, Windows , Favorites, Tools, Settings, and Help. A tree structure in the left pane of the Layout Editor is used to display the layouts, shortcuts and regions defined in an opened database. The Tree View depicts the windows and shortcuts defined in a layout as well as the associated windows in the right pane (Desktop) according to their properties.
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8. Layout Editor 8.3 Layout Editor menus 8.3.1 File menu Use the Open command to search for an open an Apollo database within the network. Select Reopen at startup to automatically open the same database next time you start the Layout Editor. The last 4 opened databases are displayed as MRU entries (Most Recently Used) in the file menu and can be opened from there. Use the Save command to save any database modifications.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.2 Edit menu The commands are also available via the context menu and can be executed via the known window shortcuts. The following shortcuts are supported: CTRL+X , CTRL+C, CTRL+V, CTRL+INS, SHIFT+INS, SHIFT+DEL (cut, copy, paste, copy, paste, cut) The Edit menu features the commands Cut, Copy, and Paste. Use these commands to copy complete layouts or individual windows of a layout and paste them to the Tree View or a different layout.
8. Layout Editor A layout or a region cannot be deleted from the database while it belongs to the list of autoloaded layouts! Use Delete Shortcut to remove a shortcut. Please note: • A shortcut can always be removed from a layout • A shortcut can always be removed from a window • A shortcut can only be deleted from the database if not required by any of the defined layouts or windows. Use the Delete region command to delete the selected region.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.3 Properties menu You can define properties for the entire Display Wall as well as for a layout, a window of a layout, a shortcut, a viewer source, a region, the Default Area. Only those items are listed in the properties menu which exist in the database. So if e.g. no default area is used and defined, the properties menu won't show this entry.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.3.1 Display Wall properties Use the Properties|Display Wall menu to enter the module configuration and the resolution of the Display Wall. These properties are required only within the Layout Editor module. They do not have any impact on the Display Wall when a layout is loaded. Enter any description of the Display Wall in the respective field Check Maintain aspect ratio to have a the actual ratio of the module configuration reflected in the ratio of the desktop of the Layout Editor.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.3.2 Layout properties Enter the Name, Short Name and Description for a new layout or edit these parameters for an existing layout. The Short Name is used by the Layout Selector to label the layout button. This attribute does not have any other use. If no Short Name is defined, the Layout Selector labels the layout button with the Name. Short Name and Name can be identical.. Description is a free text field you can use to enter additional layout information such as use, author, etc.
8. Layout Editor To prevent a layout from being unloaded by chance, set the hidden property! Please note: A hidden layout can only be loaded automatically! A hidden layout can be visible or invisible, depending on Visible property to be set on the windows of the respective layout. The Layout properties dialog also includes two buttons which applies to all layouts defined for a display wall, the button load automatically and the button hidden layouts.
8. Layout Editor Hidden layouts This command opens a dialog where all the layouts defined are listed. In case the layout is hidden, the checkbox of the layout is ticked. Use this dialog to check or to change the hidden property of a layout. Check show automatically loaded layouts only to confine the list to the layouts loaded automatically. Hidden layouts are not known to the Control Room Bus and are not manageable via the Layout Selector.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.3.3 Window properties This dialog has 3 tabs: General, Start and terminate, Advanced. General Caption includes the window title used by the system, together with the Window Class, to uniquely identify the window. The Apollo Layout Management module can work properly only if every window can be clearly identified with these two attributes. Activate uppercase/lowercase for a very precise and descriptive caption (case sensitive).
8. Layout Editor Start and terminate Shortcut defines the applications to be launched when a window with the indicated title has not yet been found when activating the layout. Only shortcuts defined in the database can be selected! Click on Edit to open the shortcut property dialog. In case the window type on the General tab is indicated as normal, the standard dialog to configure a shortcut pops up, cf. 8.3.3.4 Shortcut properties.
8. Layout Editor Advanced Use this tab to define the following properties for the window:Topmost, Sizeable, Visible, Show title bar. The default setting (indicated with gray checkmark in checkbox) maintains the properties of a window. Select a property you want to change by clicking on it (black checkmark) or unselect a property (no checkmark). The Topmost option means that the selected window will always be displayed on top of all the others.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.3.4 Shortcut properties Specify the Name and Description of the shortcut. In the File field, indicate the application linked with the shortcut. If the application is to be launched with special options, enter these Parameters into the respective field. Indicate the entire path of the files required by this application in the Start in field. Since viewer idents have to be unique, copying a layout with viewers to another desktop server might fail due to the same name.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.3.5 Viewer sources properties This dialog displays the definition of the viewer source as listed in the file viewersources.ini. In the layout editor, these properties can only be viewed. To change them, edit the file viewersources.ini. 8.3.3.6 Region properties Specify the Name and the Description of the region. Assign a category to this region.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.3.7 Default Area This property dialog can only be selected if unexpected windows are moved to the default area (option selected in display wall properties dialog). A dialog pops up to define the position of the area (enter left position, top position, width of area and height of area in pixels), the alignment of the unexpected windows inside the area, and the advanced handling of unexpected windows which do not fit into the default area. Furthermore exceptions can be defined, e.g.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.4 Window menu The Window menu lists the commands for Minimizing, Maximizing, Move, Change Size, Restore, and Close. These window commands correspond with the system commands and are available via the context menu (right mouse button) of the title bar of the windows and of the window buttons in the taskbar as well. You can also minimize/restore and activate/deactivate a window by directly clicking on the respective button. A window being closed is removed from the layout! 8.3.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.5.2 Organize favorites Use this command to add the Apollo databases of all Desktop Servers within the Apollo network to the list of favorites. Select Rename to address the database using a freely selectable name. The names of all databases organized with the favorites function are listed as a menu entry. Open a database by clicking on the corresponding entry.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.6 Tools menu The Tools menu gives access to the applications Window Detector and Database Convertor. 8.3.6.1 Window Detector Use this application to find out caption and window class as well as the positions of visible windows of an application. Just drag the colored icon into the desired window. Mark the required information, copy it and paste it into the respective fields in the dialog Window Properties.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.6.2 Database Convertor The Database Convertor converts a database of previous Apollo versions to the current Apollo version. Select Use Regions to show the regions defined in an Apollo 1.3 database. (The regions are shown in the Layout Editor and in the Layout Selector). If this option is not checked, the regions (if existing) will be hidden. Later they can be shown again by means of the Option Use Regions of the menu item Display Wall of the Properties menu. 8.3.
8. Layout Editor The menu also includes the item Configure Viewer Sources. Basically the viewer sources and the sources for the digital streams are those defined in the local project in the file Viewersources.ini and the DigitalStreamSources.ini, respectively. It is possible to ignore these files, or to select viewer source files different from the default files. Use the command Settings|Configure Viewer Sources to select different files for the viewer sources and the digital streams.
8. Layout Editor 8.3.8 Help menu The menu option Contents opens the table of contents of the online help file. About Layout Editor provides application information.
8. Layout Editor 8.4 Working with the Layout Editor 8.4.1 Loading layouts and shortcuts The shared Apollo Database directory located on the control computer of a Display Wall or any network computer contains a database with the layout (Apollo Layouts Database) definitions and linked programs for this Display Wall. Use the File|Open command to open the desired database or select the corresponding entry from the MRU list or select the database from the list of Favorites.
8. Layout Editor Of course you may also use the respective commands from the Edit menu or from the context menu (right click on the respective object). When you copy a window, a layout, a shortcut (either via copy/paste or via drag&drop), the name of the copy will automatically be set to Copy of... Copy(2) of... Copy(3) of (as with Windows Explorer). The Tree View also depicts program shortcuts associated with the defined layout windows and the regions of the Display Wall.
8. Layout Editor 8.4.2 Defining regions This functionality is only available after selecting the option Use Regions in the Properties|Display Wall menu item. A region is a rectangular area of the Display Wall. The Edit menu features the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands. Select a region defined in the database. Use these commands to copy and paste the desired region and paste them to the Tree View. Use the context menu (click with right mouse button) of the region to copy, paste, delete a region.
8. Layout Editor Create a new shortcut with Edit|Insert Shortcut. The dialog to enter the shortcut properties is displayed. A shortcut is globally applied to the entire database, i.e., the defined properties are valid in every layout or window where this shortcut is used. A shortcut added to a layout has to first be defined and specified in the database. The selected shortcut is deleted with Edit|Delete Shortcut. Only shortcuts no longer needed by any other layout or window can be deleted.
8. Layout Editor 8.4.4.2 Inserting shortcuts into a layout Select Edit|Insert Shortcuts. A dialog opens where you can select a shortcut from those already defined in the database. Select the desired item from the Available Shortcuts list box. Only a shortcut already defined in the database can be added to a layout! 8.4.4.3 Properties dialog of shortcuts in the layout The shortcut properties are fixed with the definition of the shortcuts in the database and cannot be modified according to layout.
8. Layout Editor 8.4.4.4 Inserting viewers in a layout Viewers can be inserted via the command Edit|Insert viewer or via the context menu of a layout.
8. Layout Editor There is also the possibility to insert it via drag and drop by means of the second tree view. Viewers are completely integrated in the layout editor: drag&drop or copy/paste one of the objects in Viewer Sources into the layout, and the respective viewer window will be created with an internal shortcut to the viewer application. The parameters for the viewer then can be set via the Edit button of the dialog Window properties, see below.
8. Layout Editor The type of window is indicated as Frg. Specify description, position and window state. Switch to the Start and terminate tab. You can see that the shortcut is indicated as internal shortcut (with a "real" shortcut, the window type would have been normal). Click on Edit to define the viewer parameters.
8. Layout Editor A dialog pops up where all the valid command line parameters of the viewer can be listed in the list view pane of this window. The list is populated according the selected objects in the tree view of this dialog. On the list view, select the parameter you want to set. Double click to edit it, or click on the Edit button. A dialog pops up: 318/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
8. Layout Editor The range of values as well as their meaning is listed on the dialog. Check Use this parameter to be able to enter the desired value. Click on OK to activate it. In the list view, the respective value is entered, and the set parameter is indicated by a black dot. It is also possible to enter the desired parameter and it's value manually by editing Additional options. The entered text is displayed red.
8. Layout Editor To modify a value or to deactivate a parameter, edit the respective entry again and adjust it to your needs. It is not possible to insert digital stream sources via drag&drop. First a viewer source has to be inserted into the layout to provide a valid FRGviewer with its start parameters. Subsequently the digital stream source can be dragged into the FRGviewer window.
8. Layout Editor 8.4.5 Preloading viewers To reduce the time for the FRG viewers to display the desired source on the desired position with the desired decoration when being launched via loading a layout with these viewers, it is recommended to invisible preload these viewers. For each instance of the viewer, the respective shortcut has to be defined in the database. To define the viewer shortcut in the database, proceed as follows: • Open the layout database.
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8. Layout Editor To launch the viewer invisible, it is essential to unselect the Visible checkbox on the Advanced Tab! The Visible checkbox is a triple state checkbox. Make sure to remove the gray checkmark to launch the viewer window invisible! Likewise for all FRG viewers in the hidden layout.
8. Layout Editor If all the viewers are invisible, the layout doesn't show any windows: To benefit from the preloaded viewer, copy the desired viewer window of the invisible layout and paste it into the desired layout. This guarantees that position, size etc. match. To show the respective viewer window in a layout, the Visible checkbox on the Advanced tab has to be checked (black checkmark!) 324/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
8. Layout Editor Before launching any layout with an FRG viewer, launch the hidden layout! Please note that the invisible layout is treated like all other layouts, e.g. the command Unload all layouts of the Layout Selector also unloads the invisible layout and thus closes the preloaded viewer applications.
8. Layout Editor 8.4.6 Valid command line options Syntax: LyoutEditor.exe [/
9. Desktop Server 9 Desktop Server After the Desktop Server has been launched, it will first determine which windows are currently open. Title, position, and size of each window are determined. The window information is kept ready for subsequently started clients and passed on to them via the Control Room Bus.
9. Desktop Server 9.1 Login Users working with the servers and with the Layout Editor should have the required access rights for the central layout database. 9.2 Launching the Desktop Server Before you can utilize the individual client applications, the Desktop Server has to be launched. The default setting launches and initializes the Desktop Server automatically when logging in on the control computer of the Display Wall. The initialized server is represented by a green icon.
9. Desktop Server 9.3 Closing the Desktop Server To end the Desktop Servers use the Close Desktop Server command from the context menu (right mouse click on icon). 9.4 Saving layouts in the database Changes made to the layout directly on the Display Wall can also directly be saved unlocked (shared) database. Just select Save Layout from the context menu of the Desktop Server (right mouse button). A dialog opens where you can save the changed layout or define a new one.
9. Desktop Server If a region is selected, the layouts which categories match (or which have the general category) are indicated by a green bullet. If in addition the layout is already loaded, then the green bullet gets ticked. In case there is no permission to save the layout (read only) , the layout is indicated by a red crossed bullet. When entering a new name, or assigning an existing layout (name) to a new region, only the option Include windows that don't belong to a region is available.
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10. Project Backup 10.1 General To backup an Apollo project, Apollo makes use of the backup tool of Windows 2000/Windows XP. The Backup and Restore tool supports the plattforms Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Windows NT is not supported! Although Apollo makes use of a system tool of Windows, for creating a backup file which includes all Apollo specific settings (incl. registry keys etc.) it is recommended to start the backup process by means of the shortcut Start|Programs|Barco Apollo|Project Backup.
10. Project Backup 10.2 Creating the backup file Before launching the Backup tool, make sure that all files of the Apollo project are closed! The Backup tool will skip all files in use! When the backup procedure is launched on a computer where an Apollo Desktop Server is activated, the Desktop Server must be terminated before starting the backup.
10. Project Backup It is always the currently active project of which a backup is made (= the project which has been entered in the Apollo Settings dialog). If not specified differently by means of a start parameter, as default the backup file will be located in the folder …\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents. Project Backup can also be started with a start parameter which comprises the entire path and file name (with extension!) of the backup file.
10. Project Backup Acknowledge of this dialog, starts the backup procedure.
10. Project Backup 10.3 Restoring an Apollo project To restore an Apollo project, double click on the backup file of the project (*.bkf) or start the Windows Backup and Restore Tool via the shortcut Start|Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup. Follow the instructions of the Wizard. Make sure to select all desired components of the backup file to be restored! In case you restore the project as a different user and/or on a different machine, you might want to skip the user settings (...
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11. Command Interface 11.1 Device command Interface This Apollo component is available only if the TransForm A has been equipped with this software component in the Visio file. This component is provided on every operator workstation. Device Command Interface is a WindowsNT/2000 application, which converts command line input to control commands for the devices. Start MS-DOS and enter the desired command behind the prompt.
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11. Command Interface The following example shows the command for turning on the lamp of an OverView-mP50 projection module "%ApolloProgram%\devicecmd.exe" -name:Wall1.Module1x1 -LampOnOff:on The following example sends "Hallo World" to the serial interface: "%ApolloProgram%\devicecmd.exe" -name:Wall1.Port1 -Send:"Hallo World" * With Matrix Switcher, please mind the sequence of the commands, FIRST outputs, then Input. The following command switches Input 3 to Output 3 "%ApolloProgram%\devicecmd.
11. Command Interface 11.2 Desktop command Interface This Apollo component is available only if the TransForm A has been equipped with this software component in the Visio file. This component is provided on every operator workstation. Desktop Command Interface is a WindowsNT/2000 application, which converts command line input to control commands for the devices. Start MS-DOS and enter the desired command behind the prompt.
11. Command Interface 11.3 Viewer command Interface Viewer Command Interface is a Windows NT/2000 application converting command line input into control commands for the viewers. Start MS-DOS and enter the desired command behind the prompt.
11. Command Interface 11.6 Apollo Layout Selector command interface Syntax: LayoutSelector.exe [/
11. Command Interface 11.8 Apollo Database Convertor command interface Syntax: DatabaseConvertor.exe [/
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12. Control Room Bus services 12.1 Control Room Bus To run the Apollo software, you have to first set up the Control Room Bus on each computer. Then you can start the respective applications. The Control Room Bus starts automatically when the computer is booting. The following icon appears in the taskbar. Click with the right mouse on the Control Room Bus icon to open the context menu:: Use Component Viewer to see a list of all the networked computers the desktop server can access.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.2 Serial command interface This Apollo component is available only if the TransForm A has been connected with the rd Command Source (shape in Barco 3 Party Devices) in the Visio file. Serial Port and baud rate are defined via the related Custom Properties of the connected TransForm A. Serial Command Interface makes it possible to connect Apollo with external systems.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.2.2 Mode of operation Data received via the serial interface are stored by the application until the character indicating the end of the command has been received as well (terminator). The application then compares all samples saved in SerialCommandInterface.ini with the received data. In case of a match, the program launches the corresponding application with the configured parameters.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.3 TCPIP command interface This Apollo component is available only if the TransForm A has been connected with the rd Command Source (shape in Barco 3 Party Devices) in the Visio file. TCPIP Command Interface makes it possible to connect Apollo with external systems. TCPIP Command Interface receives data via the Ethernet interface and converts it to Apollo-specific commands. TCPIP Command Interface uses the default LAN connection. Port is set to 4585.
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12. Control Room Bus services 12.4 Application management Application Management is a utility used to monitor all locally running Apollo applications. Use the command Component Viewer from the context menu of the Control Room Bus in the taskbar to open a dialog displaying the currently running Apollo components using a tree-like structure.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.5 License management Use the command Component Viewer from the context menu of the Control Room Bus in the taskbar to open a dialog with the menu entries Component, View, Help. Select View|Licenses to check all available Apollo licenses. The following dialog opens: This service is only for information about the licenses, not for modifying the licenses. There is no license for the Web Viewer. The Web Viewer is for free! In order to get a new license (e.g.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.6 Time synchronization All computers within one network have to have the same time. Use the Control Room Configurator to specify which computer is to be the clock server for all other Apollo network computers. Just set the Clock Server property in the Custom Properties of the master in the Apollo database to True. Now all Apollo network computers can be synchronized and set to the same time 12.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.8.1 Defining accessGroups The AccessGroups and the assigned members are configured in the file AccessGroups.ini. This file is located in the subfolder ServerData in the ApolloProject folder. The subfolder ServerData and a sample AccessGroups.ini file is created by quitting the Settings Dialog with OK. Then the AccessGroups.ini file can be edited and customized. The modifications will be valid after an additional launching of Apollo Settings.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.8.1.1 DefaultPermission DefaultPermission is coded as 16 bit hexadecimal. The following table gives an overview about the bits. Please see the respective item to get information about the assignment. n.a. n.a. n.a.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.8.2 Configuration of restricted objects Regions, layouts and shortcuts can be restricted in order to give the different user groups limited access to these objects. The dialog for changing the permissions at run-time can be launched from Remote Desktop. and Layout Selector Use this dialog to modify or remove access rights. By means of this dialog, the permissions can only be reduced. To enhance permission, edit the AccessGroups.ini-file, please! Use the file Restrictions.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.8.3 Permissions The Permission edit dialog pops up where the permissions for the defined access user groups can be viewed and defined. Select the desired access user group and check the respective permission to give allowance or uncheck the feature to deny access to it. Click on No Access to remove all permissions for the selected access user group. Click on Default Access to restore the default permissions as set in the security provider.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.8.3.2 Restrictions for layouts A layout object has got the following permissions: Read Remote Desktop and Layout Selector: the layout button is visible Load/Unload Remote Desktop and Layout Selector: the layout button is enabled so that it can be clicked to load/unload the layout Edit permissions The user is allowed to open the Permission edit dialog Save The user is allowed to overwrite the layout in the database when he wants to configure a layout online 12.8.3.
12. Control Room Bus services 12.8.3.8 Window Properties|Visible Enabled Enables the menu: Window Properties | Visible Edit permissions The user is allowed to open the Permission edit dialog 12.8.3.9 Edit|Invisible Windows Enabled Enables the menu: Edit | Invisible Windows… Edit permissions The user is allowed to open the Permission edit dialog 12.8.3.10 Edit|Keyboardinput Enabled Enables the menu: Edit | Keyboardinput Edit permissions The user is allowed to open the Permission edit dialog 12.
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13. Customized configuration and uninstallation of Apollo 13.1 Settings The system can be reconfigured to fit the needs of any project at any time after the initial installation using the shortcut Start|Programs|Barco Apollo|Settings. The following dialog opens: 13.1.1 Project directory Enter a directory for your project. This directory will contain the license, project-specific ini files, the subdirectory ApolloDatabase and the subdirectory Log, among others. The database ApolloLayouts.
13. Customized configuration and uninstallation of Apollo 13.3 Layout icons The icons of the layouts displayed in the Layout Selector can be customized. As default the standard icon is used. Edit the ini-file of the Layout Selector to customize the icons. In this ini-file, assign to the Icons attribute of the respective Display Wall the entire path of the folder where the icons for the layouts are located. In this folder, for every layout an individual icon can be defined as nameoflayout.ico.
13. Customized configuration and uninstallation of Apollo 13.4 Apollo font settings Besides the general system font properties as set on the Properties|Display Properties|Appearance tab (right mouse click on the windows desktop), the appearance of Apollo can be adjusted independently from all other applications.
13. Customized configuration and uninstallation of Apollo 13.5 Apollo uninstall Use the following shortcut to uninstall Apollo: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs. Select Barco Apollo and click on the Change/Remove button. Follow the onscreen instructions. The InstallShieldwizard pops up indicating Preparing Setup. Subsequently you are asked if you really want to completely remove the selected application. Confirm this dialog with OK. Uninstall then continues.
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14. Soap API Service 14.1 Requirements The Apollo SOAP API Service is only supported by Windows 2000 and Windows XP, not by Windows NT. For the client side setup please refer to doc-3338-2: Reference Manual Apollo !.5 Soap Interface To install this service, the following configuration is mandatory • Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 • Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 or later • Windows Scripting Host 5 or later • Internet Information Service (IIS) • Soap SDK 3.
14. Soap API Service From the list of available components, select Internet Information Service: Setup then continues.
14. Soap API Service The Internet Information Service is installed on your system. To configure the Internet Information Service, select Start|Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Internet Services Manager. Right click on Default Web Site, and select Properties from the context menu. A dialog opens with 8 tabs. 370/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
14. Soap API Service • Activate the tab Web Site. • Check HTTP Keep Alives Enabled. • Reduce Connection Timeout to 120 seconds. The Internet Information Service on Windows workstations comes configured for a maximum of 10 HTTP connections. This can be bumped up to 40 connections (the hard coded limit). To increase the number of connections, • select Start|Run|cmd • Change the directory to …\Inetpub\adminscripts. • Enter the following command Cscript adsutil.
14. Soap API Service 14.3 Installation of the SOAP SDK The SOAP SDK from Microsoft is provided on the Apollo CD-ROM and located in the folder …\3rd Party\Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 3.0\soapsdk.exe Double click on the soapsdk.exe to install it. The following dialog pops up: Select the Microsoft SOAP Toolkit 3.0: Setup then continues, and the SOAP SDK is installed on your system. 372/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
14. Soap API Service 14.4 Creation and configuration of virtual directory in the Internet Information Service A virtual directory has to be created on the Apollo API server for the .Net clients and for the Java clients. To create it, proceed as follows: Open the command prompt. Change the directory to ..\MSSOAP\Binaries (if installation was made with the default settings, the entire path is C:\Program Files\MSSOAP\Binaries .
14. Soap API Service From the context menu, select Properties. On the tab Virtual directory check Read and Directory browsing: 374/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
14. Soap API Service 14.5 Configuration of the DCOM To configure the DCOM, log in with administrative rights! It is mandatory to proceed as described in this chapter! 14.5.1 Windows 2000 Select Start | Run. In the dialog box, enter dcomcnfg: A multipage pops up. Select the tab Default Security.
14. Soap API Service Now the access permissions have to be edited. Access has to be given to the local user Interactive, System, Administrators, IUSR, and IWAM. When clicking on Edit Default, in Windows2000 the Registry Value Permissions opens with an empty list. All users have to be added. Click on the Add button to add the required members. 376/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
14. Soap API Service Make sure that in the "List Names From" box the local PC is selected! Select the following users and add them: • IUSR • IWAM • System • Interactive • Administrator Accept the dialog with OK. Check if the required members are added in the Registry Value Permissions.
14. Soap API Service 14.5.2 Windows XP Select Start | Run, and enter the command dcomcnfg: A dialog opens. In the treeview, navigate to apoApiMngr.* (the extension may vary from system to system) Right click on this entry to open the context menu. Select Properties and then activate the tab Security. 378/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
14. Soap API Service For the local users IUSR and IWAM the following rights have to be set: Launch and Activation Permissions, and Access Permission. To edit the permissions, select Customize.
14. Soap API Service 14.5.2.1 Launch Permissions Select Add to enter the local users IUSR and IWAM. Make sure that the local computer is sselected! Add the following users: • IUSR • IWAM Subsequently exit the dialog by clicking OK. 380/398 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Apollo Rel. 1.
14. Soap API Service 14.5.2.2 Access Permissions The local users IUSR and IWAM have to be given access rights. Subsequently reboot the system! 14.5.3 How to check the Apollo API To check if the server is online, • Open the command prompt • Subsequently enter the commands: Ping ApolloApiServer If the server answer, it is running and connected. If there is no response, navigate to…Windows\System32\drivers\etc.
14. Soap API Service To check the correct installation of Apollo and the Apollo API, use the tool VerifyAPI.exe provided on the Apollo CD-ROM: • Navigate to the folder Apollo (CRS-3045)\Apollo 1.9\API • Double click on VerifyAPI.exe The verification tool launches and checks the configuration. If everything is ok, after several instances it shows the build of the Apollo Software. In a second step you can click on the button "List Desktops".
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15. Appendix 15.1 Commands via keyboard Please note the following issues when sending keyboard input to a window: • To send one of the following characters, enclose it in curly brackets: • + ^ % ~ ( ) [ ] { } Example: For the plus sign, enter {+}.
15. Appendix 15.2 Identifying windows If you specify the title of a window in the Layout Editor module, you can enter placeholders for characters and digits.. Placeholder Meaning ? Any single character * Zero or more characters # Any single digit (0-9) [List] Individual character in List [!List] Individual character not contained in List • An entire range can be indicated in a list by using a hyphen, e.g. [A-M].
15. Appendix 15.3 Redundant Apollo System The Control Room Bus supplies the communication infrastructure for the computers integrated into the Apollo network. A redundant Apollo system can be generated to ensure the max. availability of this infrastructure. Such a redundant system monitors the function of the communication server and assumes the functions of this server in case of malfunction or failure.
15. Appendix 15.4 Placeholders for In Display Caption Texts Placeholder Description %SourceRequested% The CRB (control room bus) name of the source to be displayed. This name has been defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file. This placeholder normally corresponds with the %SourceConnected% placeholder %SourceConnected% CRB name of the source currently displayed. For predefined sources, this name has been defined in the ServerData\viewersources.ini file.
15. Appendix 15.4.3 Specific Cottus Viewer placeholders Placeholder Description %Hostname% Name of connected workstation %Status% State of connection 15.4.4 Specific VNC Viewer placeholders Placeholder Description %Hostname% Name of connected workstation %Status% State of connection 15.4.5 Specific Pro Viewer placeholders Placeholder Description %Hostname% Name of connected workstation %Status% Status of connection 15.4.
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Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
Security Provider Viewer Command Frg Viewer Visu Viewer Web Viewer Cottus Viewer Mpeg Viewer VTPlus Viewer Pro Viewer VNC Viewer Remote Pointer Apollo Explorer Path Finder DB Converter Layout Editor Layout Selector Remote Desktop Wnd Descriptor SveLayout Launcher Desktop Command Device Command Device Manager Visu Mngr Holder Remote Control Source Initializer Window Detector 15.
15. Appendix 15.6 Escape sequences supported by the send command of the Serial Interface Escape Sequence Represents \a Bell (alert) \b Backspace \f Formfeed \n New line \r Carriage return \t Horizontal tab \v Vertical tab \' Single quotation mark \\ Backslash \? Literal question mark \ooo ASCII character in octal notation \x hhh ASCII character in hexadecimal notation Octal notation: The ASCII character is entered with up to three digits.
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16. Hotline 16.1 Addresses Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.. • Barco Control Rooms GmbH An der Rossweid 5, D-76229 Karlsruhe Phone: +49-721-6201-0, Fax: +49-721-6201-298 E-mail: info.de.bcd@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.de • BARCO N.V. Projection Systems Nordlaan 5, B-8520 Kuurne Phone: +32-56-36-8282, Fax: +32-56-368-251 E-mail: support.controlrooms@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.
