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DOC-3200-2
User's Manual

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Page 2: ...hapter 5 new chapter 6 new chapter 7 new new The corresponding chapters are new or completely revised corr Passages of the corresponding chapter were corrected see modification bars add Passages of the corresponding chapter were added see modification bars Document History Modifications which result in a new version are indicated by a vertical bar Keep this sheet ...

Page 3: ...ee begins on the date of transfer of risks in the case of special systems and software on the date of commissioning at the latest 30 days after the transfer of risks In the event of justified notice of complaint Barco Control Rooms GmbH can repair the fault or provide a re placement at its own discretion within an appropriate period If this measure proves to be impossi ble or unsuccessful the purc...

Page 4: ...6201 298 E mail docu de bcd barco com Web www barcocontrolrooms de BarcoProjection Noordlaan5 B 8520 Kuurne Belgium Phone 32 56 36 8211 Fax 32 56 36 8251 E mail sales bcd barco com Web www barcocontrolrooms com From Date Please correct the following points in the documentation mentioned above page wrong correct ...

Page 5: ...3 2 3 1 1 The Front Panel 3 2 3 1 2 The Back Panel 3 4 3 2 Native device settings default settings 3 5 3 3 DDC Capability 3 5 3 4 Cabling 3 6 3 4 1 Power Supply 3 6 3 4 2 Digital Input and Output 3 7 3 4 3 Remote Control 3 7 3 5 Operating Hermes DXD 3 8 4 Remote Control 4 1 4 1 Cabling 4 2 4 1 1 Cabling of Hermes DXD number of devices 20 4 2 4 1 2 Cabling of Hermes DXD number of devices 20 4 3 4 2...

Page 6: ...the product identification 5 15 5 8 Error messages 5 16 6 Broadcast addressing mode 6 1 6 1 Structure of message 6 2 6 2 Processing a command in broadcast mode 6 2 6 3 Commands for broadcast addressing 6 3 7 Technical Data 7 1 7 1 General Data 7 2 7 1 1 Dimensions 7 2 7 1 2 Power Supply 7 2 7 1 3 Operating Conditions 7 3 7 2 Interfaces 7 4 7 2 1 Remote In 7 4 7 2 2 Remote Out 7 4 7 2 3 Digital In ...

Page 7: ...product range of digital projection units comprises projection mod ules of the OVERVIEW D series and of the OVERVIEW P series the graphical controller could be an EOS or an ARGUS device For further orientation on HERMES DXD see chapter 2 Summary please This chapter explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and sym bols Safety information is provided concerning the...

Page 8: ...aces and the cabling of HERMES DXD Remote Control describes cabling protocol and addressing procedure of the remote control Operating Hermes DXD describes the syntax of the commands and their consequences Broadcast addressing mode describes how to address all devices and the valid commands Technical Data provides tabular overviews about the technical details of the HERMES DXD Numbering Chapters pa...

Page 9: ... 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 Courier bold Inputs you are supposed to do from the keyboard are printed in Cou rier bold font This arrow marks tips and notes If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of damage to the equipment If you do not heed instructions...

Page 10: ...g instructions should be read before using this unit The operating instructions manual should be retained for future reference All warnings on the device and in the documentation manuals should be adhered to All instructions for operating and use of this equipment must be followed precisely Installation and Service Installation and preliminary adjustments should be performed by qualified BARCO per...

Page 11: ...to leave an exclusion zone around all external surfaces of the device whereby no flammable or combustible materials are present The exclusion zone must be not less than 10 cm 4 Do not cover the device with any material while the device is in operation Keep flammable and combustible materials away from the device at all times Mount the device in a well ventilated area away from sources of ignition ...

Page 12: ...ock or other hazards Unauthorized substitutions may void warranty Upon completion of any service or repairs to this unit ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the unit is in proper operating condition 1 3 1 Precautions For your own protection observe the following safety precautions when installing your device Observe all warnings and instructions printed on the dev...

Page 13: ...2 Summary This chapter gives an overview of the HERMES DXD ...

Page 14: ... Windows NT desktop or as root window X Window system Redundancy Some fields of application require the connection of the projection cubes to identical graphical controllers In a case of malfunction of one graphical controller it is immediately switched to the other graphical controller This redundancy guarantees a permanent availability of the Display Wall Splitter It is also possible to apply on...

Page 15: ...nes Input 2 Output 2 Input 1 Output 1 Input 2 Output 2 Input 1 Output 1 Input 2 Output 2 Input 1 Output 1 Input 2 Output 2 Input 1 Output 1 Figure 2 2 assigning inputs to output 2 3 Remote Control HERMES DXD is controlled by a serial interface The remote control is integrated in X Window see 7 3 3 User s Manuals and available as application for Windows NT 2000 XP HERMES REMOTE CONTROL The protocol...

Page 16: ...3 Getting started This chapter describes the control elements and interfaces of HERMES DXD as well as the cabling ...

Page 17: ...gnal is applied to DIGITAL IN 1 the LED 3 is green else off The DIGITAL IN 2 socket 6 is for connecting HERMES DXD with the graphic card of a graphical con troller The DVI cable is plugged in here If a signal is applied to DIGITAL IN 2 the LED 5 is orange else off The DIGITAL OUT 1 socket 8 is for connecting HERMES DXD with the projection unit of a Barco pro jection cube If the signal of DIGITAL I...

Page 18: ...ts The color of the LED indicates which input channel is displayed In case it is green input 1 is displayed via the respective output In case it is orange input 2 is displayed via the respective output Color LED LED input 1 LED input 2 LED output 1 LED output 2 off No Signal present No Signal present green Signal present output 1 routed to input 1 output 2 routed to input 1 orange Signal present o...

Page 19: ...AC Out socket C is for connecting further devices of type HERMES DXD only to the power sup ply AC Out is connected directly to AC In and is live as soon as AC In is connected to a power supply Up to max ten HERMES DXD devices can be put on top of each other Thus you can group the devices into towers next to each other e g in the same order as the pro jection cubes are arranged To protect HERMES DX...

Page 20: ...ans of the remote control see chapter 5 3 Switching commands 3 3 DDC Capability HERMES DXD has DDC capability i e it reads the timing of the connected projection module It is mandatory that the projection units connected to the two outputs of a Hermes DXD are all of the same type e g OverView D HERMES DXD scans the outputs to get the timing information of the connected projection modules As soon a...

Page 21: ...the necessary technical specification Contact your facilities manager or a qualified electrician if you are not sure what type of power is supplied to your building HERMES DXD is designed to operate with single phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor To reduce the risk of electrical shock do not plug into any other type of power system Make sure that the main switch is in the off p...

Page 22: ...bel on the adapter and look up the product number in the table below Identification label Type of adapter RSCBL3203x PanelLink out to DVI in RSCBL3205x DVI out to PanelLink in Plug in the cables from the two graphic channels into DIGITAL IN 1 and DIGITAL IN 2 and the cables connecting HERMES DXD to the digital projection units into DIGITAL OUT 1 DIGITAL OUT 2 Figure 3 5 PanelLink to DVI adapter Fi...

Page 23: ...ion is received via the data cable as soon as the connection is established Controlling HERMES DXD is done via RS232 Remote Control Either the commands are sent via a dedi cated protocol RFTP Remote File Transfer Protocol or via the graphical user interface of HERMES REMOTE CONTROL a software tool to intuitively switch the required input to the desired output The graphical user interface is descri...

Page 24: ... Barco Display Wall As a certain class of devices HERMES DXD can be scanned from a central computer By means of remote control the respective input can be switched to a desired output This chapter describes the basics of remote control as cabling protocol and addressing procedure for HERMES DXD ...

Page 25: ...blocks within the ring e g all HERMES DXD first then all illumination units 4 1 1 Cabling of Hermes DXD number of devices 20 The serial interface of the RCM COM1 must be connected to the Remote In socket of the first HERMES DXD Each following HERMES DXD Remote In is connected to the previous HERMES DXD Remote Out This kind of connection is called daisy chain Figure 4 1 Remote Control Interfaces Fi...

Page 26: ...ve members RCS or RCM Table 4 1 4 2 2 Communication The devices of HERMES DXD are numbered consecutively A certain device is addressed by means of this number HERMES DXD executes the received command and passes on the message until the re quested device receives the command The command returns unprocessed to the RCM if no HERMES DXD has been addressed In case a device has been addressed and the co...

Page 27: ...f messages are used commands RCM sends command messages to a RCS acknowledge RCS sends responses to the RCM after having executed the command responses RCS sends responses to the RCM on request interrupts RCS reports errors to the RCM without request Table 4 3 4 2 4 Acknowledge The acknowledge is composed of the command the RCS has received and executed and the internal Status Register An acknowle...

Page 28: ...ecksum is calculated by transforming each character of the message into its ASCII code The ASCII values are added and this sum is converted into a hex number The checksum uses the last two digits of this hex number If the hex number consists of non numeric characters these characters have to be lower case characters Example Let s consider the addressing procedure The command for the addressing pro...

Page 29: ...ync signal at input 1 1 there is a sync signal at input 1 2 Input 2 0 there is no sync signal at input 2 1 there is a sync signal at input 2 3 Output 1 target value 0 Digital input 1 is routed to output 1 default 1 Digital input 2 is routed to output 1 4 Output 2 target value 0 Digital input 1 is routed to output 2 1 Digital input 2 is routed to output 2 default 5 For future use 0 hard coded speci...

Page 30: ...5 Controlling Hermes DXD This chapter describes the commands to control HERMES DXD the commands and the an swers acknowledge ...

Page 31: ...s input from first graphical controller as signal for Digital Out 2 b selects input from second graphical controller as signal for Digital Out 2 g Restore default settings h Restore user settings i Save user settings j Enable autoswitch k Disable autoswitch o Read status register q Read user settings v Read product identification v Read product identification A assigns an address I calls for infor...

Page 32: ... devices exist the command uses as ADDRH ADDRL the 00 Message STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 0 A 0 e The addressing message uses the command A In the above example all RCS of class m are addressed The first RCS increases the number The resulting number is his individual address Afterwards he cal culates the new checksum and passes this modified message to the next device E...

Page 33: ...ecksum is correct the command is executed and the RCS sends an acknowledge to the RCM In case the body is not valid the message is sent back to the RCM and EP is added Error Protocol In case the checksum is not correct the message is sent back to the RCM and EC is added Error Checksum 5 3 1 Switching the Digital Output 1 The Digital Output 1 can be switched to the Digital Input 2 or to the Digital...

Page 34: ...ody STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 a 3 0 Let s assume the second input is provided with a signal so the actual routing will be the target routing no matter of the autoswitch status For calculating purposes the bits refer ing to autoswitch the first input and the second output will be set to 1 Thus the status register looks like this Status Auto Switch Out2 true Out1 true Reserved Out2 target Out1...

Page 35: ...he master reads Acknowledge STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 t e a 0 9 Result The actual routing of DIGITAL OUT 1 is different from the target routing and the signal present on DIGITAL INPUT 2 is displayed on the projection module connected to DIGITAL OUT 1 As soon as there is a signal present on DIGITAL INPUT 1 the routing changes to the target routing 5 3 2 Switching the...

Page 36: ... 1 Let s assume the second input is not provided with a signal Depending on the status of autoswitch DIGITAL OUT 2 is routed then to DIGITAL IN 1 autoswitch enabled sync sig nal present on input 2 or the projection module is white Let s further assume autoswitch disabled sync signal present on input 1 output 1 routed to input 1 Thus the status register looks like this Status Auto Switch Out2 true ...

Page 37: ...RL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 s 4 2 Let s assume the first input is provided with a signal Independent from the the status of autoswitch DIGITAL OUT 2 is routed then to DIGITAL IN 1 Let s further assume autoswitch disabled sync signal present on input 2 output 1 routed to input 2 Thus the status register looks like this Status Auto Switch Out2 true Out1 true Reserved Out2 target Out1 tar...

Page 38: ...tells the RCS of class m to enable auto switch The RCS executes the command and sends the acknowledge which informs via the status register about the auto switch status Example The command j is sent to the second RCS Message STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 j 3 9 case 1 auto switch was already enabled nothing changes case 2 auto switch has been disabled before and is now e...

Page 39: ...ady disabled nothing changes case 2 auto switch has been enabled before and is now disabled Since this command only affects the auto switch the status of the inputs and outputs does not matter and are assumed 1 The assumptions are written in italic Then the status re gister looks like this Status Auto Switch Out2 true Out1 true Reserved Out2 target Out1 target Prsnt2 Prsnt1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 In both...

Page 40: ...o switch outputs and inputs Example The command g is sent to the second RCS Message STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 g 3 6 This command affects the connections of the output and inputs while auto switch is en abled To realize the default settings it is mandatory then to provide a sync signal on both inputs otherwise due to auto switch enabled the output connected to an inp...

Page 41: ... target Out1 target Prsnt2 Prsnt1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Acknowledge STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 i 8 1 a 1 Result The current configuration is saved as user settings Command q read user settings Description Via this command the RCM tells the RCS of class m to read the currently saved user con figuration These are the desired information target connection of DIGITAL OUTPUT 1 ...

Page 42: ...tore the configuration which is saved in the user settings This command has impact on the connection of DIGITAL INPUT 1 the connection of DIGITAL INPUT 2 the status of auto switch The RCS executes the command and sends the acknowledge which informs via the status register about status of auto switch outputs and inputs Example The comamnd h is sent to the second RCS Message STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Bod...

Page 43: ...ents of the status register Example The command o is sent to the second RCS Message STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 o 3 e Assumption HERMES DXD is operated in the default configuration DIGITAL INPUT 1 connected to DIGITAL OUTPUT 1 DIGITAL INPUT 2 connected to DIGITAL OUTPUT 2 auto switch enabled Status Auto Switch Out2 true Out1 true Reserved Out2 target Out1 target Prsnt...

Page 44: ...DR DATA 0 DATA 0 DATA LEN 1 Information Value ADR positon LEN length Location KA for Hermes DXD 0 2 Version ASCII identifier of version of this structure 2 2 Ident number ASCII product number of the device 4 9 Serial number ASCII serial number of the device during production 16 8 Engineering Change One bit for modifications A Z another 6 bits for 1 to 6 24 4 FMWStatus ASCII firmware number and sta...

Page 45: ...ince the command y does not exist for an RCS of class m the RCS sends this message back to the RCM adds the extension EP Error Protocol and calculates the new check sum Answer STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body chksm ERR CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 y 48 EP 4 9 Error Checksum EC Description Via this answer the RCM is told by the RCS of class m that the checksum has not beeen correct Example The RCM has sent the fol...

Page 46: ...d RCS cannot be addressed and via the closed remote control ring the original command is passed to RCM again Answer STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STATH STATL CHKH CHKL ETX m 0 2 t 4 3 If the internal logic control of a RCS detects an error the input and output of its re mote control interface are short circuited such that all other remote control devices can still be addressed Pay attention that durin...

Page 47: ...6 Broadcast addressing mode This chapter describes how all Remote Control Slaves of a class are addressed simultaneously ...

Page 48: ...st addressing it is always 00 Body type dependent part of the message e g a command CHKH CHKL 2 bytes ASCII decimal is the sum over all fields from TYPE to Body The checksum is evaluated by the recipient ETX The control character ETX Ctrl C is the end of a message Ctrl C is displayed as in most terminal applications Table 6 1 6 2 Processing a command in broadcast mode As soon as an RCS recognizes ...

Page 49: ...phical controller as signal for Digital Out 1 s selects input from first graphical controller as signal for Digital Out 2 b selects input from second graphical controller as signal for Digital Out 2 Example If all RCS of class m are to select the input from the second graphical controller as signal for Digital Out 1 the RCM sends the following broadcast command Syntax STX TYPE ADDRH ADDRL Body STA...

Page 50: ...7 Technical Data ...

Page 51: ...c specification weight 2980g W H D 378mm 61mm 304mm Table 7 1 7 1 2 Power Supply characteristic specification AC power supply 100 240V mains frequency 50 60Hz power consumption max 10W inrush current 110V 230V 18A 36A outlet Same as input Table 7 2 ...

Page 52: ...7 1 3 Operating Conditions characteristic specification operating temperature 0 50 degrees Celsius 32 122 F humidity 8 80 non condensing Table 7 3 ...

Page 53: ...7 2 Interfaces 7 2 1 Remote In 1 6 9 5 1 6 2 TXD 7 3 RXD 8 4 9 5 GND Table 7 4 7 2 2 Remote Out 1 6 9 5 1 6 2 TXD 7 3 RXD 8 4 9 5 GND Table 7 5 ...

Page 54: ...a 1 22 TMDS Clock Shield 11 TMDS Data 1 Shield 23 TMDS Clock 12 24 TMDS Clock Table 7 6 7 2 4 Digital Out Pin Signal Assignment Pin Signal Assignment 1 TMDS Data 2 13 2 TMDS Data 2 14 5V Power 3 TMDS Data 2 Shield 15 Ground 5 Analog V Sync 4 16 Hot Plug Detect 5 17 TMDS Data 0 6 DDC Clock 18 TMDS Data 0 7 DDC Data 19 TMDS Data 0 Shield 8 20 9 TMDS Data 1 21 10 TMDS Data 1 22 TMDS Clock Shield 11 T...

Page 55: ...ol order no designation RSAVC28620 RSGBP26050 RSGBP26051 RSGBP26052 RSGBP26053 Remote Tool Kit for Hermes cable 9m cable 0 2m cable 3 5m cable 5m RSGBP26060 shortening plug Table 7 9 7 3 3 User s Manuals order no title RSDOC3200x User s Manual HERMES DXD RSDOC2782x User s Manual OVERVIEW ML RSDOC3030x User s Manual OVERVIEW MP50 and OVERVIEW MP70 RSDOC3061x User s Manual Eos X Terminal RSDOC3062x ...

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