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S-Play User Manual 

Part No.: 51301

 

6 March 2021 

 (v26)

 

Document ID: 4686708 

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Scheduler 

The scheduler page allows the user the following: 

 

Access all schedules 

 

Play and pause schedules 

 

Monitor status of the schedule 

 

Create and edit schedules 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for S-PLAY

Page 1: ...Physical Dimensions 7 Mounting Options 7 Software Features 8 Diagrams 9 Connector Pin Out 9 Female XLR5 DMX512 9 GPIO 9 Male DB9 RS232 9 Relay 9 S Play Connectivity 10 S Play to Distributed DMX Outpu...

Page 2: ...brary 20 Events 20 Triggers 21 Playlists 22 Scheduler 23 Settings 24 Status 26 Backup 27 Record 28 Static Cue 29 Manual Recording Control 30 Art Net Recording Control 32 Effects 33 Playback 33 Preview...

Page 3: ...42 Art Net 43 sACN 43 DMX 43 Triggers 44 RS232 44 UDP 44 OSC 45 Digital Input 45 Art Net 46 sACN 46 DMX 46 Schedule 47 Created Schedules 47 List of Schedules 48 Schedule Name 48 Selected Playlist 48 S...

Page 4: ...ate Time and Location 55 Configure Remote Access Using SSH Tunnelling Advanced Feature 56 Factory Reset Via LCD 57 Factory Reset Via Web Interface 57 Backup 58 Restore 58 Show Storage 59 Select Storag...

Page 5: ...ack Ensure proper earth connections Always be sure to mount this unit in an area that will allow proper ventilation Allow about 6 20 cm between this device and a wall Power supply cords should be rout...

Page 6: ...TFT LCD screen 160x128 Navigation LCD menu buttons 1 x USB Type A port 12 to 24v DC Input 8w max power draw Power supplies over 5A should not be connected to the S Play MicroSD card storage Class 10...

Page 7: ...tres mm Mounting Options The S Play is provided with ENTTEC s 1RU mount kit pn 79105 To provide 9 5 rack and various surface wall mounting solutions Note The S Play mounting solution is not intended t...

Page 8: ...view cues being created Monitor the DMX values of cues being made Configurable output refresh rate Max 60FPS eDMX 44Hz Physical Make playlists from DMX Presets dynamic cue Make live recordings using D...

Page 9: ...51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 9 Diagrams Connector Pin Out Female XLR5 DMX512 PIN CONNECTION 1 GND 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 NC 5 NC GPIO Male DB9 RS232 PIN CONNECTION 1 NC 2 RX 3 TX 4 NC 5 GN...

Page 10: ...S Play User Manual Part No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 10 S Play Connectivity...

Page 11: ...S Play User Manual Part No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 11 S Play to Distributed DMX Output...

Page 12: ...S Play User Manual Part No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 12 S Play to Playback to Pixel Systems...

Page 13: ...S Play User Manual Part No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 13 S Play Application Diagram...

Page 14: ...f a DMX switch pack controlled by the S Play s DMX output or wire the S Plays relay outputs to connect to the primary coil of a DIN mount high powered relay Connection to Digital Inputs The S Play s d...

Page 15: ...ng it into power S Play occupies a half width 1RU space you will need to attach the mounting bracket kit included in the box to use the S Play within a half width rack Using a Cat5 Cat5e or Cat6 cable...

Page 16: ...h as IP address using the side arrows will allow numerical values to be changed in steps of 10 Back Used to return to the main menu from a sub menu Enter Used to move down to a menu access sub menu op...

Page 17: ...on displayed when connected to a network Display time and date Restore to factory defaults Create a USB backup Restore a backup from a USB To create or restore a backup from a USB you must insert a US...

Page 18: ...ce to load the S Play web interface All configuration can be done using the devices web page Finding an S Play s IP Address from NMU ENTTEC provides free software available for Windows and MacOS calle...

Page 19: ...S Plays web interface consists of the following pages Home The home page presents playlists and schedules to give an overview of all playback on the S Play This page is the default landing page of th...

Page 20: ...Dynamic cue is a recording of up to 32 universes of data captured from a given time duration An Effect cue is a cue type capable of creating internal effects from within the S Play without requiring...

Page 21: ...S Play User Manual Part No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 21 Triggers The triggers page allows Access all trigger options Create edit and delete triggers...

Page 22: ...combining Cues Events and Triggers onto the timeline Using the tools made available it is possible to Create Edit Rename and Delete Playlists Access to all Playlists Play Pause and Stop Playlists Re o...

Page 23: ...art No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 23 Scheduler The scheduler page allows the user the following Access all schedules Play and pause schedules Monitor status of the schedule Create...

Page 24: ...refresh rate Configure DMX output ports Define the OSC and UDP input port Set the date time and location Change the S Play s network configuration Configure remote access using SSH Tunnelling Advance...

Page 25: ...S Play User Manual Part No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 25...

Page 26: ...Status The status page displays Network information of the device Current output protocols System information including o System status o Playlist activity o CPU status o Storage status o Device name...

Page 27: ...S Play User Manual Part No 51301 6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 27 Backup The backup page allows the user the following Settings backup Restore Storage location selection...

Page 28: ...e is outputting including the S Play This will eliminate the chance of interference loopback that can lead to jumpy or incorrect recordings The S Play actively outputs the same internal universes as i...

Page 29: ...for capturing data 6 Once the option for capturing is selected either manually defined or a live snapshot press on the capture button to take a snapshot of your input data at a specific time For Netwo...

Page 30: ...on to configure your S Play correctly Manual Recording Control 1 Select Dynamic Scene as the cue type 2 Select Manually from the Rec Control option 3 Press the Edit Record button 4 Provide cue name to...

Page 31: ...for the corresponding universe Live Preview When enabled the output will be shown live as values are defined Toggle all inputs Selects all input universes Save scene used to save the cue created Clos...

Page 32: ...ec button to start the recording 9 S Play will wait then for the trigger to be active before it starts recording 10 The timer in the right bottom part of the window should start running as soon as the...

Page 33: ...S Plays colour effects have been primarily designed around LED and RGBW fixtures 6 Effects are applied on a per universe basis and do not cascade across multiple Select each of the S Plays universes...

Page 34: ...e Library please note this directly overwrites the full universe values received and extends the length of the cue if necessary If you wish to subtract elements from a static scene effect or dynamic r...

Page 35: ...a sequence to be stored and played back at any given point Playlists Page Layout The playlists page is comprised of 9 key elements A Created Playlists all playlists are shown here B Global Playlist C...

Page 36: ...he selected playlist By pausing a playlist S Play holds the las DMX value Stop Stops the selected playlist By stopping a playlist S Play stops outputting any data set DMX value t 0 Status Shows the st...

Page 37: ...op Determine the number of times that the playlist will play until it stops Group Define a group of playlists to override the output Groups with the highest hierarchy drive the S Play s output when th...

Page 38: ...nifying glass with the plus and minus symbol Note that when you zoom in out the values in the timeline change and the size of the cue boxes change Control Gives navigation and playback over the playli...

Page 39: ...d click on the red x next to the right edge of the box When playing multiple media at the same time i e 2 cues on 2 different tracks S Play will use HTP Highest value Takes Priority merging Event and...

Page 40: ...until manually stopped Play Count Infinity The effect cue Cue 001 will play while sending an RS232 Event By second 5 the playlist will pause and wait for the Digital input trigger to be sent before th...

Page 41: ...ivated RS232 strings ending in r the r will be replaced by a carriage return n the n will be replaced by a line feed Make sure the receiver has the correct communication setup Baud rate 9600 Data 8bit...

Page 42: ...a defined in the settings OSC Strings Floats and Integers can be defined All OSC address must start with a leading sign Relay Control the relay action NO Normally Open NC Normally Closed When activate...

Page 43: ...overlap Events with universes used for playback of recordings sACN When activated this Event will send the sACN channel defined in the settings For best practice do not overlap Events with universes...

Page 44: ...n the triggers are not available When creating new triggers the Test Trigger option can be used to send the trigger being created RS232 RS232 communication settings Baud Rate 9600 Data 8bits Parity no...

Page 45: ...r below before continuing 2 Integration with the S Plays OSC API to enable control of Master intensity Play pause and stop all playlists Play pause and stop individual playlists Per playlist intensity...

Page 46: ...Trigger will be activated when the incoming value is matched to the sACN channel parameters defined To avoid clashes do not use a universe assigned for Recording Playback When used in a playlist the...

Page 47: ...e and Location settings for the correct work of Schedulers The page has 7 different sections a Created Schedules Scheduler Editor b List of Schedules c Schedule name d Selected playlist e Start condit...

Page 48: ...in the scheduler editor To set an infinitely looping schedule set the end time to be identical to the beginning Delete Delete selected scheduler List of Schedules Lists all the schedules saved and sh...

Page 49: ...menu and set the hour using the dial Note that the inner circle show hours past noon 12 and the outer circle show hours before noon 1AM to 12 To set the minutes click on the last two digits and use th...

Page 50: ...lected playlist after the specified minutes Hourly Start the selected playlist after the specified hours Daily Start the selected playlist either every day or every number of days specified Weekly The...

Page 51: ...ied In the example above the playlist will play the 1st Day of every month Yearly The selected playlist will play a specific day of the year In the example above the playlist will play every year on t...

Page 52: ...e options and the up down arrow to change between options 2 Press the Enter button to select and confirm each field of the IP address 3 Use the arrows to assign a number for each byte in IP press on t...

Page 53: ...March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 53 Change IP Using the Web Interface Change the Network settings between DHCP and Static IP Netmask and Gateway After modifying an IP address it is good practic...

Page 54: ...Default configurations option in the top part of the section to Select between Art Net sACN DMX or No Output ArtNet Output Configuration Configure output refresh rate for all ArtNet output stream Set...

Page 55: ...e sACN ID Set S Play sACN priority N B max refresh rate 60FPS Change Date Time and Location Set time date and location This information is critical when setting schedules When the Set Date Manually is...

Page 56: ...ured If ever unsure consult a qualified professional Ensure you have sufficient extra bandwidth to deal with influxes of traffic caused by an internet connection Ensure your SSH Tunnel is configured i...

Page 57: ...ing a factory reset Note Once a factory reset has been started the process will not stop until completion Do not remove power from the S Play whilst a factory reset is in progress Following a sucessfu...

Page 58: ...e process produces a bak package that can be downloaded and saved to any location in your computer Restore Use the created bak file to restore cues playlists schedules and output settings Go to the Ba...

Page 59: ...oretical storage size all Triggers and Events your configuration will occupy multiply the total quantity of Triggers and Events you will use by 1Kb Select Storage S Play contains internal memory of 8G...

Page 60: ...emory to an external SD card inserted in the front slot of the unit or vice versa When moving files across make sure the desired storage is selected in Select Storage section on the web interface The...

Page 61: ...es create playlists trigger playlists etc If the lock on the top right corner of the screen is open as shown below the unit is unlocked and accessible within the network To lock the unit simply click...

Page 62: ...his is to avoid having conflicting commands that can jeopardize any part of the recording process To unlock the S Play simply click on the padlock icon on the top right corner of the web interface Def...

Page 63: ...mation Network Information IP Address Subnet Mask Broadcast Address MAC Address Engine Address Output Information Protocol Universe Output IP Address if applicable System Information Status Activity C...

Page 64: ...S Play 2 Connect 0V GND from the S Play GPI through the connector in the S Play 3 Go to web interface Go to Triggers Create a new entry Select Digital Input from Type Change to Port 3 in Ports or to t...

Page 65: ...6 March 2021 v26 Document ID 4686708 Page 65 5 The Trigger can be selected as a Start Trigger to commence playback of a certain playlist and or dragged onto the timeline to act as a condition that mus...

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