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OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE

The OMNIS is running a Linux build called MegaOS which is based on Alpine. The following network ports & services are

used by the system:

Network Ports

Notes

22 (SSH)

Only through private key authentication for developers

80 (HTTP)

Main Web UI and Public API

1900 (UPnP)

Service Discovery

5353 (Multicast DNS)

Service Discovery

Summary of Contents for OMNIS

Page 1: ...User Guide OMNIS System 21 03 2 May 24 2021 OMNIS AV Monitoring System ...

Page 2: ... Devices 13 Displays 15 Settings 16 General Tab 17 Cloud Tab 20 About Tab 21 4 Monitoring 22 Overview 22 Health Map 22 Temperatures Map 25 Alerts 26 Log 28 5 Maintenance Accessories 30 General Maintenance 30 Filter Maintenance 30 A Technical Specifications 31 OMNIS Processor Shipping Info 32 OMNIS Processor Dimensions 32 OMNIS AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE i Table of Contents ...

Page 3: ...8 http megapixelvr com Safety Information The symbols below are used throughout this manual to identify important safety information Heed all warnings and safety information Warranty Information Megapixel VR warrants the OMNIS a hardware product against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of one 1 year from the date of retail purchase by the original end user purchas...

Page 4: ...must be dust free All heavy and dirty site work must be complete This includes re working or modifications to walls ceiling and floor All construction materials and debris must be removed area swept vacuumed cleaned and floor wet mopped Building structure roof and walls are sealed and weather proofed Roof successfully tested for leaks Outside drainage system and floor drains checked and tested to ...

Page 5: ...pment Liquid Exposure Keep the OMNIS away from all sources of liquid Protect equipment from dampness humidity or wet weather such as rain snow and fog Power Unplug the power cord by pulling the connector not the cord and disconnect all other cables if any of the following conditions exist The power cord or plug becomes frayed or otherwise damaged Liquid has spilled onto the equipment The equipment...

Page 6: ...stop using the equipment Medical Conditions If you have a medical condition that could be affected by using an OMNIS i e seizures blackouts consult with your physician prior to using the OMNIS High Consequence Activities The OMNIS is not intended to be used where failure could lead to death injury or severe environmental damage Explosive Atmospheres Using the OMNIS in any area with a potentially e...

Page 7: ...or cleaners Changes Megapixel VR provides this manual as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Megapixel VR may make improvements and or changes to the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time without notice This publication could contain...

Page 8: ...nge of system status information including monitoring the temperature link status power supply status and integrity of data flowing into and out of display devices This assists with rapid diagnosis and in some cases resolving issues before a failure impacts the visual quality of the display The OMNIS provides four key services System overview of all connected devices Notifications of events for co...

Page 9: ...g All eight of these ports are assigned the same monitoring IP address The OMNIS also has four LAN ports for system management and control These four ports are all assigned the same management IP address The system is configured remotely via a web app that can be hosted on a laptop or tablet running Chrome or Safari browsers Figure 1 OMNIS ...

Page 10: ...ered vents for chassis airflow Figure 2 OMNIS front panel items Front panel interface views Turning the front encoder knob without pressing it will switch the front LCD interface between two views Home and Details The Home view displays colored rectangles as status indicators for key parts of a system The Details view contains additional information regarding the OMNIS system such as firmware vers...

Page 11: ...y Default 1 Select Factory Default 2 Select from two options after selection the OMNIS will reboot Confirm Defaults all information will be restored to factory defaults Confirm Keep IP all information will be restored to factory defaults except the IP address Use this option in cases where the unit needs to rejoin the same network after the restore All current show information will be deleted OMNI...

Page 12: ...This port does not provide access to the user interface 3 Monitoring WAN ports for connecting to the monitored display s network HELIOS connects here 4 LAN System management and control ports Connect a laptop here for access to the WebUI Figure 5 OMNIS rear OMNIS AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE 5 ...

Page 13: ...lay processor to the monitoring ports to have the OMNIS system automatically discover the system topology Remember to assign all devices to the same LAN manually or use DHCP if available User Interface The OMNIS system can be used with a wide variety of LED display products It is necessary to configure the system to the products in use Configuration of the OMNIS System is accomplished with a web a...

Page 14: ...Figure 6 System diagram Note For convenience or compatibility with wireless only devices such as tablets a wireless router can be attached to the OMNIS LAN ports OMNIS AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE 7 ...

Page 15: ...an automatic private address 169 254 XX YY In DHCP mode the web UI host device must also be set to DHCP in order to join the same network The OMNIS can be configured to a fixed IP as well In fixed IP mode ensure both the IP and the subnet mask for the web app host have been set to the correct range 1 Press the encoder on the front of the OMNIS unit then turn the encoder to select IP Address 2 If t...

Page 16: ...rom the web app interface Select Settings Network If the client and the OMNIS are not on the same network the user interface will not be available Be certain of the settings before pressing apply Figure 7 Web app network settings OMNIS AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE 9 ...

Page 17: ... processor such as HELIOS In the previous chapter on connections this guide has IP addressing instructions for both the OMNIS and the client device tech laptop The web UI requires an IP network Systems Enter the IP address of the target OMNIS into the search bar of Chrome or Safari on the tech laptop or tablet The first steps to configuring an OMNIS processor is to navigate to the Systems pane and...

Page 18: ...ems pane Figure 9 Add System In the Systems pane connected systems appear as a list with a row assigned to each system Figure 10 Systems list 1 URL Visit the UI of a HELIOS by clicking on the URL 2 System name Edit the system by selecting the blue system name OMNIS AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE 11 1 2 3 ...

Page 19: ...elined Once the baseline data points have been recorded OMNIS has fixed points of reference to compare to When parameters change such as map position a baselined system will alert with a deviation for all parameters that are affected by the change More than one deviation alert can occur for a single event if the event affects more than one parameter Please see the Alerts section in Chapter 4w for ...

Page 20: ...Network switches is a list of all network switches in a system Expand each to view switch port information This view gives a dashboard view of detailed information for all the ports in a system Ports are laid out in numerical order with each cell representing one port on the switch Figure 12 Network switches OMNIS AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE 13 ...

Page 21: ... number Slot number Port number Smaller switches that do not have modular slots will not have the middle slot number If there are only two numbers here they stand for Unit Port 3 Link speed The speed that the system is connected on this port 4 VLAN label Short names are preferable and should be named according to the function in the system The 1 default label is reserved for inbound HELIOS data Ti...

Page 22: ... visible aspects of a display such as which input is in use test patterns blackout etc Select the system name from the tab at the top to begin controlling a display The health map offset at the bottom of the pane controls the position of the display in the health map view of OMNIS Figure 14 Devices ...

Page 23: ...OMNIS AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE 16 Settings The Settings pane contains three tabs for General Cloud and About Figure 13 Settings ...

Page 24: ...s pressed This feature is convenient to use when the input signal must be interrupted and the live display can show a still image such as a logo To use this feature display the desired image and press the pause button The input signal can now be interrupted and the HELIOS Processor will continue to display the still frame grab When it comes time to resume display the same image again with the conn...

Page 25: ...t is required when obtaining a license This is also the location to upload a license file License files can be obtained directly from MVR Please contact your MVR representative for more information Figure 17 OMNIS License Reset accordion contains the Reset button which returns a unit to factory defaults Figure 18 Reset ...

Page 26: ...urrent version and provides the Upload update package function Press the button and navigate top the OMNIS mvrp package to be installed Figure 19 Software update Once the mvrp package is selected the OMNIS will warn that the system will go offline as part of the upgrade process Figure 20 Update warning ...

Page 27: ...ng System USER GUIDE 20 Cloud Tab Enable Cloud settings to have OMNIS send email notifications Email notifications require a cloud license Please contact your MVR representative for this license Figure 21 Settings Cloud ...

Page 28: ...NIS version number along with some important links for contacting support Press the Download support archive button to save a zip file containing OMNIS system information files that are essential to obtaining new system licenses and are helpful for troubleshooting Figure 22 Settings About ...

Page 29: ...the display The Health view shows the system connectivity and alerts if there are any The Temperature view shows the temperature of each panel s CPU mapped to colors plus any related alerts Health Map The Health Map is the top item in the nav bar In this pane OMNIS displays the panels visually as they are mapped Panels are shown as square or rectangular icons The processor name for each system app...

Page 30: ... an alert for that panel Select a panel icon to reveal alert details Figure 24 Alert card Overlaid on the panel icons are connectivity symbols A circle represents a processor connection a triangle arrow shows the direction of the data flow and an X represents the end of a string of panels Figure 25 Connectivity symbols ...

Page 31: ...S AV Monitoring System USER GUIDE 24 Details about the display can be viewed by selecting the entire display A pop up menu will appear with four tabs Receivers Processors Display and Offset Figure 26 Offset ...

Page 32: ...27 Color to temperature In the example below one panel has raised an alert with a CPU at 90ºC Use this view to quickly identify any temperature anomalies in the system The temperature map is not just useful for recognizing panels that are excessively hot It is good practice to warm LED panels up prior to being used at full brightness Use the temperature map to monitor progress and to confirm when ...

Page 33: ...hat the alert corresponds to when a system has at least one active alert Figure 28 OMNIS front panel alert The OMNIS UI will display all active alerts and deviations as a badge next to the alert pane select In the alerts pane alerts can be viewed in two different ways Active and Deviations Figure 29 Alerts pane OK Critical Error Warning Notice Color Decoder ...

Page 34: ...e Accept button removes the deviation from the current list and also removes the highlight from the alert in the alert log The Accept button also updates that associated system s baseline with that deviation When panels are replaced in a system each panel change will cause a deviation Use the Accept button to update the system to use using the new panels If the input type is changed i e DP HDMI OM...

Page 35: ...isplays a historical view of all alerts After active alerts are cleared they can still be found in the Log pane When navigating long log records looking for specific types of alerts it can be helpful to use the filters at the top of the page Figure 31 Log pane ...

Page 36: ...details about system events to help set them apart from the rest Create tags as they are needed by selecting a word or phrase that can be consistently reused A person s name could be used to let them easily identify which alerts they need to deal with or simply create the ignore tag for items that do not need attention Figure 32 Notes and Tags ...

Page 37: ...rts that may have come loose or become damaged Connectors should be checked and the unit replaced if housings have become damaged or pins are bent or deformed Filter Maintenance The front filter on the air intake ducts of the OMNIS should be periodically cleaned Gently pry the foam filter out and clean or replace the filters Figure 33 Remove air intake filters for service ...

Page 38: ...V AC 50Hz 60Hz 3 8A IEC C14 Connector Weight 3 9 kg 8 6 lb shipping dimensions and weights on the next page IP Rating Indoor Ambient Operating Temperature 15º 40ºC 59º 104ºF Certifications ETL FCC Class A CE RoHS Maximum Panels to monitor TBD Maximum Processors to monitor 200 Heat Load 256 BTU hr thermal dissipation OMNIS web app 1 x Gigabit Ethernet ...

Page 39: ...Processor Shipping Info OMNIS Processor Dimensions Figure 34 OMNIS dimensions Shipping box dimensions W x H x D 533mm 21 x 597mm 23 5 x 184mm 7 25 OMNIS 7 8kg 17 1 lb Top View Front View 415mm 482mm 11mm 393mm 436mm 6mm 11mm 20mm 23mm 482mm 44mm 3mm ...

Page 40: ...alled MegaOS which is based on Alpine The following network ports services are used by the system Network Ports Notes 22 SSH Only through private key authentication for developers 80 HTTP Main Web UI and Public API 1900 UPnP Service Discovery 5353 Multicast DNS Service Discovery ...

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