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N-COM Setup manual

NOTTROT BV, Oosterhout, Nederland

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www.nottrot.nl

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(Ref. NCOM_setup_v1.03 / 03-02-2021)

N-COM

On-front dimming
External dimming
Central dimming
MultiDimming
Single knob full OSD control

Summary of Contents for N-COM

Page 1: ...T BV Oosterhout Nederland For more information please visit www nottrot nl or call 31 162 515458 Ref NCOM_setup_v1 03 03 02 2021 N COM On front dimming External dimming Central dimming MultiDimming Single knob full OSD control ...

Page 2: ...17 6 NCOM Application 18 6 1 System network 19 6 2 ID list 19 6 3 Read write and store 20 6 4 Configuration tab 20 6 5 Unit ID and state 20 6 6 LinBus module 20 6 7 Control Backlit settings 20 6 8 Configuration of dimming sources 20 6 9 Setting the dimming curve 21 6 10 Backlight settings 21 6 11 Miscellaneous functions 21 7 Installation and parameter settings 22 7 1 Configuration plan 22 8 Exampl...

Page 3: ...stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Nottrot BV 1 Introduction N Com is an advanced dimming system on the N Line This digital system can be used for controling various functions like OSD control and dimming of your LCD ...

Page 4: ...rom the front of the monitor but you can also control it remotely with a NControl PLC or PC by means of RS 485 using a USB adapter cable or with a LIN Bus dimming knob LIN bus Local Interconnect network is a serial network protocol used for communication between components Single wire 12VDC In this chapter the harware configurations will be described Figure 2 1 System overview ...

Page 5: ... or potentiometer with LIN Bus and LED backlight Can be mounted on a 1mm or 4mm frontplate External converter LIN Bus to 3 button dimming ans OSD control For momentary switches and power RJ45 splitter Connect RS485 and dimming knob CAT5 cable Used for inter connection of monitors RS485 protocol Converter cable USB to RS485 For programming and communication with other computer equipment ...

Page 6: ...ocated on the I O bracket The RJ45 connectors are not compatible with LAN protocol Figure 3 1 I O Bracket with RJ45 N Com connectors 1 NCOM IN RS485 input dimmin knob daisy chain IN 2 NCOM OUT Daisy chain output to other next monitor Pin IN OUT 1 12V LIN power 2 3 LIN bus 4 RS485 D RS485 D 5 RS485 D RS485 D 6 7 8 GND GND IN OUT ...

Page 7: ... not notice a NET ID The NET ID is also used to exchange dimmer data in a fast way so that you have a nice smooth dimming function regardless of the number of sources A unit number can be set by the user in the NCOM app All commands sent by an external controller PLC PC etc will be distributed in the daisy chain by the master A reply will always be given by the master NET ID1 NControl is a 4 3 tou...

Page 8: ...erent ways using different dimming sources MultiDimming is a key feature of the NCOM system and it ensures a very flexible way of dimming and function control Dimming of a monitor can be controlled by its own dimming knob a dimming knob from another monitor or RS485 HEX commands or a combination from these Basically a monitor will follow a dimming level of a Unit Numbers Source notation Per Unit N...

Page 9: ... take lsb 5 1 1 Dimming format The data package for NCOM dimming has following format fixed 0x02 02 startcode Always 0x02 0x01 01 master monitor Always 0x01 The master processes all data from the PC or PLC and takes care the other units also get these data A reply is always sent to the PC PLC Do not send a new message before the reply is received 0x99 command Always 0x99 for external level 0x05 am...

Page 10: ...ply 0x02 0xnn 0x96 0x06 Data 0 to data 5 Y 0x03 LookupRequest 0x02 0xnn 0xA0 0x00 Y 0x03 LookupReply 0x02 0xnn 0xA1 0x12 Data 0 to data 11 Y 0x03 StoreData 0x02 0xnn 0xB0 0x00 Y 0x03 For detailed info please refer to NCOM protocol XLS Notes To store data from RAM to EEPROM use StoreData 0xB0 command 5 1 2 1 OSD control OSD function control have a longer response time than dimming The data package ...

Page 11: ...ERY Get Current Status 11 FF 32 ex Current value is 50 BRIGHTNESS Use dimming 12 00 32 0 100 12 00 32 0 100 12 80 FF 12 80 FF 12 81 FF 12 81 FF 12 FF FF 12 FF 32 ex Current value is 50 SHARPNESS 13 00 32 0 100 13 00 32 0 100 13 80 FF 13 80 FF 13 81 FF 13 81 FF 13 FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 13 FF 32 ex Current value is 50 TINT HUE 14 00 32 0 100 14 00 32 0 100 14 80 FF 14 80 FF 14 81 FF 14 81 F...

Page 12: ...ent is STANDARD BACKLIGHT Use dimming 1B 00 32 0 100 1B 00 32 0 100 1B 80 FF 1B 80 FF 1B 81 FF 1B 81 FF 1B FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 1B FF 32 ex Current value is 50 AUTO COLOR 1C 00 00 AUTO COLOR EXECUTE 1C 00 00 AUTO COLOR EXECUTE ADV H POSITION 20 00 32 0 100 20 00 32 0 100 20 80 FF 20 80 FF 20 81 FF 20 81 FF 20 FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 20 FF 32 ex Current value is 50 ADV V POSITION 2...

Page 13: ...tus 28 FF 01 ex BLUE ON OSD MENU STATUS 3F FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 3F FF 00 MENU OFF 3F FF FF 3F FF 01 MENU ON 3F FF FF 3F FF 02 OSD BAR ON 3F FF FF 3F FF 03 MENU ON OSD BAR ON MENU LANGUAGE 40 00 00 ENGLISH 40 00 00 ENGLISH 40 00 01 FRENCH 40 00 01 FRENCH 40 00 02 SPANISH 40 00 02 SPANISH 40 00 03 DEUTSCH 40 00 03 DEUTSCH 40 00 04 NERDERLAND 40 00 04 NERDERLAND 40 00 05 ITALIANO 40 00 05 I...

Page 14: ...Get Current Status 45 FF 01 ex HDMI ON DVI SOURCE SETTING 46 00 00 DVI OFF 46 00 00 DVI OFF 46 00 01 DVI ON 46 00 01 DVI ON 46 80 FF 46 80 FF 46 81 FF 46 81 FF 46 FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 46 FF 01 ex DVI ON RGB SOURCE SETTING 47 00 00 RGB OFF 47 00 00 RGB OFF 47 00 01 RGB ON 47 00 01 RGB ON 47 80 FF 47 80 FF 47 81 FF 47 81 FF 47 FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 47 FF 01 ex RGB ON CURRENT INPUT...

Page 15: ...N 56 00 01 FLIP ON 56 80 FF 56 80 FF 56 81 FF 56 81 FF 56 FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 56 FF 01 ex Current is FLIP ON IMAGE MIRROR 57 00 00 MIRROR OFF 57 00 00 MIRROR OFF 57 00 01 MIRROR ON 57 00 01 MIRROR ON 57 80 FF 57 80 FF 57 81 FF 57 81 FF 57 FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 57 FF 01 ex Current is MIRROR ON LED STATE 59 FF FF QUERY Get Current Status 59 FF 00 OFF 59 00 00 59 FF 01 LED_RED 59 ...

Page 16: ...Type Data Command Data Type Data FF 00 02 FLIP ON FLOP ON FF 00 02 FLIP ON FLOP ON FF 00 03 FLIP ONN FLOP ON FF 00 03 FLIP ONN FLOP ON FF 80 FF FF 80 FF FF 81 FF FF 81 FF FF FF FF QUERY Get Current Status FF FF 02 ex Current is FLIP and FLOP ON ...

Page 17: ...he NCOM App to set the number Configuration tab Unit number set to Available parameters BRM 0 255 BRI 0 255 BRU 0 255 POT 0 255 TMP PWR 0 OFF 255 ON 5 2 1 1 Change COM settings in the NCOM app Switch to S com Open port Lookup in Tools tab Set DC to S com Change com to S com o Test setting Select message TMP DC address 1 Send to Address Wait for the result noreply might appear shortly Switch back t...

Page 18: ...1 System network Make connection to the monitors 2 ID list What is connected in the daisy chain 3 Read write Read write the parameters from the selected 2 monitor 4 Tab s Select configuration for monitor settings 5 Unit ID state ID and status of selected monitor double monitor from ID list 2 click to refresh 6 LinBus module Select the controls corresoding ID and assign push functions 7 Backlit set...

Page 19: ...Net ID is automatically assigned via the RS485 Protocol The first monitor from the PC or the controller becomes the master gets Net ID number 1 the next monitor on the RS485 line gets Net ID number 2 and so on With the Net ID you can adjust OSD menu and other settings These are described in excel document for RS485 communication of the specific monitor Unit This is the Unit number entered by the u...

Page 20: ...onfiguration Refer to 7 1 Configuration plan 6 6 LinBus module All local LinBus modules dimming control devices like potentiometer encoder cap switches etc are configured in this section Only make changes when adding an external encoder or potentiometer only one encoder and or one potentiometer can be used on each monitor If you need 2 control knobs use an encoder and potentiometer a Select the ch...

Page 21: ...change the hardware related settings for PWM freq and Output a Minimum and Maximum settings b Standby level can be set for sleep mode c Dim to black will set backlight to zero as a minimum level 6 11 Miscellaneous functions a Backlight control ON OFF delayed inverted delayed b By enabling Level visible a Backlight level bar will appear on screen showing the brightness level in c When using interna...

Page 22: ... completed you will not need this software Contact your dealer to get a copy of this software or have the configuration made by your dealer 7 1 Configuration plan It is essential to prepare a configuration and make a clear plan on paper of the configuration you want to create which knob effects which monitor For only central dimming it is easy but when you design a MultiDimming configuration you m...

Page 23: ...er that should dim all displays master Unit 1 and 3 have a built in encoder dimming control First a configuration plan has to be made Just make a table as shown below containing and write down all control settings Monitor Control knob unit Controls monitor Controlled by monitor 1 1 1 1 2 2 EDC1 1 2 3 and 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 Start the application and following window will appear Follow the next steps...

Page 24: ...be connected to the internet to install the drivers This is done automatically 2 Click Open port a If you see more then one COMx port you need to check which COM port is the converter Disconnect the cable and click Open port again The COM port missing is from the converter 3 Click Lookup and the unit is shown in the list 4 Select the unit to modify in the list and click Read stored values rom PC a...

Page 25: ...1 Notice the changing to odified 7 In the Dimming sources section set inputs a 1 U1 S2 This is the built in encoder b 2 U2 S1 This is the external potentiometer hooked up to unit 2 which will be set later c LTP latest takes precedence 8 Click Write and store values to DC All and to alue ...

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Page 27: ...ed to the list 11 Select the 2nd unit repeat step 4 8 with these parameters a The only dimming source is Unit 2 Source 2 the external potentiometer b At this point the dimming of the 2 units can be tested The external potentiometer controls both screens the knob on unit 1 controls only unit 1 12 Install a RJ45 RS485 cable between unit 2 and 3 13 Click Lookup ...

Page 28: ...epeat step 4 8 with these parameters In the red circle you can see that dimming source 1 potentiometer of unit 2 is used 14 Install a RJ45 RS485 cable between unit 3 and 4 15 Click Lookup a A 4th Net ID has been added to the list b Select the 4th unit repeat step 4 8 with these parameters ...

Page 29: ...s with one master dimming knob without the need of changing parameters The default settings are 1 0 2 LTP 2 0 1 NON 3 0 0 NON 4 0 0 You can simply connect the units by a CAT 5 cable Connect an external potentiometer to the first monitor master Reset power and all monitor will dimm simultaniously Dimming of each monitor can still be controlled locally with it s own dimming knob The units will follo...

Page 30: ...ct the COM port that your USB RS485 converter is plugged in 4 Select Lookup 5 Verify that only 1 unit is connected in the Net ID list 6 Select the Tools tab 7 Select Get version to check the current installed FW 8 Select Load firmware file 9 Go to the the folder containing the FW file to be installed Default location C 10 Select update module 11 Now the process green bar wil start and following me...

Page 31: ...onitor Set right baudrate for RS232 in the OSD menu This should be 38400 Instable control backlight flicker Units have the same ID Set unique ID s for each monitor 0 configuration excepted Monitor backlight is black even when dimmed to 100 OSD backlight settings is set to 0 Re power to reset backlight settings in OSD No reaction on a frame not even N ACK Last frame is not sent correctly fi wrong c...

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