Video Wall Settings - Lightware VINX-120-HDMI-ENC User Manual

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5. Programmers' Reference

5.12. Video Wall Settings

Basic Rules
One Decoder can be a part of only one video wall.
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The video wall must have a unique name within a system; the length of the name shall not exceed 24
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characters.
▪ The video walls are stored in the LW3 protocol tree of the Decoders.
All the Decoders and the Encoder must be set one-by-one. The set parameters are applied only in the
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given device.
Short Instructions
Step 1. All the affected VINX devices must be in Multicast mode. See the
Multicast) section to set the mode if necessary.
Step 2. Set the same Video Stream ID in the Encoder and in all desired Decoders. Use the front panel DIP
switch and/or the commands as described in the
Step 3. Send the Video Wall setup command to each Decoder one-by-one as described in the
Decoder to a Video Wall section.
5.12.1. Setting the Name of the Video Wall
Set the name of the video wall in the Decoder devices as follows:
Command format: SET●/MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Name=<wall_name>
Response format: pw●/MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Name=<wall_name>
Example:
˃ SET /MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Name=Office_2x2
˂ pw /MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Name=Office_2x2
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Setting the Working Mode (Unicast/
Setting the Video Stream ID section.
Assigning a
5.12.2. Assigning a Decoder to a Video Wall
ATTENTION! Setting the name of the video wall is highly recommended (see the previous section).
Command format: SET●/MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Layout=<wall_parameters>
Response format: pw●/MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Layout=<wall_parameters>
Legend:
The <wall_parameters> include the following order of settings:
<tot_col>;<tot_row>;<col_pos>;<row_pos>;<wid>;<hei>;<Hgap>;<Vgap>;<Btop>;<Bbot>;<Blef><Brig>;
<wall_parameters>
<tot_col> Total number of columns
<tot_row> Total number of rows
<col_pos> Column position of the Decoder
<row_pos> Row position of the Decoder
<wid> The width of the screen (display area) (mm)
<hei> The height of the screen (display area) (mm)
<Hgap> Horizontal gap between the sinks (mm)
<Vgap> Vertical gap between the sinks (mm)
<Btop> Top bezel of the given sink (mm)
<Bbot> Bottom bezel of the given sink (mm)
<Blef> Left bezel of the given sink (mm)
<Brig> Right bezel of the given sink (mm)
Example:
˃ SET /MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Layout=2;2;1;1;520;320;0;0;0;0;0;0;
˂ pw /MEDIA/VIDEO/O1/VIDEOWALL.Layout=2;2;1;1;520;320;0;0;0;0;0;0;
Explanation:
2x2 sized video wall is defined, the current Decoder is positioned in the first column, in the first row. The size
of a display device is 520x320 mm. No bezel and gap are set.
INFO: If the Bezel and Gap values are zero the dimensions do not matter.
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