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  • Page 1 Delta Media Server Managing Delta Servers User Guide MC255-2...
  • Page 2 Managing Delta Servers : User Guide Trademark Information Delta Media Server is a trademark of 7thSense Design Ltd. Brand or product names may be registered trademarks of their respective owners. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Delta Server Front Panel Panel Features ..........................11 LED Status Information ........................ 12 Display Text Colours ........................13 Menu Structure ........................... 15 Using Delta Front Panel Menus ....................16 Controls ..........................16 Load Show .......................... 17 Graphics/Render ........................ 17 Group ..........................18 Delta Version ........................
  • Page 4 Activate a Software Licence ....................... 134 Bandwidth Licensing ........................136 Change Delta User Expiry ......................137 Generate New Update Code .................... 137 Updating Delta with new Code ..................139 Delta Media Server Shared Folders Network Ports Used by Delta Server Document Information...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction...
  • Page 6 DeltaMonitor application. The Stack web interface gives much more, including an overview of all Delta Servers on a network, and a facility to backup and restore any server. From here, the activity of any server can be seen and managed remotely.
  • Page 7 Introduction Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...

  • Page 9: Delta Server Front Panel

    Delta Server Front Panel...
  • Page 10 Delta Server Front Panel Delta Server Front Panel The Delta Front Panel is controlled by the DeltaMonitor application. On Delta 1.5 servers the functionality is limited. Delta 2 adds a significant amount of additional functionality. Delta 2.4 sees more software changes to allow for NICs to be modified in all servers (including Nano) without having to enter Service Mode, and with further options for NIC modification throughout.

  • Page 11: Panel Features

    Delta Server Front Panel Panel Features Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...

  • Page 12: Led Status Information

    Delta Server Front Panel LED Status Information The LEDs light up when a show is playing. Colour indicates the status of graphics, audio and playback disks. OK – performing correctly Green Warning – not running smoothly, e.g. audio time drifting Amber Error –...

  • Page 13: Display Text Colours

    The standard colour of all text on a Delta Slave Server Indicates the Delta Server application has stopped running. It can also indicate lack of Genlock or AMD grouping if the Delta monitor application has been configured to monitor these states.
  • Page 14 When UWF is enabled, the server shows that it is locked: Note that if the server is a slave, the colour for this state will be cyan (as shown above). UWF is explained more in the Delta User Guide from version 2.6. Others Other colours are used for Alert mode.

  • Page 15: Menu Structure

    For example, press the Right Arrow button twice to go to the Load Show page, or the Left Arrow once to go to the Service Menu. Note: Servers running Delta 1.5 are only capable of showing the pages marked with an orange border Pages with this icon have sub-menus/pages. Press the Enter button to open, and the Up/Down buttons to navigate.

  • Page 16: Using Delta Front Panel Menus

    Press the Right or Left arrow buttons to navigate to other pages. Controls Note: The Controls page is only available to Delta servers configured as a Master. Press the Right Arrow button, then Enter (centre button) to use the controls page:...

  • Page 17: Load Show

    Delta Server Front Panel Left Stop playing (if running) and press to step back one frame at a time Right Stop playing (if running) and press to step forward one frame at a time Play Bottom Cue, ready to play...

  • Page 18: Group

    Delta Server Front Panel Available Audio Available graphics output i.e. DVI, SDI Cache Current disk cache level Group This page indicates whether the server is a Master or Slave, the server group it is in, how many servers are in this group, and the current timing mode.

  • Page 19: External Control

    Delta Server Front Panel External Control Lists the current TCP and UDP ports for external control, and the last external control message received. IP and PC Name This page shows a list of the current server network IP addresses (first, second and third adapters) and the server’s Windows configuration name.
  • Page 20 The Service Menu provides configuration functionality for the server. Once in the Service Menu, you will be presented with a list of all the functions available on that Delta server. Move the cursor through the options with the Up and Down buttons and select the required item using Enter.
  • Page 21 To make changes to the NIC information, press Enter. The Manage Network sub-menu will open. Note: DHCP off means that the server is set to a static IP, which is the recommended setting for Delta servers, to allow them to communicate only over the selected network.
  • Page 22 Delta Server Front Panel Use the left/right buttons to move the cursor along the numbers, and the up/down keys to change the numbers: Once you have set the IP, you need to open and check/amend the Subnet. Press the top-left button to enter the Subnet screen.
  • Page 23 Delta Server Front Panel Use the left/right buttons to move the cursor along the numbers, and the up/down keys to change the numbers to a valid DNS. Once set, press the top-left button to check/amend the DNS2 address: Press the Top Left button to Apply the changes to DNS1 and DNS2 and return to the Manage Network menu.

  • Page 24: Service Mode

    IP/DNS/Gateway manually, following the steps above as required. Service Mode Note: Service Mode is only available/required on Embedded Servers. From Delta Monitor v. 3.0 it is no longer necessary to put the server in Service Mode to change NICs.
  • Page 25 Delta Server Front Panel C:\7thSense C:\Audio C:\Blends C:\Colour C:\Geometry C:\Images C:\Meshes C:\Sequences C:\Shows C:\Splines C:\Text When in Service Mode, the server OS disk is completely open and writeable with full Administrator access. If you have a need to install drivers or additional software, you need to be in service mode to do this.

  • Page 26: Reset Audio And Front Panel

    4. Restart the server again, manually. 5. Return to DeltaMonitor as before, and exit Service Mode. This will restart the server once more. Your Delta Front Panel should now be reset. Resetting a Server from Windows Start 1. Type ‘service’ into the Windows 7 or 10 Start search box: Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers ©...
  • Page 27 3. Restart the server from the Windows Start button. 4. Restart the server again, manually. 5. Go back to Windows Start > ServiceModeOff, and restart manually. Your Delta Front Panel should now be reset. Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...
  • Page 28 3. Restart the server again, manually. 4. Go back to Stack Control and turn Service Mode Off. This will restart the server a final time. Your Delta Front Panel should now be reset. Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers...
  • Page 29 Delta Server Front Panel If the front panel is still not working Try the following steps: 1. Once restarted, open the DeltaMonitor interface (as above), and select Edit > Preferences 2. In the preferences dialog, check that COM77 is selected in the drop-down menu. If not, click and select from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 30 Delta Server Front Panel 4. If it is not set to 77, double-click to open the Matrix Orbital properties. Select the ‘Port Settings’ tab, click ‘Advanced’, then select COM77 from the ‘COM Port Number’ drop-down menu. 5. Click OK to accept and save changes, and close the Device Manager window.

  • Page 31: Deltamonitor

    DeltaMonitor...
  • Page 32 DeltaMonitor DeltaMonitor DeltaMonitor is a single utility used to manage the Delta Server front panel, network connections and graphic settings for a Delta Media Server system. The Utility has two separate interfaces, a dialog window local to the server itself and via the Stack web interface, accessed via a web browser.

  • Page 33: Deltamonitor Dialog

    The DeltaMonitor dialog provides some status information on the Delta server. Front Panel Indicates whether the LED front panel on the front of all Delta servers is connected successfully or not. Control of Delta (via Ethernet) (older versions of DeltaMonitor only) Indicated whether the LED front panel has a connection to the DeltaServer software and is able to control Delta.

  • Page 34: Edit: Preferences

    The preferences menu provides controls for some of the configurable settings within DeltaMonitor. Front Panel Com Port Selection Allows the user to select the Com Port which Delta Monitor will attempt to communicate to the LED front panel via. The drop down list is populated with all active comports, and Delta Monitor will always default to Com Port 77.

  • Page 35: Service Menu

    DeltaServer application. Registry Tools Some legacy Delta systems may have been running a Delta version in 32-bit, to ensure all Delta settings are not lost when transitioning between Delta versions DeltaMonitor provides the facility to copy the registries between 64 and 32 bit.

  • Page 36: Help

    DeltaMonitor Help Help > About Displays a dialog window showing the DeltaMonitor version. Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...

  • Page 37: External Control Of Delta Servers

    External Control of Delta Servers...
  • Page 38 External Control of Delta Servers External Control of Delta Servers Delta Media Servers can be controlled remotely using TCP external controls to and from the Delta timeline using serial or Telnet controllers. In addition, the Stack web interface has a fully-featured HTTP API for interacting with servers over a local network.Enter topic text here.

  • Page 39: External Control Commands

    External Control of Delta Servers External Control Commands For the complete list available to your version of Delta, go to DeltaGUI menu, Help > External · Control, or view the latest version on our Support Portal. · The version accessed by DeltaGUI is in C:\Program Files\7thSense\Delta\Helpfiles\ExternalControlHelp.html.

  • Page 40: Commands > Master Rack

    External Control of Delta Servers Commands > Master Rack PLAY Pl a y the s how (i ns ta nt s ta rt i f cue a l rea dy done) Cue the s how rea dy for the Pl a y comma nd...

  • Page 41: Commands > Master Or Slave Rack

    External Control of Delta Servers Commands > Master or Slave Rack LOAD "fi l e na me" Loa d the fi l ena me s peci fi ed MERGE "fi l e na me" Merge the fi l ena me s peci fi ed wi th the current s how...
  • Page 42 External Control of Delta Servers GLOBALAUDIOFADE [ up / down] n Fa de the vi deo up or down over n Seconds If s ent to a ma s ter s erver, thi s wi l l do the group...
  • Page 43 External Control of Delta Servers OTHERDRIVE [C-Z] Set the other res ource dri ve l etter (for i ma ges , a udi o etc.) SMPTE [ on / off ] If SMPTE cha s i ng i s a va i l a bl e on thi s PC, turn i t on or off for a...
  • Page 44 External Control of Delta Servers MEDIALUMA control na me mode [i nvert] Set the vi s ua l medi a ’s l uma mode Modes : [off,l uma ,red,green,bl ue,a l pha ], opti ona l l y i nvert.
  • Page 45 External Control of Delta Servers [l ength=fra mecount] [fea ther=percent] [crop=\"L% R% T% B%\" ] [cha nnel =Cha nnel Number] [ma ppi ng=cha nnel /fl a t] [ful l s creen] [a udi ocha ns =XX]: [di recti on=up/dn] Examples (Version 2, Tag Style)
  • Page 46 External Control of Delta Servers Version 1: TRANSFORMPARAMS tra ns former_na me X Y a l ter the tra ns form a ni ma tor va l ues W H R TRANSFORMPARAMS tra ns former_na me Az El a l ter the tra ns form a ni ma tor va l ues i n frus tum mode...
  • Page 47 External Control of Delta Servers GEOMETRY [on / off] Ena bl e or di s a bl e a l l geometry on thi s s erver BLENDING [on / off] Ena bl e or di s a bl e a l l bl endi ng on thi s s erver SETDISPLAYCONFIG "XDL Fi l e pa th a nd na me"...
  • Page 48 External Control of Delta Servers SETMESHDATA mes hi d=mes hi dva l [x=xva l ] Set one of the 16 Mes h objects l oca ti on a nd s i ze. [y=yva l ] [z=zva l ] [h=hva l ] [p=pva l ] [r=rva l ]...

  • Page 49: Return Codes

    External Control of Delta Servers Return Codes When first connected to Delta, External Control returns a statement such as: ¿ ApplicationName Deltaserver.exe ¿ Welcome to the 7thSense Delta Telnet interface, Help[CR] for commands ¿ SERVER: ServerNode1 ¿ READY Where is the 0x0d 0x0a Carriage Return / Linefeed Pair ¿...
  • Page 50 ¿ Video Capture: 1980 ¿ Text: 1680 ¿ Crossfades: 2280 ¿ Example Dialog ApplicationName Deltaserver.exe Welcome to the 7thSense Delta Telnet interface, Help [CR] for commands SERVER: athlon2600 READY ¿ status SERVER : Server1 (Master) FILE : ball bounce.xml MODE...
  • Page 51 External Control of Delta Servers OTHERDRIVES: C ¿ play ¿ status SERVER : athlon2600 (Master) FILE : test.xml MODE : Playing CURRENTFRAME: 22 FRAMERATE: 37.5 LICENCE : 30.12.2006 MOVIEDRIVES: C E V W OTHERDRIVES: C ¿ stop Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting External Control

    External Control of Delta Servers Troubleshooting External Control To see what communication is taking place from your control system to the server, on the DeltaServer dialog, see About > External Control Traffic: By default, this dialog shows the last 2000 lines of communication (both input & output), if you enable the Short List checkbox, only the last 200 lines are retained, which speeds up display.

  • Page 53: Wakeonlan

    WakeOnLan...
  • Page 54 WakeOnLan WakeOnLan Delta Servers can be woken remotely using the Windows Wake On LAN utility. This is enabled by default on all Delta Servers. You can then sent ‘Magic Packets’ from any WOL software installed on a remote PC. Free apps are available;...

  • Page 55: Deltafinder: Finding Servers

    DeltaFinder: Finding Servers...
  • Page 56 DeltaFinder: Finding Servers DeltaFinder: Finding Servers From any network connection, you can identify and obtain a network profile of every Delta Media Server. Whilst the Stack web interface covers this, the small DeltaFinder utility does not require any Stack installation.

  • Page 57: Stack Web Interface

    Stack web interface...
  • Page 58 Stack web interface Stack web interface Stack is our web browser-based User Interface that allows full interaction with a network of Delta Media Servers and associated resources. Stack is installed on all Delta servers along with a series of core modules.

  • Page 59: Introduction

    Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Opera. Safari and older versions of Internet Explorer may not work. To access Stack, point your web browser to any Delta server IP in your Local Network at port 8000 (e.g. 192.168.0.1:8000). Stack can be accessed from anywhere within the network / subnet.
  • Page 60 Stack web interface Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...

  • Page 61: Installation

    WebRTC Connection Ensure that ‘WebRTC Preview’ is enabled in DeltaServer by connecting to the target machine with DeltaGUI. Go to Preferences > Preview and tick ‘WebRTC Enabled’. You may need to restart Delta for this to take effect. In the Stack Overview page, select the required server and ‘Delta preview available’ green status should...
  • Page 62 Stack web interface Press ‘Connect’ and WebRTC should connect successfully and preview the current show on the server. Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...

  • Page 63: Stack Core Modules

    Ø Stack Annotate allows basic drawing and text annotations to be superimposed on the web preview window of a Delta show, and saved with the underlying frame as a snapshot Ø Stack Backup and Restore will enable any linked server to be backed up and restored Ø...
  • Page 64 If a down a rrow s hows , cl i ck thi s to expa nd the s erver profi l e. Server Na me If Delta is not running this will reflect the machine’s hostname, it will display the Delta name.
  • Page 65 The detailed server information dropdown for each entry supplies you with an option to view more detailed information about that specific Server. This option will only appear if both Delta and Stack 1.1 are currently running on the machine. Clicking on the dropdown if available will display Detailed Status, Channel Configuration and Live Preview panels.
  • Page 66 The current time the playhead is currently on. Channel Config The Channel Config reflects a scaled ratio display of Delta’s canvas. Canvas resolution is displayed above the canvas display. Each channel is represented by a semi-transparent rectangle along with their information about its name and resolution in the centre of each channel.

  • Page 67: Live Preview

    Stack web interface Live Preview The Live Preview panel shows a live WebRTC playback preview of Delta. To connect the preview, simply press ‘Connect’. WebRTC Preview must be enabled in Delta for the Preview to work. The preview can show extra statistics along with the performance graph if required by selecting the relevant options in the Options dropdown at the bottom of the panel.

  • Page 68: Stack Annotate

    StackAnnotate is an add-on to the Stack web interface that allows basic drawing and text annotations to be superimposed on the web preview window of a Delta show, and saved with the underlying frame as a snapshot. These snapshot images can be retrieved for reference.
  • Page 69 · Remote PC From any networked PC, the URL for Stack on the Delta Server is http://[serverIP]:8000/annotate. The landing page of the Stack web interface will list Annotate on the left menu. If there is no web capture resource in the top layer, StackAnnotate will offer to create one for you, including the configuration steps described above: You will then see the web preview for annotations window displaying the current timeline.
  • Page 70 Stack web interface Annotation Tools The slider above the toolbar controls line thickness. The last-used thickness becomes default for each drawing tool (brush, eraser, shape), so the eraser can be thick whilst the drawing line is small, and so The same slider converts to Font Size when the text tool is selected. The last-used size is remembered. The currently-selected tool is shown in green.
  • Page 71 Stack web interface away and the white-anchored text frame can be repositioned, its content edited or its colour changed. Click away again and the text is rasterised (uneditable). Examples Clear drawing clears the current annotation layer Clear snapshot clears the temporary snapshot image if displayed on the timeline Colour selector Initial colour is random.
  • Page 72 Stack web interface Controls Zoom Use mouse-wheel in the preview area to Zoom. Depending on your mouse/pointer settings, in the outer frame you may be zooming the web page. Scroll gallery Use the mouse-wheel in the snapshot gallery area to scroll left and right when the number of images exceeds the display area.
  • Page 73 Stack web interface Display places the .tga file in the web resource layer of the DeltaGUI timeline. Only do this with a stopped timeline. You may not see the single frame on the timeline except by the image row in the top layer, but the snapshot frame will appear in playback: The image automatically drops off the timeline on play.

  • Page 74: Stack Backup And Restore

    Stack web interface Advice: You may want to copy the set of .tga files elsewhere after an annotation session, and clear down the StackAnnotate gallery by deleting them cleanly from the StackAnnotate web page. Stack Backup and Restore The Backup and Restore page is a system-wide page, and is designed to make backing up and restoring those backups easier and simpler.
  • Page 75 Stack web interface Standardized backup names are formatted by [Server Name]_[Year]_[Month]_[Day]_[Time].zip (for example: Delta1234_2018_05_08_1217.zip). This can be reconfigured: see the Delta Server Configuration section for more information. Selected file sizes affect backup times Selecting 7thSense items (C:\) may be 5 GB or more. Program Files add about another 1 GB. Movies are not included in the backup options.
  • Page 76 Stack web interface Only servers of the same major version of the software will be shown here for backup and restore. If a known server is present on the network but does not appear in the list, it is worth checking the version of the Stack installation.
  • Page 77 Stack web interface Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...
  • Page 78 Stack web interface You can backup each server to its default location, to a named drive per server, or back up all to a NAS, for example. To do this, check the ‘Use Network Share’ box and enter the IP and path at the top. This will become the default destination as ‘Custom’...
  • Page 79 Stack web interface When complete, the items to be replaced are deleted and the temporary (restore) files renamed. · If any 7thSense~ items were selected, Stack and then the server will restart, ending in a ‘Complete’ · activity card. Restore Source Select the server source backup file to use.
  • Page 80 Stack web interface For a server IP, the default C:\Backup folder and contents are displayed: Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...
  • Page 81 Stack web interface For alternative locations, the selected server’s folder structure can be expanded from the folder icon, to locate your backup folder: Select the required folder and file, and then choose whether you want to restore everything as backed up, or deselect any items available but not needed: Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers ©...
  • Page 82 Stack web interface Restore Destination From the list on the right, select the Delta server or servers to which you want to restore, using the checkboxes. Click ‘Start Restore’. As with Backup, the Activity Monitor shows progress in the form of activity cards.

  • Page 83: Stack Control

    These entries occupy a lot of space and take much longer to restore. Stack Control Navigate to other Delta web services via the IP address of the required server, followed by /ws/. In the example here, we have used http://10.100.101.227/ws/ Note: Selecting another networked server does not change the host Stack URL, rather the web service itself routes through to the other server.
  • Page 84 Select Preview on the left menu for a larger-screen version of DeltaPreview. This is more useful if you want to examine the playback graph or stats, or use the Delta Command line. (These features are fully documented in the Delta User Guide.) Click the Config button to add playback preview options, and click again to close the options dialog.
  • Page 85 Stack web interface Shows Select Shows from the left menu to see a list of shows available on the currently viewed server. Click the Load Show button for the one you want to play Loading a show listed as ‘Ready’ will stop any show displayed as ‘Current’ and load the selected one. It will not play unless set to AutoPlay in the show’s timeline.

  • Page 86: Stack Control: Deltamonitor

    DeltaMonitor Summary As well as a summary of the selected server and its Ethernet configuration, this page includes an interactive front panel of the server. (Full front panel operation details can be found in the Delta Server Front Panel User Guide.) The summary tab includes information about the Server and its current state.
  • Page 87 DeltaMonitor AMD Display The AMD Display page is only available for AMD systems, and full functionality is also dependant on driver version and server mode. Full functionality requires AMD 13 driver or later, and a Delta Server Trio specification or higher.
  • Page 88 Stack web interface The information is presented in a ‘tree view’ and is broken down by: System > Graphics Card > Connector (Display) The three main sections of the page below the Advanced Details button are in expanding blocks: click the title bars.
  • Page 89 Emulation can be removed completely by selecting the ‘Remove All Emulations’. The EDID file library is found on the server at: C:\Program Files\7thSense\Delta\Utilities\EDID Files If the user wishes to add additional EDID files they can be copied into this location and will automatically be picked up by DeltaMonitor and put into the list of files.
  • Page 90 Stack web interface emulated on the graphics card. When grouping, all displays must be the same resolution. If they are not, all the displays will default to the lowest resolution display in the group. Selecting ‘Grouping Options’ will display a popup with a list of the possible options for each Graphics card, based on how many displays are connected or emulated on the card.
  • Page 91 Stack web interface they wish to arrange. The dialog window will show the layout of the graphics card selected for arrangement: Arrangement dialog At the same time, a numbered green graphic overlay will appear over one of the group’s displays: Select the ‘Display’...

  • Page 92: Server Configuration

    Stack web interface DeltaMonitor Server Control Further control of a remote server is given here, enabling DeltaServer to be closed or restarted, the server itself to be restarted or shut down, or (for Windows embedded systems) to place the server in Service Mode.
  • Page 93 Name’ switch and entering a name into the text box. When selected this name will appear at the top of the main front panel page, and replace the server’s ‘Computer Name’. This is useful for users with multiple Delta servers to help identify the servers from their physical front panels. Front Panel Default Page This sets the default page the front panel will go to when not in use.

  • Page 94: Stackdesigner

    Stack web interface StackDesigner StackDesigner is used to create a custom interface for external control of shows, for example, from a tablet, PC or laptop. It offers a variety of drag-and-drop widgets, effects and simple text-based coding to allow you to create a bespoke user interface for remote show control from touch-screen devices. Log in to Stack on the host server IP, and choose Designer from the main landing page, or if in other web service pages, from the top menu: First of all you will create and name a new page, define its width and height, before adding active...
  • Page 95 Stack web interface control page name from Web Services > Configure > Settings, where you pages names will now be displayed. Where is my Designer Page? The URL is where all the page design will be saved (\\[serverIP]\7thSense Data\7thSense (C) \web\user\pages).
  • Page 96 Stack web interface A dark-grey button Add an action to an image, or an image pair for normal (image up) and click-on (image down). A light grey button A blue button that can be assigned a URL (for example another Designer control page for another time, event or area) A blue button that can be assigned images as an image button, to operate projectors...
  • Page 97 Stack web interface The finished browser page: Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...

  • Page 98: Stackscheduler

    (e.g. to run on alternate weekends). Repetition e.g. run the task every 2 minutes, for 15 minutes Action Type Choose Delta Sequence, call URL, or PJ Link command Server IP IP address of a Delta Media Server. Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers...

  • Page 99: Stack Api

    (see StackDesigner) or use the built-in Task Scheduler to schedule (for example) projector power on/off at certain times. Alternatively, since you can send HTTP from Delta you could hook into the PJLink backend in the Stack interface directly.
  • Page 100 Stack web interface Stack API Operations In this document: Sample Return for True/False responses Where no Sa mpl e Res pons e i s gi ven i t s houl d be a s s umed tha t the comma nd returns onl y a true/fa l s e va l ue i n the fol l owi ng forma t: "status": 0, "msg": "Function: [commandName] called OK",...
  • Page 101 Stack web interface Route /network/del ta s Summary Fi nd a l l Del ta Servers on the l oca l network Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /network/del ta s Sample Response "status": 0, "msg": "Network discovery OK", "data": [ "version": "2.0:5", "ip": "10.100.101.101", "tcpport": "23", "name": "Delta1",...
  • Page 102 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/getHel l oDa ta Summary Returns the da ta us ed when the Del ta Server wa s di s covered Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/getHel l oDa ta Sample Response "status": 0, "msg": "Function: getHelloData called OK", "data": { "version": "2.0:5",...
  • Page 103 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/s etGroup Summary Set a Del ta Server's group Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/s etGroup?group=[i nteger] Parameters Name Description Required Data Type Group New group number Requi red i nteger Route /del ta /rpc/i s Ma s ter Summary Check i f Del ta Server i s a ma s ter s erver Sample URL...
  • Page 104 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/getAudi oLevel Summary Returns the gl oba l a udi o l evel Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/getAudi oLevel Sample response "status": 0, "msg": "Function: getAudioLevel called OK", "data": "100" Route /del ta /rpc/getVi deoLevel Summary Returns the gl oba l vi deo l evel Sample URL...
  • Page 105 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/getRes ourceXML Summary Returns current s erver res ources i n XML forma t Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/getRes ourceXML Route /del ta /rpc/ena bl eRes erve Summary Ena bl e the res erve ti mel i ne Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/ena bl eRes erve Route...
  • Page 106 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/getGl oba l Va rLi s t Summary Returns a l l gl oba l va ri a bl es Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/getGl oba l Va rLi s t Sample response "status": 0, "msg": "Function: getGlobalVarList called OK", "data": [...
  • Page 107 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/getMa rkers Summary Li s ts a l l ma rkers Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/getMa rkers Sample response "status": 0, "msg": "Function: getMarkers called OK", "data": [ "name": "Start Marker", "frame": "68", "tl": "1"...
  • Page 108 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/s ta rtSequence Summary Sta rt a new i ns ta nce of a s equence Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/s ta rtSequence?s equenceNa me=[string] Parameters Name Description Required Data Type s equenceNa me Sequence na me Requi red s tri ng...
  • Page 109 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/getPool Res ources Summary Returns pool res ources by a s peci fi ed type Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/getPool Res ources ?pool =[string] Parameters Name Description Required Data Type Pool Res ource Type (movi es , i ma ges , a udi o) Requi red s tri ng Sample response "status": 0,...
  • Page 110 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/s top Summary Stop a ti mel i ne Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/s top?tl =[integer] Parameters Name Description Required Data Type Ti mel i ne ID i nteger Route /del ta /rpc/rewi nd Summary Rewi nd a ti mel i ne Sample URL...
  • Page 111 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/gotoFra me Summary Set the pl a yhea d l oca ti on of a ti mel i ne by fra me Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/gotoFra me?fra meNo=[string]&tl =[integer]&a ndPl a y=[boolean] Parameters Name Description...
  • Page 112 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/medi a Ins ert Summary Dyna mi ca l l y i ns ert a medi a res ource Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/medi a Ins ert?res ourceType=[string]&res ourceNa me=[string] &fra me=[integer]&l a yer=[integer]&x=[integer]&y=[integer]&w=[integer]&h=[integer] &ctrl na me=[string]&l ength=[integer]&ma ppi ng=[string]&cha nnel =[integer]&croppi ng=[string] &ful l s creen=[boolean]&a utoDel ete=[boolean]&tl =[integer] Parameters...
  • Page 113 Stack web interface fra me Fra me number i nteger l a yer La yer, 1-255 or "ba ckground" s tri ng l ength Length i n fra mes i nteger ma ppi ng "cha nnel ", "fl a t" or s tri ng "ful l s creen"...
  • Page 114 Stack web interface (conta i ners a nd conta i ner i tems onl y) noLoop Set i tem to not l oop (requi res Bool ea n pl a ymode overri de) (conta i ners a nd conta i ner i tems onl y) repea tCount Set i tem repea t count (requi res...
  • Page 115 Stack web interface pa rentCtrl Na me Externa l control na me of the s tri ng pa rent conta i ner (conta i ner i tems onl y) i temEna bl ed Set conta i ner i tem ena bl ed Bool ea n s ta te (conta i ner i tems onl y) conta i nerOverri des...
  • Page 116 Stack web interface Parameters Name Description Required Data Type res ourceNa me Pool res ource na me Requi red s tri ng newna me New ti mel i ne res ource na me s tri ng ctrl Na me New externa l control na me i nteger fra me Fra me number...
  • Page 117 Stack web interface cros s Fa de Set cros s fa de (requi res fa de Bool ea n overri de) (conta i ners a nd conta i ner i tems onl y) pl a yMode Set the i tem pl a y mode. s tri ng Opti ons : pl a ynti mes or tri gger (requi res pl a ymode overri de)
  • Page 118 Stack web interface pa rentCtrl Na me Externa l control na me of the s tri ng pa rent conta i ner (conta i ner i tems onl y) i temEna bl ed Set conta i ner i tem ena bl ed Bool ea n s ta te (conta i ner i tems onl y) s ta rtFromLa s tItem...
  • Page 119 Stack web interface &fa deDown=[float]&cros s Fa de=[boolean]&pl a yMode=[string]&noLoop=[boolean] &repea tCount=[integer]&tl =[integer] Parameters Name Description Required DataType Res ourceNa me Pool res ource na me Requi red s tri ng newna me New ti mel i ne res ource na me s tri ng ctrl Na me New externa l control na me...
  • Page 120 Stack web interface pl a yMode Set the i tem pl a y mode. s tri ng Opti ons : pl a ynti mes or tri gger (requi res pl a ymode overri de) (conta i ners a nd conta i ner i tems onl y) noLoop Set i tem to not l oop (requi res...
  • Page 121 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/i ns ertEffect Summary Ins ert a n Effect res ource onto the ti mel i ne Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/i ns ertEffect?res ourceNa me=[string]&newNa me=[string] &ctrl Na me=[integer]&fra me=[integer]&l a yer=[string]&l ength=[integer]&di recti on=[string] &a utoDel ete=[boolean]&tl =[integer] Parameters Name...
  • Page 122 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/i ns ertBl end Summary Ins ert a Bl end res ource onto the ti mel i ne Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/i ns ertBl end?res ourceNa me=[string]&newNa me=[string] &ctrl Na me=[integer]&fra me=[integer]&cha nnel =[integer]&tl =[integer] Parameters Name Description...
  • Page 123 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/medi a Ena bl e Summary Ena bl e a medi a res ource Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/medi a Ena bl e?ctrl Na me=[string]&tl =[integer] Parameters Name Description Required Data Type ctrl Na me Externa l Control na me Requi red...
  • Page 124 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/s etTextPa ra ms Summary Set Parameters of a text res ource Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/s etTextPa ra ms ?res ourceNa me=[s tri ng]&newText=[s tri ng] &fontSi ze=[s tri ng]&r=[integer]&g=[integer]&b=[integer]&tl =[integer] Parameters Name Description...
  • Page 125 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/l a yerFa deTi med Summary Sta rt a ti med fa de of opa ci ty of a ti mel i ne l a yer Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/l a yerFa deTi med?tl =[integer]&l a yer=[integer] &di recti on=[string]&dura ti on=[string] Parameters Name...
  • Page 126 Stack web interface Route /del ta /rpc/l a yerEna bl eAl l Summary Ena bl e a ti mel i ne l a yer on a l l s ervers i n a group Sample URL http://192.168.0.1/a pi /del ta /rpc/l a yerEna bl eAl l ?tl =[integer]&l a yer=[integer] Parameters Name Description...

  • Page 127: Stack Additional Modules

    StackExpress User Guide StackSignage StackSignage comprises several software apps, that allow a set of Delta Media Servers to interact with a Scheduler server’s database, to provide continuous playback of scheduled media for multiple large- format digital displays, live events and paid display installations. These individually licensed modules...

  • Page 129: Managing Delta User Licences

    Managing Delta User Licences...
  • Page 130 Managing Delta User Licences Managing Delta User Licences Licensing for 7thSense products serves two functions: (i) to time-limit server user (e.g. a server loaned for an event), and (ii) to enable software functionality (e.g. dome mode; Stack web interface; or bandwidth Ø...

  • Page 131: Update Licence Expiry

    Servers loaned by 7thSense do not have permanent licences, and will throw up an expiry warning · after the expiry date. Users who have purchased servers that they themselves loan out for events, can (since Delta · version 2.4 build 31) limit or extend a server licence expiry date, within the overall terms of the...
  • Page 132 Managing Delta User Licences Do you think your licence should not have expired? Many issues are caused simply by an incorrect System Date, Time, or Timezone. Check these before you contact support@7thsensedesign.com for an update. Where is My Server Licence Key? All servers except Nano-R series are fitted internally with a USB license key from the factory.
  • Page 133 7thSense must first have approved the update. If your server is online, simply click on DeltaServer: About > Update Licence. Delta will connect with CopyMinder and update the expiry date. There is no confirmation dialog, but the server will now have a valid licence.

  • Page 134: Activate A Software Licence

    Nano-R and DuoII servers and Delta pre-2.5: Software Activation This requires a licence key and an installation code from 7thSense. When you install a new 7thSense program onto your Delta server, you will reach a product registration dialog. Go to CopyMinder online (http://primary.copyminder.com/activate.php) to enter your licence key and installation code as supplied by 7thSense.
  • Page 135 Managing Delta User Licences Contact support@7thsensedesign.com for the required change code. When you have your change code, go to DeltaServer, About > Update Licence and enter it, then press ‘Make Changes’. A prompt will appear to confirm that the change has been successful. If you enter an incorrect code, you will be prompted for the correct format and the licence update will not work.

  • Page 136: Bandwidth Licensing

    Managing Delta User Licences Bandwidth Licensing The Bandwidth Licence is a new licence category in Delta, introduced from 2018 with Delta 2.5, based on the output bandwidth (not media bandwidth). So, for example, a server driving 8 × HD 60 Hz projectors, the output bandwidth in GB/s would be calculated as (7680 ×...

  • Page 137: Change Delta User Expiry

    Change Delta User Expiry Change Delta User Expiry is a tool that allows users to add an additional layer of security on top of their Delta License. A user can add an expiry date, or make their license permanent. The process creates a custom update code to be entered into Delta.
  • Page 138 Managing Delta User Licences Next ID (Next Update ID) This is an incremental id number to track updates to the license. The current id is required to generate a new update. Expiry Date Enter the new required licence expiry date in the format: DDMMYYYY Make Permanent This checkbox disables the ‘Expiry Date’...

  • Page 139: Updating Delta With New Code

    Generate the Update Code When all change details are complete, click the ‘Generate Update Code’ button and a code will appear in the ‘Update Code’ field below. This code now needs to be entered into Delta to complete the update process.
  • Page 140 Managing Delta User Licences Ma na gi ng Del ta Servers © 2018 7thSens e Des i gn...

  • Page 141: Delta Media Server Shared Folders

    Delta Media Server Shared Folders...
  • Page 142 Delta Media Server Shared Folders These are the standard default shared folders on a Delta Media Server. Guidance on assigning alternative or additional file locations is given in the Delta User Guide for your installation version. Network Share Local Folder Path...
  • Page 143 Delta Media Server Shared Folders \Encrypti onFi l es C:\Encrypti onFi l es \Geometry C:\Geometry\ *.7GM fi l es for wa rp templ a tes \Movi es _C C:\Movi es \ *.7th, *.A7S, *.DPX, *.CIN, *.SGI, *.STH, or *.TGA i ma ge...
  • Page 144 Delta Media Server Shared Folders \Movi es _E E:\Movi es \ *.7th, *.A7S, *.DPX, *.CIN, *.SGI, *.STH, or *.TGA i ma ge s equences \Shows C:\s hows \ *.xml or *.xdl fi l es for us e i n Del ta Medi a Server \Softwa re &...

  • Page 145: Network Ports Used By Delta Server

    Network Ports Used by Delta Server...
  • Page 146 Network Ports Used by Delta Server Network Ports Used by Delta Server The following is a list of network ports used by Delta Media Server and its supporting hardware and software. Software/Hardware Executables Network Port(s) Del ta Server Del ta s erver.exe TCP –...
  • Page 147 Network Ports Used by Delta Server Software/Hardware Executables Network Port(s) 7thUDPAppLa uncher 7thudpa ppl a uncher.exe cus tomi za bl e 7thSens e Del ta LTC Del ta LTC.exe cus tomi za bl e Del ta ArtNet Del ta ArtNet.exe...

  • Page 149: Document Information

    Document Information...
  • Page 150 Document Information Document Information Date Document Software Revision Details Author/Editor edition version Jul y 2017 Del ta 2.4 a nd a bove, Del ta Moni tor 3.0, Sta ck 2.0, Andi e Da vi ds on Cha nge Del ta Us er Expi ry 1.0 Apri l 2018 Del ta 2.4 a nd a bove, Del ta Moni tor 3.0, Sta ck 2.0, Edi ts to ma na gi ng...

  • Page 151: Index

    API SDK getShowList apply update code to Delta getStatus audio information getVideoLevel globalFadeDown globalFadeUp gotoFrame Backup using Stack gotoMarker bandwidth exceeded gotoTime insertAudio insertBlend insertCapture channel configuration...
  • Page 152 Locating Delta servers on a network log on to Stack EDID management embedded servers external control 38, 39 return codes main display, front panel...
  • Page 153 Index snapshots: create reset Nano series front panel snapshots: delete restart Delta from front panel snapshots: display Restore server using Stack snapshots: download restore to server text text size toolbox scheduling tasks web page sequences in web view zoom preview...
  • Page 156 7thSense Design Ltd 7thSense Design LLC 2 The Courtyard Shoreham Road 1032 N Crooks Road Upper Beeding Suite H Steyning Clawson West Sussex Michigan 45017 BN44 3TN E: info@7thsensedesign.com T: +44 (0) 1903 812299 T: +1 248 599 2717 W: 7thsensedesign.com...

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