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OMNIS®
AV Monitoring System
User Guide
OMNIS System 21.03.2
May 24, 2021

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  • Page 1 OMNIS® AV Monitoring System User Guide OMNIS System 21.03.2 May 24, 2021...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    General - Tab Cloud - Tab About - Tab Monitoring Overview Health Map Temperatures Map Alerts Maintenance & Accessories General Maintenance Filter Maintenance Technical Specifications OMNIS Processor - Shipping Info. OMNIS Processor Dimensions OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...
  • Page 3 H2VR HoldCo, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to products by other entities. Megapixel VR claims no proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names owned by others.
  • Page 4 Installation Environment The OMNIS is designed to be rack mounted in a central control room for fixed installations or flight cased for touring applications. The unit has been qualified to operate in a dry environment within a temperature range of 15°C to 40°C (59°F to 104°F).
  • Page 5 Carrying and Handling the Equipment Before you handle the OMNIS, disconnect all cables and cords. Do not operate the OMNIS in areas with significant amounts of airborne dust or smoke, or near a humidifier. Tiny airborne particles can damage the equipment.
  • Page 6 Storing the Equipment If you are going to store the OMNIS for an extended period of time, keep it in a cool and dry location (ideally, 71° F or 22° C).
  • Page 7 Cleaning the Equipment When cleaning the outside of the OMNIS and its components, first shut down the equipment, then unplug all cords and cables. Use canned air such as ‘Turbo Blast’ by ACL Staticide Inc. or a clean, soft, lint-free cloth to wipe the equipment exterior.

  • Page 8: System Components

    System Components The OMNIS is a specialized rack mount network appliance designed to manage large arrays of video walls. It aggregates up to 200 video processors into a single map view. The 'at a glance’ real-time system status information can monitor a wide range of system status information including monitoring the temperature, link status, power supply status, and integrity of data flowing into and out of display devices.

  • Page 9: Overview

    The OMNIS is a one RU (1.75”) tall rack mount unit. The OMNIS has eight WAN ports for monitoring. 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.

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel 1 - Configuration interface - On front of the OMNIS is an LCD display and a turn/push knob interface. Turning the front encoder knob will switch the front LCD interface between two views; Home and Details (described in the section below).
  • Page 11 Restoring to Factory 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.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    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...

  • Page 13: Connections

    Connections Power - A/C power is supplied to the OMNIS on a C14 style IEC connector. There is no power switch. When power is applied, the system will begin to boot. After about 15 seconds the front screen will be lit. When the boot logo disappears, the OMNIS is ready for use.
  • 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...

  • Page 15: Ip Addressing - Front Lcd

    (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.

  • Page 16: Ip Addressing - Web App

    IP Addressing - Web App The IP address of the OMNIS can also be set from 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.

  • Page 17: Configuration

    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 press the Add System button.
  • Page 18 Provide the target device details to OMNIS. After devices have been added, they will be listed in the Systems pane. Figure 9: Add System In the Systems pane, connected systems appear as a list with a row assigned to each system.
  • Page 19 3. Baseline - In the OMNIS system, a baseline is a comprehensive set of data points that OMNIS stores to create a snapshot of the system. OMNIS uses the baseline as a point of comparison. A baseline is created after a system has been configured and is expected to not change.

  • Page 20: Devices

    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...
  • Page 21 HELIOS data. Tile ports will be labeled with their VLAN ID and Tile Data port number. [101] Tile Data 1 5. In / Out bound data as percent of port link speed. OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...

  • Page 22: Displays

    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.

  • Page 23: Settings

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

  • Page 24: General - Tab

    Blackout - is a black generator that ensures all LEDs are completely off. This feature is ideal to use for situations when panels need to be placed on stand-by with power use at a minimum. OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...
  • Page 25 General - Tab (Continued) OMNIS License accordion contains a unique System ID that 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.
  • Page 26 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: Cloud - Tab

    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 OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...

  • Page 28: About - Tab

    The About tab displays the current OMNIS 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.

  • Page 29: Monitoring

    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 appears in large letters across all respective panels.
  • Page 30 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 OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...
  • Page 31 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 OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...

  • Page 32: Temperatures Map

    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 panels are ready for use. OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...

  • Page 33: Alerts

    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.
  • Page 34 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) OMNIS will flag that as a deviation.

  • Page 35: Log

    The Log pane displays 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 OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...
  • Page 36 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 OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...

  • Page 37: Maintenance & Accessories

    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: Technical Specifications

    15º - 40ºC (59º - 104ºF) Certifications ETL, FCC (Class A), CE, RoHS Maximum Panels to monitor Maximum Processors to monitor Heat Load 256 BTU/hr thermal dissipation OMNIS web app 1 x Gigabit Ethernet OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...

  • Page 39: Omnis Processor - Shipping Info

    533mm (21”) x 597mm (23.5”) x 184mm (7.25”) OMNIS 7.8kg | 17.1 lb OMNIS Processor Dimensions Front View 44mm 482mm Top View 436mm 20mm 393mm 415mm 23mm 11mm 11mm 482mm Figure 34: OMNIS dimensions OMNIS AV Monitoring System - USER GUIDE...
  • Page 40 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...

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