5.3.4 VIDEO WINDOWS OPERATION ........................17 5.4 OPERATION ................................... 19 5.4.1 SCENE ..................................19 6. CENTRAL CONTROL API ............................ 21 6.1 S ................................ 21 CENE MODE RECALL 6.1.1 Protocols description ............................21 6.1.2 Protocols examples ............................21 INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
1. INTRODUCTION The iWall M4 series video wall controller is a high-performance seamless switching video processing equipment for LCD and LED wall. Adopting pure-hardware FPGA architecture, it delivers high quality signal images and real-time videos. At the same time, it supports windows arbitrary layout, stretching, scaling, roaming and picture in picture.
3. PACKAGE LIST 1x iWall M4 Modular videowall controller 1x AC Power Cord 1x USB TO RS232 Cable 4. HARDWARE 4.1 FRONT PANEL Example: iWall M4-C1609 INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
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There is one touch screen on each model front panel. When the user power on the iWall M4 or the screen is not be touched for 12 or more seconds, the screen then displays the following splash image. Touch the screen, and the following interface pops up.
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[DHCP]: Turn on or off the IP automatic search of the device control port. [IP]: Modify the fixed IP [Subnet mask]: Modify the subnet mask [Gateway]: Modify the gateway [MAC address]: View MAC address INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
5.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Please visit www.infobitav.com/iwall-m4 to download the controller software and install. The iWall M Controller Software is Microsoft Windows based. After installation, double-click the shortcut to run the software. 5.2 LOG IN AND SETTINGS INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
2: Here list the iWall M4 IP address. 3: Click the button ‘Settings’ to set the connection. 4: Check Communication to control the iWall M4 or check the Demo to try the software offline if you need to make brief training or demo.
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2: Select your control PC IP address, please make sure select the right IP address which is in the same Sub Network with the iWall M4 IP. For example, the iWall M4 IP address is 192.168.31.189, then the control PC IP should be 192.168.31.xx.
1: Select the COM port. Select the right Baud Rate which can be checked or changed via the touch panel on the iWall M4 front panel. 2: Click Connect to start connection. 3: Click OK to confirm. Then click Login button to enter the software. Shown as above.
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2: Setup the local IP address of the control PC. 3: Setup the iWall M4 IP Address: The IP address of the unit can be set statically from the connection settings window as shown in figure below. Simply enter the desired IP address and then press ‘Modify’.
Click the VideoWall button to setup videowall layouts, resolution, and more. 1: Video Wall layouts canvas. 2: Machine Type: Select the right iWall M4 models. 3: Video Wall: Setup the videowall groups, it supports max. 4 groups. 4: Video Wall Type: Supports either LED or LCD video walls.
Note: This button must be clicked after creating the layouts, otherwise the setup will not take effect. 8: Card setting: to setup output cabling mapping or LED receiving card parameters. 5.3 INPUT SOURCE OPERATION 5.3.1 INPUT SOURCE LIST INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
1: Source List: here displays all the input signals. Each channel number corresponds to the input port number on the rear panel of iWall M4. 2: Video Wall Canvas: here displays the videowall physical layouts. 5.3.2 RENAME INPUT SOURCE To change the name of a given...
Return: After selecting the menu, the current window will be fully displayed on the 1st screen of the row and column in which it is currently located. INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
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Right click on any video window, there will list more options: Top: Change the video window to the top layer. Bottom: Change the video window to the bottom layer Position: Setup the fine-tune position by input the position parameters. See above. INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
It allows users to create customized display layouts and then recall the scenes. Save: After creating the desired layout, select ‘Operation’ - ‘Save’. This will create a scene ID and the scene name can be edited. INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
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2: Select saved scenes and Add to right list. 3: Setup auto-cycle Intervals (in seconds), click Start to enable or Stop to disable. All saved scenes will be listed under Scene menu, user can click Load to recall or Delete any preset. INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
6.1 Scene mode recall 6.1.1 Protocols description <load,mode,groupID,modeIndex> groupID: fixed at 0 modeIndex: Scene mode serial number,starts from 0 6.1.2 Protocols examples Recall Scene mode 1 <load,mode,0,0> Recall Scene mode 2 <load,mode,0,1> Recall Scene mode 3 <load,mode,0,2> INFOBIT AV www.infobitav.com info@infobitav.com...
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