Martin P3-100 System Controller Installation And Safety Manual User Manual page 23

Starting Corner: You are asked to give the corner of the screen where the cable from the P3-100 System
Controller or gigabit switch is connected (i.e. the point where the daisy-chain starts). Left and right are as
seen from the front of the panels, i.e. as seen by the audience:
- Top Left
- Top Right
- Bottom Left
- Bottom Right
Multiple daisy-chains exist (Ethernet switch used)
- If the video data link to the entire physical installation consists of 1 single daisy-chain, leave this
checkbox empty.
- If the video data link to the physical installation consists of multiple daisy-chains (all fed from a gigabit
Ethernet switch), put a check in this checkbox.
Number of rows/columns per daisy-chain: If you have indicated above that multiple daisy-chains exist,
enter the number of rows or columns per daisy-chain in this spinbox.
Start Number: Enter the display address at which the wizard should start assigning fixtures.
6. If the installation contains multiple daisy-chains, the wizard will ask you to identify each chain by
highlighting a physical fixture with a white pattern and asking you to select/click the corresponding fixture
in your on-screen virtual installation.
7. Press Create Layout to finish the wizard.
Once the wizard has finished, virtual panels will be placed on the canvas with addresses that match the
addresses of the physical panels configured.
Example Layout Wizard procedure
If the physical installation consists of 50 EC-20 panels in a layout 10 panels wide and 5 panels high, with one
P3 video data daisy-chain per column of panels and P3 video data input via the header at the top of each
column starting from the left (viewed from the front):
• Set Width to 10.
• Set Height to 5.
• Select Vertical Daisy Chaining.
• Set starting corner to Top left.
• Mark the Multiple Daisy-Chains Exist checkbox.
• Put 1 in the box after Number of Columns per Daisy-Chain.
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