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USER’S MANUAL Table of Contents 1 Kaleido-Alto and Kaleido-Quad User’s Manual...................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 2 Kaleido-Alto/Quad System Concepts ..................................................................................... 2 2.1 2.2 3 Quick Tour of the System ................................................................................................................... 3 The Toolbar............................................................
USER’S MANUAL 2 Kaleido-Alto/Quad System Concepts 2.1 Software Components There are two software components associated with the Kaleido-Alto/Quad system: • • Kaleido-Alto/Quad software is already installed in the Kaleido-Alto/Quad unit, and performs all functions associated with integrating data streams and presenting the multi-image display. K-Edit Layout Editor software runs on a remote computer connected to the Kaleido-Alto or Kaleido-Quad through an IP interface.
USER’S MANUAL 3 Getting Started with the Kaleido-Alto/Quad 3.1 Quick Tour of the System Once the Kaleido-Alto/Quad is properly set up and powered, it provides immediately a multi-image output. A default layout is used to monitor the incoming feeds. Figure 3.1 below shows the principal features of a layout . Figure 3.
USER’S MANUAL Figure 3.2 Elements of the toolbar The K-Alto or K-Quad button contains a sub-menu showing the system parameters settings and status information; they will be described in detail in section 4. The Software Input Panel (SIP) Button To access this tool, click the keycap icon in the toolbar and the SIP keyboard will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen. Using the mouse to click keycaps, you will find that it reacts just like a physical keyboard.
USER’S MANUAL 3.3 Using a Layout In this section you will learn how to “use” the layout and understand the different parameters associated with the video images. Each window in the layout, with a video screen coupled with audio and data information, is called a “monitor”. To personalize your layout, you will use the mouse supplied with the unit; there is a lot you can do just by doing what you would normally do with a computer.
USER’S MANUAL Note: you can see at a glance which channel is assigned to which monitor by clicking the Tab key on the SIP keyboard (you can do this also with the Kaleido-RCP – more on that in section 5). Making a monitor display full screen The next parameter in the Monitor Configuration menu is Full Screen, which makes the window fill up the screen.
USER’S MANUAL of the video signal; the choice of decoding filter - Adaptive, Temporal or Spatial – depends highly on the contents of the image. Most artifacts will disappear with Adaptive. The simplest way to select a decoding filter is to pass through each one and compare their performances on your monitoring display. Note: when using the Temporal decoding filter, the Sharpness parameter is not available. Figure 3.
USER’S MANUAL Figure 3.9 Clock Settings window Note that when using the internal reference time, the correct time of day needs to be set in the system settings, which will be explained in the next section. To input time code from a serial port, use Miranda’s Little Red to connect Linear Time Code (on a BNC connector) to RS-232, as described in section 4.2 Parameters Settings. Countdown Timer When a countdown timer is available in a layout (see section 9.
USER’S MANUAL Remaining time counter: The remaining time counter is identified by the hourglass icon: see figure 3.12 below. To set the “destination” time, click on the time display to access edit mode. Enter the desired time of day; the seconds are entered first, up to the hours.Click Enter when finished editing. To start the remaining time counter, click on the double arrow in the lower right corner to access the controls. Click on the Play button to start the timer. To stop it, click on the Stop button.
USER’S MANUAL The next panel is the Video status. Listed here are the type and format of all video inputs connected to the unit, as well as the output settings currently selected. Additionally, when an embedded audio is being monitored, the corresponding SDI input is highlighted as shown below. On figure 4.2, the panel shows a MWO-HDM monitoring output mezzanine installed (lower right corner). Figure 4.
USER’S MANUAL The GPI status panel lists the active GPI inputs connected to the unit, and the status of the GPI outputs.. The GPI inputs are used to activate alarms. GPI input configurations are defined with K-Edit software. GPI Outputs are generated by Actions, and defined in KEdit. Figure 4.4 GPI status panel 4.2 Parameter Settings System-level settings are changed in the Settings menu. In here you configure the system to interact with your existing installation and set some basic controls.
USER’S MANUAL Date/Time is where you set the internal time reference. Start by setting the Time zone that you wish to use for your reference. Set the date on the calendar by selecting the correct month using the left/right arrows and clicking on the correct date; set current time using the up arrow/down arrow buttons. You may choose the Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving to allow the system to add or subtract an hour when daylight saving applies.
USER’S MANUAL In either case, a window will open allowing you to set the error detection parameters. The window header will identify the specific audio channel you are setting up (in the example below: Video input 1, AES group 1, AES Channel 1) or ALL if you selected to set up all channels at once.
USER’S MANUAL Figure 4.12 Kaleido-Alto/Quad ID panel Output Configuration must be set according to your display device (plasma monitor, video projector, etc.) capabilities and installation conditions. Select the correct Resolution and frequency in the list: 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1280 x 768, 1360 x 768 and 800 x 600, all at 50 or 60 Hz. (NB: the 1920 x 1080 and 1600 x 1200 images are presented in letterbox format – see the installation manual for details).
USER’S MANUAL You may also choose to output a color bars test pattern at the MWO-HDM or MWO-SDM output: check the Color Bars checkbox. Figure 4.14 Output Configuration panel, SDI Output The PowerUp menu item opens up the Save Default Layout window; clicking the button saves the position of each window in hardware as system default, which will be used when powering up. This layout will appear after 5 seconds when power up is initiated.
USER’S MANUAL selected for a communication port, the other protocol is not available on other ports as only one communication protocol may be used with the Alto/Quad at any time. Communication port parameters are set according to the selected function; for Andromeda in particular, parameters may be changed manually if required. See section 7 Andromeda Port Settings. Figure 4.16 Serial Ports RS-422A and RS-422B configuration panel Figure 4.
USER’S MANUAL Disable Actions opens the Action Settings window, showing the Actions Enabled checkbox. Unchecking this box disables all actions on the Kaleido ALTO/QUAD. This is of most use when a sequence of actions is inadvertently triggered that enters a loop. The only way to get out of the loop is to disable actions using this panel, and then examine the sequence of actions and eliminate the problem. Figure 4.
USER’S MANUAL so it will be the most useful choice in most operational situations. A computer keyboard may only be located near the frame, but has the full functionality of the Kaleido-RCP, and may be used for maintenance or when the frame is physically located near the operating location. For convenience, the operation will be described here in terms of the Kaleido-RCP. See section 5.2 to identify the keyboard keys that are equivalent to the various Kaleido-RCP keys.
USER’S MANUAL Alphanumeric Group The alphanumeric buttons are used to type text in the name bar of a monitor or to enter ID numbers when selecting a Kaleido-Alto/Quad to control. The DELETE key is included in this group. Direct Command Access Group This group is used to control certain on-screen effects directly. Input invokes the input list to assign a channel to a selected monitor. Full Screen applies to the selected or most recently selected monitor and enlarges it until it fills up the display area.
USER’S MANUAL Key Kaleido RCP equivalent Esc: Tab: Enter: CTRL+A: CTRL+F: CTRL+R: CTRL+U: CTRL+W: CTRL+Y: Arrow keys: Function keys: Escape Select Enter Input Full Screen Aspect Ratio Underscan Audio Mon Status Arrow buttons Layout Presets buttons Figure 5.2 Keyboard key assignments for Kaleido operation 5.3 Kaleido-RCP operation in detail Using the Kaleido-RCP to operate the Kaleido-Alto/Quad is similar to using the mouse. The same menu and windows appear for all the features; refer to section 3.
USER’S MANUAL In this mode, the only active controls are the Preset Layout selection buttons 1 to 10. The same layout number can be selected for all units simultaneously. 5.3.3 Accessing Kaleido-Alto/Quad units The Device or All Devices buttons allows to select which Kaleido-Alto/Quad you wish to send commands, or select all Kaleido-Alto/Quad. When All Devices is used, the Layout Presets group only is enabled, so that layouts can be changed if desired.
USER’S MANUAL Once you have selected all the monitors you wish to adjust, perform the adjustment (underscan/overscan or aspect ratio change only). When finished, exit the select/ adjust process by pushing Select or ESC until no more frames boxes appear on the screen. The group of monitors selected for adjustment is saved in memory.
USER’S MANUAL 6 Channels, Layouts and Alarms Management The channels, layouts and alarm conditions are defined using the K-Edit software. A channel is an ensemble of signals that drives a monitor. It includes some or all of the following: video, audio, tallies, UMDs, text labels and status. Layouts are designed to use and display this information conveniently.
USER’S MANUAL The Andromeda controller may be set to a different BaudRate. In this case, it is possible to change the default port settings of the Alto/Quad from an .XML configuration file inside the Kaleido-Alto/Quad. This configuration is not accessible through the menu and must be accessed through an FTP session. 1 - From your computer, open a Command Prompt (DOS command). The following instructions must be done in the Command Prompt.
USER’S MANUAL Baudrate To modify the Baudrate, just change the 9600 to, for example, 38400: Old line: New line: Parity The parity values are, 0 1 2 3 4 no, odd, even, mark, space.
USER’S MANUAL 6- The operation is finished; close your ftp session by typing “bye”. 7- Now reboot the Alto/Quad so that the changes apply. 8 Using XML commands with the Kaleido-Alto/Quad Kaleido-Alto/Quad can execute XML commands received via TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). To send commands, you can use a Terminal Emulation (telnet) program or create your own application using the language of your choice (C++, Visual Basic, Java, …).
USER’S MANUAL 8.1 Commands Many commands can be sent to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad via TCP/IP. Following is a list of these commands and below a complete description of their usage. Please note that the syntax must be exactly replicated when sending a command. Command Description openID closeID setKCurrentLayout getKLayoutList setKStatusMessage setKDynamicText setKIcontrolMode setKVerticalOffset setKMouseColorA setKMouseColorB setKMouseColorC Opens a session with the specified Kaleido-Alto/Quad.
USER’S MANUAL LayoutToLoad is the name of the Layout to load. This Layout must have been exported to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad prior to executing this command. Note that you can use the getKLayoutList command to retrieve the available layouts before sending this command. • • Kaleido-Alto/Quad response: : the Gateway was not able to recognize the command. : the command was recognized by the Kaleido-Alto/Quad.
USER’S MANUAL setKIcontrolMode This command is used to enable the Alto/Quad to key the detected mouse colors on video. set mode="0" Where: Mode = 0, Color not key, Mode = 1, color key. setKVerticalOffset This command is used to offset the graphic on the display set offset="88" Where offset is the number of line to offset, 0 to 175. setKMouseColorA This command is used to set a color to key.
USER’S MANUAL Open the Hyper Terminal software on another computer; from the “Program” menu choose “Accessories”, “Communications” and “Hyper Terminal”. A dialog will appear, asking you to enter a name for the connection and to select an icon. A second dialog, “Connect To”, will appear. In the “Connect using” dropdown field choose “TCP/IP (Winsock)”.
USER’S MANUAL Two new fields will appear: in the “Host address” field enter the IP address of your Kaleido-Alto/Quad, and in the “Port number” field enter “13000”. This indicates that connection to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad will be established via the port 13000. Click on the “OK” button. To be able to see the typed characters: Select “Properties” from the “File” menu, the “Properties” dialog box appears. Go to the “Settings” tab, click on the “ASCII Setup…” button located at the bottom of the dialog.
USER’S MANUAL If the Kaleido-Alto/Quad receives the command and recognizes it, it will respond with the following: If the command cannot be recognized the following message will appear: The Kaleido-Alto/Quad is now ready to receive commands. When no more commands need to be sent to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad, close the connection using the closeID command. To end the communication, select the “Disconnect” icon from the toolbar.
USER’S MANUAL 8.2.1 Three Kaleido-Alto/Quads Open the HyperTerminal software on another computer; from the “Program” menu choose “Accessories”, “Communications” and “HyperTerminal”. A dialog will appear, asking you to enter a name for the connection and to select an icon. A second dialog, “Connect To”, will appear. In the “Connect using” dropdown field choose “TCP/IP (Winsock)”.
USER’S MANUAL Two new fields will appear: in the “Host address” field enter the IP address of the first Kaleido-Alto/Quad, and in the “Port number” field enter “13000”. This indicates that connection to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad will be established via the port 13000. Click on the “OK” button. To be able to see the typed characters: Select “Properties” from the “File” menu, the “Properties” dialog box appears. Go to the “Settings” tab, click on the “ASCII Setup…” button located at the bottom of the dialog.
USER’S MANUAL Commands can be sent to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad while a session is open. There is no maximum number of commands that can be sent in a session and it is recommended to keep a session open as long as there are commands to send, since opening a session takes a few seconds. Here is a simplified example of a session: Open a session send command send command … send command Close the session. In this case, up to three sessions can be opened, one per HyperTerminal or one per available KaleidoAlto/Quad.
USER’S MANUAL If the Kaleido-Alto/Quad receives the command and recognizes it, it will respond with the following: If the command cannot be recognized the following message will appear: 36 | Kaleido-ALTO/QUAD
USER’S MANUAL In each of the HyperTerminals, open a session with the associated Kaleido-Alto/Quad. The three Kaleido-Alto/Quads are now ready to receive commands.
USER’S MANUAL When no more commands need to be sent to the Kaleido-Alto/Quad, close the connection using the closeID command. To end the communication, select the “Disconnect” icon from the toolbar.
