Data Display Group ArtistaMEDIA PA-09 Series, Manual

Page 1: ...ges immediate or consequential resulting from the use of the information provided herein Our products are not intended for use in systems in which failures of product could result in personal injury All trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective owners All specifications are subject to change without notice Manual ArtistaMEDIA Network Media Player PA 09 XXX Version 1 12 05 10 201...

Page 2: ...tistaMEDIA 8 6 3 3 Content Update 9 7 ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend 10 7 1 Normal Operating Mode 10 7 1 1 Login 10 7 1 2 Home 11 7 1 3 Network Configuration 12 7 1 4 Content Auto Update 14 7 1 5 Advanced Configuration 16 7 1 6 Display 17 7 1 7 Audio 18 7 1 8 Date and Time 19 7 1 9 Password Settings 20 7 1 10 Firmware Update 21 7 1 11 System Information 22 7 1 12 Restart Artista 23 7 2 Maintenance Mode...

Page 3: ...9 Additional Documents for ArtistaMEDIA 43 20 News and Updates for Artista Products 43 21 Glossary 44 22 Additional Information about Media Files 44 22 1 Required Software Tools 44 22 1 1 TMPGEnc 4 0 XPress 44 22 1 2 avidemux 44 22 2 Converting mpg Files to avi Files with avidemux 45 22 3 Converting various Video Formats to MPEG 2 46 22 4 Playing Back ArtistaMEDIA AVI Files with Windows Media Play...

Page 4: ...2 10 1 4 35 39 05 10 2011 1 12 Updated for firmware version 2 12 0 4 35 38 42 2 General Description ArtistaMEDIA is the media player of the Artista product family Compared to ArtistaUSB and ArtistaNET which both have been designed for displaying still images ArtistaMEDIA has been designed for playing back audio and video files ArtistaMEDIA is equipped with an Ethernet interface for configuration v...

Page 5: ...the first time you have to execute the following steps Ask your network administrator if ArtistaMEDIA should be configured to DHCP or to a static IP address If static configuration should be used ask for the IP address which can be assigned to the ArtistaMEDIA board for use within your LAN Connect ArtistaMEDIA directly to your PC using a cross link Ethernet cable or an Ethernet Switch and two Patc...

Page 6: ...3 Use a FTP server to store the new show ArtistaMEDIA checks this server periodically for changes and downloads the new playlist and media files automatically If the FTP method is used the other two methods are disabled and vice versa A detailed description of the content update procedures can be found below 6 1 Content Update with USB Flash Drive To update the media files stored on ArtistaMEDIA w...

Page 7: ...6 0 or higher and ArtistaMEDIA firmware version 2 2 0 or higher is required Start the ArtistaControlCenter ACC software make sure that the steps described in the section Network Configuration of ArtistaControlCenter ACC are already done Open a valid ArtistaControlCenter configuration file acc for ArtistaMEDIA If you don t have one available this must be created first Select Network Upload current ...

Page 8: ...d the corresponding media files which will be downloaded by ArtistaMEDIA 6 3 2 Configuration of ArtistaMEDIA Open the ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend and select the menu Content Auto Update Here all information about the FTP server must be set Detailed information about the settings Setting Description FTP Server Media Content Directory Path and name of the directory for the playlist file and the corres...

Page 9: ...e playlist must be called playlist xml case sensitive and must be valid refer to example playlist To decide if a playlist is new ArtistaMEDIA compares the date and the size in bytes of the playlist xml file on the FTP server and the one currently used ArtistaMEDIA checks the available space on the local storage automatically o If the new playlist and the associated media files exceed the available...

Page 10: ...name and the password of your board After that the Home page of the ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend appears The following sections describe which parameters can be configured how the firmware can be updated and which status information can be retrieved from the board 7 1 Normal Operating Mode 7 1 1 Login The Web Frontend of ArtistaMEDIA requires a user name and a password for login On default these both...

Page 11: ...me The picture below shows the welcome screen of the ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend in normal operating mode A detailed description of the menus on the left can be found in the next sections ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 11 of 49 ...

Page 12: ...PLAY GROUP Manual 7 1 3 Network Configuration The picture below shows the network configuration menu of the ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend in normal operating mode ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 12 of 49 ...

Page 13: ...EDIA upload data port ArtistaMEDIA server IP address ArtistaMEDIA group ID The default values can be found in section Network Factory Default Values Discard Changes This button reverses your changes in the network configuration if you have not pressed Submit Configuration yet Submit Configuration This button saves the changes in the network configuration on the board You have to reboot the Artista...

Page 14: ...ve FTP Content Auto Update Poll Interval Enter a time interval in seconds here ArtistaMEDIA uses this interval for checking the FTP server for new playlist and media files If the value is set to 0 the Content Auto Update feature is disabled and content update via ACC or USB flash drives is enabled instead FTP Content Auto Update Timeout Enter a time interval in seconds here If there is currently n...

Page 15: ...the access to the FTP server and saves the current configuration on the board Check the output messages on the Web Frontend if ArtistaMEDIA was able to log in the FTP server If access to the FTP server is available and the content can be found you have to restart the ArtistaMEDIA board to make the changes take effect Select the menu Restart Artista to do this ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 P...

Page 16: ...t the menu Restart Artista to do this After ArtistaMEDIA has been restarted the display will remain black until a new playlist has been transferred to the board ArtistaMEDIA Advanced Configuration This feature can be used for customized configuration of ArtistaMEDIA The required configuration file will be supplied by DISTEC on demand Click Browse and select the desired file Press Start Configurati...

Page 17: ...elow shows the display configuration menu of the ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend in normal operating mode The following parameters can be configured here Default backlight brightness Video scaling for the panel ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 17 of 49 ...

Page 18: ...7 Audio The picture below shows the audio configuration menu of the ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend in normal operating mode The following parameters can be configured here Default volume ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 18 of 49 ...

Page 19: ...at the board keeps the correct date and time even when it is switched off At the moment when this page is selected the fields are preloaded with the current date and time values of the ArtistaMEDIA board The Refresh button can be used to update the fields in the Web Frontend again To change the current setting just enter the new values into the Date and Time fields The date must be entered in day ...

Page 20: ...e below shows the password configuration menu of the ArtistaMEDIA Web Frontend in normal operating mode The following parameters can be configured here User name for login dialog of Web Frontend Password for login dialog of Web Frontend The default values can be found in section Network Factory Default Values ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 20 of 49 ...

Page 21: ...stalled firmware version is 1 0 0 a different update procedure must be used Please contact Distec support for further information Enter Maintenance Mode This button is used to restart ArtistaMEDIA in maintenance mode To get the welcome page of the ArtistaMEDIA maintenance mode press the reload button of your browser after about 2 minutes Follow the update instructions in section Firmware Update th...

Page 22: ... Frontend in normal operating mode The following information about your ArtistaMEDIA board can be retrieved here Firmware version Network configuration Current settings for audio volume backlight brightness etc Log file for content update statistics Log file for player statistics ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 22 of 49 ...

Page 23: ...staMEDIA Web Frontend in normal operating mode Some configuration changes e g network or content auto update configuration require a restart of the ArtistaMEDIA board for the modifications to take effect This can be done by pressing the button Restart ArtistaMEDIA ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 23 of 49 ...

Page 24: ...rk configuration of the board to the factory defaults If you follow the instructions in section Reset ArtistaMEDIA to Network Factory Default Values ArtistaMEDIA boots in maintenance mode as well Note If ArtistaMEDIA is running in maintenance mode the player and the display is switched off The header of the Web Frontend is red and has the caption ArtistaMEDIA Maintenance Mode 7 2 1 Home The pictur...

Page 25: ...erating mode Discard Changes This button reverses your changes in the network configuration if you have not pressed Submit Configuration yet Submit Configuration This button saves the changes in the network configuration on the board You have to restart the ArtistaMEDIA board to make the changes take effect Select the menu Restart Artista to do this ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 25 of ...

Page 26: ...e the following steps have to be executed Press Browse and select the firmware update package in the file system of your PC Press Upload Firmware Image to ArtistaMEDIA Firmware update takes about 2 minutes Messages showing the progress of the update process are displayed on the Web Frontend When the update process has been finished restart the ArtistaMEDIA board by selecting the menu Restart Artis...

Page 27: ...nformation menu in maintenance mode It has the same function as the system information menu in normal operating mode but in maintenance mode not all values are displayed The current settings are just displayed and can not be changed here ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 27 of 49 ...

Page 28: ...d with the Web Frontend There is one log file that contains all information regarding the content updates The other log file contains all player related information and can be used to get player statistics Open the Web Frontend and select the page System Information On the bottom of this page between two and four buttons are displayed Press the button Get Current Updater Log File or Get Current Pl...

Page 29: ...le video_1 avi Volume 100 Brightness 80 Title image_2 aib Length 00 00 05 000 Brightness 80 Title video_2 avi Volume 100 Brightness 80 Media state video_2 avi 4585632 bytes downloaded Event new playlist detected on server Timestamp Thu Apr 22 09 38 54 2010 New playlist title Example Playlist B Title image_2 aib Length 00 00 05 000 Brightness 80 Title video_2 avi Volume 100 Brightness 80 Title imag...

Page 30: ...ghtness 80 Title video_2 avi Volume 100 Brightness 80 Starting playlist Example Playlist A Timestamp Thu Apr 22 09 35 00 2010 Starting playlist Example Playlist A Timestamp Thu Apr 22 09 35 28 2010 etc Loaded playlist Example Playlist B Timestamp Thu Apr 22 09 39 01 2010 Title image_2 aib Length 00 00 05 000 Brightness 80 Title video_2 avi Volume 100 Brightness 80 Title image_3 aib Length 00 00 10...

Page 31: ...ry_LengthMs AMEntry_Brightness 80 AMEntry_Brightness AMPlaylist_Entry AMPlaylist_Entry AMEntry_Title video_1 avi AMEntry_Title AMEntry_Vol 100 AMEntry_Vol AMEntry_Brightness 80 AMEntry_Brightness AMPlaylist_Entry AMPlaylist_Entry AMEntry_Title video_2 mp4 AMEntry_Title AMEntry_Vol 100 AMEntry_Vol AMEntry_Brightness 80 AMEntry_Brightness AMPlaylist_Entry AMPlaylistDoc When executing a playlist Arti...

Page 32: ...tle Name of the media file e g video_1 avi Constraints The media file name must not include any special characters Just alpha numeric characters and _ can be used 7 bit ASCII The media file name must not exceed 200 characters The extension of the file must be aib avi or mp4 File extension aib is supported since firmware version 2 6 0 File extension mp4 is supported since firmware version 2 8 1 AME...

Page 33: ...d 100 and defines the percentage of the master volume The audio default volume can be set in the Web Frontend in the Audio menu E g Default volume is set to 80 and the volume entry in the playlist is 100 then the resulting output volume is 80 Default volume is set to 80 and the volume entry in the playlist is 50 then the resulting output volume is 40 Default volume is set to 80 and the volume entr...

Page 34: ...lues Notes Profile Main Level Main Video Resolution Frame Rate 720 x 480 29 97 fps 720 x 576 25 fps fps Frames per second Scan Mode Progressive Scan MPEG 2 Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 Profile Baseline Level up to 3 0 Video Resolution Frame Rate 720 x 480 29 97 fps 720 x 576 25 fps fps Frames per second Scan Mode Progressive Scan MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Aspect Ratio 4 3 16 9 Detailed description of supported au...

Page 35: ...le Extension Parameter Supported Values Notes Resolution 720 x 480 720 x 576 800 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 768 1280 x 800 1280 x 1024 1366 x 768 1440 x 900 1680 x 1050 1920 x 480 1920 x 1080 Artista proprietary image format AIB aib Color Depth 16 bits per pixel ArtistaMEDIA Version 1 12 05 10 2011 Page 35 of 49 ...

Page 36: ...not possible to update ArtistaMEDIA firmware version 1 2 0 to version 2 8 1 or higher versions directly The firmware must be updated to version 2 6 0 first Contact Distec support for further assistance o Version 2 2 0 or higher The procedure to update the firmware to the latest version over network by using the Web Frontend is described below Procedure to update the firmware on ArtistaMEDIA Save t...

Page 37: ...ation of your ArtistaMEDIA board to the factory defaults mentioned in section Network Factory Default Values e g because you don t know the IP address of your ArtistaMEDIA board and can not access it via the Web Frontend any more you have to execute the following steps Power down ArtistaMEDIA Pull down the factory reset pin CON18 Pin 9 to Ground level and power up ArtistaMEDIA again Keep the pin p...

Page 38: ...ctory default values for more details see section Reset ArtistaMEDIA to Network Factory Default Values LED 7 GP2 Green Flashing once if the network configuration has been reset to the factory default values for more details see section Reset ArtistaMEDIA to Network Factory Default Values 16 Firmware Release History F W Version Date Description 2 12 0 05 10 2011 Added support to display still image...

Page 39: ...4 video files MPEG 4 AVC H 264 Added support for dynamic network configuration DHCP Added splash screen which shows IP address host name and Gateway address during startup of ArtistaMEDIA Fixed issue where content update from USB flash drive didn t work when it was inserted before startup of ArtistaMEDIA Fixed issue where still images have not been updated on ArtistaMEDIA when the file name didn t...

Page 40: ...display any more Notes If the new video has a different mode e g 480p vs 576p the display still switches to black If the new clip has a different brightness the load time increases Each minute of clip length increases the load time by about 0 1 sec Solved issue where brightness setting in playlist xml has not been used by ArtistaMEDIA Solved issue where the FTP connection has not been closed after...

Page 41: ...figuration in Web Frontend The onboard clock is used to create valid timestamps for the log files Added log file to get statistics about content updates Added log file to get statistics about played clips 1 2 0 05 11 2008 Solved audio video sync issue during playback of videos with 25 and 29 97 fps Solved issue with empty Gateway IP address in Web Frontend if it was set to empty the ArtistaMEDIA b...

Page 42: ...uring insertion and removal of the USB device it can happen that playback jerks for some seconds Video file AVI or MP4 must contain audio track The video file must contain a video and an audio track Clips without audio track can not be played back execution of the playlist will be stopped and the last frame of the previous video remains on the display ArtistaMEDIA continues to play when new conten...

Page 43: ...IA ArtistaControlCenter ACC Operating Manual Manual for ACC Comes with the ACC installation setup 20 News and Updates for Artista Products The latest version of drivers and software packages can be found at German Site http www distec de de Downloads Artista html English Site http www distec de en Downloads Artista html The latest version of documents can be found at German Site http www distec de...

Page 44: ...TMPGEnc 4 0 XPress This tool is very useful to convert media files with different video and audio formats to the formats supported by ArtistaMEDIA Further it can be used to multiplex combine an audio and a video elementary stream to a media file which contains both in one file and de multiplex the reverse process of multiplexing media files Free trial and commercial full versions of this tool are ...

Page 45: ...he following steps have to be performed Open the mpg file with File Open A dialog This looks like mpeg Do you want to index it appears Click Yes Use the default settings in the Video Audio and Format drop down menus see also Picture 1 o Video Copy o Audio Copy o Format AVI Save the AVI file by selecting File Save Save Video and typing the file name with the extension avi into the field Name e g ou...

Page 46: ...ould help you to load the correct settings The following templates are available and can obtained from your sales contact at DATA DISPLAY o ntsc_720x480_p_4_3 txp4e 720x480 29 97 fps progressive 4 3 format o ntsc_720x480_p_16_9 txp4e 720x480 29 97 fps progressive 16 9 format o pal_720x576_p_4_3 txp4e 720x576 25 fps progressive 4 3 format o pal_720x576_p_16_9 txp4e 720x576 25 fps progressive 16 9 f...

Page 47: ...t available generic build or http codecs com download FFDShow htm Go to Download FFDShow MPEG 4 This package also contains the required plug ins The downloaded EXE file must be installed on the Windows PC The default settings suggested by the setup wizard should be used After the installation is finished the following setting must be verified Open the dialog Start All Programs ffdshow Video decode...

Page 48: ...w based media player like Windows Media Player or ACC Installation Extract the downloaded ZIP package on your PC The archive contains a file called DSFP x yy exe x and yy are placeholders for version numbers Execute this file and extract the software package If you select C Program Files for example the whole content will be extracted to C Program Files DirectShow FilterPack Browse to the director...

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