SEADA SWMicro Video Wall Controller User Guide
- June 8, 2024
- SEADA
Table of Contents
SWMicro Video Wall Controller
User Guide
SWMicro Video Wall Controller User Guide
This user guide provides basic instructions for setting up SEADA SolarWall
Micro video wall controllers using its management software.
Production Introduction
1.1. Product Profile
The SWMicro series video wall controllers are the all-in-one solution
available from SEADA technology.
Based on cutting edge Crossbar express technology, they provide excellent
performance and flexibility for video wall applications.
SWMicro series controllers apply Crossbar technology to provide high bandwidth
for real-time processing of all input signals and better system performance.
The layout of the windows can be configured separately by the universal
SWMicro management software, which offers flexibility within an intuitive
interface.
SWMicro controllers are also able to offer extremely fast start-up performance
and a working environment free of viruses and software conflicts, ensuring
24/7 hassle free operation ability.
1.2. Product Capability
- Advanced Crossbar technology
- 8 HDMI inputs
- Up to 16 HDMI outputs
- Multi clients’ support
- User access control
- Robust FPGA video data process technology
- No PC vulnerabilities
- Two-window/Four-window overlay mode
- Lower power consumption
- Multi video walls support in one system
- HDCP compliant
- Supports custom pre-set layouts
- Layouts looping ability
- Arbitrary positioning and overlapping of windows on the video wall
- Picture-in-Picture display of two live, moving video input signals over any output screen
1.3. Specification & Parameters
| Controller Chassis | 19″ ANST/EIA RS-310C standard industrial chassis |
|---|---|
| Input Channel | Up to 8 inputs |
| Input Format | HDMI |
| Output Channel | Up to 16 inputs |
| Output Format | HDMI |
| HDCP Support | Yes |
| Power Supply | Single |
| Input Voltage | AC 100V to 240V, 50/60Hz |
| Operation System | Windows 7/8/10 |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Operating temperature range | 0-40 degrees centigrade |
| Operating humidity range | 10%-90% |
| Storage temperature range | 0-60 degrees centigrade |
| Storage humidity range | 10W-90% |
| Control Interface | RS232 or 10/100/1000M Ethernet Port |
1.4. Models and Scales
| Models | Chassis | Dimension (mm) (WDH) | HDMI Inputs | HDMI Outputs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWMicro08 | 1.5U | 48235066 | 8 | 8 |
| SWMicrol2 | 1.5U | 48235066 | 8 | 12 |
| SWMicro16 | 1.5U | 48235066 | 8 | 16 |
Hardware Overview (SWMicro12 as an example)
2.1. Rear Panel
- LAN (10M/100M/1000M) and RS232-IN Port are for PC control
- HDMI Inputs 8 x HDMI 2.0 inputs with embedded audio
- HDMI Outputs 16 x HDMI 2.0 outputs with embedded audio
- Power Supply Socket and Switcher 110 ~ 240VAC
- RS232-OUT port and RUN ENG switcher are for future development
Connection Setup
3.1. Ethernet (LAN) Connection
Connect the SWMicro unit with the control PC using CAT cable. Make sure the PC
is in the same group of static IP address as SWMicro.
Left is the default IP setting of SWMicro. Users can change the IP address once connected.
3.2. RS232 (Serial Port) Connection
RS-232 control, baud rate 115200, DB9 connector.
SWMicro Software User Guide
Users can run the SWMicro.exe software directly without installation. Software
can be downloaded from the SEADA website (https://seada.co.uk/downloads).
Double click the SWMicro software to get the Dialog box as below.
Default password for ‘admin’: admin.
By clicking ‘Settings’, users can either choose to control SWMicro via LAN or
Serial Port. The default connection setting for SWMicro is ‘LAN connection’.
• LAN connection
The default static IP address for SWMicro is 192.168.1.65. Users need to
change the IP address of their control PC to static IP address and the same
network segment as SWMicro at TCP/IPv4 in ‘Ethernet Properties’.
IP address: any address between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254 except the
address which has been taken by SWMicro.
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Connect SWMicro with a CAT cable to the control PC (cable included in the
package):
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Select the ‘Username’.
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Type in the ‘Password’.
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Click ‘Login’ to continue.
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Serial Port connection
Users can also connect SWMicro with a serial cable to the control PC (cable included in the package): -
Click ‘Settings’.
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Choose ‘COM’.
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Choose the Serial Port (COM).
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Click ‘OK’ and ‘Login’ to continue
SWMicro will be connected automatically after login. If not, please refer to ‘Troubleshooting’ section in this user manual.
4.1. Video Wall Settings
4.1.1. Connection
Users can find all the device network information in this window and do the
modification if needed.
The first section is used to set the connection of the control PC to SWMicro.
The second section sets the NetCard for the connection. The third section can
be used to adjust the default IP address and baud rate of SWMicro for further
use.
Users can also find the IP address of SWMicro using ‘Search’ which only
requires either RS232 or ethernet connection.
4.1.2. Video Wall Settings
A. Video Wall Layout Setup
Users can set up the layout of the video wall in ‘VideoWall Setting’ by simply
choosing the number of rows and columns in the video wall. Total screen amount
is up to 8/12/16 for SWMicro video wall controllers depending upon the model
type.
Users can also set up either 2 or 4 windows in a single output screen to
achieve ‘picture-in-picture’.
Note: In the ‘Max 4 windows’ mode, the second screen will loop out and repeat
the output on the first screen. In this case, half of the outputs can be used
to display different contents. For example, when using ‘Max 4 windows’ mode,
in the case there are 8 outputs, output ‘1, 3, 5, 7’ will display the assigned
contents and output ‘2, 4, 6, 8’ will loop out the contents on the former
outputs.
B. Creative the video wall
(More
details will be available in the following sections.)
Once SWMicro is connected to the control PC, it will load the settings used from last time. The default setting for the new unit out of package is 2×4/3×4/4×4 video wall with input 1 across the screens depending upon the SWMicro model type. All outputs are set at a resolution of 1920×1080@60hz. The basic function of each tab on the main window for setting up a video wall will be:
- VideoWall: Set up the video wall layout.
- Initial Mode: Set up the initial splicing of each output screen or all output screens.
- ScreenConfig: Add and modify customised output screen resolutions.
- New: Set up windows on the screen according to the initial mode. Two other ways can open a new window onto video wall as well by drag & drop and drawing in the video wall display area.
- Clear: Close all existing windows on the video wall.
- Lock Win: Lock all windows in the video wall display area to avoid accidental adjustment.
- Save/Loop: Save/Load pre-set video wall layouts and loop saved layouts on the output screen.
- Bezel Compensation: Correct the bezels of the output screen.
- Background Fill: Change the background colour of the output screen.
Right click on the video wall, users can use the tools in ‘Dropdown menu’ to set up each window individually. Some of these functions can be accessed using the tool bar on the right-top of each window.
- Top: Bring the selected window to top of all windows.
- Bottom: Send the selected window to bottom of other windows.
- Size and Position: Modify the size and position of the selected window.
- Lock: Lock the selected window to avoid accidental adjustment.
- Maxsize: Maximise the size of the selected window to the whole video wall.
- Close: Close the selected window.
C. Initial Mode 
Instead of self-modifying the video walls each time, users can select the ‘initial mode’ to save pre-set configuration for eachoutput screen or all output screens.
- Single Screen: Each screen can be configured into 4 different modes individually: singlewindow, left-right dual windows, up-down dual windows and quad windows.
- Video Wall: The video wall will be covered by ‘AxB’ windows with an equal size, where ‘A’ is the number of windows in the row and ‘B’ number of windows in the column.
Note: The number of windows in each screen still follows the ‘Single Display’ configuration in ‘VideoWall Setting’.
After all settings are done, close the window and click ‘New’ under
‘Operation’, the saved video wall will be generated automatically on the main
window as shown below.
D. Screen Configuration
Users can add customised screen resolutions for the video wall.
Operations
4.2.1. New/Clear Window
Users can load the pre-set video wall from the ‘initial mode’ by clicking ‘New’. The default setting for the software is a single window from input 1 in each output screen. Two other ways can open a new window onto video wall as well by drag & drop and drawing in the video wall display area. By clicking ‘Clear’, all the windows on the current video wall will be closed.
By clicking ‘Lock Win’, all the windows on the current video wall will be locked to avoid accidental adjustments. Each window can also be locked separately using the ‘Lock’ option in the ‘Dropdown menu’. Users can cancel the lock of windows by clicking ‘Unlock Win’.
4.2.3. Save/Recall and loop Layouts
Users can save the video wall layouts and recall them later via the ‘Layout’
menu on the left of the software. Users can save up to 32 pre-set layouts.
Note: The layouts are saved on SWMicro, therefore whenever the control PC is
connected, the software can load the saved layouts from SWMicro.
Users can also loop the saved layouts at a pre-set interval (minimum 5
seconds).
4.3. Common Tools
4.3.1. Bezel Compensation
Users can set up the bezel correction for the video walls here to compensate
the frame of the screens to make the whole video wall look like one large
screen without any distortion. Users can use pixels of the screen frame width
to set up the bezel correction here. The bezel compensation can be set either
ON or OFF for comparison.
Note: ‘Horizontal’ is the summarisation of inner and outer height and
‘Vertical’ stands for the summarisation of inner and outer width.
4.3.2. Background Fill
Users can set up the background colour for the video wall here. Users can
either use the slider bars or the colour picker to choose the background
colour for the video wall.
4.3.3. Beeper On/Off
Users can set the beeper in SWMicro to ‘ON’. SWMicro will give an alarm each time when an operation has been performed in the software. The function can be switched off by clicking the button again to set it to ‘Beeper Off’.
4.4. User Management
4.4.1. User Permission Setup
‘Admin’ can add and delete users to access the SWMicro software.
‘Admin’ can also set up levels of permission for different users to access the
software. Once the permission is saved for a particular user, he/she will have
a restriction of accessing functions of the software, either unable to see
the function icon or receive a warning when accessing the function. The user
permission can only be assigned by ‘admin’.
4.4.2. User Password Setup
‘Admin’ can set up the password for different users without knowing the old
password of that user.
‘User level’ can also change the password by themselves, while they need to
enter the old password.
Troubleshooting
5.1. Corrupted Characters
a) Open ‘Clock and Region’ in ‘Control Panel’.
b) Select ‘Change data, time or number format’.
c) Select ‘Change system locale’ under ‘Administrative’ tab.
d) Tick ‘Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support’, click ‘OK’
and ‘Apply’.
5.2. No Connection
a) Ensure the SWMicro is powered up.
b) Ensure the PC and SWMicro at the same IP group.
c) Ensure the IP address is correct for SWMicro.
d) Restart the SWMicro software.
5.3. No Output
a) Ensure the video source is on.
b) Ensure the SWMicro and screens are powered on.
c) Ensure the connection to screens are OK.
d) Ensure that the output resolution is set up correctly. (i.e., if the output
resolution is at
1080p and the screen only takes 720p.)
SWMicro Command Lines
• All spaces shown in the command are required.
• All commands in this section are always terminated with the ASCII carriage-
return character, 0x0d.
This is represented by the ⏎ symbol in each command.
➢ Serial Port:
Baud rate: 115200
➢ UDP Socket:
Module default IP: 192.168.1.65
Target port: 5000
Local port: 5001
All commands sent via UDP must include an 8-bytes header.
header[0]: 0x00
header[1]: 0x04
header[2]: 0x00
header[3]: 0x00
header[4]: the first segment of the device IP address, for example ‘192’ from
‘192.168.1.65’.
header[5]: the second segment of the device IP address, for example ‘168 from
‘192.168.1.65’.
header[6]: the third segment of the device IP address, for example ‘1’ from
‘192.168.1.65’.
header[7]: the fourth segment of the device IP address, for example ‘65’ from
‘192.168.1.65’.
For example: Close all windows on the screen for device (192.168.1.65)
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 72 73 65 74 2c 30 3e
Black: Headers (Don’t change)
Coloured: Device IP address
Red: Converted serial port commands to hex
6.1. Create a new display window
6.1.1. Serial Port
<open,W_ID,SourceChl,SourceType,x0,y0,x1,y1>
W_ID: Window ID, starts from 1.
SourceChil: Input channel, starts from 0.
SourceType: Inputs type, fixed at 0.
x0: The horizontal start of the window, starts from 0.
y0: The vertical start of the window, starts from 0.
x1: The horizontal end of the window.
y1: The vertical end of the window.
For example:
| Create window 1 | <open,1,0,0,0,0,1919,1079> |
|---|---|
| Create window 2 | <open,2,0,0,2290,113,4587,1234> |
| Create window 3 | <open,3,0,0,692,1400,2981,2574> |
| Create window 4 | <open,4,0,0,787,1786,5106,3037> |
UDP Socket
Open a new window on window 1 from input source 1
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 6f 70 65 6e 2c 31 2c 30 2c 30 2c 30 2c 30 2c 31 39
31 39 2c 31 30 37 39 3e
6.2. Move the windows and switch the sources
6.2.1. Serial Port
<move,W_ID,SourceChl,SourceType,x0,y0,x1,y1> W_ID: Window ID, starts from 1.
SourceChil: Input channel, starts from 0.
SourceType: Inputs type, fixed at 0.
x0: The horizontal start of the window, starts from 0.
y0: The vertical start of the window, starts from 0.
x1: The horizontal end of the window.
y1: The vertical end of the window.
For example:
| Move window 1 | Move window 1 |
|---|---|
| Move window 2 | Move window 2 |
| Switch window 1 with input channel 2 | Switch window 1 with input channel 2 |
| Switch window 2 with input channel 3 | Switch window 2 with input channel 3 |
6.2.2. UDP Socket
Move window 1
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 6d 6f 76 65 2c 31 2c 31 2c 30 2c 30 2c 30 2c 39 35
39 2c 35 33 39 3e
Switch window 1 with input channel 2
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 6d 6f 76 65 2c 31 2c 31 2c 30 3e
6.3. Close all output windows
6.3.1. Serial Port
<reset,wallID> wallID: Video wall display group ID, starts from 0.
For example:
Close all the window of video wall group 1. <rset,0>
6.3.2. UDP Socket
Close all the windows of video wall group 1
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 72 73 65 74 2c 30 3e
6.4. Layout save
6.4.1. Serial Port
<save,mode,groupID,modelndex,sname> groupID: fixed at 0.
modeIndex: Layout mode serial number starts from 0 Sname: Layout mode name.
For example:
Save layout 1 and name is Layout_1|
<save,mode,0,0,004c00610079006f00750074005f0031>
---|---
Save layout 2 and name is Layout_2|
<save,mode,0,1,004c00610079006f00750074005f0032>
Save layout 3 and name is Layout_3|
<save,mode,0,2,004c00610079006f00750074005f0033>
Save layout 4 and name is Layout_4|
<save,mode,0,3,004c00610079006f00750074005f0034>
6.4.2. UDP Socket
Save Layout mode 1 and mode name is Layout_1
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 73 61 76 65 2c 6d 6f 64 65 2c 30 2c 30 2c 30 30 34
63 30 30 36 31 30 30 37 39 30 30 36 66 30 30 37 35 30 30 37 34 30 30 35 66 30
30 33 31 3e
Save Layout mode 2 and mode name is Layout_2
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 73 61 76 65 2c 6d 6f 64 65 2c 30 2c 31 2c 30 30 34
63 30 30 36 31 30 30 37 39 30 30 36 66 30 30 37 35 30 30 37 34 30 30 35 66 30
30 33 32 3e
6.5. Layout recall
6.5.1. Serial Port
<load,mode,groupID,modelndex> groupID: fixed at 0.
modeIndex: Layout mode serial number starts from 0
For example:
| Recall layout 1 | <load,mode,0,0> |
|---|---|
| Recall layout 2 | <load,mode,0,1> |
| Recall layout 3 | <load,mode,0,2> |
6.5.2. UDP Socket
Recall Layout Layout_100 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 6c 6f 61 64 2c 6d 6f 64 65 2c
30 2c 30 3e
Recall Layout Layout_3
00 04 00 00 c0 a8 01 41 3c 6c 6f 61 64 2c 6d 6f 64 65 2c 30 2c 32 3e
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Documents / Resources
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SEADA SWMicro Video Wall
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[pdf] User Guide
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SEADA SWMicro Video Wall
Controller
[pdf] User Manual
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Wall Controller, Controller, SWMicro