ANALOG WAY AW Live Premier Simulator User Guide

ANALOG WAY AW Live Premier Simulator User Guide

Thank you for choosing Analog Way and AW LivePremier™ Simulator. By following these simple steps, you will be able to simulate and use the Web RCS of any LivePremier™ unit within minutes.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows: Microsoft® Windows® 10 or above, 200 MB of available hard-disk space for installation Screen resolution: 1920×1080 minimum.

Mac OS: macOS 12 (Monterey) 12.7.1 or above, 200 MB of available hard-disk space for installation. Screen resolution: 1920×1080 minimum.

OVERVIEW

AW LivePremier Simulator allows you to simulate any LivePremier series multi- screen live presentation system on your PC or Mac. Launch the integrated Web- based graphic user interface (Web RCS), interact with the virtual device to design and prepare a show on the road as you would with a real device.

You can then export the show to a USB drive and import it straight into your Aquilon image processor (firmware versions must match). Configurations exported from real devices can also be imported to a AW LivePremier Simulator session with similar resources (inputs, outputs, VPUs, etc.).

For more information, please refer to the LivePremier™ User Manual or contact Analog Way Technical Support.

QUICK INSTALL & SETUP

Go to www.analogway.com to find the latest version of the AW LivePremier Simulator installer.

• Installing AW LivePremier Simulator on Windows
  Download the latest version of the AW LivePremier Simulator installer for Windows (the file name is LivePremierSimulator.exe). Double-click this file to start installing AW LivePremier Simulator.
  A shortcut to AW LivePremier Simulator can be automatically created on the desktop during the installation.

• Installing AW LivePremier Simulator on Mac OS X
  Download the latest version of the AW LivePremier Simulator installer for Mac (the file name is LivePremier™™Simulator.dmg). Double-click this file to show its contents then drag and drop the AW LivePremier Simulator application into /Applications to start the installation.
  A shortcut to AW LivePremier™™™ Simulator is automatically created on the dock during the installation.

• Repairing / Upgrading AW LivePremier Simulator
  It is not possible to update a firmware version in a simulation session.
  Upgrade AW LivePremier Simulator by following the same procedure as a normal installation. When reinstalling or upgrading AW LivePremier Simulator, existing sessions are saved.

OPERATING THE AW LIVEPREMIER SIMULATOR

Configure any LivePremier device with the simulator or combine up to any 4 devices together to create Link and save it in a session.

The AW LivePremier Simulator is able to manage multiple sessions with different device(s) configurations

Note:

• Only one session can run at a time.

• The latest version is installed by default. To add an earlier version, click on the version number on top of the Session page and download the version you want to install. Select it and click Apply.
  

• Create a session – Configure a LivePremier™ unit

1. Run AW LivePremier Simulator.

2. Click New Session.

3. Set the configuration for the session:

   • Enter a label and description for this session and select the firmware version.
     If needed, change the port number (3000 by default).
     Select the LivePremier device to simulate and open the back panel for the input/output cards choice.

   • Select the number of VPUs and IPUs for C, C+ and Cmax units.
     Add devices to create a Link setup (in version 4.0 only).

4. Click Save to save the selected session.

5. Click Start Session to simulate the selected session.

6. Click Open Web RCS to open the session in the default web browser.
   It is also possible to enter the IP address in a web browser to open the session (127.0.0.1:3000 by default).

It may take some time for the simulation to be running and ready. Refresh the web page if needed.

For more details on the Web RCS and Link management, please refer to the LivePremier User Manual.

• Stop a session – Save a show configuration

Note: It is important to stop a session to save the changes made in the simulation sessions.
When a session is opened in the AW LivePremier™™™ Simulator, click Stop Session to close the session and save the changes made during this session.

• Start an existing session
  Sessions are saved in the computer storage. When closing and restarting the AW LivePremier™ Simulator, it is possible to start an existing session.

1. Run AW Live Premier™™ Simulator.
2. Click a session in the left panel.
3. Click Start Session to simulate the selected session.
4. Click Open Web RCS to open the session in the default web browser.

• Duplicate a session

1. Run AW Live Premier™™ Simulator.
2. Click a session in the left panel.
3. Click Duplicate Session to create a new session with the same parameters.

• Delete a session

Note: This cannot be undone and all configurations, images and shows related to the session will be lost.

1. Run AW Live Premier™™ Simulator.
2. Click a session in the left panel.
3. Click Delete Session to delete the selected session.

PASSWORD PROTECTION

It is possible to enable password protection for the Web RCS in Dashboard > Remote Access. The default password is 11:22:33:44:55:66 when using the AW LivePremier Simulator.

Caution: If lost, the password cannot be reset to default when using the AW LivePremier Simulator.

STILL IMAGES IN THE WEB RCS

Still images features are fully supported by AW LivePremier Simulator, they work as if using a real device.

• Transfer still images from a computer to the simulated device

1. Open the Web RCS and go to Library.

2. On the computer file browser, select one or multiple images (or a folder).

3. Drag and drop the selection in the Drop images or folder of images block. Or
   click the block to open the file explorer and select image files to transfer.

4. Click Upload Images.
   The selected images are imported in the Library and can be loaded as image presets.

Note:

• The image Library is saved in the session of the AW LivePremier™™™ Simulator.
• The entire image Library is copied when the session is duplicated.

INPUT FORMATS IN THE WEB RCS

The AW LivePremier Simulator can set two predefined formats for inputs: UHDTV 2160p 60Hz (3840×2160)and HDTV 1080p 60Hz (1920×1080).

1. Open the Web RCS and go to Preconfig > Inputs.
2. Set the input to capacity 1 to set the input format to HDTV 1080p. Or set the input to capacity 2 to set the input format to UHDTV 2160p.

EXPORT / IMPORT WEB RCS CONFIGURATION

• Export a simulated device configuration

It is possible to export a configuration from a simulated device.

1. In the top bar of the Webc RCS, click then Save.
2. In the Current Configuration panel, select the settings to export.
3. Select Local Computer as the destination.
4. Click Download.

The configuration file is downloaded to the computer.

Note: The still image Library (image files) and all image parameters can be included in the configuration file using the filters.

• Import a simulated device configuration
  It is possible to import a configuration created with AW LivePremier™ Simulator to a real LivePremier™™ device.

1. In the top bar of the Web RCS, click , then Load.

2. In the Configuration File panel, click and select the configuration file to import.
   Or drag and drop the configuration file from the computer file explorer to the upload file area.
   The configuration is extracted and conflicting settings are grayed out in the filters (version incompatibility, obsolete information, device logs, etc.).

3. In the filters, select the settings to import.

4. Select how to merge the images in the Library.

5. Click Apply Device.

THIRD PARTY CONTROLLERS

The simulated Web RCS is also able to receive commands from external controllers such as:

• The RC400T, the event controller designed for the LivePremier series multi-screen live presentation systems
• Simple REST API (HTTP & TCP) and advanced TCP protocol based on JSON
• Crestron driver and AW VideoCompositor for LivePremier

GOING FURTHER WITH LIVEPREMIER™™

For complete details and operations procedures, please refer to the LivePremier™™™ User Manual and our web- site for further information: www.analogway.com

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