Introduction Wings Engines by AV Stumpfl constitute high‐performance, high‐reliability hardware for multidisplay shows. They incorporate our experience and that of our users. They are based on Windows 7 Embedded and have been provided with selected compo‐ nents that ensure optimal configuration. All Wings Engines are distinguished by the following features: ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install Note: Please note that the dual models cannot be extended by means of external dongles. Detailed information on the features of the various models can be found in a table in the Wings AV Suite Help pages. ...
Operating conditions and technical data In order to guarantee proper operation make sure that the following operating condi‐ tions prevail for the Wings Engine. Important note: When you receive your server, place it in the environment where you will install it. Leave the server in its shipping crate at its final destination for 12 hours and do not connect it to the power supply! This resting period prevents thermal shock and condensation. Ambient temperature An ambient temperature range of 21°C (69.8°F) to 23°C (73.4°F) is optimal for server reliability. At 22°C (71.6°F) it is easy to maintain a safe relative humidity level. Operat‐ ing in this temperature range provides a buffer if the environmental support systems fail. Relative Humidity Ambient relative humidity levels between 45% and 50% are the most suitable for data processing operations in order to Prevent corrosion Provide an operating time buffer in the event of environmental control system failure. Help avoid failures caused by the intermittent interference from static discharg‐ es that occur when relative humidity is too low. Airflow Considerations Ensure unobstructed airflow through the chassis Ensure that air enters at the front of the server housing and exits at the back. Ensure that ventilation openings, such as cabinet doors, for both the inlet and exhaust of the server provide minimum open area of 460 cm² (71.3 in²) each. ...
Front and Rear Views and ports 1. USB 2.0 interface 2. USB 3.0 interfaces 3. Air intake with illumination; changes upon system start and indicates the status‐ es of Wings Vioso. 4. Touch display (1280 x 800) for system operation; the image signal is also applied to the monitor output allowing a larger monitor with up to 1920 x 1200 pixels to be connected. 5. Switch for activating and deactivating the system. Reset the system by pressing the button for 5 seconds. ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install 1. Display outputs A to D as DVI‐D (Wings Engine Stage DUAL only has two outputs A and B) 2. Balanced audio outputs MAIN 1‐2 in the form of XLR‐m sockets 3. Digital S/P‐DIF audio output MAIN 1‐2 as Cinch socket 4. Unbalanced audio output LINE 1‐2 as stereo jack 5. Headphone output PHONES 1‐2 as stereo jack 6. Microphone input MIC 1 as XLR‐f‐socket; Attention: before you connect dy‐ namic microphones make sure phantom power is software‐disabled. See Sound interface of Wings Engine Stage. 7. Live video inputs DVI IN 1 and 2; both analog and digital signals can be applied 8. Balanced audio inputs LINE 1‐2 as stereo jacks (sleeve = ground, ring = minus, tip = plus) 9. Live video inputs 3G‐SDI 1 and 2 10. Serial interface RS232 11. Framelock 0 and 1 as identical sockets for the synchronization of several Wings Engine Stage units; to be used as In and Out; Note: No LAN connections must be ...
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Front and Rear Views of Wings Engine Stage 12. Genlock input for synchronization with an overriding time clock. 13. Socket (II) for mains connection of 100 to 264 Volt AC and 47 to 63 Hz 14. Two‐step power switch for power supply via powerCON socket (I) or IEC socket (II); switch is illuminated when on. 15. powerCON output for mains supply of other devices; mind the total power con‐ sumption of max. 16 A (max. of 3 Wings Engines)! 16. powerCON input (I) for mains supply with optionally available powerCON cable. 17. eSATA interface for connection of external hard disks; Note: only for connection with the devices off; hot plugging not guaranteed! We cannot be held respon‐ sible for any damage! 18. FireWire 400 interface 19. USB 2.0 interfaces 20. LAN connection 21. DVI‐D connector for control monitor; the signal of the front touch display is ap‐ plied. Max. resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels and 60 Hz. ...
Wings Engine Quick Start The Wings Engine is pre‐installed and pre‐configured and allows very quick starting. 1. Using the power cable or the optionally available powerCON cable, hook up the Wings Engine power supply (7 or 5) with the mains supply. 2. Connect keyboard and mouse to the USB ports (4) at the front or back. 3. Connect the control monitors or displays for the show to DISPLAY A to D OUT (2) and, optionally, an additional control monitor to MONITOR OUT (1). 4. Connect your audio system to port MAIN 1‐2 or LINE 1‐2 (3). 5. Using switch (6) switch the power supply unit to II when you are using the standard cable and to I when you are using a powerCON cable. ...
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Wings Engine Stage Quick Start 6. Start the Wings Engine via pushbutton (8). Following this the desktop will be displayed. 7. With Wings Vioso being the central presentation tool, click the icons to start the corresponding applications. After starting up Wings you can create a multidis‐ play project and design a show. See Creating a multidisplay show via one com‐ puter in the help topics. If Wings Visos is to start up automatically after starting the Wings En‐ gine click followed by clicking Wings Vioso and place a ...
Wings Engine Desktop Wings Engines features a clearly structured and functional desktop that comprises buttons for the most important functions. Use the three large icons Wings Touch, Wings Vioso and Wings Avio to start the Wings AV Suite applications with the same names. If windows are open and cover up the large icons you can start the applications via the small icons in the bottom right corner of the task bar or use the following shortcuts: ...
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Wings Engine Desktop Desktop Windows key + D Center mouse on desktop Windows key + O File Explorer Windows key + E Mozilla Firefox Windows key + F Pocket calculator Windows key + C Mousing over the Help symbol on the desktop displays a list of shortcuts. The other buttons have the following functions: ? ...opens the Wings Engine manual as PDF. Mousing over this symbol displays a list of shortcuts. Avio Service ...opens the Avio Service menu. See Wings Avio Service in the Wings Vioso help topics. ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install Network Cards ...specifies the Media Engine's IP address and the subnet mask if there is a network connection. Click to change the IP address and the subnet mask. ...
Displaying test images The Wings Engine features a test image generator which allows various test images at suitable resolution to be displayed at all outputs without requiring Wings Vioso. This is how the test image generator can be used: 1. On the left desktop side click , following which a test image will be displayed. 2. In order to set up the test image in accordance with your requirements click button Pattern Settings at the top, following which another dialog pops up: 3. This dialog allows configuration of the test image as follows: Choice between black or white grid lines Draw Lines ...produces a grid with the specified grid division. The grid di‐ vision can optionally be entered in lines (number of lines) or in pixels (dis‐ tance between the lines in pixels). ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install Draw Center Circle ...produces a center circle. Draw Full Ellipse ...produces an ellipse which touches the edges of the image. Draw Crosses ...produces diagonal lines in the overlap areas specified be‐ low. Entries can optionally be made in % or in pixels. Draw Background ...produces grayscale or color stripes in the back‐ ground. Below you will find a few examples: Grid with ellipse and circle as well as diagonals in the overlap areas on the left and right. ...
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Sound interface of Wings Engine Stage Grayscale with simplest grid Primary and secondary colors, as well as white and black stripes 4. To terminate the test image generator click the small cross at the top right cor‐ ner or press the Esc key. ...
Wings Engine Play/Install Sound interface The built‐in sound interface consists of a Motu MicroBook II with balanced outputs and DSP for effect editing, such as parametric EQx, compressor, FFT and phase analy‐ sis, as well as an oscilloscope. The CueMix FX software certainly also features a mixer which enables live microphone or LINE 1‐2 feeds, for example. The audio signal is available at sturdy Neutrik connectors. Only the guitar signal is not supplied. The names specified below the sockets correspond to those used in the driver dialog and the software CueMix FX: balanced audio outputs MAIN 1‐2 in the form of XLR‐m sockets digital S/P‐DIF audio output MAIN 1‐2 as Cinch socket ...
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Sound interface of Wings Engine Stage A detailed description of the CueMix FX software is available in a PDF file in the Wings Vioso help system under Sound interface of Wings Engine Stage. Audio output under Global Options ‐ Sound cards WDM or Sound cards ASIO depending on the preferred driver (the ASIO driver does not offer asynchronous sound). Sampling rate and quantization can be adjusted in the Wings Vioso Project Op‐ tions ‐ Output. For faultless operation the audio output configuration must def‐ initely be identical both in the Wings Vioso Project Options and under Settings ‐ Volume Settings. In the dialog Sound displayed highlight the output in use and click Properties. ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install On tab Advanced under Default Format enter the same values as in the Wings Vioso Project Options ‐ Output , e.g. 16 bits, 44100 Hz. ...
Display Settings Wings Engine Stage features a clearly structured dialog that contains all the important functions for managing the connected displays. 1. Click on and on EDID Manager and the following dialog appears: 2. The following functions are available here: Display identification ...Click on Front to show all the connected displays and click on A toD on the corresponding display. Once a green checkmark appears along with the name of the display the device has been detected. The green checkmark appears also when an EDID file has been loaded but no display is connected. A loaded EDID is always a guarantee for a stable display assignment. ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install Resolution ...for setting the required resolution. Available resolutions de‐ pend on the loaded EDID. Refresh Rate ...for setting the required refresh rate. Available refresh rates depend on the loaded EDID. Color ...for setting the required color depth. Available color depths de‐ pend on the loaded EDID. EDID Management ...for saving and loading EDIDs (Extended Display Identification ...
Loading and saving EDID for outputs To ensure that the display allocation remains the same when motors and projectors are connected and disconnected you should save the EDID of the display device and load it to the graphics card. As an alternative, you can also load the supplied standard EDIDs. Wings Engine Stage offers the following functions for this: Loading EDID Saving EDID Please note that the image on the monitor will start flickering and disappear briefly upon executing functions Load, Unload or Reset. In this case you just need to wait until the normal image has reappeared. ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install 2. Click Load for the desired display and select the suitable EDID file by double‐ clicking it. The following options are available: If you want to use a Standard EDID select a Display X 1920@60Hz.edid for a Full HD monitor, for example. The modes for lower resolutions are contained in this EDID. Please note that this EDID file may contain presets that are not supported by your device. Any previously saved EDID of a device can usually be found in folder C:\AVStumpfl\EDID\My EDIDs. ...
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Loading and saving EDID for outputs Now you can connect and disconnect displays or projectors without the system react‐ ing to it and without giving reasons for changing the display assignment. Since the system now no longer reacts to disconnected displays, dialogs may appear on monitors that are no longer connected, which however have previously been closed on this monitor. In such a case you need to reconnect the missing monitors or projectors. ...
Touch screen calibration ‐ Touchside The front display of Wings Engine Stage has been provided with a touch screen. This touch screen can be calibrated using the program Touchside. Proceed as follows: Click and Settings and open the program Touchside. Click on tab Tools. ...
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Touch screen calibration Click Linearization following which a program is started which displays 25 calibration points one after the other. Calibrate the touch screen by precisely pressing the calibra‐ tion points. ...
Shortcuts On the left desktop side click to open a dialog that allows access to virtually all relevant Wings Engine configuration dialogs. NVidia Control Center ...opens the Nvidia configuration dialog for setting reso‐ lution, synchronization as well as saving and reading of EDID for Wings Engine Stage. ...
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Settings - Shortcuts Display Settings ..Display Settings ...opens the dialog for graphics output con‐ figuration and the EDID properties. MOTU CueMix Fx ...opens the sound card dialog. Volume Settings ...opens the Windows dialog for the sound properties. Network Settings ...opens the Windows dialog for the existing network cards. Date/Time Settings ...opens the Windows dialog for setting date and time. Language Settings ...opens the Windows dialog for regional and language op‐ tions. uEye Cockpit ...opens a window that allows the video image of the uEye camera to be enlarged to adjust sharpness and aperture. uEye Camera Manager ...opens the configuration dialog for uEye‐cameras. Touchside ...opens the tool for touch panel calibration (only Wings Engine Stage). ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install Green ...network connection established, idling condition, everything OK. Blue ...slave is playing a multidisplay presentation and is in Play or Pause mode. Yellow ...slave is active, e.g. file transfer. Red ...Error. Network connection not ok. The checkboxes in the title bar have the following functions: Show Black On Displays ...turns the desktop background black. Show GUI ...shows the Wings Engine user interface. After unchecking this box you can reactivate the interface via the little monitor icon at the top right desktop corner. ...
Wings Settings At the left desktop side click and, in the dialog popping up, click on Wings Settings at the top. Here you can define the options for the Wings program start. They differ for master and slave mode, i.e. by choosing the correct start mode the appropriate configuration is loaded automatically. Master/Slave Settings ...defines whether Wings Vioso starts in Master or Slave mode for Multidisplay shows. Check box Run at Startup to start Wings automat‐ ically in the specified mode after starting up. At Startup Delay you can enter the ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install delay time for starting Wings after starting up the system. A delay may be useful if the Wings Engine is to establish connections and internal services beforehand. Field Master & Slave allows separate settings for master and slave mode. Moreover, by clicking and selecting the checkboxes under Default you can enter the parameters that are to apply for a normal startup by clicking the desktop icons. The entries made at Autostart are applied if Wings is started automatical‐ ly at the system start. At Master you can make the following entries: At Startup Options you can choose whether a project and which one is to be opened automatically: ...
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Settings - Useful Programs Enable Device Ports ensures that the device ports are enabled for a project to be auto‐started after the Wings Platinum start‐up. See also Enable Device Ports in the Wings Vioso help system Adjust Sound Card Assignment makes sure that the current allocation of sound card outputs is not altered by Windows, e.g. due to faulty sound card detection. Trigger Scheduler ...for enabling and disabling the Trigger Scheduler (...available with Pro Licenses and up, not supported by additional licenses): Disable disables the Trigger Scheduler. Enable always enables evaluation of conditions and executes the triggers that fulfil these conditions. See also Trigger functions. See also Trigger functions in the help topics. Restore last exit state restores the setting that was active when the pro‐ gram was exited last. Under Slave you can select the following options: After choosing Slave in the dialog above you can enter the Master IP ad‐ dress at Master IP Address. If you enable Backup master IP address, you can specify a second master as backup. Should the first master fail, the slaves will automatically link up with the back‐up master. Show Log Files ...shows the content of the Wings log file.. The ...
Wings Engine Play/Install Settings ‐ Useful Programs When you click in the bottom left Desktop corner followed by clicking on Useful Programs in the top of the dialog that pops up, you can use the buttons to start a number of useful programs: LUA Development Tools …opens the LUA Development Tools in order to write Avio scripts. ...
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Settings - Useful Programs TeamViewer ...opens the dialog for remote support and maintenance. Clicking and checking the box next to Run at Startup starts TeamViewer along with the system and allows access at any time via the Internet. Ultra VNC …starts Ultra VNC to allow remote support on the LAN. When Ultra VNC is active, you can remote control the Wings Engine in the Avio Manager. Notepad++ …opens the text editor Notepad++. Firefox …opens the web browser Mozilla Firefox. 7‐Zip …opens the archiving program 7Zip. VLC Player …opens the VLC media player. Media Info …opens the Media Info tool. This tool can also be opened by right‐ clicking a media file in Windows Explorer. Calculator ..opens the Windows calculator. BlueScreenView …opens the analytical tool for system crashes. CPU‐Z …opens a hardware analysis tool. Crystal Disk Mark …opens a hard disk analysis tool which is also suitable for SSDs. ...
Settings ‐ Administrator On the desktop, click on in the bottom left corner and, at the top of the dialog on Administrator. This will open a service dialog which is only accessible to support staff. ...
Using a uEye camera If you want to use a uEye camera for Vioso calibration proceed as follows: 1. Connect your uEye camera to the network and the Wings Engine. 2. Click , followed by clicking on Settings and open the uEye Cam‐ era Manager. 3. At the top of the field the camera is displayed with an exclamation mark. This indicates that its address is in a different address range. ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install 4. Click Automatic ETH configuration and the IP address is adjusted to the address range used. In the completion message click OK and close the uEye Camera Manager. The camera is now ready for use. Before you start the Vioso calibration you should adjust sharpness and portion using the uEye Cockpit as the large‐size window allows easier and more accurate settings. 1. Click shortcut uEye‐Cockpit and button Live video in the dialog box popping up. 2. At the top left corner click Open camera for the camera image to be displayed. With a new camera or new software you may have some firmware update load‐...
Defining EDID for live video inputs Any desired EDID can be saved for DVI inputs. This ensures that the source supplies the defined resolution, provided it is able to do so. 1. Connect the display or projector whose EDID you want to read out to the video input card. 2. Click , followed by clicking on Shortcuts and open the EDID Edi‐ tor. 3. Click Read EDID to read the EDID information of the display unit. 4. This is the opportunity to check and, if applicable, modify the EDID. If the source is to supply only one particular resolution, you should remove all other resolu‐ tions from the EDID. Click Save to save the modified EDID. You can get back to it again any time later on. ...
Wings Engine Backup Manager In Wings Engine Backup Manager various system conditions, so‐called “snapshots” can be saved. This means that you can make your system settings and then create a back‐ up version. You can create various snapshots with different settings and quickly change over between the snapshots. It is also possible to “freeze” a system condition to ensure that any modifications are undone at the next system start and the settings correspond to the “frozen” condition. Starting the Backup Manager During the booting process and after displaying the bios info for three seconds the list for selecting the Backup Manager appears: Select the Wings Engine Backup Manager and press Enter following which the Backup Manager is opened. ...
Wings Engine Backup Manager The system initially comes with two snapshots. A First Child which cannot be edited and corresponds to the factory setting. Derived from the First Child is the AV Stumpfl Engine Factory Image, which is the first editable snapshot. Creating a new snapshot Use Create New Snapshot to create a new snapshot. The new snapshot must refer to an existing snapshot. ...
Wings Engine Play/Install Selecting a snapshot By selecting the Use buttons you can choose the snapshot to be used. At the system start a Boot Manager showing the selected entry and the Backup Manager are dis‐ played. Should you have selected a snapshot with child snapshots you are asked whether you want to create a copy of the selected snapshot or whether you want to delete all child snapshots. Changing the snapshot name or description By right‐clicking the snapshot description or name you can change the description or name. ...
Wings Engine Backup Manager Freezing a snapshot (disallowing modifications) Snapshots can be frozen by clicking the Freeze checkbox. This means that any modifi‐ cations in the frozen snapshot are made undone at a restart. During a Wings Engine restart the Backup Manager is started first to resume the frozen condition and only then is the system frozen again. To quit this condition you need to abort the restart in the Backup Manager and then "defreeze" the snapshot (by unchecking the box Freeze. For permanent installation this Freeze function may be quite useful to ensure that the system always starts with the same settings. Locking a snapshot By selecting the Lock button you can lock a snapshot. After entering a password this snapshot can no longer be selected or deleted. The snapshot can only be unlocked again by clicking the Lock button and entering the password. A locked snapshot can be recognized by the red button . Attention: The snapshot can also be unlocked by entering the administrator password, which is “AVStumpfl” as delivered. It is therefore advisable to change the administra‐ tor password as described in the manual in item Backup Manager Administration. ...
Wings Engine Play/Install Deleting a snapshot Use Delete to delete snapshots that are no longer needed. If there are any snapshots that refer to the snapshot to be deleted the child snapshots will be deleted as well. Backup Manager Administration Click Manage System Images to open the administration view. Click Import New System Image to import new system images delivered by AV Stumpfl. Also the GUID of the Backup Manager and the operating system can be changed here. Attention: Changing the GUID may prevent the system from starting correctly. ...
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Wings Engine Backup Manager The administration view is password‐protected. As delivered the password is “AVStumpfl”. The password can be changed after clicking the toothed wheel. ...
Wings Engine Play/Install TeamViewer Support Module Click TeamViewer to start the TeamViewer Support Module. It allows access to the Backup Manager by AV Stumpfl after providing the TeamViewer ID to the support person. This function can only be used with a working internet connection. Network Settings Click Network Settings to define the network settings for the Backup Manager. These network settings refer to the Backup Manager and may differ from your system set‐ tings. ...
Trouble shooting If Wings Engine does not start up try starting it in secure mode: 1. Start the Wings Engine and hit the F8 key whenever the display on the control monitor changes. 2. If the next step is a Boot Device query both SSDs must be displayed and the smaller XLR_EX060BB (57241 MB) be selected. Press Enter and immediately af‐ ter that F8, following which the Advanced Boot Options will be displayed. 3. Start by clicking Option Last Known Good Configuration (advanced) and press Enter. If this does not lead to the required success you can also try out other op‐ tions. If the problem cannot be solved turn to our support. ...
AV Stumpfl contacts Should there be any questions which cannot be answered in the help section, please tell us about this. If you encounter any problems using Wings Vioso, please use the Support Function. If you have any questions or would like to make any suggestions you can reach us on the phone from Monday to Thursday from 8.00 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 16.30 and on Fridays from 8.00 to 12.00 (UTC+1). Outside these hours we can offer fee‐based emergency support: Our emergency hotline is available every day between 8 am and 10 pm (UTC+1) at +43 7249 42811‐900. However, we would like to point out that we charge EUR 30,00 net for every 15‐minutes. Please bear in mind that we may not be able to answer your call immediately. In order to ensure that we can return your call as soon as possible and ...
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Wings Engine Play/Install Camera‐based calibration for multidisplay projection was developed by our partner VIOSO: VIOSO GmbH Ronsdorferstr. 77a D‐40233 Düsseldorf Tel. +49 211 544 75 33 ‐ 0 Fax: +49 211 544 75 33 ‐ 33 E‐Mail: info@vioso.com Internet: www.vioso.com For some functions we work as a licensee for the following companies: For the Timestretching Functions we use: DIRAC Time Stretch/Pitch Shift technology licensed from The DSP Dimension http://www.dspdimension.com Developed and (c) 2005 Stephan M. Bernsee For decoding and encoding MPEG and H.264 videos and for Video‐DVD functionality we use codecs and software by MainConcept , Copyright 2003 ‐ 2009 MainConcept AG ...
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