Software User Manual of NTCIP VMSV1.1-20140118-Ver1.3.4
Software User Manual of NTCIP VMSV1.1-20140118-Ver1.3.4
User’s Manual
For
Installation of
NTCIP VMSⅡ™ Software
Version: 1.1
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Special Notes
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Contents
I、VMSⅡIntroduction to the Interface............................................................................................. 1
6 To Send Message....................................................................................................................19
7 Message Property...................................................................................................................21
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I、VMSⅡIntroduction to the Interface
The main interface includes: Message Editor(Fig 1)and Message Schedule(Fig 2).
Button Function
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Show Message Editor
Interface.
Interface.
Add message.
Delete message.
Add group.
Interface
Read back schedule from LED
sign.
Selection Functions
Communication Setting.
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Function of module
Language selection
Exit PC software
Picture library.
Record of message
parameter
program
drop-down
selections
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1 Communication setting of the computer with the LED sign
Open File -> Communication setting,you will see some pages as shown,that is the way to contact
the display.
* Ethernet com:In the above Figure 3, IP refers to the IP address of the LED sign;Port is the
gateway. If there is no gateway, please just input 4 digits. Then please set the Group Address and
Unit Address. If you have forgotten these addresses, please just input 00.
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* Serial port com : Under Serial Port, please select the proper serial port through which the
computer communicates with the LED sign. Set the Group Address and the Unit Address in the
*DNS domain name communication : the use of domain name communication , Domain is the
name of the network where the screen is located. Set the Port, Group Address and the Unit
* GPRS network communication: IP is the address of the PC server;Set the Port, Group Address
After setting, you can click on the button OK and the setting is done. If the computer can
communicate with the LED sign, the above Fig.3 and Fig. 4 dialogue boxes will disappear. If the
communication fails, Fig.5 will pop up. In such case, please check the connection between the
width and height of the LED sign as defined by display pixels. If you happen to have set editor’s
width and height larger than the width and height of the LED sign, some contents will not be
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3 Create New Group
Step1:Click add groups;
Step3:Click OK. Finish the group add. If you need to delete, click delete.
The editor has the default grouping and classification, the default grouping and classification
Step1:Click groups;
Step3 : Click OK to add the category to success. As shown in the following figure, the new
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5 Create New Information
Read back the message list from the LED sign:Click the Read button ,in the Tool Bar. Why
must we read back the message list form the Led sign? Please refer to the 2nd point in the
Step1:Select category;
Step2:Create a new display message. Click the Add button in the Tool Bar. Then fill in the
Msg Type : There are two kinds of message types, one being changeable and the other being
volatile. Changeable messages will remain in the LED sign even after power is disconnected,
Msg NO:These are the serial numbers of the messages in the LED sign. There can be maximum
128 changeable messages, with numbers being 1-128. There can only be 4 volatile messages, with
numbers being 1-4. The serial numbers which you have read back from the LED sign cannot be
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re-created. They can only be modified. This serial number is an exclusive one in the LED sign.
However, if you have not read back the message list from the LED sign, you can create a new
message list and use any number from 1-128. In such case, when you send the newly created
message numbers to the LED sign, it will automatically replace the same number that has been on
the LED sign. This is very important. You must always remember to read back the message list
from the LED sign before creating new display messages. Otherwise, the original messages will
be overwritten.
Remark: There are permanent messages in the display list. Those messages are for the use of the
If one message has to be displayed in several frames, please add the contents one frame by one
frame. After pressing the Add button, please input the contents you want to display. The following
Preview Zone
Edit Zone
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Color of the characters to be displayed.
Background color.
seconds.
Mode of alignment
* To insert a picture:Please click the button \Picture,open the page like below and select
the page;then select the picture which you want to insert;finally click OK,that you can insert the
picture(The pictures can only be inserted from the picture library. For introduction will follow in
The X and Y at the lower left corner refer to the position on the LED sign where the picture begins
to display. The X value + the width of the picture cannot exceed the width of the LED sign, and
the Y value + the height of the picture cannot exceed the height of the picture. For example, the
width x height of the LED sign is 64x48,and the width x height of the picture is 40x30,then the
* To insert time, date, temperature, etc... Click the button \ Special Object as shown
below. and select one you want to insert, then click OK,then you can insert the content. If you are
not satisfied with the inserted content, you can right click the black dot and then select “property”
to modify it.
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Introduction of especial content:
format) format)
Ambient Ambient
Temperature,(℃) Temperature,(℉)
English
number
format with
AM/PM)
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Local time ( 12 hour
Remark:If show the picture as below when we select the object and click Ok,it means that lack
space in this line. We need to consider the line feed to add or re-adjust the line in order to ensure
* To insert moving characters:Please click the button \ Move text,Enter the contents
in the blank area, for example, move text; Select the text,setting the typeface、colour of character,
What differences are there between the characters inserted here and those inserted in the editing
area? In the editing area, your input characters cannot exceed the size of the LED sign. However,
the characters you insert here can be larger than the LED sign. If the characters you insert are
larger than the size of the LED sign, the characters will move. The inserted content is represented
by a black dot in the editing area . If you are not satisfied with the inserted content, you can
right click the black dot and enter “property” to modify the content.
Please refer to the table below for the attributes above the interface.
before modifying
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Color of character
every 100ms.
The size of the moving characters on the LED signs. It cannot exceed
the width of the LED sign. If there is other content in the same line
that has inserted content, the area that allows moving characters to
is x100ms.
Remark:If the stop time of a frame on the LED sign is too short, you might see a repetition of
display even before one frame is completely displayed. In such a case, you only need to set the
to adjust the corresponding object only need to double-click in the preview area.
*To insert module of characters:Please click the button \ Text Rectangle,will appear
the text module properties window, as below. Enter the starting coordinates and length of the text
module in this window, and click OK to add the text module to the frame.
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If you want to modify the location of the text module, you can double-click the text module in the
preview window, and modify it in the property settings, or drag the text module directly to change
the position.
In the text module can enter characters, also insert the mobile text and date, temperature and other
special objects.
Step1:Select the text module, then the border of that module selected will turn red.
Step2:Increase the content and add content in the editor of the frame.
As the picture shown , add “text” in the frame, and add “Text Rectangle” in text module.
Remark: The text module added can’t be bigger then the editor. Otherwise there will be appear tips
as shown below. In this case, it need to be careful that don’t set too much great value.
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*To insert picture module:Please click \ Color Rectangle,it will appear the window of
color rectangle, select the color in the window, and then you can add the color module to the
frame.
If you want to modify the properties after inserting the color module, you can double-click the
color module in the preview window to open the property settings window to modify, or move
directly the color module to change the position. As following picture, add “text” in the frame, and
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Remark: If the size of the color module increased is greater than the size of the editor, the
following prompt appears, and you need to be careful not to set an excessive value.
When we add a color module or text module, you can add the color module or text module into a
template, so that when you add frames do not have to manually add these modules.
Step2:Select the file in the menu ->Module->Cur frame to module,setting the frame selected as
module.
Step3:Add a new frame in message; the new frame will include the module.
If you want to delete the frame,select the file in the menu->Module->Delete Module。
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5.3 Setting Event Message
with the screen communication, the screen will display no communication message.
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Click OK。
Click OK。
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5.6 Setting LongPower Message
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6 To Send Message
Step1:Select the list file and click right to set the activation message;
Step2:Click the send button , can send the list of message to the screen. Then the screen will
If you just want to send the message selected to the screen, please using ctrl to select more files,
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If you do not choose to activate the message, after sending, will be the default message under the
Common Message,
Click ,to read back the playlist, and it can be see the message at playing in the Active message.
As below,
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Each time when you edit a message list, read back and read the message number that has been
occupied on the screen to avoid the same message number being overwritten.
Please click , on the left side shows a VMS with the same size like NTCIP sign screen for
select; And on the right side shows the VMS selected, as the picture shown, we can see some
screen with the same size like NTCIP, so we select the screen NTCIP.
Remark: When you sent the list of message, the screen can show only one message. If you want
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7 Message Property
Right click the message and select “Property” to check the basic property of the sign and edit its
Msg Delay(minute): duration of the message (minute). Default value is 65535, which means the
Msg Beacon: Yellow flashing light is on when the message is playing. (NOT AVAILABLE)
Msg Pixel Service: Image point detection when the message is playing. (NOT AVAILABLE)
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Click to check the current schedule file list.
Double click the message can check full information of its schedule.
Step 3: Choose the needed message and click to add the message into the selected message
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Step 4: Click the message, select “Months”, “Dates”, “Days” and edit “Time” (Example: Message
No.4). As the following figure, every Sunday at 11 o’clock in October Message No.2 will be
Step 5: Click “OK” button and finish adding a message schedule. The result will be as follow:
Step 6: Send the schedule to the LED sign. Click or click for sending
as a group. After successfully sending, LED screen will display by the schedule time. In other
words, it will compare with the time of a DayPlan. The specific schedule will appear in the
For example, in DayPlan2 in step 5, from Monday to Friday in December, the LED screen will
display Message No.2, No.3 and No.4 in a loop. Then at 12:00, the LED screen will stop
displaying Message No.2 and start to display Message No.3 and No.4.
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Open and save configuration data.
sign.
Name.
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by the control panel.
Not available.
abnormal displays.
MAC address.
ports.
Baud rate.
become abnormal.
terms of percentage.
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To set time for switching off the display.
Note:
1. Don’t change LED sign’s system configurations randomly. Abnormal display may occur if
2. The system configuration data on the LED sign MUST be read back before modification and
The font library list is an area to show font added by the user. When user wants to send font
library to the LED signs, needs to add font library to this list.
For example, to send font library “Normal5-40” to the LED sign, you need to click “add” and
choose “Normal5.fnt-Normal 40.fnt” to add them to the list. As the following figure, click ,
and a progress bar will occur. When it gets to 100%, a page will appear showing that the font
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3. Picture Manager
Open tool\Library Manager.
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Now we add a picture into the picture library for use:
Step 1: Click File\Load Lib Files to import a picture to the picture preview area.
Step 2: Right click the picture and select “Size” to set the size of the picture.
Step 3: Click ,input name of library file in the blank and click “OK”.
Step 4: Send. Right click in “Picture Library Area” and select “Send Library”. New-added picture
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Picture Edition Area
To edit the picture, you can select the picture and double click it. Then the picture will appear in
the Picture Edition Area. Click File\Save and the picture will renew its edition in Picture Library
Area.
4. Message Record
Click Message Record to check the log record of messages.
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: Select the sign you want to check. “All sign” means to check log
After setting, click to read log records. The log records will be in the list above.
5. Time Adjustment
Open the file Tool\Time adjust as shown in Figure.
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: To read back time of the sign.
Display Test is a professional tool for LED screen testing. It’s able to do single-color full light test,
scan test and single-color grayscale gradient test. These two tests can check if there is flashing
LED Sign Test tool includes two parts, on the left is “General Test”, on the right is “Grayscale
Test”. In Grayscale Test, you can input integer (from 1 to 256) to set a grayscale. Two modes:
“Color grayscale” and “Grayscale Gradient” are available in selection of type. “Color Grayscale”
is set to display a single color, then brightness level will be decided by grayscale level. “Grayscale
Gradient” is a static process that makes the LED screen display brightly and gradually darken.
parameters and information about the LED sign. This page is for your viewing only and cannot be
edited.
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8. Traffic Light Setting
Open file Tool\Traffic Light Setting and click setting of yellow flashing light.
Here we set yellow light to flash 300ms up and down as an example to explain how to set the
Step 1: Set flashing time below the picture of yellow light. Value: 300.
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: Lighting without flashing.
: Set flashing mode to the traffic light. As the figure above, the yellow light
9. Program Update
9.1 Update FPGA Programme
When updating FPGA programme, you must choose a FPGA programme matching the LED
screen. Otherwise, it may cause abnormally display or even unable display. Even more, the control
board may be burned. In conclusion, you should choose a suitable programme according to the
Open Tool\Update FPGA, as shown in the figure below. Click to select a programme you
want to update, then click “Send”.
Note: Use document with filename suffix “.PGA” to update FPGA programme.
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Update CPU programme of the LED screen.
Open menu Tool\Upgrade\Update CPU, as shown in the figure below. Click to select a
programme you want to update, then click “Send”.
After finishing update of the programme, it will be a short period of time to wait for about 1
minute. Then switch off the LED screen and restart it, the CPU programme will be updated to the
Note: Use document with filename suffix “.CPU” to update CPU programme.
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