Ama-mini

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AMA-mini Manual Version 1.1 Please see our product warranty at www.akman.com For technical support contact: Akman Inc Tel: (407) 948 0562 Fax: (321) 459 1086 Website: www.akman.com Email:[email protected] March2012 Mini AMA HD Video player: AMA mini with new Arm Core processor: At about the size of a cigarette pack, (2.5”W x 3.8”L x 0.8”H), AMA mini is the smallest and most advance professional media player in the market. Equipped with the latest Arm Core processor, it is capable of playing popular 1080p video formats such as h.264, quicktime, Mpeg2 HD, Wmv and Divx HD at up to 50mbps. Mini AMA plays video from SD card and USB drive and output it simultaneously through the HDMI and CVBS ports. The mini AMA is programmed to automatically play video file(s) after powering up. Using the RS485 serial port you can connect a show controller or IN6 digital input board or the sync hub. Using the IN6 you can connect up to 48 push button input. When using a show controller you have full control of the playback such as play input, sync AMA mini etc. Power requirement is 12Vdc at 20 watt (included with unit). Mini AMA plays from:  Standard SD memory card, maximum 128GB. Use SD card adapter if you are using Micro SD, Memory stick etc.  USB 2.0 Flash drive or any memory device that has USB port such as USB External hard drive, memory card reader etc. Mini AMA Video and Audio output: HDMI output: Use HDMI cable to connect the mini AMA into a large screen TV. The HDMI port carries the digital video and audio signal. When connecting into a projector with DVI input, use HDMI to DVI cable. Since DVI does not carry audio signal, use the supplied triple mini jack cable (CVBS out) for the stereo out. CVBS and Stereo audio output (analog): It is available on the green and blue RCA. When using a Small TV with RCA video input, plug in the triple mini jack into the CVBS out. Connect the video output (red RCA) into the video input of TV monitor. The Blue and Green RCA are the analog stereo audio output. Note: HDMI and CVBS output are simultaneously ON. Analog stereo out is available on the CVBS out. Digital audio out is available on the HDMI out. Mini AMA has 2 modes: Standard mode and Fast Mode. If you are using Push buttons (IN6) OR RS485 controller to trigger an input (to play video), use STANDARD MODE. If you just want to loop a video or Sync a group of mini AMA players together, use FASTMODE. To use one of these 2 modes, do the following: If the drive (USB or SD card) has autoplay.txt, mini AMA is in standard mode. If the drive (USB or SD card) has fastmode.txt, mini AMA is in fast mode. See page 15 and 16. STANDARD MODE: Use this mode if you want to play video clips using push buttons (IN6) or an external RS485 controller such as Creston etc. 1. Use push button (s). If you need push button(s) to play video, then you must use IN6 input board. Go to page 6. 2. Play video files using RS485. You are using show controller and RS485 to communicate with the AMA mini, send instruction to play different files and ask for ECHO. 3. Go to page 12.13 and 14 for RS485 commands and echo. Application: Loop video (not seamless!) after powering up. This file will automatically loop after powering up Autoplay.txt (or fastmode.txt) MUST BE in the root. Without this file, the AMA mini will not play AMA mini is programmed to automatically play files in the root directory after powering up. In this sample Birds.mp4 will automatically loop after powering up. While looping there will be a short black screen in between. STANDARD MODE (continued): AMA mini is programmed to automatically play files in the root directory after powering up. In this sample Birds.mp4 will automatically loop after powering up. While looping there will be a short black screen in between. In order to automatically play and loop after powering up, the AMA mini must have these items in the drive: 1. At least 1 Video or Jpeg file in the root directory. In this case (see example on page 4) Birds.mp4 video file. 2. Autoplay.txt in the root directory. Use Notepad to create it and save as text file. Autoplay content can be blank. After powering up, the video file(s) inside the root directory will automatically loop, in this example Birds.mp4 will loop. While looping the video, there will be a short black screen in between. Note: If you want to seamlessly loop a video file without a black screen in between, use fastmode.txt instead of autoplay.txt. Sample of autoplay.txt, content is BLANK: Use notepad program on your PC to create this. In this example, autoplay.txt is BLANK. AMA mini must have either autoplay.txt OR fastmode.txt in the memory card. Without either autoplay.txt OR fastmode.txt, AMA mini will not automatically play. AMA mini uses this text file to locate what memory to use, USB drive OR SD card. STANDARD MODE (continued): Application: Use push button (s) together with IN6 input board to play different video files Connect the IN6 RS485 IN port into the RS485 port of the mini AMA. Use RJ12 telephone cable that has 6 pin, 6 conductor REVERSED. This cable is supplied with the IN6 unit. Using push button: Memory card. Files inside this folder can only be played using input . Inputs are listed in autoplay.txt. This file will automatically loop after powering up The mini AMA will automatically play files in the root directory. Files that you want to play using push button must be stored inside a folder. Mini AMA will not automatically play files inside this folder. It only plays these files according to autoplay.txt. In this example after powering up mini AMA will loop Birds.mp4. If a push button is triggered, mini AMA will search for instruction in autoplay.txt and search and play the file inside the VIDEO folder. STANDARD MODE (continued): Using push button (continued) : autoplay.txt/Input definition. Here is the content of the video folder, files inside this folder can only be played by an input: Unlike the video files in the root directory, video files inside this Video folder (or any folder) will not play automatically. They can only be played using an input that is defined by the autoplay.txt. Here is the list of input definition in autoplay.txt (see page 8): List of special INPUT functions: N is no interrupt. X is wait for input after playing. While waiting screen is dark. *.* is play entire folder content. Jump to another input example: 01_02=folder/xx..ts After finish playing input 01, jump to play input 02. To LOOP a file, use JUMP function. STANDARD MODE (continued): PLAY INPUT: 01=video/cat.mpg …. Standard input. If Input 1 is triggered, cat.mpg will play. After finish playing it will return to resume looping birds.mp4. 02N=video/main.vob …. No Interrupt. If Input 2 is triggered, main.vob will play. While playing AMA mini will ignore other inputs (N= no interrupt). After finish playing it will return to resume looping birds.mp4. 03X=video/Clip05.mpg …. Wait for other input. If Input 3 is triggered, Clip05.mpg will play. At the end of playback it will wait for another input (X= wait). It does not return to loop birds.mp4. While waiting the screen is dark. PLAY ENTIRE FILES in a folder: 05=video/*.* If Input 5 is triggered (*.* = play all files), all of the files inside the video folder will play (also see page 9 for slide show with audio background). JUMP function: 06_08=menu/*.* After finish playing files inside menu folder jump to play input 8. LOOP a file or a folder using JUMP function: 04_04=video/cat.mpg (JUMP an input, in this case LOOP) After finish playing input 4 play input 4 again (same as loop). PLAY SLIDE SHOW with AUDIO BACKGROUND: To play a group of Jpeg files together (slide show) with audio background, you must create 2 folders. 1. Create a folder e.g.: vacation and copy the jpeg (picture) files into this folder. 2. Create a new folder with the same name and add _audio. e.g: vacation_audio and copy mp3 audio file(s) into this folder. IMPORTANT: Use MP3 audio files only. In the autoplay.txt, add a line to trigger an input to play the content of vacation folder such as: 06=vacation/*.* When input 6 is triggered, vacation folder will play the slides show and at the same time vacation_audio folder audio content will automatically play in the background. STANDARD MODE (continued): Play Jpeg files with audio back gorund (continued): Add this line: 06=vacation/*.* inside the autoplay.txt If input 6 is triggered, the entire jpeg files inside vacation folder will play and at the same time the mp3 audio files inside vacation_audio folder will play in the background. Using push button continued: IN6 push button wiring. Here is the IN6 wiring using single pole PB (for input 1 to 6) and double pole PB (for input 7 to 12). Input 01 is triggered when it is shorted momentarily to grnd. Input 7 to 12 are triggered when Input UP and Input 1 (or 2,3etc) are shorted momentarily to grnd. Example: IN8= UP and IN2. IN10=UP and IN4. IN12=UP and IN6. STANDARD MODE (continued): Using SINGLE POLE push button wiring using diodes. You can use single pole push button to trigger inputs 7 to 12 by adding a diode to block the return signal. Use any small signal diodes such as IN4148, IN914 etc. Using MULTIPLE IN6 boards: You can link up to 4 IN6 boards for a total of 48 inputs. Set the IN6 board address using the built in dip switch switches SW1 and SW2 only. SW1 and SW2 are OFF (UP). IN6 is board #1, inputs are 1 to12. SW1 is ON (SW1 down). IN6 is board #2, inputs are 13 to 24 SW2 is ON (SW2 down). IN6 is board #3, inputs are 25 to 36. SW1 and SW2 ON (down), IN6 is board #4, inputs 37 to 48. STANDARD MODE (continued): Application: Play video files using RS485. The Mini AMA-HD can play through the RS485 port and the setting is 9600 baud, 8 bit, N, 1 stop bit. Here is the pin description of the mini AMA RS485 port When using an external show controller, you can use the TX(+) and TX(-) pins only to communicate with the mini AMA For wiring, use a standard 4 wire REVERSED telephone cable (6P4C reversed cable). The 12 VDC pin (and Ground) is available to power small external CPU, max power draw is 200mAmp. STANDARD MODE (continued): RS485 setting: The AMA mini RS485 setting is 9600 baud, 8 bit, N, 1 stop bit. RS485 commands: The format is as follows: #NN:BBBBBE 1: "#" is the start string of the command, hex value is 0x23. Every command must begin with #. 2:"NN" (2 digit) is the address of the player from 01 to 99. Note: Use #0 for GLOBAL to address all AMA mini players. 3:BBBBB, this part is for the actual RS485 command. 4:E is the end command mark. The hex value is 0x0d, 0x24($) or 0x0a. You can use any of the above hex value to end a command. Example: #0:1$ , means all board (global) play input 1. Or #02:8$ , means board #2 play input 8. The following are RS485 examples using #0 GLOBAL address and end the commands with $ (0x24). Play input (of the autoplay.txt): #0:1$ ….. play input 1 as written in the autoplay.txt. REBOOT AMA mini: #0:RESET$ … Reboot all AMA mini. Other standard commands (identical to IR remote control): #1:VOL+$, #1:VOL-$, #1:STOP$, #1:PLAY$, #1:PRE$ #1:NEXT$, #1:POWER$ and #1:PAUSE$ SET BOARD ADDRESS USING RS485 commands: IMPORTANT: Connect 1 board only to the controller! #0:ADDR05$ Board address is now 05. The above RS485 global commands will also work with board address command. Examples: #01:RESET$ …. Reboot AMA mini board #01. #05:6$ ….. Board #5 play input 6. Set board address using autoplay.txt: ECHO (REPLY) from AMA mini: (Default is ECHO=0) This ECHO refers to RS485 commands from page 12. You can turn ON/OFF the echo from AMA mini and also set the echo to reply only either to a correct or a wrong RS485 command. Here are the 4 ECHO modes for AMA mini: #NN:ECHO=0$ … e.g.: #0:ECHO=0$ or #05:ECHO=0$ etc. Turn OFF echo from AMA mini, This is the DEFAULT mode. #NNr:ECHO=1$ …. e.g.: #0:ECHO=1$ Turn ON echo. AMA mini will echo to all RS485 commands. #NN:ECHO=2$ … e.g.: #0:ECHO=2$ AMA mini will echo only when error commands is send. #NN:ECHO=3$ ….e.g.: #0:ECHO=3$ AMA mini will echo only when correct command is send. Example: If the AMA mini board 3 is set to #03:ECHO=1 (echo is ON). If you send a command: #03:1$ …..(board #3 play input 1) The echo from board #3 is: #03:1$:OK To make sure that input 1 is actually playing, send: #03:Q?$ The AMA mini will reply: $STATE:PLAY /INPUT/VIDEO This indicates that the input is now actually playing a video file. Standard mode ECHOS (replies) status from AMA mini: Note: The following ECHO ARE ALWAYS ON regardless of the echo setting as explain on page 13. ASK for STATUS COMMAND and echo (reply). #NN:Q?$ Send this command to ask the status of AMA mini board #01 Example: #1:Q?$ AMA mini #01 will reply (echo) as follows: $STATE:PLAY/ROOT/VIDEO or PHOTO or AUDIO AMA mini board #01 is looping a video/Jpg/audio file in root. Another possible reply: $STATE STOP/ROOT/VIDEO or PHITO or AUDIO AMA mini #01 stops in the root folder. Another possible reply: $STATE:PLAY/INPUT/VIDEO or PHOTO or AUDIO AMA mini #01 is playing an input, video/jpg/audio file. Another possible reply: $STATE STOP/INPUT/VIDEO or PHOTO or AUDIO AMA mini #01 stops after playing an input in the folder. This is a typical answer from AMA mini if the input has X code. Input example in autoplay.txt: 03X=video/Clip05.mpg ASK to show playtime and reply (Echo). #NN:T?$ Echo is: $TIME:xxx (xxx is in second) e.g.: $TIME: 68 VALID only when playing VIDEO or AUDIO file. (not JPEG). Example: #01:T?$ ... ask board#01 to show the play time. AMA mini #01 will echo back: $TIME: 68 means the playtime is at 68 seconds. You can turn ON/OFF ECHO for the following commands: REBOOT AMA mini: #0:RESET$ or #NN:RESET$ … reboot the AMA mini. SYNC AMA mini: #0:SYNC$ or #NN:SYNC$ …. Reset (re-sync) video clock. Use this to instantly return to frame 1. FAST MODE: Use this mode if you want to seamlessly loop a single file OR to sync a group of mini AMA players. To enter fastmode or sync player together, use your notepad (using PC) to create fastmode.txt and save it in the drive (USB or SD card). Fastmode.txt could be BLANK or have start_time or end_time: In this example, the file will be played starting at 20 second mark and ends at 180 second. If fastmode.txt is BLANK, the file will automatically seamlessly loop from start to end. After powering up the player will seamlessly loop True Grit.mp4 If you have more than 1 video files in root, mini AMA will only loop the first video file. File will be sorted NUMERICALLY. FAST MODE (continued): Sync a group of mini AMA players together. To go into sync mode, push switch SW3 DOWN (sync hub). Connect manual sync push button to hub as shown(GND+7). ALL AMA mini players in the sync network (including the master) MUST HAVE fastmode.txt. Content of fastmode.txt is: autosync=1. Sample of AMA mini fastmode.txt for sync: Each player in the sync network must have fastmode.txt. Content of fastmode.txt is: autosync=1 Each AMA mini will only play 1 file in root. Connect the slave players to the RS485 output port of the sync hub. Set SW3 of the sync hub to down position. 40 seconds after powering up the sync hub, it will automatically sync players in the sync network and continuously maintain the sync until power is turned off. NOTE: When necessary, use manual sync push button to manually re-sync the players FILE NAME: File name must be 8 characters or less. Use only alpha and numerical characters. Example: Birds.mov, Baddog23.mpg. Supported video/audio and Jpeg files: VIDEO FORMAT support (Video MUST HAVE Audio):  Apple’s quicktime (xxx.mov,xxx.qt) at up to 35 mbps.  Mpeg2 HD (xxx.ts, xxx.m2ts) at up to 40 mbps.  Windows media HD (xxx.wmv) at up to 35 mbps.  DVD and Mpeg2 video, xxx.vob and xxx.mpg. AUDIO FORMAT: The player supports xxx.wav and xxx.mp3 through CVBS out and DTS, AAC, Dolby stereo and 5.1 through HDMI. POWER REQUIREMENT: The MINI AMA is supplied with a desktop switching power supply. The power supply operates from 120VAC to 240VAC at 50 –60Hz. Output is 12VDC, power draw is 20 watt. The power supply is supplied with a PC style plug AC power cord that fits a standard North America power jack. Maximum input is 16VDC. To adjust the mini AMA setting such as Video etc, use the IR remote and press SETUP key. The setup screen will appear: To EXIT setup and save changes, press SETUP key again on the IR Remote. To adjust the video output, go to VIDEO: Use the IR remote to set the TV output. Note: HDMI output default setting is 720p. If possible change it to 1080p at 60Hz for the best result. Regardless of the TV setting and the Video format, the CVBS video output is scaled down to either 480p or 576p (PAL). CVBS Video output is on YELLOW RCA of the triple mini jack. If the triple mini jack has BLUE, GREEN and RED RCA, video is on RED RCA. INFO of file being played: To display information of the file being played, press INFO key of the IR remote control. A menu will pop up on the screen displaying a detailed info of the file. To exit this screen, press INFO key again. Adjust the slide show timing and transition effects: You can access the menu to adjust the slide show timing and effects ONLY when the AMA mini is playing Jpeg pictures not video. To do this, program an input to play Jpeg picture(s) While playing a Jpeg picture, press MENU key. The slide show menu will appear at the bottom right corner of the screen. This MENU will only appear while playing a Jpeg picture. Use the IR Remote control to adjust the timing and the transition effects. To exit, press MENU key again. REMOTE CONTROL: The remote control can be used to access different functions of the AMA mini. NUMBER keys, use this to test the input that is listed in autoplay.txt: Example: To test 01=Video/Cat.mpg, press key 1. Cat.mpg will now play. SETUP key to access the Setup screen. Use this while AMA mini is playing any type of file. It will stop the playback and enter the setup screen. To exit press setup key again. MENU key to access the menu of the file being played. Depending on the type of file being played, different menu will show on screen. To exit press menu key again. OPERATING ROOM TEMPERATURE: AMA mini operating room temperature is 40^F to 104^F OR 4^C to 40^C. Please place the AMA mini in a ventilated location. Note: The metal box enclosure of the AMA mini is used as a part of the heat sink. While power is on, the metal box assists in cooling the entire system and will be warm to the touch. This design eliminates the need for a fan and ensures the integrity of 100% non moving part design. Please see our product warranty at www.akman.com For technical support contact: Akman Inc Tel: (407) 948 0562 Fax: (321) 459 1086 Website: www.akman.com Email: [email protected]