Blizzard Novastar TB6 Users Manual
Taurus Series
Multimedia Players
Quick Start Guide
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Table of Contents
Change History ................................................................................................................... i
Table of Contents................................................................................................................ i
1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Scenario ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Procedures .................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Preparation ...................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 Getting and Installing Software .................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Getting Documents ...................................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Getting Required Account Information ........................................................................................................ 3
3 Taurus Connections ....................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Connecting via Ethernet Cable .................................................................................................................... 4
3.2 Connecting via Local Area Network (LAN) .................................................................................................. 4
3.3 Connecting via Wi-Fi.................................................................................................................................... 5
3.3.1 Wi-Fi AP Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 5
3.3.2 WiFi Sta Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3.3 WiFi AP+Sta Mode ................................................................................................................................... 6
4 Receiving Card Parameter Configuration ..................................................................... 8
4.1 Loading Configuration File or Configuring the Parameters Manually Through NovaLCT-Taurus .............. 8
4.2 Loading the Configuration File Through ViPlex Handy ............................................................................... 9
5 Screen Configuration ................................................................................................... 10
5.1 Configuring a Screen Through ViPlex Handy ............................................................................................ 10
6 General Operations....................................................................................................... 11
6.1 Taurus Login with ViPlex Handy (Android and iOS) .................................................................................. 11
6.2 Taurus Login with ViPlex Express (Windows) ........................................................................................... 11
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1.1 Scenario
This document introduces a quick way to use Taurus series multimedia players and
provides instructions for the first-timer.
1.2 Procedures
1 Overview
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2.1 Getting and Installing Software
Item
Description
How to get
How to install
ViPlex Handy
It is a LAN-based
display
management
software, including
the one applicable
to Android and iOS
operating systems,
is mainly used for
display
management as
well as solution
editing and
publishing.
Scan the following
OR code to download
and install the APP.
Use the App Store on
your iPhone to get
ViPlex Handy for iOS.
Software
installation is
the same as
other
applications.
ViPlex Express
It is a LAN-based
display
management
software applicable
to the Windows
operating system,
and is mainly used
for display
management as
well as solution
editing and
publishing.
Visit
www.novastar.tech,
download and install
the required software.
NovaLCT-Taurus
Screen
configuration
software, which only
supports Windows
and is mainly used
for adjusting
screens to the
optimal display
status.
Visit
www.novastar.tech,
download and install
the required software.
2 Preparation
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2.2 Getting Documents
Item
Description
How to get
Taurus Series
Multimedia Players
Product
Description-V1.0.0
Describing application
scenarios, features, safety
instructions, hardware
structure, software structure
and specifications of Taurus
series products.
Visit www.novastar.tech to
download the required
documents.
Item
Account Name
Default Password
Connect Taurus WiFi AP
AP+ last 8 digits of the SN,
For example: AP10000033
12345678
Log into the Taurus
admin
123456
2.3 Getting Required Account Information
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3 Taurus Connections
In this chapter, the picture of T6 is taken as an example to introduce the Taurus series
products.
3.1 Connecting via Ethernet Cable
Network Diagram
Users can access the Taurus directly when it is connected via the Ethernet cable.
Configuration
Step 1 Refer to “6 General Operations” to log in to the Taurus.
Step 2 Turn off DHCP and set static IP address for the Taurus.
ViPlex Handy: Select Network Setting, Wired Network Setting in the Screen
management page.
ViPlex Express: Select Screen Control, Network configuration.
3.2 Connecting via Local Area Network (LAN)
Network Diagram
Users can access the Taurus through LAN when it is connected via LAN.
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Configuration
No need for configuration.
3.3 Connecting via Wi-Fi
The Taurus series products have dual WiFi function which can provide Wi-Fi hotspot
as well as serve as WiFi Station at the same time.
3.3.1 Wi-Fi AP Mode
Network Diagram
Users can access the Taurus directly when it is connected via WiFi AP.
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Configuration
No need for configuration. Please connect the WiFi AP of the Taurus. SSID is “AP +
last 8 digits of the SN”, for example, “AP10000033”.
3.3.2 WiFi Sta Mode
Network Diagram
Users can access Taurus through external router when it is connected via WiFi Sta.
Configuration
Step 1 Refer to “6 General Operations” to log in to the Taurus.
Step 2 Turn on Wi-Fi Sta mode. Click the Wi-Fi name of the external router and then enter
the password of the Wi-Fi.
ViPlex Handy: Select Network Setting, WiFi Setting in the Screen
management page.
ViPlex Express: Select Screen Control, Network configuration.
3.3.3 WiFi AP+Sta Mode
Network Diagram
By using WiFi AP+Sta connection, users can directly access the Taurus or access the
Internet through bridging connection.
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Configuration
Step 1 Refer to “6 General Operations” to log in to the Taurus.
Step 2 Turn on Wi-Fi Sta mode. Click the Wi-Fi name of the external router and then enter
the password of the Wi-Fi.
ViPlex Handy: Select Network Setting, WiFi Setting in the Screen
management page.
ViPlex Express: Select Screen Control, Network configuration.
Related Information
The Taurus can be connected to the Internet through following three ways. The
priority order of the three ways is from high to low.
Wired network
WiFi Sta
4G network
Models of the Taurus must have 4G module while using 4G network. Users can enter
following relevant menus to turn on the mobile network:
ViPlex Handy: Select Network Setting, Mobile Data Setting in the Screen
management page.
ViPlex Express: Select Screen Control, Network configuration.
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4 Receiving Card Parameter Confi
guration
If receiving card parameters are already configured, please skip this chapter and
perform the operations in “5 Screen Configuration”.
4.1 Loading Configuration File or Configuring the
Parameters Manually Through NovaLCT-Taurus
Step 1 Start NovaLCT-Taurus.
Step 2 Select System, Search All Display.
System will display the screen information list.
Step 3 Click screen information and click Connect System.
The gray button on the page will become normal.
Step 4 Select User, Advanced login.
Step 5 Enter password and click Login.
Default password is “admin”.
Step 6 Click to enter the Screen Config page.
Step 7 Confirm whether the local PC has the required receiving card configuration file.
Yes. Please perform Load Configuration File.
No. Please perform Manual Configuration.
Loading Configuration File
Step 1 Select Cascading scan board and Load Configuration File. Click Browse to
choose a configuration file from the local PC.
Step 2 Click Next to load the configuration file.
Manual Configuration
Step 1 Select Cascading scan board and click Next.
Step 2 Configure receiving card parameters based on actual conditions.
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Step 3 Click Send To HW.
Step 4 Set parameters based on actual conditions and click Send.
Step 5 Adjust parameters until the screen displays normally and then click Save to Screen.
Step 6 (Optional) Click Save Config File to back up the receiving card configuration file to
the local PC.
4.2 Loading the Configuration File Through ViPlex Handy
Step 1 Save the receiving card configuration file to mobile phone.
Step 2 Refer to “6 General Operations” to log in to the Taurus.
Step 3 Click screen name to enter the Screen management page.
Step 4 Select Screen Setting, Receiving card configuration to enter the Receiving card
configuration page.
Step 5 Select the receiving card configuration file and click Send.
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5 Screen Configuration
5.1 Configuring a Screen Through ViPlex Handy
Step 1 Refer to “6 General Operations” to log in to the Taurus.
Step 2 Click screen name to enter the Screen management page.
Step 3 Select Screen Setting, Screen configuration to enter the Screen configuration
page.
Step 4 Configure screen information based on actual conditions and click OK.
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6 General Operations
6.1 Taurus Login with ViPlex Handy (Android and iOS)
Before You Begin
Acquire the SSID and password of Wi-Fi AP of Taurus series products. SSID is
default to be composed of AP and the last 8 numbers of SN, and the password is
default as “12345678”.
Acquire the login password of user “admin” of which the default password is
“123456”.
Operating Procedures
ViPlex Handy can connect numerous Taurus series products.
Step 1 Connect Wi-Fi AP of the Taurus series products.
Step 2 Start ViPlex Handy.
System can automatically detect the Taurus series products and refresh Screen list.
Users can also slide down Screen list to manually refresh the list.
Step 3 Click Connect next to the screen name.
Step 4 Enter the user name and password and click Login.
: denotes that Taurus is online and you can log into it.
: denotes that Taurus is offline and you cannot log into it.
: denotes that Taurus login is successful.
6.2 Taurus Login with ViPlex Express (Windows)
Before You Begin
Acquire the SSID and password of Wi-Fi AP of Taurus series products. SSID is
default to be composed of AP and the last 8 numbers of SN, and the password is
default as “12345678”.
Acquire the login password of user “admin” of which the default password is
“123456”.
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Operating Procedures
ViPlex Express can connect numerous Taurus series products.
Step 1 Connect Wi-Fi AP of the Taurus series products.
Step 2 Start the ViPlex Express.
Step 3 Click Refresh and the screen list will be displayed on the page.
: denotes that Taurus is online and you can log into it.
: denotes that Taurus is offline and you cannot log into it.
: denotes that Taurus login is successful.
After the Taurus is found by ViPlex Express, the ViPlex express will try to log into to
the Taurus with the default account or the account used for last login.
Step 4 Taurus login is successful or not.
Yes. appears and no further operation is required.
No. appears and then perform Step 5.
Step 5 Click Connect on the right of the screen information.
Step 6 Enter the username and password, and click OK.
Taurus Series
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The first version.
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Table of Contents
Change History .................................................................................................................................. i
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ ii
1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 About This Solution...................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Characteristics of the Application Solution .................................................................................................. 1
1.2.1 Synchronous Playing ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2.2 Smart Brightness Adjustment ................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.3 4G Module ................................................................................................................................................ 2
1.2.4 Cluster Management ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Software Acquiring Method ......................................................................................................................... 3
2 AD Player and Mirror Screen Solution ..................................................................................... 5
2.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Single Application ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2.1 Networking Diagram ................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.2 Required Software .................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2.3 Relevant Configurations ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Cluster Application ....................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.1 Networking Diagram ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.3.2 Required Software .................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.3 Required Hardware Devices ..................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.4 Relevant Configurations ........................................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Splicing ...................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.4.1 Networking Diagram ............................................................................................................................... 12
2.4.2 Required Software .................................................................................................................................. 13
2.4.3 Relevant Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 13
3 Post Screen Solution ................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Networking Diagram .................................................................................................................................. 17
3.3 Required Software ..................................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 Required Hardware Devices ...................................................................................................................... 17
3.5 Relevant Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 18
4 General Operations..................................................................................................................... 22
4.1 Taurus Login .............................................................................................................................................. 22
4.1.1 Taurus Login upon ViPlex Handy (Android and iOS) ............................................................................. 22
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4.1.2 Taurus Login upon ViPlex Express (Windows) ...................................................................................... 23
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Object
Advantage
User
Improve advertisement and information broadcast
effects
Environment
Improve city image and make the city more colorful
Display
Improve visual experience
1.1 About This Solution
Taurus series products are the second-generation multimedia players developed by
NovaStar specially designed for the medium-small size LED full color displays, and
applicable to all kinds of display devices as well as many application scenes.
AD player, mirror screen and post screen are used here as examples to describe the
application solution of Taurus series products. Pictures of Taurus series products
used in networking diagram are taken from T6 model.
For more information of Taurus series products, please visit www.novastar.tech to
download relevant documents.
1 Overview
1.2 Characteristics of the Application Solution
1.2.1 Synchronous Playing
This function makes several displays play the same image at the same time with high
accuracy based on advanced synchronous playing and scheduling technologies.
The synchronous playing function could be enabled for different displays as long as
following three requirements are met:
The synchronous playing function has been enabled on the ViPlex or VNNOX.
The time of multiple Taurus products are synchronized.
Playing plans of multiple Taurus products are the same without random transition
or media.
Advantages of the synchronous playing function are shown in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Synchronous playing
Time could be synchronized through NTP and Lora modes from which the user could
select one as required:
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Object
Advantage
User
Reduce manual operations
Environment
Avoid light pollution
Display
Smarter
Object
Advantage
User
Solution transmission speed is fast without wiring
operation
Environment
-
NTP time synchronization: Taurus time synchronization is based on NTP server.
No hardware is required to be added, and time synchronization accuracy
depends on network speed. Consequently, network traffic will be consumed by
using 4G network.
Lora time synchronization: Master and slave devices are required to be set for
Taurus. Time of the slave device is synchronized with that of the master device
through Lora network, and therefore Lora device is required. This time
synchronization method is applicable to events with high time synchronization
requirement and does not consume network traffic, but its signal receiving
depends on the environment and is limited by distance.
1.2.2 Smart Brightness Adjustment
Smart brightness adjustment includes auto brightness adjustment and timing
brightness adjustment.
Auto brightness adjustment: Display brightness will automatically adjust
according to environment brightness.
Timing brightness adjustment: Display brightness will automatically adjust to a
specific value at a given point of time.
Taurus products have brightness sensor connectors. Connect the light sensor and set
smart brightness adjustment rules on ViPlex to enable the smart brightness
adjustment function.
Advantages of smart brightness adjustment are as shown in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2 Smart brightness adjustment
Taurus products support manual brightness adjustment as well.
1.2.3 4G Module
Taurus series products provide models of onboard 4G modules, and therefore 4G
network could be used for Internet connection.
When mobile data network is enabled on ViPlex and priority requirements for signal
selection are met, Taurus products with 4G module could connect to Internet.
Advantages of 4G module are as shown in Table 1-3.
Table 1-3 4G module
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