SolarWall Pro Controller Quick Start Guide
This quick start guide provides basic instructions for setting up SEADA SolarWall Pro video wall
controllers. For additional information about how to use the controllers, please see the User
Manual, which is available on the CD included in this package.
Setup Steps
1. Verify the Package Contents
2. Hardware Overview
3. Hardware Installation
4. Software Installation & IP Setup on Control PC
5. Configuration of Video Wall Management Software
6. SWPro Management Software Brief Introduction
1. Verify the Package Contents
Please verify the package contents against the Packing List (Document No. SD-OP-005)
If any of the items in packing list is missing, please contact your reseller.
Document No. SD-MA-020
Document Version: 01
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2. Hardware Overview
Model: SWP02 (2U Chassis)
Model: SWP04 (4U Chassis)
Model: SWP10
Model: SWP16
1. Slots for video input cards
2. Hybrid slots for either output or input cards
3. Power supply
4. RS232 serial connectors
5. RJ45 NET connector
6. Power switch
7. Keyboard and mouse USB connectors
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3. Hardware installation
3.1. Note
A computer running Microsoft Windows2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10 (not supplied) is required as a control
PC for the SEADA controller.
3.2. Basic Connection
Connect the supplied power cable from the controller (Figure 1-3) to a power outlet.
Connect the SEADA video wall controller (Figure 1-5) to the control PC via Ethernet cable.
3.3. Connect Outputs to Displays
Connect the controller outputs to the video wall displays using the appropriate cables or adapters
(not supplied).
Please see Figure 2 below for the channel mapping between the video wall controller output ports
and the video wall displays.
2 & 4U Chassis Output
10 & 10 up Chassis Outputs
Video Wall Display
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3.4. Connect Input Sources to the Controller
Connect the Input sources to the SEADA video capture cards using the appropriate cables and
adapters (not supplied).
SEADA Technology offers a comprehensive range of capture cards for use in our video wall
controllers. Below is the list of all video capture cards and the connectors they use.
Capture Card
Description
Signal Format
Connector
Type
Illustration
SWPro-IN-DVI4
4 channel DVI
capture card
DVI/HDMI
DVI-I (Dual
Link)
SWPro-IN-HDMI4
4 channel HDMI
capture card
HDMI/DVI
HDMI A
SWPro-IN-VGA4
4 channel VGA
capture card
RGB/YPbPr
D-Sub
SWPro-IN-DL2
2 channel Dual Link
DVI capture card
DL-DVI,
DVI/HDMI
DVI-I (Dual
Link)
SWPro-IN-SDI4
4 channel SDI capture
card
3G/HD/SD-SDI
BNC
SWPro-IN-DP2
2 channel DisplayPort
capture card
DisplayPort 1.1
DisplayPort
SWPro-IN-DP60
1 channel DisplayPort
capture card
DisplayPort 1.2
DisplayPort
SWPro-IN-UHM2
2 channel 4k@30
HDMI capture card
HDMI 1.4
HDMI A
SWPro-IN-UHM60
1 channel 4k@60
HDMI capture card
HDMI 2.0
HDMI A
SWPro-IN-HBT4
1 channel DisplayPort
capture card
HDbaseT
RJ45
SWPro-IN-IP16
16 channel 1080p IP
decoding card
IP Streams
RJ45
SWpro-IN-OF4
4 channel Optical
Fiber capture card
Optical signal
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4. Software Installation & IP Setup on Control PC
❖ Insert the SEADA Software CD into your control PC’s CD-ROM drive to begin the installation.
Double click the SolarWall Pro management software icon in software folder to start the
installation. The SWPro software supports Microsoft Windows2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10
❖ Set up the static IP address on control PC
The default IP address of SWPro is 192.168.1.65. The control PC needs to be at the same range
of controller in order to connect to the SWPro controller.
Figure 4
• Open the ‘Ethernet Properties’ windows on the Control PC
• Highlight the TCP/IPv4 in Networking and click the Properties button to open the TCP/IPv4
Properties window
• Change the ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ to ‘Use the following IP address to set up a
static IP address
➢ IP address: any address between 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.255 except the address
which has been taken by the Video Wall Controller
➢ Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
➢ Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1.
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5. Configuration of Video Wall Management Software
Step1
Switch on the SW Pro controller
• One long beep sound in a few seconds after the power on indicates the controller has finished its
initialisation
• 3 short beep sound indicates the controller is ready for operation
Step2
Connect the control PC to the SW Pro controller using CAT cable between PC net port and controller net port
(No.4 in Figure 1)
Step3
Double click the SWPro icon on the desktop that was created during the installation. The user login dialog
box will appear.
1. User Admin ID is ‘admin’ with the password of ‘123456’
2. Press ‘Setting’ icon to set up the IP settings at ‘192.168.1.65’ with port:2000
3. Then press ‘Go Back’ button to go back
4. Press ‘Login’ button to connect
Step4
Once connected, the current configured layout will be shown in Video Walls Configuration Interface as below
❖ Users can change the configuration of the controller in ‘Configuration’ at the drop-down menu of the
video wall
❖ Users also can create new video wall by pressing ‘New Wall’ button
❖ SWPro supports MVWS (Multi Video Walls Support) technology, so users can control multi video walls on
one SWPro controller
In Configuration, users
can set up the layout,
bezel correction,
resolution, frame rate and
even set up the controller
for LED video walls.
If users create a new wall,
after finishing the setup of
configuration, users need
to map the output
channels (see Figure 2) at
Output Setup in dropdown menu.
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Step5
Double click on video wall icon to open this very video wall management interface
1. Preview is built in on SWPro controllers
2. The default setting for Preview is off, users need to switch on the preview in order to preview all the
inputs and video wall
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6. SWPro Management Software Brief Introduction
1. Toolbar
1.1. Device
1.2. Walls
1.3. System
2. Video Wall Display area
3. Application Toolbar
3.1. Signal Management
3.2. IP Streaming Setup
3.3. Preset Layout
3.4. Loop Setup
4. Input Signals and Preset Layout Preview Bar
5. Individual Input Preview and Audio Volume
Control
Display Input sources on the Video Wall
1. Simply drag and drop the input source from the
‘Signal’ at the ‘Application Toolbar’ onto the
Video Wall Display area.
2. Highlight the signal source needed to be
displayed from the ‘Signal’ at the ‘Application
Toolbar’ and draw a window on the video wall
display area using mouse.
3. Simply drag and drop the input source from the
‘Signal Group’ at the Preview Bar onto the
Video Wall Display area.
For further understanding of using SolarWall Pro Controllers, setting up IP streaming and SWPro
software, please refer to SWPro Management Software User Manual (Document number: SD-MA-
021) and the datasheet.
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