NovaStar: How do I configure a NovaLCT Sender Box to use in a Daktronics display?

Click on the Sending Card tab to configure input resolution and redundancy settings.

1. Press the Refresh button to view the current video input settings.
2. Select the video input source.  The options are DVI, HDMI, DP or check the Automatic option.
3. Under Source Configuration, select your source and resolution. This will be set to the size of the incoming content you would like to size for the display. For example, if your display is 1600x1152 on a 3840x2160 signal, you would check the Custom box and enter 1600x1152.  
   1. The selected resolution should match the player's intended output.  When set correctly, the Sending Card and Graphics Output resolutions under Current Display Mode will match.
   2. You can select a standard resolution from the drop-down list or you can check the custom resolution box and enter a custom resolution.
4. Set the refresh rate to 60Hz and the bit depth at 8-Bit.

Signal Redundancy Setup (optional) - See: NovaStar: How do I configure redundancy for a display using a sender box?

Receiver Card Configuration

The receiving card tab allows you to read and send the receiver configuration (.rcfgx) files of the connected LED panels.  Perform the following steps to save a local copy of the receiver card configuration file. To make this work, the RJ45 cables from the display panels must be connected to the sender box output(s). 

The receiver card configs that are saved on the control systems site (typically by Dak SH) are what we consider the “master file”.  This is the configuration that each panel leaves the factory with. The following steps pull the working card configuration into the software so it can be viewed and saved.  ⚠️Use caution to avoid sending any initial default information out to the receiver card.  

1. Click on the Receiving Card tab. 
2. Press the Read from Receiver card button.
3. Next, press Save to File and browse to a file location to store the receiver card configuration file on the connected computer.  This will store a local copy of the receiver card configuration file.

*Note:  The receiver card config file is standard as long as the display sections are standard.  If the display section (mods high x mods wide) changes, then the receiver card config file will be different.  If there are displays that have both standard and custom size sections, then we need to select the particular receiver card instead of sending the config to all cards.  You can choose to send to send to a particular card or sent to all in Send to Hardware tab.
More details: How to load receiver card configurations with Nova LCT

LED display configuration -local screen configuration

This file does not exist at time of install.  Install personnel create this in the NovaLCT based on the display riser that shows the signal paths.  They then send it to the connected display panels, save it to the hardware, and then download it to a file on the control PC.  From there it can be loaded on the backup sender box and kept on hand if the sender box fails and needs replacement. 

The LED display configuration covers information of how receiver cards are put together to construct a LED display. The LED display configuration files can be used for quick construction of a LED display. Refer to the project specific display riser diagram for the signal layout.

1. Click on the Screen Connection tab. 
2. Under Screen Type select Standard Screen.
3. Under Basic Information, enter the number of columns and Rows of LED panels of the intended display.   (cabinets not Mods)
4. Under Receiving Card Size, enter the Width and Height of each LED panel.

Wiring Diagram

1. Start with the first cabinet (the one connected to port 1of the sender box) and drag or click the mouse over the panels to create the signal path.
   1. Another option is select a signal flow from the Quick Connection box and then highlight the desired panels.  It will connect the highlighted panels using the selected flow.
2. Right-click to remove connections or right-click on the start module to clear the signal path.
3. If using multiple sender box outputs, select Ethernet Port 2 and then repeat the diagram process for each.
4. Do the same for the remaining outputs.

Note: Only the primary sender box ports get configured for the screen layout. If redundancy is set up from the previous section it will use the primary configuration.

5. Click the Send to Hardware button followed by Save button.

6. Click the Save to File button to save a copy of the screen layout file to the local PC.