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<p>Wes: Created page with &quot;== Project: Video Wall == === Background: === KnoxMakers received a donation from a local sign company, PattisonID, around the Summer of 2024. The donation included approximately the following: (4) LED video walls (1) standalone LED video wall with a mount attached (2) wireless network controllers various cables for connecting to the walls === Discovery: === ==== Standalone video wall: ==== (1) network controllers various was used to connect to the standalone vid...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>== Project: Video Wall ==<br /> <br /> === Background: ===<br /> KnoxMakers received a donation from a local sign company, PattisonID, around the Summer of 2024. The donation included approximately the following:<br /> <br /> (4) LED video walls<br /> <br /> (1) standalone LED video wall with a mount attached<br /> <br /> (2) wireless network controllers<br /> <br /> various cables for connecting to the walls <br /> <br /> === Discovery: ===<br /> <br /> ==== Standalone video wall: ====<br /> (1) network controllers various was used to connect to the standalone video wall. Through an investigation it was discovered that the passwords for the controller was “123456”. The single video wall has a receiving card with the following information:<br /> <br /> <br /> ==== (4) large video walls: ====<br /> These proved to be the hardest to access and figure out. After trying different passwords, we were unable to access the setup in order to change the display of the walls. We could clearly see that the walls were displaying an advertisement for a Great Wolf Lodge in Canada. At the time we didn’t know how the walls were configured or how the software worked. In our attempt to access the controller, we decided that the only option we had left was to factory reset the device. This obviously caused us to lose all settings for the controller and the wall panels. In technical terms, the panels or walls should be referred to as “cabinets”. This is how the manufacturer of the software refers to them.<br /> <br /> We decided to focus on 1 panel as it was easy to work with given the size of the cabinets and the space that we had available, along with power cords and Ethernet cables. <br /> <br /> After a time of fumbling in the dark, we discovered some things. <br /> <br /> # Accessing the controller is done through software called “ViPlex Express” from NovaStar. This is how the display is sent to the cabinets.<br /> # Configuration of the cabinets and how the receiving cards operates is done through software called “NovaLCT”. This is advanced software along with the configuration and ideally only used if deep troubleshooting is needed. <br /> <br /> Both software are free to use, but not open source.<br /> <br /> <br /> In order for the cabinets to work, we discovered that a configuration file, an rcfgx file, is used to tell the receiving cards what to do and how to operate.</div>

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<p>Wes: Added a subsection for projects. This was approved by jondale</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> '''Welcome to the Knox Makers Wiki!'''<br /> <br /> ''Write Access to this wiki is limited to members.''<br /> <br /> =About Knox Makers=<br /> <br /> Here is a [[Space History| history of Knox Makers ]]<br /> <br /> Link to [[ Tool Docuentation | Tool Documentation and Manual pdfs ]]<br /> <br /> List of tools that need [[ Authorization ]] classes<br /> <br /> ==Members==<br /> <br /> [[Membership Rules]] - Here is a place to find the rules that our members are expected to follow.<br /> <br /> [[How to Become a Member]] - An overview of the process.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Functional Areas==<br /> Knox Makers has several distinct areas in our workshop, and each area has an area leader known as a [https://knoxmakers.org/wiki/czar Czar] (or Czarina). The areas and their respective Czars/Czarinas are:<br /> *Hospitality - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/jerry Jerry]<br /> *[[3D Printing]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/david.rusbarsky/ Rhubarb]<br /> *Arts &amp; Crafts - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/sean/ Sean]<br /> *[[Electronics]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/ray/ Ray]<br /> *[[Fiber Arts]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/joslin/ Sue]<br /> **Leatherworking<br /> *[[Woodworking]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/brian-greenh0e/ Brian]<br /> *[[Machining]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/billy/ Billy] <br /> **Locksmithing<br /> **Jewelry<br /> *[[Metalworking]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/joehall31415/ Joe] <br /> *[[Lasercutting]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/jondale Jondale]<br /> *[[Blacksmithing]] - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/andrewm/ Andrew]<br /> **[[Foundry]] (sub-zone of Blacksmithing) - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/andrewm/ Andrew]<br /> *Safety and First Aid - [https://knoxmakers.org/member/tonybaker/ Tony]<br /> *Classroom (including A/V systems, administrative storage and server rack) - [https://knoxmakers.org/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors]<br /> *Rental Bays (including work bays, pallet racks, and long goods storage) - [https://knoxmakers.org/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors]<br /> <br /> == Projects: ==<br /> <br /> === Video Wall - ===<br /> <br /> ==Corporate==<br /> [[Vision]] - Our Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and Core Values<br /> <br /> [[Board of Directors]] - A list of our current directors and their working items.<br /> <br /> [[Bylaws]] - The corporate organization and other major items details are covered here.<br /> <br /> [[Officer Duties]] - A description of duties performed by the board of directors.<br /> <br /> [[Meeting Minutes|Meeting Minutes]] - Minutes from our monthly board meetings<br /> <br /> [[Logo]] - Knox Makers Logo<br /> <br /> [[Knox Makers Privacy Policy]] - Privacy Policy<br /> <br /> [[Media:Ways to pay v2.pdf|Ways to pay]] - Payment options</div>

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