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www.projectiondesign.coman introducƟ on to the MIPS processors, use, and set upuser’s guideMulƟ ImageProcessingSystemDesigned and manufactured in Fred

english10MIPS User’s Guide – Safety instructionsWARNING ABOUT SUBSTANCESThis product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of Califor

www.projectiondesign.comenglish11What’s in the box?The MIPS processor comes with the following components:MIPS processing unitPower Cable (Country Dep

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english14MIPS User’s Guide – Installation and setupInstallation and setupThe following section outlines the general requirements to supporting equipme

www.projectiondesign.comenglish15System overviewA MIPS system contains the following main components:• An Image Generator (IG) with one or more chann

english16MIPS User’s Guide – Installation and setupMounting the MIPS processor in rackEach MIPS processor is half-width, 1U standard size, so two chan

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english18MIPS User’s Guide – Getting to know the GUIGetting to know the GUIProNet.siteFigure 6-4 gives an overview of ProNet.site. The application has

www.projectiondesign.comenglish19MIPS Calibrator – Device ViewFigure 6-5 shows the “Device View” window that is displayed when the “MIPS Calibrator”pl

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english20MIPS User’s Guide – Getting to know the GUIFigure 6-6. File menu, Device View.Adding MIPS units to a projectTo enable and add MIPS units to

www.projectiondesign.comenglish21 Figure 6-8. Toolbars, shown with and without help texts.Using the toolbar you can:• Add or remove MIPS units fr

english22MIPS User’s Guide – Getting to know the GUIClearing calibrationTo clear calibration from selected MIPS units, select Edit > Clear Calibrat

www.projectiondesign.comenglish23Performing software upgradesAll MIPS units can easily be upgraded via the ProNet 2.0 user interface. System software

english24MIPS User’s Guide – Getting to know the GUIFigure 6-12. EDID Administration. MIPS calibrator – Calibration ViewWhen all MIPS units are added

www.projectiondesign.comenglish25Figure 6-14. Calibration toolbar, without and with help texts.Selecting/deselecting MIPS unitsThe MIPS Navigator is

english26MIPS User’s Guide – Getting to know the GUISimilar selection capabilities can be found in the top toolbar, Figure 6-16. In this toolbar autom

www.projectiondesign.comenglish27Figure 6-18. Set colors control box• Layers. Calibration layers for warping, blending, test patterns and other can

english28MIPS User’s Guide – Getting to know the GUIAuto stateWhen a calibration is completed and the accepted calibration is stored in MIPS unit auto

www.projectiondesign.comenglish29 Geometry correctionImage Geometry Correction (often referred to as Image Warping) is the process of digitally manip

www.projectiondesign.comenglish3IntroductionThank youThank you for purchasing a MIPS processor.The MIPS WB2560 and WB1920 are state-of-the-art image p

english30MIPS User’s Guide – Geometry CorrectionFigure 7-19. Warping algorithm setupAlgorithms can be added or removed. If the perspective transform

www.projectiondesign.comenglish31Figure 7-20. Scaling filtersLanczos fi lterThe Lanczos fi lter is using a 4x4 kernel. This fi lter is recommended for u

english32MIPS User’s Guide – Geometry CorrectionWorking with the perspective algorithmTo start working with the perspective algorithm, click the “ War

www.projectiondesign.comenglish33Working with the Mesh Smythe algorithmTo start working with Mesh Smythe algorithm, click the “ Warp” icon, add the Me

english34MIPS User’s Guide – Geometry CorrectionWorking with Mesh Bezier algorithmTo start working with Mesh Bezier algorithm, click the “ Warp” icon,

www.projectiondesign.comenglish35Figure 7-24. Working with Mesh Bezier, simple mappingFine tuning control points To fi ne tune the position of a warpi

www.projectiondesign.comenglish37 Edge blendingIntroductionEdge Blending is a companion feature to Image Geometry Correction. Edge Blending enables t

english38MIPS User’s Guide – Edge BlendingFigure 8-25. Basic edge blending.In the Basic Blend setup window, overlapping pixels (or percent) can be sp

www.projectiondesign.comenglish39Figure 8-26. Adding a blend zone.The “Add Blend Zone” window in Figure 8-27 will appear. Confi gure the initial param

english4MIPS User’s Guide – IntroductionContentsIntroduction 3Thank you 3Features 3SAFETY 9GENERAL WARNINGS 9WEEE INFORMATION 9WARNING ABOUT SUB

english40MIPS User’s Guide – Edge BlendingFigure 8-27. Add blend zone window.Adjusting the shape of advanced edge blending zonesWorking with the adva

www.projectiondesign.comenglish41Adjusting the blend drop-off curveThe drop-off curves can be confi gured individually for all blend zones. Click on a

www.projectiondesign.comenglish43Test patternsMIPS has several built-in test patterns for easier setup. This tool can be used to tune the geometry (wa

english44MIPS User’s Guide – Test patternsCircle test patternCircles can be added to calibration area to ease the setup. The position (x, y pixel coor

www.projectiondesign.comenglish45Grid (Pixel) test patternA grid with much smaller cells than the calibration grid can be really convenient for setup.

english46MIPS User’s Guide – Test patternsGrid (Angle) test patternThe last test pattern available in the MIPS unit is the Grid (Angle) test pattern.

www.projectiondesign.comenglish47Black Level ManagementBlack Level Management (BLM) is a feature patented by projectiondesign for adjusting offset (br

english48MIPS User’s Guide – Black Level ManagementFigure 10-37. Adding Black Level Management lines.Figure 10-38. Multiple Black Level Management l

www.projectiondesign.comenglish49To create the next side in the zone, click on one of the control points in the fi rst line created (not the Bezier poi

www.projectiondesign.comenglish5Geometry correction 29Warping algorithms 29PerspectiveMesh Warp SmytheMesh Warp BezierWarping user interfaceScaling

english50MIPS User’s Guide – Black Level ManagementAdjusting black level in a defi ned zoneTo adjust the black level of a zone, select the one or many

www.projectiondesign.comenglish51MaskingMasking (also called clipping) is used to cut out areas of the image which should be blanked out. An example o

english52MIPS User’s Guide – MaskingAdding areas to clipStart with clicking (Add) in the Calibration View Toolbar. This will create the fi rst line i

www.projectiondesign.comenglish53To create the next side in the zone, click on one of the control points in the fi rst line created (not the Bezier poi

english54MIPS User’s Guide – MaskingNote! To add the last line connecting the fi rst and last control point, it is important select both of the control

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english56MIPS User’s Guide – Storing and recalling dataStoring and recalling dataThe MIPS system has powerful and fl exible features for storing and re

www.projectiondesign.comenglish57 Figure 12-45. Save current calibration to the MIPS unitIf you want to recall your last saved calibration, click “Lo

english58MIPS User’s Guide – Storing and recalling dataFigure 12-46. Backup up calibration data.Figure 12-47. Selecting folder for backup

www.projectiondesign.comenglish59Select the target folder to which the data should be saved and press “Start”. When all fi les are copied to the contro

english6MIPS User’s Guide – IntroductionTechnical specifi cations 61Electrical 61Mechanical 62Environmental 63Table of fi gures 65

www.projectiondesign.comenglish61Technical specifi cationsElectricalversions 101-0301-00 (WB2560)101-0302-00 (WB1920)functionality Geometry Correction,

english62MIPS User’s Guide - Technical specifi cationsMechanical

www.projectiondesign.comenglish63EnvironmentalOperating testsDescription Min Nom Max Criteria ConlusionVibration random 5 - 500HzOperating g2/Hz0,0005

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www.projectiondesign.comenglish65Table of fi guresFigure 5-1. MIPS system overview 15Figure 5-2. Rack mount plate 16Figure 5-3. Rack mounted 16Figur

english66Name of ChapterFigure 12-48. Restore calibration from control PC 59

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www.projectiondesign.comenglish7Best practiceWhen setting up a MIPS based projection system, it is important to keep the following guidelines in mind:

english8MIPS User’s Guide - What’s in the Box?

www.projectiondesign.comenglish9SAFETYThis device complies with safety regulations for Information Technology Equipment intended to operate in “normal