                           TrasconEye Control Center


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System requirements:
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For this program to run, the following  minimum system requirements MUST be met.
* 233MHz processor
* 64 MegaBytes RAM
* 10 MegaBytes free hard disk space  for software installation (does not include
  user data space)
* Super VGA video card with:
  - minimum resolution of 800x600 pixels
  - minimum color  depth of 256 colors (65000 or  more are strongly recommended)
* One RS-232c serial  port, capable of communicating  at all standard data rates
  up to  115200 baud.  More serial ports  are required to  use the video routing
  capabilities offered by the external plug-in.
* Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows 2000
  
  
Minimum required versions of Plug-in libraries:
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MS8.DLL:	v1.2, final release
TRSCNEYE.DLL:	v1.8, final release
VIDROUTE.DLL:	v1.3, final release


Installing the program:
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* Extract the archive  contents to a new  directory of your choice  on your hard
disk. The program needs to access the  directory it is installed to in order  to
save user settings; this  is the reason why  the program can't be  executed from
CD.


Uninstalling the program:
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* Open the program,  go in the Preferences  window (click the yellow  gear icon)
and ensure the option "Start  TrasconEye Control Center when Windows  starts" is
disabled. 
* Confirm with "Ok" then close the program
* Backup your saved videowall and sequence files, should you need them later
* Delete the directory where you extracted the original archive. This will  also
delete user settings.
If you saved  your own files  to another directory  you may need  to remove them
manually


Revision history:
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1.0 beta 1: First release of the program

1.0 beta 2: Fixed division by zero bug when reading videowall
            Added copy/paste function to the videowall editor
            Added device memory store/recall
            Added separate zoom factors for X and Y axis
            Released PGC file for TrasconEye firmware revision 6.1
            From now on this program will only work with TrasconEye firmware
              revisions 6.1 or greater

1.0 beta 3: Revised auto-detect features
            Added automatic synchronization
            Added serial port ihibit feature
            Fixed read/write errors appearing when all devices are selected
            Fixed videowall detection ID setting

1.0 beta 4: Added workaround for TrasconEye device selection bug
            Added workaround for MS8 video matrix device serial packet loss:
              router now works
            Fixed copy paste operations messing up the device ID table
            Changed virtual remote control image to a digital photo of the real
              one

1.0 beta 5: Converted the whole program to read settings descriptions from the
              PGC file
            Redesigned Monitor settings window
            Added Filter setting for Analog RGB inputs
            Question about using the downloaded configuration now has a
              separate function
            Fixed Zoom panning bug
            Fixed Saturation/Sharpness/Filter bug

1.0 beta 6: Fixed serial port selection bug with the TrasconEye devices
              autodetection
            Perfected workaround for MS8 video matrix device serial packet
              loss: router works faster
            Fixed a lot of bugs about software synchronization
            Removed manual device synchronization; now it's always automatic
            Big reduction of the time need to re-synchronize the software
            Fixed default settings load/create routine, which caused a bug with
              the set/restore default settings option
            Disabled unusable controls in Monitor settings window
            Removed unusable source inputs and scaler modes from Monitor
              settings window
            Added "Paste special" function
            Added option to reset monitor settings to their defaults when
              using the "Autoset enlargement" function
            Monitors now show different images depending on which video input
              is active
            From now on this program will only work with TrasconEye firmware
              revisions 6.2 or greater

1.0 beta 7: Fixed autodetection bug related to the serial port inhibition
              option
            Fixed bug with routine interfacing to the op range detection
            Partially fixed tool bar problems
            Now using new firmware features for command caching, resulting in
              smoother display update; as a consequence of this, the program
              now can only run with firmware versions 7.0 and above
            Fixed multiple images bug introduced with version 1.0 beta 6
            Fixed "Resync videowall" option to really update synchronization
              status in the program
            Fixed panning controls to display correct position values
            Added global panning function
            Added monitor border correction feature
            Fixed monitor ID change window to correctly display its caption
            Converted the whole Monitor settings page to use the BMSpinEdit
              component to allow for maximum flexibility of all user settings

1.0 final:  Added videowall configuration wizard
            Modified Zoom routines to handle values less than 1x
            Partially rewritten demo image drawing routine to be compliant to
              the new needs arised from the modifications to the zoom system;
            Removed the monitor zoom/panning modification by hand due to the
              changes in the zoom system: it is no more possible to change
              zoom and panning settings by dragging the demo image with the
              mouse
            The serial communication speed has been decreased to be compliant
              with the new version of the TrasconEye firmware. Older versions
              of the firmware no longer work with this program.
              WARNING: the new TrasconEye firmware (with reduced serial speed)
              is marked as version 7.0, like some older ones! This is because
              it is a final release, while the previous were beta versions. If
              you own a pre-release TrasconEye device then please contact
              Euvision for firmware update, or the program won't be able to
              communicate with the device.
            Corrected a discrepancy in the paste special dialog window
            Added user color temperature specific settings (R, G, B)
            Added Gamma setting
            Added Phase setting
            Added Frequency setting
            Added Hue setting
            Added Keystone setting, complete with keystone mode setting
            Fixed a bug about S-VHS/Composite only settings being transmitted
              anyway, even when RGB source was selected, in place of the
              RGB-only settings
            Fixed a bug in settings loading routine, which erroneously
              interpreted some of the returned values
            Added sampling position settings (both horizontal and vertical)
            Added video composite input termination on 75 ohm resistors
            Added frame locking setting
            Added interpolation kind setting
            Added background color selection for when no signal is applied to
              the inputs
            Added output resolution selection
            Added RGB synchronism type (Separate or composite)
            Added test pattern selection setting
            Added "S" key binding setting to bind "Source" (S) keys on the
              remote control (both virtual and real) with given input sources
            Fixed a match table extraction bug in the TrasconEye interface
            Modified the MS8 video router to handle the new BTS MS8 selection
              protocol; the MS8H video matrix used must have firmware release
              v1001 or above in order to work with this program. The firmware
              version is displayed on the MS8H's LCD at power up time.
            Added Freeze frame function
            Added factory reset function
            Added Output resolution change function
            Added OSD language selection function
            Added an option in preferences to disable the source info displayed
              by the device when switching source.
            Operations to be cached have been limited to 32
            Minor bug fixes

1.0 final fix 1: Fixed "list index out of bounds" error appearing when sending
            all data to the videowall
            Fixed wrong enlargement set up by the videowall configuration
              wizard
            Replaced "Apply settings" checkbox in monitor window with an Apply
              button, thus eliminating update loop problems deriving from the
              slowness of serial communication
            Widened packet response timeout delay to accomodate for slow device
              response from TrasconEye devices

1.0 final fix 2: Fixed loading of images which allowed loading of incorrect
            formats like ICO, WMF and EMF

1.0 final fix 3: Kyes F1 to F8 are used to quickly recall the device memories
              from 1 to 16 (just press the keys for memories from 1 to 8; for
              memories from 9 to 16 hold SHIFT while pressing the keys, since
              SHIFT works sorta like a "+8" key)
            Added quick configuration page, which appears when more than one
              monitor is selected and you try to edit it
            Added Key F9 (and corresponding buttons and options on both the
              main program screen and in the menus) to recall the monitor
              editing functions. Pressing F9 is the same as double clicking
              the videowall, but works even when more than one monitor is
              selected.
            Corrected some function hints according to the specific requests
              made by Euvision.

1.1:        Added secret window to change vertical sync phase in framelock mode
              so that critical adjustments on videowalls recorded with cameras
              can be made easily.
            Modified the source code of both the TRSCNEYE.DLL and TCC.EXE to
              add support for the EagleEye bus version of the product.
              
              
Known issues:
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There are no known issues to date.
If you find any then please contact Euvision.


Copyright notice and disclaimer:
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This program is (C) Copyright 2001 by Valerio Cannone
http://web.tiscali.it/panther/
pnt.dcc@libero.it
Send your enquiries about this program to Euvision; DO NOT e-mail the author
directly. Thanks.

Licensed to Euvision
Via Carlo Zucchi 15, 00165, Rome - ITALY
Phone: +39 (0)6 6623564
Fax: +39 (0)6 6637581
http://www.euvision.com
info@euvision.com

This software is  modified and distributed  freely by Euvision  under license by
Valerio Cannone, who originally wrote the software. This program is provided "AS
IS", without warranties of any kind, including, but not limited to, the  fitness
for a particular purpose. The author and/or the licensee will not be held liable
should any damage of any kind occur by direct or indirect consequence of the use
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