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How to adjust the Voltage ghost removal parameter to reduce the caterpillar effect

Topic

Daktronics Nova Star caterpillar effect issue

Environment

  • Product: Daktronics NovaStar Dimming Control
  • Component: NovaStar Processors- MCTRL660, MCTRL 600, MCTRL 660 Pro, MCTRL 4K
  • Control System: Video, Show Control,
JVX-1000-3.9
JVX-1000-5.9
QVN-1001-5.9/DVN-2000-5.9
QVN-1001-3.9/DVN-2000-3.9
DVX-1200-6.6
Decoding type is ICN2012 or ICN2013

 

Steps

 
  • Advanced log in on LCT. On the homepage of NovaLCT, click User and Advanced Synchronous System Login. Enter the password and click Login.
    • If you do not know the password, contact Daktronics Technical Support.

Figure 1 Homepage of NovaLCT
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Figure 2 User Login
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  • In Screen Configuration – Receiving card, click >> and check if the Decoding type is ICN2012/ICN2013 as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4.

Figure3 Receiving Card tab
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Figure4 Check Decoding mode CN2012/ICN2013
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  • Update the number in the red-circled Shadow (which means Ghost Elimination Enhanced Value) to 2 or 3. See Figure 5. Note that only after the receiver card configuration file (.rcfg) made for modules with ICN2012/ICN2013 chips is loaded, the Shadow option on this page can be seen
Figure 5 Change the value of Shadow
 
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