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Chapter 6 Working with Scripts 62 What are scripts 62 Sample script 63 Roku Objects 63 Using the GPIO control port 65 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Getting Help 68 Learning more and support 68 Frequently asked questions 69 Troubleshooting 72 General troubleshooting 72 Problems with automatically playing files 74 General playback problems 74 Content Playback 76 Troubleshooting Playlists 78 Troubleshooting Interactive Playlists 79 BrightSign and accessories 81 Advanced Topics 84 Selecting Compact Flash cards 84 Avoiding CF/SD card corruption due to read fatigue 84 Speed 85 BrightSign compatibility 85 Other ways to update your BrightSign software 86 Generating HD content for an HD2000 using Final Cut Pro 87 BrightSign shell 89 Accessing the BrightSign shell 89 Shell commands 90 v • •

Section	Page
Copyright	2
Introduction	7
What is BrightSign?	7
Sample BrightSign setups	8
Video or slide show loop	8
Interactive presentation	9
Examples	10
Getting Started	11
Step 1: Get the hardware you need	11
Step 2: Get the latest BrightSign software	12
Step 3: Try the demo	13
Step 4: Get the results you want	14
Playing Media with BrightSign	15
Ways to play media	15
Setting the video mode	17
Auto-playing files in alphabetical order upon power-up	18
Auto-playing a playlist upon power-up	19
Auto-playing an interactive playlist upon power-up	20
Auto-playing a script upon power-up	21
Auto-playing content at a scheduled time (HD210, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	22
Working with Playlists	23
What is a playlist?	23
Creating a playlist	25
Playlist commands	26
BMP, MP3, MPG (HD2000 only), VOB (HD2000 only), TS (HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010), PNG, JPG	26
debug	26
rem <comment>	26
print <line to print to console>	26
(HD2000 only) audiomode # (default is 1)	26
(HD2000 only) audiooutput # (default is 0)	26
(HD2000 only) audiochan # (default is 2)	27
volume # (default is 100)	27
videomode <mode> (HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010 default is 1024x768x75p; HD2000 default is 1280x720x60p)	27
Viewmode <setting> (default is 0)	29
imagemode # (default is 0)	29
slideinterval # (default is 3)	29
transition # (default is 0)	29
GPIOEnableInput <GPIO number> (HD410, HD810, and HD1010 only)	30
GPIOEnableOutput <GPIO number> (HD410, HD810, and HD1010 only)	30
GPIOOn <GPIONumber>, <GPIONumber>,…	30
PauseMS #	30
PowerSaveModeOn	30
PowerSaveModeOff	30
lighton # or lightoff #	31
waitbuttonany (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	31
pause #	31
stop	31
Creating interactive presentations (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	32
Using Excel to create interactive presentations	32
Keywords	34
VIDEOMODE	34
IMAGEMODE	35
VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOMODE <audio mode> (HD2000 only)	35
VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOOUTPUT <audio output> (HD2000 only)	35
VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOSTEREOMAPPING <stereo mapping> (HD2000 only)	35
VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOVOLUME <volume> (HD2000 only)	36
AUDIOPLAYERAUDIOOUTPUT <audio output> (HD2000 only)	36
AUDIOPLAYERAUDIOSTEREOMAPPING <stereo mapping> (HD2000 only)	36
AUDIOPLAYERAUDIOVOLUME <volume> (HD2000 only)	36
FLIPELO (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	37
GPIOEnableInput <GPIO number> (HD410, HD810, and HD1010 only)	37
GPIOEnableOutput <GPIO number> (HD410, HD810, and HD1010 only)	37
SerialPortSpeed <port speed> (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	37
SerialPortMode <port mode> (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	37
UDPDestinationAddress <address> (HD1010 and HD2000 only)	37
UDPDestinationPort <port number> (HD1010 and HD2000 only)	37
UDPReceiverPort <port number> (HD1010 and HD2000 only)	38
REGISTRYSECTION <registry section name>	38
DELETEREGISTRYSECTION <registry section name>	38
DELETEREGISTRYKEY <registry key>	38
EVENTS	38
elo (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	38
eloc (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	39
button (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	39
Keyboard:<key character> (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	39
Remote:<remote value> (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	39
Serial:<serial string in> (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	39
udp:<udp string in> (HD1010, and HD2000 only)	39
timeout	40
mstimeout	40
videoend	40
audioend	40
STATE	41
Controlling GPIO outputs from an interactive playlist	41
Examples	42
Controlling serial output from an interactive playlist	42
Controlling udp output from an interactive playlist	43
Preloading images	43
Simultaneous states within a single interactive playlist (HD2000 only)	44
Interactive playlist examples	45
Using rollover regions (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	50
Using rollover events (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	51
Relor	51
Reloc	51
Scheduling playback (HD210, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)	54
Working with Zones	57
What are zones?	57
Can I customize the zones?	58
Using zones with playlists	59
Other keywords for zones	62
Comix Tour example	64
Global settings	65
Zone 1 – video or images	65
Zone 2 - images	65
Zone 3 - images	66
Zone 4 - text	67
Working with Scripts	68
What are scripts?	68
Sample script	69
Roku Objects	69
Using the GPIO control port	71
Getting Help	74
Learning more and support	74
Frequently asked questions	75
What video frame rates does the HD2000 support?	75
How do I create portrait mode content on BrightSign?	75
How do I connect a component display to the VGA output on the HD2000?	75
How many displays can I connect to the BrightSign?	76
Can I synchronize multiple BrightSign units?	76
How accurate is synchronization?	76
What can I synchronize on BrightSign?	76
How do synchronized BrightSign units communicate?	76
What is the maximum number of BrightSign units I can synchronize?	77
Can I synchronize different BrightSign models?	77
Do BrightSign units support Genlock?	77
Troubleshooting	78
General troubleshooting	78
The BrightSign power light is on, but there's no display	78
BrightSign isn't booting up properly / Err light is on or flashing (HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010 only)	79
CF card is not recognized by BrightSign (HD2000 only)	79
USB keyboard is not responding	79
Elo touch screen coordinates aren’t working properly	79
Problems with automatically playing files	80
Problems playing one or more files	80
General playback problems	80
Video output is red, green, or distorted	81
No audio during playback	81
Content Playback	82
My Image files don't play on BrightSign	82
My video files don't play on BrightSign	82
My video quality is poor	83
My audio quality is poor	83
My video plays fine, but there's no audio	83
My audio files don't play on BrightSign	84
Troubleshooting Playlists	84
Playlists that I create using MacOS don't work	84
The demo files I downloaded work in my playlist, but my files do not	84
The demo playlist I downloaded works, but my playlist does not.	85
Troubleshooting Interactive Playlists	85
The demo files I downloaded work in my interactive playlist, but my files do not	85
The interactive demo I downloaded works, but my interactive playlist does not	86
My interactive playlists stops working when I press a button or try to provide any input	86
Interactive playlists created using an international version of Excel don't work	86
BrightSign and accessories	87
BrightSign isn’t booting up properly / random lights lit	87
BrightSign software update fails	87
SD card works for playback, but can’t update BrightSign	87
SD card is not recognized by BrightSign	88
Video selector switch does not work	88
USB mouse is not responding	88
USB keyboard is not responding	89
Elo touch screen coordinates aren’t working properly	89
Advanced Topics	90
Selecting Compact Flash cards	90
Avoiding CF/SD card corruption due to read fatigue	90
Speed	91
BrightSign compatibility	91
Other ways to update your BrightSign software	92
Generating HD content for an HD2000 using Final Cut Pro	93
From within Final Cut Pro:	93
In Compressor:	93
From the Finder:	94
BrightSign shell	95
Accessing the BrightSign shell	95
Shell commands	96
Example shell commands: playing files and changing settings	96
Referencing CF/SD cards	97
Testing CF/SD cards	98
Testing scripts, playlists, and interactive playlists	99
Manually starting a script	99
Testing playlists	99
Testing autorun and interactive playlist files	100
Testing custom scripts	100
To begin testing your custom script:	101
Multi-run script limitations	101
Linux shell	101
Updating BrightSign software from the BrightSign Shell	102
Using the registry	103
Writing to the registry from an interactive playlist	103
Displaying registry contents from an interactive playlist	104
Copying registry contents from an interactive playlist	104
Setting the date/time on BrightSign	105
Using a custom boot script and logo	106
Using your own boot logo	106
Widescreen vs. 4x3 discussion	106
Displaying videos	106
Displaying images	107
Connecting BrightSign to your network	107
Configuring BrightSign using DHCP	108
Using a manual IP configuration	108
Proxy servers	109
Networking software options	110
Using the NetworkTimer keyword	111
Product Specifications	112
BrightSign features	112
Supported media types	115
Supported input devices	117
USB mice	118
Type	118
Connection	118
Brand	118
Model	118
Name	118

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Chapter 6

Working with Scripts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

What are scripts?

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Sample script

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Roku Objects

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Using the GPIO control port

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 7

Getting Help

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Learning more and support

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Frequently asked questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

General troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Problems with automatically playing files

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

General playback problems

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Content Playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Troubleshooting Playlists

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Troubleshooting Interactive Playlists

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

BrightSign and accessories

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Chapter 8

Advanced Topics

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Selecting Compact Flash cards

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Avoiding CF/SD card corruption due to read fatigue

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Speed

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

BrightSign compatibility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Other ways to update your BrightSign software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Generating HD content for an HD2000 using Final Cut Pro

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

BrightSign shell

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Accessing the BrightSign shell

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Shell commands

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90