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  • Page 1 User Guide HD600 and HD2000 MATCHES: • BrightSign Software Version: 1.1.28 (HD600); 2.0.94 (HD2000) • AutoPlay Script Version: 1.1.7b (HD600); 2.0.0.43 (HD2000) www.brightsign.biz...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2008–2009 by BrightSign, a division of Roku, Inc. All rights reserved. Roku, the Roku logo, and the BrightSign logo are trademarks of Roku, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ........5 Step 2: Get the latest BrightSign software .
  • Page 4 Chapter 4 Working with Playlists ..........17 What is a playlist? .
  • Page 5 ......77 Generating HD content for BrightSign HD2000 using Final Cut Pro ..78 BrightSign shell .
  • Page 6 Copying registry contents from an interactive playlist (HD2000 only) . . 89 Setting the date/time on BrightSign (HD2000 only) ..... . . 90 Using a custom boot script and logo .

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Because BrightSign has no moving parts, it is durable, reliable, and an ideal replacement for a PC in information kiosks, tradeshows, retail displays, and other applications. And best of all, BrightSign enables you to maintain or improve the quality of your presentations.

  • Page 8: Sample Brightsign Setups

    Video or slide show loop Place a video or set of still images on a CompactFlash card, and connect BrightSign to a display. You can use any of the following methods to connect to a display: • Use a composite cable to connect to a standard definition display (HD600 only) •...

  • Page 9: Interactive Presentation

    Interactive presentation By connecting powered speakers to BrightSign, you can add audio to your display, and you can add interactivity by connecting an input device such as a keyboard, touch screen, button board, or LED. The example below uses an off-the-shelf USB keyboard.

  • Page 10: Examples

    Examples Here are some examples of what you can do with BrightSign: • Display a looping video with DVD+ quality on a variety of monitor types • Display a looping video with HD quality on a variety of display types •...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    • • • • • • Step 1: Get the hardware you need To start using your BrightSign, you need the following hardware: Display Any monitor, TV, or Elo touch screen with one of the following types of inputs: • VGA •...

  • Page 12: Step 2: Get The Latest Brightsign Software

    Compare the software version number with the number on your BrightSign screen. If your BrightSign software is older than the software on the web site, click the Software link for the appropriate model (HD600 or HD2000) to download the latest software.

  • Page 13: Step 3: Try The Demo

    BrightSign reboots automatically. • HD2000: Wait for your BrightSign to boot. (The display will be blank, but the LEDs on the front panel light as the unit boots.) Wait for the red upgrade LED to light up. During the upgrade, the connector activity LEDs turn on and off to indicate that the upgrade is in progress.

  • Page 14: Step 4: Get The Results You Want

    You can also use the demo to try BrightSign with different types of monitors: Connect your BrightSign to a monitor or TV using a VGA, component, or HDMI connection. Make sure your monitor is configured to receive input from the cable you’re using.

  • Page 15: Playing Media With Brightsign

    The HD2000 outputs video through the Component and HDMI connectors and the default video resolution is 720p. If the resolution of a still image file does not exactly match the display resolution (videomode), then BrightSign scales the image to fit or it centers/crops the image, depending on the imagemode you selected (see for details).
  • Page 16 Working with Playlists • An interactive playlist file. BrightSign uses interactive playlists as a description of an interactive sign that responds to buttons, touch screen, mouse, track balls, etc. The BrightSign demo uses this method. Interactive playlists are very powerful and easy to create without any scripting.

  • Page 17: Auto-Playing A Video Upon Power-Up

    AUTORUN.BAS. Copy AUTORUN.BAS into the root directory of your CF/SD card. Insert the CF/SD card into your BrightSign. Turn on your BrightSign. After a few moments, BrightSign plays the video and repeats it CF/SD card with auto-play files EXAMPLE 1: automatically to create a loop.

  • Page 18: Auto-Playing A Playlist Upon Power-Up

    Copy AUTORUN.BAS into the root CF/SD card with playlist files EXAMPLE 2: directory of your CF/SD card. Insert the CF/SD card into your BrightSign. Turn on your BrightSign. After a few moments, BrightSign plays the playlist and loops it automatically.

  • Page 19: Auto-Playing An Interactive Playlist Upon Power-Up

    Auto-playing an interactive playlist upon power-up BrightSign can also play a sophisticated presentation that is described in an interactive playlist. An interactive playlist is a simple text file that contains a table of information. Using Microsoft Excel, you can easily create a file that describes a sophisticated interactive presentation. The interactive playlist describes which media to play upon power-up, and which media to play when a user presses a button or triggers other events.

  • Page 20: Auto-Playing A Script Upon Power-Up

    Copy the script into the root directory of your CF/SD card. Insert the CF/SD card into your BrightSign. Turn on your BrightSign. After a few moments, BrightSign runs the script and plays the media referenced in the script. CF/SD card with script files EXAMPLE 4: •...

  • Page 21: Auto-Playing Content At A Scheduled Time (Hd2000 Only)

    CF/SD card with interactive playlist files EXAMPLE 5: Copy AUTORUN.BAS into the root directory of your CF/SD card. Insert the CF/SD card into your BrightSign. Turn on your BrightSign. After a few moments, BrightSign plays the appropriate content. • •...
  • Page 22 • • • • • •...

  • Page 23: Working With Playlists

    What is a playlist? A BrightSign playlist is a text file that ends in BSP (BrightSign Playlist). It contains the names of the files you want to play and the order in which you want to play them. Files in a playlist are played in sequence, one after the next.
  • Page 24 GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) pins. In addition to filenames, there is a set of about 16 commands that you can use in a BrightSign playlist. For example, if you want the playlist to pause for 5 seconds between images, the...

  • Page 25: Creating A Playlist

    Creating a playlist Using a text editor, such as Notepad, enter the names of the files you want to play in the order in which you want them to play. (Optional) Enter any commands you want to add to your playlist. See the next section, , for a Playlist commands...

  • Page 26: Playlist Commands

    # (default is 1) BrightSign provides 5.1 audio decoding that is controlled via the audiomode command. If your audio source is a video file, you can use any of the following audiomode commands: • audiomode 0: Provides decoded 5.1 surround sound (via USB or all six analog outs).
  • Page 27 # (default is 0) BrightSign has 5 different audio outputs. If an output is not specified, BrightSign uses analog audio 0 in stereo as the default. Of the 5 outputs, there are five audiooutput modes that are set with the audiooutput command. The audiooutput command can have one of the following values: •...
  • Page 28 videomode <mode> (HD600 default is 1024x768x60p; HD2000 default is 1280x720x60p) Set the output framebuffer format. The options are: VGA: • 1024x768x60p • 640x480x60p (HD600 only) • 800x600x60p (HD600 only) • 1280x768x60p (HD2000 only) Component: • 720x480x60p • 720x576x50p (HD2000 only) •...
  • Page 29 imagemode # (default is 0) The imagemode command specifies whether the image is scaled to the display. • imagemode 0: Centers the image without scaling (may result in cropping if the image is larger than the current videomode resolution). • imagemode 1: Scales the image to fit the display. The whole image is displayed as large as possible with correct aspect ratio.

  • Page 30: Creating Interactive Presentations

    To accomplish this with BrightSign, you need to specify the input device, and you need to do either of the following: • Use Microsoft Excel to create a control table and use the BrightSign interactive playlist mode (see the next section, for details).

  • Page 31: Using Excel To Create Interactive Presentations

    A good example of an interactive playlist is the one used in the BrightSign demo. You can run the demo to see what it does, and then modify it to meet your needs.
  • Page 32 VIDEOMODE 1024x768x60p IMAGEMODE EVENTS elo:110:180:350:200 elo:510:180:350:200 elo:110:400:350:200 elo:510:400:350:200 elo:0:0:1024:768 STATE demo_menu.bmp Dalmations.mpg art1.bmp cars.mpg bs1.bmp STATE Dalmations.mpg demo_menu.bmp STATE Cars.mpg demo_menu.bmp STATE art1.bmp demo_menu.bmp STATE art2.bmp demo_menu.bmp STATE art3.bmp demo_menu.bmp STATE art4.bmp demo_menu.bmp STATE bs1.bmp bs2.bmp STATE bs2.bmp bs3.bmp STATE bs3.bmp bs4.bmp STATE...

  • Page 33: Keywords

    • 1024x768x60p • 720x480x60p • 1280x720x60p If you set the VIDEOMODE, this locks the front panel button on your BrightSign. If you leave NOTE: this option off, BrightSign defaults to 1024x768 VGA, and you can use the front panel button to change the video mode.
  • Page 34 • 0: Centers the image and no scaling takes place. If the image is bigger than the screen, BrightSign crops the image. • 1: Scales the image to fit so that it is fully viewable with its aspect ratio maintained.
  • Page 35 VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOVOLUME <volume> (HD2000 only) Sets the volume when playing a video. The volume parameter can be any number between 0 and 100. AUDIOPLAYERAUDIOOUTPUT <audio output> (HD2000 only) Sets the audio output when playing an audio file. • 0: Outputs analog audio. •...
  • Page 36 FLIPELO Reverses the coordinates of the touch screen. This keyword isn’t used in the example above, and it should be used only if the touch screen coordinates appear to be reversed. FLIPELO IMAGEMODE EVENTS elo:110:180:355:210 REGISTRYSECTION <registry section name> (HD2000 only) Specifies the registry section where registry input is stored.

  • Page 37: Events

    You do not need to enter events you don’t use. BrightSign supports the following event types: Triggers with a USB Mouse or Elo Touch Screen press within a rectangular touch area. Use this...
  • Page 38 button Triggers on a GPIO Control Port button press. Use this format to define the button number: button:number • number represents a number between 0 and 12. timeout You can use a timeout event when a video or slide is displaying, or an audio file is playing. For example, use timeout when you want to advance a slide show to the next slide or to exit a looping video after a certain number of seconds of playback.

  • Page 39: State

    BrightSign. As you select options on your BrightSign, look at the interactive playlist to see how it tells your BrightSign what to do. You can then edit the autoplay interactive playlist in Excel and Save As… a CSV file to create your own applications.

  • Page 40: Preloading Images

    When BrightSign enters the aq.mpg state, LED 2 is turned on and the other LED’s are unaffected. ppt10.bmp:gpiosOff(0;2;4) When BrightSign enters the ppt10.bmp state, LED’s 0, 2, and 4 are turned off; and the other LED’s are unaffected. product1.bmp:gpios() When BrightSign enters the product1.bmp state, All LED’s are turned off.

  • Page 41: Simultaneous States Within A Single Interactive Playlist (Hd2000 Only)

    Simultaneous states within a single interactive playlist (HD2000 only) Within a single interactive playlist, you can create an interactive presentation with simultaneous states. For example, you can: • Play an HDMI slide show at the same time as an analog audio file. •...

  • Page 42: Interactive Playlist Examples

    Interactive playlist examples The BrightSign demo shows that you can design powerful interactive signs using interactive playlists. The following examples illustrate how easy it is to use and understand interactive playlists. Slideshow that advances automatically after the first slide plays EXAMPLE 2: •...
  • Page 43 The clickable/touch area is defined as the whole screen. One touch or click starts the slideshow. When this demo starts, BrightSign displays MENU.BMP since it’s in the first STATE position. • There is no timeout entry for MENU.BMP, so if there is no mouse or touch screen input, MENU.BMP remains onscreen forever.
  • Page 44 Slideshow that advances only when a click / touch occurs EXAMPLE 3: Example 3 has only 1 event, the same elo event as Example 2. • There is an elo event entry for each image, so the next image plays when there is a mouse click or touch activity anywhere onscreen.
  • Page 45 EXAMPLE 4: Example 4 plays two videos and three images and it contains five events: three button events, a timeout event, and a videoend event. When Example 4 starts, BrightSign displays MENU.BMP, since it’s in the first STATE position. • If the menu is being displayed, pressing button 1 starts the attract video; pressing button 2 starts the showcase video;...
  • Page 46 Simultaneous states in a single interactive playlist EXAMPLE 5: • • • • • •...

  • Page 47: Using Rollover Regions

    A rollover region has an ON image and an OFF image. Whenever the cursor is within a rollover region, BrightSign displays the ON image, and when the mouse cursor is outside the rollover region, BrightSign displays the OFF image. Therefore, rollover regions enable you to include features such as highlighting buttons as the user moves the cursor moves over them.

  • Page 48: Using Rollover Events

    Using rollover events You can define either a rectangular or circular rollover region. To setup a rollover region, use either of the following keywords in the events row: When the x_origin : y_origin are set to -1:-1, the starting position for the ON and OFF NOTE: images are also the starting coordinates for the rollover region.
  • Page 49 • off_bitmap represents the name of the bitmap image that displays when the mouse is not within the defined region. • x_origin,y_origin represents the coordinates for the center of the rollover image. Rectangular rollover region EXAMPLE 6: Example 6 shows what you would enter in the interactive playlist to define a rollover region. In this example: •...
  • Page 50 Example 7.1 emphasizes that each of the three images have a rollover region that is 96 pixels long by 43 pixels tall. • When the cursor is outside this area, BrightSign displays NEXT_NOTLIT.BMP. • When the cursor is inside this area, BrightSign displays NEXT_LIT.BMP.

  • Page 51: Scheduling Playback (Hd2000 Only)

    Example 7.2 shows that each of the 3 images has a rollover region that is 95 pixels long by 43 pixels tall. • When the cursor is outside this area, BrightSign displays BACK_NOTLIT.BMP. • When the cursor is inside this area, BrightSign displays BACK_LIT.BMP.
  • Page 52 In the AUTOSCHEDULE.TXT file, the line following a date/time specification must be an interactive playlist file, playlist file, video file, or image file. When the date/time event occurs, BrightSign stops playing the current file and begins playing the new file. The following is an example AUTOSCHEDULE.TXT file: */*/*-MON-01:00 weekday.mpg...
  • Page 53 2010/1/*-*-14:00 demo.csv In this example, BrightSign displays the image IMAGE.PNG starting on December 15, 2009 at 3:20 PM. On December 25, at 4:16 PM, the playlist MUSIC.BSP starts. The next specification indicates that VIDEO.MPG starts playing at 4:00 PM every Wednesday in January, 2010. The playlist BREAKFAST.BSP starts playing at 7:00 AM during January, 2010.
  • Page 54 • • • • • •...

  • Page 55: Chapter 5 Working With Zones

    • • • • • • What are zones? With BrightSign zones you can divide the screen into rectangles and play different content in each rectangle. You can create the following types of zones: • VideoORImages: This zone supports videos and images. This is the only zone that supports videos.

  • Page 56: Can I Customize The Zones

    Multi-zone examples EXAMPLE 1: Can I customize the zones? Here are some of the things you can customize in your zones: • Background screen color: Specify the background color for the display. • Font: Choose a true type font for Text and RSS playback. •...

  • Page 57: Using Zones With Playlists

    The easiest way to use zones is with playlists. However, to use zones, you must update to the latest software and AUTORUN.BAS file from www.brightsign.biz/support Here are a few examples of how to add zones to your playlists: 5 zones with clock and RSS EXAMPLE 2: •...
  • Page 58 Example 2 shows a presentation with five zones: • Zone 1 is the a main video zone. • Zone 2 is clock zone in the top right. • Zones 3 and 4 are the two image zones to the right. •...
  • Page 59 5 zones with clock and text EXAMPLE 3: • • • • • •...

  • Page 60: Other Keywords For Zones

    Example 3 is similar to Example 2, but the RSS zone is replaced with a Text zone. The following explains the Text zone entry: • DefineZone TEXT: This keyword creates a text zone. In addition to providing the size and location of the zone, you must also specify the strings you want to display by using the STRING keyword.
  • Page 61 When specifying the color values, the a (alpha) value is optional. If you don’t specify an alpha value, it defaults to 255. The alpha value has no effect on the foreground text color or background screen color.  However, the alpha value does effect the background color for individual zones  (RSS, Text, and Clock) as well as the background text color.

  • Page 62: Comix Tour Example

    You can download the Comix Tour demo (1080i) at this location: www.brightsign.biz/support/demos To view the Comix Tour demo, you need BrightSign software version 2.0.58 or higher. NOTE: Background color...
  • Page 63 The sections that follow show the playlist for Comix Tours demo: Global settings EnableZones VideoMode 1920x1080x60i BackgroundScreenColor 181:181:181 'color gray71 Zone 1 – video or images ************************************************************************ DefineZone VideoOrImages 40,60,1344,756 audiochan 0 'analog audio NewEnglandFishingWithFlyByLogo-ZonesDemo.mpg Zone 2 - images ************************************************************************ DefineZone Images 1384,100,420,420 Slideinterval 2 '2 seconds between images Transition 15 ' Fades between current and new image...
  • Page 64 Zone 3 - images REM *********************************************************************** DefineZone Images 1384,520,536,356 Slideinterval 4 '4 seconds between images Transition 19 ' slides from right ZoneWorld_00.png ZoneWorld_01.png ZoneWorld_02.png ZoneWorld_03.png ZoneWorld_04.png ZoneWorld_05.png ZoneWorld_06.png ZoneWorld_07.png ZoneWorld_08.png ZoneWorld_09.png ZoneWorld_10.png ZoneWorld_11.png ZoneWorld_12.png ZoneWorld_13.png ZoneWorld_14.png ZoneWorld_15.png ZoneWorld_16.png ZoneWorld_17.png ZoneWorld_18.png ZoneWorld_19.png ZoneWorld_20.png ZoneWorld_21.png...
  • Page 65 ZoneWorld_26.png ZoneWorld_27.png ZoneWorld_28.png ZoneWorld_29.png ZoneWorld_30.png ZoneWorld_31.png ZoneWorld_32.png ZoneWorld_33.png ZoneWorld_34.png ZoneWorld_35.png Zone 4 - text REM *********************************************************************** DefineZone Text 160,890,1600,120 3 0 1 ForegroundTextColor 75:75:75'silver 16 BackgroundTextColor 200:200:200:0 Font CF:/ComicSansMSBold.ttf STRING COMIX TOURS. Prices so good, they're comical! http://wwww.comixtours.com/ STRING SUMMER OF LOVE SIZZLERS!!! Spanish Riviera Romantic Getaway packages starting from only $1,999.
  • Page 66 • • • • • •...

  • Page 67: Chapter 6 Working With Scripts

    If you don’t have scripting skills in-house, you can hire an IT or Web developer to write scripts for you, or for a fee, BrightSign can also develop custom scripts and applications for you. For additional information, contact: sales@brightsign.biz...

  • Page 68: Sample Script

    If you want the script to autorun upon boot, rename it AUTORUN.BAS. Roku Objects As well as the BrightScript language itself, BrightSign relies upon a library of Roku Objects to expose the hardware to the scripting language. Each Roku Object provides access to certain capabilities.
  • Page 69 . On the demos web page, enter www.brightsign.biz/support/demos brightsign as the username and demos246 as the password. The AUTORUN.BAS in the HD600 Demo is an example of a more sophisticated script. You can also test BrightScript commands using the shell. Here is an example: Welcome to the Roku Shell version 1.1.28 Release...

  • Page 70: Using The Gpio Control Port

    Using the GPIO control port BrightSign has a DB25 General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) Port. This port has 12 inputs that you can directly connect to buttons or switches, and 6 outputs that you can use to directly drive LEDs.

  • Page 71: Chapter 7 Getting Help

    • BrightSign HD2000 Hardware Guide • BrightSign BrightScript Reference • BrightSign Object Reference • BrightSign Specifications • Example Scripts • Visit the BrightSign community forums to discuss projects with other customers and BrightSign engineers: www.brightsign.biz/support/forum.php • Contact for help with custom projects.

  • Page 72: Troubleshooting

    AUTOPLAY.CSV or AUTOPLAY.BSP file in the root of the CF/SD card. Set your PC to show file extensions and make sure that you did not accidentally name the AUTOPLAY.MPG file AUTOPLAY.MPG.MPG. Use the BrightSign Shell to test video playback (see for details). BrightSign shell for more troubleshooting help.

  • Page 73: General Playback Problems

    General playback problems If you’re having general problems playing content with BrightSign, try the following: Make sure you have the latest AUTORUN.BAS file that is compatible with your BrightSign software. You can download the latest Autoplay script from www.brightsign.biz/support HD2000 1.3 software requires AUTORUN.BAS v1.3x or later, and HD2000 2.x software NOTE: requires AUTORUN.BAS v2.x or later.
  • Page 74 The Autoplay script defaults to the Audio 1 output. This is the default output for your playlist, interactive playlist, and AUTOPLAY.MPG files. Make sure your audio cable is firmly connected to the Audio 1 output on your BrightSign. Check the volume on your powered speakers / AV receiver.
  • Page 75 AUTOPLAY.MPG file AUTOPLAY.MPG.MPG or AUTOPLAY.MPG.TXT. • Mac: Set the preferences for TextEdit to save as plain text by default. Also, on the Open & Save tab, select Western (Windows Latin 1). Use the BrightSign Shell to test video playback (see for details). BrightSign shell for more troubleshooting help.

  • Page 76: Interactive Playlists

    Confirm the spelling of any keywords in AUTOPLAY.CSV. Use the BrightSign Shell to test video playback and see any errors reported by the autoplay script (see for details).

  • Page 77: Brightsign And Accessories

    CF/SD card works for playback, but can’t update BrightSign Your CF/SD card might not be compatible with the safe mode software on BrightSign. If that’s the case, you can try manually updating the software from the BrightSign shell or using a different CF card to do updates.
  • Page 78 CF/SD card is not recognized by BrightSign If BrightSign doesn’t see any content on your CF/SD card, that card may not be compatible with BrightSign. Reformat your CF/SD card in FAT32 format. Try a different brand and/or size card. Once you find a working card, download and install the latest BrightSign software (see for details).
  • Page 79 If you’re using a wireless mouse, reconnect the wireless transmitter, and replace the batteries in the mouse. Connect your mouse to BrightSign using a USB hub. Your mouse may not be compatible with BrightSign. Try a mouse from the list of tested mice (see for details).
  • Page 80 Open AUTOPLAY.CSV and add the FLIPELO keyword to the top of the interactive playlist. FLIPELO IMAGEMODE EVENTS elo:110:180:355:210 Copy the updated AUTOPLAY.CSV and AUTORUN.BAS to your CF/SD card. Insert the CF/SD card into your BrightSign and add power. • • • • •...

  • Page 81: Chapter 8 Advanced Topics

    • • • • • • Selecting Compact Flash cards When you use BrightSign, your content and scripts resides on a Compact Flash (CF) or Secure Digital (SD) card. Although the CF/SD interface is standardized, there are a wide range of performance, compatibility, and reliability issues among CF/SD card brands and models.

  • Page 82: Speed

    NAND chip that are repeatedly read over and over. A typical BrightSign application includes an attract video loop. If this video is fairly short, then a small number of flash blocks are read repeatedly. Over a month or so, the number of times the attract loop plays can be enough to trigger fatigue read errors if the CF card’s controller chip is...

  • Page 83: Other Ways To Update Your Brightsign Software

    If you’re using the UPDATE.ROK method, BrightSign reboots automatically. • HD2000: Wait for your BrightSign to boot. (The display will be blank, but the LEDs on the front panel light as the unit boots.) Wait for the red upgrade LED to light up. During the upgrade, the connector activity LEDs turn on and off to indicate that the upgrade is in progress.

  • Page 84: Generating Hd Content For Brightsign Hd2000 Using Final Cut Pro

    • If you named the file UPDATE_SAVE.ROK, the Video Mode LEDs flash when the update finishes. The upgrade file does not delete and the unit does not reboot. Generating HD content for BrightSign HD2000 using Final Cut Pro From within Final Cut Pro: Open an existing sequence or create a new one.
  • Page 85 In the Inspector window, click Encoder (second button from the left) and make sure that the resolution, frame rate, and aspect ratio are correct. Most HD sources (HDCAM, HDV etc) set the resolution to 1440x1080. Therefore, if you’re NOTE: creating 1080i or 720p content, you need to click Change next to the appropriate field and adjust the settings for your content.

  • Page 86: Brightsign Shell

    After you confirm that the settings are correct, click Submit. BrightSign shell BrightSign has a command line shell that can be accessed via the serial port. The shell enables you to type commands to trigger tasks such as running scripts, playing video, trying different video modes, etc.

  • Page 87: Shell Commands

    Connect speakers and/or a monitor to BrightSign. Turn on your BrightSign. After a few moments you should see the BrightSign shell appear. It should also show you the software version number. Verify that the version is 1.0.72 or greater. The current version of BrightSign software does not support hot-swapping of CF/SD cards.

  • Page 88: Referencing Cf/Sd Cards (Hd2000 Only)

    To change the volume level (0 - 100) to 75% when playing a video or audio, use: videoplay volume 75 audioplay volume 75 To change the video mode, use this format with the videomode command: videomode 1024x768x60p To display an image, use this format with the imageplay command: imageplay slide1.bmp To specify an image mode, use this format with the imageplay command: imageplay slide1.bmp 0...

  • Page 89: Testing Cf Cards

    AUTORUN.BAS, so references to files on the same card do not need the CF:/ or SD:/ prefixes. Testing CF cards BrightSign works with most CF/SD cards, but is not compatible with all CF/SD cards. You can test your card by using the dir / shell cmd, and/or using the shell cmd readperf.

  • Page 90: Testing Scripts, Playlists, And Interactive Playlists

    Testing scripts, playlists, and interactive playlists The BrightSign shell enables you to test playback and see debug output. From the BrightSign shell you can start your script manually and view output from the script. Manually starting a script You can start a script from the shell by using the script command.
  • Page 91 Testing autorun and interactive playlist files Running AUTORUN.BAS in debug mode provides detailed output to the BrightSign shell while the script is running. To begin testing the AUTORUN.BAS script in debug mode, do the following: Copy your content, interactive playlist, and AUTORUN.BAS to your CF/SD card.

  • Page 92: Linux Shell (Hd2000 Only)

    This means that if you use the script shell command to run a script, and the script exits, you may not be able to run it again successfully unless you reboot your BrightSign between script tests. Linux shell (HD2000 only) The HD2000 has a Linux shell that you can access via the serial port.

  • Page 93: Updating Brightsign Software From The Brightsign Shell

    The safe mode software image is write-protected, and you cannot change it once programmed by the factory. The main purpose of safe mode is to validate that the run mode ROM image is not corrupt and to boot your BrightSign. In addition, safe mode can upgrade or re-program the run mode ROM image.

  • Page 94: Using The Registry (Hd2000 Only)

    Using the registry (HD2000 only) BrightSign HD2000 has an I2C EEPROM with 2K bytes of memory that supports the storage of persistent settings. The BrightSign software uses the registry object to read and write BrightScript data to this eeprom. The purpose of the registry is to enable customers to store usage statistics and other small amounts of information that may change regularly.

  • Page 95: Displaying Registry Contents From An Interactive Playlist (Hd2000 Only)

    CopyRegistry command and does not transition to a new state. BrightSign simply copies the contents of the registry into a comma separated value format, so that you can easily import the information into a spreadsheet application.

  • Page 96: Setting The Date/Time On Brightsign (Hd2000 Only)

    Setting the date/time on BrightSign (HD2000 only) BrightSign HD2000 has a real-time clock that you can use to schedule content playback. In order to use the scheduling features, you must first set the date and time on BrightSign. BrightSign has written a script that provides an interactive means for setting the date/time on BrightSign.

  • Page 97: Using A Custom Boot Script And Logo

    Using a custom boot script and logo With BrightSign software version 1.1, you can change the startup logo or add a boot script. Both the logo and boot script are stored in the internal FLASH and have a size limit of 200KB.

  • Page 98: Widescreen Vs. 4X3 Discussion

    Displaying videos BrightSign treats video and images a little differently. When a video is playing back, it is displayed by default in what is known in BrightSignese as ViewMode 0. In other words, BrightSign scales the video to fill the current output resolution (as set by the videomode command), whatever its aspect ratio.

  • Page 99: Displaying Images

    Displaying images When displaying images, BrightSign is smarter about the way the images display. It knows the image resolution, and it assumes that all VGA resolutions are in 4x3 mode, and that all component resolutions (except 480p) are widescreen. BrightSign then scales the image according to the imagemode setting.

  • Page 100: Using A Manual Ip Configuration

    If you do not want to use DHCP or you can't because of your network setup, you can manually set the IP address on Brightsign in one of two ways: • Configure BrightSign from the system shell, by connecting the Brightsign to your computer using a serial cable.
  • Page 101 You can also copy and paste the following into a text file, and then change the network TIP: settings to match your own. After you make the changes, save the file as AUTORUN.BAS. REM Start of script nc = CreateObject("roNetworkConfiguration", 0) nc.SetIP4Address(192.168.1.200) nc.SetIP4Netmask(255.255.255.0) nc.SetIP4Broadcast(192.168.1.255)

  • Page 102: Proxy Servers

    • Simple Networking: This method provides an easy way to update BrightSign devices remotely. Create a BrightSign folder on your web server, place your new content in this folder, and then use BrightSign’s Windows tool to create a sync file, so the BrightSign knows what's changed in the folder.

  • Page 103: Using The Networktimer Keyword

    • BrightSign Network Manager: This is a web-based solution that is designed for enterprise situations with a large number of BrightSign devices that require advanced networking features including: • Reporting: Track all BrightSign devices including the latest connectivity data, CF/SD card size, and current and upcoming presentations.
  • Page 104 • NetworkTimer: Instructs BrightSign to check your network folder for new content at regular intervals based on the date/time parameter you specify. For example, you can check for new content every Monday at 6AM. The syntax of the date/time parameter is as follows: Year “/”...

  • Page 105: Chapter 9 Product Specifications

    Chapter 9 Product Specifications • • • • • • BrightSign features Display resolutions HD600 HD2000 NTSC S-Video (requires adaptor) 640x480 (VGA out) 800x600 (VGA out) 1024x768 (VGA out) 1280x768 (VGA out) 480p (Component out) 480p (HDMI out) 576p (Component out)
  • Page 106 Video compression standards HD600 HD2000 MPEG-1 MPEG-2 Picture formats HD600 HD2000 JPEG Audio formats HD600 HD2000 AC3 pass through MP3 decode out to analog and SPDIF WAV decode out to analog and S/PDIF 5.1 Dolby digital decode (analog and USB output) USB device support HD600 HD2000...
  • Page 107 Front panel HD600 HD2000 Power LED IR receiver Compact Flash (CF) card slot (up to 128 GB cards) SD/MMC flash card slot (no SDHC support) (up to 4 GB cards) Video mode select button LEDs: connector activity and video mode Back panel connectors HD600 HD2000...
  • Page 108 Power HD600 HD2000 Typical power consumption 5 watts 10.5 watts Other features HD600 HD2000 Auto play and looping video support Playlists Interactive playlists (CSV files) Scripting Real time clock Single files larger than 4GB Upgradable software Customer configurable DIP switches Scheduling playback Persistent data storage via eeprom USB mass storage device support...

  • Page 109: Supported Media Types

    For additional information on authoring HD content for the HD2000, see TIP: Generating HD content for BrightSign HD2000 using Final Cut Pro Image files You can create image files using most imaging software, such as Adobe PhotoShop, Macromedia Firefly, or even Paint, which comes with Windows. You can also save or convert any digital camera image to compatible formats.
  • Page 110 BrightSign has no sample rate conversion. Certain USB speakers only support a sample NOTE: rate of 48 KHz. When using a USB speaker with this characteristic, BrightSign outputs all audio at this rate regardless of the sample rate it was recorded at.

  • Page 111: Supported Input Devices

    • Many brands of USB Bar Code Scanners (these appear as a keyboard) • Quadravox Serial Button Board • Any GPIO button, signal, or LED (your custom board or led display). BrightSign has a test button board available for purchase on our estore.

  • Page 112: Usb Mice

    USB mice BrightSign has tested the following mice with BrightSign: Type Connection Brand Model Name Comments Ball Wired Belkin F8E841-BLK MiniScroller Mouse Optical Wireless Belkin F8E874 MiniWireless Optical Mouse Optical Wired Dynex DX-OM20 Optical Wireless Kensington 72216 PilotMouse Optical Wireless...

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