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Can a computer control brightsign units via UDP?

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Gerry Lawson
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Hi, We exploring options for user control of our brightsign units. Is it possible to easily make a computer send UDP codes that the brightsign would accept to initiate playback? I've downloaded a couple of UDP terminal apps without successfully initiating playback. Laptop and brightsign both have static IPs. They are connected only to each other (no router or larger network.) Eventually we would like the ability to program a basic webpage interface that can initiate a UDP command (via other app? )which would initiate playback on a brightsign. thanks for any input.
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    Gerry Lawson


    Hi all,

    just an update. In my haste to jump in and test I both connected the machines with a normal cable instead of using a switch or crossover, and I mistyped one of the static IPs. After some easy network fixes I can successful initiate playback from an windows laptop (using a UDP terminal app.)

    Now does anybody know of a simple ascii UDP app that can be called in the background from a local webpage?

    gerry
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    Andreas



    The fsockopen PHP command will let you work with UDP from a local webpage.http://php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php

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