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Programming video with light cues

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Hi -- I'm new to this and would like to do a few things with the brightsign 1020 for a display I'm creating:

1) Turn on a monitor and 3 lights at the beginning of the day, and off at the end of the day.

2) Play a video when a button is pressed

3) During the video, cue 3 LED lights at certain points to brighten and then dim.

4) Have another button that will mute the video.

So is all of this possible with a single HD1020?  Do I need some sort of separate controller for the lights that will do the actual dimming/raising?  I'm pretty sure I can figure out all the programming -- it's the actual hardware and connections that I need some advice on.

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    Lance Lander

    You are going to need a GPIO interface. http://www.hms-electronics.com/BrightSign/data_sheets/bs_hd_4x4.htm

    In Presentation Properties under the I/O tab set GPIO 0-3 as input and GPIO 4-7 as output. Select "playlist type" as "interactive"

    1) There are several ways to have the BS turn on a monitor. A. RS-232 B. CEC over HDMI C. Enable/Disable monitor power save mode. To turn the lights (12 volt) on, using BrightAuthor select the "initial state" go to the Advanced tab and add a command for GPIO then use the drop down menu to select "on" and enter the number "4".  you will wire that light to output 4 of the HMS 4X4 board and another wire to "0v" of the HMS 4x4 board. (you need a jumper wire from "+v" of the HMS board to each output). Repeat this for each 12 volt light.

    2) Drag the GPIO "0" from the "initial state" to the video you want to trigger.

    3) Use Video Time Code events to turn the 12 volt lights on at certain time points.

    4) use an Event Handler to mute. Using BrightAuthor select the "GPIO 1" button then drag from the bottom of the Event Handler icon to a blank spot in the playlist field.  This will pull up a GPIO Event window. Under the advanced tab, add a command for "Zone Volume" select the zone you want to mute and enter the volume as "0".

    This is a basic guide to help you get started.  Once you get this working and understand how to better use BrightAuthor you will be able to refine and optimize your presentation.

     

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    Per

    Very helpful -- thanks.

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    Per

    Is there a way to program the LEDs to dim rather than shut off/on?  For instance, dim to 60%?

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    Scott Abernethy

    http://www.hms-electronics.com/BrightSign/data_sheets/hms_rs232_8x8.htm

    This may be a better fit for LED fade.

    We used an HMS RX-0X16 Serial Port Interface Board to do something similar.

    The GPIO on the BS was the input. HMS have boards for that too.

    The serial commands were more like an up/down from this state protocol rather than a "goto" this state.

    See attached project.

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