Can you use the Brightsign IR remote with the brightsign au335 to adjust audio levels
Roberto
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Ken Campbell I can't speak to the IR remote, but would like to suggest a couple of possible alternatives. I don't know your intended application, so neither of these might be suitable.
You can connect pushbutton switches to the GPIO pins and map them to volume up and down commands. I do everything with Brightscript, so this is just a dozen lines to implement including in-range checks, but I think this is also just as simple to do in BrightAuthor.
Another technique we use frequently is to run a lightweight custom dashboard on the device (using the same HTTP server that DWS uses, just on another port), accessed using a web browser, and have controls for pause/play, volume controls, schedule switching, etc. The major benefit of this is you can make adjustments without direct (or line of sight) access to the device. Great for remote change requests.
We have several AU335 devices and I've been curious about the possibility of having IR remote controls for our visitor services group, so I'll reply when I have time to test it out.
Ken
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Roberto Jorquera Hi Ken
I like your idea of ``Another technique we use frequently is to run a lightweight custom dashboard on the device (using the same HTTP server that DWS uses, just on another port), accessed using a web browser, and have controls for pause/play, volume controls, schedule switching, etc. The major benefit of this is you can make adjustments without direct (or line of sight) access to the device. Great for remote change requests."
would like to discuss this more with you . I work at the Australian National Maritime Museum and we have many Au335 in operation . You can also contact me on roberto.jorquera@sea.museum.
The main requirement for us is to be able to control the volume levels remotely but also by staff that are allocated in an area that has an audio station near by.
Roberto
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Ken Campbell Roberto,
Something else you could look into is using the Brightsign App. It lets you send UDP commands to the players and modify user variables set in BrightAuthor presentations. I rarely use BrightAuthor, but my understanding is you can map a user variable to player or zone volume commands.
BrightSign App - Documentation - BrightSign Documentation (atlassian.net)
Variables - Documentation - BrightSign Documentation (atlassian.net)
I have your email address and will send you a message when I have time. I can send you a bare-bones version of my remote dashboard script for you to try out if you have a spare / test unit available. It will likely not be suitable for your environment as-is, especially if you have existing BrightAuthor-based presentations and schedules already deployed, but you could use it as a starting point.
Ken
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