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Using BrightSign as Remote for Another BrightSign (need sync help)

Luc Nutter

February 13, 2018 13:56

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Hi there BrightSign community! 

I have been looking through all the documentation and training videos, and have not found the answer to my question, so i am taking it to the forums.

I have 2 BrightSign XT1143's -  one is connected to an 85" TV (our "player") and one is connected to a 55" touchscreen panel across the room (our "remote")

I have made the touch zones in BrightAuthor for the "remote", but they are just playing the videos on "the remote" and not on the "player" across the room.   Is there a combination of a "sync" command or "link zones" that I need to use?

We don't want the "remote" screen to play the video -- we want it to only show the video options playlist (static .jpg image the whole time) ...... so I am guessing we would have "no state change" when the video is activated.... and then maybe using an "entry command" we can tell it to synchronize to our "player" TV ???

 

Please help!!!   Thank you thank you!!

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  Allen H. Porter February 13, 2018 14:16

  Each time you touch the screen on the "remote" you must throw out a UDP "word" to the local subnet.  And the "player" must listen for that UDP word and take action.  On the remote player attach a touch event to the mp4/jpg/whatever.  Double click the touch event and then the Advanced tab.  Attach a Send - UDP command and enter a "word".  On the player you attach a UDP event to whatever is to happen when the touch occurs...mp4, jpg, whatever.  That UDP event is a listen for whatever the word is you set on the remote.  See the examples below.

   

  Also, go to File - Presentation Properties - Interactive tab and make sure the UDP section settings are the same for both Presentations.  Defaults should be OK for a start.  I think BrightSign has the UDP word going to broadcast 255.255.255.255 on port 5000.  We have also set that to a Multicast address and mostly this section is determined by your network environment.

   

  Luck.

   

  
  
  

  

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  Luc Nutter February 14, 2018 13:24

  What an outstanding response!   Thank you for the clear and concise answer, everything is working perfectly!