I have 50+ HD223 & HD224 units that I'm going to be using for a game of sorts. A host will push a button attached to an Arduino (this Arduino also has handles some functionality unrelated to the BrightSign) and the Arduino will pick a random prize to deliver to a random location. Each prize has an associated video file to be played in Zone 1, and the location will be shown via some text in Zone 2. There's probably going to be 30+ prizes and 10+ spots.
Ideally I'd like to do this via serial, but the HD223/4 don't have a serial port. If I try to do it via GPIO I imagine I'll have to write a custom script to handle all the different possibilities. I can go with UDP, but that will require a bigger box for my little Arduino setup and adds a bit of unnecessary overhead.
If I do go with UDP, can I trigger a video and change some text with BrightAuthor without having to write a script? Any other suggestions?