BrightSign User Guide October 6, 2006 Palo Alto, California USA www.rokulabs.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 3 EXAMPLES .................................................................................................................................... 3 FIRMWARE VERSIONS .................................................................................................................... 3 BRIGHTSIGN DOCUMENTATION ...............................................
Introduction The Roku BrightSign HD600 is a complete standalone Digital Sign or Kiosk Controller that can play content from standard Flash memory cards or over an Ethernet network. BrightSign can be used in looping or interactive modes while displaying video and images on almost any standard or high definition display. It has no moving parts, is completely digital, is compatible with standard media authoring software, and is very reliable.
Example BrightSign Setups Probably the simplest way to use BrightSign is to put a video or set of still images on a CompactFlash card, and use a VGA cable to connect the BrightSign to a flat panel monitor. Variations on this setup include using the component out to connect to a High Definition display (like a PlasmaTV), or even connecting to a standard definition display. As well as looping video or slides shows, you can add audio by connecting powered speakers, and you can add interactivity.
Playing Media with BrightSign Media can autoplay from a CompactFlash card, be played via a script on a CompactFlash card, or can be tested using the serial shell commands. Auto Playing a Video File Upon Power-up To autoplay a video file on power-up or reset, do the following: 1. Copy the video file onto the root directory of a CompactFlash card and name it “autoplay.vob”. To copy files from a PC to a CompactFlash (CF) card, you may need to purchase a USB multi-card reader/writer for about $20. 2.
. After a few moments, the slide show should play and auto loop. Auto Executing a Script Upon Power-Up 1. Create the script using a text editor (see the script section of this manual for more information) 2. Save it to the root directory of your CompactFlash card with the name “autorun.bas” Media Types Supported With the 1.0 version of the BrightSign software the following media types are supported: • MPEG2 Video Files (aka “VOB” files). These are the same types of files that are found on DVDs.
Device Software and Upgrading The BrightSign HD600 is pre-programmed with two primary software images: a “Safe Mode” and a “Run Mode”. The Safe Mode software image is write protected, and not changed once programmed by the factory. Its main purpose is to validate that the run mode rom image is not corrupt, and boot the unit. In addition, it can upgrade or reprogram the main run-mode rom image. The main run mode software image is stored on a flash rom and may be upgraded in the field.
3. Configure the terminal for: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, NO flow control, “TTY mode”. 4. Insert a CF card into BrightSign with some test files on it (24 bit BMP graphics, 48KHZ mp3 files, VOB video, etc) 5. Optionally connect speakers or VGA monitor to the BrightSign 6. Power-up the BrightSign 7. After a few moments you should see the BrightSign shell appear. 8.
• • • • Speakers/Amplifiers with stereo line-level inputs Audio playback devices with SPDIF optical digital audio input PC via Serial Port IR Remote Control using the “NEC” protocol. A compatible remote can be purchased from Roku. Scripts BrightSign can be used without any knowledge of scripts to accomplish common but simple goals such as playing looping video or playing a slideshow (see the prior section in this manual “Playing Media”).
Roku Objects Take a look at the section of this manual titled “Auto Playing a Video Upon PowerUp”. It shows a simple five line script to autoplay a video, looping. You’ll see it uses the CreateObject() function. This creates a Roku Object. These “objects” provide access to all of BrightSign’s features: playing video, playing images, etc.
270 280 290 300 msg = wait (500, tmr) sw.SetOutputState(butn+17,0) msg=p.GetMessage():if type(msg)<>"rotINT32" then 290 goto 220 Learning More and Support The following resources can help you get the most from your BrightSign: 1. Visit www.rokulabs.com/brightsign 2. Refer to each of the different BrightSign documents available (listed at the start of this manual). 3. Visit the BrightSign community Forums to discuss projects with other customers and Roku engineers: www.rokulabs.com/forums 4.
