Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V9.0.3)

Audio is muted or unmuted

A specified Layout starts or completes

The condition is specified when the Item is created and can not be changed. NOTE: only one RS-232 Item can be created

for each of the above conditions.

Press Edit to modify the Item properties and to view which Playlists refer to this Item.

Unused Items can be Deleted by using the button.

RS-232 Items are published as part of a Channel. If the iCOMPEL is a Channel Publisher or Subscriber, then you can

locally override both the Channel Configuration and / or the String for any Channel RS-232 Items

The Update button will set the specified properties.

The Last Response section details the response received the last time this Item was executed. Press the Execute RS-232

String button to execute the RS-232 Item immediately and display any response String.

RS-232 Item

Name

A name which uniquely identifies this RS-232 Item.

Send RS-232 String Action and RS-232 String

Check Send RS-232 String Action to send the specified RS-232 String. Clearing this setting will result in no RS-232 String

being sent - although all other enabled Actions are executed.

The RS-232 String is expressed in hexadecimal format. For example: 9F 80 60 3F 00 BE

DTR (Data Terminal Read) / RTS (Ready To Send) Action

If enabled then sets the specified RS-232 Output line to the specified voltage level. If cleared, then the specified RS-232

Output line is unchanged.

Use Local Override

If enabled, then this will send the specified Local Override RS-232 String, rather than the default RS-232 String.

The Local Override entry can be left blank to specify that no RS-232 String is to be sent.

Note: This section is only shown if Send RS-232 String is enabled, and the iCOMPEL is either a Channel Subscriber or a

Channel Publisher.

Add RS-232 Item

Name

A name which uniquely identifies this RS-232 Item. The Name must be specified and must be unique.

Perform Enabled Actions

Specifies if the RS-232 Item should be executed when encountered in a Playlist or automatically when the specified

Schedule condition is met.

Note: With the exception of Add to Playlist, only one RS-232 Item can be created for each of the above conditions.