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music.bsp
2008/1/*-WED-16:00
video.mpg
2008/1/*-*-07:00
breakfast.bsp
2008/1/*-*-14:00
demo.csv
In this example, the image “image.png” will be displayed starting on December 15, 2007
at 3:20 PM. On December 25, at 4:16 PM, the playlist “music.bsp” will start. The next
specification indicates that “video.mpg” will start playing at 4:00 PM every Wednesday
in January, 2008. The playlist “breakfast.bsp” will start playing at 7:00 AM during
January, 2008. Finally, “demo.csv” will be launched everyday in January, 2008, at 2:00
PM.
Note that blank lines can be added (as above) to autoschedule.txt files to improve
readability. Additionally, “REM” lines can be added to annotate these files.
Scripts
BrightSign can be used without any knowledge of scripts to accomplish common goals
such as playing looping video or playing a slideshow (see the prior section in this manual
“Playing Media”). It’s easy to control your digital signs or kiosks with a USB keyboard
or remote using a simple script. In addition, using CSV files you can create more
sophisticated signs. But by adding scripts, you can create the most interactive digital
signs or kiosks. For a fee, Roku can help you write scripts. Contact
[e-mail] for more information.
A script is a simple program that controls behaviors, like video playback, based on events
such as button presses. Scripts are also commonly used on PCs and Web Sites. For
example, Microsoft Office “macros” are often Basic Scripts. Adobe Flash apps often rely
on ActionScripts for their logic, and web pages are often driven by scripts written in
PHP, Perl, or JavaScript. If you don’t have scripting skills in-house, IT and Web
developers can be contracted to write scripts for you. Roku can also be contracted to
develop custom scripts and applications (contact [e-mail]
).
BrightSign has a built in scripting language (called BrightScript), similar in many ways to
the Basic found in Microsoft Office, or Windows XP “Windows Script Hosting”
VBScript.
Scripts can be as simple as one or two lines, and as complicated as thousands of lines.
Hello world
Here is how to create your first, very simple script