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Chapter 5 – Interactive Events 
Event  Description 
Advanced options. Select Input specifies variable if the name of the User Variable will 
be specified in the UDP input string or Specify fixed variable if you want to choose the 
User Variable in BrightAuthor. 
Serial Input 
Sets the action that occurs when a BrightSign player receives specific input from a device 
connected to the serial port.  
Enter the port number of the input data in the Specify port field (this parameter is set to 0 
by default). Set the serial string that triggers the next event in the Specify serial input 
field. You can use the <*> wildcard to allow partial string matches: For example, a serial 
input of “Error<*>code” would match both “Error 10 code” and “Error 20code” inputs. 
You can also specify whether you want to assign input to a User Variable under the 
Advanced options. Select Input specifies variable if the name of the User Variable will 
be specified in the serial input string or Specify fixed variable if you want to choose the 
User Variable in BrightAuthor. 
Rectangular Touch 
Sets the action that occurs when the user touches the specified rectangular area on a 
touch screen. 
When the Add Touch Event window opens, drag the box to resize the touch area (or enter 
the exact Size and Position). To add additional touch regions to the selected item, click 
Add Touch Region, define the parameters, and then click OK. 










