This guide covers the following steps:
Requirements before you begin:
A supported Signagelive player (Brightsign) activated against a valid Signagelive licence
A Nexmosphere controller and element
Video Tutorial
Below is a video guide on how your hardware setup may look:
Nexmosphere controllers and inputs
Nexmosphere boards use inputs (labeled 1 to 8 or higher) which will allow you to detect if a user interacts with the board, and enable the device to trigger an interrupt event as a result.
Please Note
If you are matching the Brightsign setup in the video above, your device must have at least the minimum recommended firmware. To check you have this firmware see our BrightSign configuration page.
The XN8 board, shown in our video above, includes 8 X-Talk interfaces that your users can interact with:
X-talk interface 001 5. X-talk interface 005
X-talk interface 002 6. X-talk interface 006
X-talk interface 003 7. X-talk interface 007
X-talk interface 004 8. X-talk interface 008
Your Nexmosphere element
A Nexmosphere element is any device that is plugged into the above-mentioned interface. These include devices from BrightSign's XN, XC, XM series and will be the item that is interacted with by a user. These devices include button pushes, IR receivers, and RFID sensors.
Please Note
For a full list of Nexmosphere commands, please see their own quick start guides in the Nexmosphere Support Documentation: https://nexmosphere.com/support-documentation/
Configure a Serial Device in Signagelive
After you have made a note of your Nexmosphere input command, you will want to navigate to the Serial Devices section (Settings > Serial Devices):
Click on the Blue plus icon to the left of this page
Select “New Serial Device”
Assign a name for this Serial Interrupt (Make it unique to the board being used for this Serial Interrupt)
Baud rate: 115200
Parity: None
Flow control: None
EOL: CR+LF
Port: 2
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Protocol: ASCII
Delay: 115
Please Note
Your player's port number will vary depending on the player type being used.
Your Nexmosphere device should be connected to your chosen player before an interrupt is published, for the trigger to show on the media player:
Publishing a serial device to your Signagelive player
Step 1: When do you want the content to be displayed on-screen?
Step 1: When do you want the content to be displayed on-screen?
Choose “As the result of a trigger”
Select “Serial Device” as your start trigger and select the instance you created earlier:
Please Note
For ending an interrupt, we recommend that you setup a single second long asset to trigger as a second Start Interrupt event, on the opposite interaction to the one your user makes. For example, the 'pick up' opposite interaction would be 'put down'. This will end the interrupt when the user returns the element on the board.
Once the Serial Interrupt instance has been selected, the UI will require you to specify the input command you wish to target on your Nexmosphere board:
Please Note
A typical input command from Nexmosphere:
X001 (X-talk interface) A[1] (Element command) to make this input: X001A[1]
Each element has its element command, which can be found in the quick start guides on Nexmospheres Support Documentation. Alternatively, you can see the relevant input commands using the Termite application. We have a guide on identifying a serial command value using Termite here.
Set a Configured duration you wish this interrupt to play for
Select the content you wish your player to show, once the trigger event takes place - 'Media Asset, Playlist or Layout'
Choose the player that you have your Nexmosphere board connected up to as your interrupt player
Then press 'Publish to Players' to complete the process
Step 2: What do you want to publish?
Step 2: What do you want to publish?
Select the Content type you want to publish - Media Asset, Playlist or Layout
Find and Select your own content from the window that appears
Step 3: Which player do you want to publish to?
Step 3: Which player do you want to publish to?
Select 'Select Players'
Choose the players you want to trigger the content from
Click OK to confirm your choice
After completing the above 3 steps you will now have the content on your player ready for the Nexmosphere board to send the command to trigger it to play.
How can I find out more?
You can always search for answers with the Signagelive Help Centre, but rest assured we have a dedicated Support Team that are ready to assist you with any questions you may have. We are always here to help as best we can, so just contact us for any help you require.