DATA DISPLAY GROUP
Manual
5.2
Network Configuration of ArtistaControlCenter (ACC)
ArtistaControlCenter (ACC) is Windows software, which can be used to update the media content
on the ArtistaMEDIA board over Ethernet. To use this functionality, ACC must be installed on the
Windows Host system and configured properly.
For further details on this issue, please read the “
ArtistaControlCenter ACC Operating Manual
”.
This document comes with the ACC installation.
Please pay attention to enter the same IP address or Host Name you already have assigned to
ArtistaMEDIA in section
Network Configuration of ArtistaMEDIA via Web Frontend
to the field
“
Host name or IP
” into the “
Network Setup
” dialog within ACC.
To make sure, that everything is configured correctly, the connection test can be performed within
ACC. If the results are positive, your ACC is prepared for content updates over Ethernet.
6
Content Update Procedures
There are three different methods to update content on ArtistaMEDIA:
1.
Use an USB Flash drive that contains the new show, insert it into the board and wait until
the new show starts on the player
2.
Use ACC to transmit the new show over network directly to the player
3.
Use a FTP server to store the new show. ArtistaMEDIA checks this server periodically for
changes and downloads the new playlist and media files automatically
If the FTP method is used, the other two methods are disabled and vice versa. A detailed
description of the content update procedures can be found below.
6.1
Content Update with USB Flash Drive
To update the media files stored on ArtistaMEDIA with an USB Flash Drive, the following steps have
to be executed (firmware version 2.2.0 or higher is required):
Use ACC to create a show and export it to the USB Flash Drive. This creates the directory
“
ArtistaMediaContent
” in the root directory of the USB Flash Drive. This folder must
contain the file “
playlist.xml
” and all the related media files
Plug the USB Flash Drive into the USB port of ArtistaMEDIA and wait
ArtistaMEDIA will automatically start to copy the new content (playlist and media files) to
the internal data storage (Compact Flash Card or Hard Disk Drive). Depending on the size of
the new media files, this can take several minutes. ArtistaMEDIA continues to play the old
playlist in the meantime
After copying the new content to the internal storage, ArtistaMEDIA will start to play back
the new playlist in an endless loop. The old playlist and media files are deleted from internal
data storage at the same time
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