ID-AL My Video Player – Quick Start Guide V1.2
5.4 Scheduler
In order to schedule commands, a file named
scheduler.tm2
must be generated on a computer thanks to the
Scheduler software (downloadable from www.id-al.com), then placed into the
SYSTEM
folder.
5.5 Serial Frames
The serial frames that the system needs to send must be listed in a file named
serial.txt
, which can be created
with a raw text editor on a computer according to a specific syntax, then placed into the
SYSTEM
folder. This file can
also be created and edited using the player remote administration (see 4 Starting the Player). The transmission of
the serial frames can be programmed using folder or file tags, or a direct command order. See the user guide for
details.
5.6 Further Configurations
Various aspects of the playback and of the usage scenario can be configured in the on-screen menu ( ), under
Playback engine settings
and
Scenario settings
, respectively. Contrary to all the other settings, the
scenario settings are linked to the specific use case programmed on the storage device. That’s why they are saved
by the player in
SYSTEM\scenario-config.json
on the current storage device in order to make them easily
portable to other players.
5.7 Playback Start Synchronization
This feature allows to synchronize the start of playback of a designated file within a group of players over the
network, using the selected multicast UDP port:
•
With the
[SYNCHROxxx]
file tag (e.g.:
Video A[SYNCHRO001].mp4
), the player sends the
xxx
synchronization request to all the other players within the group.
•
The players receiving the
xxx
synchronization request look for a file with a name beginning with
xxx
in the
SYNCHRO
folder (e.g.:
001 Video B.mp4
). All the players of the group then start the playback
synchronously.
•
For all the players in the group, in the setup on-screen menu
( )
, select
Scenario settings
→
Playback start synchronization
, then enable
Playback start synchronization
and change
the
Multicast UDP port
value if needed (by default:
44830
).
5.8 Receive Serial, TCP/IP, or REST commands
The player can be controlled on an Ethernet network using TCP/IP (port
65079
) or REST. It can also be controlled
on the RS-232 serial link (from
9600
to
115200
baud) in exclusive mode (send commands and receive states) or
in “Daisy Chain” mode (send commands only). The protocol which defines the 3 bytes command frames is identical
for the TCP/IP and the serial link. The references of the REST API for controlling the player (methods, requests and
responses) are specified in dedicated documentation. See the user guide for details.
6 Identify the Player on the Ethernet Network
The IP address of the player is indicated in the on-screen menu (
→
System settings
→
Network
→
Connected
) with the infrared remote control.
It is also possible to identify the player on a network using its mDNS
name
EVP380-
sernum
,
sernum
being the serial number indicated under
About
in the on-screen menu ( ).
7 Factory Reset
This feature restores the default factory settings and erases the content of the player internal storage. This is done
in the on-screen menu (
→
System settings
→
Storage & reset
→
Factory reset
, then follow the on-
screen instructions.
8 Further Steps
Go to the support page of the My Video Player on www.id-al.com for the advanced features, further information,
documentation, firmware, software, and examples.
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