ii Inspired XPress - Programming Guide
Table of Contents
news_ticker.svg..... ........................................................................................................ 19
news_crawler.svg .......................................................................................................... 19
Using Format Helpers ............................................................................................. 20
bouncing_text.svg.............. ........................................................................................... 20
fit_text.svg .................................................................................................... ................ 20
date_time.svg................................................................... ............................................. 20
switch.svg......................................................... ............................................................. 20
Scalable Content and Aspect Ratio of Your Display................................................ 21
Multimedia Effects.................................................... .............................................. 23
Adding Effects..................................................................................... .......................... 23
Configuring Effects.............................................................................................. .......... 23
Previewing.............. ................................................................................................ 24
Preview XPress Content..... ........................................................................................... 24
Publishing ............................................................................................................... 25
Using Quick Publish.......................................................... ............................................. 25
Monitoring................................................. ............................................................. 26
Manually Add Devices to XPress ................................................................................... 26
Check the Status of the Devices............................. ....................................................... 27
Open a Device..................................................... .......................................................... 2 7
Scheduling .............................................................................................................. 27
Scheduling the Content Displayed by an IS-SPX Player ................................................ 27
Create a New Schedule...... ........................................................................................... 28
Open a Schedule ........................................................................................................... 28
Add Events To a Schedule...................................................... ....................................... 29
Modify the Scheduling Properties of an Event .............................................................. 30
Define Default Events and Recurrences...................................................... ............ 30
Define a Default Animation.... ....................................................................................... 30
Define Recurring Events...................... .......................................................................... 31
Preview Scheduled Content .......................................................................................... 32
Data Polling Rates................................................................................................... 32
Remote Control ................................................................................................33Overview ................................................................................................................ 33
Remote Control of Content .................................................................................... 33
When To Use Remote Control............................. .......................................................... 33
How To Use Remote Control............................................ ............................................. 33
Triggering a Content Switch Over IP.......................................................... ................... 35
Example: Testing.................................... ....................................................................... 36
Switching Content With the Serial Port.................................. ....................................... 37
Switching Content With a USB HID Device ................................................................... 37
Switching Content From Another Device ...................................................................... 38