Send Non-Printable Keys

serial port non printable keys (e g , function keys, enter, ctrl, alt, esc) can be sent via the player's serial port refer to the directions below for brightauthor\ connected or brightauthor classic brightauthor\ connected use the send serial byte command to send the decimal value of the desired key for example, if you need to send the serial string esc a to turn on your display create a presentation with an presentation docid 0vm0utpl2j8dss dfnhmo open the media state or event where you want to send the command click the advanced tab use the add command button to add two commands set the first command to send and the command parameters to serial byte set port to 0 (this works for most standard serial devices) and set byte to 27 (the decimal value for esc) set the second command to send and the command parameters to serial string (no eol) set port to 0 and byte to the letter a brightauthor classic use the send serial byte command to send the decimal value of the non printing character for example, if you need to send the serial string esc a to turn on your display create an interactive presentation (see interactive presentations docid\ zwhmgcsgupuubcs9q7oc7 for details) open the media state or event where you want to send the command select the advanced tab use add command to add these two commands set the first command to a send serial byte enter "27", which is the decimal value for esc set the second command to send serial string (no eol) enter the letter "a" port should be set to 0 for most standard serial devices screenshot 2024 06 05 at 9 36 39 am png keyboards brightsign players can accept input from non printing characters on a keyboard for example, to have the space bar trigger an event, you would enter "\<sp>" as the input value for the keyboard event in your brightauthor\ connected or brightauthor project to do this select the code in the chart below that corresponds to the keyboard character you need brightauthor\ connected add a keyboard event docid\ r8m4yuqd fjfowzne7ig4 to your content and enter the selected code in the specify keyboard input field field brightauthor classic add a keyboard input docid\ tegkuc4k ulo4xykhpbuh event and enter the code in the specify keyboard input field codes key code key code space \<sp> f1 \<f1> left arrow \<la> f2 \<f2> right arrow \<ra> f3 \<f3> up arrow \<ua> f4 \<f4> down arrow \<da> f5 \<f5> return \<rn> f6 \<f6> enter \<en> f7 \<f7> escape \<es> f8 \<f8> page up \<pu> f9 \<f9> page down \<pd> f10 \<f10> backspace \<bs> f11 \<f11> tab \<tb> f12 \<f12> insert \<in> f13 (prnt scrn) \<f13> del \<de> f14 (scrl lck) \<f14> home \<ho> f15 (pause break) \<f15> end \<ed>