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title: HD120, HD220, HD1020
slug: legacy-docs/hd120-hd220-hd1020
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T07:10:52.795Z
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The BrightSign HD120, HD220, and HD1020 players can be used to drive a variety of HDTV and computer monitors for digital sign and kiosk applications. In addition to driving a video display, these players have many different built-in interfaces that allow them to be controlled.

This section specifies the hardware interfaces on the BrightSign HD120, HD220, and HD1020.

# Block Diagram

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# Interfaces

## HD120

| **Front**                                        | **Left**                                | **Right**                | **Back**                              |
| ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| DA15 female for GPIO, IR in/out, and 3.3 V power | GPIO button                             | SD/SDHC flash card slot  | Reset button                          |
|                                                  | Stereo 3.5mm mini plug for audio output | Red status/error LED     | DE-15 VGA video connector\*           |
|                                                  |                                         | Yellow update LED        | HDMI® connector                       |
|                                                  |                                         | Green power LED          | Power plug for 5 V power input at 3 A |
|                                                  |                                         | Green flash activity LED |                                       |

## HD220

| **Left**                                | **Right**                | **Right**                | **Back**                              |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| GPIO button                             | SD/SDHC flash card slot  | SD/SDHC flash card slot  | Reset button                          |
| Stereo 3.5mm mini plug for audio output | Red status/error LED     | Red status/error LED     | 10/100 Ethernet jack                  |
|                                         | Yellow update LED        | Yellow update LED        | DE-15 VGA video connector\*           |
|                                         | Green power LED          | Green power LED          | HDMI connector                        |
|                                         | Green flash activity LED | Green flash activity LED | Power plug for 5 V power input at 3 A |

## HD1020

| **Front**                                        | **Left**                                | **Right**                | **Back**                              |
| ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| DE-9 male RS-232\*                               | GPIO button                             | SD/SDHC flash card slot  | Reset button                          |
| DA15 female for GPIO, IR in/out, and 3.3 V power | USB connector                           | Red status/error LED     | DE15 VGA video connector\*            |
|                                                  | Stereo 3.5mm mini plug for audio output | Yellow update LED        | HDMI connector                        |
|                                                  |                                         | Green power LED          | Power plug for 5 V power input at 3 A |
|                                                  |                                         | Green flash activity LED |                                       |

 \* DE-9 is more commonly referred to as DB-9