BrightSign Author (BrightAuthor:connected)

brightauthor\ connected has been rebranded to brightsign author see this page https //www brightsign biz/brightsign players/software/ for more information note that brightsign author ( brightauthor\ connected) is our latest app for managing content and players although similarly named, it is different from brightauthor classic, our legacy app development of brightauthor classic has ceased and it will soon be deprecated and replaced with brightsign author ( brightauthor\ connected) overview brightsign author (brightauthor\ connected) is brightsign’s latest app for player setup / management, authoring, and content management key features include multi platform free desktop app available for mac or pc ( download https //www brightsign biz/resources/software downloads/ ) web app version available at https //bsn cloud https //bsn cloud note that with the web app, players must be connected to the internet player setup docid\ xnnxywmv09iegziit7rwa configure and set up players for use player management docid\ uba8sfkmsajsibrbv4a6n monitor and troubleshoot players over the internet presentation creation docid 0vm0utpl2j8dss dfnhmo create presentations consisting of video, images, audio, html, and text presentation publishing docid\ go2vhvit1mkpm8wmrwgit publish presentations for players to display presentations can be delivered to players via several available publishing modes docid\ resciigy djrpuzgwaa4e new to brightsign? if you are new to brightsign, you are highly encouraged to go through the start here docid\ d1tz0hy4bh9ngcvuoe3of section which provides a quick, high level overview of how brightsign’s products work given that brightsign’s products function in highly unique ways, this is highly recommended reading from there, you can visit the quickstarts docid\ n3na hdxkvv7qt7cylmrd page where a number of quickstart guides exist to help you quickly set up your player and publish a presentation release notes for the production release and all future releases of brightauthor\ connected and bsn cloud can be found here docid\ awm5xcucx75kffaxtjwmd requirements to create presentations and publish them to your player, you will need the following mac or pc mac any mac computer running one of the last two major production releases of macos windows pc any windows pc that meets or exceeds the following minimum requirements 2 3 ghz cpu 2 gb ram required (4 gb recommended) 100 mb available hard disk space for program files (additional disk space required if storing content and/or presentations on your hard disk) one of the following operating systems windows 11 windows 10 (32 or 64 bit) windows 8 (32 or 64 bit) windows 7 (32 or 64 bit) the following is optional but recommended bonjour 3 x or later required for automatically discovering players on the local network; available with the airport utility installer web browser the browser version of brightsign author ( brightauthor\ connected) should be compatible with all major web browsers (e g , chrome, edge, safari, firefox, brave, etc ) brightsign player players must be running at least the indicated minimum os indicated series 5 au335, xcx55, xdx5, lsx5, hdx5, xtx5 (minimum os 9 0 22 3) au335 (minimum os 8 2) series 4 ( minimum os 8 0) xtx44, xdx34, hdx24, ls424, hs124 series 3 (m inimum os 8 0) xtx43, xdx33, hdx23, ls423, hs123, ho523 series 2 (minimum os 8 0) 4kx42 only display a monitor, tv, or touchscreen with an hdmi® input storage device as mentioned here docid\ o4yzospnpfagbglduleee , players require a separate storage device these can include any of the following microsd card (most common storage device) formatting requirements described here docid\ o4yzospnpfagbglduleee n ote that some very early player models use the larger form factor sd card if publishing a setup docid\ xnnxywmv09iegziit7rwa and/or presentation directly from your computer to a microsd card, a card reader / writer is required usb flash drive (supported on models with a usb port) m 2 ssd (xcx55, xdx35, xtx45, xtx44, xtx43, xdx34, xdx33 models only) msata drive (4kx42 models only) input device brightsign author ( brightauthor\ connected) can be used to create advanced presentations that take advantage of various types of input devices depending on player model, the following input devices are supported supported input devices touchscreens equipped with a supported touch controller see touchscreens docid\ acl5v8 jqiuq3sntxsnfo for a list of supported touchscreens brightsign bp200 and bp900 https //www brightsign biz/digital signage products/accessories/button panels usb button panels many brands of usb keyboards many brands of usb mice or trackballs many brands of usb bar code scanners quadravox serial button board amx, crestron, and similar control devices any gpio (open/close contact switch) button, signal, or led (your custom board or led display); gpio connections may require phoenix type gpio https //www brightsign biz/digital signage products/accessories/gpio terminal block terminal blocks pc (via udp or serial) ir input/output devices using the nec or pronto hex remote control protocols brightsign author ( brightauthor\ connected) supports ir events through the ir port as well as through ir usb devices (e g , iguanaworks usb transceiver https //www iguanaworks net/products/usb ir transceiver/ ) note the ls424/423 models have a usb c port, while many of the above usb devices (including the bp200/bp900) ship with usb a connectors brightsign sells a usb a to usb c https //www brightsign biz/digital signage products/accessories/usb c cables adapter for this purpose pdf manual