AMX DESIGN XPRESS-PROFESSIONAL V 1.1 - PROGRAMMER GUIDE Specifications

Programming GuideInspired SignageInspired SignageXPressIS-SPX-1000/1300Last Revised: 11/20/2013

Inspired Signage XPress Programming2 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideMinimum Recommended PC RequirementsIS-XPress will operate on Windows XP, Vista

Appendix92 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideCreating a Serial Protocol FileNext, create a IS-SPX Player protocol file using the AMX Serial Protocol

Appendix93 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide4. Enter the Command Name in the appropriate field (FIG. 117) and select the Type of data to be accepte

Appendix94 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide7. Next, click Add Variable to enter the Volume Control variable (FIG. 119). This time, select Range ins

Appendix95 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideScreen Mute (Picture On)Enter Variable Name: screenmuteSelect Type: ListCommand Name: OnVariable as Tex

Appendix96 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide10. When you are finished entering the variables, click Finish to save your changes. This opens the Vari

Appendix97 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideCreating New TemplatesThe ultimate step will be to create new PowerOn and PowerOff templates in XPress.

Appendix98 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide9. For PowerOn.svg, click on command and then select the attribute to the right (currently “PowerOn”). C

Appendix99 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide5. Set the From time to the desired time you want the monitor power to turn on.6. Set the To time to on

Appendix100 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide11. Save the project. The monitor will now power on and off at the time set in the new.ics file.Serial

Appendix101 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideCommonly Used TermsFSMThe .fsm extension on files generated by the Serial Protocol File Editor (for mo

Inspired Signage XPress Programming3 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideInstallation LocationWhen installed, XPress is accessible from the Windows St

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Inspired Signage XPress Programming4 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideLearning XPress Authoring FeaturesThe first step towards using XPress authorin

Inspired Signage XPress Programming5 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideThe notion of a project as introduced by XPress has several advantages. In pa

Inspired Signage XPress Programming6 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide5. Click OK to create the new project folder.Browsing PanelThe browsing panel

Inspired Signage XPress Programming7 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideChanging the type of a Collection modifies the behavior of XPress when openin

Inspired Signage XPress Programming8 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideImporting PowerPoint PresentationsWhile the IS-SPX Player doesn't support

Inspired Signage XPress Programming9 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideOther templates will be provided in future releases of XPress. For more infor

Inspired Signage XPress Programming10 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideEdit a Media PropertyThe Media property allows you to control the display pro

Inspired Signage XPress Programming11 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideBy default the following parameters are not shown. To make them visible, exp

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Inspired Signage XPress Programming12 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideEditing Media Elements LayoutMedia elements can be declared as transformable

Inspired Signage XPress Programming13 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideThe right-click on an element opens a popup menu with the following shortcut

Inspired Signage XPress Programming14 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideMulti-Layered SVG TemplatesBy default, each time you create a new SVG documen

Inspired Signage XPress Programming15 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideDefault Position: position of the top-left corner of the new layer. By def

Inspired Signage XPress Programming16 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideComposing a playlist SVG document1. Right-click in the browsing area and sele

Inspired Signage XPress Programming17 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIn addition to the Properties tab, playlist SVG documents instruct XPress to

Inspired Signage XPress Programming18 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideSpecial News TemplatesTo simplify the creation of dynamic content, XPress is

Inspired Signage XPress Programming19 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide7. Customize the settings of your news source using the Properties tab. The

Inspired Signage XPress Programming20 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideUsing Format HelpersThe Format Helpers are a set of files which can be added

Inspired Signage XPress Programming21 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideScalable Content and Aspect Ratio of Your DisplayThe IS-SPX Player natively

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Inspired Signage XPress Programming22 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIt may happen that the same content will be displayed on monitors with differ

Inspired Signage XPress Programming23 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideNote that in XPress, you may change the aspect ratio of the preview panel by

Inspired Signage XPress Programming24 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideThe Effect list allows you to remove or to customize effects. It is possible

Inspired Signage XPress Programming25 Inspired XPress - Programming GuidePublishingTo publish a project manually to a device, do the following:1. Ope

Inspired Signage XPress Programming26 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideMonitoringXPress keeps a list of the devices available in the network using t

Inspired Signage XPress Programming27 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideSecurity: You can also directly add user names and passwords for protected d

Inspired Signage XPress Programming28 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide3. Drag and drop from the browsing panel of your XPress project any individu

Inspired Signage XPress Programming29 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideAdd Events To a ScheduleTo add an event to a schedule:1. Open your schedule

Inspired Signage XPress Programming30 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideModify the Scheduling Properties of an EventYou can edit the properties of an

Inspired Signage XPress Programming31 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideDefine Recurring EventsEvents can be scheduled as a single-time event or as

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Inspired Signage XPress Programming32 Inspired XPress - Programming GuidePreview Scheduled ContentXPress allows the user to preview scheduled content

Remote Control33 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideRemote ControlOverviewThe IS-SPX Player has powerful remote control capabilities. You can use the

Remote Control34 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideNext, associate the menu document with a variable name. This configuration is done in the Properti

Remote Control35 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideFinally, some values have predefined functions. By default, these are:NEXT: move to the next pa

Remote Control36 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIf you do not have an IS-SPX Player at hand, you can still test the remote control protocol with c

Remote Control37 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide<html><script>function set( name, value ) {var request=new XMLHttpRequest();request.o

Remote Control38 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIn the example (FIG. 49), a mapping is made for the key codes sent by common USB remote controls u

Remote Control39 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIt is also possible to use JavaScript directly to control the value of the shared variables. The

Remote Control40 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideThe timestamp can also be specified as a relative percentage of the total duration of the media if

Remote Control41 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideGET Embedded In an HTML PageThe playback GET method can also be embedded in an HTML page. The exa

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Remote Control42 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideGetting Feedback On the Playback ProgressIt is possible to activate optional reports that will be

Remote Control43 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideRemote TriggersRemote triggers let you display some text, video or animation on the IS-SPX Player

Remote Control44 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIt might be desirable for the main media not to start over each time it is reopened. In this case,

Synchronized Content45 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideSynchronized ContentOverviewA video wall is a set of screens accurately placed to create a

Synchronized Content46 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideCreating a Configurable Multiscreen Project1. Open My Projects Tab in the Workspace area (FI

Synchronized Content47 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide6. Changing the information in the Fields by double clicking each input area.<Title -

Synchronized Content48 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideNote that you can use a negative value for the frame border for overlapping projected screen

Synchronized Content49 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide5. Right clicking on the new template file screen_16x9_2x2.svg, offers a menu to rename the

Synchronized Content50 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideEditing Multiscreen Content Once the index file has been created, you can start working on y

Synchronized Content51 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideConfiguring XPress and the IS-SPX PlayerBefore you can publish your project, you need to co

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Synchronized Content52 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide4. Look for the Multiscreen ID under the Identification title. This needs to be changed to r

Synchronized Content53 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideThe IS-SPX Player comes pre-configured with some public NTP servers, which are fine to regu

Synchronized Content54 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideAdvanced ConfigurationUsing an IS-SPX Player as an NTP ServerUnder certain circumstances, yo

Synchronized Content55 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideConfiguration of the IS-SPX Player Acting as MasterIdentify the “master” IS-SPX Player that

Synchronized Content56 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideSyntax for Multiscreen Synchronized ContentThe following XML code must be implemented into t

Synchronized Content57 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIf you want to use your multiscreen in a setup combining synchronized and unsynchronized co

Synchronized Content58 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideExtension of JavaScriptWhen using JavaScript in an SVG file, the variable MULTI_SCREEN_ID is

Synchronized Content59 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideExample: Screen Layout With “Spread Displays”A completely free pattern may be adopted for y

Synchronized Content60 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideExample: JavaScriptThe following example shows the usage of the JavaScript MULTI_SCREEN_ID v

Synchronized Content61 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideCalibration consists in finding the offset in frequency between the internal clock and a NT

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Interactivity63 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideInteractivityOverviewIn addition to static control of displays through an IS-SPX Player, Inspired

Interactivity64 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideCreating a Touch Screen MenuNow, let’s begin with creating a basic touch screen menu. The menu will

Interactivity65 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide5. Click on the menu_button.svg file and add an action ID to the button (FIG. 74). The default in

Interactivity66 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideTesting the ProjectNow, enable the Interactivity Mode in XPress. This is done by clicking the Enabl

Interactivity67 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideCreating a Keyboard MenuKeyboard menus offer an additional level of interactivity, as these allow

Interactivity68 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide6. Add an Action ID to each button. This may be any letter or number combination, but should be uni

Interactivity69 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIn this instance, let’s consider changing the features of the menu itself. Each button in the menu

Interactivity70 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide3. Also under Highlight, note the Opacity and Width fields. The Opacity field controls the opacity

Interactivity71 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideNext, open the Interactive controls section (FIG. 89). This section contains three additional vari

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Interactivity72 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide4. Click on the keystroke.svg layer to open it and click on the Key Identifiers tab (FIG. 91).5. In

Interactivity73 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide4. When finished, press the Save button at the top of the Edit Mode workspace to save your changes

Interactivity74 Inspired XPress - Programming GuidePlayback TemplateThe playback.svg file has several functions, including allowing you to play and pa

Interactivity75 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide7. The commands supported by the playback.svg file are:PLAY [time]PAUSE [time]TOGGLE [time]

Interactivity76 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide2. Drag and drop a media file into the Workspace. Click the Save button at the top of the Edit Mod

Interactivity77 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide6. Double-click the slider.svg file and view its properties (FIG. 101). Make any changes you wish

Interactivity78 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIS-SPX Player ConfigurationIn order to run interactive projects, the IS-SPX Player must be configur

Interactivity79 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide9. By default, the Network API port is disabled on the IS-SPX Player. Click the Enable API server

Interactivity80 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide3. Press the Start calibration procedure button and follow the calibration procedure on the connect

Serial Protocol File Editor81 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideSerial Protocol File EditorOverview The AMX Serial Protocol Editor allows users to c

Inspired Signage XPress Programming1 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideInspired Signage XPress ProgrammingIntroductionThe Inspired Signage XPress me

Serial Protocol File Editor82 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideIn the Edit Variable page (FIG. 109), enter a Command Name, select whether the comman

Serial Protocol File Editor83 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideWhen using the Edit Variable page for a Range variable, the Command Name field is no

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Shared Variables85 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideShared VariablesOverviewThe IS-SPX Player introduces a new mechanism called “shared variables”.

Shared Variables86 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideThe function createSharedVariable returns a SharedVariable object that should be used to install

Shared Variables87 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideList of Commands Network API CommandsUPDATE Syntax:UPDATE [timestamp] “name” “value”\r\nUse

Shared Variables88 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideEnabling the Network APIThe network API must be enabled on the IS-SPX Player before it can be ut

Shared Variables89 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideAPI EmulationXPress may emulate the IS-SPX Player network API on the API port 1234. By default,

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Appendix91 Inspired XPress - Programming GuideAppendixSerial ControlThis section will assist with showing you how to update both the IS-SPX Player an