How to Use the Serial Port Write Data App

The newly launched Serial Port Write Data App connects your sensor controls with your content. THIS FEATURE IS CURRENTLY IN BETA. CONTACT US TO ENABLE IT ON YOUR ACCOUNT. Before continuing, make sure you have player version 10.1.0 installed on the device. Configure the serial port on the Player’s Settings … Read more


Serial Port Triggers

  1 – Install the OnSign TV “Serial Trigger Adapter”  module The Serial Trigger is an additional OnSign TV Module that will read the events sent over the serial port and trigger the associated content at the OnSign TV player. Download the Serial Trigger Adapter Install the Serial Trigger Adapter … Read more


How to add transition effects to playlist items

Transition effects are also available for campaigns and campaign timeline items. Check out this tutorial for an overview of transitions and animations. Choose an existing playlist or create a new one. On playlist loop, hover the mouse over the content you want to add the transition to.  Hit the gear … Read more


How to add files, media and Apps to a Playlist

Pack all files in a Playlist loop! Playlists are a great way for organizing and packaging your content. Once your Playlist is created, they can be published to a single Player, or a group of Players. A Playlist can be built with: Media files or Apps Campaigns Other already created Playlists Important:Media … Read more


Lift & Learn Setup – Nexmosphere

To implement the lift-and-learn solution you will need: OnSign TV Windows player Nexmosphere Controller Nexmosphere Antenna Driver Nexmosphere Antenna One, or more compatible RFID tags 1 – Hardware Setup Before configuring the software, let’s make sure you have your hardware set. Connect the Antenna to an XR Receiver Connect the … Read more


How to estimate playlist duration

Obtain a precise estimative of playlist duration taking into account content restrictions. Deploying playlists is a great strategy to keep strict control of content playback on your signage network. On a single page you are able to have an overview of signage playback, and target content based on time, day … Read more


How to cycle video ads

Add videos to your Playlists and activate the Playback Mode Cycle Items to cycle content in a loop. The easiest way to manage ads and make sure content doesn’t repeat itself unnecessarily is by having multiple playlists. Another tip is to group content together by categories and alternating content categories. … Read more


How to manage Campaigns in Playlists

Manage Campaigns in Playlists and simplify content publishing. Playlists are a tool available on the OnSign TV platform to easily manage Campaign playback orders, keep control of total playback length and also publish lots of content to several Playlists with few clicks of a button. You can learn how to … Read more


How to distribute Campaigns by Category

Use Playlists to organize and distribute your Campaigns by Category. If you wish to display a varied cycle of content throughout your signage network, you can publish Playlists to Players instead of publishing Campaigns one by one. There are several advantages, such as better control of total playback length, easily … Read more


Create complex Playlists

In this tutorial, we are going to explore another usage of Playlist which, combined with Campaign Cycling, will make your digital signage even more dynamic. You already know the benefits of publishing Playlists instead of Campaigns separately to a Player and how to create them. You simply group Campaigns into … Read more


Add restrictions to Campaigns in Playlist

This tutorial will show you how to add a restriction to a Campaign in a Playlist. It is different than adding restrictions to a campaign that will apply for all players. You can also set a campaign restriction for a specific player. Click on the “Playlist” folder you saved the … Read more


Use categories to distribute campaigns

Sort out automatically different categories of campaigns in campaign playlist. For that, you need to create several categories to differ campaigns according to their purposes. Create news, entertainment, advertising and video categories, for instance. You can do that when creating a campaign. On your OnSign TV account, click in the tab … Read more