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roControlPort
This object is an improved version of roGpioControlPort . It provides support for the I/O port of the BP200 and BP900 USB
button boards, as well as the on-board I/O port and side buttons on the BrightSign player. It also supports "button-up"
events. The object is used to configure output levels on the I/O connector and monitor inputs. Typically, LEDs and buttons
are attached to the I/O connector on the BrightSign player or the BrightSign Expansion Module.
Object Creation: The roControlPort object is created with a single parameter that specifies the port being used.
CreateObject("roControlPort", port As String)
The
port parameter can be one of the following:
• BrightSign: Specifies the onboard DA-15 connector, as well the SVC (GPIO12) and Reset buttons.
• Expander-GPIO: Specifies the DB-25 connector on the BrightSign Expansion Module. If no BrightSign Expansion
module is attached, then object creation will fail and Invalid will be returned.
• Expander-DIP: Specifies the eight DIP switches on the BrightSign Expansion Module. If no BrightSign Expansion
module is attached, then object creation will fail and Invalid will be returned.
Note: Hot-plugging the BrightSign Expansion Module is not supported.
•
Touchboard--GPIO: Retrieves events from the specified BP200/BP900 button board. Events are handled in
the same manner as events from the
BrightSign port.
• Touchboard--LED-SETUP: Sets various LED output options for the specified BP200/BP900 button board.
• Touchboard--LED: Sets the bits for each button on the specified BP200/BP900 button board. The bits
indicate whether the associated LED should be on or off.
Note: Since multiple BP200/BP900 button boards can be connected to a player simultaneously, the value
specifies the port enumeration of each board. An unspecified enumeration value is synonymous with a button board
with an enumeration value of 0 (e.g. Touchboard-GPIO and Touchboard-0-GPIO are identical).