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You can easily reboot one or more players in BrightAuthor, if they are on the same local network, by adding an Event Handler that responds to a UDP message in the presentation(s) scheduled on the player. This will allow the BrightSign iOS app or any app capable of sending UDP messages to reboot the player with the appropriate message string. This method can be adapted for other trigger mechanisms like Serial Input and GPIO Input, but the advantage of UDP is that it is a network-based communication that does not require additional wiring or cables.
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