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Connect the LED outputs to the LED ANODE and connect the LED CATHODE to the ground. If you want to connect another device, then the output is capable of sourcing or sinking up to 3.3V at 24mA, but there is a series resistor of 100Ω in each line.

The GPIO also allows for connecting of external contact closures to the ground. In order to connect a switch, connect one side of the switch to the switch input, and connect the other side to one of the ground pins on the GPIO connector. The connector can also supply 3.3V at up to 500mA to an external device. The 3.3V output is polyfuse-protected and can source up to 500mA.

If one BrightSign player is driving the inputs on another BrightSign player, then you can drive at most three inputs from one output. The following calculations explain this limitation:

Note

Note

The GPIO outputs have 100Ω series resistors; the GPIO inputs have 1K pullup resistors to 3.3V; and the input threshold is 2V high and .8V low. The high voltage is not problematic, but the low voltage can be if there are too many inputs connected to one output.

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The RJ45 connector on the XT series supports 1000BASE-T networking, as well as Power over Ethernet (PoE) Type 1 and Type 2. Note that there are operational restrictions when using PoE Type 1.

Note

Note

WiFi is always disabled when a player is powered by PoE. 

The maximum length for Cat 5E cable is 91 meters for PoE applications and 100 meters for non-PoE applications; the allowed length can be higher or lower depending on the quality of the cable.

Warning

Important

The equipment should be connected only to PoE networks without routing to the outside plant.

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The full-scale voltage output of the analog audio is 2V RMS. The minimum load impedance is 32Ω.

The analog audio connector has the following pinout:

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  • Tip: 3.3V@50mA

  • Ring: IR Input

  • Sleeve: IR Output

Note

Note

The sleeve is used as a ground during input operations.

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