{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"expand","attrs":{"title":"BrightAuthor Version 4.7"},"content":[{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Version 4.6","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://brightsign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BA46/pages/141695556"}}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Version 4.4","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://brightsign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BA44/pages/84414493"}}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Previous Versions","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"http://support.brightsign.biz/entries/314526-brightsign-user-guides-troubleshooting"}}]},{"text":" ","type":"text"}]}]}]}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"center","width":0.0},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":116,"id":"fa79a611-7bc5-48ab-a167-1f486152f0b5","collection":"contentId-370671900","type":"file","height":100}}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The Serial Input event specifies the action that occurs when the BrightSign player receives input from a device connected to a serial port.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Specify port","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":": Enter the port number of the input device. 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