New Zebrix v3 player

All your screens and external players are using Zebrix players version 2.0 for now. That version itself being an evolution of the initial software 1.0 of 2014. That version has now reached a high level of maturity and stability. However, in order to better answer the incoming stakes and challenges, and to bring new innovative functionnalities, we have choose to re-write from the scratch the Zebrix player code, while thinking ahead from the very beginning, of all future functionnalities our customers would need in the years to come. We decided to name that version “V3”

Right now, every content update (playlist modification or page edition contained in an ongoing playlist) forces a screen to restart playback from the begining of the playlist. But with version 3, the update is done in backgroud, without restarting the playlist playback. The same is true for a page with a video, which will not restart from the beginning, as well as for the datasources

Version 3 downloads the shcedules (with their corresponding medias, pages and playlists) in advance. All that data is stored on the screen's memory or the player's disk, allowing them to keep working as usual even without internet connexion

When you set advanced schedules on some elements of the playlist (e.g. that content has to be displayed only from 06/01/2019 to 08/24/2019 between 11:00AM and 2:00PM); those conditions will now be taken into account

It is now possible to synchronize playback between different devices, with identical of different contents (But they need to have the same length).

It's possible to manage authorized switch-on times, manage exclusion days, comply with Ecowatt regulations, set backlight levels (only on displays).

Even more innovatives functionnalities are coming.

Version 3 of the Zebrix player is compatible with all SAMSUNG SSSP screen running on Tizen as well as external Zebrix players with the appropriate firmware :

It is usualy possible to update any player to the lastet firmware. That operation can be done remotely in some cases or by doing an automated usb update. Please contact Zebrix support for any assistance with this (support@zebrix.net / +33 3 20 41 59 69).  

• You have to check that the screen/player have the required firmware, if not, you need to update the device before going to next step. In the « SCREENS » section, select one or more screens/players.

  1. Clic on the « Hardware tools » button on the taskbar. then, on the « Properties » tab , activate the switch « Zebrix player V3 ». The selected devices will then reboot and start running on the new V3 player.

  

• After reboot, you can always check if the screen/player is running on version 3 by clicking on the “monitor” tab.

• You have to check that the screen/player have the required firmware, if not, you need to update the device before going to next step
• In the server URL simply change the “screenv2” into “screenv3”.

For example :

• http://screenv2.zebrix.net ⇒ http://screenv3.zebrix.net
• https://screenv2.zebrix.net:6002 ⇒ https://screenv3zebrix.net:6002

1. Reboot the screen

• You have to check that the screen/player have the required firmware, if not, you need to update the device before going to next step.
• In the server URL simply change the “screenv2” into “screenv3” for example :

  • http://screenv2.zebrix.net ⇒ http://screen.zebrix.net
  • https://screenv2.zebrix.net ⇒ https://screen.zebrix.net
  • https://screenv2.zebrix.net:6002 ⇒ https://screen.zebrix.net:6002

  1. Manualy edit the Zebrix configuration file to activate the Version 3 player : Editing of zebrix.conf and change the parameter “OFFLINE_MODE” to “true”
  2. Save the file with the modification
  3. Reboot the external player