Hi Jordan from ENTTEC here today we're going to tackle the basic functions of the S-play
in under six minutes the S-Play is jam-packed with heaps of features so let's get to it.
The home page gives you the perfect overview of the current status of your S-Play starting at the
top you have the level of your internal storage the cpu load the temperature of your S-Play and
the current date and time which is based on the location settings of your S-Play from here you
can switch between light and dark mode English and Chinese language as well as log in get immediate
output information from your S-Play and lock the S-Play device if you decide to lock the S-Play
users without the username and password will not be able to change settings or playlists or have
access to most of what the S-Play has to offer they will however be able to play pause stop and
dim the intensity of any playlist on the home screen any playlists that you don't
want on the home screen can be hidden from view. Moving on to the queue section here you get an
immediate overview of all your cues which can be sorted by id cue name queue type duration or
you can simply search for them. To create a queue you simply click the plus button and then
select the type of queue you want to create. Once selected you can type the queue name and
configure the required parameters. You can also preview the queue before saving.
There's also a handy new info button that allows you to quickly display the output information
of each universe of the S-Play and monitor outgoing data in real time by clicking the I icon.
An event is a single action triggered by one of many different protocols and it can be placed on
a playlists timeline these allow you to integrate the s-play with external systems by placing events
in the playlists playback. Network-based events such as UDP art-net sacn and OSC can be broadcast
or sent to the local host to activate playlists stop or play triggers on the playlist timelines.
This allows you to create complex and potentially interactive installations. To set up an event
press the plus here select the type of event and fill out the relevant parameters to use.
Then click send event to test that the parameters are correct before saving.
Triggers are an awesome feature that allow for endless possibilities. They're accessed
via the external contacts or via RS-232. To set up a trigger click on the plus button then fill
in the prompts this will vary depending on the type of input you selected. Once you've
created your trigger press save trigger. Just like events you can filter your
triggers through ID, protocol and name or you can just search for the
particular trigger you're wanting to edit. This is where the fun begins. Now that we've
created our cues events and triggers we can begin to bring it all together with playlists.
Using the timeline down the bottom you can drag and drop your cues events and or triggers to
create the playlist you desire. Once your items are in your timeline you can change
the placement of each item to start and stop at your desired time. You could also add a fade in
for each cue to get a smoother transition. You can also finally change the opacity of each cue.
By creating a schedule you can customize when each playlist is played. You can have it change
with intervals from seconds to weeks to months to years or even according to the moon cycle.
Astronomical. Once we've decided the schedule we then select the playlist or all playlists
and we can add when you want your playlist to start stop or pause. This can be a specific
date and time or you can set it for sunrise or sunset. The S-Play automatically tracks when
the sun is due to rise or set based on your location settings you can also offset this
to get your playlist to begin just before or just after sunrise or sunset to make the
change in natural light suit your project the best. Finally you can select what date
you want your playlist to end on or how many repetitions you want to complete before stopping.
Interfaces are perfect for anyone who wants to set up a quick clear page where you can control the
basic functions of your playlists. If you'd like to make one you first start by pressing the plus
then give your interface a name and a url. Group it for clean organization and then press save.
Once the interface is saved you can go in and customize it by clicking edit. This window here
lets you add widgets for various functions such as play pause and stop as well as allowing you
to set the master or per playlist intensity. You can change the size colour and location of
the widgets to create a simple personalized layout for easy control over your playlist.
This section is where you can select active storage create backups of your project upload
previous projects to your S-Play copy from one storage location to the other or get
more information about the available storage in various locations connected to your S-Play
here you can change the name of your S-Play and get more information about the following settings.
Output settings art-net sacn and dmx settings network storage settings remote access settings
playback configuration settings date and time settings location settings which are especially
important if you want to have your schedules based astronomically or based on sunrise and
sunset finally you can update your firmware and perform a factory reset if you ever need to
So that's it the basics of the S-Play we hope this quick little rundown has helped
you wrap your head around this powerful device or maybe it's giving you some more
inspiration to start getting into the nitty gritty of the S-Plays capability
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