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The Diagnostic Web Server (DWS) is a powerful tool that enables inspection of various player settings and diagnostic details. Both a Local Diagnostic Web Server (LDWS, accessible over the local network via the player’s IP address or by typing http://BrightSign-NNNNNNNNNN.local into a browser where NNNNNNNNNN is the serial number) and Remote Diagnostic Web Server (RDWS, accessible via either the Control Cloud or Content Cloud at bsn.cloud) are available. General info about the DWS can be found here and more specific info about the RDWS can be found here.

Media Analyzer

The DWS includes a useful tool that can analyze media files for playability. More info can be found here.

HTML

HTML is a common format for displaying presentations on BrightSign players. The HTML Best Practices document will likely be very useful to developers. Specific sub-sections from that document worth noting individually are listed below.

Web Inspector

Web pages can be debugged over the local network using the Web Inspector.

Chromium Version

The Chromium version that BrightSign players use is likely several versions behind that version that most users are using in their web browsers. Find the Chromium version for the specific firmware version of your player here.

During development and testing, it is useful to have the correct version of Chromium on your Mac or PC. More information about this can be found /wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/5893564 and here.

Logs / Diagnostics

Logs contain important diagnostic information about players. System logs (sometimes referred to as player logs) from the player are available and can be gathered via a syslog server, telnet or SSH, or an RS-232 serial cable. More info can be found here.

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