The GPS event specifies the action that occurs when a BrightSign player, connected to a compatible USB GPS device, enters or exits a defined geographical region.
- Event Direction: Determine how the event should trigger in relation to the defined region.
- Enter Region: The event triggers when the device moves from outside the defined region to inside of it.
- Exit Region: The event triggers when the device moves from inside the defined region to outside of it.
- Region: Define the size and shape of the circular region.
- Radius: Specify the radius of the circular region. Use the dropdown menu to specify the units in Miles or Kilometers.
- Latitude (degrees): Define the center of the circular region as a latitudinal coordinate.
- Longitude (degrees): Define the center of the circular region as a longitudinal coordinate.
Tip
You can create more than one entry or exit region by adding multiple GPS events to a single state.
Note
The minimum effective radius (to trigger an event) depends on the sample rate of the GPS unit and the speed of the unit. If the unit takes one sample per second, consider the speed at which the unit is moving and pick a radius that will contain at least four samples. For example, if you have a car driving 32km/hr (20 mph) and a sample rate of 1hz (1 per second), you would need a minimum radius of ~35m in order to have four sample opportunities within the radius.