Command Types

Introduction

Commands are actions that you can schedule to be executed on a remote player. Commands are scheduled to be run either immediately or at a certain time. Recurrent schedule enables you to configure the command such that it executes based on a recurrent pattern. Once executed, the remote player will send back the execution results. From CampaignManager Web, you will be able to see the execution results and confirm whether the command executed properly or not.

Command Types

Command designer has a list of build in commands that facilitate different actions on the remote player. A brief description of these commands is given below.

Basic Commands

Basic Commands are simple commands that perform a particular action on the player such as turn off display, turn on display, turn off sound etc.

Turn Off Display Device	When this command executes, it forces the remote display device to enter sleep/power saving mode.
Turn On Display Device	When this command executes, it forces the remote display device to wake up from sleep/power saving mode.
Turn Sound Off	When this command executes, it mutes the sound of the remote machine.
Turn Sound On	When this command executes, it unmutes the sound of the remote machine.
Restart Player/Dappler	When this command executes, it shut down and restarts the player/dappler software. NOTE that the pc is not rebooted for this command.
Delete Player Data and Restart	When this command executes, it causes the player/dappler to clear its own data and restart.
Reboot Remote PC	When this command executes, it causes the remote PC to shut down and restart.

Commands Requesting Logs

Commands Requesting Logs - these commands force the players to send logs immediately.

Request Play Log	When this command executes, it requests the remote player/dappler to return a play log now. The play logs will contain proof of play of media.
Request Activity	When this command executes, it requests an error log dump from the player/dappler. The error log will contain a list of problems (if any) the player/dappler has encountered.

Commands Changing CM Player Configuration Settings

These commands when executed change the CM Player configuration settings and force the player to restart.

Change Play Log Post Back Schedule Command	When this Command executes, it changes how often player returns its proof of play logs. You can set the value in the Command Designer. The value is set in hours. The following image shows the command.
Change Activity Log Post Back Schedule Command	When this Command executes, it changes how often player returns it is activity/event logs. You can set the value in the Command Designer. The value is set in hours.
Change Device Service Call Interval Command	When this Command executes, it changes how often player checks in with the CM service. Unless you are changing content very rapidly or need to be able to change the displays immediately, this interval should be as long as possible. Ten minutes will be sufficient for most purposes.

AMT Commands

AMT Commands are used to manage remote player assets on AMT capable players. These commands use Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) to manage assets. This includes discovering AMT-enabled PCs even when they are powered off, ability to power on/power off AMT capable machines with human intervention etc. For more details about AMT commands please refer to AMT commands article.

AMT Power On	When this command executes on an AMT enabled machine, it powers on the machine. The machine needs to be in power off state before this command can execute.
AMT Power Off	When this command executes on an AMT enabled machine, it powers off the machine. The machine needs to be in power on state before this command can execute.
AMT Restart	When this command executes on an AMT enabled machine, it restarts the machine (shut down and restart). The machine needs to be in power on state before this command can execute.

Pre-Defined Commands for NEC Devices

These custom commands are designed for the NEC devices only (NEC Devices LCD4010/LCD4610)

Query Power Status (Custom)	When this command executes, it queries and sends back the status of the NEC device display status (whether the display is turned on or off).
Display Power On (Custom)	When this command executes, it forces the NEC device to enter sleep/power saving mode.
Display Power Off (Custom)\|When this command executes, it forces the NEC device to wake up from sleep/power saving mode.\| \|Query Mute Status (Custom)	When this command executes, it queries and sends back the status of the NEC device mute status (whether the sound is turned on or off).
Turn Sound Off (Custom)	When this command executes, it mutes the sound on the NEC device.
Turn Sound On (Custom)	When this command executes, it unmutes the sound on the NEC device.
Get Device Temperature (Custom)	When this command executes, it sends back information about the temperature of the NEC device.

Enable/Disable Android Player UI

Turn Android Player UI Off	This command is used to disable Player UI showing on screen on android devices.
Turn Android Player UI On	This command is used to enable Player UI showing on screen on android devices.