GPS

The GPS component allows you to control playlists by location (GPS coordinates). A typical application of this functionality would be a Player that is located on a form of transport, for example a Taxi or Bus. The module sends instructions to the Player for GPS playback at certain key Waypoints along a Route.

To set up a route you first have to insert a collection of waypoints. To do this, click ‘Add-Ins’ on the menu bar and move to ‘GPS’ and select ‘Waypoints’.

 

 

This opens the Waypoint list form.

 

 

To add a Waypoint, click the ‘New’ button.

 

 

Waypoints are entered by adding GPS coordinates. Mediacaster uses the ‘Degree Decimal’ GPS coordinate format to indicate a GPS waypoint. Enter a description of the Waypoint and the GPS coordinates and click ‘Save’. Do this for all the Waypoints on your Route. You will end up with a collection of waypoints.

 

 

Once you have your Waypoints defined you can move to creating a Route. Click ‘Add-Ins’ on the menu bar and move to ‘GPS’ and select ‘Routes’.

 

 

This opens the Routes list form.

 

 

Here you will define which Playlists are triggered at which Waypoints. Click the ‘New’ button.

 

 

In this form:

1.  Click the ‘Waypoint’ dropdown and choose a predefined Waypoint.

2.  Click the ‘Playlist’ dropdown and select the Playlist you would like to play at this Waypoint.

3.  Enter the radius in meters from the GPS coordinate that you would like the Playlist playback to trigger. This is the waypoint area.

4.  You now have various options within the waypoint area that define the behaviour when the  Playlist is triggered:

a.  ‘When entering waypoint area …’

i. Choose ‘Interrupt scheduled media playback’ if you would like the Waypoint Playlist to play as soon as the Player enters the Waypoint Area.

ii.          Choose ‘Complete scheduled media playback’ if you would like the Waypoint Playlist to only play when the scheduled Playlist has stopped playing.

b.  ‘While inside waypoint area …’

i. Choose ‘Play waypoint list once’ if you would like the Waypoint Playlist to play once and then return to the scheduled playlist.

ii.          Choose ‘Loop waypoint list’  if you would like the Waypoint Playlist to continually loop while in the Waypoint area..

c.  ‘When exiting waypoint area …’

i. Choose ‘Return to scheduled programme immediately’ if you would like the Waypoint Playlist to stop playing and return to the scheduled playlist.

ii.          Choose ‘Complete waypoint playlist before returning to scheduled programme’ if you would like the Waypoint Playlist to finish before returning to the scheduled Playlist.

 

Click ‘Save’. Once you have completed all of the stops along your Route they should appear in the Routes listing.