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So, armed with the protocol document and a functioning BetaBrite connection, I set out to write an easy to use. The Windows software works fine, but what I really wanted was a native. It's a lot easier to connect the BetaBrite to your PC through a RS-232 Serial to RJ-12 cable, then use the bundled Windows software to program the sign: The BetaBrite is fully programmable via the infrared remote, but keying in long messages on the remote is a giant pain. Sam's Club has the BetaBrite sign for a reasonable $160, and that includes the serial communication cable, handheld remote, and software.

The BetaBrite supports full text build status information in eight colors and 12 different font styles- including animations! It's way cool I have yet to see someone walk by my desk who isn't mesmerized by its hypnotic animation and colors. This two foot LED display beats the heck out of those retro-kitsch novelty build status indicators.

available on the device and stores the message in file "A" (see the PDF listed in the README regarding BetaBrite memory files).In the spirit of Lava Lamp build monitoring and Automated Continuous Integration and the Ambient Orb, I purchased a BetaBrite one-line electronic LED sign.

displays "This is some text" on the sign with auto-color.

Running "betabrite -h" displays the command line options.

Default installs put the "betabrite" binary in "/usr/local/bin".

Start by executing 'configure', followed by 'make' and 'make install' (provided there are no errors generated).

It *compiles* on linux x86 (RedHat 7.3) but not fully tested.

betabrite's limited functionality has been fully tested on Sun/SPARC systems with versions 8 & 9 of Solaris with gcc 2.95 and 3.While the primary goal is to have cool tools to hack the signs and develop a community of folks who share sign-related "stuff", I'm hoping it becomes something that will help me and others see what it takes to make something small into something very real and very useful. It uses the serial port to send instructions using the ALPHA Sign Communications Protocol (ASCP).Īdd a little Java, perl, XML, cross-platform libraries, standards, LED graphics-sharing/serialization and web-enabled components and you may start to see the bigger picture.

Betabrite is a small commandline utility to program a BetaBrite LED sign.