Programming Details for our Sunburst™ LED Signs and Displays
4+ Billion Color & 4+ Thousand Shade Monochrome
 |
 |
.jpg) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
TURN-KEY LED Sign Manufacturing, Sign Installation, and Sign Service since 1990
FREE Pre-Programming for Same-Day Operation
You
won’t need to install or configure any software yourself. While your LED sign is
being manufactured we work with you to collect your initial messaging and fully
create the new static and/or animated messaging slides for you and pre-program
the sign in advance.
When power is turned on your sign is immediately operational and displaying your
approved messages. No delays. No setup headaches.
After installation, your team receives on-site training so you can confidently
create and schedule future messages with ease. Plus, if questions ever come up,
our technicians are available to assist you remotely at any time.
Very few sign companies offer this level of service. Pre-programming, software
setup, on-site training, and ongoing remote support are all standard with us
... not add-ons.
Static vs. Animated Messaging
Sunburst LED Signs can be programmed to display both static message slides and animated-background messaging slides. Animated-background messaging slides draw much more attention, but are not legal in some cities.
Programming Incorporating the Internet (Websites, etc.)
Sunburst LED Signs can be programmed to display a portion of your (or anybody's) website ... not just the text and images that you manually program, but anything that is on the internet, in real time! This greatly expands the opportunities for your business and can potentially streamline and unify the update process which may allow your business to get more done with less work!
Typical LED signs are programmed with software or a cloud service where the user inputs messages or uploads images then posts them to the sign. If you also update a website this means double entry. First you upload your message/slides to your website and then you do the same thing for your LED sign.
But you can kill two birds with one stone by programming our sign to look at various parts of your website (you only have to do this once) then you can update your sign by just changing the message (or images) on the website. Automatically your sign(s) will also change. This is extremely valuable for businesses that have multiple signs, although it's useful in a variety of circumstances.
Let's say you want to display the weather that's listed on a website. Simply tell your sign to display the X/Y coordinates of that website for, say, 5 seconds. Now your sign will always have that website's weather reading rotated in with all the other screens you have created. We show you how to do this as a part of our training program.
You can also display feeds like a stock ticker. If your site has a scrolling graphic across the top that cycles through numbers, like a ticker, you can tell your sign to display the X/Y coordinates of that graphic and now your sign also has the ticker on it!
Integrating a programmable digital LED sign with a website offers several other benefits for a business.
Real-time Updates: The ability to display a part of a website on the LED sign allows for real-time updates. Any changes made on the website, such as promotions, announcements, or live data, can be immediately reflected on the LED sign.
Promotions and Special Offers: Businesses can use the LED sign to highlight promotions, special offers, or time-sensitive deals that are featured on the website. This can drive traffic to the physical location or encourage online engagement.
Enhanced Communication: Using the LED sign to display website content can serve as an additional communication channel. Important information, announcements, or event details can be communicated effectively to a wider audience.
Event Promotion: Businesses hosting events can promote them on the LED sign in real-time, directing interested individuals to the website for more details or ticket purchases.
Time-Sensitive Information: Displaying time-sensitive information, such as daily specials, event schedules, or changing product availability, allows businesses to keep customers informed and engaged.
Programming Software
"Our guy who did all the programming for the sign doesn't work here anymore and we can't get into the software to change the message. It has a password and we don't know what it is. I tried calling the company that built it but they're no longer in business!"
Mary Chriswell, Adams Valley Farms
More than any other part of the sign the CMS (Content Management System) programming software determines the usability of the system.
Most sellers of LED Display signs, whether they manufacture their signs or import them from China, brag about their "Proprietary" software used to operate their signs. We don't.
Even though our key personnel are very comfortable writing computer programs in several programming languages, we realize that we will never be smarter than the thousands of Microsoft® engineers who worked together to create PowerPoint®.
Because of this, we created our open-architecture programming software designed to use PowerPoint® to create your animation and messaging; or CorelDRAW®, or Photoshop®, or any graphics software you are familiar with.
You already know how to program the sign because there's no new proprietary programming system to learn. However, tutorials are a part of our programming.
Proprietary is BAD, not good.
Our CMS programming is quick and easy, and “automatically” brings you more and more customers, without ANY increase in expenses!
Standard features of our programming software include:
-
Encryption so that no one else can operate the sign (with current technology it would take 5,389,762 years to crack the encryption).
-
The programming computer's screen displays exactly what the sign will look like. Our software automatically enlarges your graphics and videos to fit the screen, with no additional steps required.
-
Slides can be created using PowerPoint®, CorelDRAW®, Photoshop®, or any graphics software.
-
Text can be directly entered onto a slide.
-
You can add multiple images at once, speeding set-up time.
-
The programming computer can communicate with the sign in several different ways to best fit your business (wireless bridge, wifi, hardwire, cellphone, etc.) Programming access via other computers, from other locations, using the internet, are all possible. The sign runs on its own internal DSMP processor.
-
One click updates the sign.
-
Incognito. Our system does not necessarily require software to be installed on the computers that program our signs, it is optional. We are not gathering your data to sell as some domestic and foreign competitors do, which is why they only offer cloud/internet access.
-
Our system allows for the use of Text, Graphics, Animation, Slideshow, Video, Scheduling, Time, Temperature, and Automatic Brightness Control as described individually below.
Do you know that a .jpg image file automatically adjusts pixel locations as the image is scaled larger or smaller, to continuously create an image with smooth edges – not the choppy “building block” look of older image files (and older LED displays.)
Sunburst’s programming software automatically does this also, to display the best image possible.
FREE Computer or Wireless Communication Bridge
For a limited time only, we offer an option to our customer. Either a Wireless Communication Bridge (2 miles line-of-sight range) for cloud-based programming over your existing computer’s internet connection, or a FREE laptop with software installed and setup to work with your sign over WiFi. This option is available with every Sunburst™ LED Sign purchase and our knowledgeable Sales Representatives will help you determine which is best for you.
What’s Wrong with most Cloud-Based Programming Systems?
In the worst of all signs, the CMS software to program the sign is not even in the sign owner's possession. It is not on a programming computer, it is "on the cloud" (aka: OneDrive® or Google Drive®.) The sign must have high-speed internet access, and be “on” 24/7.
Most competitive cloud-based systems require proprietary programming on the programming computer. Their purpose is not customer usability. Programs installed on computers, given permission to access the internet/cloud, can gather and transmit personal data. Be aware that this is not just signage data, it is anything stored on the computer.
You also need a high-speed internet connection. If internet access is slow, programming is intolerably slow also. This is especially bad when the cloud server is not in America. A server in China that hosts cloud based software for operating your sign in the United States is extremely slow and difficult to use!
What if the sign manufacturer does not actually own the software? Frequently they will use a third-party system which they have to pay for. What happens when they stop paying for the service?
What happens when they start charging exorbitant prices to YOU for the service?
Or, what do you do if whoever controls the software on the cloud goes out of business so your sign cannot be programmed by anyone? Your sign immediately becomes a very expensive static sign.
Operating and programming software that you both own, and possess, are definitely in your best interests.
So, What’s Great About Our Cloud-Based CMS Programming System?
Cloud systems can be great ... if done right. You can potentially program your sign from any computer, anywhere. It makes programming your sign easier, getting technical support easier, automatically updating your software, automatic hardware updates, and more!
Our LED Signs use a highly encrypted cloud based system for programming your signs. It is hosted in the United States so it is fast, easy-to-use, and can be done from anywhere with a computer and an internet connection.
You are provided all of the login and password information. You are also provided the actual software so in a worst-case scenario you can put the software on one of your computers and bypass the cloud service altogether.
NO competitive signs offer you all of this versatility.
Computer Link Types – All 4 Types are Available in Every Sign
Wireless. In all Sunburst Displays™ a wireless router in the sign is available to communicate using a wi-fi signal when the programming computer is attached to a modem. Usually adding an optional wireless communication “bridge” can solve range limitation problems.
Hard-wired. Connection comes from a Cat.5 cable that connects the sign to the existing network or computer in your building. We strongly recommend that the Cat.5 cable be installed and connected to your network if possible. Absolute security.
Cloud-based. If Internet is available, a connection can be internally activated in the sign.
Cellular. Our standard sign design allows for a cellular Sim card to be added so that the sign has internet access over available cell towers in instances where the sign is so remote that internet is not available but cell-phone service is.
Initial FREE Set-Up Options
Our customers have the options of on-site programming and/or cloud-based programming.
If you prefer to program your sign on-site we will provide a FREE laptop with our CMS programming software pre-installed. Want proof we are not interested in gathering and selling your data? We offer to install our programming on this stand-alone computer that does not require internet or cloud access.
You simply update the sign by connecting to it over WiFi. This is ideal in situations where the internet is not readily available at that location. You can create your slides anywhere, they are stored on this computer, but to publish them to the sign you will need to be within range of the WiFi signal (see “Wireless” above.)
-or-
We can provide a FREE wireless communication bridge connection between the sign and your building’s network so that you can program your sign over the cloud, from anywhere, from any computer, because our system does not require special programming on the accessing computer. With the help of your IT Personnel we'll setup this point-to-point system and connect it to your internet. With this type of cloud based programming you can create your slides AND publish them from anywhere. Our SignProgrammer™ cloud system is high-speed, and based here in the USA, you will not have access problems, or the time-out error problems Chinese-made cloud-based signs have.
You also receive a link to download our stand-alone software for personal safekeeping. This ensures that you will always be able to program the sign directly even without using the cloud, giving you all the best features of using cloud-based programming but with the security of owning the software yourself.
Or, for an additional fee, we can provide both programming options.
What’s Wrong with LED Signs with Hand-Held Programmers?
These less-expensive, limited-matrix, limited-color signs won’t present the best image of you.
-
The signs don’t run video programs; you can only program wording, and sometimes icons.
-
You have to stand outside in front of the sign to program it. Rain or snow (etc.)
-
If the control is damaged they are usually irreplaceable.
Street-Smart™ Marketing Programs Available
In response to some of our customer’s needs, we have created subscription marketing programs so that you don't have to be marketing savvy, or creative, or even attentive to the sign.
We'll do it for you!
Our backgrounds include University-trained graphic arts, business, marketing, and psychology professionals.
You can tell us what your goals are for your Sunburst™ LED Sign, and we will create an effective marketing program for you. We'll handle everything, including updating it on your sign (still without needing cloud based or proprietary software.)
Ask for details.
Literature
We believe we are the only sign company that offers informative literature on signage, our "Sign Buyer's Guide" series.
Our most popular Guides are:
52 Page Brochure
44 Page Brochure
40 Page Brochure
40 Page Brochure
40 Page Brochure
40 Page Brochure
Also Available
Also Available
 |
|
 |
104 Product Videos |
