AC7960 USB Multi-media Playback

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The Aero Base Station supports looping video and image playback from an external USB stick, making it ideal for displaying corporate content or functioning as a simple digital signage player. 

 

To enable this feature: 

1. Use a USB stick formatted in FAT32. 

2. Create a configuration file named ewplayer.ini download a sample file from the ACT website. 

3. Place all media files, along with the ewplayer.ini file, in the root directory of the USB stick. 

 

Limitations:

The following limitations apply when using the USB playback feature: 

 

1. USB Format and File Placement 

  • Only FAT32-formatted USB drives are supported.
  • Video and image files must be placed in the root directory of the USB drive. 

 

2. Supported File Formats

  • Video: MP4, MKV, TS, and AVI formats are supported.
  • Image: JPG, PNG, and BMP formats are supported. 

 

3. Supported Encoding 

  • Video Encoding: H.264 and H.265 are supported.
  • Audio Encoding: MP3 and AAC are supported. 

 

4. Screen Sharing Compatibility 

  • Enabling any screen-sharing functionality will automatically disable the USB playback feature. 

 

12.1 Ewplayer settings


To create the ewplayer.ini file, follow these steps:

  1. Choose a Text Editor
    • On Windows, use Notepad.
    • On macOS, use Brackets or any similar text editor.
  2. Create the File
    • Open your text editor and paste the configuration text provided below into a new document.
    • Save the file as ewplayer.ini.
  3. Prepare the USB Stick
    • Copy the ewplayer.ini file to the root directory of a FAT32-formatted USB stick.
    • Add compatible video or image files to the root directory of the USB stick.
  4. Insert and Play
    • Insert the USB stick into the Base Station.
    • Wait for the looping playback to begin automatically.

 

Configuration Example (ewplayer.ini):

 

[ewplayer] 

play_mode=0 

# 0: Default value, play videos and images; 

# 1: Images only; 

# 2: Videos only; 



image_show_delay=15 

# Image playback delay: Default is 15 seconds, range [1-3600]. 



video_mute=0 

# Enable video mute playback: Default is 0 (not enabled).

 

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