Onelan releases V6.2 of NTB software

Paul Milligan, 04 December 2008

Onelan has released its latest software release including increased interactivity and connectivity. V6.2 of the Net-Top-Box (NTB) software now comes with an option to allow touch interactivity, granting users access to content relevant to their interest.

The NTB allows a screen to be divided into multiple zones and each zone can have an independent playlist with touch interactivity. This permits part of the screen to be dedicated to a specific item of interest, such as an interactive shopping directory or Wayfinder.

The GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) capability provides the facility to direct playout by using external device inputs, including infra-red motion detectors, switches, buttons or even external systems such as Scada and building control systems.

By programming the playlist, external events or ‘trigger' signals can be used to stop, start or change on-screen information. Potential applications include the displaying of emergency fire exit information if an alarm is activated, a welcome message initiated when someone enters a foyer and a sales display that senses a customer approaching and changes from a poster for viewing at a distance to an interactive content display.

An optional feature is the Video Streaming Licence, allowing one NTB which is connected to a TV aerial to stream a single TV station across the network to other NTBs that are not connected to the aerial. The feature is for education networks or smaller corporate networks where multiple TV stations do not need to be viewed simultaneously.