RetailPlayer Firmware V6.6.0

Deployment

Change Log

New Features

• Store & Play: 

  • Receive S&P configuration from the Portal 

  • Download all tracks of all Store & Play instances assigned to the channel list 

  • Playout the S&P channel as soon as the first track downloaded is available

  • Parser of M3U files to playback the tracks following the predefined sequence as per m3u

  • Report S&P connection and download status to the Portal

  • Configurable update interval for verifying modification in the playlist

  • Support connection over ftp and http(s)

• RTP Forwarding:

  • RTP forwarding (BETA): forward the playing audio to an RTP stream with 16bit PCM, stereo, 44.1kHz

Changes/Improvements

• Fallback Tracks:
  

  • playback of fallback tracks is not interrupted during download of tracks, unless a file is modified while playing

  • start playing fallback tracks as soon as at least one track is available

  • automatically reload fallback tracks as they are downloaded, without interrupting playback

• Operation & Maintenance: 

  • Device will also update automatically if instructed to during the initial 10 minutes of operation

  • Improved clarity of help messages and UI guidance

  • enable compression of internal logs

  • improved relevance and retention of logs

  • When the portal URL is changed from the web interface, clear the device settings (soft-reset)

  • remove avahi related information from web interface (service not required on RetailPlayer)

  • include asset related information in diagnostics 

• Other: 

  • do not download assets from the portal if portal connection is down

  • added information about third party software and open-source licenses

  • timeout is more permissive while opening http streams

  • wait longer to retry opening a stream if the format is unknown/unsupported

  • URL scheme is now case-insensitive

  • Assets part of Cue Sets will play regardless of enable/disable state of asset.

  • stability and performance improvements

Fixes

• FIXED: RTP Forwarding causes glitches in the main playout  

Known Limitations / Issues

• Ethernet interface must be kept in DHCP mode to allow Wireless LAN operation

• WLAN interface is not identified by Discovery Tool

• Connection to S&P servers cannot be done over SFTP or FTPS

• S&P playlists cannot be served over HTTPS but only over HTTP

• When PLAY FROM USB is enabled but there is no USB pen drive inserted in the player scheduled assets and cues are not playing