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Marquee Manager Marquee Type: Types Overview
The range of Options you are offered for each marquee is dependent on which manufacturer and model you chose. Each marquee type has list of configurable options.
Andon Bin Cell
Andon Char Cel
Clock
Color Block
Controller
Counter
Marquee
Sounder
Stack Light
Option
Definition
Marquee Type
Cell Height
The height, in model specific units (perhaps pixels), of each cell within an Andon type display.
Cell Width
The width, in model specific units (perhaps pixels) of each cell within an Andon type display.
Channel Info
Number of speaker channels.
Channel Volume
Speaker volume of specific speaker channel.
Cyclic Settings
Tune type commands that are available.
Options are:
On duration only.
Continuous only.
Full cyclic tunes with on, off, and iteration control.
Default Delay
Length of time to wait with an empty message queue before sending the default message.
Delivery Confirmation
Enable or disable confirmation that the message was delivered to the appropriate display.
If delivery was unsuccessful, the logs will indicate that the delivery failed.
Insertion Order
Location for inserting new messages in the queue.
Options are:
LIFO: Last In First Out
The last message received is displayed first in the queue.
FIFO: First in First Out
Messages are displayed in the order they are received.
Justification/Alignment Support
Layout of the message on the marquee.
Options on the Marquee are:
Right-aligned
Left-aligned
Centered
Keep Alive Interval
Interval at which something (keep-alive) is sent to the board to avoid dropping the connection.
Maximum Duration
Maximum number of seconds to display the message.
Default is calculated as 400 milliseconds per character for the length of the roll-up message.
Note: Once the value is calculated, it will be increased to the min viewing duration if smaller, or limited to the max if larger.
Maximum Roll-ups
Maximum number of roll-up pages will be sent.
Note: This is calculated after a message has been broken down into pages.
Minimum Duration
Minimum number of seconds to display the message.
The Default is calculated as 400 milliseconds per character for the length of the roll-up message.
Note: Once this value is calculated, it will be increased to the min viewing duration if smaller, or limited to the max if larger.
Number of Bins per Cell
Number of cell variables, or bins, available per cell.
Number of Columns
Number of columns on a particular cell board.
Number of Lines
Number of vertical lines on the marquee.
Number of Rows
Number of rows on a particular cell board.
Number of Slots
Number of messages in the queue that will be displayed.
Number of Tunes
Number of tunes available for a particular sounder.
Priority Threshold
Lowest or highest priority message that will be queued and sent to the marquee.
Roll-up Wrapping Length
Length a particular word must be in order to be split and hyphenated, rather than carried to the next line.
Scroll Mode
List of the available scroll modes for the target. The options include, enabled, disable, or roll-up.
Sign Height
Height, in model specific units (e.g. pixels), of the target.
Sign Width
Width, in model specific units (e.g. pixels), of the target.
Slot Throttling Rate
Minimum time between messages sends (not yet implemented).
Time Format
Marquee will display in 12 or 24 hours from the Time Display drop-down.
Tune Auto Clear
Amount of time to allow a tune to play before clearing automatically. This will clear the tune from the sounders queue even if the clear for it has not yet been processed.