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--- blocks:app-note [2022-09-20 20:32]
admin Added Monitoring Display Spot Connections link
+++ blocks:app-note [2024-03-22 13:57] (current)
mattias [General Applications]
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-====== Blocks Application Notes  ======
+===== Blocks Application Notes  =====
 Blocks application notes provide inspiration and make it easy to try out ideas, hone your Blocks skills and learn best practices. Many application note come with a complete set of files that includes everything you need to run it on your Blocks system (see below for installation notes).
-====Applications====
+=== Common set-up instructions ===
+Many application notes come with a complete set of files (commonly referred to as a "Blocks root") for running the application on your own blocks server. To use such a Blocks root, [[blocks:app-note:start|follow these instructions]].
+====General Applications====
   * [[blocks:app-note:audioguide|Audio guide application]]
-  * [[blocks:app-note:displaymediaselector|A remote control sending Blocks to Spots]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:displaymediaselector|A remote control switching Blocks on Spots]]
-  * [[blocks:app-note:3d|Displaying a clickable 3D object]]
-  * [[blocks:app-note:panorama|Creating a 360 degree panorama]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:before-after|A before/after comparision]]
-  * [[blocks:app-note:staggered_slideshow|Create a staggered slideshow over multiple screens controlled by a task.]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:staggered_slideshow|Create a staggered slideshow over multiple screens using a task]]
-  * [[blocks:app-note:sync-task|Synchronize a task to the progress of a video]]
-  * [[blocks:app-note:deepzoom|Use Deep Zoom as a custom HTML web block]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:subtitles|Subtitles and Closed Captions]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:camera-block-integration|Camera Block Integration]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:simple_quiz|Simple Quiz]]
+=== Personal Visitor Experience ===
+Application notes and examples for learning about the Visitor Data Tracking capabilities introduced in Blocks version 6.
+:!: You server must have the additional Visitor Data Collection license to use these application notes.
+  *  [[blocks:app-note:visitor:hello-world|Collecting Basic Data using Visitors Phone]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:visitor:basic-tag-only|Collecting Data using RFID/NFC Tokens]]
+=== 3D, Panorama and Deep Zoom ===
+  * [[blocks:app-note:3d_block|Displaying a clickable 3D object]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:panorama|Creating a 360 degree panorama]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:deepzoom|Use Deep Zoom as a custom HTML web block]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:unity|3D or interactive content based on Unity]]
 ===External video sources===
   * [[blocks:live-video|Use live video in Blocks]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:networkcamera|Network camera over RTSP]]
- ===Control===
+===Control===
   * [[blocks:app-note:art-net-dmx|Art-Net/DMX512 Control]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:nexmosphere|Use Nexmosphere sensors and actuators]]
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   * [[blocks:app-note:controlling-a-pc|Remote control of a PC from Blocks]]
   * [[blocks:zigbee|Zigbee Lights and Power Switches]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:firmata|Controlling Arduino pins using Firmata protocol]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:arduino|Connecting an Arduino microcontroller with encoder to Blocks]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:netio|Control Netio Power Distribution Units using MQTT]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:netio_modbus|Control Netio Power Distribution Units using Modbus/TCP]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:siemens_logo_modbus|Control a Siemens LOGO! PLC with Modbus/TCP]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:flic|Use Flic2 wireless buttons as a triggers in Blocks]]
-===External data sources===
+===External Data Sources===
   * [[blocks:app-note:collection-feed|Displaying an External Data Source using Feeds]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:google-calendar|Use a Google Calendar as a feed in Blocks]]
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   * [[blocks:app-note:googlefeed|Rendering a Google spreadsheet data using a Feed]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:slideshow-from-folder|Populate a slideshow with images in a folder]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:rss-feed|Use RSS feeds as source in Blocks]]
-===Time===
+===Time & Synchronization===
+  * [[blocks:app-note:sync-task|Synchronize a task to the progress of a video]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:time-keeping|Clocks and Time-keeping]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:world_clock|World clock]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:currenttime|Animated wall clock ]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:countdown|A basic countdown timer]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:sunclock|Sun Clock and Sun Angle]]
-====How-to examples====
+===Miscellaneous Examples===
   * [[blocks:app-note:detailed-spot-information|Listing Detailed Spot Information]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:spot_connection_monitor|Monitoring Display Spot Connections]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:password|Partial password protection]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:sendloginmail|Send the server logs over email]]
-  * [[blocks:app-note:ken-burns|Adding a "Ken Burns" effect to a slideshow]]
-====Extended documentation====
-  * [[blocks:app-note:zebra|Set up the Zebra EC30 as audio guide device]]
+ ===Integrating Custom Content===
-  * [[blocks:drivers:serial|Controlling devices with RS232/RS485 serial data with Moxa Nport]]
-  * [[blocks:drivers:ir|Controlling a device by emulating an IR remote]]
-  * [[blocks:advanced_scripting:example1|Postion tracking sensor with bar code reader]]
-===Integrating Custom Content===
   * [[blocks:app-note:intra-browser-communication|Integrating a Spot with a custom web page]]
   * [[blocks:app-note:basic-interaction-from-a-custom-web-page|Basic Interaction from a Custom Web Page]]
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   * [[blocks:app-note:unity|3D or interactive content based on Unity]]
-===CSS Styling===
-  * [[blocks:custom_styling|Custom Styling with CSS]]
-==== Common set-up instructions ====
+====Extended Documentation====
+  * [[blocks:app-note:zebra|Set up the Zebra EC30 as audio guide device]]
+  * [[blocks:drivers:serial|Controlling devices with RS232/RS485 serial data with Moxa Nport]]
+  * [[blocks:drivers:ir|Controlling a device by emulating an IR remote]]
+  * [[blocks:advanced_scripting:example1|Postion tracking sensor with bar code reader]]
+  * [[blocks:server:publish-on-internet|Publishing an in-house Blocks server on the Internet]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:isaac|ISAAC A/V monitoring system integration]]
+====CSS Styling====
+  * [[blocks:custom_styling|Custom Styling with CSS]]
+  * [[blocks:app-note:ken-burns|Adding a "Ken Burns" effect to a slideshow]]
-Many application notes come with a complete set of files (commonly referred to as a "Blocks root") for running the application on your own blocks server. To use such a Blocks root, [[blocks:app-note:start|follow these instructions]].