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1.3 Creating an Application

This section explains how to create your first display application and connect it to your display device.

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Welcome to BRICKS. This tutorial covers the third step of the operating system: creating a simple display application for your display device. By completing this small chapter, as shown in step three of the illustration below, you will easily learn the basic installation and setup of the BRICKS cloud smart display.

BRICKS Basic 3 Step

πŸ• Estimated time to complete this tutorial: 2–3 minutes

  • Step 1: "Open to Create Your First Display Application"

    On the BRICKS Controller page, click the [APPLICATION] tab at the top, then click the [New Application] button at the bottom left to start creating your first display application.

    BRICKS Controller Application Page

  • Step 2: "Basic Application Settings - Choose a Template"

    On the New Application pop-up page, you can set the application name by selecting and naming your app. Under "Create with Example," choose the [Slideshow] template, then click the [Save] button at the bottom.

    Create a new application with Slideshow template

  • Step 3: "Bind Application to Display Device"

    Next, go to the Application tab and select "Bind Device [Selected 0]" in the Operation column to start the process of binding the first display device to the application.

    On the application information page, set the device you want to bind.

    BRICKS Controller Application Information page

    After clicking Selected 0, a page will open for selecting the display device to bind. In the list on the left, you will see the name of the display device you just successfully streamed to. Please select that device from the list. When the selection is successful, a colored outline will appear in the center of the screen under Device Viewports, and the device name in the left list will be highlighted. At this point, click the [Update and Close] button at the bottom left to cast your first display application to your display device.

    Select the display device to bind your display application to.

    BRICKS Controller Devices Viewport

  • Congratulations on successfully completing your first display application! Let's check the display device to see if the first app is showing on the screen!


    For more information on applications, please see the next chapter tutorial.

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