Balthazar is a free PHP-based web script to allow remote control of any LED sign using the Alpha protocol (including all Beta-Brite models, Alpha models, and others made by Adaptive Micro Systems).

Here are some key features of "Balthazar":

· Works with any AMS brand LED sign
· Easily accessable
· Simple to install
· Configurable time delay allows the admin to set how often people can set messages
· Admin lockout so only admin can change message
· Admin can change censored words
· Admin can view logs of message setters
· Admin can remotely reboot, shut down, or boot up sign
· Admin can synchronise time/date
· Censoring
· MySQL logging of set messages vs. IP addresses
· MySQL database to contain config info and a web script to set them
· Users can select what animation effect to use
· Users can enter codes to insert date/time and change colours

Requirements:

· Apache 1.3.20 or later
· PHP 4.0 or later
· MySQL 3.0 or later

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Misspellings corrected
· Reset sign causes failure corrected
· Optimised SQL calls in Lock and Blank scripts
· Displayed the current message on both "set message" pages
· Implemented 15 "SignScript" codes to insert date, time, and colours