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I should think the most common functions would be power on\/off, input selection and brightness however as it is just a software interface commands can be combined so a single button could change both inputs and brightness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalview.com\/blog\/mobile-app-bluetooth-connectivity\/digital-view-bluetooth-app\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1637\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1637\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.digitalview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Digital-View-Bluetooth-app-486x400.jpg?resize=486%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Digital View Bluetooth app\" width=\"486\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.digitalview.website\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Digital-View-Bluetooth-app.jpg?resize=486%2C400&amp;ssl=1 486w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.digitalview.website\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Digital-View-Bluetooth-app.jpg?resize=768%2C632&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.digitalview.website\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Digital-View-Bluetooth-app.jpg?w=934&amp;ssl=1 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>As a proof of concept we created a simple Android based application paired with a Bluetooth interface to provide smartphone control of functions on Digital View LCD controllers. 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