Board vs screen vs player vs device

What you may be seeing

• You are not sure whether a change belongs in the editor, the Screens tab, or the player device.
• A support instruction says board, screen, player, or device and the distinction is unclear.

What usually causes it

• Canvas Relay separates editable content from the endpoint that plays it.
• TV hardware and the Canvas Relay player software are related but not the same object.

Do this

1. Board = the editable design/content you build in the editor.
2. Scene = one timed or rotating state inside a board.
3. Screen = a paired Canvas Relay endpoint in your organization. Assign a board to a screen from Screens.
4. Player = the Canvas Relay software running on the TV hardware or computer and receiving published releases.
5. Device = the hardware/operating-system detail, such as Roku, Raspberry Pi, Fire TV, Android TV, or a browser mini-PC.
6. Publish = create a complete board release that assigned screens can receive. Saving editor work is not the same as publishing it.

You know it is fixed when

• You can identify the board being edited, the screen it is assigned to, and the player/device actually rendering it.