Technical Specifications

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Pi 2 CPU - 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU with VideoCore IV 3D graphics core
Pi 2 Memory - 1GB
HDMI output with TV on/off and force HDMI source controls (optional RCA output available)
Audio - Both on HDMI and 3.5mm Audio Jack
Standard 5V USB power supply (min 0.75A, 2A recommended)
Minimum 8GB Class 10 micro SD card(both Software and Content are stored here)
Connectivity - Ethernet, Pi compatible USB Wifi adapter and USB tethering support
IP Address - Default DHCP client, can be changed to Static Mode

Refer to Raspberry Pi site for more details

Video - MP4/H.264 video full HD(1080p) or 720p format (server converts other formats to MP4/H.264 format)
Image - JPG/PNG/GIF, Images beyond zone resolution are made to fit maintaining aspect ratio
HTML5 - upload single file with .html extension or full repository with .zip/bz2/gz extension(index.html in root directory as the entry point)
MP3 Audio(can be used as background music for images)
Multiple Layout Support in Landscape or Portrait Mode (See details)
Configurable Video Window in all Layouts
Google Calendar Support
http Streams which are supported by livestreamer for pi
rtsp Streams(for e.g. from IP camera)
web links (with no flash content, heavy JavaScript sites may be sluggish due to CPU limitations)
Ticker for messages and RSS feed

OS - Built on top of standard Raspbian OS (configuration and few boot scripts modified during installation)
Framework - node.js, server listening on port 8000
Server real-time communications - Web-socket
Display - webkit
File Downloads - wget
OS plus Software Size - Upto 3GB needed for OS
Image size - 1.1GB Compressed
Auto restart on crash, Software upgrade and License download from Server, Debug command console at server
Previous Image fallback in case of Software upgrade failure
File System Check and Repair on every boot
Customisable Boot time video & welcome screen
Network and Server configuration support with USB keyboard(F6 or Ctrl-n for setup, Ctrl-T for terminal)
Software needs License file to run, otherwise a standard Ticker message is displayed
Admin interface at :8000 (default credentials pi & pi, can be changed)
Storing and uploading of hourly log of files played,player activity, TV on and connectivity
Event reporting to server and detailed debug log stored locally
Overscan adjustment for TV
Landscape and Portrait mode along with 1080p or 720p support for both Browser and Video
CPU id based Registration and Monitoring
REST API Support
Multiple Languages Support
Configurable TimeZone for the player

Based on MEAN(mongodb, node.js, Express.js, AngularJS) stack
Open Source server version is available at git hub
Hosted service is available at pisignage.com (free hosting upto 3 players)
Register players using CPU id or auto detection in local server mode
Arrange players in Groups for easy deployment
Status panel to monitor current status, last reported, last synced, software update and other parameters
Issue debug shell commands to individual player

User Management(Available only with hosted service)

Self signup with username selection which is also installation name
One installation per user with free 3 player licenses
Add collaborators (group-wise access is planned), Change password for content access, Delete players

Reports(Available only with hosted service)

Map-reduce of various stats to show at user level (player stats, connectivity, playlist stats)
Drill down to individual player or items to access detailed stats
Log messages for the events
Screenshots (planned feature)

Register Players using the CPU id at pisignage.com (in case of local server they are reported automatically)
Players under a group have the same playlist playing all the time and have a single Deploy command
Organise players under groups

First create a playlist
Select files for the playlist with duration for non-video assets(video is played to completion)
Simple drag and rearrange for order of play
Select a layout from the available layouts
Add a ticker with messages or RSS feed
Playlist can be advertisement playlist with assets inserted in between the main playlist which is being played
In case of multi-zone layouts, add files for other zones, if no file is specified for a zone, the previous content will continue to play
Save the changes

Assign 1 or more playlists to a Group
Schedule playlists for playing for a duration(date range) or particular time of Day(only time and no date)
Assign advertisement playlists if needed
Select Display mode (landscape/portrait, 1080p/720p)
Deploy to the groups
Status of download shown under player tab

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