RDS-Pi

RDS-Pi is a digital signage program designed to be run on Raspberry Pis. This repository focuses specifically on the client code being run on the Pi. At a high level, the application allows high def video, images, and even websites to be displayed in a rotating or scheduled fashion.

Requires an API and scheduling site which will be uploaded in a separate repo at a later date...

Pi 3 Setup Steps

Raspi Configuration from Menu dropdown

• Expand filesystem
• Change password
• Change hostname
• Boot to Desktop on startup
• Wait for network on startup
• Overscan Enabled
• Interfaces - SSH Enabled (if you want to remotely login)
• Performance - Video GPU: 256
• Localisation: Set Locale to EN - USA
• Localisation: Set Timezone Area -CST or CDT
• Localisation: EN_US Keyboard
• Force HDMI as audio output

Other

• Remove icons (trash)
• Auto-hide dock
• Background - fill with color only

Always On Screen

• sudo nano /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

Add the following lines to the [SeatDefaults] section:

• xserver-command=X -s 0 dpms

Updates and Libraries

• amixer set PCM - 0400
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get upgrade
• sudo apt-get install -y unclutter
• sudo apt-get install -y python-imaging
• sudo apt-get install -y python-imaging-tk
• sudo apt-get install -y python-pexpect
• sudo apt-get install -y fbi
• sudo apt-get install cec-utils

Checkout git repo

• cd /home/pi
• git clone (repo_url)/pirds.git

Set auto start script

• sudo nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
• @sh /home/pi/pirds/startup.sh