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Weather widget for digital signage with a video demo

Weather widget for digital signage with a video demo

Display the weather on your piSignage display with a simple weather widget. All you have to do is copy few lines of code from our github page in a text file, enter required location details and upload the edited file as an asset. Let us look at it step by

Displaying PowerPoint content in piSignage

Displaying PowerPoint content in piSignage

Lot of our clients are comfortable creating content to be displayed on signages using PowerPoint but PPT files have a proprietary format and thus cannot be uploaded directly as an asset in piSignage [https://pisignage.com/]. The solution is to create PPT in required dimension and export these slides as

Getting piSignage player ready & registering the player

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Getting piSignage player ready & registering the player

piSignage [https://pisignage.com/] is a complete digital signage solution powered by Raspberry Pi. The following post describes in detail how to install piSignage image on Raspberry Pi and get started with piSignage by Signing up & registering players at pisignage.com. Just make sure you have gathered all the Hardware

Configuring Wi-Fi in piSignage Player - even more easy now

Configuring Wi-Fi in piSignage Player - even more easy now

Previously WiFi was configured in piSignage [https://pisignage.com/] player using these 2 methods [https://blog.pisignage.com/installing-pisignage/#wificonfig%7B:target=%22_blank%22%7D]. Though easy enough, they required either player being connected to the network via ethernet or a Keyboard to configure player directly. Wifi setup in

PAUSING VIDEOS TO INSERT ADS

PAUSING VIDEOS TO INSERT ADS

We have introduced a feature on demand in piSignage where you can pause a video in between, display Ad and then again resume the video from the same point. This Feature is of great use when you have large duration videos as assets. We have seen how to Insert Ads

INSERTING ADVERTS PERIODICALLY BETWEEN REGULAR DISPLAY

INSERTING ADVERTS PERIODICALLY BETWEEN REGULAR DISPLAY

With piSignage you can insert content in between your default display at regular intervals . While the popular use case of this feature is displaying advertisements at intervals , this can be used in all situations where the function is to insert any content (messages, reminders etc ) periodically between your default playlist.

Groups in piSignage- A simple way to Control Multiple players.

Groups in piSignage- A simple way to Control Multiple players.

The group Functionality in your piSignage account helps you control and manipulate multiple players simultaneously. In this writeup we explore in detail the Group functionality in piSignage.

Image and Video optimisation in piSignage

Image and Video optimisation in piSignage

piSignage auto optimizes asset sizes (Images/Videos) during the time of upload limiting the asset resolution to Full HD.

White labeled Digital signage Software Solution

White labeled Digital signage Software Solution

> To help businesses build their own Digital Signage networks with personal branding like for eg. a custom Domain name , customized logo etc, we provide a white labeled version of piSignage server software. The white label server by default contains all the features, which are available, when you host players with

Disabling internal wifi and other tips on wifi

Disabling internal wifi and other tips on wifi

Tips on Wifi configuration and Torubleshooting

Deploying Multiple playlists & Advance Scheduling

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Deploying Multiple playlists & Advance Scheduling

Add Multiple playlist and schedule them in advance as per your need. The most Appreciated feature about piSignage [https://pisignage.com/] is the ability to add multiple playlists and display them as per schedule. The scheduling is done in advance and the playlists are deployed automatically at scheduled time as

Having all the displays in Sync

Having all the displays in Sync

Many customers have multiple displays playing same contents at a location. For eg. one of our customer is using piSignage network in railway stations, Displaying train arrival/departure information & inserting Ads in between. And They needs all their Displays in Sinc. Some customers prefer to power off the players at

Turn Off displays centrally in piSignage - with TV_OFF feature.

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Turn Off displays centrally in piSignage - with TV_OFF feature.

In piSignage [https://pisignage.com/] the displays can be turned Off centrally , i.e No need to manually/physically turn off each screen at its location. The display is turned off by using TV_OFF feature in piSignage. Basically TV_OFF is included as a playlist in piSignage and by

Streaming and web links in piSignage

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Streaming and web links in piSignage

piSignage [https://pisignage.com] players support various formats of content to be played. The content can be added as a file which is downloaded to the player and then played from the local media folder(supports offline operation). The content can also be added as a URL in which case