jdbrandt
Lifetime Supporting Member
I thought the same thing..."I build Factories of the Future, and I can't figure out TV???"
Suggestions for large display with configurable web browser
- Thread starter ggc
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I thought the same thing..."I build Factories of the Future, and I can't figure out TV???"
I use a compute stick to run my balcony garden watering system. Can't comment on the display capabilities, because mine is headless, but given that that's its main selling point, I can't imagine it would have too many issues.
Mine uses a USB to ethernet adaptor to talk to my PLC, and my wifi to talk to my home network and send me emails. The main problem I had was that they come with Windows 10 Home installed, which doesn't give you access to a lot of the network configuration stuff. Which is a pain when the default settings prioritise a hardwired ethernet connection over a wifi one, and the hardwired connection is just an isolated PLC network.
For anyone who stumbles onto this thread in the future, I've found a solution that meets my needs, but no guarantees that Google won't change something and break it in the future.
Consumer grade AndroidTV with Wifi connection running 2 apps, "Launch on Boot" and "Web Page Presenter".
Even on a hard reset, after a few seconds it boots into displaying the internal webpage of a Redlion Datastation, which is all I was looking for.
Consumer grade AndroidTV with Wifi connection running 2 apps, "Launch on Boot" and "Web Page Presenter".
Even on a hard reset, after a few seconds it boots into displaying the internal webpage of a Redlion Datastation, which is all I was looking for.
James Mcquade
Member
we use a stick pc that has a static ip address that is connected to the plant wifi.
its a 65".
works like a champ. we do have to restart it if we loose power.
james
its a 65".
works like a champ. we do have to restart it if we loose power.
james
kallileo
Lifetime Supporting Member
Probably too expensive...
I think the solution proposed by ggc using Android TV is the cheapest and easy to setup.
Cost and ease of implementation were the keys, I already had the screens developed in a Redlion Datastation, just needed an economic and simple way to display the data on a large screen.
Added bonus, other departments can create a simple webpage and have the display toggle between production data and HR/safety messages. That 65inch screen becomes a lot easier to justify when the budget is spread across multiple departments.
Nova5
Member
Force the PI to a specific resolution, on a specific port. Plug MOnitor/TV into that port. I did this for a headless install so I could link into my PiHole Pi via Teamviewer/Anydesk. TV/AD won't work on a headless system reliably if at all.
Key items to add to config.txt is the
hdmi_force_hotplug=1
hdmi_group
hdmi_mode
https://www.enricozini.org/blog/2020/himblick/raspberry-pi-4-force-video-mode-at-boot/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/video.md
Most residential TV webbrowsers are terrible.
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