Why digital signage?

Save time and money vs. printed signage

Dynamic vs. static content

Modern look (graphics and animations)

Centralized control to manage multiple locations

Printed Signage

Digital Advertisement

Information and Wayfinding

Emergency Alerts

Why we tried Drupal...

High cost and increasing frustration with current non-Drupal options

AxisTV License - $1200 one-time fee per display

Service Agreement - 11% per year

Building Package License - $10000 enterprise fee

Service Agreement - 17% per year

Local Hosting License - $950 one-time fee

Media Player Fee - $725 per year per display

Service Agreement - 20% of total software cost per year

*Cloud Hosting Option - $40 monthly fee per player

Why we tried Drupal...

Massive redesign using Drupal for CLAS department websites

[ Example of the CLAS Department Website Redesign ]

[ Example of the CLAS Department Website Redesign ]

What we've got so far...

Theme based on identity used for the CLAS department websites

[ Example of the CLAS Identity-based Theme ]

[ Example of the CLAS Identity-based Theme ]

What we've got so far...

Responsive design for various display types

Responsive Theme

One-, Two- and Three-column flexible layouts

Tablets, 720p, 1080p, and 4k displays

Landscape and Portrait Orientations

What we've got so far...

Core and modules

Drupal Core and modules

Core

CAS

Chaos Tools

Feeds

Organic Groups

Panelizer

Panels

Views

Live Demo!

Check it out

What we've got so far...

Additional Scripts

Additional Scripts

Date/Time

Weather Forecast - wunderground.com

BONGO (Bus On The Go) - ebongo.org

Twitter - twitter.com

Scrolling News marquee

Rotating Event tabs

Department Directory Listing*

Weather Forecast

Create a shell script (forecast.sh) to pull the forecast from Weather Underground^® and create a local forecast.json file:

#!/bin/sh
mv -f <path>/forecast.json <path>/forecast.json.bak
curl -s http://api.wunderground.com/api/<WeatherUndergroundID>/forecast/geolookup/
	conditions/q/IA/Iowa_City.json?pws=0 -o "<path>/forecast.json"
						

Weather Forecast

Create a cronjob to run the forecast.sh script on a schedule:

MAILTO="email@domain.edu"
*/3 * * * * root <path>/forecast.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
						

Weather Forecast

Tell the JavaScript to read from the local forecast.json file:

function displayWeather() {
   $.ajax({
      cache : false,
      type : 'GET',
      url : '<path>/forecast.json',
      dataType : 'json',
      error : function() {
         // Error handling
      },
      success : function(parsed_json) {
        // Do something here
      }
   });
}
						

What we've got so far...

Hawk Alert (Emergency Notification System)

Hawk Alert

Create a shell script (hawkalert.sh) to pull the Hawk Alert CAP Feed and create a local hawkalert.xml file:

#!/bin/sh
mv -f <path>/hawkalert.xml <path>/hawkalert.xml.bak
curl -s http://emergency.uiowa.edu/hawk-alert-CAP -o "<path>/hawkalert.xml"
						

Hawk Alert

Create a cronjob to run the hawkalert.sh script on a schedule:

MAILTO="email@domain.edu"
*/5 * * * * root <path>/hawkalert.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
						

Hawk Alert

Tell the JavaScript to read from the local hawkalert.xml file:

function displayHawkAlert() {
   $.ajax({
      cache : false,
      type : 'GET',
      url : '<path>/hawkalert.xml',
      dataType : 'xml',
      error : function() {
         // Error handling
      },
      success : function(xml) {
         if( message has children ) {
            // Do something here
         }
         else {
            // Resume normal content
         }
      }
   });
}
						

[ Example of a Hawk Alert warning in progress on the digital signage ]

What we've got so far...

"Media Player" Setups

Standard "Media Player"

CLAS IT Standard Plus Image (SCCM) 32-bit Windows 7 Enterprise

System updates received monthly via SCCM

System balloon notifications hidden

Microsoft IE9 with Kiosk Mode feature enabled

Group Page launched automatically on boot

LanSchool Classroom Management software - lanschool.com

[ Example of the LanSchool Classroom Management Software ]

Mac Mini

Customized Mac OS X Image (Still in testing mode)

Google Chrome with Presentation Mode feature enabled

Automatic Login

Group Page launched automatically on boot

Remote access available through ARD, Casper or LanSchool

Mac Mini ($599) + HDMI cable ($20)

Raspberry Pi

Raspbian OS Image

Google Chromium with Kiosk and Incognito modes enabled

Group Page launched automatically on boot

Preconfigured setup available on additional SD cards

Powered via Micro-USB cable connected to display

Raspberry Pi Kit + Micro-USB cable + additional SD card = $75

raspberrypi.org