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operations:big_screens [2016/08/01 00:27]
Warren Hankey
operations:big_screens [2016/09/04 22:37]
Warren Hankey
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-The Stairwell displays are run from the Ubuntu machine, ''​auscope-screens'' ​ at 131.217.62.142. User ''​auscope'',​ password the usual.+The Stairwell displays are run by four Raspberry Pi mini computers. Communication to the Pis is from the Ubuntu machine, ''​auscope-screens'' ​ at 131.217.62.142. User ''​auscope'',​ password the usual.
  
-Please power down the stairwell monitors using the switches under the main desk labelled Screen 1, Screen 2, after hours to save power. Please power them up at 8-9am weekdays if you are in the control room. The display computers (Raspberry Pi'sare shutdown automatically at 4:55pm each day.+Please power down the stairwell monitors using the switches under the main desk labelled Screen 1, Screen 2, after hours to save power. Please power them up at 8-9am weekdays if you are in the control room. The Raspberry Pi's are shutdown automatically at 4:55pm each day by a cron job on ''​auscope-screens''​.
  
 The switch labeled Screen 4 also powers the Raspberry Pi's. The switch labeled Screen 4 also powers the Raspberry Pi's.
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 epiphany (web browser) epiphany (web browser)
  
-### turn off screen blanking on pis with line in /​etc/​lightdm/​lightdm.conf under [SeatDefaults]+### turn off screen blanking on pis with this line in /​etc/​lightdm/​lightdm.conf under  
 +<​code>​ 
 +[SeatDefaults]
 xserver-command=X -s 0 dpms xserver-command=X -s 0 dpms
 +</​code>​
  
 ### start x programs on startup in /​etc/​xdg/​lxsession/​LXDE-pi/​autostart ### start x programs on startup in /​etc/​xdg/​lxsession/​LXDE-pi/​autostart
/home/www/auscope/opswiki/data/pages/operations/big_screens.txt · Last modified: 2017/12/05 00:10 by Warren Hankey