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operations:big_screens [2016/09/04 22:39]
Warren Hankey
operations:big_screens [2017/12/05 00:10] (current)
Warren Hankey
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 +===Raspberry Pi Video Display===
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 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. 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 Raspberry Pi's are shutdown automatically at 4:55pm each day by a cron job on ''​auscope-screens''​. 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 power switch labeled Screen 4 also powers the Raspberry Pi's.
  
 There are instructions for controlling the displays on the Desktop of ''​auscope-screens''​. You can ssh or vnc the Raspberry Pi's after first logging into the ''​auscope-screens''​ machine. The Pi's are on a subnet, quarantined from the uni network, routed through auscope-screens. The Pi's can display video, pdf's, slide shows in pdf format, and can access web pages and resources. There are instructions for controlling the displays on the Desktop of ''​auscope-screens''​. You can ssh or vnc the Raspberry Pi's after first logging into the ''​auscope-screens''​ machine. The Pi's are on a subnet, quarantined from the uni network, routed through auscope-screens. The Pi's can display video, pdf's, slide shows in pdf format, and can access web pages and resources.
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 vncviewer pi3 vncviewer pi3
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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 +==Network==
 For remote access first ssh into  auscope@131.217.62.142,​ then ssh the pi For remote access first ssh into  auscope@131.217.62.142,​ then ssh the pi
  
 +Outside internet access for the pi's is achieved by forwarding all packets through the ''​auscope-screens'​ machine.
 +It appears to the outside world that all traffic emanates from 131.217.62.142
 More detail on the networking of the screen computers is in pi_network.txt on the ''​auscope-screens''​ Desktop. More detail on the networking of the screen computers is in pi_network.txt on the ''​auscope-screens''​ Desktop.
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 +==Software==
  
 useful software on pi: useful software on pi:
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 epiphany (web browser) epiphany (web browser)
  
-### turn off screen blanking on pis with this line in /​etc/​lightdm/​lightdm.conf under +Turn off screen blanking on pis with this line in /​etc/​lightdm/​lightdm.conf under 
 <​code>​ <​code>​
 [SeatDefaults] [SeatDefaults]
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 </​code>​ </​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
  
-### epiphany-browser full screen, F11+Epiphany-browser full screen, F11
  
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