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make a pi case out of 3mm acrylic

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:27:14 +0000

make a pi case out of 3mm acrylic

You'll need to know the exact model of your pi to make the right size case. The Pi3 is the latest model, and you can find a good case for it here

If you are SLQ staff and you've done an induction on the laser cutter, contact The Edge programming staff to arrange a time outside of public hours to do some cutting.

Signage Player

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:27:14 +0000

Signage Player

make pi

turn on pi maker

insert your SD card

double click the shortcut ' pi maker' on the desktop

Choose your pi image type:

For digital signage use the edgesignage images.
For video playback choose a video looper image and;
1. pick the right kind of audio playback

Choose a destination disk from the dropdown menu - it should be under TEAC USB HS-SD card

Click Start restoring

Confirm you are using the right disk, then click restore

enter egdeadmin's password 'edgeadmin' to authenticate

Wait while the disk restores - about 15min for a average speed 8gig card

you can unplug your pi when complete

Convert Movies for Pi

Open Handbrake from the desktop

Select you source video

I'm using a .mov file as an example

handbake will automatically name the file, and output it to the Desktop

Select 'Pi Looper' from the preset list at the top right

Select Start

Once your video is made, copy it to your USB

make USB disk for video

Open 'disks' from the desktop

Insert your USB stick

In 'disks' select the USB stick, then in the Volumes section, click on the gears icon to select format

fomat the disk to ntfs and give it a useful name

once the format is done, open the disk from the desktop

create a new folder called 'videos'

copy any required videos into this folder

eject the disk

test in pi

Video Player

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:27:14 +0000

Video Player

The first step is to make an SD card that the pi can use as an Operating System. The pi uses the SD as its main file system, and we've got a couple of options here for video playback.

To do this we write a disk image to an SD card using a disk utility - remember - This wipes the SD card!!

(1) Insert your SD card and double click the shortcut ' pi maker' on the desktop

(2) Choose your pi image type:

The first two options are for normal Pi's.
For digital signage use the edgesignage images.
For video playback choose a video looper image and;
1. audio over HDMI
2. audio over minijack

(3) Choose a destination disk from the dropdown menu - it should be under TEAC USB HS-SD card

(4) Click Start restoring.

(5) Confirm you are using the right disk, then click restore.

(6) Enter egdeadmin's password 'edgeadmin' to authenticate.

(7) Wait while the disk restores - about 15min for a average speed 8gig card.

(8) You can unplug your pi when complete.

Convert Movies for Pi

The pi is can be a little fussy about the kind of videos it plays back. We use handbrake to convert the video to the right format, in this case we want a .m4v (h264) at 1920 x 1080 resolution. Handbrake is also available on Windows and Mac.

(1) Open Handbrake from the desktop or the whisker menu at the top left/

(2) Select your source video

In this case I'm using a .mov

handbake will automatically name the file with the new file extension, and select to output it to the Desktop.

Select 'Pi Looper' from the preset list at the top right.

Select Start.

make USB disk for video

This is a step by step to format and create the folders needed for playback from USB stick. You can do the same thing on a PC or Mac, just make sure you adapt and follow steps 4 to 7.

1) Open 'disks' from the desktop or the favourites in the whisker menu

2) Insert your USB stick, it will appear in 'disks' on the left.

3)In 'disks' select the USB stick, then in the Volumes section, click on the gears icon to select format.

4)Format the disk to NTFS and give it a useful name.

5)Once the format is done, open the disk from the desktop, and create a new folder

And call it 'videos'. This is important for the pi to find your files.

6)Copy any required videos into this folder.

7)Eject the disk and make sure to test in your pi!

Video Format Guidlines

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:27:14 +0000

Video Format Guidlines

Video File Format;

1920 x 1080 (1080p) - Full HD. Max 30fps .MOV

Digital Signage stills:

PDF or JPEG

Named sequentially eg 001pic.jpg.