RPi Projects/Digital Signage

Digital Signage platforms

• http://xibo.org.uk/ - open source
  • http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10077
  • http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/01/19/xibo-digital-signage-in-raspberry-pi-emulator-step-1/
  • http://www.edugeek.net/forums/raspi-general-chat/86887-raspberry-pi-ideas-4.html
• http://www.concerto-signage.org/ - open source
  • [RasPi discussion https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/concerto-digital-signage/VbEZDhGWKZc]
• http://www.targetr.net/- doesn't really seem ready yet.
  • http://www.targetr.net/player/raspberry-pi

Raspberry Pi projects

• http://openelec.tv/component/k2/item/235-openelec-on-raspberry-pi-our-first-arm-device-supported
• http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=924

Talk about Raspberry Pi as a digital signage driver

• http://www.raspberrypioneer.com/2012/06/07/raspberry-pi-project-2-raspberry-pi-driven-digital-signage-and-environmental-monitoring/

Specific issues

Screen blanking

• http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=11115&p=122635

Rotate Screen

• General Linux reference - http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/howto/rotate_the_pc_screen
• Nvidia specific - http://ubuntunation.blogspot.com/2009/11/howto-rotate-screen-in-linux-using.html
• RasPi specific - http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=9450&p=109398&hilit=rotate+display#p109398
  • http://elinux.org/RPi_Kernel_Compilation#Debian