Raspberry PI Dashboard
This guide describes how we have setup some Raspberry Pi 3's at Cesbit HQ for our digital dashboards. 1
Intall Rspbian desktop edition
Install Raspbian Download the “desktop” edition, this more then sufficient for our needs.
Once your Raspberry Pi has started open the Raspberry Pi Configuration. (Menu → Preferences → Raspberry Pi Configuration)
Basic configuration
- Set your hostname in the system tab
- Enable VNC in the interfaces tab
- Optional: configure WLAN access
Software installation
sudo apt update && \
sudo apt remove -y apt-listchanges && \
sudo apt full-upgrade -y && \
sudo apt install -y fonts-noto-color-emoji xdotool && \
sudo apt autoremove -y && \
sudo apt autoclean
Startup
This startup script performs some cleanup actions after a reboot en ensure the dashboard is loaded upon a fresh start.
#!/usr/bin/env sh
# Disable screensaver. Varies across Pi models & Raspbian versions; might be outdated.
# Google "raspberry disable suspend screensaver" for help
xset s off
xset -dpms
xset s noblank
# Move the mouse cursor out of the way!
xdotool mousemove 0 0
# Avoid "Chrome didn't shutdown correctly" notification on unclean shutdown
sed -i 's/"exited_cleanly":false/"exited_cleanly":true/' ~/.config/chromium/'Local State'
sed -i 's/"exited_cleanly":false/"exited_cleanly":true/; s/"exit_type":"[^"]\+"/"exit_type":"Normal"/' ~/.config/chromium/Default/Preferences
# Start Chromium, in fullscreen "kiosk" mode, and disabling update notifications
chromium-browser --kiosk --check-for-update-interval=31536000 'https://app.infrasonar.com/dashboard'
Ensure the startup script is executable:
chmod +x /home/pi/autostart.sh
Create the file /home/pi/config/autostart/infrasonardashboard.desktop with the following content:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=InfraSonar Dashboard
Exec=sh /home/pi/autostart.sh
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Ensure this file is executable:
chmod +x /home/pi/config/autostart/infrasonardashboard.desktop
Setup the dashboard
last step is to login to infrasonar and configure the dashboard to your liking.
Note
InfraSonar stores its dashboard configuration in local browser storage allowing you to setup multiple different dashboards using one account.
Enjoy
That's all enjoy your new dashboard!
Don't forget to send us a picture for our wall of dashboards fame!
support+dashboard@infrasonar.com