Concerto Digital Signage at FLC FLC has had no network based digital signage Prompted by Student Union renovation project Two separate systems specified by AV consultants Visix & Janus Vizia - - - - Four Winds contacts High initial and ongoing costs Need for campus-wide standard platform Open Source presented best balance Cost/Capability/Features/Adaptability Open source Options – Xibo, Concerto (XDenSer) Concerto – easier user interface Fewer current features Developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Servers - VMWare Virtual servers - Red Hat Development – signs-dev.fortlewis.edu 2.8 Ghz CPU, 348 Mb RAM. 25 Gb Disk Space Production – flcsigns.fortlewis.edu 3 Ghz CPU, 2 Gb RAM. 42 Gb Disk Space CAS Authentication on both Screens - Sharp / Aquos LED LCD TVs – 40” ($900) & 52” ($1500) Food Services – 9 Screens in new Union Union Operations – 7 Screens in Union Admissions – 1 Screen at Admissions Front Counter CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Players – Shuttle X27D – 2 Gb RAM with 2 Gb USB Drive Shuttle XS35 – 2 Gb RAM with 2 GB USB Drive Cost about $250 each with memory & cables Planned charge of $5/month per screen No charge anticipated for virtual test screens Anticipated uses include: Building Directories & Room Schedules Donor Boards (maybe not interactive enough) Wayfinding – campus/building maps Athletics & Library Center of Southwest Studies Museum Student Government & Clubs CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Controlling Screen Content Screen: A physical display registered by unique MAC address on the Concerto server, which would likely take the form of a flat panel television. Screen Moderator: A Concerto user belonging to a user group that has been given the express privilege of controlling the content and settings of a particular screen in the system. CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Controlling Screen Content - continued Field: A location on a screen's template designated to display Concerto content in a particular format, such as graphics, ticker text, or HTML calendar listings. Template: A graphical layout displayed on a screen that is composed of a series of fields. These can be easily changed by screen moderators. Feeds must be re-subscribed to if template is changed. CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Controlling Screen Content - continued Feed: A subject-based category for content in Concerto (i.e. "Student Union" or "Union Bookstore"). Anyone with an FLC Network ID and password can submit content to most feeds; each feed is moderated by a particular group of users with special account privileges. Normal Feed – anyone submits content Restricted Feed – group members submit content Private – time/date, xml/rss (source dependent) CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Screen Templates – image and XML file pair Create New Screen CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Content Submission and Control u Content- Anyone Submits RSS/XML Text Ticker Text Time/ Date Images Jpg pdf ppt Feeds – Group Control Admission Admission Admission Union Ops Union Ops Union Ops Union Ops Hearth Coffee Bar Screens- Group Owned Admissions 80EE7304AF66 ALF-N1 00301B82DD01 Hearth (Pizza) 00301B82EF0D Coffee Bar 00301B82AAF9 CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Student Union Info Desk Display CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Rocket Grill Menu Board Display CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Looking ahead………… Version 2.0 – Streaming video support More options for scheduling/reusing content Display content on other than daily schedule Reschedule previously submitted content Support for direct web site links Database integration for building directories Additional development for RSS/XML/HTML feeds Minimal learning curve for users……….. so far Content coordination/policies/appropriate use: Moderation of content, feeds like list server CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath

Concerto Digital Signage at FLC Questions? ……… Answers? ……… Additional Info – http://www.concerto-signage.com/view/home http://groups.google.com/group/concerto-digital-signage http://www.concerto-signage.com/view/deploy James Bodine bodine_j@fortlewis.edu 970-247-7304 Roy Horvath horvath_r@fortlewis.edu 970-247-7599 CHECO Fall Conference 9/22/2010 James Bodine Roy Horvath