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Unread 14-04-2015, 16:59
Alex Webber Alex Webber is offline
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FRC #1810 (Jaguar Robotics)
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Re: Rookie Team Question.

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Originally Posted by GreyingJay View Post
One of my recent non-FIRST projects was setting up a $50 Raspberry Pi to be a kiosk video player for digital signage purposes. It is velcro'd to the back of a 24" monitor and all you need to do is fill a USB stick with videos and they will automatically be played in an endless loop as soon as the Pi is powered on.

It was too late to offer to set this up for my team's pits but if I can get that setup going for next year it will save having to pack and set up three extra laptops.

Could be a neat little off season project for someone that likes to tinker. If you really want to get fancy there are even ways to network the Pis and have them synchronize playback like a big digital sign. Definitely something I'd love to try.
That's really cool! Great way to save space, and much cheaper then having a dedicated computer. I might bring this up to my team!
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Jaguar Robotics FRC 1810
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