theCO Metrics Dashboard
how to update metrics dashboard
initial setup in terminal
- move into this repo
cd [into-this-repo] - install Dashing
gem install dashing - intall Bundler
gem install bundler - Bundle up the project
bundle - Run local version
dashing start - open browser to
http://localhost:3030/
initial setup on rPi 3
- http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-real-time-business-statistics-dashboard--cms-19728
- https://gist.github.com/stonehippo/5896381
- open Chromium on launch - https://www.danpurdy.co.uk/web-development/raspberry-pi-kiosk-screen-tutorial/
sudo nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostartadd line at the bottom `/usr/bin/chromium-browser --kiosk --incognito thecometrics.herokuapp.com
WIP - how to turn the pi and tv off
The TV shutsdown after 6 hours or so. Here is how we are handling this:
- shutdown at 9pm
- reboot at 1pm and 5pm
### turn off 1min after 9PM
1 21 * * * /sbin/shutdown -h now
### reboot at 1pm
0 0,13 * * * reboot
### reboot at 5pm
0 0,17 * * * reboot
Making changes to dashboard layout and stats
Check out Dashing for changes to widgets: http://shopify.github.com/dashing
update ideas
- quotes from members at theCO
- current temperature (inside/outside)
-
of visitors on website (last month/right now)
-
of devices on theCO's network
- network bandwidth usage
- last speed test results
- network status
- items 3D printed last month
- countdown until bus departs/arrives again
- countdown to next event (theCO birthday, COstarters, COmmunicate)
- measure amount of coffee left
- number of lights on @theCO