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Video wall with multiple tiles that enables synchronized video playback, mirrored or tiled.

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Videowall

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2 monitor example

Video wall with multiple tiles that enables synchronized video playback, mirrored or tiled.

Demo videos

Description Video
6x RPI Zero - 720p - Big bug bunny
2x RPI Zero - 720p - Big bug bunny
2x RPI Zero - 720p - Simpsons
4x RPI Zero + laptop - 720p - Fantastic 4

Installation

Software

Raspberry PI

Installation prerequisites
  • Raspbian Stretch Lite
  • Raspberry Pi 3 / Raspberry Pi Zero (other Pi's not tested)
  • Videowall repository is your current working directory
Installation from source
  • Install Raspbian Stretch lite on an sd card of at least 4GB
  • Place an ssh document in the /boot partition to enable direct ssh access
  • Login to the raspberry pi and start the installation:
sudo apt-get -y update && \
sudo apt-get -y install git && \
git clone https://github.com/reinzor/videowall.git && cd videowall && \
./install_raspberry_pi_stretch_lite_autostart.bash

This installs the videowall software and enables a client service on startup.

Ubuntu x86

Installation prerequisites
  • Ubuntu x86 16.04 LTS (other versions not tested)
  • Videowall repository is your current working directory
Installation
./install_ubuntu_x86.bash

Hardware

Raspberry PI

Components per client without cables

Cost ~15 USD per client

Quick start

Server

scripts/server

Client

scripts/client

This is automatically started on a raspberry pi after installation. Can be manually started on an ubuntu x86 environment.

How to create release image

  • Create a git tag and update release notes
  • Ensure new MAC generation on startup
sudo rm -f /etc/network/mac
  • Create .img file on Ubuntu host computer (insert sd card):
sudo fdisk -l # Get the disk name of the sd card
sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/disk of=/path/to/image.img
sudo ./pishrink.sh /path/to/image.img /path/to/shrinked_image.img
  • Create a tar.gz from image file:
Right click, compress, tar.gz

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Video wall with multiple tiles that enables synchronized video playback, mirrored or tiled.

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