VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION

ENGINEERING

EI6811- PROJECT WORK

IOT BASED DIGITAL SIGNAGE BOARD

FINAL REVIEW
TEAM MEMBERS : DATE : 27-03-2019

S SANJAY (412815107085)
K R SANJAY NARAYAN (412815107086)
M K SHATHIR (412815107092)
S VAISHNU VENKATA SHIVA PRASAD (412815107107)

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Dr. S. VISALAKSHI
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT/EIE
IOT BASED DIGITAL SIGNAGE BOARD

What is Digital Signage?

Digital signage, also called
dynamic signage, is a specialized
form of casting in which video or
multimedia content is displayed in
public places for informational or
advertising purposes.
 ABSTRACT
• IoT systems allow users to achieve deeper automation, analysis,
and integration within a system by improving its reach and
accuracy. Digital signage uses screen technologies such as LCD, LED
or projection to display content such as digital images, video,
streaming media, and information.
• The implementation of improved hardware with the IoT makes it
work as a better Digital signage system. The Raspberry Pi used
here act as the heart of the system. Also a PIR sensor is added, to
detect the presence of audience and thus helping in ON or OFF
the Display. The proposed system will make things run with better
performance and power efficiency.
 OBJECTIVE
• The main objective of the project is to replace the old notice
system into digital system.
• This gives the user the flexibility to change the notice being put up
on the digital display to changed with in the short period of time.
 MOTIVATION
• The motivation of the project is to modernize our department by
replacing the static display system into robust digital platform.
• This helps to update and put up notice or other advertisement real
time , within a short period of time.
• Greater accessibility is provided , and sleek UI to update the details
via control panel.
 LITERATURE SURVEY
S No Title Author Year Content
1 Low cost Managed Kazuhiro Mishima, 2017 Some digital signage systems that include some
Digital Signage Takeshi Sakurada, Yoichi computer device are widely used. These systems can
System with Signage Hagiwara display dynamic information, unlike wall ads that are
Device unchanged for a certain period. We are now operating
various digital signage systems in our university for
visualizing the power consumption. In the operation
period, due to the aging of the computer equipment,
we need to replace the signage display device
2 Smart Signage System S.H. Lee, H.S. Roh, N.K. 2016 In this paper, new signage technology in conjunction
linked with IoT Lee with the standard IoT platform, hub and trust
Standard Platform information analysis system to provide more
differentiated and intelligent smart signage services.
It is possible to display personalized and optimized
contents through various situation data analysis and
trust data analysis, and to control the situation based
on situational awareness
S No Title Author Year Content
3 Design and Yoanes Bandung, 2015 The paper deals with the research to design and
implementation of digital Yonathan F. Hendra, Luki implement an improved system architecture of digital
signage system based on Bangun Subekti signage system specifically for supporting e-tourism
raspberry pi 2 for e- in Indonesia. The design aims to improve the
tourism in indonesia
performance of digital signage system which had
been implemented on Raspberry Pi 1 Model B as the
client.
In order to promote Indonesian tourism, digital
signage system must be able to perform dynamic
contents, such as video and running text that can’t be
done with conventional printed signage.

4 Development of a Hiroyuki Inoue, Kaoru 2011 This paper analyzes current advertising models,
digital signage system Suzuki, Koji Sakata and focusing on content production to identify difficulties
for automatic Kaori Maeda in applying local content to digital signage. We then
collection and apply the one-source, multi-use approach to resolve
these difficulties, and propose a mechanism for
distribution of its reusing the existing content automatically. This
content from the proposal is positioned to lower the threshold
existing digital advertising with digital signage during the transitional
contents and its field period, while this new media is spreading and there
trials is still uncertainty regarding its effectiveness.
EXISTING SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM
DRAWBACKS OF EXISTING SYSTEM
• This system has very high cost of installation and operation, which
makes it not suitable for the low cost businesses.
• The proprietary software and hardware components doesn’t allow
the user to customize.
• Expansion of data storage also cost money.
• No way to reduce power consumption.
• No method to detect if any person is in front of the Display Unit
 PROPOSED SYSTEM
• The system consists of Raspberry Pi which will act as the heart of the system, a
web server to host the front end as well as backend web interface.
• The Digital display is connected to raspberry pi using HDMI, no additional
hardware is required for using display with raspberry pi.
• Raspberry Pi is connected to the router and that router will provide connection to
Raspberry Pi so that the remote accessibility can take place. The real time data can
also be displayed.
• Features like uploading and deleting notice/information can be done through the
control panel.
• Each user will be provided with a username and password to access the control
panel.
 BLOCK DIAGRAM:

POWER
SUPPLY

INTERNET /
LAPTOP/ANDROID LOCAL SERVER HOTSPOT ROUTER RASPBERRY PI

ON/OFF
HDMI
DIGITAL
PIR SENSOR DISPLAY
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

3
 COMPARED TO OLD SYSTEM
Currently Available Systems Improvisations Made
1. PIR sensor is not included. 1. PIR sensor acts as motion detector reducing power
consumption

2. Expansion of storage is not possible 2. One MicroSD slot expandable upto 64GB.

3. Licensing fee for hosting are charged on the user. 3. No need to pay licensing fee for hosting.

4. Internet Connection Needed to update content 4. Internet connection is not mandatory

COST ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIALLY
AVAILABLE SYSTEM
S.no Various Components Cost(USD)

1 40” LCD Screen $875

2 Player hardware $700
3 Display Mount $140
4 Player Software $400
5 Management software and Support $915

6 Installation $490
7 Initial project Management $200
8 Total Cost $3,720

This cost approximates to $ 103 per month which is equivalent to about ₹ 7200 in Indian rupees per month.
HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
RASPBERRY PI 2B:
• A 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 100 Base Ethernet
• 4 USB ports
• 40 GPIO pins
• Full HDMI port
• Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video
• Camera interface (CSI)
• Display interface (DSI)
• Micro SD card slot
• Video Core IV 3D graphics core
• Push type SD card holder.
• Less Power consuming System Chips
• Support of Dongle for networking.
 HDMI CABLE
• HDMI offers Bi-directional control signal transfer.
• HDMI offers 5 Gbps bandwidth, 55% spared for future expansion.
• HDMI offers 1 simple, user-friendly connector.
• HDMI technology is backward compatible to DVI hot plug enabled assemblies up to 5 meters in
length.
• Long lengths available, ATC tested up to 12M and up to 40M when using EQ Technology.
 HDMI TO VGA CONVERTOR

 Converts an HDMI digital signal to a VGA analog video.

 Enjoy high-definition images on a VGA monitor, projector or other
display device.
 Fully shielded to reduce EMI and other interference sources Gold-
plated contacts for best performance.
 Moulded PVC boot and strain relief.
 Micro-USB port if additional power is required.
 ETHERNET CABLE
• Ethernet is a local area technology, with networks traditionally operating within a single
building, connecting devices in close proximity.
• Cat 3 – used for voice cabling and 10Mb Ethernet.
• Cat 5 – used for 10/100Mb Ethernet and works for voice as well.
• Cat 5E – Enhanced Cat 5 cabling that helps to prevent cross-talk, works for 10/100Mb and
1000Mb (or Gigabit Ethernet).
• The RJ45 end is a 8-position modular position modular connector .
microSD CARD
SD card physical size.
• The minimum recommended card size is 8GB. For Raspbian Lite image installations we
recommend a minimum of 4GB. Some distributions, specifically LibreELEC and Arch, can
run on much smaller cards.

SD card class.
• The card class determines the sustained write speed for the card; a class 4 card will be able
to write at 4MB/s, whereas a class 10 should be able to attain 10 MB/s.
 DIGITAL DISPLAY
• A display monitor is an electronic device used to display video output from computers.
• A display monitor is comprised of the following:
• Display module: Often the type that uses thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-
LCD) technology
PIR SENSOR
• PIR often referred to as, "Passive Infrared", "Pyro
electric", or "IR motion" are sensors which allow to sense
motion, almost always used to detect whether a human
has moved in or out of the sense range.
• The sensor in a motion detector is actually split in two
halves. The reason for that to look to detect motion
change which are not at average IR levels. The two
halves are wired up so that they cancel each other out. If
one half sees more or less IR radiation than the other, the
output will swing high or low.
• Most PIR sensors have a 3-pin connection at the side or
bottom. One pin will be ground, another will be signal
and the last pin will be power. Power is usually up to 5V
 SOFTWARE USED
• The following software are used • The following programming
languages are used :

1.Putty
2.Advanced IP scanner 1. Bootstrap

3.Win32 Disk Imager 2. Python

4.Raspbian OS 3. Shell Script

5.Notepad++ 4. Java

6.Android SDK 5. Node.js

PUTTY OUTPUT
ANDROID APP OUTPUT
WEB INTERFACE PANEL

Selection of Play List

Main Screen
Asset Selection
Final Output
 • Wireless operation provides fast transmission over
long range communication.
• It saves resources and time. Data can be sent from
remote location.
• User authentication is provided so that unknown
person cannot access this notice board is a secured
CONCLUSION one.
• The previously used GSM based notice board had a
limitation on storage but the proposed system has
an advantage of using expandable storage.
• Text messages and multimedia data can be reviewed
from the user terminal whenever necessary is an
advantage.
FUTURE SCOPES
• Able to control multiple screens from a single point.
• Able to connect local server to internet thus enabling the control from
anywhere.
• Use two or more display at single point , thus providing wider
resolution range.
• Interactive display with touch feedback system.
PUBLICATIONS
• 1. Vaishnu Venkata Shiva Prasad. S , Sanjay. S , Sanjay Narayan. K. R,Shathir. M. K ,
Visalakshi. S ‘IoT Based Digital Signage Board’, International Journal of Engineering Science
and Computing, Vol 9 Issue No 3, March 2019.
 REFERENCES
• Christine Bauer, Paul Dohmen, Christine Strauss,(2011) Interactive Digital Signage – an Innovative Service and its
Future Strategies, 2011 International Conference on Emerging Intelligent Data and Web Technologies.
• Hiroyuki Inoue, Kaoru Suzuki, Koji Sakata and Kaori Maeda,(2011) ‘Development Of A Digital Signage System
For Automatic Collection And Distribution Of Its Content From The Existing Digital Contents And Its Field Trials’
on International Symposium on Applications and the Internet conference.
• J. Khan, S. Khusro, F. Jabeen, (2014) ‘Digital Signage Systems: Review of Past and Future’, Proc. of the 3 rd
International Conference on Computer Science and Computational Mathematics(ICCSCM 2014) , pp. 196-207,
• R.Sanghong Ahn , Seokhyun Song , Jinhong Yang , Hyeontaek Oh and Jun Kyun Choi,(2014) ‘Web-based Multi-
screen Digital Signage’ ,IEEE 3rd Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE).
• S.H. Lee, H.S. Roh, N.K. Lee, (2016) ‘Smart Signage System linked with IoT Standard Platform’, Proc. of The 11
th IEMEK Symposium on Embedded Technology(ISET2016) , pp. 99-100,.
• Yoanes Bandung, Yonathan F. Hendra, Luki Bangun Subekti,(2015) ‘Design And Implementation Of Digital
Signage System Based On Raspberry Pi 2 For E-Tourism In Indonesia’ on International Conference on
Information Technology Systems and Innovation (ICITSI) .
PIR SENSOR CODE
Boot screen code