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The Dashboard is commonly setup with a large screen, providing members with a way to see what’s going on – without having to look at the BART Team app on their individual devices.
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To run the Dashboard at your local headquarters, you'll need a computer with a current web browser installed - we recommend Google Chrome or you can use our Android Smart TV app.
One cost effective solution that we recommend, is using a Raspberry Pi unit alongside a wall-mounted television screen. The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized computer that has ports for USB devices like a keyboard and mouse, Ethernet and HDMI ports for network access and displays, and other peripheral connection.
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Recommended Model: We recommend the 'Raspberry Pi 4 Model B' with 2GB of RAM |
Micro SD
We currently offer a free MicroSD card for those who want to use a Raspberry Pi to run the Dashboard. It’s only available to those who have a dedicated Dashboard license registered, as we pre-configure the SD card with your Dashboard membership details.
To request your free microSD card with the BART Dashboard pre-loaded, please fill out the form here.
You will need to provide us with login details (ie Username and case sensitive password) to the registered dedicated Dashboard user/membership (license required) which will be used by the Raspberry Pi when it fires up the BART Dashboard in your station/unit/branch. Please provide these details in the ‘Please provide more information’ text field area.
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If you have experience in RaspberryPi’s and would prefer to load the image onto your own SD card, you can download it for your timezone below: |
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Connect your Raspberry Pi to WiFi
Many headquarters using the BART Dashboard have several TV monitors mounted onto walls. An easy and reasonably inexpensive way to drive the BART Dashboard is using the Raspberry Pi with its built-in WIFI WiFi connectivity.
To connect your Raspberry Pi to your chosen WIFI connection:
1. Purchase a ‘Raspberry Pi 3’ Raspberry Pi 3 or later model, which has built in WIFI
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3. Contact the BART team to get your pre-loaded Micro SD card
4. Load your SD card into an SD card reader connected to your PC or Mac
5. Open your SD card in Widows file explorer or Mac finder – it will be called “Boot”
6. Open the file ‘fullpageos-network.txt’ in Notepad for PC or Nano for Mac (open terminal and type “nano/Volumes/boot/ fullpageos-network.txt”)
7. You will find full instructions at the top and bottom of the page
8. You will also see 3 login options:
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Plug in a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the Raspberry Pi
5. Once booted into the dashboard press 'Ctrl Alt and F2' together to get to the console.
6. Type in ‘raspberry’ as the password
7. Type 'sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'
8. You should see in the config file:
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## WPA/WPA2 secured |
Option 02
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## WEP secured |
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#} |
9. You must remove the # under ‘network’ and enter the ssid (WiFi name) and psk (password):
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## OpenWPA/unsecured |
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WPA2 secured |
10. By deleting the single hash (#) characters at the front of the settings you choose – this , will change the lines from being text notes to active code
11. Replace “put SSID here” with your login name, but do not Be careful not to remove the “ ” (double quotation marks)
12. Replace the “out password here” with your password, and again retain the “ ” (double quotation marks)
13. Save your file
14. To test whether you have been successful:
- Attach your monitor or TV with an HDMI cable
- Connect the Raspberry Pi to the power
- Turn on the Raspberry Pi
15. If your WIFI Save file by holding together 'Ctrl + X' and confirm by typing ‘Y’
13. Reboot Raspberry Pi by power cycling or typing “sudo reboot”
14. If your WiFi details are correct, the BART screen will boot up and you will be away and running
1615. If the BART screen doesn’t boot up in a short amount of time, you will need to check your WIFI WiFi modem for the correct login type and details
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Update the Time Zone on Raspberry Pi
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3. Type: sudo raspi-config (You should now see a configuration menu)
4. Go to localisation Options > Change Timezone
5. Choose Australia, then your nearest capital city
6. Hit Enter, then power cycle your raspberry pi
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Steps to Change BART Dashboard URL in Raspberry Pi
1. Control + Alt + F2 to enter command line
2. Enter default pi login details:
Username: pi
Password: raspberry
3. Run command: echo https://bartapp.net/webapp/dashboard > /boot/fullpagedashboard.txt
4. Run command: echo https://bartapp.net/webapp/dashboard > /boot/fullpageos.txt
5. Reboot Raspberry Pi by issuing reboot command: sudo reboot now