Installing PADS4 on the Chromebox Mini 2
For the installation of PADS4 on the Chromebox Mini 2 please refer to: PADS4 Viewer on ChromeOS
Capabilities and supported features
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| ✓ | Automatic PADS4 Software updates | Supported. HTML5 Viewer is automatically updated. |
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| ✓ | Offline mode of device |
While offline from the network, the device will still continue to play PADS4 presentations and change planned schedules for 7 days.
ChromeOS requires a network connection to start PADS4. |
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| ✓ | Portrait mode | Supported. Device will adjust the rotation automatically. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | 4K UHD | Supported 2nd HDMI is supported provide canvas of 7680 * 2160 (See Enabling Multi-Display Support for PADS4 on ChromeOS Device for more details) |
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| ✓ | Transfer protocols | HTTP, HTTPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Turn off display | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Cluster Viewer | This device is able to be used as Cluster Viewer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Video element |
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| ✓ | Image element | Support for JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Text element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Line element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Shape element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Scrolling text element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Formatted text element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Table element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Interactive button element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Web element | Usage of the interactive Address Bar not supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Powerpoint element | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | PDF element | Supported (Xpert license required) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data connections | Data connections make it possible to show information from external sources inside presentations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Data providers | More than 70 PADS4 data providers for retrieval of (realtime) data from external sources and the possibility to change and join the data to fit your purpose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Viewer Variables | Usage of Viewer Variables can simplify your presentations and data connections. It also gives the opportunity to centrally manage the content without changing presentations or data providers. |
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| ✓ | Property bindings | Apply element properties by using external data sources | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rules | Rules will make it possible to interact on certain situations like realtime data and change the behavior of a presentation automatically | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Presentation rules | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Page rules | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Element rules | Supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Device Management | Device management which can be performed from a remote location | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✓ | Remote device management Web based and Windows |
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| Remarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ! | Colors | Texture and pattern colors are not supported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ! | Transition effects | Horizontal and vertical blinds not supported Splitters, increased circle and sliced circle not supported |
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| ! | Content file integrity | PADS4 Content Library file integrity is checked during synchronization using MD5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ! | Proof of play | Local storage limitation of max. 50.000 records on the HTML5 Viewer during offline period. When the 50.000 is hit, the oldest value will be removed first. |