PADS4 Viewer on Aopen AT1032TP

Contents:

1. First time use

2. Installation of the PADS4 AOpen viewer application

3. Connecting to PADS4 Server

4. Adjust PADS4 Viewer options

5. How to access Android menu

6. How to disable Android navigation bar

7. How to perform a factory reset of the device

1. First time use

During the installation, you will need to configure the PADS4 Server location. Best approach is to complete the installation of the PADS4 Server first, before continuing the configuration of the device.

The minimum PADS4 Server version required for the PADS4AOpen app is version 2024.2.6.

2. Installation of the PADS4 AOpen viewer.

The PADS4AOpen.apk can be found on the PADS4 Server in the apps folder of the PADS4 installation directory. The default PADS4 installation directory is ‘C:\Program Files\PADS4\Foundation\Apps’.

You can also download the latest version of PADS4AOpen from here.
If you download the latest version, make sure that you will also place it in the apps directory on the PADS4 Server, because if the server is containing a different version, it will install that version of the PADS4AOpen app, once connected to the PADS4 Server.

01. Copy the PADS4AOpen.apk on a USB stick

02. Insert the USB stick into the device

03. Open the File Manager app on the device.

04. Browse to your USB stick and open the PADS4AOpen.apk

06. You will receive the message that you are not allowed to install unknown apps from this source. 

07. Press on settings and allow installation from this source.

08. Press the Android back button and install the application.

09. After installation is finished, open the PADS4 AOpen application.

3. Connecting to the PADS4 Server

Now the device is ready to run the PADS4 Viewer and we only need to connect to the PADS4 Server. To do this, you only need to specify the PADS4 Server Address and press the start button. The PADS4 Server Address format looks like this:

<protocol>://<host>:<port>/<hostpath>/

• Protocol: should either be http or https, depending if you are hosting with a valid public signed ssl certificate
• Host: DNS name or ip address of the PADS4 Server
• Port: is optional, if the PADS4 server not using the default ports for http or https, you should specify the port number.
• The configured hostpath in system management, the default value is PADS4.

Example: http://localhost/pads4

Connecting to the PADS4 Server:

Now the viewer should start and connect to the PADS4 Server. After that, you can configure the other settings like screen orientation or block remote control with the PADS4 Agent or in the Viewer Settings.

4. Adjust PADS4 Viewer options

Long press the screen until the menu appears.
It is also possible to change options remotely using PADS4 CTRL Center or PADS4 Agent.

5. How to access Android menu

• Open Viewer menu
• Click on the Launcher Settings button
• Click on the gear icon in right bottom corner
• The Android settings open
  If the Hide Status Bar option is turned on, the only way to leave the Android setting is to restart the device, by disconnecting the power.

6. Disable Android navigation bar

Optionally you can disable the navigation bar of the device, it can be used to change the volume on the device. To disable it, follow the next steps:

• Open the Viewer options
• Click on Launcher Settings
• Click on the gear icon in right bottom corner
• Select System Tools
• Click on Disable in the Navigation Bar section
• The only way to leave the Android setting is to restart the device, by disconnecting the power

7. How to perform a factory reset of the device:

Step Description

• Open the settings on Android
• Select Backup & Reset
• Select Factory data reset
• (Optional) Select Erase SD card
• Select Reset tablet
• Select Erase everything

Supported features and limitations

Support	Category	Description
	Automatic PADS4 Software updates	Supported. HTML5 Viewer is automatically updated.
	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. Scheduled presentations, content and data is cached local.
	Device
	Portrait mode	Supported. Device will adjust the rotation automatically.
	Block remote control	Option to prevent usage of remote control to operate the screen
	Transfer protocols	HTTP, HTTPS
	Turn off display	Not supported
	Cluster Viewer	This device is able to be used as Cluster Viewer
	LED light bar	Supported. Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and White
	Elements
	Video element	Maximum number of videos 1 video Check out the supplier documentation for more info Video rotation Not supported Seamless videos Not supported Reflection, skew, flip Not supported Streaming HTTP
	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
	Flash element	Not supported
	Table element	Supported
	Interactive button element	Supported
	Web element	Usage of the interactive Address Bar not supported
	Powerpoint element	Supported Clipping, User interactivity and mousepointer not 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.
	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	Connection state Device connection state information Alerts Automatically send out alerts when network failures occur for this device Reboot Not supported Restart Viewer Restart PADS4 Viewer Shutdown Not supported Wake On Lan Not supported Screenshot Retrieve screenshots for what is actually displayed Logs Viewer log, synchronization log, system info Viewer Settings Edit Viewer Settings Fonts Install Fonts on device Proof of play Show Proof of play information Blackbox If help from NDS Support is required, the blackbox contains important information for investigation purposes
	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
	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.