In following the various meetings inside the Noi Free Software Lab Community, Gruppo FOS and Truckscreenia decided to implement a new and challenging idea: create a smart tile low powered that presents information continuously without any energy power line, and can be sticked everywhere. Desired result was to create a display with innovative technology and connect it to the Open Data Hub in order to retrieve automatically and show the relevant information. This required to transfer the knowledge acquired in the DOOH (Digital Out Of Home) ecosystem into an indoor signage system on one side, and create an infrastructure to manage data transfer on the other. Accordingly, the devices have been designed to be connected to the infrastructure in order to constantly exchange information. This allows for the right image to show and a real time monitoring of the display. Moreover, thanks to the connectivity, it is possible to run maintenance and software upgrades remotely. The hardware part of the project exploits the e-paper technology that is based on electrophoretic ink and grants several advantages, like a wide view angle, low power consumption and no light pollution. Other than that, thanks to its uniqueness, an e-paper screen is an “always on” display: it can still show the image even if completely turned off, with no energy consumption at all. In fact, one of the main features of such a technology is that it requires power only in case of changing image, while no power is needed when an image is shown. This approach led to the development of two different devices, according to the particular needs and scenarios: the totem, based on a 31.2” e-paper display, for hall or conference room, and the tag, with a 7,8” e-paper display, ideal as door or office label. For controlling the devices in multi managed mode, a new Management Device Manager that works in Cloud infrastructure was created. Truckscreenia is based at the NOI Techpark in Bolzano and is a manufacturing and software company with a focus on data and AI. The mission is to make mobility smarter, more sustainable and better integrated with other industries. Gruppo FOS is an innovative technology industry that promotes the Italian polytechnic culture with strong roots in the territory and a broad international outlook. It presents itself to the market with operating companies focused on vertical technological competences that operate in an integrated manner and are developed through its presence in leading international research centres and important technological districts. The Group has been operating for over 20 years in the IT sector, integrating over time its skills in the areas of Communication Technology, Engineering and Technology Transfer and Automation and Solutions. The constant search for technological excellence feeds the continuous challenge of innovation through a network of joint IoT laboratories dedicated to technology transfer in different industrial sectors.

1. “e-Ink” back-end and webapp
working on Open Data Hub Südtirol – Alto Adige
Open Data Hub Day 2022
Bolzano
20/05/2022
Giovanni Giannotta
giovanni.giannotta@fos.it

2. The Idea
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Both Gruppo FOS & Truckscreenia are the Tech
companies inside the Noi Techpark
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Both parecipating to the Noi Free Software Lab
Community and activities
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Open Data Hub Born thanks to Free Softwar
Lab
So we meet and asked to us why we don’t use the
NOI Techpark stored data in ODH for creating a
new labelling system?
The progect: “e-Ink” back-end and webapp
working on Open Data Hub was born!

3. Goal
To implement a eInk Display System connected to the
Open Data Hub to use as display for showing and manging
information on Seminar Areas, Meeting Rooms or as labels.
Testbed – demo system on and for NOI Techpark areas
We foresee two different display types:
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a totem for the Seminar Area;
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a smaller display
(e.g. 19x15 cm) for the
Meeting Rooms.
FOS SpA

4. General Architecure

5. The project
Back-end:
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Take information by ODH
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Manage information and new data and
layout requested by Front-end
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Create the immage to transef to the E-
Ink selected
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Generate the Image UID
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Take information by the E-ink display
(battery lv, image showed ..)
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Send the information to the ODH
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…….
Front-end / management:
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List of all displays and their status
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Add, Manage, delete, every display
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Dailed view of the display (Info, Content,
Scheduler)
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Creator tab
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Scheduled event handler
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Localization of the screens
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Overview of the content
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Access to detail view by QR code on the
E-Ink display
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ODH credential to login on the
management boards.
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……..

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Brief history:
● development of first totem
● improvement of the first totem
● development of the second totem (according to
the findings of the first one)
● development of the tag
New challenges
Transferring the DOOH experience into an indoor signage system
Redesigning the logic behind our devices in order to adapt them to the new backend
Advantages:
● wide view angle (170°)
● always on
● low power consumption
● no light pollution
Main goal
R&D support and development of devices to show information using EPD technology
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TS Devices
Specifications:
● 31.2” EPD
● 155 x 45 cm
● PMMA with anti-glare film
● switch on/off button
● wifi antenna
Design:
● 85 degrees inclination
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Specifications:
● 31.2” EPD
● 155 x 50 cm
● anti-reflective glass
● switch on/off button
● wifi antenna
Design:
● monolith totem
Specifications:
● 7.8” EPD
● 19 x 15 cm
● battery-powered
● battery lifetime estimation: 1 year
● wifi antenna
Design:
● frame
TS Totem m1 TS Totem m2 TS Tag

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TS Totem:
● always plugged in
● needs to change information more frequently (conference room, entrance hall,
events calendar, etc.)
● rate: every X seconds
TS Tag:
● battery-powered
● needs to preserve battery life
● needs to change information less frequently (startup room, office door, etc.)
● rate: once a day (midnight)
Update rate
Customized according to the specifics and features of each device:
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Connetivity:
● wifi connection
Data exchange:
● API NOI: backend dialogue (sending/receiving
information)
● VPN: maintenance & sw/fw upgrade
Workflow:
● the device sends information receiving the hash
code of the image to show
● if the hash code is different than the image
actually shown, this means that a new image is
available
● the device downloads and shows the new image
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Infrastructure

12. TRUCKSCREENIA Srl / GmbH
NOI Techpark
Via A. Volta / A. Volta Str. 13A
I-39100 Bolzano / Bozen
info@truckscreenia.com
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