Kiosk App on a tiny Raspberry Pi

Targets Raspberry Pi
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A client came to me and asked if it was possible to build a kiosk app that runs on screens in several stores.

What I would do is make the app that runs on a Raspberry Pi. But more like a Raspberry Zero kind of thing. It would be connected to the HDMI connector of a display. Most displays have a USB port that could provide power to the Raspberry. It would help if the Raspberry has WiFi, to update the content to be shown on the display.
I have seen some videos on making Raspberry Pi’s work as a web browser. I just want to be able to use the display whenever there is no internet connection.
Of course, a store has to be able to assign a store ID to the Raspberry. Maybe an iOS (or even a desktop) companion app could help out. I’ll figure that out as I go.

But I read (somewhere) that Xojo isn’t compatible with the Zero. Does anybody know a tiny Raspberry that is compatible with Xojo?

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Raspberry DeskTop app is the way to go if you use touchscreen monitor

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Thanks, an I know… If I’m going to take the job I will definitely go for a Raspberry Desktop App, in full-screen mode.

I am just looking for a small Raspberry board, preferably the size of a USB thumb drive of some sort. But one that is compatible with Xojo, so I can actually build a Xojo App for it :slight_smile:

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Use the NEC raspberry pi compute module 3 compatible display for that.

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[quote=375388:@Derk Jochems]

Use the NEC raspberry pi compute module 3[/quote]

That is brilliant. Just looking it up now to see what it actually is and if it is compatible with Xojo

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The Banana Pi Zero is the smallest Xojo compatible unit I’ve seen. Includes WiFi and Bluetooth.

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The Raspberry Pi Zero isn’t compatible, but the Compute Module 3 is. It has the same BCM2837 chip as the Pi 3.

Edited: to clarify the Zero that I was referring to

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The Raspberry Zero won’t workm but theBanana Zero uses an A7 which Xojo requires.

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Yes, I should have been clear that I was talking about the official Raspberry Pi Zero. Edited to clarify.

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I’ve been using a Raspberry Pi 3 for standalone projects.
Even with a case, it’s smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
Double stick tape or Velcro to the back of a monitor.

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Why, seriously why? You are already going to be humping a lot of hardware around the place in any case, so a standard Raspberry PI is not going to make any difference. By going with the tried and tested you reduce a project risks, which helps ensure your success.