Weather, currency and clocks: set up once

How widgets work

A widget is a content item that keeps its own data up to date. In MIA the server fetches widget data, not the screens. Screens receive ready data from the server, so each TV does not have to connect to outside services on its own.

1. On the Widgets page, choose a kind with "Widget oluştur" (create widget).
2. Enter the settings: city, currencies, time zones or countdown date.
3. Check the preview and save.
4. Add the widget to one or more folders and deploy.

If the internet drops

If the server loses its internet connection, weather, currency and RSS stay at their last good values. The screen does not go blank or show an error. When the connection returns, the data updates again.

Limits

Currency rates come from the Central Bank's daily bulletin and are not live market prices. The YouTube widget needs the screen itself to reach the internet. Weather and currency need the server to reach the internet; on a network fully closed to the outside, these widgets cannot get data.

Which widget helps where?

World clocks and weather are useful in hotel lobbies, currency rates in bank branches and a countdown during campaigns. The header bar keeps your logo and the time at the top of each screen, while scrolling text and the RSS news ticker carry notices and news along the bottom strip.