Automating Conference Room Signage with Raspberry Pi

According to creative technologist Nick Poole, SparkFun has grown so much over the years that conference rooms can get a bit confusing. While employees there are generally quite good at scheduling meetings using Google calendar, the problem comes when someone forgets where their meeting is. This results in annoying interruptions, and awkward occasions when someone slowly realizes that “their” meeting is strangely off-topic.

In order to remedy this issue, Poole set up a Raspberry Pi to authenticate itself with SparkFun’s Google calendar, using Electron under the BenjaOS to display the correct information outside of each meeting room.

While there are calendar-based digital signage devices that you can simply purchase, Poole’s DIY solution avoids the hassle of setting up a server to control everything, getting info off of the appropriate calendar as needed.

Need a similar setup in your office? You can read more about the build on SparkFun’s blog here.