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SpiderControl™ MicroBrowser for Raspberry Pi

The SpiderControl MicroBrowser for Raspberry Pi supports:

   ReleaseNotes.txt

MicroBrowser for Raspberry Pi Desktop (Debian Linux with X11)
Version 1.6.51.164 (2024.12.02)

The MicroBrowser for arm64 was tested on Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit), "Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)" and "Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
The MicroBrowser for armhf was tested on Raspberry Pi OS (Legacy, 32-bit), "Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
Download Raspberry Pi OS

MicroBrowser (CDS)

   * MicroBrowserX11_arm64.tgz
   * MicroBrowserX11_armhf.tgz

Install or update MicroBrowser on your target

   $ wget -O update_x11.sh http://ininet.ch/public/MicroBrowser/pi/update_x11_arm64.sh
Or $ wget -O update_x11.sh http://ininet.ch/public/MicroBrowser/pi/update_x11_armhf.sh
   $ chmod 755 update_x11.sh
   $ ./update_x11.sh

MicroBrowser (SBC)

   * MicroBrowserSbc_arm64.tgz
   * MicroBrowserSbc_armhf.tgz

This version support alarm/trend features specific to Saia Burgess Controls (SBC)

Install or update MicroBrowser SBC on your target

   $ wget -O update_sbc.sh http://ininet.ch/public/MicroBrowser/pi/update_sbc_arm64.sh
Or $ wget -O update_sbc.sh http://ininet.ch/public/MicroBrowser/pi/update_sbc_armhf.sh
   $ chmod 755 update_sbc.sh
   $ ./update_sbc.sh

MicroBrowser with Framebuffer or DRM
Version 1.7.0.163 (2024.05.17)

MicroBrowser for Raspberry Pi on Raspbian Linux 32-bit, with touch screen (tslib v.1.2)

   * MicroBrowser_16bpp_ts.tgz (Color depth 16-bit per pixel)
   * MicroBrowser_24bpp_ts.tgz (Color depth 24-bit per pixel)

MicroBrowser for Raspberry Pi on Raspbian Linux 32-bit, using mouse and extern HDMI display
Version 1.6.51.163 (2024.05.17)

   * MicroBrowser_16bpp_mouse.tgz (Color depth 16-bit per pixel)
   * MicroBrowser_24bpp_mouse.tgz (Color depth 24-bit per pixel)

MicroBrowser for Raspberry Pi on Debian Linux 64-bit, using mouse and extern HDMI display

   * MicroBrowser_16bpp_mouse_arm64.tgz (Color depth 16-bit per pixel), tested on "Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
   * MicroBrowser_24bpp_mouse_arm64.tgz (Color depth 24-bit per pixel), untested yet

Framebuffer

To find out whether the color depth of the framebuffer is 16-bit per pixel or 32-bit per pixel, use the fbset command:

   $ fbset

   mode "1920x1080"
     geometry 1920 1080 1920 1080 16
     timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
     accel true
     rgba 5/11,6/5,5/0,0/0
   endmode

Here, the geometry line gives us the following info for the screen 1920x1080 and 16 bpp (565). Thus, download the MicroBrowser for 16bpp
If the framebuffer is 32-bit per pixel, download the MicroBrowser for 24bpp

Update MicroBrowser

   $ cd /home/pi
   $ sudo service microbrowser stop
   $ wget -O MicroBrowser.tgz http://ininet.ch/public/MicroBrowser/pi/MicroBrowser_XXX.tgz
   $ tar xvzf MicroBrowser.tgz
   $ sudo service microbrowser start

New Installation

Read the installation procedure delivered in the package, into /home/pi/MicroBrowser/Info.txt for details
First, copy the tarball file like "MicroBrowser_XXX.tgz" into /home/pi/ and run the following commands:

   $ cd /home/pi
   $ tar xvzf MicroBrowser_XXX.tgz
   $ cd /home/pi/MicroBrowser
   $ chmod +x start stop MicroBrowser
   $ sudo cp /home/pi/MicroBrowser/install/systemd/microbrowser.* /lib/systemd/system/
   $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   $ sudo systemctl enable microbrowser.timer
   $ sudo service microbrowser start

Start the program manually and stop it with Ctrl+C, to see if you have any errors on the console

   $ sudo ./MicroBrowser

You can also start the MicroBrowser by specifing the URL as argument, something like that

   $ sudo ./MicroBrowser http://192.168.1.123/webvisu.htm

MiroBrowser with mouse

The default mouse device is:
   /dev/input/mouse0

To start the MicroBrowser with another mouse device, you can specify it with the environment variable "MB_MSDEVICE", like:
   $ sudo MB_MSDEVICE=/dev/input/mice ./MicroBrowser

MiroBrowser with touch screen

The MicroBrowser for Raspberry Pi uses tslib to get touch events from the touch screen, the default touch device is:
   /dev/input/event0

To start the MicroBrowser with another touch device, you can specify it with the environment variable "TSLIB_TSDEVICE", like:
   $ sudo TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event2 ./MicroBrowser

Installation of tslib

Installation of the binaries
   $ sudo apt-get install tslib libts-bin

More info about tslib for Raspberry Pi can be found in the forum here or here, especially to find out how to set environment variables and perform the calibration of the touch screen.

   $ export TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event0
   ...
   $ sudo touch /etc/pointercal
   $ sudo ts_calibrate
   $ ts_test

Read also RaspberryPi-Info.txt to find general info about Raspberry Pi and how to install the latest TSLib

Find below an old version of the MicroBrowser built with an old version of tslib v.1.4 (if the current version doesn't work)

   * MicroBrowser_16bpp_ts_v1.4.tgz (Color depth 16-bit per pixel)
   * MicroBrowser_24bpp_ts_v1.4.tgz (Color depth 24-bit per pixel)

VNC client

VNC URL looks like "vnc://192.168.1.123/"

   vnc://hostname[:port]/[bpp[.depth]]/[password]

Optional parameters:

If the configuration is supported on VNC server, the best choice for high-performance is 16 bpp (565), for example
vnc://192.168.1.123/16/raspberry

Activation code

When you start the SpiderControl MicroBrowser, you will be prompted to enter a license key.
With the Challenge Code displayed in the window, you can purchase a CDS license key in our web shop

   lizenz.spidercontrol.net

For further info, contact us per email info@ininet.ch

Note: the license key is stored in the configuration file: uBrowser.xml

Support

For any questions, feedback or support, you may contact us here

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