How to Deploy a Philips Epaper Screen (Android) under Zebrix

1. Downloading the zip

Please download the zebrix installation zip for PHILIPS ePaper displays using the link provided by our technical team (support@zebrix.net).
This archive contains all the tools and files required for installing zebrix on a PHILIPS ePaper display.

2. Extracting the zip file

Extract the ZIP archive using your usual compression/decompression tool or by selecting Windows’ “Extract All” option.

Warning: It is absolutely necessary to extract the archive contents. Simply accessing the archive by double-clicking on it will not work for the following steps.

1. Make sure to disconnect all Android devices that might be connected to your Windows PC (example: an Android smartphone being charged)

2. Connect the PHILIPS display to a power outlet

3. Connect the PHILIPS display to the network using an Ethernet cable

4. Connect the display to the Windows computer via USB (micro-USB)

5. Check that the ePaper display is properly detected by Windows

If the ePaper display is correctly detected, it appears in the list of devices and drives:

  • Double click installandroidepaper.bat

Click on the “BootApp” application from the device interface via screencopy

Choose “zebrix signage” as the default application

Go to the device's applications and uninstall EPDApp (manufacturer’s recommendation for commercial use)

Finally, return to the list of applications and launch the “zebrix signage” app

Configure the screen time zone: Press the settings button in the application.

Press System.

Then press Date & time.

Next, press time zone.

Press Region, then select the country where the screen is located. Check the corresponding time zone in time zone. Playlists are no longer being broadcast on any screens.

From the device interface (with screencopy):

Go to Settings

Then go to Network & Internet

And search for the associated network

Return to the list of applications and launch “zebrix signage”