Screen list and status
The screens list shows every display you have paired. Each screen card shows its name, location, currently assigned playlist, and live connection status — either Online or Offline.Status is determined by heartbeat freshness. When a screen has not sent a heartbeat to Piksel for approximately two minutes, its status changes to Offline. As soon as the screen reconnects and sends a heartbeat, its status returns to Online automatically.
Pairing a new screen
Before a screen appears in your list, it must be paired to your account. See Pairing screens for the full step-by-step walkthrough using the 6-digit code shown on your Apple TV.Configuring screen settings
Select any screen from the list to open its detail view. From there you can update the following settings.Name
Name
Give the screen a descriptive name so you can identify it in the dashboard, schedules, and smart rules — for example,
Lobby Display or Menu Board — Counter 2.Rotation
Rotation
Set the physical orientation of the display. Choose the option that matches how the screen is mounted.
| Value | Orientation |
|---|---|
0° | Landscape (default) |
90° | Portrait — rotated 90° clockwise |
180° | Landscape — flipped upside down |
270° | Portrait — rotated 90° counter-clockwise |
Location name
Location name
Enter a human-readable label for where the screen is located, such as
Main Entrance or Drive-Through. This label appears in the dashboard and in email notifications.Weather coordinates
Weather coordinates
Provide the latitude and longitude for the screen’s physical location. Piksel uses these coordinates to fetch live weather data when evaluating smart rules.
Assigning a playlist to a screen
You can assign a default playlist directly to a screen. This is the content that plays when no schedule or smart rule is overriding it.Select a playlist
In the Playlist section of the screen detail, choose a playlist from the dropdown. The list shows all playlists in your account.