Venus Control Suite Onboarding

Welcome to Venus Control Suite. This journey empowers you to learn about your new software at your own pace – taking each module in order or moving to the section you want to focus on.

Exploring Venus Control Suite Tools

Welcome Getting Started Creating Content Exploring FEATURES Add-Ons SUPPORT RESOURCES

Exploring Venus Control Suite Features and Support

Display Settings Emergency Alerts Reports

Display Settings

The Display App lists all displays controlled by Venus® Control Suite. Displays are listed in alphabetical order by title and show the hours of operation, whether or not scheduled playback or animated content is allowed, display color depth, display size, and layout information. Displays that belong to another account will display the account name above the display title. Click Scheduling to allow scheduled or animated content to play on the display.

How to change the default image duration in Venus Control Suite.

How to check/change Hours of Operation on display in Venus Control Suite.

Emergency Alerts

IPAWS and Amber Alerts

IPAWS, a FEMA integration of America's alert infrastructure, warns the public about serious emergencies. This single interface comprises the Emergency Alert System, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Radiom, and other public alerting systems. Daktronics has integrated IPAWS emergency alerts with Venus® Control Suite. Digital display operators simply choose the desired level of involvement by turning on alerts and selecting time and frequency. Then, when there’s an alert in their area, it automatically runs on the display(s).

All AMBER Alerts are issued, updated and canceled by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). At a minimum, the sign must have a width and height greater than 144 x 96 and an aspect ratio less than 5. If the display does not meet the minimum requirements, the display menu will not display Emergency Alerts in the list of configurable options.

How do I set a current IPAWS alert as inactive or active for my display?

How to enable Emergency Alerts in Venus Control Suite.

Reports

The Reports function provides information on playlist exposure, run time and duration. Reports give data on specific advertising accounts, displays or time periods.

Checking Previously Played Content

Proof of Play Report shows exposures (plays) and duration of each file. This will allow you to see which content played on specific days or time ranges.

How do I run a report in Venus Control Suite My Apps?