Raspberry Pi 5

We are exploring options for installing several display screens throughout our production facility and would like to see if your solutions would be a good fit.

Our goal is to have multiple screens (initially several, with the possibility of adding more in the future) that all display the exact same Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in real time. Ideally, we would like to avoid using a dedicated Windows computer for each screen.

The solution we are envisioning is similar to using a small media player, such as a Raspberry Pi, connected to each display. The devices would open the Excel file (stored in OneDrive/SharePoint using Excel Online) in kiosk mode so that all screens always display the same live information. When the spreadsheet is updated, we would like every display to automatically refresh with the latest changes.

Some additional features we are interested in include:

The ability to remotely manage or access the display devices.

Reliable 24/7 operation in a production environment.

Easy deployment and expansion as we add additional screens.

Minimal maintenance and hardware requirements.

Could you let us know if you offer a solution that would meet these requirements?

Im sure a Raspberry Pi could be setup to do what you’re describing.

Keep in mind sparkfun only carries the hardware, putting it together and configuring the software is going to be up to you to do.

Pi’s have gotten extremely expensive, you might explore using a small, low end PC like a Nuc or HP ProDesk. They can be sometimes be purchased used cheaper than a Pi and they run Windows so that simplifies things on the software side a bit for you.