Features / Your own data

Your numbers, live on the wall.

Send Dislab a number, some text or a short list from your till, spreadsheet or app, and your screens show it within seconds. Coffees poured today, the fundraising total, this week’s specials: whatever you keep track of.

Pro Built into Pro: A$9.99 per screen a month, up to 20 screens.

A sign showing coffees poured today, a food bank appeal progress bar, the table wait and today’s specials
Live values

One line of code, or type it by hand.

Make a Live value, give it a short key, and send it from anything that can make a web request. Copy-paste examples are ready for the command line, Python, JavaScript, Google Sheets and Zapier.

  • Numbers, text or short lists
  • Shows “—” if a value hasn’t been updated for a while, if you choose
  • Set by hand from the console too
  • Your code never runs on the TV: screens just show the value
A Live value in the Dislab console with a copy-paste example of sending it
A Live value in the Dislab console with a copy-paste example of sending itTap anywhere to close
Show it your way

Big numbers, progress bars and lists.

Put a Live value widget on any sign, or a value inside a split-flap row. A goal tracker turns a number into a bar or ring towards a target.

  • Live value: a big number, a line of text or a list
  • Goal tracker: progress towards a target, typed or live
  • Wait time and queue numbers that staff set from a phone
  • Split-flap rows: “COFFEES TODAY 1284”, flipping as it grows
The Live values page listing coffees today, the food bank appeal and today’s specials
The Live values page listing coffees today, the food bank appeal and today’s specialsTap anywhere to close
Feeds and tickers

Headlines and messages that move.

Show the latest headlines from any news or blog feed, as a list or one at a time, fetched by Dislab and sent to your screens. Or run your own messages along the bottom of a sign.

  • News feed: any public RSS or Atom feed
  • Scrolling ticker with your own words
  • A live web page in a box on a sign
A sign announcing live music on Friday night with a scrolling ticker along the bottom

Questions

Anything else? Ask us, or look in the help centre.

Do I need a developer?

Not always. You can set a value by hand in the console, and there’s a copy-paste Google Sheets example. To connect a till or booking system, someone comfortable with a little code will have it running in minutes.

How often can I send a value?

Up to 60 updates a minute. Screens show the new value within seconds.

What happens when the internet drops?

The screen keeps showing the last value it was sent. If you’ve chosen to, it shows “—” once a value is older than the time you set. Screens play offline through the subscription period you’ve paid for, checking in now and then to confirm it; one that can’t check in for longer than that asks to be connected.

Which plan is it on?

Pro, at A$9.99 per screen a month. API keys are made in Settings.

Put your own numbers on screen.

Everything on this page is built into Pro: A$9.99 per screen a month, up to 20 screens, no setup fee and no contract. API keys are Pro only.