Weather Template

Weather Template allows users to include the automated weather content for each channel or device. The weather data is based on the device location on the channel. The device location is normally automatically detected; however, you can also improve the location info manually in the Device map UI.

This document will help you set up weather forecast options through Ryarc, on your player.

Register and get your own API key.

https://home.openweathermap.org/api_keys

The free version is available with limits applied:

60 calls/minute

1,000,000 calls/month

However, you may apply multiple API keys and save in the CMService, so the limit can be increased.

Login on CMService and click on the Domain Menu from the right navigation menu. Choose Control Panel, as on the screenshot below.

Select the entity with the “F” logo as pointed out with the red arrow and please insert the provided key.

Do not forget to click Save after inserting the key. Multiple API keys can be put here with delimiter ‘,’ It increases the API request limit.

Now, from the left navigation menu, choose “Media Templates” and “Create New”. - Insert the name and click on the “Create” button.

After creating a new media template, a new view will be opened, where you need to choose Social Integration > Weather.

A new pop up window will be shown, where you need to click on the checkbox “Single Weather” and press OK.

A HTML weather Template will be created as following screenshot.

Users also can modify the HTML to change the layout design. As shown in the image, different channels can be selected in the dropdown to preview its local weather. Only the channel with weather template playing can have the weather data.

Users can also add background image for the template via “Upload Image” button, so the weather data shows over the image as overlay.

Now, go to Campaigns, click on “Add Media”, and choose “Media Template”, so the Weather options that has been previously set up, can be shown.

Then, the Media Template with Weather info will be added and shown, as on the screenshot below.

At the end, with clicking “Save” and “Publish”, expect to be merged on the channel and published live.

Live Player should be able to display its local weather as below:

The weather data is based on the device location on the channel. The device location is normally automatically detected; however, you can also improve the location info manually in the Device map UI.

The weather data is saved in the CMService as DEUS data, you can preview all the weather data from DEUS.

From the right navigation menu, click and open “Deus Keys”.

Weather template automatically creates multiple DEUS keys to help player display data. Different channels have their own corresponding weather data according to their device location shown in the device map.