v0.8.0: images only, updates from the app

Firmware 0.5.0, Windows app 0.8.0, WordPress plugin 0.2.0 (unchanged)

Firmware 0.5.0 needs the Windows app 0.8.0. Install the app first, then update the cube from the app.

What's new

Firmware

• The cube now only shows images sent by the app. The built-in Claude designs, their fonts and the /api/usage endpoint are gone, the firmware is 26 KB smaller.
• Without images for three minutes the cube shows NO CARRIER with the time, the time of the last image and its IP address. The last known numbers are no longer shown, because they could be badly out of date.
• New endpoint POST /api/nocarrier. The app uses it to switch the cube to NO CARRIER right away.
• Password and settings survive the update.

Windows app

• Update the cube firmware from the Cubes page. The firmware ships with the app, no download needed.
• Optional update check against this release page, for the app and the firmware. The installed app can update itself after a SHA-256 check. Off by default.
• Cubes switch to NO CARRIER as soon as the app quits, Windows shuts down or signs out, or the PC goes to sleep.
• Optional rotation between two functions on one cube, every 10 to 120 seconds.
• Optional Windows notification when the session or weekly limit reaches a chosen threshold, once per period.
• The settings are backed up to config.bak.json on every save and restored if config.json is broken.
• Clearer hint for Shopify when a scope is missing: reinstall the app in your store after adding scopes.
• Four more styles for the shop big display: Klassik, Columns, Phosphor and ANSI.

Upgrading from 0.7.0

1. Install sysoptv-app-0.8.0-setup.exe. Your settings stay.
2. On the Cubes page click "Update firmware". Enter the cube's admin password if asked.
3. If you used the old PowerShell sender: it no longer works with firmware 0.5.0, the app replaces it.

Windows may warn about an unknown publisher because the app is not code signed. Check the files against SHA256SUMS.txt if you like.

SysopTV 0.4.3 (Windows app 0.5.2)

SysopTV 0.4.3 with Windows app 0.5.2: new styles, a shop big view and a fix for mixed images.

**This is a pre-release.** It runs daily on my own cube. See below for what is not tested yet.

## Downloads

| File | What it is |

|---|---|

| sysoptv-0.4.3.bin | Firmware for the GeekMagic SmallTV Ultra |

| sysoptv-app-0.5.2-setup.exe | Windows app with installer |

| sysoptv-app-0.5.2-portable.zip | Windows app without installer |

## New since 0.4.1

- Four new styles for Claude and the shop: LED matrix, light, split-flap with flip animation, four-shade green

- Shop big view: today, this week or this month, showing orders, revenue or both, in seven styles, optionally cycling through the periods

- Detail shop views: table, order list, receipt, weekly chart

- All styles tuned for the real panel: pure black backgrounds, black text on light styles, safe margins

- Firmware overview shows image mode with source and age

- Cube settings load automatically in the app, saving is locked until they were loaded

- Fix: images from the PC can no longer mix with the cube's own design

- The app warns when the old PowerShell sender is still running

## Upgrading

1. Install the new app first. It runs over the old version and keeps all settings.

2. Then flash sysoptv-0.4.3.bin through /update on the cube.

New users: see the installation steps in the README.

## Windows SmartScreen

The app is not code signed, so Windows shows "Unknown publisher". Click "More info" and then "Run anyway". The full source code is in this repository.

## Tested on real hardware

Flashing and updating, WLAN setup, all firmware designs, all image styles, admin password, settings, brightness and night mode, emergency reset, API key, display without PC, /flashbackup, Windows app with one cube, Shopify with a real shop.

## Not tested yet

- Several cubes at the same time

- Going back to the original GeekMagic firmware

## MD5

26a88a2173448ba2a2c09f41687f6041 sysoptv-0.4.3.bin

bbdf9a9ca02507c1f4dd72f9e5a3296a sysoptv-app-0.5.2-setup.exe

f76af983a96daf4576352de62e49ef75 sysoptv-app-0.5.2-portable.zip

Not affiliated with Anthropic, Shopify or GeekMagic. The Claude usage data comes from an undocumented endpoint and may stop working at any time.

SysopTV 0.4.1 (Windows app 0.3.0)

First public pre-release of SysopTV: free firmware for the GeekMagic SmallTV Ultra that shows your Claude usage limits (5 hour session and weekly) on your desk, plus a Windows app that feeds it.

**This is a pre-release.** It runs daily on my own cube, but some parts are not tested yet (see below).

## Downloads

| File | What it is |

|---|---|

| sysoptv-0.4.1.bin | Firmware for the GeekMagic SmallTV Ultra |

| sysoptv-app-0.3.0-setup.exe | Windows app with installer |

| sysoptv-app-0.3.0-portable.zip | Windows app without installer |

## What's inside

- Six retro designs drawn by the cube itself: Säulen, Phosphor, DOS, ANSI, Bernstein, Klassik

- Show usage as used or remaining

- Web interface with overview, settings, updates over WLAN, admin password, brightness and night mode

- Image mode: the Windows app renders the screen and streams only the changed parts to the cube

- Windows app with side menu: several cubes, each with its own function and design

- Shopify screens (orders today, receipt, weekly chart, overview), no customer data is fetched

## Installation

1. Flash sysoptv-0.4.1.bin through the firmware update function of the original GeekMagic web interface. If you already run SysopTV, use /update on the cube.

2. Connect to the hotspot SysopTV-Setup-xxxx, open 192.168.4.1 and choose your WLAN.

3. Set an admin password first.

4. Install the Windows app, search for your cube and pick a function.

Details are in the README.

## Windows SmartScreen

The app is not code signed, so Windows shows "Unknown publisher". Click "More info" and then "Run anyway". The full source code is in this repository.

## Tested on real hardware

Flashing, WLAN setup, all designs on the cube and as images, admin password, settings, brightness and night mode, emergency reset, API key, display without PC, /flashbackup, Windows app with one cube.

## Not tested yet

- Shopify against a real shop

- Several cubes at the same time

- Going back to the original GeekMagic firmware

## Changed since earlier builds

The cube is now reachable as sysoptv-xxxx.local instead of sysoptv.local. If you use the PowerShell script, point it to the IP address.

## MD5

8a618bb1640225686525d302044daaac sysoptv-0.4.1.bin
d86796e2185cf99d8ac0a53570a9c658 sysoptv-app-0.3.0-setup.exe
bde801eaed1d3163e9f5de761e64ecdd sysoptv-app-0.3.0-portable.zip

Not affiliated with Anthropic or GeekMagic. The usage data comes from an undocumented endpoint and may stop working at any time.