PADS4 platform introduction

Overview of the PADS4 software platform for digital signage, wayfinding, FIDS, and smart workspaces, including its modules and key benefits.

What is PADS4?

PADS4 is a software platform that enhances user experiences in a smart digital building by connecting data, people, and spaces. You design your ideal solution by combining PADS4 modules such as Digital Signage, Workspace, FIDS, and others to match your building’s specific needs.

Benefits of the PADS4 platform

• Flexible
  Use the power of PADS4 as a single platform to design complete user workflows, minimizing unexpected costs caused by multiple interfaces, separate integrations, and complex configurations.
• Scalable
  PADS4 scales from internal communication to smart workspaces, from flight information to boarding gate management, and from advertisements to wayfinding. It provides a high‑class software platform for building your end‑to‑end smart digital building experience.
• Open
  The PADS4 platform consists of multiple modules, allowing you to tailor each project to its requirements while working within one coherent environment. This modular approach helps reduce implementation effort and training time, since users and administrators work with the same platform across different use cases.

Modules

PADS4 CTRL Centre

Web-based PADS4 portal to manage and maintain your PADS4 system. PADS4 also provides Windows applications to manage your PADS4 system.

PADS4 Digital Signage

Dedicated software called Viewers, which are the endpoints that display content. You create the presentation using a powerful Designer. You can use Sub and Backup Servers to set up additional Servers when required. PADS4 automatically synchronizes everything between those servers.

PADS4 Client applications

Microsoft Windows-based PADS4 applications that you can install separately on client PCs. These applications can connect remotely to any PADS4 Server.

Most of the functionality in the client applications may also be available in the web-based PADS4 portal (*all functionality is currently being migrated to the web portal).

Application	Description
PADS4 Designer	Application to create presentation designs using a WYSIWYG editor
PADS4 Scheduler	Application to schedule presentations for Viewers
PADS4 Messenger	Application to schedule messages to Desktop Viewers
PADS4 Agent	Application to monitor the PADS4 system
PADS4 System Management	Application to manage the PADS4 system
PADS4 Desktop Viewer	Application which shows the scheduled messages
PADS4 Viewer	Application which shows the scheduled presentations

PADS4 FIDS

All-inclusive digital airport signage. PADS4 FIDS Operator is a Flight Information Management System to manage your daily flights for small and medium airports. Flight Information Display Systems make up the heart of any airport, operating in crucial functions for both control rooms and passenger information.

PADS4 CMS

Create messages using a web application and display these on the Viewers from the PADS4 Digital Signage module.

PADS4 Workspace

Desk and Room management.