PMWall Dashboard & Runtime

Updated 5 days ago · 2 min readIntermediate

This article covers PMWall's four main tabs: Dashboard, Runtime, Queue Management, and Settings.

Dashboard Tab

The Dashboard is your event management hub:

Event Selection

Dropdown list of all Cloud events assigned to your license
Select an event to view its details and sync status
Sync button -- Downloads the latest event configuration, target image, and gallery media from Cloud

Event Summary

After syncing, the dashboard shows:

Event name and date
Grid dimensions (columns x rows)
Total cells in the mosaic
Media count and print count
Last sync timestamp

Starting the Runtime

Click Start Runtime to begin accepting photos
PMWall validates the event configuration before starting:
- Target image loaded
- Grid configuration valid
- Printer configured (if printing enabled)
- Sufficient disk space

Runtime Tab

The Runtime tab is your real-time monitoring dashboard during an active mosaic event.

Live Metrics

Metric	Description
Progress	Percentage of grid cells filled
Media count	Total photos received
Print count	Labels successfully printed
Time remaining	Countdown to event end
Raw photos seen	Total photos ingested from all sources
Accepted	Photos that passed validation and were placed
Skipped	Photos rejected (duplicates, errors, moderation)
Avg first-show latency	Time between photo arrival and first appearance in mosaic
Projected capacity	Whether remaining time and grid space can accommodate expected photos

Runtime States

Idle -- Waiting for start command
Running -- Actively accepting and placing photos
Critical -- Low on time or grid space, placement algorithm adapts
Overtime -- Event duration exceeded but still placing remaining queued photos
Frozen -- Grid is full and freeze-when-full is enabled
Completed -- All photos placed or event ended

High-Resolution Export

After the mosaic is complete (or at any point during runtime):

Click Export High-Res
Choose export resolution
PMWall stitches all tiles into a single high-resolution image
Save the file for printing or digital delivery

Tip: For large-format printing (posters, banners), export at the highest resolution available. A 50x50 grid with 300px tiles produces a 15,000 x 15,000 pixel image.

Queue Management Tab

The Queue Management tab shows all media flowing through PMWall:

Upload Queue

Raw photos being uploaded to Cloud
Final processed tiles being synced
Status: pending, uploading, completed, failed
Retry failed uploads

Download Queue

Gallery media being downloaded from Cloud
Preview images for the mosaic
Download progress tracking

Moderation Queue

When content moderation is enabled:

Preview pending photos before they enter the mosaic
Approve -- Allow the photo to be placed
Reject -- Remove the photo permanently
Bulk approve/reject actions
Photo preview with zoom

Tip: Enable moderation for public events where you can't control who uploads photos. Assign someone to monitor the moderation queue during the event.

Settings Tab

The Settings tab contains five sub-tabs:

Cloud -- Cloud URL, media sync toggles
Printer -- Printer connection, label dimensions, DPI, throughput
Storage -- Auto-delete policy, logging configuration
Advanced -- Algorithm tuning, debug output
About -- PMWall version, build info, license status

See PMWall Settings Guide for detailed documentation of every setting.

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