
Use this guide to put a TV or large screen on the floor with the TV App. The goal is a screen mounted above a work center that shows key metrics all day without anyone needing to touch it.

This is set up once by a supervisor or admin and then left running.

## Before you start

- A TV or large display, ideally with a small media player, mini PC, or built-in browser.
- A Zira account with access to the site and the dashboards you want to show.
- The dashboard or TV display setup you want to show already configured in Zira. See [TVs](/docs/tvs/channel-tvs).

## Open the TV App

1. On the device connected to the screen, open a browser.
2. Go to **tv.zira.us**.
3. Sign in with the account that should run this screen.

## Choose what the screen shows

1. In the TV App, open the dashboard or TV display setup for this work center.
2. Confirm the metrics are readable from across the floor.
3. Leave it on that view.

If you want the screen to rotate through several dashboards, set that up first in the channel's **TVs** tab, then open that TV setup here. See [TVs](/docs/tvs/channel-tvs).

## Make it always-on and hands-off

Because no one interacts with the TV App, set the screen up to run on its own:

- Open the TV App full screen on the device's browser.
- Set the display and device to stay awake and never sleep.
- Have the screen power on to tv.zira.us automatically where possible, so it recovers after a power cut.
- Mount the screen above the work center where the team can see it.

## Tips

- Use a dedicated account per screen so the right dashboard loads automatically.
- Pick large, high-contrast dashboards that read well from a distance.
- Keep the screen on continuous power so it stays live through the shift.
- Use the channel **TVs** setup when one screen should rotate through several views.

## Read next

- [TV App Overview](/docs/tv-app/overview) - What the TV App is and where to use it.
- [TVs](/docs/tvs/channel-tvs) - Configure the display setups a screen rotates through.
- [Install the Zira App](/docs/getting-started/install-the-app) - Install steps for each Zira address.


Put tv.zira.us on a large screen above a work center for always-on, hands-off KPI awareness.

Set Up a TV


It helps manufacturers see what is happening on the floor in real time, measure production and quality automatically, and turn operational data into action. Teams use Zira to monitor lines, inspect products, track throughput, understand downtime, manage follow-up work, and improve performance across sites.

Instead of relying on manual checks, paper reports, delayed spreadsheets, or disconnected systems, Zira brings production visibility, quality inspection, dashboards, data collection, and AI-assisted workflows into one connected platform.

## What Zira helps teams do

Zira helps operations teams answer questions like:

* What is happening on each line right now?
* How much did we produce this shift?
* Where are defects happening?
* Which machines or stations are slowing us down?
* What needs attention from the team?
* How are sites, shifts, and product lines performing against each other?

With Zira, teams can move from delayed reporting to live operational visibility.

## Core capabilities

### Monitor production in real time

Zira dashboards show live operational performance across lines, stations, shifts, and sites. Teams can track metrics such as throughput, yield, cycle time, downtime, quality, labor activity, and machine utilization.

Dashboards help operators, supervisors, plant managers, and leadership stay aligned around the same live view of the operation.

### Inspect quality with AI vision

Zira uses AI vision to inspect products, detect defects, classify results, and capture visual proof automatically.

For manufacturing teams, this means fewer manual checks, better traceability, and faster response when something goes wrong. Instead of discovering quality issues after the shift or after a customer complaint, teams can catch problems closer to where they happen.

### Capture data from the floor

Zira collects structured data from cameras, devices, forms, machines, and custom data sources.

This helps teams replace manual reporting with cleaner, more consistent operational data. Data can be used in dashboards, workflows, tasks, reports, and integrations.

### Organize work by company, site, and channel

Zira keeps operational context organized across companies, facilities, lines, teams, and channels.

This makes it easier for teams to separate work by site or process while still keeping everything connected in one platform.

### Manage tasks and follow-up work

When something needs attention, teams can use Zira to create, assign, and track tasks.

Tasks help teams close the loop on issues found through dashboards, forms, inspections, alerts, or AI-assisted workflows. Instead of insights staying in a report, they become work that can be owned and completed.

### Run AI-assisted workflows

Zira includes AI assistance to help teams move faster.

Depending on where you are in the product, AI can help you ask questions, build or refine dashboards, create forms, set up data sources, route work, understand product features, and open guided workflows such as AI vision or quality-assurance flows.

AI is not a separate tool outside the operation. It works inside the Zira platform so teams can use it in the context of their data, workflows, and goals.

## Common use cases

Teams use Zira for:

* Real-time production visibility
* AI quality inspection
* Throughput and OEE tracking
* Downtime detection and classification
* Defect review and traceability
* Labor and station activity tracking
* Safety and incident review
* Inventory or material movement visibility
* Multi-site operations monitoring
* Forms and structured data collection
* Task management and follow-up workflows
* AI-assisted setup, analysis, and product guidance

## A simple way to think about Zira

Zira helps industrial teams see, measure, and act.

It sees what is happening through cameras, devices, forms, and data sources.

It measures production, quality, downtime, labor, and operational performance in real time.

It helps teams act through dashboards, tasks, workflows, alerts, and AI assistance.

The result is a more connected operation: fewer blind spots, faster decisions, better accountability, and a clearer path from shop-floor events to business action.

## Why teams use Zira

Many operations still depend on manual inspections, after-the-fact reporting, spreadsheets, and disconnected systems. That makes it hard to know what is happening right now, where problems start, and what action should come next.

Zira gives teams a live operating layer for the floor.

It helps teams catch issues earlier, compare performance across shifts and sites, reduce manual work, and create a shared source of truth for production and quality.

## In one sentence

Zira is an AI-powered operations platform that helps industrial teams monitor production, inspect quality, collect data, and act faster from one connected system.


## Read next

- [Workspace Hierarchy](/docs/workspace-hierarchy) - See how work is organized from company to site to channel.
- [Using Dashboards](/docs/dashboards/overview) - Learn how dashboards are used in daily work.
- [Home AI Assistant](/docs/ai-assistance/home-ai-assistant) - Ask product questions, find work, and start build flows from Home.
- [AI-Vision Data Source](/docs/data-sources/ai-vision-data-source) - Start an AI-Vision workflow from a guided template.


Zira is an AI vision and operations platform for industrial teams.

What Is Zira


Use this guide to set up a tablet as an Operations App station. The goal is a tablet that stays at a work center, shows the operational dashboard, and is ready for an operator to use for the whole shift.

This is usually done once by a supervisor or admin, then left in place.

## Before you start

- A tablet for the work center.
- A Zira account that has access to the site and the dashboards the operators should see.
- The dashboard or operational view you want to display already set up in Zira.

## Open the Operations App

1. On the tablet, open the browser.
2. Go to **op.zira.us**.
3. Sign in with the account that should run this station.

## Install it as an app

Install the Operations App so it runs full screen and behaves like a native app.

1. Follow the install steps for your tablet in [Install the Zira App](/docs/getting-started/install-the-app).
2. On iPad (Safari), use **Share → Add to Home Screen**.
3. On Android tablets (Chrome), use the browser menu, then **Install app**.
4. Open Zira from the new home-screen icon so it launches full screen.

## Choose what the tablet shows

1. In the Operations App, open the operational dashboard for this work center.
2. Confirm it shows the metrics and reporting the operator needs.
3. Leave it on that view so the tablet is ready for the shift.

## Run in kiosk mode

Kiosk mode keeps the tablet locked to the Operations App so it stays on the right view during the shift.

- Launch Zira from the installed app icon so it opens full screen.
- Set the tablet's display to stay awake while it is docked or powered.
- If your tablets are centrally managed, use your device management tool to lock them to the Operations App.
- Mount or dock the tablet at the work center where operators can reach it.

## Tips

- Use a dedicated account per station so the right dashboards load automatically.
- Keep the tablet on power at the work center so it never sleeps mid-shift.
- Confirm the operator can complete their day-to-day reporting from this view before you leave it in place.

## Read next

- [Operations App Overview](/docs/operations-app/overview) - What the Operations App is and who uses it.
- [Install the Zira App](/docs/getting-started/install-the-app) - Full install steps for tablet, mobile, and desktop.
- [Using Dashboards](/docs/dashboards/overview) - Build the operational dashboard the tablet shows.


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