What the KDS is
The KDS (kitchen display) is where the kitchen sees, in real time, the orders coming in from the waiters. Biga adapts to three ways of working depending on the restaurant’s setup.
| Situation | How the order arrives |
|---|---|
| KDS enabled | It appears on the kitchen display |
| KDS disabled + printer | A kitchen ticket is printed |
| KDS disabled + no printer | Dishes go straight to “ready” |
The kitchen display
At /tpv/cocina, the cook sees the active orders grouped by table. When a dish is done, they mark it; once the whole order is ready, it disappears from the screen.
Each card is a table with its dishes and the waiting time.
The KDS always runs in dark mode — it’s the only Biga screen that does, so it reads well from a distance in a brightly lit kitchen.
Takeaway and delivery dishes
Takeaway and delivery orders stand out visually so the kitchen can prioritise them correctly.
“Takeaway” orders are clearly flagged.
Marking dishes as ready
As the kitchen finishes each dish, it marks it as ready: it gets struck through on the card. Once they’re all done, the Table done button appears to clear it from the screen.
Ready dishes stay struck through until the table is marked as done.
The order kanban
For takeaway and delivery, the POS offers a kanban view (received → in preparation → ready → picked up) so you can keep track of every external order without losing track.
Orders move across the columns until they’re handed over.
Common issues
- I sent dishes and they don’t show up → reload
/tpv/cocinaand check that the KDS is enabled (Settings → Operations). - The screen is black → that’s intentional, the KDS is always dark.
- It’s not printing the kitchen tickets → check the print agent and the printer (see the printers section in the full manual).