RandomVideo

• shell scripts to play a random video
• polls big button (buzzer) in left of lounge door
• polls 2-way-switch left from big button (buzzer)

Usage instructions

Buzzer commands

• button press (2s delay between presses) start or stop video
• switch up turns on "On Air"-mode (stops video and doesn't open new videos, button locked)
• switch down turns sound on, volume rises slowly and can be stopped with button press
• turn switch back from down to center position slowly decreases volume, it can be stopped when switch turned down again

Install instructions

crontab entries

• */15 * * * * cd ~/RandomVideo; ~/RandomVideo/RandomVideo.sh cron
• @reboot cd ~/RandomVideo; ~/RandomVideo/buzzer.sh & pid=$!; while ! ping -c1 git.chch.it>/dev/null; do sleep 1; done; git -C ~/RandomVideo/ pull; kill -9 $pid; ~/RandomVideo/buzzer.sh

fstab entries

• UUID=DAE9-9682 /mnt/video vfat defaults,users,ro 0 1

Filelist

RandomVideo.sh

• Plays a random video file

buzzer.sh

• polls buzzer and 2-way-switch
• volume control
• controls video playback
• controls "On Air"-mode

onair.mp4

• placeholder videofile for "On Air"-Message

config.json

• configfile with all config parameters

volumetest.sh

• testscript for ramping soundcard output volume
• reads volume value from amixer
• not a necessary file

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Licence

• All stuff in this repo is licenced under Unlicence.
• current onair.mp4 is excluded and a placeholder!