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check_playerproc.sh

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ if [ -z "$gpiocmd" ]; then
         fi
 fi
 
-player="vlc"
-gpiopin_led_b="28"
+player="vlc"		### var: player process
+gpiopin_led_b="28"	### var: gpio led
 
 $gpiocmd mode $gpiopin_led_b out
 $gpiocmd write $gpiopin_led_b 0

poll_button.sh

@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ if [ -z "$gpiocmd" ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-gpiopin_sw="0"			### var
-gpiopin_led_r="2"		### var
-gpiopin_led_g="29"		### var
+gpiopin_sw="0"			### var: gpio switch
+gpiopin_led_r="2"		### var: gpio led red
+gpiopin_led_g="29"		### var: gpio led green
 
 
-cameracmd="/home/pi/birdcam/view_birdcam.sh"	### var
+cameracmd="/home/pi/birdcam/view_birdcam.sh"	### var:  path to player script
 
-buttonpolling="0.05"		### var: seconds
-buttontimeout="1"		### var: seconds
-countermax="1200"		### var: countermax=time/buttonpolling
+buttonpolling="0.05"		### var: button polling in seconds
+buttontimeout="1"		### var: button timeout in seconds
+countermax="1200"		### var: counter max for automatic switching (countermax=time/buttonpolling)
 
 $gpiocmd mode $gpiopin_led_g out
 $gpiocmd write $gpiopin_led_g 0
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ while true; do
 
 	$gpiocmd write $gpiopin_led_g 0
 	$gpiocmd mode $gpiopin_led_r in
-	camname="random"	### var
+	camname="random"			### var: parameter for random video
 	$cameracmd $camname &
 	echo "$camname started!"
 	sleep $buttontimeout
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ while true; do
 
 	$gpiocmd write $gpiopin_led_g 0
 	$gpiocmd mode $gpiopin_led_r in
-	camname="birdcam1"	### var
+	camname="birdcam1"			### var: parameter for camera 1
 	$cameracmd $camname &
 	echo "$camname started!"
 	sleep $buttontimeout
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ while true; do
 	
 	$gpiocmd write $gpiopin_led_g 0
 	$gpiocmd mode $gpiopin_led_r in
-	camname="birdcam2"	### var
+	camname="birdcam2"			### var: parameter for camera 2
 	$cameracmd $camname &
 	echo "$camname started!"
 	sleep $buttontimeout
 
-done
+done

randomvideo.sh

@@ -1,10 +1,34 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-folder="/home/pi/Video"
-player="cvlc"
-playerparam="--no-osd --play-and-exit"
+folder="/home/pi/Video" 			### var: path to video files
+player="cvlc"					### var: player command
+playerparam="--no-osd --play-and-exit"		### var: player parameters
+
+player_path="$(command -v $player)"
+
+player_package="vlc"				### var: player apt package
+
+if [ -z "$player_path" ]; then
+	echo "Missing $player, try to install it ..."
+
+	echo "Check internet connection ..."
+        pingserver="raspbian.raspberrypi.org"	### var: pingcheck destination
+        if ! ping -q -c1 $pingserver>/dev/null; then
+                echo "No internet connection ..."
+                exit 0
+        fi
+
+	sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -y install $player_package
+
+	player_path="$(command -v $player)"
+
+	if [ -z "$player_path" ]; then
+		echo "Cannot install $player, exiting ..."
+		exit 0
+	fi
+fi
 
 while true; do
 	file="$(find "$folder" -maxdepth 1 -type f |sort -R |head -n1)"
 	$player $playerparam $file
-done
+done

view_birdcam.sh

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-player="cvlc"										### var
-player_path="$(command -v $player)"							### var
-player_package="vlc"									### var
+player="cvlc"										### var: player command
+player_path="$(command -v $player)"
+player_package="vlc"									### var: player apt package
 
 if [ -z "$player_path" ]; then
 	echo "Missing $player, try to install it ..."
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-cameralist="~/birdcam/conf/cameralist.txt"						### var
-playerproc="vlc"									### var
-playerparam="--no-osd --play-and-exit"							### var
-streamurl="rtsp://$1:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?real_stream"	### var
+cameralist="/home/pi/birdcam/conf/cameralist.txt"					### var: list of all cameras/commands file
+playerproc="vlc"									### var: media player process name
+playerparam="--no-osd --play-and-exit"							### var: media player parameters
+streamurl="rtsp://$1:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?real_stream"	### var: camera stream url
 
-randomvideosh="/home/pi/birdcam/randomvideo.sh"						### var
-randomvideoproc="randomvideo.sh"							### var
+randomvideosh="/home/pi/birdcam/randomvideo.sh"						### var: path to random video script
+randomvideoproc="randomvideo.sh"							### var: name of process for random video script
 
 if [ ! -z "$(pgrep $playerproc)" ]; then
 	pkill $playerproc
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ if [ ! -z "$(pgrep $randomvideoproc)" ]; then
 	pkill $randomvideoproc
 fi
 
-if [ "$1" = "random" ]; then								### var
+if [ "$1" = "random" ]; then
 	$randomvideosh
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ "$1" = "birdcam1" ]; then								### var
+if [ "$1" = "birdcam1" ]; then								### var: hostname camera1
 	$player_path $playerparam "$streamurl"
 
-elif [ "$1" = "birdcam2" ]; then							### var
+elif [ "$1" = "birdcam2" ]; then							### var: hostname camera2
 	$player_path $playerparam "$streamurl"
 
 else
 	echo "Wrong camera! Available cameras:"
 	cat $cameralist
 
-fi
+fi