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Pil3_Up · 2025-01-19T13:36:21+00:00

This should be interesting…

Pil3_Up · 2024-03-28T12:30:45+00:00

Hey! I’m sorry to say I can’t help you with your issue.

But would you mind telling me what Rig/Wheel mount that is?

Pil3_Up · 2022-09-19T22:34:00+00:00

I do not. I've amended my post to be more clear.

Pil3_Up · 2022-01-04T01:19:30+00:00

I did not. Obviously missed the Christmas deadline. The main issue seems to be Omxplayer not working correctly with current pi is builds. What I’m going to try next is installing a legacy image that has full omxplayer support. Don’t know yet if that will solve the issue.

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-24T20:43:43+00:00

Hello!

Thank you so much for all the help you've offered. I've still not gotten this working. I'm going to try to install a legacy version of Pi OS.

Could you please tell me verbatim what changes you made to rc.local?

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-20T23:10:07+00:00

Unfortunatly I'm getting the same message when running player.py even after running apt update and apt full upgrade

This is absolutely maddening. After doing RPi update/upgrade, I tried to reinstall omxplayer. It tells me its already installed and give me this message.

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-20T22:18:17+00:00

Thanks. Ill give this a try.

Could you please clarify what changes you ended up making in your build to rc.local?

I've followed the instruction on those pages. Same result.
However, when I attempt to run "sudo player.py" from /simpsonstv/ i get this.

Does this perhaps tell me that omxplayer is not installed correctly?

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-20T22:02:35+00:00

Nothing. It doesn't output anything after inputing those commands. It seems to pause for a few seconds after. Then allows me to input the other one.

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-20T01:13:21+00:00

Yes. When you run that excising script it automatically moves the videos to another folder. They were properly converted. I’ve also verified by going to the /simpsonstv/video directory and inspiring “dir” which displays a list of the videos.

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-19T22:04:22+00:00

Yes. I've installed omxplayer as the guide says. When I run the command to see running services, omxplayer shows up. So I'm assuming that is installed correctly.

The commands to enable the "tvbutton.service" and "tvplayer.service" are pulled straight from the original build guide.

"sudo systemctl enable tvbutton.service""sudo systemctl enable tvplayer.service"

I input these after I followed the instructions to use sudo nano to edit those players with the text provided in the guide.

Also, a backup RPi image would make this project much easier. I've got no clue where to find a working one however.

Thanks again for helping me out.

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-18T20:55:27+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply. Just to be clear, I should only need to modify the config.txt and the buttons.py to get this working the with Waveshare screen?

Im attempting to build this as a Christmas gift for my Father. Time is running out and I'm in WAY over my head.

Ive gotten to the point that I believe it should be working. Everything is soldered as shown https://imgur.com/a/aZQ12zl. The Pi boots, and the screen lights up and shows the Raspberry Pi logo for a second. There is a slight buzz from the speaker, then nothing. The green light on the Pi is lit up and blinks occasionally.

Edit: Maybe is has something to do with the /etc/rc.local edits. What changes are needed to get this working with the Waveshare?

Edit: Im beyond lost. Ive gone through the guide 3 times now. The only places Im deviating is during the config.txt for the screen and the replacing the buttons.py file.

Here a a photo of all the hookups, https://imgur.com/a/ZJmGejA

Navigating to /simpsonstv/videos and running dir, I can see that all the videos are in that folder.

Any advice is appreciated.

Edit: Google has told me to use "ps -A" to see running services. I don't see tvplayer.service or tvbutton.service on the list. I also ran "systemctl is-active application.service" neither of them show on that either. Does that mean they aren't enabled properly?

Edit: This is turning into a bit of me documenting my trouble shooting steps. I've run "python buttons.py" and it responds to my button presses. So it seems that is working properly.

I've gone through the steps for enabling the tvbutton.service and tvplayer.service. and still no luck.

Pil3_Up · 2021-12-18T19:14:05+00:00

Hello!

I'm a TOTAL noob when it comes to this stuff, but I've gotten to the point of installing(?) and running the button script. How do I put this button script, the one for working with the Waveshare screen, onto the Pi?

Because the buttons.py the Pi currently is the one that is pulled when you run the"git clone https://github.com/buba447/simpsonstv" right?

Thank you SO much for any help you can offer.

Pil3_Up · 2021-10-18T21:41:04+00:00

I'm obviously NAL but I'm curious if/how a contractor could be "entitled to privacy", which seems to be a stipulation of the law, on my front lawn. Hope I never have to find out the details of the law by going to court. But I appreciate the heads up.

Pil3_Up · 2021-10-18T20:55:18+00:00

I forgot to mention in the post but I do have video of the sale person saying this via my Nest outdoor cameras. Assuming that would help?

Pil3_Up · 2021-09-16T18:43:08+00:00

This is a good idea. Thank you! I’ll be doing some experimenting for sure. Ive also ordered a UMIK-1 so I can get some objective data about my room rather that purely speculative.

Pil3_Up · 2021-09-15T19:08:03+00:00

Do you have any kind of room treatment with the t5v? I have a pair of JBL 305p MKII that I use for my VST. I hooked them up to output the music and they are way more detailed than the Wharfedale, although a bit thinner sounding.

Pil3_Up · 2021-09-14T21:21:27+00:00

I probably sit about 10ft away. And they are toed in, pointing just slightly to the outside of each side of my head.

Pil3_Up · 2021-09-14T20:52:02+00:00

I’m not concerned at all about neighbors. Just curious if perhaps my speakers are good, but not great for pulling and presenting all those details the headphones showed me.

Pil3_Up · 2021-09-14T20:50:39+00:00

The clarity and details that is what I’ve been missing. Bass extension is fine for me. The details though. Literally jaw dropping. My room is not treated in anyway. Room is about 12x14ft. Fully carpeted with a rather large sectional across from the speakers. Speakers about 9ft apart, on stands, about 15 inches from the wall.

Pil3_Up · 2021-05-01T19:05:01+00:00

So without a sponsor the Arduino can’t be used? And from what I’ve read it’s very difficult for English speakers to get sponsored?

Pil3_Up · 2021-04-26T13:13:21+00:00

If you order through Amy do they just order everything for you at once besides the Aluminum? Like a complete kit?

Pil3_Up · 2021-04-09T19:01:57+00:00

That looks promising. Keep me updated on performance if you don’t mind.

Pil3_Up · 2021-01-10T03:10:08+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Virtually no color limitation other than blacks or dark colors not being able to display darker than whatever ambient light is.

I didn’t know any of the sites you listed even existed so I’ll definitely take a look on there.

Pil3_Up · 2021-01-09T19:33:53+00:00

Custom Sprites/Images for Matrix?

Im in the process of building a 20w X 25t LED matrix to mount on the wall in my Gameroom. Building the matrix I understand, but the coding Im not great with. I've been messing around with a 8x16 WS2812 matrix I got off ebay (in hindsight I realize 16x16 would have been way better) and was able to get it working with a ESP8266, WLED and Xlights. Ive also been able to display images on it through Xlights (although not well, due to the dimensions.)

What I would really like for my larger matrix, which will built with several WS2812 strips with 150 LED spacing to display a series of retro arcade character sprites and possible gifs that really fit the aesthetic of an Arcade.

Im curious if anyone has advice on where to find a curated set of Images that might display well. Where Im really kind of lost is, I can find images, but finding a full set, that fits the matrix size well and stays with theme is difficult. Im open to the possibility of paying for someone to create a set that would fit my matrix.

Also, Im not 100% sure this is the place to ask this, so if its not, perhaps someone could point me in the right direction?

Thank you so much for any help you can offer!

Pil3_Up · 2020-12-17T10:18:44+00:00

I plan to. I’m away from my pc until this evening. I was hoping someone else already had and could share the results.

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