Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread paul-
4.x is not compatible, need to at least be running 5.0. But the 6.0 beta is pretty stable now for most things. Really only playing with the rpi4 support. I'll update the extension so you can just install via the extension page. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM.

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread chill
Jursi wrote: > I am looking from the piCorePlayer repository. 28242 chill wrote: > I don't know for sure whether pigpio.tcz is available in pCP4 - perhaps > Paul can comment. I guess that's the answer then. I'm sorry, I don't know if pCP5 extensions are necessarily compatible with pCP4, or

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread Jursi
chill wrote: > Are you looking in the 'piCorePlayer repository', or the 'Official > piCore repository'? It will be in the former, and I suspect the latter > is the default in pCP4. I did this from pCP5. I don't know for sure > whether pigpio.tcz is available in pCP4 - perhaps Paul can

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread chill
Jursi wrote: > > I can't find pigpio.tcz from the repository, any idea why? > > I am running 4.1.0 Are you looking in the 'piCorePlayer repository', or the 'Official piCore repository'? It will be in the former, and I suspect the latter is the default in pCP4. I did this from pCP5. I

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread Jursi
chill wrote: > Install pigpio.tcz from the piCorePlayer repository, then make sure the > daemon is running: just type pigpiod from the command line of an SSH > terminal. > > Then issue the two commands that Paul specified: > > Code: > > sudo modprobe uinput > sudo

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread chill
Jursi wrote: > Amazing news, > > Could you explain me how to install sbpd from your link and how to setup > pigpio library. > > Thank you! Install pigpio.tcz from the piCorePlayer repository, then make sure the daemon is running: just type pigpiod from the command line of an SSH terminal.

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread Jursi
paul- wrote: > Chill, > > Would you mind testing this out for me. My current jivelite setup is a > bit difficult to add encoders and buttons to..but I did verify that > I'm getting keyboard events. > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/os6duhpkskgzj4c/sbpd > > This is the latest

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread chill
Can I just say what a great addition this is to sbpd. Controlling Jivelite with a rotary encoder, so that it behaves like an original Squeezebox Radio or Boom, is something that quite a few people have wanted an easy way to achieve I think.

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread chill
This works perfectly with my encoder: Code: ./sbpd -v e,20,21,KEY:KEY_UP-KEY_DOWN,2 b,26,KEY:KEY_RIGHT,2,0,KEY:KEY_LEFT,500 I had to adjust the 'Detente Mode' setting to 2, so that each click moves the cursor one position up or down, but after

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > Chill, > > Would you mind testing this out for me. I'll be happy to. My RPi with an encoder doesn't have a screen or Jivelite, and my RPi with Jivelite and a screen doesn't have an attached encoder. The latter is easier to fix, so I'll go that route.

Re: [SlimDevices: DIY] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeButtonPi - Tool to use buttons and rotary encoders on a RPi

2019-09-25 Thread paul-
Chill, Would you mind testing this out for me. My current jivelite setup is a bit difficult to add encoders and buttons to..but I did verify that I'm getting keyboard events. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/os6duhpkskgzj4c/sbpd This is the latest source using pigpio, so make sure you