SmartiePi

A simple set of scripts for a "Smart TV" using a Raspberry Pi.

Requirements

• mp3info
• omxplayer
• curl
• youtube-dl
• feh
• transmission

Downloading Smartiepi

To download, you need to install git on your Raspberry pi

sudo apt-get install git

Then clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/tooringanalytics/smartiepi.git

Installation

First download Smartiepi and make sure the requirements are satisfied.

cd to the source directry and execute install_smartiepi.sh.

The script will install dependencies, set up directories and execution paths. When finished, it will reboot the raspberry pi.

Usage

Playing Music

Music should be stored under /home/pi/Music/external.

plamusic.sh '.*\/Western.*\.(mp3|avi|ogg)$'

The environment variable AUDIO_OUT can be used to set the audio output. It can be one of "hdmi", "local" or "alsa" (default). Use hdmi for direct hdmi audio output, local for audio through the headphone socket and alsa for output through bluetooth, for example (assuming bluetooth is the default output configured by ALSA).

Playing Youtube Videos

Youtube play requires the packes youtube-pl which is downloaded by isntall.sh Youtube videos are downloaded and stored under /home/pi/Videos/youtube.

Playing Movies

You should store Movies under /home/pi/Videos/Movies. You may also store a subtitles file in the 'SRT' format (with the extension .srt) in the same directory as the movie file.

To play a movie:

plamusic.sh ~/Videos/Movies/path/to/movie.avi

This will automatically look for and use the subtitles file if it is present in the same directory as the movie file.

Playing Slideshows

Slideshows require the feh package which is installed by the installation script.

To view a bunch of Photos as a slideshow:

1. Store your photos under /home/pi/Pictures/external/<ALBUM-NAME>.

2. To play the slideshow:

  slideshow.sh <ALBUM-NAME>

The default delay is 5s.