Alternative command script for The HockeyBox
- Don Seiler, [email protected]
- based on HockeyBox3.py by Greg Manley
- Updated for python3
- Changed media directory location to
/media/hockeybox
- Added playlist feature for INTERMISSION. Hitting INTERMISSION will generate a random playlist of INTERMISSION songs, same size as the
INTERMISSION_REPEAT_THRESHOLD(default 5). This allows the operator to leave the Hockeybox unattended for longer intermissions and hit the restroom or concession stand. - Adding no-repeat thresholds for goals, powerplay and penalty music.
- Script cleanup, encapsulated light-change logic in functions.
- Using RPi.GPIO's event detection and callback API rather than constantly polling all the inputs.
- Keep small queue of recently played songs for BTW and Intermission to avoid recent repeats.
- Created
goal_horndirectory separate from goal directory, moved GH.mp3 togoal_horn- This way we can play the horn sound on its own and don't require users to splice it into their goal songs.
- Renamed script to hockeybox.py
- HockeyBox will now play any random mp3 from the specified directory, removing the limit on songs. Also removes the numerical naming requirements.
- Improved python code to use more control structures and remove hard-coding limitations.
- Edit /etc/rc.local to point to new hockeybox.py
- Disabled GUI mode since we don't need it.
- Edited /etc/fstab to mount SETTINGS and HOCKEYBOX since desktop won't automount anymore with GUI disabled.
- Replaced all MP3 files with legally purchased MP3s.
- Renamed dirs to avoid spaces and capitalization:
- goal
- warmup
- btw
- intermission
- penalty
- powerplay
- usanthem
- cdnanthem