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homebridge-omxplayer

Play or stop any youtube/videos/audio using omxplayer on raspberry pi https://github.com/oronbz/homebridge-omxplayer.

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homebridge-omxplayer

A Raspberry Pi (only) Plugin to download and play any YouTube video or a local video file using omxplayer.

New version (2.0) - This plugin is a platform now and have many new features:

Play Playlist - to play the tracks in their order.

Play Playlist Shuffle - to play tracks in a random order.

Play Next Switch - to play the next song in the list.

Repeat All - set to true to allow the playlist to repeat itsef when it**s done.

Volume Control Light Bulb - to control the volume of the track, when set to false 100% volume will be used.

Path in config - to choose which folder to download the files. when not set, the default persist folder will be chosen.

Example config.json:

"platforms": [
   {
       "platform": "OmxPlayer",
       "name": "Baby Playlist",
       "playPlaylistSwitch": true,
       "shuffleSwitch": true,
       "repeatAll": true,
       "path": "remove this row to download to default persist folder",
       "playNextSwitch": true,
       "volumeControl": true,
       "playlist": [
           {
               "switchName": "Coldplay Babies Go",
               "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7G-hU5Eaxc",
               "loop": false
           },
           {
               "switchName": "Beatles Babies Go",
               "youtube": "https://youtu.be/cF4jiDsifmo",
               "loop": false
           },
           {
               "switchName": "testFile",
               "filename": "my_video.mp4"
           },
           {
               "switchName": "Lullaby",
               "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAGP3LwyP0M",
               "loop": true
           },
           {
               "switchName": "Lullaby2",
               "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhh9OQKh-Sc"
           },
           {
               "switchName": "Lullaby3",
               "youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhh9OQKh-Sc"
           }
       ]
   }
]

Why do we need this plugin?

This plugin is great for getting some music and videos into scenes and automations, for example:

  • It can be used for a "Good Night" scene with a lullaby music for babies (can be done with speakers only connected to Pi).
  • It can play music videos on TV screen (connected to the Raspberry Pi) when "Arrive Home" is triggered.
  • it can be connected to a projector and project any video (I used it for the kids room).

How it works

Basically, all you need to do is:

  1. Set the desired youtube url or local filename.
  2. Use this switch in any scene or automation.

when setting a new youtube link, only for the first time,the video will be downloaded which should take a few seconds.

How to install

sudo apt-get install omxplayer

sudo npm install -g homebridge-omxplayer

The raspberry pi should be logged in with the same user that runs homebridge. It is suggested to use auto-login when Raspberry rebooted.

Troubleshooting

Permissions issue

If you're running homebridge on a different user than pi you may have permission issues. Try running the following commands:

sudo usermod -a -G video $(whoami)

sudo chmod 777 /usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge-omxplayer/node_modules/youtube-dl/bin/youtube-dl

Delete any .mp4 files inside your /tmp folder.

Make sure your home folder exists at /home/USERNAME and run sudo chmod -R 0777 /home/USERNAME

Reboot and try again.

Credits

This plugin was inspired by homebridge-dummy by @nfarina and the idea for this plugin came from my little brother @nitaybz which has written many other plugins already, so you should definitely explore his repos too: https://github.com/nitaybz?tab=repositories

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Package last updated on 24 Dec 2017

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