Here is the code for now. It needs pylms downloaded and wiringpi2 to work.\u00a0 I made some changes to pylms player.py to allow for accented letters in the titles so I just load the code rather than importing it.<\/p>\n
#####################################################################\n# SqueezeLite LCD Display #\n# Thomas W-P - http:\/\/thomas.w-p.me.uk #\n# Needs to be run as sudo #\n# #\n# Known issues: #\n# Code is a bit crap, but that's life. It just about works. #\n# #\n#####################################################################\nimport wiringpi2 as wp # to control display\nimport time, datetime # for delays and date\nimport fcntl, socket, struct # to get mac address\nimport commands # to get IP address\n#import subprocess # for printing to console\nimport sys\nsys.path.append('\/home\/pi\/PyLMS\/')\n\nfrom pylms.server import Server # to talk to LMS server\nfrom pylms.player import Player # to talk to LMS player\n\n\n# variables\/constants\nloggedin = False # to wait for the server\nscrollpos = 0 # for scrolling the title - needs to be remembered...\nwaitBeforeOffMinutes = 10 # time to wait before switching off in minutes\nwaitCount = 0 # counter for the suspend mode\nelapsed = float(0) # to hold elapsed time\ntotal = float(0) # to hold total time\nscPort = 9090 # default LMS port for CLI\nscUser = \"\" # CLI user\nscPassword = \"\" # CLI password\nwhatToShow = 0 # 0 = Artist, 1 = Album, 2 = Position\/Length\n\n\n\n# to get the mac address\ndef getHwAddr(ifname):\n s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)\n info = fcntl.ioctl(s.fileno(), 0x8927, struct.pack('256s', ifname[:15]))\n return ''.join(['%02x:' % ord(char) for char in info[18:24]])[:-1]\n\n# to scroll the title\ndef scrollTitle():\n tracktitle = \"\" # string to hold track title\n global scrollpos\n try:\n tracktitle = sl.get_track_title()\n if (len(tracktitle) > 16):\n tracktitle += \" --- \" + tracktitle[:16]\n for x in range(0,7):\n # exit if not in \"Play\" mode\n if (sl.get_mode() != 'play'):\n return\n # we're at the start - pause \n if (scrollpos == 0):\n # scroll \n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0)\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,tracktitle[0:16])\n time.sleep(3)\n if (len(tracktitle) > 16+scrollpos):\n scrollpos += 1\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0)\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,tracktitle[scrollpos:16+scrollpos])\n time.sleep(0.4)\n elif (len(tracktitle) == 16+scrollpos): #we've got back to the start\n scrollpos = 0\n else: #standard title\n for x in range(0,4):\n if (sl.get_mode() != 'play'):\n return\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0)\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,(tracktitle + \" \"*16)[:16])\n time.sleep(1)\n\n except:\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0)\n #cmd = [ 'echo', tracktitle ]\n #output = subprocess.Popen( cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE ).communicate()[0]\n #print output\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,\"(Title unknown)\")\n time.sleep(5) \n\n\n# get the IP address\nimport commands\nintf = 'eth0'\nintf_ip = commands.getoutput(\"ip address show dev \" + intf).split()\nintf_ip = intf_ip[intf_ip.index('inet') + 1].split('\/')[0]\n\n# set up the display - 4 bit to save pins - apparently slower but marginal\n# https:\/\/projects.drogon.net\/raspberry-pi\/wiringpi\/lcd-library\/\nwp.wiringPiSetup();\nlcd = wp.lcdInit (2, 16, 4, 11,10 , 0,1,2,3,0,0,0,0)\n\n# connect to the squeezebox\nsc = Server(hostname=intf_ip, port=scPort, username=scUser, password=scPassword)\n\n# initialising\nwp.lcdClear(lcd) # clear the lcd\nwp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0) # cursor to start of row\n\n\n# keep trying to connect until there is a response\nwhile loggedin != True:\n try:\n sc.connect()\n loggedin = sc.logged_in\n #wp.lcdPuts(lcd,str(loggedin))\n except:\n wp.lcdClear(lcd)\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0)\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,\"Music server\"[:16])\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 1)\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,\" not ready :(\"[:16])\n time.sleep(3)\n\n# set up the player\nsl = sc.get_player(getHwAddr(\"eth0\")) # http:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/159137\/getting-mac-address\n\n# change the display\nwhile True:\n\n # show something\n if (sl.get_mode() == 'play'):\n waitCount = 0 \n try:\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 1)\n # no switch in python!\n if(whatToShow == 0):\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,(sl.get_track_artist() + \" \"*16)[:16])\n elif(whatToShow == 1):\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,(sl.get_track_album() + \" \"*16)[:16])\n elif(whatToShow == 2):\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 1) \n elapsed = sl.get_time_elapsed()\n total = sl.get_track_duration()\n progress = int(9 * elapsed \/ total)#\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,\">\" + \">\"*(progress+1)+\"-\"*(8-progress) + \" \" + str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(total)))[-5:]) \n whatToShow += 1\n if (whatToShow == 3):\n whatToShow = 0\n except:\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,\" ~~~~ \"[:16]) \n # title scrolling\n scrollTitle() \n\n\n # deal with pause\/stop\n if (sl.get_mode() == 'pause'):\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0)\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,(sl.get_track_artist() + \" \"*16)[:16])\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 1) \n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,(\" PAUSED\" + \" \"*16)[:16])\n time.sleep(1)\n waitCount += 1\n if (waitCount >= (waitBeforeOffMinutes * 60)): \n # send \"OFF\" message to player\n sl.set_power_state(False)\n\n if (sl.get_mode() == 'stop'):\n waitCount = 0\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 1) \n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,\" \" + time.strftime(\"%H:%M\", time.gmtime())[:16])\n wp.lcdPosition(lcd, 0, 0)\n wp.lcdPuts(lcd,(datetime.datetime.now().strftime(\"%A\") + \" \" + datetime.datetime.now().strftime(\"%d\")+ \" \" + datetime.datetime.now().strftime(\"%B\")[:3] + \" \"*16)[:16])\n time.sleep(1)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is the code for now. It needs pylms downloaded and wiringpi2 to work.\u00a0 I made some changes to pylms player.py to allow for accented letters in the titles so I just load the code rather than importing it. ##################################################################### # SqueezeLite LCD Display # # Thomas W-P – http:\/\/thomas.w-p.me.uk # # Needs to be … Continue reading RPizeBox Display code<\/span>