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--- hardware:lcd_led_marquees [2022/02/24 11:06] – making the link more convenient atari
+++ hardware:lcd_led_marquees [2022/10/04 08:22] – removal of broken scripts atari
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 It is possible to use the two HDMI outputs on an RPi4, with one displaying Batocera and the other displaying the dynamic marquee. [[https://forum.batocera.org/d/7129-dynamic-marquee-for-pi4-working|Link to the original forum post explaining this.]] Essentially, the Raspberry Pi draws images/videos directly to the framebuffer, which is still visible on the other display even though it's hidden by Batocera on the main display.
-Artwork needs to be sourced and placed in the appropriate ''Marquee'' and ''roms/Marquee'' folders first. If you don't already have a marquee repository, [[https://mega.nz/folder/cgEgHBTb#5ZYNIZ9VKPYpCS2ujwghbQ|a sample pack is available here]]. Extract it to the root of your device.
+<WRAP center round important>
+This has broken on **v34** and higher. Stay on **v33** or lower if you intend to use this.
-Place ''game.sh'' into ''system/configs/emulationstation/scripts/game-selected''
+</WRAP>
-<file bash game.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-System=$1 #system name
-Romname=${2%.*} #romname
-rom=${Romname##*/}
-/userdata/marquee.sh Gameselected $System "$rom"
-</file>
-Place ''system.sh'' into ''system/configs/emulationstation/scripts/system-selected''
-<file bash system.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-System=$1 #System name
-/userdata/marquee.sh Systemselected $System &
-</file>
-Place ''marquee.sh'' in ''/userdata''
-<file bash marquee.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-case $1 in
-Start)
-Romname=$3
-Gamepath=$2
-marqueeimage=$Gamepath/images/$romname-marquee.png
-if [ -f "/userdata/roms/Marquee/videos/$Romname.mp4" ]
-then
-ffmpeg -i /userdata/roms/Marquee/videos/$Romname.mp4 -vf scale=1280:720 -sws_flags bilinear -pix_fmt rgb565le -f fbdev /dev/fb0
-fi
-if [ -f "/userdata/roms/Marquee/hires/$Romname.jpg" ]
-then
-fbv /userdata/roms/Marquee/hires/$Romname.jpg -fer
-elif [ -f "$marqueeimage" ]
-then
-fbv $marqueeimage -fer
-else
-fbv /userdata/roms/mame/images/mame.png -fer
-fi
-;;
-Gameselected)
-System=$2 #system name
-Romname=$3 #romname
-if [ -f "/userdata/roms/Marquee/$Romname.png" ]
-then
-fbv /userdata/roms/Marquee/$Romname.png -fer
-elif [ -f "/userdata/roms/$System/images/$Romname-marquee.png" ]
-then
-fbv "/userdata/roms/$System/images/$Romname-marquee.png" -fer
-else
-fbv /userdata/roms/Marquee/mame.png -fer
-fi
-;;
-Systemselected)
-imagepath="/userdata/roms/sysimages/$2"
-if [ -f "$imagepath.png" ]
-then
-fbv "$imagepath.png" -fer
-else
-fbv /userdata/roms/mame/images/mame.png -fer
-fi
-;;
-esac
-</file>
-Place ''script.sh'' in ''system/scripts''
-<file bash script.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-case $1 in
-gameStart)
-gamepath=${5%/*}
-romname=${5##*/}
-/userdata/marquee.sh Start $gamepath ${romname%.*} &
-;;
-gameStop)
-killall ffmpeg
-;;
-esac
-</file>
 ===== Using two computers =====
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 This can be done using Batocera installed onto a device and another computer/Raspberry Pi connected to a separate display. So far, this has been tested successfully using Batocera installed on an x86_64 computer/Raspberry Pi with another Raspberry Pi acting as the marquee.
-==== Setting up the Marquee computer ====
-  - If you don't already have a marquee repository, start downloading the [[https://mega.nz/folder/cgEgHBTb#5ZYNIZ9VKPYpCS2ujwghbQ|sample pack here]].
-  - Install Raspbian OS on the Raspberry Pi to act as the marquee (referred to as Marquee from now on).
-    - Set this up with a static IP to make things easier.
-  - On the Marquee run the following: <code bash>
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get upgrade
-sudo apt-get install ffmpeg git libjpeg9-dev libjpeg9 libpng16-16 libpng-dev
-</code>
-  - Now compile FBV on the Marquee using the following commands: <code bash>
-sudo git clone https://github.com/godspeed1989/fbv.git
-cd fbv
-sudo ./configure
-sudo make
-sudo make install
-</code>
-  - Set up the Marquee to automatically start the appropriate software on boot. Open the text file with root privileges with the following: <code bash>
-sudo nano /etc/rc.local
-</code>
-    - Then add the following right before the ''exit 0'' line: <code bash>
-cd /home/pi
-nc -vklp 5555 | /bin/bash &
-</code> Save with ''Ctrl'' + ''S''.
-  - Edit the bootup file: <code bash>
-sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
-</code>
-    - Change the following line from: <code bash>
-console=tty1
-</code> to <code bash>
-console=tty3
-</code>
-    - In that same file, add onto the end of the line: <code bash>
-logo.nologo vt.global_cursor_default=0
-</code>
-    * For example, the resulting ''cmdline.txt'' might contain: <file - cmdline.txt>
-console=serial0,115200 console=tty3 root=PARTUUID=692a6271-02 rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes rootwait logo.nologo vt.global_cursor_default=0
-</file>
-  - Add the following script to the ''/home/pi/'' folder named as ''marquee.sh'': <file bash marquee.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-case $1 in
-GameStart)
-Systemname=$2
-Romname="$3"
-if [ -f "/home/pi/Marquee/hires/$Romname.jpg" ]
-then
-fbv "/home/pi/Marquee/hires/$Romname.jpg" -fel
-elif [ -f "/home/pi/Marquee/$Systemname/images/$Romname-marquee.png" ]
-then
-fbv "/home/pi/Marquee/$Systemname/images/$Romname-marquee.png" -fel
-else
-fbv /home/pi/Marquee/default.png -fel
-fi
-;;
-Gameselected)
-Systemname=$2 #system name
-Romname="$3" #romname
-if [ -f "/home/pi/Marquee/$Systemname/images/$Romname-marquee.png" ]
-then
-fbv "/home/pi/Marquee/$Systemname/images/$Romname-marquee.png" -fel
-else
-fbv /home/pi/Marquee/default.png -fel
-fi
-;;
-Systemselected)
-imagepath="/home/pi/Marquee/sysimages/$2"
-if [ -f "$imagepath.png" ]
-then
-fbv "$imagepath.png" -fel
-else
-fbv /home/pi/Marquee/default.png -fel
-fi
-;;
-esac
-</file>
-==== Setting up the Marquee folder ====
-  - If you downloaded the sample pack, simply extract it to the root of the drive and move onto the [[#setting_up_the_scripts_in_batocera|next section]]. Otherwise, read on.
-  - On the Marquee computer, create a ''/marquee'' folder in the root of the drive.
-  - In this folder, create/place the ''default.png'' image file you wish to display when no other image can be found.
-  - Create a new folder in the ''/marquee'' folder named ''sysimages''. This folder will contain all of the system's generic marquees (for when you're on the system list before entering into the game list).
-  - Then, for every game which marquee you want to display, create a system subfolder with the same name as the [[:systems|system shortname Batocera uses]] and place the marquee image with the name of the game itself inside of an ''image'' subfolder in that system.
-  - In addition, any "high resolution" versions of the images can be put into a separate subfolder in ''marquee/'' named ''hires''.
-Here's an example of the final folder structure:
-<code>
-/marquee/
- ├─ 3do/
- │  └─ images/
- │     └─ Space Hulk - Vengeance of the Blood Angels (USA)-marquee.png
- ├─ atari2600/
- │  └─ images/
- │     └─ Air Raid (USA)-marquee.png
- ├─ daphne/
- │  └─ images/
- │     └─ ace-marquee.png
- ├─ hires/
- │  ├─ 1943.jpg
- │  ├─ a51site4.png
- │  ├─ Air Raid (USA)-marquee.png
- │  └─ Space Hulk - Vengeance of the Blood Angels (USA)-marquee.png
- ├─ mame/
- │  └─ images/
- │     └─ a51site4.png
- ├─ nes/
- │  └─ images/
- │     └─ Super Mario Bros. (World)-marquee.png
- ├─ sega32x/
- │  └─ images/
- │     └─ BC Racers (USA)-marquee.png
- ├─ sysimages/
- │  ├─ 3do.png
- │  ├─ atari2600.png
- │  ├─ daphne.png
- │  ├─ fbneo.png
- │  ├─ mame.png
- │  ├─ nes.png
- │  └─ sega32x.png
- └─ default.png
-</code>
-==== Setting up the scripts in Batocera ====
-<WRAP center round todo>
-These scripts need revision.
-</WRAP>
-Install Batocera on the main machine. This is only supported in Batocera **v33** and up.
-Navigate to ''/userdata/system/configs/emulationstation'' and create a folder named ''scripts''.
-Create the following scripts and download them to the mentioned location on the Batocera computer:
-  * Create a folder named ''game-start'', save the following as ''01-marquee.sh'' (eg. ''/userdata/system/configs/emulationstation/scripts/game-start/01-marquee.sh''): <file bash 01-marquee.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-Marqueeip=192.168.123.147 #enter your marquee computer ip address here.
-case 1 in    gameStart)
-        romname={5##*/}
-gamename=${romname%.*}
-echo ./marquee.sh GameStart 2 "\\"gamename\"" | nc $Marqueeip 5555 >temp.log &
-;;
-gameStop)
-echo sudo pkill ffmpeg  | nc 192.168.123.147 5555 &
-;;
-esac
-</file>
-  * In ''game-selected'' save the following as ''01-marquee.sh'' (eg. ''/userdata/system/configs/emulationstation/scripts/game-selected/01-marquee.sh''): <file bash 01-marquee.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-Marqueeip=192.168.123.147
-System=$1 #system name
-Romname=${2%.*} #romname
-rom=${Romname##*/}
-echo ./marquee.sh Gameselected $System “\”$rom\"" | nc $Marqueeip 5555 >temp.log &
-</file>
-  * In ''system-selected'' save the following as ''01-marquee.sh'' (eg. ''/userdata/system/configs/emulationstation/scripts/system-selected/01-marquee.sh''): <file bash 01-marquee.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-Marqueeip=192.168.123.147
-System=$1    #System name
-echo ./marquee.sh Systemselected $System | nc $Marqueeip 5555 >temp.log &
-</file>
-Once done, make all those scripts executable (''chmod +x <name of file>'' or right-click and check "Executable")
 ===== Troubleshooting =====