[RELEASE] DFAtmo the driver for Atmolight controllers

durchflieger · 2011-10-11 18:09

@werwer

ok here are the steps for ubuntu:

Code:

# 1. Install prerequisites:

sudo apt-get install git build-essential fakeroot debhelper zip libusb-1.0-0-dev python-dev

# 1a. If you want to build the DFAtmo xinelib plugin do the following step

# Note: You need libxine 1.2 packages here!

sudo apt-get install libxine-dev

# 2. Change into your home dir

cd $HOME

# 3. Download DFAtmo files from git into sub dir dfatmo

# This has only to be done for the first time

git clone git@github.com:durchflieger/DFAtmo.git dfatmo

# 4. Change into project dir

cd dfatmo

# 5. If you want to update the project from git do the following step

git reset --hard

git pull

# 6. If you only want xbmc support without xinelib plugin do the following step

cp debian/control-dfatmo-only debian/control

# 7. Build debian packages

dpkg-buildpackage -b -D -tc -sd -us -uc

# 8. Install DFAtmo package

sudo dpkg -i ../dfatmo_0.1-0_i386.deb

# 8a. If you build the xinelib plugin install it with

sudo dpkg -i ../libxine-dfatmo-plugin_0.1-0_amd64.deb

# 9. Add permissions to access the serial port for the user who executes xbmc by adding him to group "dialout"

#    If you are logged in as this user log out/in again before executing xbmc.

sudo adduser <username> dialout

# 10. Next launch xbmc and install DFAtmo xbmc addon with the zip installation function of XBMC

# The zip is located at "/usr/lib/dfatmo/dfatmo-xbmc-addon.zip"

Go into the addon settings for DFAtmo and set:
driver -> serial
driver param -> /dev/ttyS0;proto=classic
areas -> top=1 left=1 right=1

Of course set driver param to your used serial port device.

Start the DFAtmo addon in xbmc.
Start watching a video -> light should go on

If you need you can configure the mapping from areas to controller channels
individually with the "proto:" option within driver_param.
Have a look into DFAtmo README how this works.

werwer · 2011-10-11 21:22

Thanks!!
unfortunately, in the step

# Build debian DFAtmo package:
dpkg-buildpackage -b -D -tc -sd -us -uc

it says that

dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CPPFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CXXFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «FFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «LDFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions»
dpkg-buildpackage: paquete fuente dfatmo
dpkg-buildpackage: versión de las fuentes 0.1-0
dpkg-buildpackage: fuentes modificadas por Andreas Auras <yak54@inkennet.de>
dpkg-buildpackage: arquitectura del sistema i386
dpkg-source --before-build dfatmo
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Dependencias de construcción no satisfechas: debhelper (>= 7)
dpkg-buildpackage: aviso: Las dependencias y conflictos de construcción no están satisfechas, cancelando.
dpkg-buildpackage: aviso: (Use la opción «-d» para anularlo.)

In english is something like
"
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Dependencies of building not satisfied: debhelper (>= 7)
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: dependencies and building conflicts are not satisfied, cancelling"

what can i do?

i really appreciate your effort here.

Thanks again!!

durchflieger · 2011-10-11 23:09

werwer Wrote:Thanks!!
unfortunately, in the step

# Build debian DFAtmo package:
dpkg-buildpackage -b -D -tc -sd -us -uc

it says that

dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CPPFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CXXFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «FFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «LDFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions»
dpkg-buildpackage: paquete fuente dfatmo
dpkg-buildpackage: versión de las fuentes 0.1-0
dpkg-buildpackage: fuentes modificadas por Andreas Auras <yak54@inkennet.de>
dpkg-buildpackage: arquitectura del sistema i386
dpkg-source --before-build dfatmo
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Dependencias de construcción no satisfechas: debhelper (>= 7)
dpkg-buildpackage: aviso: Las dependencias y conflictos de construcción no están satisfechas, cancelando.
dpkg-buildpackage: aviso: (Use la opción «-d» para anularlo.)

In english is something like
"
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Dependencies of building not satisfied: debhelper (>= 7)
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: dependencies and building conflicts are not satisfied, cancelling"

what can i do?

i really appreciate your effort here.

Thanks again!!

Maybe package "debhelper" is missing. Install it with:
sudo apt-get install debhelper

There is another step you should do:
The user under which xbmc is executed should have permissions to access the serial port by adding him to the "dialout" group:
sudo adduser <username> dialout

If you are logged in as this user log out/in again before executing xbmc.

werwer · 2011-10-11 23:22

OK, it seems that installing debhelper solved that issue. however, now i have another problem:

# Build debian DFAtmo package:
dpkg-buildpackage -b -D -tc -sd -us -uc

it says that

dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CPPFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «CXXFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «FFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-g -O2»
dpkg-buildpackage: exportar «LDFLAGS» de dpkg-buildflags (origen: «vendor»): «-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions»
dpkg-buildpackage: paquete fuente dfatmo
dpkg-buildpackage: versión de las fuentes 0.1-0
dpkg-buildpackage: fuentes modificadas por Andreas Auras <yak54@inkennet.de>
dpkg-buildpackage: arquitectura del sistema i386
dpkg-source --before-build dfatmo
fakeroot debian/rules clean
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp
# Add here commands to clean up after the build process.
/usr/bin/make clean
make[1]: se ingresa al directorio «/home/htpc/dfatmo»
rm -f *.so* *.o dfatmo-xbmc-addon.zip
rm -rf ./build
make[1]: se sale del directorio «/home/htpc/dfatmo»
dh_clean
debian/rules build
dh_testdir
# Add here commands to configure the package.
touch configure-stamp
dh_testdir
# Add here commands to compile the package.
/usr/bin/make XINEPLUGINDIR=INEPLUGINDIR DFATMOINSTDIR="/usr"
make[1]: python-config: No se encontró el programa
make[1]: se ingresa al directorio «/home/htpc/dfatmo»
cc -g -O2 -O3 -fPIC -DOUTPUT_DRIVER_PATH='"/usr/lib/dfatmo/drivers"' -c -o atmodriver.o atmodriver.c
atmodriver.c:23:20: fatal error: Python.h: No existe el fichero o el directorio
compilation terminated.
make[1]: *** [atmodriver.o] Error 1
make[1]: se sale del directorio «/home/htpc/dfatmo»
make: *** [build-stamp] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: fallo: debian/rules build devolvió un estado de salida de error 2

something went wrong. what can i do?

i'm sorry to bother you again Sad

Thanks again!!

durchflieger · 2011-10-12 11:48

@werwer

Could you please issue this command:

apt-cache showpkg xbmc

and post the output here.

werwer · 2011-10-12 13:07

durchflieger Wrote:@werwer

Could you please issue this command:

apt-cache showpkg xbmc

and post the output here.

Of course:

Package: xbmc
Versions:
2:11.0~git20111010.34f799e-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty (/var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_team-xbmc_unstable_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
Description Language:
File: /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_team-xbmc_unstable_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages
MD5: fe8a5d04c10ac9c610a143988630b0e5

Reverse Depends:
xbmc-live,xbmc 2:11.0~git20111010.34f799e-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty
Dependencies:
2:11.0~git20111010.34f799e-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty - xbmc-bin (2 2:11.0~git20111010.34f799e-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty) xbmc-bin (3 2:11.0~git20111010.34f799e-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty.1~) mesa-utils (0 (null)) x11-utils (0 (null)) ttf-liberation (0 (null)) ttf-dejavu-core (0 (null)) python-bluez (16 (null)) python-lightblue (0 (null)) python-imaging (0 (null)) python (0 (null)) python-support (2 0.90.0) xbmc-test-helper (0 (null)) python-qt3 (0 (null)) xbmc-data (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-common (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-dev (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-j2me (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-ps3 (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send (0 (null)) xbmc-skin-confluence (0 (null)) xbmc-standalone (0 (null)) xbmc-data (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-common (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-dev (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-j2me (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-ps3 (0 (null)) xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send (0 (null)) xbmc-skin-confluence (0 (null)) xbmc-standalone (0 (null))
Provides:
2:11.0~git20111010.34f799e-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty - xbmc-standalone xbmc-skin-confluence xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send xbmc-eventclients-ps3 xbmc-eventclients-j2me xbmc-eventclients-dev xbmc-eventclients-common xbmc-data
Reverse Provides:

What can be happening?

Thanks for everything!!

durchflieger · 2011-10-12 14:15

@werwer

well i need this information to see which python version xbmc uses on natty.

I have updated some files in the git repo for the build process and updated the step by step description in the previous posting.

Please repeat the steps 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. ... 10. with the updated description.

I hope that it now should work for you.

werwer · 2011-10-12 19:56

OK, now it compiles and I can install it!!

However, it does not work. The "proto=classic" in driver param send an error.
If i leave it as "/dev/ttyUSB0" it does some kind of flickering, but it does not change accordint the image, just flickers in blue and purple.

Changing some values in the config has no effect.

I don't know, maybe it just does not work with my hardware, maybe i have not configure the addon properly.

durchflieger · 2011-10-12 23:18

werwer Wrote:OK, now it compiles and I can install it!!

However, it does not work. The "proto=classic" in driver param send an error.
If i leave it as "/dev/ttyUSB0" it does some kind of flickering, but it does not change accordint the image, just flickers in blue and purple.

Changing some values in the config has no effect.

I don't know, maybe it just does not work with my hardware, maybe i have not configure the addon properly.

The "proto=classic" must be "proto:classic". But this is not the problem because if you leave it "proto:classic" is the default.
Is seams that momolight uses a different baudrate and a different protocol.
Please post your working boblight conf file. It should provide us with the necessary information.

tocinillo · 2011-10-13 12:20

One question:

I tried to use "speed" option with DFAtmo Add-on, but seems that doesn't work correctly. Under driver_param I wrote:

"speed=19200"

Doesnt work...

With boblight I use this config:

boblight-X11 -f -x -o saturation=5 -o value=10 -o threshold=10 -o use=1 -o interpolation=1 -o autospeed=0.2 -o speed=30

How I use speed=30 in DFAtmo?

Thanks four your awesome work!

durchflieger Member Posts: 60 Joined: Sep 2011 Reputation: 2	2011-10-12 11:48 Post: #35 @werwer Could you please issue this command: apt-cache showpkg xbmc and post the output here.
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durchflieger Member Posts: 60 Joined: Sep 2011 Reputation: 2	2011-10-12 14:15 Post: #37 @werwer well i need this information to see which python version xbmc uses on natty. I have updated some files in the git repo for the build process and updated the step by step description in the previous posting. Please repeat the steps 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. ... 10. with the updated description. I hope that it now should work for you.
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