patrickkfkan / tm1628mpd

tm1628mpd

A simple Python package that monitors the status of MPD running on devices with TM1628 4-digit VFD displays. When MPD is playing, it displays the time elapsed on the VFD. Otherwise, it displays the current time.

Installation

$ git clone https://github.com/patrickkfkan/tm1628mpd.git
$ cd tm1628mpd
$ sudo pip install .

Running as a systemd service

To start tm1628mpd as a systemd service, continue from above:

$ cd systemd
$ sudo ./install.sh

You can restart, stop and check status of the service:

$ systemctl status tm1628mpd    # Check status
$ systemctl restart tm1628mpd   # Restart
$ systemctl stop tm1628mpd      # Stop

Running from console

If you do not use systemd, you can start tm1628mpd directly from the console:

$ sudo tm1628mpd

Uninstallation

$ sudo pip uninstall tm1628mpd

If you installed tm1628mpd as a systemd service:

$ cd <path/to/tm1628mpd_installation>/systemd   # This is the same path where you ran the script to install the systemd service
$ sudo ./uninstall.sh

License

GPL 2.0