GPIO Button Input enabled by scheduler

[darylc]

If it's not too much to ask, I'd love to see some sample code that interacts with the API.  I have a different use case, but I'm not skilled enough to know how to start.  With an example, and the help of Google/YouTube, I usually can hack my way through things.

http://192.168.33.236/api/command/Insert%20Random%20Item%20From%20Playlist/playlistname

[bdoljac]

Thank you darylc for sharing, I really appreciate it, unfortunately I can't see it, I think the link is local.
Would you be so kind and paste the code please?

Best regards Branko 

[CaptainMurdoch]

If you are still wanting to enable/disable the gpio input via the scheduler, you can try running a script that calls the 'fpp' command to switch the gpio pin from input to output.  If it is set to output, then any button presses should be ignored until you run the fpp helper again to set it back to an input.

/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G GPIO_NUMBER Output
/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G GPIO_NUMBER Input

/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G 17 Output
/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G 17 Input

The case is sensitive on the Input/Output keywords.  The GPIO_NUMBER is the number on the FPP GPIO Input config page.

[Aaron Maue]

If it's not too much to ask, I'd love to see some sample code that interacts with the API.  I have a different use case, but I'm not skilled enough to know how to start.  With an example, and the help of Google/YouTube, I usually can hack my way through things.

http://192.168.33.236/api/command/Insert%20Random%20Item%20From%20Playlist/playlistname

Awesome.  Thanks!!  I assume that all of the "%20" escape characters are intentional and should be part of the line?

[k6ccc]

I assume that all of the "%20" escape characters are intentional and should be part of the line?

Yes.  That's what spaces become in a url.

[darylc]

Thank you darylc for sharing, I really appreciate it, unfortunately I can't see it, I think the link is local.
Would you be so kind and paste the code please?

Best regards Branko

I guess I should have explained that it was an example of an API call that you can put in a script. You replace that IP address with the IP address of your FPP and that it will start playing a random item from a playlist.

[bdoljac]

CaptainMurdoch thank you very much for your help. This is what I was looking for. As this is my first script for falcon, please confirm or correct my understanding. To set the pin to input I need to create .sh file with the  lines:

#!/bin/sh

/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G GPIO_NUMBER Input

/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G 17 Input



For set the pin to output

#!/bin/sh

/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G GPIO_NUMBER Output

/opt/fpp/src/fpp -G 17 Output



Please confirm or correct me.

I would like to understand the thing in more detail,  /opt/fpp/src/  is this the path or API call?
I was trying to find the fpp -G GPIO_NUMBER Output in API help but I didn't find it, is this command from source files or class?

Best Regards, Branko

[bdoljac]

darylc thank you for the explanation it was needed.

Best Regards, Branko