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Brian Jordan G4EWJ has described a Moving Test Card based on the Raspberry Pi in CQ-TV 251. The files required are in this .zip file [[tcanim1v04.zip]]
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'''Animated test cards using the Raspberry Pi.'''
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The latest version is [[media:tcanim1v15.zip]]
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[https://batc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/cq-tv251v2.pdf The original article by Brian G4EWJ appeared in CQ-TV 251 - available here.]
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'''New features:'''
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Multiple images may be specified, changing at a specified rate.
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Both the banner and balloons may be turned off.
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A bug which could cause a graphics crash after a few hours has been fixed.
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Instructions are included to disable the RPi screen saver.
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This is a short video of an animated test card: [[media:tcanim.mpg]]
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The version that featured in CQ-TV 251 is [[media:tcanim1v04.zip]]
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'''Tips:'''
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To set the HDMI output to 720 x 576 x 25i, uncomment and edit these lines in /boot/config.txt and then reboot:
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hdmi_group=1
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hdmi_mode=17
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'''Problems (2):'''
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Running on Raspbian Jessie Lite gave the error message:
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./tcanim1v15: error while loading shared libraries: libjpeg.so.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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To fix this, while connected to the internet, type:
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sudo apt-get install libjpeg8
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Running on Raspbian Stretch (4.9.59-v7+ #1047) gave the error message:
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./tcanim1v15: error while loading shared libraries: libGLESv2.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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To fix this, while connected to the internet (for the first line at least), type:
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sudo apt-get install libjpeg8
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sudo cp /opt/minecraft-pi/lib/brcm/libEGL.so /usr/lib
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sudo cp /opt/minecraft-pi/lib/brcm/libGLESv2.so /usr/lib

Latest revision as of 18:03, 9 January 2020

Animated test cards using the Raspberry Pi.

The latest version is media:tcanim1v15.zip

The original article by Brian G4EWJ appeared in CQ-TV 251 - available here.

New features:

Multiple images may be specified, changing at a specified rate.

Both the banner and balloons may be turned off.

A bug which could cause a graphics crash after a few hours has been fixed.

Instructions are included to disable the RPi screen saver.


This is a short video of an animated test card: media:tcanim.mpg


The version that featured in CQ-TV 251 is media:tcanim1v04.zip


Tips:

To set the HDMI output to 720 x 576 x 25i, uncomment and edit these lines in /boot/config.txt and then reboot:

hdmi_group=1

hdmi_mode=17


Problems (2):

Running on Raspbian Jessie Lite gave the error message:

./tcanim1v15: error while loading shared libraries: libjpeg.so.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

To fix this, while connected to the internet, type:

sudo apt-get install libjpeg8


Running on Raspbian Stretch (4.9.59-v7+ #1047) gave the error message:

./tcanim1v15: error while loading shared libraries: libGLESv2.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

To fix this, while connected to the internet (for the first line at least), type:

sudo apt-get install libjpeg8

sudo cp /opt/minecraft-pi/lib/brcm/libEGL.so /usr/lib

sudo cp /opt/minecraft-pi/lib/brcm/libGLESv2.so /usr/lib