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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