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quodlibetLCDScreen
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This is a little plugin for Quod Libet audio player that allow you to display current song Artist/Title on an external USB LCD Screen.
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![screen1](lcd.jpg)
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Hardware compatibility
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I used this screen : https://www.banggood.com/1602-RGB-LCD-Display-With-USB-Port-For-Raspberry-Pi-3B-2B-B-Windows-Linux-p-1079617.html
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Dependencies
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- lcd2usb : https://github.com/xyb/lcd2usb
- quodlibet libs
- getpass
- GTK libs
Manual install
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On Ubuntu :
- Create a directory named `quodlibetLCDScreen` in `~/.quodlibet/plugins`
- Copy `quodlibetLCDScreen.py` in this directory
- Open Quodlibet and activate the plugin, you should see a `Hello <your_username>` on the screen
Udev rules
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- On Ubuntu, add this rules in `/etc/udev/rules.d/51-lcd2usb.rules`
```shell scriptll
# Find your device information with command "lsusb"
# Change ATTR{idVendor} and ATTR{idProduct} to match.
#
# In my case : Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0403:c630 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd lcd2usb interface
#
# This allows users to access the usb device without requiring root permissions
#
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="0403", ATTR{idProduct}=="c630", MODE="0666"
```
- Then reboot computer or refresh udev : `sudo udevadm control --reload-rules`
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Screenshots
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![screen1](screen_1.jpeg)
![screen1](screen_2.jpeg)
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Credits
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This script has been written by Francois B. (Makotosan)
* Email : francois@makotonoblog.be
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* Website : https://makotonoblog.be
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Licence
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The script/plugin is licensed under the terms of the GPLv3