ReelBoxNG

ReelBox Next Generation Helper/Support Scripts/Tools/Code

Content of this repository will support creating ReelBoxNG based on self-made mainboard exchange

Features

DONE: frontpanel display (setup, control, progress feature)
DONE: frontpanel LEDs (setup, control, progress feature)
DONE: ReelBox remote control unit via frontpanel
DONE: netceiver (preparation)
PARTIAL: frontpanel button (POWER-only so far)
DONE: add support for eHD (see also https://github.com/pbiering/vdr-plugin-reelbox)

History

Starting with easyVDR, switching to BM2LTS, back to easyVDR, now running on vanilla Fedora Linux distribution

Notes

In case of taking use in easyVDR or BM2LTS or local, please feed back all required extensions in an unbreaking compatibility was via github Pull Request

Issues

Please use github's issue tracker

Coming next

schematics for frontpanel connection (serial and towards mainboard)

Content

src-reelvdr

Contain source code for

hdshm3
bspshm
reelfpctl
reelbox-ctrld

By scripts expected target for binaries would be: /opt/reel/sbin (use e.g. softlink)

bin-reelvdr

Contain binaries for

eHD boot image (MIPS)
hdplayer binary (MIPS)

etc

Contains script / config files, can be either stored directly in related OS directories or use softlink to the cloned directory

etc/vdr

remote.conf.reelbox: remote control unit configuration file extension for ReelBox support
keymacros.conf.reelbox: keymacro configuration file example for ReelBox Remote Control Unit

etc/sysconfig

etc/sysconfig/reel: config file related to ReelBox
etc/sysconfig/vdr (not shown): suggested action options would be: --shutdown=/opt/reel/sbin/easyvdr-shutdownaction --record /opt/reel/sbin/easyvdr-recordingaction

etc/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/

etc/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/graphlcd.conf: example for "graphlcd" plugin configuration
etc/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/mcli.conf: example for "mcli" plugin configuration
etc/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/remote.conf: example for "remote" plugin configuration
etc/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/softhddevice.conf: example for "softhddevice" plugin configuration
etc/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/mpv.conf: example for "mpv" plugin configuration

etc/X11

etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-mode-1920x1080-50.conf: config example for displays to enforce proper video mode

etc/systemd/reel

systemd (example) files for preparation and progress

etc/systemd/system/vdr.service.d

etc/systemd/system/vdr.service.d/override.conf: set CAP_NET_RAW required by vdr if mcli plugin is used (otherwise it cannot listen on the given interface using raw socket)

sbin

sbin/easyvdr-recordingaction: imported+extended from easyVDR
sbin/easyvdr-shutdownaction: imported+extended from easyVDR
sbin/easyvdr-lcd: script for controlling frontpanel LCD by options
sbin/easyvdr-lcd: script for controlling frontpanel LED by options
sbin/reelbox-control.sh: major merge of various original ReelBox scripts into one-and-only controllable by options

share/images

start/stop/reboot/progress images (can be configured by GRAPHLCDIMAGEPREFIX, see /etc/sysconfig/reel)

DONE: "ReelBoxNG"
DONE: "BM2LTS"
DONE: "easyVDR"

share/images/generator

image source (XCF)
image templates
image generator script

share/reel

very simple "ReelBoxNG" log

share/vdr

recording-hooks/20_easyvdr-led.custom: hook script to control the recording LED and (upcoming in VDR > 2.5.1) standby LED in case of editing/copying

pbiering/ReelBoxNG