qbee-gpio 0.1.3

Control an LCD display and amplifier relay for use in an AirPlay Raspberry Pi server.

QBee gpio controller

A python script to control an LCD display and relay for use in an AirPlay and/or MPD Raspberry Pi server. Check here for more information on the project: http://www.instructables.com/id/QBee-AirPlay-MPD-integrated-speaker-Raspberry-Pi-s.

Dependencies

• Pyinotify: http://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify

Optional:

• https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync
• Or any other music player

Features

• Detect sound ouput and turn on the amplifier power supply.
• Get the track information and display it on a 16-pin LCD (currenlty works for Shairport and MPD).
• Regularly check temperature and turn on power supply to start the fan.
• Auto turn off amplifier power supply after set period of inactivity.