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Raspberry Pi Radio Studio Clock with Studio Indicators
https://github.com/jdgwarren/pirsclockfull

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Raspberry Pi Radio Studio Clock with Studio Indicators

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PiRSClock-Full

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PiRSClock-Full is a Raspberry Pi Radio Studio Clock written in python using pygame with studio indicators for microphones, telephones etc... on widescreen (16:9) monitors, displays and TVs.



This was designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi. This version includes configurable indicators for microphones, telephones etc... for use in a radio studio.



## Development Status



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PiRSClock-Full is currently stable and ready for use.



## Hardware Requirements



Pins 11, 12, 13 and 15 (top indicator to bottom) on main GPIO header light up the corresponding indicators when connected to pin 6 (Ground). 



More info on the header can be found here: [http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals](http://elinux.org/RPi_Low-level_peripherals)



**EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN HANDLING ELECTRICITY**



## Installation for Raspberry Pi



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It's recommended to use Debian Wheezy or above for this project and a 4GB or more SD Card.

For reliability I recommend to only use this Pi for the clock.



Note 1: The Pi will have the most accuracy in time keeping when it has a constant connection to the internet.



Note 2: On older HDMI displays and composite video you may need to force 16:9 mode. This is done by adding this to the config.txt in the boot partition:



    sdtv_aspect=3

    

See [http://elinux.org/RPiconfig](http://elinux.org/RPiconfig) for more info.



Once you have copied the Debian Wheezy Image to your SD Card and booted your Pi for the first time, a prompt will come up called:

    

    Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool (raspi-config)



You need to select:



    1 Expand Filesystem

Then



    



Next we need to:



    3 Enable Boot to Desktop/Scratch



and select:



    Console Text console



**THIS PART IS IMPORTANT TO GET THE RIGHT TIMEZOME**



Select:



    4 Internationalisation Options



Then:



    I2 Change Time Zone



You will have a list of continents/geographical areas, select your one. Then select a region or city in your time zone.



When you are done select:



    

    

Then Reboot.



Once you have rebooted and logged in lets make sure everything is up to date:



    sudo apt-get update

    

Then



    sudo apt-get upgrade

    

Now we need to get setuptools:



    sudo apt-get install python-setuptools

    

And finally we install PiRSClock-Full:



    sudo easy_install PiRSClock-Full

    

and there we have it!



## Running it



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All we have to do is:



    sudo pirsclockfull

    

To quit just hold down keys Q and T at the same time.



## Custom configuration



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Firstly you type:



    sudo nano /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PiRSClock_Full-2.0-py2.7.egg/EGG-INFO/scripts/pirsclockfull



To set colours of the indicators, change the numerical values in ind1colour - ind4colour.



The values are standard RGB



The First value is RED, the second is GREEN and the third is BLUE. The max value is 255 and the min is 0



Example:



    ind1colour = (255, 0, 0)

    

would make the first indicator red in this example.



To change the text in the indicators, change the word in the "quotes" in ind1txt - ind4txt



Example:



    ind1txt = indfont.render("HELLO",True,bgcolour)



This would change the text to HELLO on the first indicator in this example.



Once you are done press Ctrl and O together



Then Enter



Ctrl and X together



## Making it startup automatically when you plug in the Pi



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Firstly:



    sudo crontab -e

    

And add this to the bottom of the file:



    @reboot /usr/local/bin/pirsclockfull &

    

Press Ctrl and O keys together to save.



Then press Enter.



Then Ctrl and X to exit



    sudo reboot

    

To test it.

    

It should now automatically display after you reboot and every time you turn it on. Remember hold Q and T to get back to the command line if needed.