knovash / squeeze-bt-remote

Bluetooth remote control for Squeezebox

Bluetooth remote for LMS SqueezeBox player

Basic features

• Play\Pause
• Prev\Next
• Volume -+
• Sync

Technologies

Project is created with:

• Python
• JSON
• Logitech Media Server API

Launch

to run:

python3 btremote.py 

Setup

settings file btremote.conf

key codes for "RemoterATV3 Consumer Control"

{
"volstep": "3",
"btdevice": "/dev/input/event0",
"player": "JBL white",
"server": "http://192.168.1.52:9000/jsonrpc.js",
"volup": "115",
"voldn": "114",
"pause": "353",
"prev": "105",
"next": "106", 
"mute": "113",
"home": "172",
"exit": "158",
"google": "217"
}

run lsinput and copy your bt device /dev/input/event0 to settings file

root@orangepizero:~# lsinput
/dev/input/event0
bustype : BUS_BLUETOOTH
vendor  : 0x7545
product : 0x165
version : 257
name    : "RemoterATV3 Consumer Control"
phys    : "00:1a:7d:da:71:13"
uniq    : "54:03:84:e2:39:1f"
bits ev : (null) (null) (null) (null) (null)

Install to OrangePi

copy to pi

sh ssh_copy.sh

sshpass -p "12345" scp * root@192.168.1.65:/root/

copy to /opt/

install_to_opt.sh

sudo mkdir /opt/btremote
sudo cp btremote.py /opt/btremote/
sudo cp btremote.conf /opt/btremote/

install service

sh install_service.sh

sudo systemctl stop btremote.service
sudo cp btremote.service /lib/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl enable btremote.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start btremote.service

btremote.service

[Unit]
Description=Bluetooth Remote
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/opt/btremote
Restart=always
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/btremote/btremote.py
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

must be installed before use

sudo apt-get install bluetooth
sudo apt install tlp
sudo apt install input-utils
sudo apt-get install python3
sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo apt install python3-dev
sudo pip3 install evdev
sudo pip3 install requests
bluetoothctl
lsinput