Build Your own RasPiTV

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The idea.

= + +RaspberryPi Chromium NodeJS + Socket.ioRasPiTV

The Implementation.

RasPiTv with its special remote controller

The Stack

• Raspbian• NodeJs– Express– Socket.io– Omxcontrol

• Shell Commands– Chromium in Kiosk mode– Youtube-dl– Omxplayer

WARNING: Diving into Code

Socket.io: Client Side

Client Side Implementation (remote.html)

Socket.io: Server Side

Server Side Implementation (app.js)

Moustache.js – Template Engine

The template

Creating the JSON object and filling in the template

The Remote

Minimal remote – Buttons are replaced with Swipe Gestures

Quo.js – Handling Swipe Gestures

The $$ is to differentiate jQuery from Quo

The TV

Swipe right on the remote to move the border from Watch to Listen

https://github.com/DonaldDerek/RaspberryPiTV

Fork me on github

Check the full tutorial on: blog.donaldderek.com

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May the Force be with you

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