Project with PeppyMeter/PeppySpectrum Screensaver Plugin for VOLUMIO

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How to install Peppymeter Screensaver correctly (Raspberry)?

1. Devices needed:
   *Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 or 5
   *SD card, preferably fast, 32GB or larger

2. Additionally:
   *Internet connection
   *monitor (preferably HDMI)
   *external DAC or Raspberry shield

3. Extra: Volumio app - for your system
   for Android
   for iOS

4. Needed programs (for your platform):
   BALENA or Pi Imager

Filezilla
Putty

5. Volumio image
   Original Volumio image

let’s start:

1. Download the original volumio image (.zip)
2. Unpack on your computer (there will be 2 files - .img, and .md5)
3. Using the Balena/Pi Imager program, load the image onto our SD card
4. Insert the SD card recorded in this way into Raspberry
   Connect the monitor (HDMI) and turn on Raspberry
   Wait for the volumio to load
   The commands will appear on the monitor
   The Volumio logo may appear

Type in the web browser

volumio.local

1. a welcome window will appear
2. follow the messages, configure volumio (language, name, internet, etc.)
3. at the end we will receive information that volumio has been configured
   everything happens in the browser, nothing appears on the monitor yet

Now we go to: plugins - search plugins - user interface
Select Touch Display - and install (it will take about 10-15 minutes)

1. Then enter: volumio.local/dev in the browser
2. Mark: Plugin Test Mode - TRUE
3. Mark SSH - ENABLE
   Attention! There will be no notification that we have launched it, but it will definitely work
   Restart and now Volumio should appear on the monitor

!If necessary, place monitor data in boot/userconfig.txt
e.g (for 1920x1080 screen)

hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=87
hdmi_cvt 1920 1080 60 3 0 0 0
hdmi_drive=2

Before installing Peppyscreen, update your RPi

sudo apt-get update

Let’s start installing the Peppymeter Screensaver plugin

1. Download the latest version of Peppymeter screensaver from POST 7 or GitHub 2aCD as a plugin in zip format

2. Unpack on the computer

3. Will receive a folder “peppy_screensaver”

4. use Filezilla to move the entire folder with its contents to:

   /home/volumio

5. Let’s turn off Filezilla and run Putty

6. Log in to Raspberry (if we did not change the name) - login: volumio - password: volumio

7. After connecting - write:

cd /home/volumio/peppy_screensaver

ENTER

next write

volumio plugin install

ENTER
Will be asked whether to install? Enter “Y” and then ENTER

8. The plugin is installing. At the end we will receive information about the correct installation

RESTART

1. Download additional skins (if you use them) from @peppy.player GitHub or Click on My Avatar
2. Load it in the appropriate place (described above)
   DONE

My settings:

NOTE!
When updating the volumio software OTA: TURN OFF THE PLUGIN!