727-controller

This repo contains the Showplayer and Showmaker programs which drive the 727 at MSI.

Installation

These programs currently run on Python 3.8 through 3.12

1. Install a compatible python version
2. Clone this repo to the hard drive
3. python -m venv venv
4. • Linux: source ./venv/bin/activate
   • Windows: TBD
5. python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Running

To run Showplayer (with venv active): python showplayer_cuelist.py

To run Showmaker (with venv active): python showmaker_cuelist.py

Installing

1. Install Git (https://git-scm.com/downloads)
2. Install Python (Tested up to version 3.11) (https://www.python.org/downloads/)
3. From a command line, run git clone https://github.com/jglassmsi/showplayer
4. From a command line, run python -m venv venv
5. Activate the new virtual environment:

• Windows: ./venv/scripts/activate.bat or ./venv/scripts/activate.ps1
• Nix: source ./venv/bin/activate

6. Run python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
7. Install drivers for your USB/Serial dongle
8. Run showplayer or showmaker as above.