MotivationStation
This code supports the MotivatioStation Project. The intent is to create interactive art where individuals can share inspirational and motivational moments.
Ideally someone will walk up to your creation, press a button (or some other interaction) and receive words of positivity, encouragement and inspiration from others.
Recordings are sourced from around the world, with individuals able to record and submit anywhere in the world.
For more remote locations the recordings can be updated on site, using simple software on Android devices to record, edit and add files to the directory.
This code is built for the Raspberry Pi on Raspbian Lite (Jesse)
*Preparing for install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
*Wireless AP for uploading recordings
-References: http://www.novaspirit.com/2015/12/16/raspberry-pi-wifi-hotspot-router-file-share-media-server/ http://www.daveconroy.com/turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-wifi-hotspot-with-edimax-nano-usb-ew-7811un-rtl8188cus-chipset/
Remove WPA Supplicant
sudo apt-get purge wpasupplicant
install dhcp server
sudo apt-get install isc-dhcp-server
setup dhcp
sudo nano /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
and add the following:
subnet 10.10.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { range 10.10.0.25 10.10.0.50; option domain-name-servers 8.8.4.4; option routers 10.10.0.1; interface wlan0; }
setup hostapd
sudo apt-get install hostapd
Special Edimax Steps
I am using Edimax Nano USB EW-7811Un (RTL8188CUS chipset) wifi dongle so the following sets are only needed if you use this Chipset. Other dongles that support AP mode should work without this step.
wget http://www.daveconroy.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hostapd.zip unzip hostapd.zip sudo mv /usr/sbin/hostapd /usr/sbin/hostapd.bak sudo mv hostapd /usr/sbin/hostapd.edimax sudo ln -sf /usr/sbin/hostapd.edimax /usr/sbin/hostapd sudo chown root.root /usr/sbin/hostapd sudo chmod 755 /usr/sbin/hostapd
IF USING EDIMAX USE:
sudo nano /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
interface=wlan0 driver=rtl871xdrv bridge=br0 ssid=INSERT NAME OF AP HERE channel=1 wmm_enabled=0 wpa=1 wpa_passphrase=CHANGE THIS PASSWORD wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=TKIP rsn_pairwise=CCMP auth_algs=1 macaddr_acl=0
IF NOT USE:
interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 ssid=INSERT NAME OF AP HERE hw_mode=g channel=11 wpa=1 wpa_passphrase=CHANGE THIS PASSWORD wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP wpa_ptk_rekey=600 macaddr_acl=0
setup interfaces
sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
#looopback adapter auto lo iface lo inet loopback #wired adapter iface eth0 inet dhcp #wlan allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 10.10.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
Test for errors
sudo ifconfig wlan0 10.10.0.1 sudo /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server restart sudo hostapd -d /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Make wireless AP persistent
sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
and add the following:
auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static address 10.10.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
and add the following:
hostapd -B /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf
And add the following:
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
*Installing MotivationStation on Pi
sudo apt-get install alsa-utils mpg321 python-dev python-rpi.gpio
We specify "/home/pi/Motivation" in the code, this can be changed if you would like, but to use in it's default setting:
*Create a folder named "Motivation" in "/home/pi/"using
mkdir -m 777 Motivation
while in "/home/pi/"
*copy motivation.py to "/home/pi/" or
sudo nano motivation.py
and copy/paste code
*Run at Startup We want the script to run at launch so we create a cron job by typing
sudo crontab -e
'sudo' gives us the admin cron
add:
@reboot python /home/pi/motivation.py &
This tells Cron that every boot (or reboot or start-up) we want to run Python with the script MyScript.py. The “&” at the end of the line means the command is run in the background and it won’t stop the system booting up as before.
"/home/pi/Motivation"
This folder is where you house your audio recordings.
I tend to access this folder via sftp as it's ready to go with stock Raspbian Copying any files to this folder adds them to the potential lsit of files played.
I used GPIO 18, you can feel free to adjust the code to your liking.
The button should have a 10k Pull Up Resistor but doesn't seem to need it so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
RECORDING AND UPLOADING FROM ANDROID
Connect to the wireless network you created and login with the credentials.
Recording can be done on any Android device (I assume iOS but never tested)
Format must record in mp3, I've had luck with RecForge since it recordin in mp3 format (no need to convert) and had a built in editor.
File Transfer is done over sftp. Any FTP app will work that support it, I use AndFTP.
Point at 10.10.0.1 and enter your pi username and password (NOT WiFi pass)
Navigate to the /Motivation folder and upload your mp3s
Reboot the pi and the new audio will get incorporated!
CURRENT ISSUES:
NONE THE FUCKER WORKS
NEXT STEPS:
At some point i want to integrate the LEDs. For now they are going to run separate with an arduino or ws2811 controller.