[MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer

evroom

Did git pull.

0|mm  | Starting node helper for: MMM-Dreamboxpi@MagicPi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Dreambox $ git status
On branch dev
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/dev'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean

pi@MagicPi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Dreambox $ ls -alstr
total 112
 4 drwxr-xr-x 13 pi pi  4096 Jan 31 21:39 ..
 4 drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  4096 Jan 31 21:39 translations
 8 -rw-r--r--  1 pi pi  7330 Jan 31 21:39 README.md
 8 -rw-r--r--  1 pi pi  7185 Jan 31 21:39 MMM-Dreambox-xml2json.js
48 -rw-r--r--  1 pi pi 45771 Jan 31 21:39 MMM-Dreambox_screenshot1.jpg
20 -rw-r--r--  1 pi pi 19015 Jan 31 21:39 MMM-Dreambox.js
 4 -rw-r--r--  1 pi pi   821 Jan 31 21:39 MMM-Dreambox.css
 8 -rw-r--r--  1 pi pi  5242 Feb  1 20:10 node_helper.js
 4 drwxr-xr-x  4 pi pi  4096 Feb  1 20:10 .
 4 drwxr-xr-x  8 pi pi  4096 Feb  1 20:19 .git

Restarted MM.

|mm  | Starting node helper for: MMM-Dreambox

No errors in the pm2 logs.

On the Mirror I see

Error

And a white line (in the MMM-Dreambox module area).

EDIT: Same behaviour for my Dreambox.

evroom

@axled said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

to 2: I dont understand at which point you get multiple streams. If no channel was selected before?

In fact I get 2 streams always.
When I send DB-PLAY immediately.
Or when I send DB-PLAY after selecting a service.

When I send DB-STOP both streams are stopped.

Most probably due to my 2 tuner box.
I have a 1 tuner VU+ solo, but there we are still debugging to get the services visible at all.

AxLed

@evroom

I did some modification to the dev branch.

Modified/fixed:

error if used Dreambox-IP with a port
errors showing up in node_helper.js

Now i can use my dreambox with a different port and the data requests (with defined port) and streaming (with port :8001) works correctly.

Can you please try with your tuners?

AxLED

evroom

@AxLed
With “apiBase: ‘http://192.168.178.28’”, I get “http:8001”.

pi@MagicPi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Dreambox $ ps -eaf | grep omxplayer | grep -v grep
pi       30691 30252  2 23:09 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c omxplayer  --vol -6000 --win 0,625,590,957 --live http:8001/1:0:1:2F08:441:1:C00000:0:0:0:
pi       30692 30691  0 23:09 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/omxplayer --vol -6000 --win 0,625,590,957 --live http:8001/1:0:1:2F08:441:1:C00000:0:0:0:

BUT …
With “apiBase: ‘http://192.168.178.28:80’”, I get “http://192.168.178.28:8001” and streaming works.

pi@MagicPi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Dreambox $ ps -eaf | grep omxplayer | grep -v grep
pi       31023 30795  0 23:14 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c omxplayer  --vol -6000 --win 0,625,590,957 --live http://192.168.178.28:8001/1:0:1:2EF4:441:1:C00000:0:0:0:
pi       31024 31023  0 23:14 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/omxplayer --vol -6000 --win 0,625,590,957 --live http://192.168.178.28:8001/1:0:1:2EF4:441:1:C00000:0:0:0:
pi       31047 31024  7 23:14 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/omxplayer.bin --vol -6000 --win 0,625,590,957 --live http://192.168.178.28:8001/1:0:1:2EF4:441:1:C00000:0:0:0:

Observations:

Streaming is working.
The first time DB-PLAY: one service only.

Changing services is not possible using DB-SERVICE-NEXT.

Stopping with DB-STOP, then DB-SERVICE-NEXT and then DB-PLAY: two streams again.

Got into a situation where DB-PLAY caused my second tuner (what I was seeing on my regular TV) changed channel to the selected service.

The “now playing” line still shows the service from the other tuner, but if you have a single tuner, then it will be difficult to change this.
Perhaps I will find something on this topic.

So, I guess that for a single Dreambox tuner everything works fine, but that there are odd behaviours when you have a multiple tuner (a dual tuner in my case).

I would concentrate now on getting it to work for VU+ devices.
If I could, I would help you, but I still fail to see where and how the parsing of the xml data is done.

AxLed

@evroom

I can fix the “http:8001” problem, if i find some time, so the module works for single tuner dreamboxes again.
If you use the module (dev branch) with VU+, what happens?
AxLED

Cr4z33

@AxLed sorry for not being so much available lately, but apart from work and mirror assembly (the ‘baby’ is going to born into the next days if everything goes well… :crossed_fingers_medium-light_skin_tone: ) I see that @evroom is much more skilled and suitable for the debugging. :grimacing_face:

I hope that everything will be sorted soon and thanks @AxLed for taking care into it.

evroom

@axled said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

f you use the module (dev branch) with VU+, what happens?

I still see ‘Error’ on the Mirror.
No errors in the pm2 logs.

evroom

@cr4z33 said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

I see that @evroom is much more skilled and suitable for the debugging.

Testing is no problem.
It is a pity I cannot help with real debugging.
Oddly enough I do programming for REST api’s on a professional level, but for that I use Perl.
Also puts me off a bit in going deeper into the MMM modules stuff, but I think that applies to more persons (8 hours a day behind the computer at work and sitting being that thing again in you spare time is sometimes too much :-) ).

Hope that the ‘baby’ will be a real baby and I wish you and your partner all the best.

evroom

@AxLed

I noticed that after ‘Error’ there was a short other message.
I had to set the refresh time to 1 second and to capture numerous time before I could capture 1 error message:

Error: null in http://192.168.178.47/web/about

It can be that there are more errors or just this one.

I will send you some xml files by mail.

Cr4z33

@evroom said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

Hope that the ‘baby’ will be a real baby and I wish you and your partner all the best.

Lol no it’s actually my first MM mirror. :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:

If there will be any improvement into getting Vu+ devices to work I will be trying it in a Duo² dual DVB-S / DVB-T tuner decoder.

evroom

@cr4z33 said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

Lol no it’s actually my first MM mirror.

Hahahaha :-)
You got me there !!!
I did notice the baby in quotes, but the ‘born’ and ‘if everything goes well’ twisted my mind.
Very funny.

Well, in fact there are simularities:
It takes a while before it can walk.
It crashes sometimes, but always recovers.
It causes problems on daily basis.
It can cause you to sleep bad.
But you still love it.

AxLed

@evroom

I did some furter bugfixing:

bugfixing the “http:8001” problem

Please check the dev branch of my module:
Rename your MMM-Dreambox folder to _MMM-Dreambox (for example)
do a git clone --branch dev https://github.com/Ax-LED/MMM-Dreambox.git in your modules folder

Now the module should work with dreambox, no matter if the dreambox uses a separat port or not.

Regards

AxLED

evroom

I found 1 ‘issue’ in the /web/about on my 1 tuner VU+zero:
(had to put spaces after and before < and > ; forum issue)

< e2servicename >< /e2servicename >

On the OpenWebif is shows “Nothing running …”.
As if it is on standby.

This is what I get on my 2 tuner VU+ solo2, when on:

< e2servicename >Das Erste HD< /e2servicename >< e2servicename >

And when it is in standby:

< e2servicename >< /e2servicename >

Did not look at the other xml output in detail yet.

So, when /web/about does not find a service, hence null, it should be replaced by “Nothing running …”.

AxLed

@evroom
I never tried my module in dreambox standby, as i dont use it. My dreambox is on or in deep standby.
Can you please try with your receivers (Dreambox or VU) on?

AxLED

evroom

@axled said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

Now the module should work with dreambox, no matter if the dreambox uses a separat port or not.

I can confirm that with or without port, streaming works.

AxLed

@evroom said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

Error: null in http://192.168.178.47/web/about

I checked with some of the files you send me (all different 3 VU+ about xmls), the work in my environment. Is your VU+ maybe also in standby mode?

AxLED

evroom

@axled said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

Can you please try with your receivers (Dreambox or VU) on?

VU+ Solo2:

When on /web/about shows the service name.
When in standby it shows no service name.

Dreambox dm7020hd:

When on /web/about shows the service name.
When in standby it shows no service name.

So, the same.

When I use the Dreambox for the module, there are NO errors.
The service list is shown.

When I use the VU+ for the module, there are errors.
The service list is NOT shown.
The errors are different when in standby (/web/about) and when on (/web/epgnow).

Could you please also print the errors in the pm2 log ?
Now on the Mirror I see Error for 30 seconds and then Error: for 2 seconds.

evroom

Btw,

VU+ Solo2:

http://192.168.178.46/web/epgnow?bRef=1%3A7%3A1%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%3AFROM BOUQUET "userbouquet.favourites.tv" ORDER BY bouquet

Works. Both when on or in soft-standby.

evroom

@axled said in [MMM-Dreambox] to connect a Dreambox or a Enigma2 Receiver (like VU or VU+) to MagicMirror and stream stations via omxplayer:

I never tried my module in dreambox standby, as i dont use it. My dreambox is on or in deep standby.

When in deep standby I would expect that you will see

< e2servicename >< /e2servicename >

for /web/about.
And as you do not see an error, I fail to see the difference with the VU+ in soft-standby.

But in deep standby, you cannot stream, can you ?
Will the playable services then be none ?

Cannot test this now without being killed by the family :-)

AxLed

@evroom said in [MMM-Dreambox]:

Cannot test this now without being killed by the family

@evroom
Welcome to my world :-)

I have another idea:
Did you check/compare the settings on your tuners (dreambox vs. VU+).
I case of my dreambox (DM800SE) they are under:

Erweiterungen -> Webinterface
Extensions -> Webinterface (maybe the spelling is different, as i translated them into english)

This is a screenshot of my actual setting (i only played around with the HTTP Port to fix some earlier bugs):

AxLED