From 37c131d4c124632d32f24dc6bfb2f6926a204341 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manuel Bachmann Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 12:00:09 +0200 Subject: Add basic documentation for plugins Signed-off-by: Manuel Bachmann --- doc/afb-plugins-overview.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/afb-plugins-overview.md (limited to 'doc/afb-plugins-overview.md') diff --git a/doc/afb-plugins-overview.md b/doc/afb-plugins-overview.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3c4857dd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/afb-plugins-overview.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# Overview of plugins shipped with AFB-Daemon + Version: 1 + Date: 30 May 2016 + Author: Manuel Bachmann + +## List of plugins + Here are the plugins shipped in the source tree: + * Audio _(2 backends: ALSA/PulseAudio)_ + * Radio _(1 backend: RTLSDR RTL2832U)_ + * Media _(1 backend: Rygel UPnP)_ + +All plugins may not be built, depending on the development libraries present on the system at build time. + +## Detail of plugins + + ### Audio + +A sample Audio plugin with 2 backends: + * ALSA (mandatory) + * PulseAudio (optional) + +_(if PulseAudio development libraries are not found at build time, only ALSA will be available)_ + +_(if a PulseAudio server is not found at runtime, the plugin will dynamically fall back to ALSA)_ + +_(a specifc backend can be forced by using this syntax before running afb-daemon : **$ export AFB_AUDIO_OUTPUT=Alsa**)_ + +This plugin is able to initialize a specific soundcard, define volume levels, channels (mono/stereo...), mute sound, and play a 22,050 Hz PCM stream. + +Sample applications: **[afb-radio](https://github.com/iotbzh/afb-radio)** + + ### Radio + +A sample AM/FM Radio plugin with 1 backend: + * RTLSDR - Realtek RTL2832U dongles (mandatory) + +_(if rtlsdr development libraries are not found at build time, this plugin will not be built)_ + +This plugin is able to initialize specific RTL2832U dongles, switch between AM/FM modes, define frequency, mute sound, and play sound (by using the **audio** plugin). + +Sample applications: **[afb-radio](https://github.com/iotbzh/afb-radio)** + + ### Media + +A sample Media Server plugin with 1 backend: + * Rygel + +_(if GUPnP/GSSDP development libraries are not fund at build time, this plugin will not be built)_ + +This plugin is able to detect a local Rygel UPnP media server, list audio files, select an audio file for playback, play/pause/seek in this file, upload an audio file to the server. + +Sample applications: **[afb-radio](https://github.com/iotbzh/afb-radio)** + -- cgit 1.2.3-korg