The following steps test shark2 application to make sure it works.Ħa. Change ownership and permissions of the files to suit your system.Ħ. Untar the tar.gz file into server/Plugins such that you have a directory Plugins/SharkPlay. Download the file attached to this post.ĥ. Install libusb and libhid libraries usually through the distros package manager.Ĥ. The shark2 applications requires two Linux packages to be installed. To support OSS or use another app besides arecord - changes needs to be made to the nf file and the sharkplay.sh script.Ģ. The default installation assume an ALSA audio subsystems and that arecord is installed - this works for many mainstream distros (e.g. Some users are wary of unknown programs running as root in which case source code is provided for shark2 and those users can examine the code and build their own copy. The second method is preferred way as it does not open the USB devices. For this plugin to work either USB devices are opened to all users or shark2 is owned by root and marked such that it runs as root. On most Linux system, USB devices have permissions such that only root can write to them. The shark2 application which is used to tune the radioSHARK requires access to USB devices. On Windows it seems there is no lockout for the radioSHARK device, both the Windows radio app and SC plugin can use the radioSHARK audio stream - whichever app tunes last selects the frequency and LED display. AM/FM is decided by frequency number FM = 87.9-108 and AM 530-1750. To test, Use Tune-in (or create a Favorite) with the URL shark://98.1 if your test frequency is 98.1 In practice you will use the frequency you noted in Step 2 instead of the example 98.1. Optionally in Settings you can select whether you want the blue or red should light when in use.ĩ. The audio source is named slightly differently in XP and Vista so select a source with "radioSHARK" in the name.Ĩ. In Settings/Plugins/SharkPlay/Settings - The main setting is the Audio You can select the audio capture source to be used. Start SqueezeCenter - check in Settings there is a Plugin called SharkPlay and in Advanced/FileTypes there should be "RadioShark" entries enabled to use wavin2cmd.ħ. Before starting SC make sure radioShark2 is installed and working as radioShark2 detection is only carried out at SC startup.Ħ. Unzip the zipped file into server/Plugins so that you have a Plugins/SharkPlayĥ. This zip file includes necessary executables radioshark.exe and wavin2cmd.exe.Ĥ. Download the attached Zip file sharkplay-win-100.zip. Using the Griffin Radio find a radio station with a good signal - note the frequency as you need this to test SC operation.ģ. and that all installation steps are performed including those in the Sound control panel.Ģ. Make sure the installed software is at least v2.1 found here. for example shark://98.1?Title=Rock FM&Subtitle=live radioġ. The user can add Title and Subtitle parameters to the URL to get extra text or override the Favorites name. It seems to be useful to have the possibility to keep the FM/AM presets separate from Internet radio.Ī user can also make entries in the standard top-level Favorites with the URL prefix "shark://" so that the Favorite with URL "shark://104.0" will tune to FM 104.0 MHz and "shark://1090" would tune into AM 1090kHz. The Sharkplay favorites list is just like favorites. Click on SharkPlay menu and you will a favorites list and a "manual tuning" entry where users can enter a frequency from webUI, SB remote or SBC controller. Once installed - there is a SharkPlay menu in Extras on WebUI, SB and SBC. The Windows version of the plugin includes a Windows port of the shark2 utility and also uses the wavin2cmd utility written by Joe Bryan for the WaveInput plugin. The original shark2 application was written by Michael Rolig with subsequent mods by other (see ) The plugin uses an small application called shark2 which sends command to radioSHARK to set the frequency and turn on/off the leds. Ensure a reliable radio stream for alarm when ISP does not provide a reliable service. Local radio internet feeds are poor quality compared to FM. Reducing download usage (and charges) when listening to local radio. This version of the plugin only works on SC 7.1-7.2. Announcing version 1.00 of SharkPlay - plugin which enables controlling & playing an FM/AM tuner from Griffin Technology - the USB radioSHARK2 ( ).
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