config.txt

This chapter explains the meaning of the properties in config.txt file.

screen.info

The properties in this section allow to define screen information.

[screen.info]
width = 320
height = 240
depth = 32
frame.rate = 30

The property frame.rate defines the screen frame rate. 30 frames per second is the default value. This property affects the animation speed of the scrolling title.

usage

This section contains properties which can switch on/off different functionality in Peppy player.

[usage]
use.touchscreen = True
use.mouse = False
use.lirc = True
use.rotary.encoders = False
use.web = False
use.logging = False
use.stdout = True
use.stream.server = False
use.browser.stream.player = False

In order to use web client the property use.web should be set to True

file.browser

This section defines the properties for the File Browser and File Player. Here are the default properties:

[file.browser]
audio.file.extensions = mp3, wav, wv, flac, ape
playlist.file.extensions = m3u, cue
folder.images = folder.jpg, folder.png, cover.jpg, cover.png, front.jpg, front.png
cover.art.folders = covers, artwork, scans, art
auto.play.next.track = True
cyclic.playback = True

• audio.file.extensions - only files with extensions listed in this property will be displayed in the File Browser.
• playlist.file.extensions - defines file extensions for supported playlists
• folder.images - file names listed in this property define album art images which will be displayed in the File Player
• cover.art.folders - this property lists folder names which will be used by Slideshow screensaver. The screensaver will display all images from these folders in the loop.
• auto.play.next.track - starts playing next track automatically if True.
• cyclic.playback - starts playing the first track automatically if True.

web.server

The only property necessary to configure web server is the port number. The host IP address will be detected by the Peppy player automatically.

[web.server]
http.port = 8000

stream.server

This property defines port number which will be used by Peppy web client to listen to the stream

[stream.server]
stream.server.port = 8080

colors

The colors in this section define the color scheme of the whole UI.

[colors]
color.web.bgr = 0,38,40
color.dark = 0,70,75
color.dark.light = 20,90,100
color.medium = 70,140,150
color.bright = 160,190,210
color.contrast = 255,190,120
color.logo = 20,190,160

font

The font for Peppy player is located in folder Peppy/font/. It can be changed for any other font and its name should be defined here. This allows to switch between fonts placed in that folder.

[font]
font.name = FiraSans.ttf

order sections

The properties in these sections define the order of menu items in different screens.

[order.home.menu]
radio = 1
audio-files = 2
screensaver = 3
language = 4
about = 5
stream = 6

[order.language.menu]
en_us = 1
de = 2
fr = 3
ru = 4

[order.genre.menu]
news = 1
culture = 2
retro = 3
children = 4
classical = 5
pop = 6
jazz = 7
rock = 8
contemporary = 9

[order.screensaver.menu]
clock = 1
logo = 2
slideshow = 3
vumeter = 4

[order.screensaver.delay.menu]
delay.1 = 1
delay.3 = 2
delay.off = 3

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