- A python implementation of rotctld that by default listens on port 65432 and accepts rotctl commands
- Can be used with tools such as GPredict
- TV rotators like the Sharman AR 600
- Threshold for rotation should be set to > 15 degrees
- Invokes a script 'sendir' to interface with IRC such as the Flirc USB. Assumes Flirc binaries (irtools or Flirc_utils.exe) are added to the system PATH environment. Modify this script to output alternative commands.
- WebGUI originally written by Mark Jessop rotctld-web-gui; upgraded and modified
Connect UI with -g flag on startup. Default address http://localhost:5001
Caution
Do not connect if controlling rotator via other software in parallel.
Requires python3.7 or greater
pip install -r requirements.txt
python rotator.py
By default this will start the rotctldpy server on localhost:65432 and listen for rotctl commands from other software, see the Gpredict example above.
In addition a webserver is started and available at http://localhost:5001 This is used to host the WebGUI but will also accept http requests to invoke the sendir script, regardless of if the WebGUI is connected or not. For example http://localhost:5001/A will send the command linked to button A.
192.168.1.10: $ python rotator.py --help
usage: rotator.py [-h] [-l LISTEN_PORT] [-g] [-s HOST] [-p PORT] [-d]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l LISTEN_PORT, --listen_port LISTEN_PORT
Port to run Web Server on. (Default: 5001)
-g, --gui Connect WebGUI - warning do not use in parallel with other software to control rotator
-s HOST, --host HOST Rotctld server host. (Default: localhost)
-p PORT, --port PORT Rotctld server port. (Default: 65432)
-d, --debug Enable DEBUG log level
Can be integrated with Home Assistant using REST commands - see the examples in the home-assistant directory.
sudo curl apt.flirc.tv/install.sh |bash
- Reboot
- Start Flirc GUI
/bin/Flirc - Upgrade Firmware from GUI