compile libreelec with Adafruit_Python_SSD1306

tjost · August 15, 2017 at 2:08 PM

Hello,

i am trying to compile my own libreelec build with this "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Python_SSD1306" installed in the build.

But I don´t find a how to.

Can some one help me?

I compile on a Mac with ubuntu LTS in virtual box

**chewitt** · August 15, 2017 at 5:05 PM Official Post

Instead of trying to build this in, it would be better to add SSD1306 support to the existing Adafruit libs add-on in our repo.

See LibreELEC.tv/package.mk at master · LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv · GitHub

inusasha ^

tjost · August 15, 2017 at 6:34 PM

ok, do i have to edit this?

Sorry but I´m a noob in this.

After 6 hours of compiling I get an error so everything is new to me.

**chewitt** · August 16, 2017 at 6:12 AM Official Post

You will need to create a buildsystem package based on GitHub - adafruit/Adafruit_SSD1306: SSD1306 oled driver library for 'monochrome' 128x64 and 128x32 OLEDs! to compile the binary. The binary can then be inserted into the image. If you push changes to your github repo we can inspect them and comment.

**CvH** · August 16, 2017 at 10:23 AM Official Post

Quote from tjost

ok, do i have to edit this?

GitHub - CvH/LibreELEC.tv at 9.0-adafruit

adafruit-libraries: include SSD1306 library · CvH/LibreELEC.tv@c5948f4 · GitHub

you can (hopefully it merges to 8.x too)

wget https://github.com/CvH/LibreELEC.tv/commit/c5948f4114932cf182b0184b026cad6c035884e3.patch | git apply -

at your LE dir to merge this

then

PROJECT=RPi2 ARCH=arm scripts/create_addon adafruit-libraries

no idea if this works, it compiles at least

compiled addon Index of /addons/8.0/adafruit/

**inusasha** · August 16, 2017 at 12:15 PM

tjost: which LE version, you are running? 8.0, 8.2 or 9.0 (devel)

tjost · August 28, 2017 at 5:32 PM

hello I´m trying to compile from master

Bubba2017 · August 29, 2017 at 2:08 AM

I too am interested in how to incorporate SSD1306 OLED display as well, mine is in the mail.

**CvH** · August 29, 2017 at 8:55 AM Official Post

you can try with the addon I posted above where I added the SSD1306 driver/script

tjost · September 3, 2017 at 3:53 PM

I get after starting my script this Error in KODI.log

EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--

- NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!

Error Type: <type 'exceptions.ImportError'>

Error Contents: No module named Adafruit_GPIO.SPI

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/storage/.kodi/addons/http://script.silentservice.xbmc/LCD.py", line 27, in <module>

import Adafruit_GPIO.SPI as SPI

ImportError: No module named Adafruit_GPIO.SPI

-->End of Python script error report<--

i do need the Adafruit_GPIO.SPI

**inusasha** · September 3, 2017 at 4:22 PM

tjost

Adafruit_GPIO.SPI is part of the adafruit-library package.

You have to set the PYTHONPATH to '/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.rpi-tools/lib:/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.adafruit-libraries/lib'

before the import lines:

Code

import sys
sys.path.append('/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.rpi-tools/lib')
sys.path.append('/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.adafruit-libraries/lib')

tjost · September 4, 2017 at 12:05 PM

You know what?

IT WORKS!!!!!

I had to implement the Adafruit_SSD1306 forlder from my Link above and change the ADAFRUIT_GPIO with the one from GitHub - adafruit/Adafruit_Python_GPIO: Library to provide a cross-platform GPIO interface on the Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black using the RPi.GPIO and Adafruit_BBIO libraries.

And now it works.

I´ll make a Video to show what I did.

Can I use this new virtual.adafruit.library in my Repo?

**inusasha** · September 5, 2017 at 11:38 AM

tjost

You had to replace the Adafruit_Python_GPIO from the adafruit-libraries addon?

We use already the "

GitHub - adafruit/Adafruit_Python_GPIO: Library to provide a cross-platform GPIO interface on the Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black using the RPi.GPIO and Adafruit_BBIO libraries." in adafriut-addon, only the last commit is missing (deprecate an old function).

tjost · September 5, 2017 at 3:43 PM

but for my python tool it needed some more in the GPIO so I replaced it with the one from the last link

and put the SSD1306 Folder in as well

**inusasha** · September 5, 2017 at 8:08 PM

Which feature you are missing in our adafruit_gpio?

tjost · September 5, 2017 at 10:13 PM

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/storage/.kodi/addons/http://script.silentservice.xbmc/LCD.py", line 63, in <module>

disp = Adafruit_SSD1306.SSD1306_128_64(rst=RST)

File "/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.adafruit-libraries/lib/Adafruit_SSD1306/SSD1306.py", line 243, in __init__

gpio, spi, i2c_bus, i2c_address, i2c)

File "/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.adafruit-libraries/lib/Adafruit_SSD1306/SSD1306.py", line 85, in __init__

self._gpio = GPIO.get_platform_gpio()

File "/storage/.kodi/addons/virtual.adafruit-libraries/lib/Adafruit_GPIO/GPIO.py", line 420, in get_platform_gpio

import Adafruit_BBIO.GPIO

ImportError: No module named Adafruit_BBIO.GPIO

-->End of Python script error report<--

**inusasha** · September 6, 2017 at 7:15 AM

You need GitHub - adafruit/adafruit-beaglebone-io-python: Adafruit's BeagleBone IO Python Library, which is not part of adafruit-library addon.

Quote from tjost

import Adafruit_BBIO.GPIO

ImportError: No module named Adafruit_BBIO.GPIO

tjost · September 6, 2017 at 10:34 AM

As u maybe read, I have change it and now it worked for me