#! /bin/sh -
# display2.sh - Wifi Radio LCD display routines, revision 2
# 01/29/08	Jeff Keyzer	http://mightyohm.com
# This shell script queries mpd for current song information and sends
# relevant bits of it to the serial port, where an AVR-based LCD display
# is waiting.
#
# For more information, visit
# http://mightyohm.com/blog/tag/wifiradio/
#
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# http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/

trap 'exit 1' SIGINT	# exit on ctrl-c, useful for debugging

while true		# loop forever
do
   # get name of current song from the mpd server
   name=$(echo "currentsong" | nc localhost 6600 | grep -e "^Name: " | cut -c 7-22)
   echo $name > /dev/tts/0	# send it to the AVR for display
   sleep 1	# wait a while, this determines the base rate at which
   		# the AVR display loops
done