PeppyMeter auto-start

[BjoernStefan]

Hi,

I successfully installed PeppyMeter on moOde player (version 9.30) following this github tutorial:
https://github.com/FdeAlexa/PeppyMeter_and_moOde

The meters work but I have problems with the auto start option which is described here:
https://github.com/FdeAlexa/PeppyMeter_a...o_start.md

I am suppost to do the following settings which I cannot find in my moOde player version:

At the moOde UI: go to

Code:

Menu /
Configure /
System Config /
Local Services

then set Metadata file to

Code:

ON

and click on

Code:

SET

Can anybody help me where to find those or how to activate the auto startup of PeppyMeter ?
Thanks from Singapore
Bjoern

[Tim Curtis]

Audio Config in the MPD Options section

[BjoernStefan]

Hi, I installed the PeppyMeter and when I use the following command for testing they show up corrctly and the arrows will follow the music:

Code:

cd /home/pi/PeppyMeter
DISPLAY=:0 python peppymeter.py

This is true for Spotify as well !

However then I installed the auto start feature for peppymeter: 
https://github.com/FdeAlexa/PeppyMeter_a...o_start.md


And I have the following two issues:
1. The meters activate correctly while playing RADIO, but the arrows always show zero only.
2. The meters dont get activated while playing SPOTIFY at all.

When I try the same command line from the top i get the meters active and working.

I tried many settings in the GUI but couldnt make it any better.
i am using the latest moOde version
Release Information

• Release: 9.3.2 2025-04-16
  
• Maintainer: Tim Curtis © 2014
  
• Documentation: View release notes, View setup guide
  
• Contributors: View contributors
  
• License: View GPLv3
  

Platform Information

• RaspiOS: 12.10 Bookworm 64-bit
  
• Linux kernel: 6.12.20 64-bit
  
• Pi model: Pi-3B+ 1.3 1GB
  
• MPD version: 0.24.3
  

[BjoernStefan]

OK I did the entire installation one more time and testing every step.
The last thing I installed was Spotify.

So basically the moOde player and PeppyMeter works well in auto start function before I install / activate the Spotify renderer.

I tested with web radio and the VU meters show up and show the volume.
When I pause WebRadio they disappear just the way you expect it to happen.

Once I activate Spotify they wont work and I have all sorts of issues.

Can anyone help on that ?

[the_bertrum]

What do you mean by "installed Spotify"? There should be nothing to install, you just turn the option on in the moOde UI.

[BjoernStefan]

Yes you are correct I turned it on.

[fdealexa]

I am studying the issue and I am trying a solution.
I will come back.
Please do not duplicate the issue in different thread.
Best regards and thanks,
Francesco

[fdealexa]

Please follow the other thread for evolution.