Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
he most commonly used
mocp
lags are the following:
❍
-s
—Stop the current playback
❍
-G
—Pause playback, or resume playback if currently paused
❍
-f—
Skip to the next song in the directory or playlist
❍
-r
—Return to the previous song in the directory or playlist
❍
-i—
Print information on the current song to the terminal or console
❍
-x—
Stop playback and quit
mocp
altogether
For more information on controlling
mocp
, type man mocp.
Dedicated HTPC with Rasbmc
Being able to play music on the Raspberry Pi is one thing, but the BCM2835 can do much
more than that. Using its VideoCore IV GPU, it can decode and play back Full HD 1080p
H.264 video, making the Pi a powerful media centre machine in a tiny package and with
incredibly low power demands.
To get the most from the Pi as a home theatre PC, however, some additional software is
required. his software can be installed in the Debian distribution, but there's an easier way
to get started: switching to the
Rasbmc
distribution.
Rasbmc, created by Sam Nazarko, is a distribution aimed speciically at turning the Raspberry
Pi into a fully-featured media centre system, complete with video and music playback, photo
viewing and Internet streaming capabilities. It's based on the popular Xbmc distribution,
which has been chosen by several device manufacturers to power their commercial set-top
box systems.
If you're planning on making use of the Pi's high-deinition video output and H.264 decod-
ing capabilities in your home theatre setup, Rasbmc is an excellent choice and no more com-
plicated to get up and running on the Pi than any other Linux distribution. First, download
the easiest way to get Rasbmc up and running. Installers for Linux, OS X and Windows are
provided which automatically download the image ile for Rasbmc and write it to an SD card
connected to the system. Although you can also download an image ile and use the instruc-
tions from Chapter 1, “Meet the Raspberry Pi”, it's not necessary to do so.
