#!/usr/bin/env python3 import curses import subprocess import shutil import time import select def start_ltc_stream(): ffmpeg = subprocess.Popen( ["ffmpeg", "-f", "alsa", "-i", "hw:2", "-ac", "1", "-ar", "48000", "-f", "s16le", "-"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL ) ltcdump = subprocess.Popen( ["ltcdump", "-f", "-"], stdin=ffmpeg.stdout, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, text=True, bufsize=1 ) ffmpeg.stdout.close() return ffmpeg, ltcdump def main(stdscr): curses.curs_set(0) stdscr.nodelay(True) ffmpeg_proc, ltcdump_proc = start_ltc_stream() latest_tc = "⌛ Waiting for LTC..." last_update = time.time() try: while True: # Check for new LTC output (non-blocking) rlist, _, _ = select.select([ltcdump_proc.stdout], [], [], 0) if rlist: line = ltcdump_proc.stdout.readline() if line: line = line.strip() if line and line[0].isdigit(): latest_tc = line last_update = time.time() # Check if signal or subprocess died if time.time() - last_update > 1: if ltcdump_proc.poll() is not None or ffmpeg_proc.poll() is not None: latest_tc = "💥 Decoder crashed or stream stopped" else: latest_tc = "⚠️ No LTC signal" # Draw UI stdscr.erase() stdscr.addstr(1, 2, "🌀 NTP Timeturner Status") stdscr.addstr(3, 4, "Streaming LTC from default input...") stdscr.addstr(5, 6, f"🕰️ LTC Timecode: {latest_tc}") stdscr.refresh() time.sleep(0.04) # ~25 FPS except KeyboardInterrupt: stdscr.addstr(8, 6, "🔚 Shutting down...") stdscr.refresh() time.sleep(1) finally: ffmpeg_proc.terminate() ltcdump_proc.terminate() if __name__ == "__main__": if not shutil.which("ltcdump") or not shutil.which("ffmpeg"): print("❌ Required tools not found (ltcdump or ffmpeg). Install and retry.") exit(1) curses.wrapper(main)