Here are my notes on getting FPP setup. I haven't tested them recently but it is a starting point.
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FPP install
Download image
Unzip FPP image to ChristmasLights/FPP
Insert your SD card into your PC
Download Etcher
Install Etcher
Run Etcher selecting your image and SD card
Safely remove your SD card
Insert into FPP
Apply Power (wait) If you have a keyboard and monitor, you can use those to watch what FPP is doing. It might take a bit.
Connect to FPP using FPP, FPP01 or mine says
http://fpp01.local
Go Advanced
Create a new partition with unused space.
Now we need to tell FPP to use this space.
Status/Control/FPP Settings
External Storage Device: Select the large space with free storage.
If it asks about formatting, format with btrfs.
If it asks to copy settings, say no.
Status/Control/Config/Set Time
NTP: Enabled
Time Zone (yours)
Submit
My setup...
My home network is running 192.168.10.x with the gateway (router) at 192.168.10.1.
My show network is running 192.168.1.x with no gateway. My switches don't know what to do with other IP addresses. But I still want to talk to FPP and use FPP to talk to my controllers. So we use this configuration...
Status/Control/Network
Click on wlan0
DHCP
Put in your SSID and WPA Pre Shared key
Update Interface
Restart Network
You should now have two addresses shown on top of page after Host: FPP
Bottom of the Network page
Enable Routing between network interfaces
Now click on the eth0
Interface Mode: Static
Enter the IP for the PI.
(My controllers are 192.168.1.151-153 so I wanted my PI to be 192.168.1.150)
The netmask will fill in as you leave the address field.
The Gateway will fill in as you leave the address field.
(My Gateway is on the home wireless network so I entered the address of my home router - the 192.168.10.1 address)
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After this, you will need to configure the outputs to match whatever controllers you are using.
Then you need HLS to output an .fseq.
Name the audio and the .fseq the same and use the content tab in FPP to upload both.
Setup a playlist.
Setup a schedule.
Nose around and have fun!
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