1 # Overview of plugins shipped with AFB-Daemon
4 Author: Manuel Bachmann
7 Here are the plugins shipped in the source tree:
8 * Audio _(2 backends: ALSA/PulseAudio)_
9 * Radio _(1 backend: RTLSDR RTL2832U)_
10 * Media _(1 backend: Rygel UPnP)_
12 All plugins may not be built, depending on the development libraries present on the system at build time.
18 A sample Audio plugin with 2 backends:
20 * PulseAudio (optional)
22 _(if PulseAudio development libraries are not found at build time, only ALSA will be available)_
24 _(if a PulseAudio server is not found at runtime, the plugin will dynamically fall back to ALSA)_
26 _(a specifc backend can be forced by using this syntax before running afb-daemon : **$ export AFB_AUDIO_OUTPUT=Alsa**)_
28 This plugin is able to initialize a specific soundcard, define volume levels, channels (mono/stereo...), mute sound, and play a 22,050 Hz PCM stream.
30 Sample applications: **[afb-radio](https://github.com/iotbzh/afb-radio)**
34 A sample AM/FM Radio plugin with 1 backend:
35 * RTLSDR - Realtek RTL2832U dongles (mandatory)
37 _(if rtlsdr development libraries are not found at build time, this plugin will not be built)_
39 This plugin is able to initialize specific RTL2832U dongles, switch between AM/FM modes, define frequency, mute sound, and play sound (by using the **audio** plugin).
41 Sample applications: **[afb-radio](https://github.com/iotbzh/afb-radio)**
45 A sample Media Server plugin with 1 backend:
48 _(if GUPnP/GSSDP development libraries are not fund at build time, this plugin will not be built)_
50 This plugin is able to detect a local Rygel UPnP media server, list audio files, select an audio file for playback, play/pause/seek in this file, upload an audio file to the server.
52 Sample applications: **[afb-radio](https://github.com/iotbzh/afb-radio)**