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reference image for running app on browser

• Pre-build refapp code

Download customized pre-build refapp code which has lightning sdk video player integrated: build.zip

(or)

• Create dist (build)

  • run below command to make build.

$ lng dist

reference image for dist creation

Or 

• Pre-build refapp code

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Hosting Lighting refapp

1. copy the lighting build app from dist folder.
2. host build folder into any http server.
3. test the hosted application on browser 

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Lighting refapp integration 

• Pre-build rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi image

Download pre-build rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi image from here: rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid.zip

(or)

• Build

  To build 

  rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi follow below instructions

$ repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b yocto-dunfell-upgrade -m rdkv-nosrc.xml
$ repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
$ MACHINE=raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid source meta-cmf-raspberrypi/setup-environment
$ bitbake rdk-generic-hybrid-image

or 

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image

Download pre-build rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi image from here: rdk-generic-hybrid-image-raspberrypi-rdk-hybrid.zip

• Flash

  the

  image on the SD

  card

  card 

  • Execute the following command to flash the image on the SD card

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# sudo dd if=<r-pi sdimg> of=<SD card device> bs=1M 
  
for ex: # sudo dd if=rdk-mc-rpi.sdimg of=/dev/sdb bs=1M

(or 
Download)

Windows user can download and install Balena Etcher to write the Raspberry Pi SD card: https://www.balena.io/etcher/

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2. add startup_app_conf variable into referenceApp.sh config file, if you are not seeing referenceApp.sh file is not available in /lib/rdk then refer below mentioned steps refer method 2 below to validate refapp in method 2.

startup_app_conf=/opt/residentapp.conf 

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url="http://192.168.0.106:8080/"
echo $url

4. replace exting url https://px-apps.sys.comcast.net/lightning_apps/SwitcherApp/dist/index.html in /opt/residentapp.conf with lighting app url which is hosted on server

for        for example your server providing url url http://192.168.56.1:8080

5. reboot the box 

• Method 2:

Validated on rdk-generic-hybrid-wpe-image_rdk-next image, download image link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_VgFDk_lRWLoMwv0JKQrZ4HUifN-F6Qa/view?usp=sharing

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• Lightning RefApp on RDK 4.0

  • Uses lighting sdk media player to play video, verified video playback using mp4 and HLS streams. 
  • Tested mp4 source: http://clips-media-aka.warnermediacdn.com/cnn/clips/2021-01/79895-97f21462b4db4236abcbd68a581[…]remarks-vpx-primary-58581-79895-1920x1080_8000k.mp4 
  • Tested hls source: //cdn.metrological.com/hls/greenland720.m3u8
  • Lightning (a javascript TV app development framework) refapp is a web based app, which runs on browser (supports WebGL). To run this wpe framwork or rdkbrowser2 is required.
  • sessionmanager, rmfstreamer, spark environment, nodejs and LGI based IP player not required.

• Lightning RefApp on Operator reference image (rdk-generic-hybrid-refapp-image)

  • uses various native RDK components such as spark, rmfstreamer with sessionmanager, IP players (aamp and Liberty IPplayer) to play QAM source, IP video streams (hls/dash).

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