config.yaml.example

# Example config for SLED: Santa's Letter Express Delivery
# Copy to config.yaml and adjust for your environment.

paths:
  # Relative paths are fine; SLED will run from the project directory.
  videos: "./videos"
  logs: "./logs"

schedule:
  # Local time for when the screen should be active
  start: "16:00"   # idle loop ON from 4pm
  end:   "22:00"   # idle loop OFF at 10pm

video:
  # Idle video and event clips (filenames inside paths.videos)
  idle: idle.mp4
  clips:
    - event1.mp4
    - event2.mp4
    - event3.mp4
    - event4.mp4
  # Safety cap so a bad file does not hang playback
  play_timeout_s: 65

pins:
  # BCM pin numbers for when you flip from mocks to real GPIO
  letter: 17
  radar_a: 27
  radar_b: 22

car:
  # Ignore tiny wiggles and only count real passes
  min_pulse_ms: 120
  # A→B or B→A must happen within this window to count as one car
  sequence_window_s: 0.8
  # Do not double count the same vehicle
  cooldown_s: 1.5
  # Distance between sensors in feet (for optional speed calc later)
  spacing_feet: 1.75

letter:
  debounce_ms: 50
  # Ignore retriggers right after a drop
  cooldown_s: 2.0

direction:
  # Which raw sequence means "Inbound" for your mounting?
  # If sensor A is closer to the main road, leave "AB".
  # If mounted opposite, set "BA".
  toward_reference: "AB"

  # Friendly labels that will appear in Home Assistant
  label_toward: "Inbound"
  label_away:   "Outbound"

mqtt:
  host: 192.168.0.132
  port: 1883
  username: "santa"
  password: "REPLACE_ME"
  base: "sled"
  discovery: true
  # How the device appears in Home Assistant's Devices list
  device_name: "SLED"
  device_id:   "sled_pi"