From 4cb116dc33329b1e20aada4c2f712008356600e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yanko Aleksandrov <yanko@idrobots.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 17:58:45 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] working video storage with audio

---
 .../video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh     |  67 ++++++++++++
 installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh      |  85 +++++++++++++++
 .../video_encoders/video_storage_encoder.sh   |  50 ---------
 .../video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh       | 103 ++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 255 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh
 create mode 100755 installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh
 delete mode 100755 installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder.sh
 create mode 100755 installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh

diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh b/installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9048e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Kill Old GStreamer Processes Script
+# This script cleans up any running gst-launch processes that might be blocking audio/video devices
+
+echo "🧹 GStreamer Process Cleanup Script"
+echo "===================================="
+
+# Function to cleanup old GStreamer processes
+cleanup_old_processes() {
+    echo "🔍 Searching for running GStreamer processes..."
+    
+    # Find and display all gst-launch processes
+    PROCESS_LIST=$(ps aux | grep gst-launch | grep -v grep)
+    
+    if [ ! -z "$PROCESS_LIST" ]; then
+        echo "📋 Found running GStreamer processes:"
+        echo "$PROCESS_LIST"
+        echo ""
+        
+        # Extract PIDs
+        OLD_PIDS=$(echo "$PROCESS_LIST" | awk '{print $2}')
+        
+        echo "🔫 Terminating processes (SIGTERM): $OLD_PIDS"
+        echo $OLD_PIDS | xargs kill 2>/dev/null
+        sleep 3
+        
+        # Check if any processes are still running
+        REMAINING_LIST=$(ps aux | grep gst-launch | grep -v grep)
+        if [ ! -z "$REMAINING_LIST" ]; then
+            REMAINING_PIDS=$(echo "$REMAINING_LIST" | awk '{print $2}')
+            echo "💀 Force killing remaining processes (SIGKILL): $REMAINING_PIDS"
+            echo $REMAINING_PIDS | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null
+            sleep 1
+            
+            # Final check
+            FINAL_CHECK=$(ps aux | grep gst-launch | grep -v grep)
+            if [ ! -z "$FINAL_CHECK" ]; then
+                echo "❌ Warning: Some processes may still be running:"
+                echo "$FINAL_CHECK"
+            else
+                echo "✅ All GStreamer processes successfully terminated"
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "✅ All GStreamer processes successfully terminated"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "✅ No running GStreamer processes found"
+    fi
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "🎤 Audio devices should now be available"
+    echo "📹 Video pipeline resources freed"
+}
+
+# Run the cleanup
+cleanup_old_processes
+
+# Optional: Show available audio devices
+if command -v arecord &> /dev/null; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "🎵 Available audio capture devices:"
+    arecord -l | grep "card" | head -5
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Done! 🎬"
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh b/installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f1d5ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Simple audio recording script for testing ReSpeaker microphone
+# Usage: ./record_audio.sh [duration_in_seconds] [output_filename]
+
+# Default values
+DURATION=${1:-10}  # Default 10 seconds
+OUTPUT_FILE=${2:-"audio_test_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).wav"}
+DEVICE="respeaker"
+
+echo "🎤 Audio Recording Test Script"
+echo "==============================="
+echo "Device: $DEVICE"
+echo "Duration: $DURATION seconds"
+echo "Output file: $OUTPUT_FILE"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if arecord is available
+if ! command -v arecord &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ Error: arecord not found. Please install alsa-utils:"
+    echo "   sudo apt-get install alsa-utils"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# List available audio devices
+echo "📋 Available audio devices:"
+arecord -l
+echo ""
+
+# Try to find ReSpeaker device
+echo "🔍 Looking for ReSpeaker device..."
+CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
+
+if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
+    echo "⚠️  Warning: No ReSpeaker device found in device list."
+    echo "   Available devices:"
+    arecord -l | grep "card"
+    echo ""
+    echo "   Please specify the correct card number manually or check device connection."
+    echo "   You can also try running with a specific device:"
+    echo "   arecord -D hw:CARD_NUMBER,0 -f S16_LE -r 16000 -c 6 -d $DURATION $OUTPUT_FILE"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "✅ Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER"
+fi
+
+# Record audio
+echo ""
+echo "🔴 Starting recording in 3 seconds..."
+echo "   Speak into your microphone to test it!"
+sleep 1
+echo "   3..."
+sleep 1
+echo "   2..."
+sleep 1
+echo "   1..."
+sleep 1
+echo "   🎙️  RECORDING NOW! (${DURATION}s)"
+
+# Record with specific parameters for ReSpeaker
+arecord -D hw:$CARD_NUMBER,0 \
+        -f S16_LE \
+        -r 16000 \
+        -c 6 \
+        -d $DURATION \
+        "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "✅ Recording completed successfully!"
+    echo "   File: $OUTPUT_FILE"
+    echo "   Size: $(ls -lh "$OUTPUT_FILE" | awk '{print $5}')"
+    echo ""
+    echo "🔊 To play back the recording:"
+    echo "   aplay $OUTPUT_FILE"
+    echo ""
+    echo "   Or with volume control:"
+    echo "   aplay $OUTPUT_FILE || paplay $OUTPUT_FILE"
+else
+    echo ""
+    echo "❌ Recording failed. Please check:"
+    echo "   1. ReSpeaker device is connected"
+    echo "   2. Device permissions (try with sudo if needed)"
+    echo "   3. Audio drivers are installed"
+fi
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder.sh b/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2427e23..0000000
--- a/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Set output directory for video storage
-OUTPUT_DIR="/home/skycore/videos"
-# Create directory if it doesn't exist
-mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
-
-# Log file for recording status
-LOG_FILE="$OUTPUT_DIR/recording_log.txt"
-
-# Function to log messages
-log_message() {
-    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") - $1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
-    echo "$1"
-}
-
-log_message "Starting HLS recording with 60-minute playlist rotation"
-
-# Main recording loop - runs indefinitely
-while true; do
-    # Generate timestamp for this hour's recording
-    TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
-    
-    log_message "Creating new playlist: ${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8"
-    
-    # Run GStreamer for 60 minutes (3600 seconds)
-    timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \
-        rtspsrc location=rtsp://192.168.144.25:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \
-        rtph264depay ! \
-        h264parse ! \
-        mpegtsmux ! \
-        hlssink playlist-root=file://$OUTPUT_DIR \
-        target-duration=60 \
-        playlist-length=60 \
-        max-files=0 \
-        playlist-location="$OUTPUT_DIR/${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8" \
-        location="$OUTPUT_DIR/${TIMESTAMP}_segment_%05d.ts"
-    
-    # Check if gst-launch exited due to an error
-    EXIT_CODE=$?
-    if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ] && [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 124 ]; then
-        # Exit code 124 means timeout completed normally
-        log_message "Error: gst-launch exited with code $EXIT_CODE. Waiting 10 seconds before retry."
-        sleep 10
-    else
-        log_message "60-minute recording completed successfully"
-        # Small pause between recordings
-        sleep 2
-    fi
-done 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh b/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8e6733d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set output directory for video storage
+OUTPUT_DIR="/home/skycore/videos"
+# Create directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
+
+# Log file for recording status
+LOG_FILE="$OUTPUT_DIR/recording_log.txt"
+
+# Function to log messages
+log_message() {
+    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") - $1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+    echo "$1"
+}
+
+# Function to find ReSpeaker audio device
+find_respeaker_device() {
+    CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
+    if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
+        log_message "Warning: No ReSpeaker device found. Audio will be disabled."
+        return 1
+    else
+        log_message "Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER"
+        echo $CARD_NUMBER
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
+
+log_message "Starting HLS recording with audio support and 60-minute playlist rotation"
+
+# Check for ReSpeaker device
+RESPEAKER_CARD=$(find_respeaker_device | tail -n 1)
+AUDIO_AVAILABLE=$?
+
+# Main recording loop - runs indefinitely
+while true; do
+    # Generate timestamp for this hour's recording
+    TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+    
+    log_message "Creating new playlist: ${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8"
+    
+    if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
+        log_message "Recording with audio from ReSpeaker (card $RESPEAKER_CARD)"
+        # Enhanced pipeline with audio support (video + microphone audio)
+        timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \
+            mpegtsmux name=mux ! \
+                hlssink playlist-root=file://$OUTPUT_DIR \
+                         target-duration=60 playlist-length=60 max-files=0 \
+                         playlist-location="$OUTPUT_DIR/${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8" \
+                         location="$OUTPUT_DIR/${TIMESTAMP}_segment_%05d.ts" \
+            rtspsrc location=rtsp://192.168.144.25:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \
+                rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \
+                nvv4l2decoder enable-max-performance=1 disable-dpb=1 ! \
+                nvvidconv ! \
+                "video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12" ! \
+                nvv4l2h264enc profile=0 bitrate=15000000 iframeinterval=30 idrinterval=1 maxperf-enable=true poc-type=2 insert-sps-pps=true preset-level=0 ratecontrol-enable=1 quant-i-frames=20 quant-p-frames=23 quant-b-frames=25 ! \
+                h264parse config-interval=1 ! \
+                queue max-size-buffers=100 max-size-time=1000000000 ! \
+                mux. \
+            alsasrc device=hw:$RESPEAKER_CARD,0 ! \
+                audio/x-raw,format=S16LE,rate=16000,channels=6 ! \
+                audioconvert ! audioresample ! \
+                audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! \
+                queue max-size-buffers=200 max-size-time=2000000000 ! \
+                avenc_aac bitrate=128000 ! aacparse ! mux.
+    else
+        log_message "Recording video only (no audio device available)"
+        # Original pipeline without audio
+        timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \
+            rtspsrc location=rtsp://192.168.144.25:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \
+            rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \
+            nvv4l2decoder enable-max-performance=1 disable-dpb=1 ! \
+            nvvidconv ! \
+            "video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12" ! \
+            nvv4l2h264enc profile=0 bitrate=15000000 iframeinterval=30 idrinterval=1 maxperf-enable=true poc-type=2 insert-sps-pps=true preset-level=0 ratecontrol-enable=1 quant-i-frames=20 quant-p-frames=23 quant-b-frames=25 ! \
+            h264parse config-interval=1 ! \
+            queue max-size-buffers=100 max-size-time=1000000000 ! \
+            mpegtsmux ! \
+            hlssink playlist-root=file://$OUTPUT_DIR \
+            target-duration=60 \
+            playlist-length=60 \
+            max-files=0 \
+            playlist-location="$OUTPUT_DIR/${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8" \
+            location="$OUTPUT_DIR/${TIMESTAMP}_segment_%05d.ts"
+    fi
+    
+    # Check if gst-launch exited due to an error
+    EXIT_CODE=$?
+    if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ] && [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 124 ]; then
+        # Exit code 124 means timeout completed normally
+        log_message "Error: gst-launch exited with code $EXIT_CODE. Waiting 10 seconds before retry."
+        sleep 10
+    else
+        if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
+            log_message "60-minute recording with audio completed successfully"
+        else
+            log_message "60-minute recording (video only) completed successfully"
+        fi
+        # Small pause between recordings
+        sleep 2
+    fi
+done 
\ No newline at end of file

From 06f7e0e7e2a42a6839ff4997f183b2887a7cb57e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yanko Aleksandrov <yanko@idrobots.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:57:23 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] update stuff

---
 .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml             |   0
 .github/workflows/test-installer.yml          |   0
 installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh     |  36 ++++
 installer/sc.sh                               | 155 +++++++++++++++++-
 .../video_encoders/video_hardware_encoder.sh  |   0
 .../video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh  |  39 ++++-
 list_cameras.py                               |   0
 services/depth/README.md                      |   0
 services/depth/cfg/d4xx-default.json          |   0
 services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-accuracy.json    |   0
 services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-confidence.json  |   0
 services/depth/depth _single_cam.py           |   0
 services/depth/depth.service                  |   0
 services/depth/dock_aruco.py                  |   0
 services/video/video.service                  |   0
 services/video/video.sh                       |   0
 tests/README.md                               |   0
 tests/activate_drone.bats                     |   0
 tests/banner.bats                             |   0
 tests/clone_drive.bats                        |   0
 tests/flash_drive.bats                        |   0
 tests/install.bats                            |   0
 tests/root_check.bats                         |   0
 23 files changed, 225 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 mode change 100644 => 100755 .github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
 mode change 100644 => 100755 .github/workflows/test-installer.yml
 create mode 100644 installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh
 mode change 100644 => 100755 installer/video_encoders/video_hardware_encoder.sh
 mode change 100644 => 100755 list_cameras.py
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/depth/README.md
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/depth/cfg/d4xx-default.json
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-accuracy.json
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-confidence.json
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/depth/depth _single_cam.py
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/depth/depth.service
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/depth/dock_aruco.py
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/video/video.service
 mode change 100644 => 100755 services/video/video.sh
 mode change 100644 => 100755 tests/README.md
 mode change 100644 => 100755 tests/activate_drone.bats
 mode change 100644 => 100755 tests/banner.bats
 mode change 100644 => 100755 tests/clone_drive.bats
 mode change 100644 => 100755 tests/flash_drive.bats
 mode change 100644 => 100755 tests/install.bats
 mode change 100644 => 100755 tests/root_check.bats

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-installer.yml b/.github/workflows/test-installer.yml
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh b/installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5a58ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to find ReSpeaker audio device
+find_respeaker_device() {
+    CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
+    if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
+        echo "Warning: No ReSpeaker device found. Audio will be disabled." >&2
+        return 1
+    else
+        echo "Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER" >&2
+        echo $CARD_NUMBER
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check for ReSpeaker device
+RESPEAKER_CARD=$(find_respeaker_device | tail -n 1)
+AUDIO_AVAILABLE=$?
+
+# Audio pipeline (if ReSpeaker available)
+if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Adding audio stream from ReSpeaker (card $RESPEAKER_CARD) on port 5011"
+    gst-launch-1.0 -e \
+        alsasrc device=hw:$RESPEAKER_CARD,0 do-timestamp=true ! \
+        audio/x-raw,format=S16LE,rate=16000,channels=6 ! \
+        audioconvert ! audioresample ! \
+        audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! \
+        opusenc bitrate=128000 ! \
+        rtpopuspay pt=111 ! \
+        udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5011 sync=false &
+else
+    echo "No audio device found - audio encoder disabled"
+fi
+
+# Wait for all background processes
+wait
diff --git a/installer/sc.sh b/installer/sc.sh
index f561c78..cc2f9a5 100755
--- a/installer/sc.sh
+++ b/installer/sc.sh
@@ -1458,6 +1458,146 @@ EOF
     echo -e "  - systemctl restart skycore-video-storage.service"
 }
 
+# Function to set up audio streaming service
+setup_audio_service() {
+    check_root
+
+    SCRIPT_PATH="/home/skycore/audio_encoder.sh"
+    TARGET_PORT="${1:-5011}"
+    
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Setting up audio streaming service..."
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Streaming audio to UDP port: ${TARGET_PORT}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Looking for ReSpeaker audio device..."
+    
+    # Create the audio encoder script file
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Creating audio encoder script at $SCRIPT_PATH..."
+    
+    cat > "$SCRIPT_PATH" << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to find ReSpeaker audio device
+find_respeaker_device() {
+    CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
+    if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
+        echo "Warning: No ReSpeaker device found. Audio will be disabled." >&2
+        return 1
+    else
+        echo "Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER" >&2
+        echo $CARD_NUMBER
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
+
+# Log function for service output
+log_message() {
+    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") - $1"
+}
+
+log_message "Starting audio encoder service..."
+
+# Check for ReSpeaker device
+RESPEAKER_CARD=$(find_respeaker_device | tail -n 1)
+AUDIO_AVAILABLE=$?
+
+# Audio pipeline (if ReSpeaker available)
+if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
+    log_message "Adding audio stream from ReSpeaker (card $RESPEAKER_CARD) on port TARGET_PORT_PLACEHOLDER"
+    
+    # Main audio streaming loop with restart capability
+    while true; do
+        gst-launch-1.0 -e \
+            alsasrc device=hw:$RESPEAKER_CARD,0 do-timestamp=true ! \
+            audio/x-raw,format=S16LE,rate=16000,channels=6 ! \
+            audioconvert ! audioresample ! \
+            audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! \
+            opusenc bitrate=128000 ! \
+            rtpopuspay pt=111 ! \
+            udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=TARGET_PORT_PLACEHOLDER sync=false
+        
+        # Check exit status
+        EXIT_CODE=$?
+        if [ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]; then
+            log_message "Audio pipeline exited with code $EXIT_CODE. Restarting in 5 seconds..."
+            sleep 5
+        else
+            log_message "Audio pipeline stopped normally"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+else
+    log_message "No ReSpeaker audio device found - audio encoder disabled"
+    log_message "Service will keep running but audio streaming is inactive"
+    
+    # Keep the service running even without audio device
+    while true; do
+        sleep 60
+        log_message "Audio service running (no device detected)"
+    done
+fi
+EOF
+
+    # Replace the placeholder with actual port
+    sed -i "s/TARGET_PORT_PLACEHOLDER/${TARGET_PORT}/g" "$SCRIPT_PATH"
+
+    # Make script executable
+    chmod +x "$SCRIPT_PATH"
+    chown skycore:skycore "$SCRIPT_PATH"
+    
+    # Create systemd service file
+    SERVICE_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/skycore-audio.service"
+    
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Creating systemd service file at $SERVICE_FILE..."
+    
+    cat > "$SERVICE_FILE" << EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=SkyCore Audio Streaming Service
+After=network.target sound.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=$SCRIPT_PATH
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10
+User=skycore
+Group=skycore
+# Add audio group for ALSA access
+SupplementaryGroups=audio
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+    # Reload systemd to recognize new service
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Reloading systemd..."
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+    
+    # Enable service to start on boot
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Enabling audio service to start on boot..."
+    systemctl enable skycore-audio.service
+    
+    # Start the service
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Starting audio service..."
+    systemctl start skycore-audio.service
+    
+    # Check service status
+    sleep 3
+    if systemctl is-active --quiet skycore-audio.service; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}[✔]${NC} Audio service started successfully"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}[✖]${NC} Failed to start audio service"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Check logs with: systemctl status skycore-audio.service"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Check logs with: journalctl -u skycore-audio.service -f"
+    fi
+    
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[✔]${NC} Audio service has been set up and will run on boot"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Audio will be streamed to UDP port: ${TARGET_PORT}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} You can control the service with:"
+    echo -e "  - systemctl start skycore-audio.service"
+    echo -e "  - systemctl stop skycore-audio.service"
+    echo -e "  - systemctl restart skycore-audio.service"
+    echo -e "  - journalctl -u skycore-audio.service -f  (view logs)"
+}
+
 # Function to update SkyCore to the latest version
 update_skycore() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Checking for latest SkyCore release..."
@@ -1551,6 +1691,11 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "video-storage-service" ]]; then
     shift
     setup_video_storage_service "$@"
 
+elif [[ "$1" == "audio-service" ]]; then
+    # Setup audio streaming service
+    shift
+    setup_audio_service "$@"
+
 elif [[ "$1" == "help" ]]; then
     echo "Available commands:"
     echo "  skycore cli       - Start the SkyCore CLI"
@@ -1568,8 +1713,9 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "help" ]]; then
     echo "  skycore install   - Install skycore to the system"
     echo "  skycore update    - Update skycore to the latest version"
     echo "  skycore tty-setup - Set up TTY device permission rules"
-    echo "  skycore video-service [path] - Set up video streaming service to run on boot"
-    echo "  skycore video-storage-service [output_dir] [ip] [segment_duration] [max_files] - Set up video storage service to run on boot"
+    echo "  skycore video-service [ip] [port] - Set up video streaming service to run on boot"
+    echo "  skycore video-storage-service [output_dir] [ip] - Set up video storage service to run on boot"
+    echo "  skycore audio-service [port] - Set up audio streaming service to run on boot"
     echo "  skycore utils     - Run utility commands"
     echo "    Available utilities:"
     echo "      boot_mmc      - Configure system to boot from SD card"
@@ -1602,8 +1748,9 @@ else
     echo "  skycore install   - Install skycore to the system"
     echo "  skycore update    - Update skycore to the latest version"
     echo "  skycore tty-setup - Set up TTY device permission rules"
-    echo "  skycore video-service [path] - Set up video streaming service to run on boot"
-    echo "  skycore video-storage-service [output_dir] [ip] [segment_duration] [max_files] - Set up video storage service to run on boot"
+    echo "  skycore video-service [ip] [port] - Set up video streaming service to run on boot"
+    echo "  skycore video-storage-service [output_dir] [ip] - Set up video storage service to run on boot"
+    echo "  skycore audio-service [port] - Set up audio streaming service to run on boot"
     echo "  skycore utils     - Run utility commands"
     echo "    Available utilities:"
     echo "      boot_mmc      - Configure system to boot from SD card"
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/video_hardware_encoder.sh b/installer/video_encoders/video_hardware_encoder.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh b/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh
index b906655..8539997 100755
--- a/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh
+++ b/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to find ReSpeaker audio device
+find_respeaker_device() {
+    CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
+    if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
+        echo "Warning: No ReSpeaker device found. Audio will be disabled." >&2
+        return 1
+    else
+        echo "Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER" >&2
+        echo $CARD_NUMBER
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check for ReSpeaker device
+RESPEAKER_CARD=$(find_respeaker_device | tail -n 1)
+AUDIO_AVAILABLE=$?
+
+# Original video pipeline (unchanged)
 gst-launch-1.0 -e \
     rtspsrc location=rtsp://192.168.144.25:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \
     rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \
@@ -10,4 +29,22 @@ gst-launch-1.0 -e \
     x264enc tune=zerolatency speed-preset=ultrafast bitrate=2500 key-int-max=15 bframes=0 ! \
     h264parse config-interval=1 ! \
     video/x-h264,stream-format=byte-stream,alignment=au ! \
-    udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5010 sync=false
+    udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5010 sync=false &
+
+# Audio pipeline (if ReSpeaker available)
+if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Adding audio stream from ReSpeaker (card $RESPEAKER_CARD) on port 5011"
+    gst-launch-1.0 -e \
+        alsasrc device=hw:$RESPEAKER_CARD,0 do-timestamp=true ! \
+        audio/x-raw,format=S16LE,rate=16000,channels=6 ! \
+        audioconvert ! audioresample ! \
+        audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! \
+        opusenc bitrate=128000 ! \
+        rtpopuspay pt=111 ! \
+        udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5011 sync=false &
+else
+    echo "No audio device found - video only"
+fi
+
+# Wait for all background processes
+wait
diff --git a/list_cameras.py b/list_cameras.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/depth/README.md b/services/depth/README.md
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/depth/cfg/d4xx-default.json b/services/depth/cfg/d4xx-default.json
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-accuracy.json b/services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-accuracy.json
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-confidence.json b/services/depth/cfg/d4xx-high-confidence.json
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/depth/depth _single_cam.py b/services/depth/depth _single_cam.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/depth/depth.service b/services/depth/depth.service
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/depth/dock_aruco.py b/services/depth/dock_aruco.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/video/video.service b/services/video/video.service
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/services/video/video.sh b/services/video/video.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/activate_drone.bats b/tests/activate_drone.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/banner.bats b/tests/banner.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/clone_drive.bats b/tests/clone_drive.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/flash_drive.bats b/tests/flash_drive.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/install.bats b/tests/install.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/root_check.bats b/tests/root_check.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755

From f49008d4ef1b73ec0313c479a5d99e25c548a430 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yanko Aleksandrov <yanko@idrobots.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:54:36 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] fix video stream

---
 installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh     |  0
 .../video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh  | 39 +------------------
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 38 deletions(-)
 mode change 100644 => 100755 installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh

diff --git a/installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh b/installer/audio_encoders/audio_encoder.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh b/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh
index 8539997..57ab7b4 100755
--- a/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh
+++ b/installer/video_encoders/video_software_encoder.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
-# Function to find ReSpeaker audio device
-find_respeaker_device() {
-    CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
-    if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
-        echo "Warning: No ReSpeaker device found. Audio will be disabled." >&2
-        return 1
-    else
-        echo "Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER" >&2
-        echo $CARD_NUMBER
-        return 0
-    fi
-}
-
-# Check for ReSpeaker device
-RESPEAKER_CARD=$(find_respeaker_device | tail -n 1)
-AUDIO_AVAILABLE=$?
-
-# Original video pipeline (unchanged)
 gst-launch-1.0 -e \
     rtspsrc location=rtsp://192.168.144.25:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \
     rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \
@@ -29,22 +10,4 @@ gst-launch-1.0 -e \
     x264enc tune=zerolatency speed-preset=ultrafast bitrate=2500 key-int-max=15 bframes=0 ! \
     h264parse config-interval=1 ! \
     video/x-h264,stream-format=byte-stream,alignment=au ! \
-    udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5010 sync=false &
-
-# Audio pipeline (if ReSpeaker available)
-if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Adding audio stream from ReSpeaker (card $RESPEAKER_CARD) on port 5011"
-    gst-launch-1.0 -e \
-        alsasrc device=hw:$RESPEAKER_CARD,0 do-timestamp=true ! \
-        audio/x-raw,format=S16LE,rate=16000,channels=6 ! \
-        audioconvert ! audioresample ! \
-        audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! \
-        opusenc bitrate=128000 ! \
-        rtpopuspay pt=111 ! \
-        udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5011 sync=false &
-else
-    echo "No audio device found - video only"
-fi
-
-# Wait for all background processes
-wait
+    udpsink host=127.0.0.1 port=5010 sync=false
\ No newline at end of file

From 412f02d8ed9adc0bd8706e116cc40ef660a00475 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yanko Aleksandrov <yanko@idrobots.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:57:59 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] update

---
 .../video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh     | 67 ---------------
 installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh      | 85 -------------------
 2 files changed, 152 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100755 installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh
 delete mode 100755 installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh

diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh b/installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9048e1a..0000000
--- a/installer/video_encoders/kill_old_gstreamers.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Kill Old GStreamer Processes Script
-# This script cleans up any running gst-launch processes that might be blocking audio/video devices
-
-echo "🧹 GStreamer Process Cleanup Script"
-echo "===================================="
-
-# Function to cleanup old GStreamer processes
-cleanup_old_processes() {
-    echo "🔍 Searching for running GStreamer processes..."
-    
-    # Find and display all gst-launch processes
-    PROCESS_LIST=$(ps aux | grep gst-launch | grep -v grep)
-    
-    if [ ! -z "$PROCESS_LIST" ]; then
-        echo "📋 Found running GStreamer processes:"
-        echo "$PROCESS_LIST"
-        echo ""
-        
-        # Extract PIDs
-        OLD_PIDS=$(echo "$PROCESS_LIST" | awk '{print $2}')
-        
-        echo "🔫 Terminating processes (SIGTERM): $OLD_PIDS"
-        echo $OLD_PIDS | xargs kill 2>/dev/null
-        sleep 3
-        
-        # Check if any processes are still running
-        REMAINING_LIST=$(ps aux | grep gst-launch | grep -v grep)
-        if [ ! -z "$REMAINING_LIST" ]; then
-            REMAINING_PIDS=$(echo "$REMAINING_LIST" | awk '{print $2}')
-            echo "💀 Force killing remaining processes (SIGKILL): $REMAINING_PIDS"
-            echo $REMAINING_PIDS | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null
-            sleep 1
-            
-            # Final check
-            FINAL_CHECK=$(ps aux | grep gst-launch | grep -v grep)
-            if [ ! -z "$FINAL_CHECK" ]; then
-                echo "❌ Warning: Some processes may still be running:"
-                echo "$FINAL_CHECK"
-            else
-                echo "✅ All GStreamer processes successfully terminated"
-            fi
-        else
-            echo "✅ All GStreamer processes successfully terminated"
-        fi
-    else
-        echo "✅ No running GStreamer processes found"
-    fi
-    
-    echo ""
-    echo "🎤 Audio devices should now be available"
-    echo "📹 Video pipeline resources freed"
-}
-
-# Run the cleanup
-cleanup_old_processes
-
-# Optional: Show available audio devices
-if command -v arecord &> /dev/null; then
-    echo ""
-    echo "🎵 Available audio capture devices:"
-    arecord -l | grep "card" | head -5
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "Done! 🎬"
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh b/installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f1d5ca6..0000000
--- a/installer/video_encoders/record_audio.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Simple audio recording script for testing ReSpeaker microphone
-# Usage: ./record_audio.sh [duration_in_seconds] [output_filename]
-
-# Default values
-DURATION=${1:-10}  # Default 10 seconds
-OUTPUT_FILE=${2:-"audio_test_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).wav"}
-DEVICE="respeaker"
-
-echo "🎤 Audio Recording Test Script"
-echo "==============================="
-echo "Device: $DEVICE"
-echo "Duration: $DURATION seconds"
-echo "Output file: $OUTPUT_FILE"
-echo ""
-
-# Check if arecord is available
-if ! command -v arecord &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "❌ Error: arecord not found. Please install alsa-utils:"
-    echo "   sudo apt-get install alsa-utils"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# List available audio devices
-echo "📋 Available audio devices:"
-arecord -l
-echo ""
-
-# Try to find ReSpeaker device
-echo "🔍 Looking for ReSpeaker device..."
-CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
-
-if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
-    echo "⚠️  Warning: No ReSpeaker device found in device list."
-    echo "   Available devices:"
-    arecord -l | grep "card"
-    echo ""
-    echo "   Please specify the correct card number manually or check device connection."
-    echo "   You can also try running with a specific device:"
-    echo "   arecord -D hw:CARD_NUMBER,0 -f S16_LE -r 16000 -c 6 -d $DURATION $OUTPUT_FILE"
-    exit 1
-else
-    echo "✅ Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER"
-fi
-
-# Record audio
-echo ""
-echo "🔴 Starting recording in 3 seconds..."
-echo "   Speak into your microphone to test it!"
-sleep 1
-echo "   3..."
-sleep 1
-echo "   2..."
-sleep 1
-echo "   1..."
-sleep 1
-echo "   🎙️  RECORDING NOW! (${DURATION}s)"
-
-# Record with specific parameters for ReSpeaker
-arecord -D hw:$CARD_NUMBER,0 \
-        -f S16_LE \
-        -r 16000 \
-        -c 6 \
-        -d $DURATION \
-        "$OUTPUT_FILE"
-
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo ""
-    echo "✅ Recording completed successfully!"
-    echo "   File: $OUTPUT_FILE"
-    echo "   Size: $(ls -lh "$OUTPUT_FILE" | awk '{print $5}')"
-    echo ""
-    echo "🔊 To play back the recording:"
-    echo "   aplay $OUTPUT_FILE"
-    echo ""
-    echo "   Or with volume control:"
-    echo "   aplay $OUTPUT_FILE || paplay $OUTPUT_FILE"
-else
-    echo ""
-    echo "❌ Recording failed. Please check:"
-    echo "   1. ReSpeaker device is connected"
-    echo "   2. Device permissions (try with sudo if needed)"
-    echo "   3. Audio drivers are installed"
-fi

From c3ed0d0d0f335b12344efa6c218f6667b44d810e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yanko Aleksandrov <yanko@idrobots.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:56:05 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] fixed video storage service

---
 installer/sc.sh                               | 111 ++++++++++++++----
 .../video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh       |  46 ++++----
 2 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/installer/sc.sh b/installer/sc.sh
index cc2f9a5..2e1418e 100755
--- a/installer/sc.sh
+++ b/installer/sc.sh
@@ -1331,13 +1331,16 @@ EOF
 setup_video_storage_service() {
     check_root
 
-    SCRIPT_PATH="/home/skycore/video_storage.sh"
+    # Use the updated video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh script
+    SOURCE_SCRIPT_PATH="$(dirname "$0")/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh"
+    SCRIPT_PATH="/home/skycore/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh"
     OUTPUT_DIR="${1:-/home/skycore/videos}"
     TARGET_IP="${2:-192.168.144.25}"
     
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Setting up video storage service..."
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Setting up video storage service with audio support..."
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Using RTSP source: rtsp://${TARGET_IP}:8554/main.264"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Saving recordings to: ${OUTPUT_DIR}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Audio support: Will receive audio from audio_encoder.sh via UDP port 5011"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} HLS segment duration (target-duration): 60 seconds"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} HLS playlist length (segments per playlist file): 60 segments"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} HLS max files on disk: Unlimited (max-files=0)"
@@ -1347,8 +1350,8 @@ setup_video_storage_service() {
     mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
     chown skycore:skycore "$OUTPUT_DIR"
     
-    # Create the video storage script file
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Creating video storage script at $SCRIPT_PATH..."
+    # Create the enhanced video storage script with audio support
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Creating enhanced video storage script at $SCRIPT_PATH..."
     
     cat > "$SCRIPT_PATH" << EOF
 #!/bin/bash
@@ -1367,27 +1370,78 @@ log_message() {
     echo "\$1"
 }
 
-log_message "Starting HLS recording with 60-minute playlist rotation"
+# Function to check if audio encoder is running and providing audio stream
+check_audio_encoder() {
+    # Check if audio_encoder.sh is running
+    if pgrep -f "audio_encoder.sh" > /dev/null; then
+        log_message "Audio encoder is running - will use UDP audio stream on port 5011"
+        return 0
+    else
+        log_message "Warning: Audio encoder is not running. Audio will be disabled."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+log_message "Starting HLS recording with audio support and 60-minute playlist rotation"
+
+# Check for audio encoder availability
+check_audio_encoder
+AUDIO_AVAILABLE=\$?
 
 # Main recording loop - runs indefinitely
 while true; do
-    # Generate timestamp for this recording
+    # Generate timestamp for this hour's recording
     TIMESTAMP=\$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
     
     log_message "Creating new playlist: \${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8"
     
-    # Run GStreamer for 60 minutes (3600 seconds)
-    timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \\
-        rtspsrc location=rtsp://${TARGET_IP}:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \\
-        rtph264depay ! \\
-        h264parse ! \\
-        mpegtsmux ! \\
-        hlssink playlist-root=file://\$OUTPUT_DIR \\
-        target-duration=60 \\
-        playlist-length=60 \\
-        max-files=0 \\
-        playlist-location="\$OUTPUT_DIR/\${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8" \\
-        location="\$OUTPUT_DIR/\${TIMESTAMP}_segment_%05d.ts"
+    if [ \$AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
+        log_message "Recording with audio from UDP stream (port 5011)"
+        # Enhanced pipeline with audio support (video + UDP audio stream)
+        # Try hardware encoding first, fallback to software if it fails
+        timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \\
+            mpegtsmux name=mux ! \\
+                hlssink playlist-root=file://\$OUTPUT_DIR \\
+                         target-duration=60 playlist-length=60 max-files=0 \\
+                         playlist-location="\$OUTPUT_DIR/\${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8" \\
+                         location="\$OUTPUT_DIR/\${TIMESTAMP}_segment_%05d.ts" \\
+            rtspsrc location=rtsp://${TARGET_IP}:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \\
+                rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \\
+                nvv4l2decoder enable-max-performance=1 disable-dpb=1 ! \\
+                nvvidconv ! \\
+                video/x-raw,format=I420 ! \\
+                videorate max-rate=25 ! \\
+                x264enc tune=zerolatency speed-preset=ultrafast bitrate=2500 key-int-max=15 bframes=0 ! \\
+                h264parse config-interval=1 ! \\
+                queue max-size-buffers=100 max-size-time=1000000000 ! \\
+                mux. \\
+            udpsrc port=5011 caps="application/x-rtp,media=audio,clock-rate=48000,encoding-name=OPUS,payload=111" ! \\
+                rtpopusdepay ! opusdec ! \\
+                audioconvert ! audioresample ! \\
+                audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! \\
+                queue max-size-buffers=200 max-size-time=2000000000 ! \\
+                avenc_aac bitrate=128000 ! aacparse ! mux.
+    else
+        log_message "Recording video only (no audio device available)"
+        # Video-only pipeline using software encoding
+        timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \\
+            rtspsrc location=rtsp://${TARGET_IP}:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \\
+            rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \\
+            nvv4l2decoder enable-max-performance=1 disable-dpb=1 ! \\
+            nvvidconv ! \\
+            video/x-raw,format=I420 ! \\
+            videorate max-rate=25 ! \\
+            x264enc tune=zerolatency speed-preset=ultrafast bitrate=2500 key-int-max=15 bframes=0 ! \\
+            h264parse config-interval=1 ! \\
+            queue max-size-buffers=100 max-size-time=1000000000 ! \\
+            mpegtsmux ! \\
+            hlssink playlist-root=file://\$OUTPUT_DIR \\
+            target-duration=60 \\
+            playlist-length=60 \\
+            max-files=0 \\
+            playlist-location="\$OUTPUT_DIR/\${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8" \\
+            location="\$OUTPUT_DIR/\${TIMESTAMP}_segment_%05d.ts"
+    fi
     
     # Check if gst-launch exited due to an error
     EXIT_CODE=\$?
@@ -1396,7 +1450,11 @@ while true; do
         log_message "Error: gst-launch exited with code \$EXIT_CODE. Waiting 10 seconds before retry."
         sleep 10
     else
-        log_message "60-minute recording completed successfully"
+        if [ \$AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
+            log_message "60-minute recording with UDP audio completed successfully"
+        else
+            log_message "60-minute recording (video only) completed successfully"
+        fi
         # Small pause between recordings
         sleep 2
     fi
@@ -1414,8 +1472,10 @@ EOF
     
     cat > "$SERVICE_FILE" << EOF
 [Unit]
-Description=SkyCore Video Storage Service
-After=network.target
+Description=SkyCore Video Storage Service with Audio Support
+After=network.target sound.target
+# Optional dependency on audio service - will start after audio if available
+After=skycore-audio.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
@@ -1424,6 +1484,8 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=10
 User=skycore
 Group=skycore
+# Add audio group for potential audio access
+SupplementaryGroups=audio
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
@@ -1452,10 +1514,17 @@ EOF
     
     echo -e "${GREEN}[✔]${NC} Video storage service has been set up and will run on boot"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Recordings will be saved to: ${OUTPUT_DIR}"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Recording logs will be saved to: ${OUTPUT_DIR}/recording_log.txt"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} Audio support: Start audio-service first for audio recording"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} You can control the service with:"
     echo -e "  - systemctl start skycore-video-storage.service"
     echo -e "  - systemctl stop skycore-video-storage.service"
     echo -e "  - systemctl restart skycore-video-storage.service"
+    echo -e "  - journalctl -u skycore-video-storage.service -f  (view logs)"
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[⋯]${NC} For audio recording, also set up the audio service:"
+    echo -e "  skycore audio-service"
 }
 
 # Function to set up audio streaming service
diff --git a/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh b/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh
index 8e6733d..4bc2a1c 100755
--- a/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh
+++ b/installer/video_encoders/video_storage_encoder_with_audio.sh
@@ -14,23 +14,22 @@ log_message() {
     echo "$1"
 }
 
-# Function to find ReSpeaker audio device
-find_respeaker_device() {
-    CARD_NUMBER=$(arecord -l | grep -i respeaker | head -1 | sed 's/card \([0-9]\).*/\1/')
-    if [ -z "$CARD_NUMBER" ]; then
-        log_message "Warning: No ReSpeaker device found. Audio will be disabled."
-        return 1
-    else
-        log_message "Found ReSpeaker at card $CARD_NUMBER"
-        echo $CARD_NUMBER
+# Function to check if audio encoder is running and providing audio stream
+check_audio_encoder() {
+    # Check if audio_encoder.sh is running
+    if pgrep -f "audio_encoder.sh" > /dev/null; then
+        log_message "Audio encoder is running - will use UDP audio stream on port 5011"
         return 0
+    else
+        log_message "Warning: Audio encoder is not running. Audio will be disabled."
+        return 1
     fi
 }
 
 log_message "Starting HLS recording with audio support and 60-minute playlist rotation"
 
-# Check for ReSpeaker device
-RESPEAKER_CARD=$(find_respeaker_device | tail -n 1)
+# Check for audio encoder availability
+check_audio_encoder
 AUDIO_AVAILABLE=$?
 
 # Main recording loop - runs indefinitely
@@ -41,8 +40,9 @@ while true; do
     log_message "Creating new playlist: ${TIMESTAMP}_playlist.m3u8"
     
     if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
-        log_message "Recording with audio from ReSpeaker (card $RESPEAKER_CARD)"
-        # Enhanced pipeline with audio support (video + microphone audio)
+        log_message "Recording with audio from UDP stream (port 5011)"
+        # Enhanced pipeline with audio support (video + UDP audio stream)
+        # Try hardware encoding first, fallback to software if it fails
         timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \
             mpegtsmux name=mux ! \
                 hlssink playlist-root=file://$OUTPUT_DIR \
@@ -53,27 +53,29 @@ while true; do
                 rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \
                 nvv4l2decoder enable-max-performance=1 disable-dpb=1 ! \
                 nvvidconv ! \
-                "video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12" ! \
-                nvv4l2h264enc profile=0 bitrate=15000000 iframeinterval=30 idrinterval=1 maxperf-enable=true poc-type=2 insert-sps-pps=true preset-level=0 ratecontrol-enable=1 quant-i-frames=20 quant-p-frames=23 quant-b-frames=25 ! \
+                video/x-raw,format=I420 ! \
+                videorate max-rate=25 ! \
+                x264enc tune=zerolatency speed-preset=ultrafast bitrate=2500 key-int-max=15 bframes=0 ! \
                 h264parse config-interval=1 ! \
                 queue max-size-buffers=100 max-size-time=1000000000 ! \
                 mux. \
-            alsasrc device=hw:$RESPEAKER_CARD,0 ! \
-                audio/x-raw,format=S16LE,rate=16000,channels=6 ! \
+            udpsrc port=5011 caps="application/x-rtp,media=audio,clock-rate=48000,encoding-name=OPUS,payload=111" ! \
+                rtpopusdepay ! opusdec ! \
                 audioconvert ! audioresample ! \
                 audio/x-raw,rate=48000,channels=2 ! \
                 queue max-size-buffers=200 max-size-time=2000000000 ! \
                 avenc_aac bitrate=128000 ! aacparse ! mux.
     else
         log_message "Recording video only (no audio device available)"
-        # Original pipeline without audio
+        # Video-only pipeline using software encoding
         timeout 3630 gst-launch-1.0 -e \
             rtspsrc location=rtsp://192.168.144.25:8554/main.264 latency=50 drop-on-latency=true ! \
             rtph264depay ! h264parse ! \
             nvv4l2decoder enable-max-performance=1 disable-dpb=1 ! \
             nvvidconv ! \
-            "video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12" ! \
-            nvv4l2h264enc profile=0 bitrate=15000000 iframeinterval=30 idrinterval=1 maxperf-enable=true poc-type=2 insert-sps-pps=true preset-level=0 ratecontrol-enable=1 quant-i-frames=20 quant-p-frames=23 quant-b-frames=25 ! \
+            video/x-raw,format=I420 ! \
+            videorate max-rate=25 ! \
+            x264enc tune=zerolatency speed-preset=ultrafast bitrate=2500 key-int-max=15 bframes=0 ! \
             h264parse config-interval=1 ! \
             queue max-size-buffers=100 max-size-time=1000000000 ! \
             mpegtsmux ! \
@@ -93,11 +95,11 @@ while true; do
         sleep 10
     else
         if [ $AUDIO_AVAILABLE -eq 0 ]; then
-            log_message "60-minute recording with audio completed successfully"
+            log_message "60-minute recording with UDP audio completed successfully"
         else
             log_message "60-minute recording (video only) completed successfully"
         fi
         # Small pause between recordings
         sleep 2
     fi
-done 
\ No newline at end of file
+done