A python script to protect raspberry pi against overheating because of omxplayer.

tempcontrol.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import time

def measure_temp():
        temp = os.popen("vcgencmd measure_temp").readline()
        return (temp.replace("temp=","").replace("'C",""))

while True:
        temp = measure_temp()
        print(temp)
        if temp > '83':
          print("TEMPCONTROL.PY:quitted_omxplayer_because_of_overheat")
          os.system('sudo python /home/pi/omxcontrol/examples/omxcommand.py q')
        elif temp > '86':
          print("TEMPCONTROL.PY:shutting_down_because_of_oveaheat")
          os.system("sudo shutdown -h now")

        time.sleep(7)