Re: Squeezebox plugin and HouseBot plugin (by Edward Pearson)

["zagknut" <brad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, forgot: SqueezeCenter Version: 7.3.3 - 27044
Windows XP Professional Ver 2002 SP 3

Thanks!

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Edward Pearson"
<edward.mailgroup@...> wrote:
>
> Have you actually tried controlling the favourites? It seems to work
fine
> for me via button commands.
>
> But the pause button is doing something very strange. It'd be unlucky
for
> you if you'd chosen pause to experiment with and that was the one
behaving
> oddly.
>
>
>
> I can navigate favourites by issuing button.command messages with:
>
> button=favorites <- note spelling
>
> button=up
>
> button=down
>
> button=exit_right
>
> button=exit_left
>
>
>
> also the number keys work
>
> button=5
>
> button=6
>
> etc
>
>
>
>
>
> From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx [mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Edward Pearson
> Sent: 23 September 2009 14:22
> To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [xap_automation] Re: Squeezebox plugin and HouseBot
plugin (by
> Edward Pearson)
>
>
>
>
>
> NP - I'll check out the pause on/off thing too.
>
> Also, I just noticed the transport prev command seems to be very
> unpredictable.
>
>
>
> BTW - these may turn out to be issues with SqueezeCenter; this would
not be
> the first time that issues raised for the plug-in have turned into
> SqueezeCenter bug reports.
>
>
>
> Oh, forgot to ask, what version of SqueezeCenter are you running and
on what
> platform?
>
>
>
> From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx [mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of zagknut
> Sent: 23 September 2009 13:57
> To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [xap_automation] Re: Squeezebox plugin and HouseBot plugin
(by
> Edward Pearson)
>
>
>
>
>
> Edward,
>
> Thanks for your quick repsonse. I have been beating my head against a
wall
> on this for the last three days! I was just sure I was doing something
> wrong. I am working towards integrating Squeezebox control into my
whole
> house audio system (AudioAccess MRX) which provides two transport
functions
> (its an OLD system!) from the eight button keypads. I would like to
have one
> be next track (works using (audio.transport command, so no problem
there)
> and the other next favorite Pandora station. I should mention that I
use the
> Squeezebox almost exclusively for Pandora and have favorite Pandora
sataions
> saved as favorites. So, the long answer to your questions is, yes, I
also
> need the direction buttons. At present, I am able to emulate this on
the
> Boom using IR commands from the AudioAccess sending
"Favorite/Down/Play". I
> am hoping that this will work via HouseBot as well.
>
> I did find one other issue. In the manual for xAP Plig-in for
SqueezeCenter,
> section 4.3 you describe the ability to send a param command to
prevent
> pause from toggling. I have not been able to successfully implement
this
> either. I was able to get HouseBot to send the following message:
>
> xap-header
> {
> v=13
> hop=1
> uid=FF.0ADA0783:0000
> class=xAP-Audio.Transport
> source=ersp.HouseBot.music-server
> target=ersp.SlimServer.Music-server:Duet
> }
> Audio.Transport
> {
> Command=Pause
> Param=On
> }
> But the SqueezeBox simply ignores the message(I dont know if Param is
> supposed to be "on" or "off". I tried both and
neither works).
>
> Any help you can offer here would be appreciated as well!
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Brad
>
> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>
, "Edward Pearson"
> <edward.mailgroup@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I just tested this and it looks like you have found a bug in
> button.command.
> > I've not investigated it properly but on a quick test it appeared
to be
> > behaving quite inconsistently :-/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > And, no, I don't recall a better way in the API of navigating a
favourites
> > list.
> >
> > You're looking to use buttons up, down, left & right, yes?
> >
> >
> >
> > Luckily I'm doing some work on the SlimServer plugin at the
moment so will
> > be able to look into this very shortly.
> >
> >
> >
> > Glad to hear you are having success generally though.
> >
> > HouseBot is great controller development environment for xAP!
> >
> >
> >
> > From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>
]
> > On Behalf Of zagknut
> > Sent: 23 September 2009 04:00
> > To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [xap_automation] Squeezebox plugin and HouseBot plugin
(by Edward
> > Pearson)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > I have gotten xAP working on my network and communicating with
both my
> > Squeezeboxes and HouseBot. Basic transport controls work
perfectly as do
> the
> > reporting (via BSC). Unfortunately, I cannot seem to get more
complex
> > operations to work. What I specifically hope to accomplish is to
use
> > HouseBot to send a command to the squeezebox to select the next
entry in
> the
> > Favorites list. Near as I can tell, I have to use either buttons
or IR
> calls
> > to accomplish this. I have had no success in implementing either.
Just to
> > test functionality, I have created a device in HouseBot that will
send the
> > pause command as a button push (rather than an Audio.Transport
command).
> > This is the message sent from HouseBot taken from xFx Message
Viewer:
> >
> > xap-header
> > {
> > v=13
> > hop=1
> > uid=FF.0ADA0783:0000
> > class=slim.button
> > source=ersp.HouseBot.music-server
> > target=ersp.slimserver.music-server:boom
> > }
> > button.command
> > {
> > button=pause
> > }
> >
> > The command sends with no errors, but does not pause the
Squeezebox. I
> have
> > also tried "class=xAP-slim.button" to no avail. I have
tried sending the
> IR
> > command for pause as well. Can anyone give me any suggestions as
to what
> my
> > next steps should be in solving this issue, or suggest a better
methond of
> > implementation?
> >
> > Thanks! Brad
> >
>




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