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Re: HouseBot Plug-in


  • Subject: Re: HouseBot Plug-in
  • From: "zagknut" <brad@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:59:57 -0000

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I have attached a screenshot of the device for the first task in my last
e-mail.

Device screen shot
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xap_automation/photos/album/940785096/pic\
/82506861/view?picmode=3Dlarge&mode=3Dtn&order=3Dordinal&start=3D1&dir=3Das=
c>

Regards, Brad


--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Edward Pearson"
<edward.mailgroup@...> wrote:
>
> writing a value, even if it's the same as the existing value, from a
task
> action into the target property of the sender device is the right way
to
> trigger the message send.
>
>
>
> So you should have
>
> 1) a HB button that calls a task,
>
> 2) the task makes changes to a sender device, the last one being the
> target property
>
> 3) the sender device transmits the xAP message to SqueezeCenter
>
>
>
> Not sure I follow your description below. A screen shot of the task
might
> help.
>
>
>
> From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
[mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of zagknut
> Sent: 23 September 2009 23:02
> To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [xap_automation] HouseBot Plug-in
>
>
>
>
>
> So, I made it past the hurdle of communicating with the Squeezeboxes,
now I
> am stumped on the HouseBot Plug-in. Let me know if there is a better
forum
> for these questions.
>
> I have created a Sender device in HouseBot that will send the button
> commands to the correct squeezebox when I click on the "Click to
test
and
> send message". So, I try to create a "macro" using
Tasks, but no luck;
> nothing is sent. In the help section of HouseBot on xAP Sender Devices
it
> says "Writing a value to the xAP Message Target property triggers
the
xAP
> message", so I use "add Action" item and chage my
button name
(favorites,
> play, etc) and then the name of the target. Unfortunately, the target
name
> is not changed between the "marco" calls and the command is
not sent.
So, I
> try changing the target field to "-", which creates an error
message
in xFx
> Viewer, but no problem. This works. Great I think, until I realize
BOTH
> Squeezeboxes are changing! I have the same problem with all commands,
other
> than power and level. Any guidance on where I'm going astray would be
MOST
> appreciated. Again, I am looking to simulate button pushes on the
unit, such
> as next track, pause, play, and a macro (favorites, down, play).
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer.
> Brad
>



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<P>I have attached a screenshot of the device for the first task in
my last e-mail.</P>
<P><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xap_automation/photos/album/940785096/pic/82506861/view?picmode=large&amp;mode=tn&amp;order=ordinal&amp;start=1&amp;dir=asc";>Device
screen shot</A>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Regards, Brad</P>
<P><BR>--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Edward
Pearson" &lt;edward.mailgroup@...&gt;
wrote:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; writing a value, even if it's
the same as the existing value, from a task<BR>&gt; action into
the target property of the sender device is the right way
to<BR>&gt; trigger the message send.<BR>&gt;
<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; So you should
have<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; 1) a HB button that calls a
task,<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; 2) the task makes changes to a
sender device, the last one being the<BR>&gt; target
property<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; 3) the sender device
transmits the xAP message to SqueezeCenter<BR>&gt;
<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Not sure I follow
your description below. A screen shot of the task might<BR>&gt;
help.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt;
<BR>&gt; Fro
m: xap_automation@xxxxxxx [mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx]<BR>&gt;
On Behalf Of zagknut<BR>&gt; Sent: 23 September 2009
23:02<BR>&gt; To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx<BR>&gt;
Subject: [xap_automation] HouseBot Pl
ug-in<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt;
<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; So, I made it past
the hurdle of communicating with the Squeezeboxes, now I<BR>&gt;
am stumped on the HouseBot Plug-in. Let me know if there is a better
forum<BR>&gt; for these questions. <BR>&gt;
<BR>&gt; I have created a Sender device in HouseBot that will
send the button<BR>&gt; commands to the correct squeezebox when I
click on the "Click to test and<BR>&gt; send message".
So, I try to create a "macro" using Tasks, but no
luck;<BR>&gt; nothing is sent. In the help section of HouseBot on
xAP Sender Devices it<BR>&gt; says "Writing a value to the
xAP Message Target property triggers the xAP<BR>&gt;
message", so I use "add Action" item and chage my button
name (favorites,<BR>&gt; play, etc) and then the name of the
target. Unfortunately, the target nam
e<BR>&gt; is not changed between the "marco" calls and
the command is not sent. So, I<BR>&gt; try changing the target
field to "-", which creates an error message in x
Fx<BR>&gt; Viewer, but no problem. This works. Great I think,
until I realize BOTH<BR>&gt; Squeezeboxes are changing! I have
the same problem with all commands, other<BR>&gt; than power and
level. Any guidance on where I'm going astray would be
MOST<BR>&gt; appreciated. Again, I am looking to simulate button
pushes on the unit, such<BR>&gt; as next track, pause, play, and
a macro (favorites, down, play).<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt;
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to offer.<BR>&gt;
Brad<BR>&gt;<BR></P>




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