Re: HouseBot Plug-in

["zagknut" <brad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I deleted all of my Tasks and recreated the Pause task, and it works
with no delay. So, disregard my last. Thanks!
--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Edward Pearson"
<edward.mailgroup@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the screenshots - it's the only really clear way of
communicating
> a HouseBot setup. One of it's few -ve points.
>
>
>
> One thing I can't see in the shots though is the detailed settings for
the
> 'xAP Message Target'. And it occurs to me that the behaviour you
depict is
> exactly what would happen if the checkbox 'Allow Same Value Settings'
for
> this property was unchecked. Can you check the setting of that please.
>
>
>
> From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx [mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of zagknut
> Sent: 24 September 2009 20:00
> To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [xap_automation] Re: HouseBot Plug-in
>
>
>
>
>
> I have attached a screenshot of the device for the first task in my
last
> e-mail.
>
> Device
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xap_automation/photos/album/940785096/pic/825
>
06861/view?picmode=large&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc>
 screen shot
>
>
> 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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