Squeezebox Touch

[jacco van der Ven]

First, Happy 2012 to you all.

I have played with the softplayer of Logitech and I can control it from Housebot (xAP).
Now I think of buying an Squeezbox Touch, is it possible to show for example temperature, status of alarm, on the touchscreen?

Is there someone who is using this?
Is it an good idea to go on xAP or is it dead? Latest release is from a while ago.

Jacco

[jacco van der Ven]

Well, without help I have it working, I have an SqueezeboxTouch and can control it from Housebot.
Also can I show for example the temperature on the touchscreen.

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[wallebalboa]

Great!
i have xperimented some with this too... and have a working (but complicated) solution. Can yu describe your setup in housebot? Listner device? Leveldevice? and sender? can you start playlists from HB too? does the volume work on HW player too? ( i had problems with HW player but not softplayer...)
kind regs

[jacco van der Ven]

To control the SqueezeboxTouch I use the Xap Sender and an task to control it

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For the level control I use xAp BSC Level

To adjust the volume I run an script to change the level + or -

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Start an Playlist

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Regards,
Jacco

[wallebalboa]

tnx. i do similar... i guess you have a xAP listner to get album and artist too?

are you using any other xAP SW? xAP speech?
kind regs

[jacco van der Ven]

Yes, I use xAP listner for the play info, I use also xAP speech, what do you use?

[wallebalboa]

i use:
xAP speech (and tried xAP voice for voice commands) on 5 computers
xAP squeezebox plugin and squeezeplay software player on 6 computers
xAP Netiom , 7 spread around the house
xAP plugin for outlook (outlook sends xAP mess on scheduled events
a home made xAP Gateway to DALI for light control
a home made xAP Gateway to Telldus to control NEXA
Beyondmeasure (.se) for 1-wire and graphing (it can do much more and have xAP)
xAP blue for bluetooth presence monitoring

planning to make a xAP CID with lookup for swedish numbers
testing of xAP in arduino to make local autonom controllers that speak xAP ( sauna and jacuzzi )

some touch screens and a windowsmobile phone with HBremote on ( would really like to have HBremote on android)

xAP looks like a nice but "fuzzy" spec, its a great way of distributing I/Os and apps around the house, good to have a hot HB backupsystem that can go live with just a click in xAP transmit... nice to have a development system with access to all I/Os and apps... but it would be nice if the community would be more active and more apps was around... (sounds a little bit like HB too )
kind regs

[jacco van der Ven]

Ok, so your are the expert in xAP
You bring me more idea's
Nice work!

[edgar]

Wow, nice to see XaP in use! I am really glad folks are using it too. I am starting to work it in a bit using the XaP News and Weather into Housebot..they work well. Too bad the XaP forums do not see much development. I wish it would catch on more. Sorry for being off topic...but just wanted to give a shoutout to XaP!

v/r

Kevin

[wallebalboa]

expert, not ! i am not complying to the standard as law ... i am happy as long as it works with HB... and its a good way of getting I/Os to HB...
we are a "crowd" of xAP entusiasts here and its a good way to connect each contribution to the system...
lets start a xAP thread here! i guess its more people trying xAP but backing off cos low activity on the forums...
Edwards xAP interface to HB is great!

regs Anders

[jacco van der Ven]

Started a new topic

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=857824

[wallebalboa]

Do you have problems when switching from album to a radiostation... the album name "sticks" ? its probably cos its no album info on a radiostation, but it would be nice if it blanks instead of showing old albumname...

[jacco van der Ven]

Yes, I have that problem to, maybe you can clear the album name if you switch to an radiostation by an task.??

[wallebalboa]

i guess it will end up on the wishlist to edward to send "Album=" if no album is present...

here are the diffrent messages:

xap-header
{
v=13
hop=1
uid=FF.012F253E:0008
class=xAP-Audio.Playlist.Event
source=ersp.SlimServer.Mediatank:SqueezePlayDualScreen
}
Now.Playing
{
Artist=chill.
Duration=
Genre=None
Index=1
Path=http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id= ... 553c0acb3c
Title=We're here to help you chill
TrackID=-118316020
Tracks=1
}

and:

xap-header
{
v=13
hop=1
uid=FF.012F253E:0008
class=xAP-Audio.Playlist.Event
source=ersp.SlimServer.Mediatank:SqueezePlayDualScreen
}
Now.Playing
{
Album=Revolt
AlbumID=75823
Artist=3 Colours Red
Duration=3:45
Genre=Rock
Index=1
Path=file:///C:/MP3/Albums/3 Colours Red/Revolt/01 - This Is My Time.mp3
Title=This Is My Time
TrackID=829809
Tracks=12
}

[jacco van der Ven]

[quote="wallebalboa"]i use:
xAP speech (and tried xAP voice for voice commands) on 5 computers


I will also try xAP voice commands but I can't find it, do you know where I can find it?

Jacco