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**pcp** · October 8, 2015, 07:40 AM

The SqueezeBox plugin exposes each player as a media player to HSTouch so that you can create individual screens per player + another virtual player that can control a player selected dynamically. In the later case, he player been controlled when using this player instance is the one specified in the HS3 device "Selected Player"; you can use a drop down list/combobox associated with the device "Selected Player" to select the player to control.

Now all that said, the media API support in HSTouch is not complete and stable. I ran into several issues (see http://board.homeseer.com/showpost.p...30&postcount=2) and it is in HS's court to fully support the media API or provide an alternative for us to build media browsers in HSTouch (i.e. generic listboxes). I contacted HS on multiple occasions, offered to help, but not sure what their timeline is.

**skarragallagher** · October 8, 2015, 11:24 AM

thanks for the reply.

I do realize part of the problems is the Media API implementation.

If you say that I can use the selected player device to control which player is selected (which sounds like what I want to do) then something must be configured wrong as I even though I see 2 players connected. There is no way to use the device you mentioned to select the player.

When I add the status Tracking to the drop list device in HStouch it just says "nothing"

Also the device you mentioned in the homeseer device control (webui) doesn't have any options. Its almost like it isn't recognizing the players.

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**DSteiNeuro** · October 8, 2015, 01:38 PM

What are you using for Squeezebox devices? I use several Squeezebox touches and an app to use iPads.

I find it much easier to use the sync feature on one of the iPad apps, such as Squeezepad- http://www.squeezepad.com/ or iPeng- http://penguinlovesmusic.de/ipeng-8 to sync all of the devices to my main Squeezebox Touch, which I control from HS.

I also find it easier to use Squeezepad on my iPads for most of the music control. Fairly easy to switch back and forth with HSTouch and now even easier on IOS 9.

**skarragallagher** · October 8, 2015, 05:51 PM

I use SqueezeLite along with SB player for Android

I see how controlling it wit the app would be easier in some instances however my goal was to integrate it into the home automation system.

It seems that there is a combination of lack of Homeseer response to the media API fixes along with perhaps a configuration issue with my current setup (or perhaps support for the software players that I use) stops me from getting this to work the way that it is supposed too

**pcp** · October 8, 2015, 09:33 PM

Originally posted by skarragallagher View Post

thanks for the reply.

I do realize part of the problems is the Media API implementation.

If you say that I can use the selected player device to control which player is selected (which sounds like what I want to do) then something must be configured wrong as I even though I see 2 players connected. There is no way to use the device you mentioned to select the player.

When I add the status Tracking to the drop list device in HStouch it just says "nothing"

Also the device you mentioned in the homeseer device control (webui) doesn't have any options. Its almost like it isn't recognizing the players.

Can you check the graphics/status defintions for the current player device? It should list the players. I just updated to a more recent version of HS3 and also notice that the control is not visible in the device manager page but status/graphics are defined for them.... this used to be different in prior versions of HS3. I will need to investigate further.

**mhn** · October 9, 2015, 12:33 AM

In HS Touch I use buttons and events for sync. Simple for the family but I need events for every possibility.

Regards
Morten

**skarragallagher** · October 9, 2015, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by pcp View Post

Can you check the graphics/status defintions for the current player device? It should list the players. I just updated to a more recent version of HS3 and also notice that the control is not visible in the device manager page but status/graphics are defined for them.... this used to be different in prior versions of HS3. I will need to investigate further.

Here is what i see in the status graphics
I am not quite sure what is supposed to be there.

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**skarragallagher** · October 11, 2015, 07:10 PM

So I think I have a good solution until the HStouch and bugs are worked out is to just embed the LMS web page into an HStouch page. It seems to work perfectly except the text is a little small. It actually matches my skin pretty well.

Perhaps as an alternative to this, if you could add some features to change the look and feel of your web player it might be a benefit to myself and others

Thanks

**skarragallagher** · October 12, 2015, 03:30 PM

Any idea how the controls on that last screenshot should look. Perhaps I can manually set them up?

**pcp** · October 13, 2015, 06:57 AM

Originally posted by skarragallagher View Post

Here is what i see in the status graphics

I am not quite sure what is supposed to be there.

The controls should list the name off players, one by control. Do you see the player names in the plug-in status page? The list of controls listing the players is managed by the plug-in as players are added or removed. The buttons should appear on the device management page and in hstouch (looks like a problem with latest hs3 but did not have problem to look further into it). The default media Apis in the main plugin instance will then route them to the specific player (if hstouch would list all media instances for the pig-in, you would also see an instance in hstouch per player).

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**DSteiNeuro** · October 13, 2015, 09:55 AM

Originally posted by pcp View Post

The controls should list the name off players, one by control. Do you see the player names in the plug-in status page? The list of controls listing the players is managed by the plug-in as players are added or removed. The buttons should appear on the device management page and in hstouch (looks like a problem with latest hs3 but did not have problem to look further into it). The default media Apis in the main plugin instance will then route them to the specific player (if hstouch would list all media instances for the pig-in, you would also see an instance in hstouch per player).

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I noticed that this isn't working. I don't use the controls to choose my players, so it isn't causing a problem with me. This is the first time that I saw the devices listed in the Status Text. I think that they weren't populated when I last looked. It seems like the Status graphics may be the issue?

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**DSteiNeuro** · October 13, 2015, 09:59 AM

Looks like the status is not updating. Shown as "0", even though two players are connected.

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**skarragallagher** · October 13, 2015, 11:50 AM

Originally posted by pcp View Post

The controls should list the name off players, one by control. Do you see the player names in the plug-in status page? The list of controls listing the players is managed by the plug-in as players are added or removed. The buttons should appear on the device management page and in hstouch (looks like a problem with latest hs3 but did not have problem to look further into it). The default media Apis in the main plugin instance will then route them to the specific player (if hstouch would list all media instances for the pig-in, you would also see an instance in hstouch per player).

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Well something is broken then for sure. The plug-in isn't creating the correct value status pairs. I do see the players in the status screen

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**skarragallagher** · October 13, 2015, 11:51 AM

I am running the following versions

HS3Pro 3.0.0.208
Squeezebox Plugin 3.1.4.0

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