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Logitech Squeezebox support

gvanrekumgvanrekum
in Questions & Help

Hi,

Is Logitech Squeezebox supported? I'm planning to place several self-build mediaplayers in my house. These will be equiped with Raspberry Pi, TFT screen and Audio Amp. Software is Max2play (squeezelite and jivelite).
I'd like to have support from Homey so you can start play/ pause music using motion sensors etc.

Thanks.

Comments

  • MarcelKuijperMarcelKuijper Member

    +1

  • SiepjeSiepje Member

    +1 also

  • p0ntsp0nts Member

    We have to keep in mind that athom is mostly doing apps from big manufactures and products that will allow a mayority of people using it, small apps like this should be made by the community. As long as squeezebox has an open api it should not be a problem for someone to pick this up.

  • jordenjorden Member

    I don't have a Squeezebox, but it shouldn't be so hard. There are already some tools around that can control the Squeezebox, for example one in PHP: http://org.0r9.org/labs/SqueezePHPAPI/

    Last night I found a PHP script which controls the Onkyo receivers that have network abilities. Within 2 hours I built it in in my personal 'domotica dashboard', which now controls Hue / Nest (partly) / LG Hombot (http://www.domotica.center/robotstofzuiger-lg-hombot-vparquet/) / Onkyo.
    If nobody else builds Onkyo support for Homey I am going to create that app :)

  • Fire69Fire69 Member

    What script did you use for the Onkyo? I've been looking around also, but I'd need something which has a webinterface (I don't have any real programming skills)

  • ad6922ad6922 Member

    Hope it does, my house full of squeezeboxes

  • DD Member
    I'm really interested in a Squeezebox app as well!
  • niceonebrovniceonebrov Member
    Squeezebox app would be great.
  • MariusBrandMariusBrand Member
    Squeezbox app would be great. Looked into the development area to make my own app, this is a few bridges too far for me (now). How steep is the learning curve programming in Java? 
  • technimantechniman Member
    Java? 
    personally a bit too steep, Javascript? easy :smile:  
  • ArenBreurArenBreur Member
    I really hope someone is working on this.
    I have 6 players running, so testing is no problem  :D

     
  • RemcoHanninkRemcoHannink Member
    Hi,

    I would really like to have Homey support Squeezebox, so I digged into this. I can do some javascript and node.js but Iam no programmer of any kind.

    I discovered that there already is a Node.js api for squeezebox: https://github.com/piotrraczynski/squeezenode
    But I don't see how I can reuse this node.js code in my own Squeezebox driver.

    Can anyone help me to get me on the right track here?

    Gr. Remco

  • mtudormtudor Member
    edited April 2016
    @RemcoHannink I'd be tempted to jump on this with you.  I have limited time and haven't yet investigated the ease or difficulty of creating a homey app so no promises yet, but I'm certainly willing to give it a look and I am a web app developer so hopefully it's something I *could* theoretically help with!  Is anyone else working on something for Squeezebox yet?  Wouldn't want to duplicate effort.
  • westd05westd05 Member
    +1

    Like to have that app! I have a Squeezebox Radio here.

  • p0ntsp0nts Member
    I dont think so, the better presence app connects to port 3000 which is also not a problem.
  • p0ntsp0nts Member
    p0nts said:
    I dont think so, the better presence app connects to port 3000 which is also not a problem.
    Wrong topic sry
  • mtudormtudor Member
    Ok, I've made a start - will keep you all informed and get a Git repo set up for the app when I get a sec :)
  • mtudormtudor Member
    My Homey can play and pause music in specific rooms, and choose and play playlists.  More functionality will of course follow but I'll get something out with the basic functionality soon for people to play with!

    I've created a dedicated thread in the apps forum to track development etc.

    https://forum.athom.com/discussion/1424
  • mtudormtudor Member
    Just a ping to let anyone who is following this know that the app is now released in alpha:
    https://forum.athom.com/discussion/1424/in-progress-squeezebox-app#latest

    All further updates from myself will be over on that thread :)
  • mtudormtudor Member
    Just a ping to let anyone who is following this know that the app is now released in alpha:
    https://forum.athom.com/discussion/1424/in-progress-squeezebox-app#latest

    All further updates from myself will be over on that thread
  • RemcoHanninkRemcoHannink Member
    mtudor,

    Thanks, i just downloaded the repository and uploaded it to the Homey. First i got an error, but that was because of a missing http:// in front of the server address. Now, it seems to be working ok, all my Squeezeboxes where recognised. As soon as the app is released i will do further testing.

    Thanks again for you great work.

    Gr. Remco


  • RobinVanKekemRobinVanKekem Member
    mtudor,

    Thanks, i just downloaded the repository and uploaded it to the Homey. First i got an error, but that was because of a missing http:// in front of the server address. Now, it seems to be working ok, all my Squeezeboxes where recognised. As soon as the app is released i will do further testing.

    Thanks again for you great work.

    Gr. Remco


    Please continue conversation here:
    https://forum.athom.com/discussion/1424/in-progress-squeezebox-app
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