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# AllPlay Binding

This binding integrates devices compatible with Qualcomm AllPlay (opens new window). The binding uses native libraries for the AllJoyn framework. Libraries for the following platforms are already included in the binding:

  • Linux ARM
  • Linux x86 (32 bit, AllJoyn v16.04a)
  • Linux x86-64 (64 bit, AllJoyn v16.04a)
  • Windows x86 (32 bit, AllJoyn v16.04a)
  • Windows x86-64 (64 bit, AllJoyn v16.04a)

The Windows libraries have a dependency on the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 (opens new window). If you are using Windows, please make sure to install these components before using the AllPlay binding.

If there is need for another architecture/platform, please open a ticket on GitHub (opens new window) so the missing native library can be added.

# Supported Things

All AllPlay compatible speakers are supported by this binding. This includes for example the Panasonic ALL series (opens new window). All AllPlay speakers are registered as an audio sink in the framework.

# Discovery

The AllPlay devices are discovered through the AllJoyn discovery mechanism and are put in the Inbox upon discovery.

# Binding Configuration

The binding has the following configuration options, which can be set for "binding:allplay":

Parameter Name Description Required
rewindSkipTimeInSec Rewind skip time (s) Seconds to jump backwards if the rewind command is executed yes
fastForwardSkipTimeInSec Fast forward skip time (s) Seconds to jump forward if the fastforward command is executed yes
callbackUrl Callback URL URL to use for playing audio streams, e.g. http://192.168.0.2:8080 (opens new window) no

# Thing Configuration

AllPlay Players are identified by their device ID (e.g. 9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687). Available configuration parameters are:

Parameter Label Parameter ID Description Required Default
Device ID deviceId The device identifier identifies one certain speaker true
Device Name deviceName The device name of the speaker false
Volume step size volumeStepSize Step size to use if the volume is changed using the increase/decrease command true 1
Zone Member Separator zoneMemberSeparator Separator which is used when sending multiple zone members to channel 'zonemembers' true ,

# Channels

The devices support the following channels:

Channel Type ID Item Type Description
clearzone Switch Remove the current speaker from the zone
control Player Control the speaker, play/pause/next/previous/ffward/rewind
coverart Image Image data of cover art of the current song
coverarturl String URL of the cover art of the current song
currentalbum String Name of the album currently playing
currentartist String Name of the artist currently playing
currentduration Number Duration in seconds of the track currently playing
currentgenre String Genre of the track currently playing
currenttitle String Title of the track currently playing
currenturl String URL of the track or radio station currently playing
currentuserdata String Custom user data (e.g. name of radio station) of the track currently playing
input String Input of the speaker, e.g. Line-In (not supported by all speakers)
loopmode String Loop mode of the speaker (ONE, ALL, NONE)
mute Switch Set or get the mute state of the master volume of the speaker (not supported by all speakers)
playstate String State of the Speaker, e.g. PLAYING, STOPPED,..
shufflemode Switch Toggle the shuffle mode of the speaker
stop Switch Stop the playback
stream String Play the given HTTP or file stream (file:// or http://)
volume Dimmer Get and set the volume of the speaker
volumecontrol Switch Flag if the volume control is enabled (might be disabled if speaker is not master of the zone)
zoneid String Id of the Zone the speaker belongs to
zonemembers String Set the zone members by providing a comma-separated list of device names.
(This channel is currently only for setting the zone members.
It does not update automatically if the zone members are changed from another source)

# Audio Support

All AllPlay speakers are registered as an audio sink in the framework. Audio streams are sent to the stream channel.

# Full Example

demo.things:

Thing allplay:speaker:mySpeaker [ deviceId="9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687"]

demo.items:

String All2Stream                           {channel="allplay:speaker:9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687:stream"}
Player All2Control                          {channel="allplay:speaker:9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687:control"}
Dimmer All2Volume    "Volume"               {channel="allplay:speaker:9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687:volume"}
String All2Title     "Title [%s]"           {channel="allplay:speaker:9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687:currenttitle"}
String All2State     "State [%s]"           {channel="allplay:speaker:9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687:playstate"}
String All2Artist    "Artist [%s]"          {channel="allplay:speaker:9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687:currentartist"}
String All2CoverUrl  "Cover Art URL [%s]"   {channel="allplay:speaker:9fbe37ca-d015-47a2-b76e-8fce7bc25687:coverarturl"}

demo.sitemap:

sitemap demo label="Main Menu" {
    Frame label="All2" {
        Default item=All2Control
        Slider item=All2Volume
        Text item=All2Title
        Text item=All2Artist
        Text item=All2State
    }
}

demo.rules:

rule "Play Online Radio stream"
when
    Item All2OnlineRadio changed to ON
then
    All2Stream.sendCommand("http://chromaradio.com:8008/listen.pls")
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