Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-26 Thread Aesculus
How are you supposed to install the Powerswitch plugin under Linux on 7.3.1? I tried entering the url for the ZIP file in the extensions URL and pressing Save but nothing happened. -- Aesculus Chris Aesculus's Profile: h

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-19 Thread Peter
Mark Lanctot wrote: > peter;372582 Wrote: > >> I wouldn't mess with IR if you can switch the thing over the network. >> > > Why not? It's very, very easy, especially if the amp has an "IR IN" > port - which means you can connect the two directly without sending IR > commands over the air

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-19 Thread Peter
peterw wrote: > Aesculus;372658 Wrote: > >> Security is not a problem. I have the net firewalled and do not allow >> any incoming connections outside the firewall to that IP address. >> >> Keep in mind that the Net interface is not using the Denon Web >> controller, but the underlying control l

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-19 Thread Peter
Aesculus wrote: > peter;372582 Wrote: > >> Aesculus wrote:[color=blue] >> >> I would use the AmpSwitch plugin as a start. Replace the switching code >> >> by your IP commands. Do it directly with IO::Socket or use the Perl >> Net::Telnet module if necessary. >> >> Regards, >> Peter >> > >

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread peterw
Aesculus;372658 Wrote: > Security is not a problem. I have the net firewalled and do not allow > any incoming connections outside the firewall to that IP address. > > Keep in mind that the Net interface is not using the Denon Web > controller, but the underlying control language (serial) via the

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread Aesculus
peterw;372627 Wrote: > With direct IR you'd also avoid the security problems that appear to > exist in the Denon network control software. It appears that the Denon > web UI is really primitive (from a security perspective) and all an > attacker would need to do to mess with the Denon settings is

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread peterw
Mark Lanctot;372618 Wrote: > Why not? It's very, very easy, especially if the amp has an "IR IN" > port - which means you can connect the two directly without sending IR > commands over the air using an ordinary stereo submini cable, no IR > blaster hardware required: > > http://wiki.slimdevice

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread Mark Lanctot
peter;372582 Wrote: > I wouldn't mess with IR if you can switch the thing over the network. Why not? It's very, very easy, especially if the amp has an "IR IN" port - which means you can connect the two directly without sending IR commands over the air using an ordinary stereo submini cable, no

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread Aesculus
peter;372582 Wrote: > Aesculus wrote:[color=blue] > > I would use the AmpSwitch plugin as a start. Replace the switching code > > by your IP commands. Do it directly with IO::Socket or use the Perl > Net::Telnet module if necessary. > > Regards, > Peter Peter: I could not find a AmpSwitch pl

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread Aesculus
peter;372582 Wrote: > Aesculus wrote: > > I would like to turn my Denon AVP preamp on and off when a particular > SB > > is turned on/off. I also want to set it up to be on the correct > input > > and sound settings etc and set the initial volumn of the preamp. > > > > The Denon can respond to a

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread Peter
Aesculus wrote: > I would like to turn my Denon AVP preamp on and off when a particular SB > is turned on/off. I also want to set it up to be on the correct input > and sound settings etc and set the initial volumn of the preamp. > > The Denon can respond to a set of ascii based IP messages to ach

Re: [slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-18 Thread Mark Lanctot
Can you use an IR Blaster, either using an IR emitter out the headphone port of the SB2/3, the "IR OUT" on the Transporter, or direct to an "IR IN" port on the Denon? If so, use the IRBlaster plugin. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/IRBlaster -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, B

[slim] Amp Remote Control Plugin

2008-12-16 Thread Aesculus
I would like to turn my Denon AVP preamp on and off when a particular SB is turned on/off. I also want to set it up to be on the correct input and sound settings etc and set the initial volumn of the preamp. The Denon can respond to a set of ascii based IP messages to achieve all of this. I kno