Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread bpa
philippe_44 wrote: > Understood but if you think the better (and doable) solution is to have > a native slimproto in javascript in the chrome device itself, then doing > my bridge thing lloks like a waste of time, no ? First - develop solutions for yourself - otherwise you'll never have enough

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread philippe_44
bpa wrote: > As I said I'm just doing a POC (proof of concept) - taking bits and > pieces. It is a Python script which runs squeezelite as a subprocess - > this should mean it can be tested on most platforms. > > Chromecast is moving away from SSDP to mDNS for discovery. > > This project has

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread bpa
philippe_44 wrote: > So if you have started, I'll probably park my search. I was looking for > a C/C++ base to help the discovery & basic handling of devices, kind of > replacing libupnp that has been very convenient for me. As I said I'm just doing a Poc (proof of concept) - taking bits and pi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread philippe_44
bpa wrote: > > As a POC I'm taking a similar approach to Phillip_44 - creating a simple > application running on LMS system which casts to a Chromecast device > using default player and then a standard Squeezelite players streams its > PCM output to the Chromecast device. > So if you have star

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread rmjb
I was following the discussion in the other thread about getting LMS to play to a Chromecast Audio, I hope it works out. For me, because of the mysb.com issue I was not interested in fighting up with LMS anymore. I'll take pippin's advice and try again. But this "invalid account" issue hit me year

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread usc95
The stream from LMS to the chrome cast would be amazing. Right now I haven't found a suitable way to stream local music to the device. Google recommends using Plex but Plex does not have gapless playback which is a deal breaker for me. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread bpa
rmjb wrote: > Would it be possible to write an applet for the SB Radio that implements > the "Google Cast for audio" protocol? I think this would be better than > adding a Chromecast Audio to either speaker since I hope that if I cast > to the SB Radio it could power on automatically and switch t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Add "Google Cast for audio" to SB Radio

2015-10-30 Thread pippin
I'd say ask for help getting MySB to work again. Deezer works just fine on the SBs --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New: iPeng 8, the Universal App for iOS