Plugin standard defined for plugins controlling A/V or TV equipments ?

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Is there a kind of plugin standard defined for plugins controlling A/V or TV equipments ?
List of actions to implement…

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The service descriptions for the Transmitter component (like a USB UIRT etc) are here:
http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/Luup_UPNP_Files

But they not documented the standard AV service hooks. You can see the implemented in the various AV plugins on code.mios.com, although you’ll still need to read the underlying S_*.xml files for their complete definitions (since the services often aren’t completely implemented)

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So the stand really exists ?

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Yes. It’s been around for a while, just not well documented. It’s more documented through example at this time.

There are a bunch of different S_*.xml files, each covering different “spaces” of the function subset for AV (Media Control, Menu Control, Power Management, etc). Each of these S_ files has a corresponding “av” ServiceId, and there’s also a prefab set of “av” device types.

The easiest way to find these is to run "

This yields:

root@MiOS_57005:~# strings /usr/bin/LuaUPnP | grep :device:". urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:tv:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:cable:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:satellite:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:videoaccessory:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:vcrdvd:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:dvdbluray:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:receiver:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:amp:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:cd:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:mischomecontrol:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:avmisc:1

The serviceId’s can be found similarly:

urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:DiscretePower1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:InputSelection1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:MediaNavigation1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:MenuNavigation1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Misc1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:NumericEntry1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:PIP1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:TogglePower1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Tuning1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:TV1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:VideoAdjustment1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Volume1 urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:WMC1

Once you’ve done this, then Vera’s IR Devices will be dicovered by Control Points that are setup to handle this, like SquareConnect’s SQRemote HD

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[quote=“guessed, post:4, topic:171757”]The easiest way to find these is to run "

This yields:

root@MiOS_57005:~# strings /usr/bin/LuaUPnP | grep :device:". urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:tv:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:cable:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:satellite:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:videoaccessory:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:vcrdvd:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:dvdbluray:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:receiver:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:amp:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:cd:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:mischomecontrol:1 urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:avmisc:1 [/quote]

I don’t find D_*.xml files defining these types ?

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There are one or two, with names like AvMisc, but now you start to see what I mean by not documented…