Re: xPLRioNet Status Update

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Not really sure what i2c is, philips website left me not much the
wiser.

Its a 2 wire protocol........clock and data.....several devices can be
connected to the same 2 wire bus.....Homevision expansion boards use the
i2c
protocol.........

> I've started reverse engineering the commands, it'll just take a bit
longer
> than I thought.

Good Luck ........
Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Tofts" <tony@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 4:51 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_xpl] xPLRioNet Status Update


> > i2c ????.......Isnt it serial data ??
>
> Not really sure what i2c is, philips website left me not much the
wiser.
>
> The slimp3 uses an i2c to control all the hardware functions (like
display,
> decoder, volume etc)
>
> So even to set left hand volume you have to specify a bank, a command,
a
> volume level in a very specific format for the udp packet (this format
is
> probably slimp3 specific as the i2c commands on the squeeze box seem
quite
a
> bit different).
>
> As the squeezebox is different (and it uses a comination of udp/tcp,
rather
> than just udp like the slimp3) this means the mods (when working) will
only
> support slimp3 not squeezebox. xPLRioNet won't support squeezebox
until I
> can get my hands on one...
>
> I've started reverse engineering the commands, it'll just take a bit
longer
> than I thought.
>
> Regards
> Tony
>
>
>
>
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