xPL Project Wiki

Introduction

The SliMP3 and SqueezeBox are networked music players manufactured by Slim Devices (http://www.slimdevices.com/) that allow you to listen to your digital music collection anywhere in your home. The server software, SlimServer, has native support for the xPL protocol.

What You Need

• SlimServer version 5.2 or greater, running on any supported platform.
• A Windows PC running xPLHal, xPLHal manager and an xPL Hub as described in the HowTo guide Get Started on Windows or any PC that has an xPL Hub running on it (native -- linux and windows -- or java hub for any other platform).

Enabling xPL Support in SlimServer

• Open your Web browser and navigate to your SlimServer's Web interface. For example: http://localhost:9000/
• Click on Server Settings, then on Additional Server Settings.
• Click on Network, and scroll down to the xPL-related settings.
• Set xPL support to Enabled, and click Change.
• Restart your SlimServer software and check that your player(s) are functioning.

Configuring Infra-red support

SlimServer's xPL interface can handle infra-red signals in a variety of ways. By default, no xPL messages are sent when you press a button on your remote control. To change this, do the following:

• Open the xPLHal Manager and click on xPL Devices.
• Your player(s) should be listed, along with xPLHal, in the right-hand window.
• Double-click on the name of your player to bring up it's configuration window.
• Select xplir from the list of configurable items.
• The value will probably be set to "none". Delete the current value, and enter the word buttons
• Click OK.

Your player will now send an xPL message whenever you press a button on it's remote control.