Example Sync Zones

[madito]

HI,

In the example configuration (zip file) found in the manual, there is no reference to zone synchronization, you could update these files or create an example of synchronization and how to create them.

Thank you!

[hismastersvoice]

Not sure what you whant exactly to do, but in the link below there should be what you need.

http://music-server.net/help/Synchronisation.html

[madito]

Hi,

I was referring to the configuration of the MiniServer.

Thanks!

[hismastersvoice]

I understood that you are referring the Config-File, but therefore I have writen the manual that I don´t have to put all in to the Sample-Config.

[madito]

Hello,

Returning to the subject, I wanted to implement the Follow Me and Sync features in the MiniServer.

In the first place I have detected that the Follow Me function needs to know the zone from, I think that this could be optional and it would simplify said functionality for an easy implementation, for example:

http: //MUSIC-SERVER/event/followme.php?to=5

This would activate zone 5, the zone from would be deactivated or not according to the Stop From-Zone configuration of the MS4L.

In the Loxone Config it would be something like this: (I use a flag to Activate / Deactivate Follow Me)



I've thought of several ways to make a good implementation, I've even created a PicoC script to detect all active zones and when I detect the Follow Me, send the appropriate command, but I think it's killing flies with cannons, modifying the function from the MS4L It is more elegant and simplifies the work a lot.

I have detected that when there are several zones in play and if you continue follow me is conflicting, but I think the best solution is the Stop From-Zone option from the MS4L to keep or turn off the zones.

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On the implementation of the synchronization, in the help of the MS4L I see that you implement a field of view where we can see which zones are synchronized, but I do not know if the component in Loxone exists to make a multiple selection like this:



This is the material subject of the LMS, which is a good solution, but I would like to be able to integrate it in Loxone to only have to use the Loxone app.



As always, thank you very much for your work

[hismastersvoice]

Drop-Down in Lox-Visu = no

How could the MS4l know from wich Zone he should copy the Playlist if you don´t set the from= in the URL?

The followme funktion is really simple...
-Copy the Playlist from to zone... If you like with the paramter stop/play/volume.

If you need any logic behind, you have to set these in the MiniServer Config.

[madito]

The function "follow me" I understand that it will play the music as you change the zone, for this the MS4L server knows which zone and which is playing, in the moment to change to the new zone, the zone that was active should be deactivated and in turn activate the new zone.

Send the previous zone I think it may only be necessary if you have several active zones at the same time, but I think the follow me feature loses its functionality because there are several zones, since it is very difficult to know which zone you come from and which area you should activate in an automated way.

Thanks

[hismastersvoice]

The function "follow me" I understand that it will play the music as you change the zone, for this the MS4L server knows which zone and which is playing, in the moment to change to the new zone, the zone that was active should be deactivated and in turn activate the new zone.

Send the previous zone I think it may only be necessary if you have several active zones at the same time, but I think the follow me feature loses its functionality because there are several zones, since it is very difficult to know which zone you come from and which area you should activate in an automated way.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmusic-server.net%2Fhelp%2FFollowMe.html

That works only if you have 1 zone playing music, if you have 2 zones it dosent work.
In the most cases at my home there are playing more than 1 zone, so it dont make sense to implement this fuction in this way for me.

If 1 zone is playing, you like to have the automated followme, if 2 zones are playing what than?

[madito]

Hi,

I think I can not explain myself well, in case of having two active zones (and with different playlists) how do you apply this function? and how do you indicate which zone you have to apply in a third zone?

The idea is: If there are two (or more) active zones, we would have two posibilites, the first is that they all have the same playlist, should be send the URL only with the new zone, the second is that they have playlist different, so it would be necessary to send the FROM zone in the url (like now). In the same way if there is only one active zone, and if the follow me function is activated, we should only send the URL which zone is the new one.

To activate and deactivate the "follow me" function, I create a memory flag and depending on said flag and the movement detection would activate the new zones in an "automatic".