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Is it also possible to connect the MDT via the 1611 converter (hence via ML) and thus allowing it to be part of a larger ML system like a BS3000 could form part of?

Yes, that should work but haven't tested that in detail yet. I know that I could control a BC9500 + 1611 via ML. I guess audio then need to be injected via the video sources.

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Or where do you “enable” the MDT to decide which ML products it will turn on when streaming to it?

Currently two scenarios are implemented. N.Radio/N.Music provider source center" and BL3500/BL2000 stand-alone. The first sends a virtual N.Radio key to the audio master once a stream is playing. Only the audio master will be switched on then. The second one simulates an audio master. Once you start a stream a virtual "radio" key is sent to the "broadcast" address all linkrooms are listening to. So if you connect more than once BL3500 in that setup most likely all will switch on - but only tested with one so far. So in a link system you really want to use the source-center mode. It will behave similar as if you would hook up a BeoMedia 1, BeoPort or BeoSound 5 to your BS3000. By changing the address of the virtual N.Radio key you can change which device is being switched on automatically.

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If this is true and one would only chose BS3000 to turn on by the MDT, can the other link speakers still join and play the same source as and when you chose “N.MUSIC” from the Beo4 in a link room?

Sure, the join command always works. In theory one could also run multiple instances of the AirPlay emulator each tied to a different ML address. While only once source can play at the same time you could use that for automatic switch-on of different ML devices.

I tried to order one, but I don’t receive any reply’s.

Did anyone else buy and receive one?

Listening to the podcast episode right now. Sounds very exciting.

I think I understood that they had issues displaying text on the BS9000. I was able to do it when I was developing LinkPlayer.

The last 2 commands allowed displaying text on 8 char and 12 char devices. It won't scroll, unless you simulate it by sending a succession of strings like "ABCDEF", then "BCDEFG", etc...

tx is the text in ASCII, cs is a checksum

The COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_LONG is the one they must already be using. COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_8 and COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_12 are used for the older devices that can't display COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_LONG commands.

<key>COMMAND_TRACK_INFO</key>
<string>60 15 E0 de op 01 14 00 00 00 44 08 05 02 ss tt st 01 00 00 pl FF 00 61</string>
<key>COMMAND_TRACK_INFO_OPTION_2</key>
<string>60 15 E0 aa op 01 14 00 00 00 44 08 05 02 ss tt st 01 00 00 pl FF 00 61</string>
<key>COMMAND_TRACK_INFO_2</key>
<string>60 17 E0 de op 01 14 00 00 00 82 0A 01 06 ss tt st 00 00 00 pl 00 01 cs 00 61</string>
<key>COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_LONG_</key>
<string>60 l1 E0 83 or 01 2C 00 ss 00 0B l2 00 ii 00 01 01 ss 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 01 tx 61</string>
<key>COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_LONG</key>
<string>60 l1 E0 83 op 01 2C 00 ss 00 0B l2 00 ii 00 01 01 ss 02 00 00 00 02 00 01 00 01 tx 61</string>
<key>COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_8</key>
<string>60 1E E0 83 or 01 2C 00 ss 00 06 11 00 03 01 01 00 00 tx cs 00 61</string>
<key>COMMAND_TRACK_TEXT_12</key>
<string>60 1E E0 83 or 01 2C 00 ss 00 06 11 00 03 02 01 00 00 tx cs 00 61</string>

Phil's remarkable software displayed beautiful scrolling metadata N.MUSIC:song name/artist/album and N.RADIO radio station/song name on BS3000, but not on BL3500.

I think Phil said at the time that the BL3500 just didn't have the functionality.

How fare did you get would like to try one

Good morning everyone

 

I came across this product by chance about a month ago and now there is not even a page on the polyvection website. Has anyone bought/built it? Is it possible to have the material or the manual as an alternative to be able to build it yourself?

I have it - works reasonably well (if you know what your are doing). Some small issues still. In conjunction with homeassistant and the  masterlink plugin I can now stream radio, tidal, ... using my old B&O stuff all controlled via Beo4. Very nifty. But clearly not a consumer product - more a product for the technically interested and inclined....

 

Are you using the MDTv2? I have contacted them and had no reply…

I am wondering whether it can be installed on a normal Raspberry Pi OS installation as opposed to the “lite OS” they describe.
my Raspberry is already running other applications that need the full version.