Posts by mczac (archived2)
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Latest on BeoLink MasterLink integration. Project Maestro.
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 20, 2019 22:43Integration of the latest BeoVision and BeoSound systems. All from within the Web interface with real time access to EPG. neat-DLNA browser, TuneIN replacement, MultiRink integration and MasterLink control are still in p…
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 4, 2019 19:52I will, after 12.2 final release to get better TV integration into home.app
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 4, 2019 14:48yup, exposing BO via Homebridge
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 30, 2019 11:55Yep, I have seen this. Assessing wiring BO APIs into the new HomeKit class.
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 29, 2019 23:13BS9000 hardware control is implemented, now wiring bits to modern interface. First mock-up of what it looks when you choose in the browser which CD will be played. [click on the image, animated gif]
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 21:50it is very simple, I have BL anniversary edition myself dusting them off to wake up my village, say tomorrow, or now, why not))). You need to get a voltage on Pin1 exceeding 2.5V threshold, to be at 3-5V. to let relay in…
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 21:15I don't do IFTTT as it create network lag, I handle everything on my server, but if I make something decent good quality that is capable of a release project quality I will definitely post it. Stay tuned for video.
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 20:21But the real killer is my BS9000 setup with 6 CDs of a custom printed CD covers of plain colours. I have installed subtle Philips Hue lights on a side. Whenever I chose a CD, say number 2 which has Blue cover, my side li…
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 20:18BTW, there is some cool AI put behind it. Radio images are sometimes not square pictures and have an ugly white stripes inside a round shape frame. So I analyse full cover radio station or music album cover image and com…
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 20:13Just completed text-to-speach module, so I will be tracking important twitter hashtags, follow Man United scores and interrupt music playback on BO gear when permitted with a breaking news on a score or news headlines.
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 19:23in a nutshell for the radio control it is a statelss switch, which goes on and then off again and it send a request to selected BO Gear with a programmed command of a choice. I have been engineering in my spare time home…
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 19:15UI proto. DLNA/Radio will be having similar design. Thinking about making selection process easy and intuitive without much clutter. Later will add ability to populate to multiple sources. And just for kicks can do EQ ba…
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 15:00Some other hacks include 1. Remote controls to change Setup Switch input sensitivity level settings on BeoLab 2 without touching the unti itself, with the help of additional tiny microcontroller that I added inside. It a…
Some fun with hacking and integration
in General Discussion & Questions · Jan 20, 2019 14:26I had some spare time recently and spent it playing with my BO gear. I reversed engineered TuneIN protocol and fetched all the data, as a result I don't need anymore TuneIN as I replicated it with a nicer interface and i…
What is the best sound you have heard?
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 30, 2018 16:57Topic starter, dude, if you hate/don’t like BO products or just want to vent off, you are in wrong place, we are here to appreciate all design and technical aspects of the legendary brand Let me give a very small advice:…
Beosound 1 & 2
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 25, 2018 15:19Technology is overrated, innovation via making new colours and trade-in campaigns. Interesting approach. 🙂
Android not under warranty
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 11, 2018 12:21This is totally unacceptable I suggest you do the following: 1. Verify that Warranty agreement doesn't explicitly specify Apple-only, or no-Andoroid support and take screenshots 2. Verify that Web-site tech specs don't e…
Nest Cam
in Imported Content (Unmapped) · Mar 23, 2018 23:28You can pull the images from Nest Cameras and store them locally, but not the live feed. That requires you to create Nest developer account to obtain credentials for external script running say on your home server. But i…
Multiroom Issues
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 3, 2018 13:28please refrain from using wireless wifi extenders. PowerLine extenders are now capable of delivering speeds up to 1.2Gb/s.
Multiroom Issues
in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 1, 2018 20:05David, from my personal experience BeoSound 1/2 wireless speakers are very sensitive to the quality of WiFi network. More over they don't buffer enough in case of a temporary collision on wifi spectrum. They work on 2.4G…