EventGhost

Onkyo 875 Plugin

* under development *

I updated the Onkyo plugin in the svn repository a while ago from your version just changing the specific 875 texts.
Can you base your work on the svn version? I will update the svn then...

I would not include my plugin in the SVN yet. It is still under development as I'm working on three plugins simultaneously for a house automation project I'm assigned to.

I have done alot of Perl, Javascript and Java coding but Python is somehow strange and foreign to me. I'm still stumbling through it.

At the first look it looked basicly just like a bunch of functions were added. I also run it a few weeks with my 805

It is largely a hijack of the original Onkyo Plugin which was a hijack of a Denon plugin (I believe).

It also sets some global variables which require the dynamic server plugin to use.

The plugin I have posted above is not current as I work on the Lutron plugin at work where I have a lutron system to connect to and develop with and do the Onkyo and HR20 plugins at home where I have those systems to interact with. I will update the Onkyo plugin upload when I get home.

At the conclusion I intend to uploading the plugin, variables file, HTML/Javascript and artwork for a ready made iPhone remote control. I still find myself going back and revising the variables/commands in the plugin to more fluidly interact with the iPhone remote interface I'm working on.

Are you using iWebKit for the iPhone styles?

No. All of the artwork and interaction were written/created by me.

Can you post the HTML and images?

I'd like to play with this tomorrow if I can.

thx

uploading in a sec

You must be using the dynamic webserver plugin.

You can copy the contents of eventsforeventghost and paste them onto the Onkyo folder in event ghost to copy all my event programming.

I haven't tested out this slice of my remote (it works fine in the full package).

Be sure to grab the plugin as well as I just uploaded the latest.

I installed the plugin and the web parts... it is all running but only partly working for me.

What is working well...

• Screen Rotation with Keyboard works fine and animation fairly quick.
• Onkyo 875 Plugin is controlling my Onkyo 805 just fine.

What is not working well...

• Only the Music folder is doing anything... it opens the main control panel.
• Animation when sliding to the control screen is very slow sometimes, other times is is fine. Possibly a cache issue?
• Zone panel (at bottom) is not showing.
• I can scroll right while in the Control panel but the screen is blank.
• When in the blank screen, if scrolling left, it skips the Control panel and goes back to the home screen.
• HTTP commands from the GUI is not triggering the plugin
  - Example:
  Press MUTE button on web UI (works fine when executing via the EG UI - so plugin works)
  * EG logs HTTP.MUTEZ1 but nothing else happens, no other logs, no plugin is triggered.

Side Note:
I've been doing some reading on iUI, iWebKit, and jQuery/jQtouch. I have played with iUI .3 and it is OK but .4 looks like it will improve things a decent amount. Seems like people are moving to iWebKit or jQuery/jQtouch so I think I'm going to look more into those.

Livin wrote:I installed the plugin and the web parts... it is all running but only partly working for me.

What is working well...

• Screen Rotation with Keyboard works fine and animation fairly quick.
• Onkyo 875 Plugin is controlling my Onkyo 805 just fine.

What is not working well...

• Only the Music folder is doing anything... it opens the main control panel.
• Animation when sliding to the control screen is very slow sometimes, other times is is fine. Possibly a cache issue?
• Zone panel (at bottom) is not showing.
• I can scroll right while in the Control panel but the screen is blank.
• When in the blank screen, if scrolling left, it skips the Control panel and goes back to the home screen.
• HTTP commands from the GUI is not triggering the plugin
  - Example:
  Press MUTE button on web UI (works fine when executing via the EG UI - so plugin works)
  * EG logs HTTP.MUTEZ1 but nothing else happens, no other logs, no plugin is triggered.

Side Note:
I've been doing some reading on iUI, iWebKit, and jQuery/jQtouch. I have played with iUI .3 and it is OK but .4 looks like it will improve things a decent amount. Seems like people are moving to iWebKit or jQuery/jQtouch so I think I'm going to look more into those.

Only the music icon does something because the other two icons are for different systems (DirecTV HR20, XBMC). I may have left the zone button artwork out of the archive.

There is no second screen to the onkyo remote. That empty screen is just a place holder that may or may not hold another remote screen for the Onkyo (if not, it will be removed).

As for events fired not triggering anything did you copy and paste the text from the events file onto your Onkyo plugin folder in eventghost?

The interface is designed specifically for a particular home automation project and multiple systems and isn't intended to be an uberflexible easy to adapt generic interface like iui or jquery.

Fiasco wrote:Only the music icon does something because the other two icons are for different systems (DirecTV HR20, XBMC). I may have left the zone button artwork out of the archive.

If you can add the zone items I'd appreciate it.

Do you have the XBMC stuff done?

I'm using XBMC Remote by Collect3, have you tried that?
Also, check out HTTP-R (http://xbmc.denhaas.info)

Fiasco wrote:As for events fired not triggering anything did you copy and paste the text from the events file onto your Onkyo plugin folder in eventghost?

I did not, I thought they would be connected already. Can you share the section of the XML that has it filled in?

Fiasco wrote:The interface is designed specifically for a particular home automation project and multiple systems and isn't intended to be an uberflexible easy to adapt generic interface like iui or jquery.

Cool, I just thought it might give you some quick development options since the frameworks are already there to do some cool stuff and keep a consistent iPhone look & feel.

Livin wrote:

Fiasco wrote:Only the music icon does something because the other two icons are for different systems (DirecTV HR20, XBMC). I may have left the zone button artwork out of the archive.

If you can add the zone items I'd appreciate it.

Do you have the XBMC stuff done?

I'm using XBMC Remote by Collect3, have you tried that?
Also, check out HTTP-R (http://xbmc.denhaas.info)

Fiasco wrote:As for events fired not triggering anything did you copy and paste the text from the events file onto your Onkyo plugin folder in eventghost?

I did not, I thought they would be connected already. Can you share the section of the XML that has it filled in?

Fiasco wrote:The interface is designed specifically for a particular home automation project and multiple systems and isn't intended to be an uberflexible easy to adapt generic interface like iui or jquery.

Cool, I just thought it might give you some quick development options since the frameworks are already there to do some cool stuff and keep a consistent iPhone look & feel.

I'm looking at IUI to do do the video/music/picture listings for xbmc coupled with a remote similar to my HR20 and Onkyo remotes. The XML file was contained in the zip you downloaded.

Right now lutron is the priority which will also be done in something like the uiu inteface.

Fiasco, is it possible to get a copy of your files as well? It appears you've taken them offline.

Great job on the Onkyo file BTW! I have an 876 and was about to add all of the RS232 codes to the existing profile and then I ran across yours; saved me lots of work!

Cheers!