node-red-contrib-twonky

This collection can be used to read media on a Twonky server and control playback of various devices compatible with DLNA/UPNP.

General Concept

A "Server" is the Twonky server itself which not only contains media for playback, but a list of all devices on the network that could be discovered. A "Renderer" is a playback device and can handle video,audio, or both.

• Discover of playback devices is a function of Twonky itself. This collection only pulls in the items Twonky already knows about.

Quick Start

1. Install the package using [Manage palette] on the hamburger icon at top right.
2. Again using the hamburger icon, select [Import] then [Examples]. Expand the [node-red-contrib-twonky] entry. Select [Buiild queue from container] and click [Import].
3. Click [Deploy].
4. There will now be a demonstration flow on your palette showing basics of polling and controlling a system. Note that all Twonky servers use unique IDs so the example will not work until your own server is configured.

Feel free to tag the author shown below in the official Node-RED forums or email if any help is needed. If sending email, be sure to include "node-red-contrib-twonky" in the subject to ensure the spam filters don't block it.

Release Notes

WARNING: Due to some structural backend changes, many list and control nodes may need to be manually updated to get them to work with this version. Most likely the type and topic will need to be reselected.

1.2.0

NEW FEATURES

• Added new UI functionality to accommodate media searches of the server.
• Added ability to show item count on the palette for the list node.
• A bookmark used as an incoming message topic can now be the friendly name, such as "Living Room TV".
• Added option to automatically clear palette status messages after a short while.
• Added ability to show search result count on the palette.
• The "Renderer" topic type available in selectors has been split into two distinct types for clarity: "Audio renderer" and "Video renderer". There is no functional difference.
• Changes to the main bookmark list now show immediately in other dialogs without having to close and reopen them.

FIXES

• Fixed manual bookmark entry functionality.
• Small graphical changes.

1.1.0

NEW FEATURES

• The UI and collection have been vastly overhauled for simplicity.
• Compatibility with Node-RED 4.x confirmed.

KNOWN ISSUES

• The option to clear palette status messages shows in the UI but is not functional at this time.

Additional Resources

Basic contextual help is available in Node-RED itself. Links to official Twonky API documents can be found there as well.

The following devices and platforms are used in testing:

• Twonky Media Server 8.5.2
• Yamaha Aventage RX-A2070 receiver (renderer testing)
• LG OLED TV (renderer testing)

Note: Due to time constraints, testing is not possible with all potential function attribute combinations. Results vary greatly by device type.

Authors

Created by: Vahdettin https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vahdettin [email protected]

Copyright and license

Copyright Vahdettin under the Apache 2.0 license.