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We have prepared libraries compatible with the iFoxtrot application for the BOSE SoundTouch system and for the popular KODI multimedia player. From Foxtrot, you can control the volume, full mute, ie "volume", "mute", then "play", "pause" from the program and select the number of the channel to be played. Part of the chosen principle is to keep the controllability of the multimedia device from the original native application or web interface, with Foxtrot controlling them in parallel only with the above-mentioned basic functions.
Native applications evolve over time and new versions are created. With Foxtrot, we do not want to deprive users of these innovations, so we leave the basic settings or assignment of resources to individual channels as recommended by the manufacturer.
BOSE SoundTouch is currently the latest, but already established on the market wireless wireless multiroom audio system. BOSE's offer consists of several types of mutually compatible devices. It is usually a "combo" with a speaker, an integrated amplifier and a WiFi or LAN client. Each SoundTouch device thus has a direct connection to all audio sources in the local network and on the Internet via open protocols. It therefore does not need any intermediary, nor any initial investment in a specific device, as is the case with some other systems. Playback from Foxtrot can thus be operated with just one SoundTouch device. Another advantage is that it is equipped with a Bluetooth interface and is portable. It is also functional, for example, as a travel Bluetooth speaker, eg for a smartphone. All you have to do is plug it directly into the 230 V socket. Another audio device supported by the new library function block is the KODI player, which is cross-platform. We can find it on practically all types of devices with a display and on all operating systems. We've already introduced the XBMCLib library in Mosaic to control this player, formerly called XBMC. We have expanded this library with a function block, which can be used to play not only one song or video, but the entire playlist. We now come up with the KODIAudioLib library, which is complementary to the BOSEAudioLib library. It supports the implementation in iFoxtrot and is optimized for playing audio sources, especially for Internet radio.
Fig.1 Gradually, other BOSE devices use the same wireless technology.
Among them we will find a separate amplifier SA-5 combinable with any speakers or soundbar SoundTouch 300 and an elegant set with a CD player
Fig. 2 Small players today, even with multi-core processors with an implemented KODI player, can be connected both to the lan network and via WiFi, they can be used to assemble interesting multiroom sets controlled directly from Foxtrot.