Tellstick Pause Plugin (4 Viewers)

[MrMad]

Tellstick Pause is a plugin for Tellstick (from Telldus Technologies)
It gives owners of a Tellstick the possibility to turn on/turn off/dim their devices based on playback status.
For example, it can turn off the lamps in the room when starting a video, and turn them on again when pausing.

Download links:

• Tellstick drivers
• Tellstick Pause plugin

History:

• 080910:
  Fixed error with plugin not working for recorded TV.
• 080722:
  Added option to specify at what sun altitude the sun is considered to be down.
  Corrected a time calculation error.
• 080721:
  Added option to just change levels when the sun is down.
• 080720:
  Added option to return to the same level as before playing, when pausing/stopping.
• 080719:
  Fixed error causing TV to be treated as "other video" in some cases.
• 080611:
  Changed so communcation between GUI plugin and process plugin is handled with properties. This makes it possible to set levels just by setting a property (I have kindly asked for property support in myVoice plugin as it would be cool to set levels by voice ).
• 080607:
  Added GUI plugin so devices can be manually set from within MediaPortal.
• 080603:
  Keeping track of the currently set levels so same level is not set twice (causes dimming for some devices).
• 080528:
  Added check that there are correctly configured drivers and devices.
• 080511:
  Made a Media Portal Installer file instead.
• 080506:
  Fixed bug that device was not dimmed when pressing Play instead of Pause when paused.
• 080421:
  Added possibility to select media types and minimum duration for video.
• 080420:
  Playing/pausing/stopping radio or music is now ignored by plugin. Some configuration issues resolved.
• 080419:
  First version, not very tested. Lamps will probably go on when pausing music...

 

[vuego]

Thanks MrMad! It works very well.

I was wondering if it's possible to use Tellstick Pause only for My Video and not My TV? I don't need to dim the lights to watch the news

Also it would be nice if the plugin somehow could act different depending on the length of the video played. Before deciding what movie to launch I like to watch trailers so there'll be lots of unnecessary on/off switching. The lights should dim only when the feature movie is started.

Perhaps 10 minutes minimum or a configurable option?

 

[MrMad]

Thanks for your feedback vuego, I'll look into your suggestions and see if they are doable.

...and by the way, you speak English very well for a 7-year-old...

 

[MrMad]

OK Vuego, try the new version and tell me if it works as you expect.

 

[vuego]

Nice this is perfect! My friends are all buying HTPC:s now after seeing this plugin in action. It makes MediaPortal look intelligent

Your speed and accuracy is impressing

PS Thanks I've studied English half my life

 

[Gabrielx]

Cant get the drivers 1.2.0 is it possible to make it work with 1.2.1

 

[MrMad]

1.2.1 drivers should work even better

 

[vuego]

I've found a minor issue. If pausing a video with space the light does indeed turn on, but when starting playing again using P on the keyboard it does not turn off.

 

[MrMad]

OK, I'll see what I can do, not for a few days though.

 

[MrMad]

OK vuego, try the new version.