November 2009 Archives

XM Tuner
November 29, 2009
Release 0.2
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This application is designed as an intermediate between the XM Radio Online platform
and a UPnP service provider (such as TVersity or Orb).

If you encounter any issues, please send us an email at xmtuner@pcfire.net.

Usuability notes:
- You will need an XMRO account to utilize this application.
- The default address for the service is http://localhost:19081/feeds/
- "Playing now" information is available at http://localhost:19081/
- The port number can be changed in the configuration
- If you have 0.1 installed, you may retain your config file
- For Windows Vista/Windows 7, you will need to run with administrator
privilleges for the server portion

Release Comments:
- Future releases with more functionality are intended
- The target platform of this application is Windows XP SP2 or higher
- The target framework of this applicaiton is .NET Framework 3.5

Changes from 0.1
- URL builder is available on the Channels tab for Orb and others that
may require direct access to specialized URLS
- Logs are now written on application exit
- Minimize to system tray is now an option
- New "What's On" page (http://localhost:19081/ by default)

Potential Future Features:
-Run as a service in Windows (no need to login to Windows)

Special Notes for TVersity Users:
-If you have a limit of 20 channels on Tversity:
-Set Internet Feeds Maximum Items Per Feed to 0 (unlimited)

Developers:

Chris Crews
Curtis M. Kularski

Release 0.2
November 29, 2009

This release fix a few problems with v0.1, such as not having a usable way to get the channel URLs without the need for the feeds. This release also uses the old uXM port number instead of 9955 (but users of 0.1 who keep their config file will still use whatever port they selected). This release offers better support for Orb. There is now also a method for stopping the webserver.

The release is availible from: http://www.pcfire.net/XMTuner/InstallXMTuner0-2.msi
The release notes are available from: http://www.pcfire.net/XMTuner/readme0-2.txt

Changes

* System tray icon
* URL Builder (for apps that cannot use the feed)
* MMS URLs by Configuration
* Non-arbitrary port number
* uXM Path Emulation (redirects to new path)
* "What's On" Page with current playing information
* Web server can be stopped without closing app

Screenshots

XM Tuner
November 27, 2009
Release 0.1
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This application is designed as an intermediate between the XM Radio Online platform
and a UPnP service provider (such as TVersity). This is a quick and dirty release,
designed for use as an immediate fill-in (not replacement) for other applications that
may have began to malfunction as a result of the change of design in the XMRO platform.
If you encounter any issues, please send us an email at xmtuner@pcfire.net.

Usuability notes:
- You will need an XMRO account to utilize this application.
- The default address for the service is http://localhost:9955/feeds/
- The port number can be changed in the configuration

Release Comments:
- This is a very minor release, it has very basic functionality
- Future releases that are more "clean" are intended
- The target platform of this application is Windows XP SP2 or higher
- The target framework of this applicaiton is .NET Framework 3.5
- The target UPnP server for this release is TVersity

Special Notes for TVersity Users:
-If you have a limit of 20 channels on Tversity:
-Set Internet Feeds Maximum Items Per Feed to 0 (unlimited)

Developers:

Chris Crews
Curtis M. Kularski

XM Tuner is an application designed to allow an XM Radio Online subscriber to utilize their subscription on devices such as wireless media players and other UPnP devices by passing the appropriate information to a UPnP server, such as TVersity.

Release 0.1
November 27, 2009

This release is very quick and dirty. Very little refinement has been made to the application, other than to get it somewhat stable. For this release all documentation is included in the readme file that is available once the application is installed. The installed application is about 35KB in size, assuming you already have the .NET framework installed.

The release is availible from: http://www.pcfire.net/XMTuner/InstallXMTuner0-1.msi
The release notes are available from: http://www.pcfire.net/XMTuner/readme.txt

Instructions for Orb: http://www.pcfire.net/XMTuner/Orb.txt
Developers

This application was devloped by Chris Crews and Curtis M. Kularski.

Screenshots