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1. With the help of that window each playlist can be customised You can adjust the Playlist name DATE1 2 start and stop date for list playback TIME1 2 start and stop time for list playback playback weekdays repetition counter interrupt and shuffle switch and playback volume The final playlist header line is displayed in the Info line Text Area For detailed explanation of all above parameters reader can refer to 1 In addition to playlist creation the Edit button can be used to change individual parameters of existing playlists Make sure that you select a single list for edit In that case if the name field is changed the changes will apply to an existing playlist with this name or if the name is new the current playlist will be renamed Playlist deletion Use the Delete button to delete already defined playlist Delete works only on a single playlist Therefore with multiple selections only the top most selected playlist will be deleted The current version of the tool does not support import of existing playlist therefore it is a good idea to leave the tool open as long as you plan additional playlist changes EI Sample usage Playlist priority Playlists order corresponds to the priority with which every playlist is played It can be changed with the Up Down buttons 3 2 2 Step Songs tab The Song tab is shown in Illustration 4 This tab is used to populate previously created playlists with songs mp3 files Ple2. and special scheduling in the header line of every playlist file FTP MP3 configuration tool is a java GUI tool for creating the configuration files needed by the FTP MP3 Player While Playlist headers and Player cfg can also be created and edited with text editor the FTP MP3 Server Tool provides an easier GUl based alternative that can speed up configuration creation The typical usage scenario for the FTP MPS Server Tool can be divided in the following consecutive steps 1 Creation of empty playlists with playback scheduling information 2 Playlist population with mp3 files 3 Player cfg creation and definition 4 Final generation in which the Player cfg and the audio content defined playlists music files and optional length information flies are generated and stored in an Output directory for upload to the Config and Media servers and direct copy on a USB stick The section below details the tool main features used to enable the above work flow 1 2 Feature List e GUI tab for creation and modification of scheduling parameters and priority of up to 100 music playlists e GUI tab for importing mp3 files to playlists mp3 list modifications and playback e GUI tab for Player cfg creation and modification using a reduced Basic mode or full Advanced mode set of configuration parameters see 1 for details about supported parameters e GUI control for generation of a complete package directory 8 files containing Player
3. cfg playlists m3u and music files mp3 for upload on Config and Media server as well as direct use with a USB stick Generation of obfuscated mp3 names complying to the 8 3 name convention Introduction Generation of length files for the downloaded files as simple means for file integrity check 1 3 About this manual Links to chapters e References to chapters e g X Chapter name are red and underlined and serve as direct links when viewed in Adobe Acrobat Viewer Click on the link to jump to the referenced chapter click on the left arrow icon to jump back to where you came from p3 All extensions are case sensitive except mp3 Bookmarks pane in Adobe Acrobat The complete Table of Contents is available in Adobe Acrobat Viewer Click on the Bookmarks pane tab on the left side of Adobe Acrobat Viewer to open it Click on any bookmark to directly jump to the corresponding part of the manual Chapter overview This manual is divided into the following chapters e Chapter Tool installation describes how to install the FTP MP3 Server Tool e Chapter Sample usage explaining how to use the tool following the usage scenario proposed in Section 1 1 Chapter Testing witch FTP MP3 Player describes two possible scenarios to test the tool outcome with FTP MP3 Player Introduction 2 Tool installation 2 3 Installation The FTP MPS Server Tool application is distributed as a zip file e g FIPMP3S
4. the scope for this manual You can chose between Basic and Advanced View for the configuration parameters After setting all parameters clicking on the Preview amp Save button will show and save the content of the Player cfg file in a tmp subfolder relative to the location from which you start the tool To see a list of all supported configuration parameters and their description press on the Help button NOTE When defining the user directory in the case of FTP media and config server you can use absolute e g Users user_home ftpguest music as well as relative locations e g music In the case of HTTP you need to add in front of a relative location e g user music and add backslash at the end of the directory name The Playlist TextArea to the right will displays the first 50 playlists that are defined at the moment 3 4 4 Step Running generation tab After the preparation of the playlists using the Playlist tab populating the lists with music using the Songs tab press the Run Generate button in the Run Generation tab Illustration 6 This will generate the Player cfg and copy it along with all defined MSU mp3 and optional length information files in the location specified by the Output directory text field BI Sample usage BAR 1 FTP_MP3 SERVER TOOL 1 Step Playlists 2 Step Songs 4 Step Run Ge
5. BARIX THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY User Guide FTP MP3 Server Tool Doc Release Date and Version 24 05 2011 0 3 Tool Version V2 0 2 REVISION TABLE Date Version Who Change 23 03 11 VO D Prodanov First draft 04 05 11 V0 2 D Prodanov User guide for the officially released FTP MP3 Server Tool V2 0 0 24 05 11 V0 3 P Prodanov User guide for the officially released FTP MP3 Server Tool V2 0 2 Table of Contents 44 1mmediate leben ad denice aoe 12 42 Download and LAV EE 12 1 Introduction 1 1 FTP MP3 Configuration Tool and its intended use FTP MP3 Server Tool is designed with the purpose to facilitate user friendly configuration and playlist generation for the FTP MP3 Player FTP MP3 Player is designed to play mp3 files from a USB stick on devices like Extreamer 100 enabling audio playback when devices connect to slower or less reliable networks The application can download up to 100 playlists with their mp3 files from the Internet and play the audio content following highly flexible playback scenario More detailed info can be found in 1 A typical playback scenario involves switching between for example a big playlist for background music and several short playlists containing advertisements to be played at predefined time and weekday To execute such a scenario the FTP MP3 Player requires a configuration file Player cfg
6. SkidVid_XviD Cov 09 U2 White As Snow mp3 JUsers plamenp Music U2 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid_XviD Cov 10 U2 Breathe mp3 Users plamenp Music U2 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid XviD Cov 11 U2 Cedars Of Lebanon mp3 Users plamenp Music U2 Users plamenp Music U2 Users plamenp Music U2 Users plamenp Music U2 Users plamenp Music U2 Users plamenp Music U2 Users plamenp Music U2 STATUS Songs tab selected Illustration 4 2 Step Songs tab List edit With the Cut button all currently selected songs will be deleted from the playlist As alternative to using Import and Cut songs can be also rearranged with the help of the Up Down buttons Only the top most selected song will change its position With the help of Import MP3 button you can also add the same song several times Playback Every mp3 file in the list can be played stopped using the Play Stop buttons To enable playback click on the Advanced check box EI Sample usage After pressing the Play button only the selected song is played To stop the currently playing song you can also double click on a new one which will start playing the newly selected song 3 3 3 Step Config tab This tab is shown in Illustration 5 It is dedicated to the creation and modification of Player cfg file Detailed description of the meaning for each configuration parameter can be found in 1 and is therefore out of
7. and wait for the music download to finish Playback should start as soon as the current song of the active playlist is downloaded BER Testing with FTP MP3 Player 5 References 1 FTP MP8 Player Application User Manual Firmware VO 78 Released 13 05 2011 IFI References Illustration Index Illustration 1 FTP MP3 FTP MPS Server Tool main window nneeeernnenennnnennnnnen en nnnnnnnnnne 8 istration 22 1 Step Playlists EB sea 8 llostration 3 Playlist manipulation window ki 9 lustration4 2 BER OMAS TA ee 10 lustration 5 8 step Config abi HEN BLES Rn 11 Illustration 6 4 Step Run Generation ab nahen N 11 BD References Barix AG Seefeldstrasse 303 8008 Z rich SWITZERLAND T 441 43 433 22 11 F 441 44 274 28 49 www barix com sales barix com support barix com IT References
8. art date End date Weekdays Start time End time Counter Volume Interrupt Shuffle STATUS Playlist tab selected Illustration 1 FTP MP3 FTP MP3 Server Tool main window 3 1 1 Step Playlists tab The Playlists tab Illustration 2 is dedicated to creation and manipulation of music playlists m3u files You can add up to 100 playlists with the help of the available controls on that tab RAO UU gt FTP MP3 SERVER TOOL 1Step Playlists 2 Step Songs 3Step Config 4 Step Run Generation Edit Delete Up down D Name Start date End date Weekdays Start time End time Counter Volume Interrupt Shuffle 0 Playlist00 l 50 0 0 1 Playlist01 EE 50 0 o 2 Playlist02 el 50 0 0 3 Playlist03 EN 50 0 D 4 Playlist04 l 50 0 D H Playlist05 Er 50 0 0 STATUS Playlist tab selected Illustration 2 1 Step Playlists tab Sample usage ar A Cancel Apply NAME Playlist02 M3U DATEI 23 03 11 6 OO Ignore DATE2 23 03 11 4 Ignore TIMEL 08 00 00 C Ignore TIME2 08 00 00 6 C Ignore Weekdays Mmon M Tue M wep MTHU Merri MSAT M sun Repeat counter 99 8 C Loop Interrupt M Shuffle Volume 9 Info line BARIX 4 23 03 11 23 03 11 MOTUWETHFRSASU 08 00 00 08 00 00 99 99 1 1 Illustration 3 Playlist manipulation window Playlist creation Clicking on Create button will start that process via the playlist manipulation window Illustration 3
9. ase note that you can alternate between Playlists and Songs tabs to make the process incremental File operations Playlist population works by selecting existing mp3 files after clicking on the Import MP3 button This opens a file chooser control starting from your home folder Songs will be included then for the playlist shown in the combo box of the Songs tab Before changing to another list please press the Save button otherwise your changes will be lost 800 enn can FTP MP3 SERVER TOOL 1 Step Playlists 2 Step Songs 3 Step Config 4 Step Run Generation FILE operations LIST EDIT PLAYBACK E a 5 a 4 M Advanced Ee Playlisto2 P Import MP3 Save Cup down Cut Play Stop No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid XviD Cov 01 U2 No Line On The Horizon mp3 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid XviD Cov 02 U2 Magnificent mp3 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid_XviD Cov 03 U2 Moment Of Surrender mp3 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid_XviD Cov 04 U2 Unknown Caller mp3 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid_XviD Cov 05 U2 I ll Go Crazy If Don t Go Crazy Tonight mp3 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid XviD Cov 06 U2 Get On Your Boots mp3 No Line On The Horizon 2009 CD SkidVid XviD Cov 07 U2 Stand Up Comedy mp3 Users plamenp Music U2 No Line On The Horiz 009 CD Skidvid XviD Cov 08 U2 FEZ Being Born mp3 Users plamenp Music U2 No Line On The Horiz 2009 CD
10. erverToolV2 0 0 zip Make sure you have Java installed JDK v1 5 or higher for your operating system If not sure check e g http www java com en download manual jsp and install Java Unzip the application in a location of your choice and make sure that you have proper user permissions to read and write file and directories for that location otherwise the program will fail to start 2 3 Starting the application On unzipping the package the directory FTPMP38erverToolV2 0 0 is created with the FTPMPS8APP ar file inside Under windows and MAC OSX you can start the application by double clicking on FTPMP3APPjar from Windows Explorer or Finder Under linux open a Terminal and cd to the installation folder then to start the application run the following command java jar FTPMP3APPjar DN Toolinstallation 3 Sample usage After starting the application you are presented with the window shown in Illustration 1 You can check the tool version by clicking on the Version button in the top left corner Please note that for data consistency purpose only one running instance of the tool is allowed for a given location So if you need a second instance install the tool at a different location All the GUI is organised as a Tabbed Pane control with 4 tabs OOO BARI FTP MP3 SERVER TOOL aStep Playlists 2 Step Songs 3 Step Config 4 Step Run Generation Create Edit Delete Up down D Name St
11. ical usage scenario in which background music is interrupted by some advertisements at predefined time slots 1 Click on the Playlists tab and create 2 playlists e g Backgr m3u background music and Advert m3u publicity audio Make sure names are 12 characters long at most in total for the application to accept them 2 Edit the timings for the Advert m3u and move the list to first position 3 Set Backgr m3u to second position enable the shuffle and loop properties for that list Illustration 3 Do not add any DATE1 2 and TIME1 2 timings 4 Populate Backgr m3u and Advert m3u with mp3 files of your choice Use the Save button to save your changes 5 Inthe Config tab select Basic mode and click on the UPDATE_DAILY_TIME check box Select the desired update times This step is done to bypass the initial config and playlist download step and enable faster playback NOTE When defining the user directory in the case of FTP media and config server you can use absolute e g Users user_home ftpguest music as well as relative location e g music In the case of HTTP you need to add in front of your relative location e g user music and add backslash at the end of the directory name 6 Press Run generate button in the Run Generation tab and copy the Output directory content on your USB stick 7 Attach the USB stick to a compatible device with FTP MP3 firmware and power the device You should hear the music play
12. ing after approximately half a minute booting time Check that your Advert m3u playlist pops up in the time slots you assigned 4 2 Download and play In this scenario the goal is to make FTP MP3 player downloads all required playlist and mp3 files from Internet check the file integrity using the file size information and play the playlists afterwards Depending on the size of the playlists and their configuration playback in this scenario can take substantial time to start In the case of testing to avoid delaying playback it is advisable to keep the size of the test playlists short The procedure is as follows Steps 1 4 are the same as for the above Immediate playback scenario 5 In the Config tab select the Advanced radio button and make sure that you disable the UPDATE_DAILY_TIME check box To enable file length generation check that in the CONTROL pane the CHECK_LENGTH check box is enabled Set existing Media and Config Server settings 8 Press Run generate button in the Run Generation tab J Testing with FTP MP3 Player 9 Copy the generated Player cfg in the player folder on the USB stick 10 Upload Player cfg and Player cfg len to the predefined directory location on the Config server 113 Upload all music files mp3 mp3 len m3u m3u len to the predefined directory of the Media Server 12 Attach the USB stick to a compatible device and make sure device is properly connected to Internet Power the device
13. neration Peview amp Save U Basic Advanced Help Playlists Playlist0O Playlist01 Playlist02 Media Server Config Server Playlist03 Playlist04 MUSIC SERVER demo barix com CONFIG_SERVER demo barix com MUSIC_PROTOCOL CONFIG_PrOTOcoL FTP 14 MUSIC_PORT El CONFIG_PORT 21 MUSIC USERNAME music CONFIG USERNAME config MUSIC PASSWORD cisum CONFIG PASSWORD gifnoc MUSIC DIR music CONFIG DIR config music urnare een t CONFIG UPDATE 3 600 TN NIE Server rBARIMON Server NTP SERVER pool ntp org F enable NIE UPDATE HOUR 1 A hous BARIMON SERVER www barimon net BARIMON_PORT 80 LOCALTIME 0 2 ihour 9 BARIMON_INTERVAL 10 min DELETE CONTROL NO_DELETE 7 DELETE STOP SW QUICK_PLAY RW CHECKLENGTH O DELETE_ALWAYS INITIAL_TIMEOUT 10 000 4 ms ze en 0 thous OPERATIVE_TIMEOUT 5 000 ms REPEAT_DOWNLOAD 219 H _ pet eno UI thou A STATUS Advanced layout chosen Illustration 5 3 Step Config tab FTP_MP3 SERVER TOO General parameters Run generation Output directory Users plamenp Documents FTPMP3ServerToolV2 0 0 output player STATUS Home tab selected Illustration 6 4 Step Config tab TI Sample usage 4 Testing with FTP MP3 Player This chapter describes 2 typical usage scenarios intended to demonstrate the tool functionality 4 1 Immediate playback In order to verify your newly generated player content right away you can follow the steps below that specify a typ
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