This driver provides controls for the SlimDevices SlimServer. SlimServer powers the Squeezebox network music player, the free software SoftSqueeze player as well as the original Squeezebox and SLIMP3 players, and can stream your music to any other software MP3 player. It supports MP3, AAC, WMA, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, WAV and more. SlimServer is released under the Open Source GPL license.

This driver provides the following functionality:

• Full control over SlimDevices including the Squeezebox, SoftSqueeze and the Transporter
• Bidirectional communication to SlimServer for real-time status and control
• Integration with CQC for media rendering

Name	Type	R/W	Description/Limits
Busy	Boolean	R	True if the server is currently busy processing a request. This can happen if a large playlist is loaded while SlimServer processes the request. Warning: When this is True the driver will REJECT any commands sent
CurColArtist	String	R	The currently playing collection artist information (if available)
CurColCookie	String	R	Indicates the collection cookie of the playing media, if any. If none, this will be empty. This is a special field that is used by CQC itself
CurColName	String	R	The currently playing collection name information (if available)
CurFile	String	R	The currently playing file information in UNC format
CurItemBitRate	String	R	The bitrate of the currently playing media item (e.g. 128kps CBR)
CurItemArtist	String	R	The currently playing media item artist information (if available)
CurItemCookie	String	R	Indicates the item cookie of the playing media, if any. If none, this will be empty. This is a special field that is used by CQC itself
CurItemMediaType	String	R	The media type of the currently playing media item (e.g. mp3)
CurItemName	String	R	The currently playing item name information (if available)
CurItemTime	String	R	The elapsed time of the currently playing media item formatted to HH:MM:SS
CurItemTimeSec	Card4	R/W	The elapsed time of the currently playing media in seconds. Changing this field will attempt to change the playback position of the media to the value specified
CurItemTotal	String	R	The duration of the currently playing media item formatted to HH:MM:SS (if available)
CurItemTotalSec	Card4	R	The duration of the currently playing media item in seconds (if available)
CurLabel	String	R	The currently playing media label information (if available)
CurRate	Int4	R/W	The playback rate of the media (1 is normal, 2 is 2x forwards, -2 is 2x backwards etc.) Setting this value will attempt to change the playback speed.
CurStreamRemote	Boolean	R	True if the currently playing media is a remote stream (e.g. shoutcast radio)
CurTitleCookie	String	R	Indicates the title cookie of the playing media, if any. If none, this will be empty. This is a special field that is used by CQC itself
CurTitleName	String	R	The currently playing media title name information (if available)
CurTrackNum	String	R	The currently playing media track number (if available)
CurYear	String	R	The currently playing media year information (if available)
DisplayLine1	String	R/W	The content of the current display line 1 on the network player device. Changing this field will replace the display line 1 on the network player device for 5 seconds (also see the ShowMessage field)
DisplayLine2	String	R/W	The content of the current display line 2 on the network player device. Changing this field will replace the display line 2 on the network player device for 5 seconds (also see the ShowMessage field)
EnqueueMedia	String	W	Write a CQC media repository title, collection or item cookie to this field to append it to the SlimServer play list. See also PlayMedia
LastInfraredCode	String	R	The last Infrared code (both known and unknown) received by the device from any compatible remote control device. This field can be used to set up triggered events in the event manager.
MixerMute	Boolean	R/W	True if the network player device is currently muted. Changing this field will change the mute on the device
MixerVolume	Float8	R/W	The network player device volume. Changing this field will change the volume level on the device
PlayerConnected	Boolean	R	True if the player is connected to the SlimServer or False if the server has timed out the connection (this can take a few minutes)
PlayerMode	String	R/W	The current network player device mode (Play,Pause,Stop,Off). Changing this field will cause the device to change modes accordingly
PlayerName	String	R	The name of the network player device being managed by this driver
PlayerPower	Boolean	R/W	The power state of the network player device. Changing this field will cause the power state of the device to change accordingly
PlayerSignal	Card4	R	The wireless signal strength reported by the network player device
PlaylistAdd	String	W	Pass a URL for an audio stream, the name of a SlimServer favorite or the name of a SlimServer playlist to add it to the end of the current playlist
PlaylistClear	Boolean	W	Set to true to clear the current playlist and stop playback
PlaylistCurIndex	String	R/W	The index of the currently playing media within the playlist. Changing this field will attempt to change the currently playing media to the item at the position specified. You may also use relative positions (e.g. -1, or +1) to move backwards and forwards in the playlist
PlaylistPlay	String	W	Pass a URL for an audio stream, the name of a SlimServer favorite or the name of a SlimServer playlist to clear the playlist and start playing the media immediately
PlaylistRepeat	String	R/W	The current playlist repeat mode (None, Song, Playlist). Setting this field will change the repeat mode
PlaylistSave	String	W	Saves the current playlist with the filename specified
PlaylistShuffle	String	R/W	The current playlist shuffle mode (None, Songs, Albums). Setting this field will change the shuffle mode
PlaylistTracks	Card4	R	The number of tracks in the current SlimServer playlist
PlayMedia	String	W	Write a CQC media repository title, collection or item cookie to this field to play. A cover art browser interface widget is usually configured to write to this field when clicked on
RandomPlay	String	W	Clears the playlist and starts a random play of Tracks, Albums, Artists or Year. Note: This command requires the random play plugin to be active in SlimServer
RemoteCommand	String	W	Sends the specified remote command to the network media device simulating the same action as a physical remote control on the device
Rescan	Boolean	R/W	If true, indicates a database rescan is in progress. Set this field to true to force a database rescan
SelectMenuPath	String	W	Allows you to select a set of menus to automate player functions such as SlimServer plugins. The menu path is specified from the home (root) and separated by the / character. A menu option can be given as a name or by number by prefixing the number with a # symbol. Example to select the most recent This Week in Tech podcast show: Plugins/Podcasts/This Week in Tech/#2  This command is normally followed by a RemoteCommand of Play.
SetPlayerPref	String	W	Allows you to set any of the SlimServer player preferences. This is an advanced command and should be used with care
ShowMessage	String	W	Displays a message on the network media player screen. There are two versions, the second will use a large font to fill the entire screen. Duration is specified as a number of seconds, brightness is specified as a number from 0 to 4. The display will return to the previous brightness level after the message expires. Message Line 1\nMessage Line 2\nDuration Brightness\nMessage Duration Brightness E.g: "Hello\nWorld\n10\n4"
SleepRemaining	String	R	The amount of time remaining before the network media player will turn off formatted as HH:MM:SS
SleepRemainingSec	Float8	R	The amount of time remaining before the network media player will turn off in seconds
SleepSetting	String	R	The sleep setting formatted as HH:MM:SS
SleepSettingSec	Float8	R/W	The sleep setting in seconds. Setting this field will start the sleep countdown or set it to zero to disable
SlimVersion	String	R	The version of the SlimServer
TotalAlbums	Card4	R	The total number of albums in the SlimServer database
TotalArtists	Card4	R	The total number of artists in the SlimServer database
TotalSongs	Card4	R	The total number of songs in the SlimServer database