Template:Crestron LinnLite Driver FAQs

Crestron Linn Lite Driver

This provide light control of the Linn DS/DSM products. This drivers uses the Linn DS/DSM capabilities and uses UPnP service is to discover them and adjust by their setup. This allows new firmware features and new product support WITHOUT the need for any Crestron driver updates.

This driver allows basic Linn DS control command, source selection and Pin control. Coupled with feedback of "now playing" infomation. There is no media selection from any streaming services except for the PIN operation.

Capabilities

• Supports the Davaar firmware release, (Release 4.97.475 - 28th November 2022 or later), has added support for the ‘CI Gateway’ component,

Gateway API, to the products can be found HERE

• Crestron Series3 & Series4 Processor support
• This works with other non-Crestron control points. That is, and changes by other control devices are shown in the Crestron panels
• Control up to 20 DS/rooms/Streamer/Zones with up to 8 Crestron control points setup (One Kustom DSM is classed as up to 12 DS with up to 8 Room + up to 4 Streamers) Although this can be changed/edited by the Crestron programmer.

Features:

• Automatic discovery of a Gateway API instance within the local network and setup of a WebSockets connection.
• Room selection - each Crestron Control Point has an actively selected room within the house that can be changed via the Crestron Control Point itself.
• Grouping - Uses the current grouping of rooms set via Kazoo/LinnApp.

→ This will be reflected in the room selection menu and automatically update whenever a change in grouping occurs.

→ The standby states and volumes of listening rooms can be set individually

• For each room in the house the user has control over the following DS functionalities:

→ Standby control - each room can be toggled between standby states

→ Volume control - step up/down, set absolute, mute toggle

→ Toggle shuffle and repeat states for appropriate sources

→ Transport control over any active playlist - play, pause, play/pause toggle, skip previous, skip next

→ Source selection - capable of selecting any visible external source and Spotify connect

→ Metadata - retrieves basic metadata for currently playing item including artwork

→ PIN selection - as on the current physical Linn DS units , 6 customizable pins can be setup using a Linn control point (Kazoo/LinnApp) to provide easy access to a favourite radio station, playlist, or external source

→ Pin metadata - the name and associated artwork for each pin can also be accessed via the module and displayed on a Crestron control point interface

• Standby states of all rooms within the house can be changed quickly and easily from a room selection menu.
• 3-Series and 4-Series Crestron processor support.

Requirements

• Gateway API Server

○ Kazoo Server 4.11.27+

or

○ Linn DS with Davaar 4.99.491+ with CI Gateway enabled.

Example Touchpanel

Demostration touchscreen‎

Crestron Linn-Lite video Demonstration

Crestron Driver Download

Crestron Linn-Lite Driver

Crestron Application Market

Crestron Application Martket: Linn-Lite V1.0.6

Direct download

Crestron Linn-Lite Setup guide document Crestron Linn-Lite Setup guide document

CP3 Driver V1.06 April 2023 CP3 V1.0.6 April 2023

CP4 Driver V1.06 April 2023 CP4 V1.06 April 2023

THIS IS A PREVIEW RELEASE THAT REQUIRES DS FIRMWARE DAVAAR 99 OR LATER

Setting up the CI Gateway for Crestron use

A Crestron (driver V1.0.2 onwards) or Control (driver V171 onwards) system, requires a Gateway to interpret between control system and Linn DS control. In earlier versions of drivers, this was solely using Linn Kazoo Server with Gateway enabled.

But with update is Linn DS/DSM firmware - Davaar 100 or higher, and updated hardware, allows the Gateway interface to be embedded into these Linn products, removing the requirement of Linn Kazoo Server. Products with updated hardware are listed >HERE<

To enable the embedded CI Gateway

1. Go into Manage System and select a Linn DS/DSM with the embedded Gateway
2. Go into Advanced
3. And turn ON the "CI Gateway" option
4. If the CI Gateway was previously turned off, and you have turned it on, then you will need to reboot/power cycle your Linn DS/DSM to provide this service.

Note

• On reboot, the "CI Gateway" service is available approx 3 minutes after a power cycle/reboot.
• If the CI Gateway is not shown, then either the Linn DS/DSM does not have the hardware to support this option, or it does not have Davaar97 or higher version.

Products providing Gateway API - Davaar 100 onwards

▼ Gateway API   Klimax DSM /3 (2020 Variant)   Kustom DSM   Majik DSM /4 (2020 Variant)   Selekt DSM /0   Selekt DSM /0 Classic Hub   Selekt DSM /1 Classic Hub   Selekt DSM /1 Edition Hub   Series 3

Change streaming service account logins

On CI Gateway you will require to enter the Usernames and Password for the streaming services used.

To enter these Service Usernames etc, you need to know the IP address of the Linn DS/DSM and go into port 4100

That is: for Kustom DSM on IP address 192.168.1.49 then go into https://192.168.1.49:4100 into a web browser.

This will open the page on the right. You can now go into each section and either enter the Username and password for each Linn DS/DSM or global username and password for each service.

No CI Gateway then getting Kazoo Server Gateway enabled

If you do not have any of the products listed in the Products providing Gateway API in the system, then you will still require a PC/MAC or QNAP running.

For Crestron Linn-Lite, Crestron Linn DSM 4-Series driver or Control4 V171 and above then this requires Kazoo Server V4.11.27

To enable the CI Gateway, go to Kazoo Server setting and enable Gateway API