Crestron Linn Lite Driver

The Crestron drivers do not look for Linn DS/DSM players by their names but for their capabilities. That is, searches for UPnP services of the Linn DS/DSM products and adjusts accordingly. This allows new firmware features and new product support WITHOUT the need for any Crestron driver updates.

Capabilities

Supports the firmware release that will add support for the ‘Gateway Server’ component, Gateway API, to the products can be found HERE
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 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)

Features:

Automatic discovery of a Gateway API instance within the local network and setup of a WebSockets connection.
Room selection - each CCP has an actively selected room within the house that can be changed via the CCP 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