Packet Structure:
Byte Number Value
Meaning
0x00
0x2A
Start character
0x01
0x49
Device type (iPort)
0x02
0x00
Packet Length High Byte
0x03
0x07
Packet Length Low Byte
0x04
0x38
Packet Command Type
0x05
0x3C
Packet Command High Byte
0x06
0x18
Packet Command Low Byte
0x08
0xNN
Database Song Record Index (byte 4)
0x09
0xNN
Database Song Record Index (byte 3)
0x0A
0xNN
Database Song Record Index (byte 2)
0x0B
0xNN
Database Song Record Index (byte 1)
0x0C
0xNN
Checksum
14. ReturnIndexedPlayingSongAlbumName
0x3C
0x19
ReturnIndexedPlayingSongAlbumName
Direction: iPort —> Controller
Description: In response to the
GetIndexedPlayingSongAlbum
Name command, returns the album name of the
indexed playing song.
Packet Structure:
Byte Number Value
Meaning
0x00
0x2A
Start character
0x01
0x49
Device type (iPort)
0x02
0xNN
Packet Length High Byte
0x03
0xNN
Packet Length Low Byte
0x04
0x38
Packet Command Type
0x05
0x3C
Packet Command High Byte
0x06
0x19
Packet Command Low Byte
0x07 – 0xNN
0xNN
Album Name in ASCII
0xNN
0xNN
Checksum
15. SetPlayStatusChangeNotification
0x3C
0x1A
SetPlayStatusChangeNotification
Direction: Controller —> iPort
Description: Sets the play status change notification from the iPod.
Notification of play status changes can be globally enabled
or disabled. If enabled, the iPod will continue to send
PlayStatusChangeNotificaiton telegrams until this telegram
is sent (again) with the disable notification option.
Play Status Change Notification Mode Code:
Code
Category Type
0x00
Disable All
0x01
Enable All
Packet Structure:
Byte Number Value
Meaning
0x00
0x2A
Start character
0x01
0x49
Device type (iPort)
0x02
0x00
Packet Length High Byte
0x03
0x04
Packet Length Low Byte
0x04
0x38
Packet Command Type
0x05
0x3C
Packet Command High Byte
0x06
0x1A
Packet Command Low Byte
0x08
0xNN
Play Status Change Notification Code
0x09
0xNN
Checksum
16. PlayStatusChangeNotification
0x3C
0x1B
PlayStatusChangeNotification
Direction: iPort —> Controller
Description: When the Play Status Change Notifications is
enabled on the iPod using the
SetPlayStatusChange
Notification command, the iPod will send this com-
mand with details about the new play status when
there is a change. Notification telegrams for song
position will occur approximately every 500 millisec-
onds while the iPod is playing. Notification
telegrams will be sent from the iPod until the Play
Status Change Notifications is disabled.
Play Status Change Code:
Code
Category Type
0x00
Playback Stopped
0x01
Playback Song Changed
0x02
Playback Forward Seek Stop
0x03
Playback Backward Seek Stop
0x04
Playback Song Position
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