default settings:
●
every
6
10 minutes (default value for MUSIC UPDATE)
●
to connect using protocol FTP (default value for
MUSIC PROTOCOL
)
●
to server musicserver.example.org
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(this has been set using
MUSIC SERVER
)
●
on port 21 (default value for
MUSIC PORT
, when protocol FTP is used)
●
using username “anonymous” (default value for
MUSIC USERNAME
)
●
and password “a@a” (default value for
MUSIC PASSWORD
)
●
and download new version of playlist(s) (set using
PLAYLIST
) from root directory
(default value for
MUSIC DIR
).
After downloading the playlists, all playlists are scanned to determine whether there are any
music files missing. If some of the required music files are not found on the USB memory, FTP
MP3 Player tries to download them using the same settings that were used for downloading
the playlist.
Note:
Playlists are always downloaded, even if they are already present on the USB stick.
Note:
FTP MP3 Player does not detect whether the contents of the music files changed on the
server. Music files have to be renamed to force music update.
Note:
FTPMP3 uses 8.3 format filenames: Only the first 8 characters of a music file's name and
3 characters of the filename extension are significant. If there are more music files with “same”
name, only the first one is downloaded and used for playing.
Note:
The current implementation of the USB mass storage driver does not support evaluation
of the disk free space, so make sure you always have enough free space on the USB disk.
After downloading of the missing files is finished, FTP MP3 Player searches the USB Memory
for music files no longer used. All files in the “player” directory, which are
●
neither the “player.cfg” file
●
nor a playlist mentioned in “player.cfg”
●
nor a music file included in one of the playlists in the configuration file
are deleted
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.
This cleanup phase can take some time and, upon certain conditions, interfere with the
playing. For details, see section 6.3 Cleanup phase tuning on page 39.
3.3
Setting the time
Having an accurate time is critical for playlist configuration and switching. FTP MP3 Player
uses the standard NTP protocol to get the time.
6
Updating may be postponed if the device is busy, see chapter
6.2 Scheduling
on page 38
7
This can be also overridden using
UPDATE DAILY TIME
8
DNS resolving is done only if some of the values of
CONFIG SERVER, MUSIC SERVER, NTP
SERVER,
BARIMON SERVER
changes
9
Configuration of the player