xAP invalid messages

[Paul_B]

After installing the xAP pre-reqs I have xAP messages in my environment, but I'm getting lots of invalid messages in the viewer. Both Idratk and Squeezebox are generating these messages that appear like:

Error Message: Invalid name/value pairing. The length of the UID value is incorrect
Message Line#: 5 - uid=FF.071F43F3:0002
Received From: 127.0.0.1:4881

xap-header
{
v=13
hop=1
uid=FF.071F43F3:0002
class=xAP-Audio.Transport.Event
source=ersp.SlimServer.Hedwig:SBRadio
}
Audio.Transport
{
Elapsed=00:10
PlayerID=00:04:20:26:27:03
Remaining=02:35
Repeat=off
Shuffle=none
}

The error that was generated is as follows:
Problem reading xAP message.

Source: xAPMessage
Problem reading xAP message.
Invalid name/value pairing
The length of the UID value is incorrect.

KCS.xAP.Framework.xAPMessageReaderException: Problem reading xAP message. ---> KCS.xAP.Framework.xAPInvalidMessageException: Invalid name/value pairing
The length of the UID value is incorrect
at KCS.xAP.Framework.Message.xAPMessageReader.ReadHea derPair(xAPMessage message, String line)
at KCS.xAP.Framework.Message.xAPMessageReader.ReadMes sage()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at KCS.xAP.Framework.Message.xAPMessageReader.ReadMes sage()
at KCS.xAP.Framework.Transport.xAPListener.OnReceive( IAsyncResult ar)

Any pointers as to what maybe going on and how Ican fix it?

[martynwendon]

Hi Paul,

Sounds like the version of viewer that you are using may be old and not aware of the newer UID addressing.

The latest version is at http://www.edjo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk...ewer_main.htm#


Hope that helps!

Martyn

[Paul_B]

Yepp Kevin also pointed out my mistake in downloading on old version. I have now downloaded the latest release from Ed Pearson's site, http://www.erspearson.com/xAP/xFx/viewer_main.htm, all is now working.

I've updated by Blog instructions so hopefully other noobies won't make the same mistake:

http://smarthome-uk.blogspot.com/201...d-running.html

[Kevin]

Glad it's all working now - the UID's are longer in xAP v1.3 applications.

Do check that you are running the latest hubs as well , as older ones may reject and drop xAP v1.3 messages in the same way . Any hubs or Viewers using the KCS vendor ID or throwing KCS xAP Framework named errors are likley to be older versions.

http://www.erspearson.com/xAP/xFx/hubs_main.htm

K

[Paul_B]

Double checked the hub and it is the latest one Ed has released. Thanks for the advice. I've updated my blog and will let Otto know

. Cheers

Paul