Install AVR 3808 telnet
From xPL
The Denon AV receivers can be controlled via a serial port or via Ethernet.
Install xPL audio-video controller
Install CPAN Net::Telnet:
su perl -MFile::Find=find -MFile::Spec::Functions -Tlw -e 'find { wanted => sub { print canonpath $_ if /\.pm\z/ }, no_chdir => 1 }, @INC' 2> /dev/null | grep -i telnet apt-get install libnet-telnet-perl
Download the AVR controller script. Move it to xPL scripts directory:
su SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR=/home/control/Documents/Controls mv xpl-avController-DenonAVR-telnet.pl $SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR chown control:users $SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR/*.pl chmod 775 $SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR/*.pl
Monitor xPL messages:
su control SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR=/home/control/Documents/Controls $SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR/xpl-monitor.pl -vfd
In a second window, test the AVR controller:
su control SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR=/home/control/Documents/Controls $SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR/xpl-avController-DenonAVR-telnet.pl -v -n loungeAmp
In a 3rd window, test the commands:
su control SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR=/home/control/Documents/Controls $SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR/xpl-send.pl -d dspc-ampDenon.loungeAmp -c media.basic mute=on $SCRIPTS_BASE_DIR/xpl-send.pl -d dspc-ampDenon.loungeAmp -c media.basic mute=off