mUPnP for C

mUPnP for Cis a development package for UPnP™ developers. mUPnP controls these protocols automatically, and supports to create your devices and control points quickly.

UPnP™ * architecture is an open network to enable discovery and control of networked devices and services, such as media servers and players at home.

UPnP™ * protocols are based on many standard, such as GENA, SSDP, SOAP, HTTPU and HTTP. Therefore you have to understand and implement these protocols to create your devices of UPnP™.

mUPnP for Cis supported from IPA, INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION AGENCY, JAPAN, as a project of MitohProgram2004.

* UPnP ™ is a certification mark of the UPnP™ Implementers Corporation.

Building and Installation

Homebrew (macOS, Linux, Raspbian)

For any platforms which support Homebrew, you can easily install using Homebrew with the following brew commands:

brew tap cybergarage/homebrew
brew install mupnp

Installation from source

mUPnP for Cis distributed as an Automake project, and so you can install the library from the source codes with the following commands:

./configure
make install

References

mUPnP for C

To develop UPnP devices or control point applications using mUPnP for C, please check the following developer's documentation.

• Programming Guide
• Doxygen

mUPnP for Objective-C

mUPnP for Creleases the wrapper library for Objective-C to use the UPnP library on iOS and MacOSX platforms too. Please check the following developer's documentation to know the wrapper library in more detail.

• Programming Guide
• Doxygen

Examples

• UPnP control point examples

  • UPnP controller for UPnP devices
    • UPnP multicast dump utility
  • UPnP controller for UPnP stardard devices
    • UPnP Internet gateway utility
    • UPnP/AV media server utility

• UPnP device examples

  • UPnP non-standard devices
    • UPnP clock device

Adoption of mUPnP in Consumer Products

mUPnP for C is used in a variety of consumer products. While not exhaustive, the following is a list of notable implementations.

Nokia 770 Internet Tablet

Nokia engineers contributed to the improvement of the initial mUPnP for C release. Nokia developed the UPnP/AV Control Point application, Media Streamer, for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet.　The application is based on mUPnP for C, incorporating custom patches by Nokia.

Panasonic VIERA Remote for iOS Devices

The VIERA Remote is a TV remote control app for Panasonic VIERA TVs (plasma and LCD models). It allows users to control channels, switch inputs, and adjust the volume directly from an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad (iOS 4.2 or later). mUPnP for C functions as the UPnP framework for this app.

Toshiba REGZA Televisions

REGZA is Toshiba’s former AV equipment brand. mUPnP for C is embedded in REGZA televisions, enabling seamless media streaming and connectivity.