[VD] Sonos Players Status {v1.0} - 3 step setup.

[AutoFrank 372]

Hi,

 

If you are using the sonos-api then you may find this very easy to use VD helpful

It will display the status and volume of each player as well as a house summary of how many are active

The VD below is setup for two zones and is very easy to expand.

 

Three Step setup 

1) Import the VD, amend the IP address for your sonos-api device (port should be fine)  and save

2) Add extra players to the table at line 10 (keep name the same as your sonos player/zone name)

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3) Add extra labels for each extra player/zone and save. (keep default label format which is Label3, Label4, etc)

 

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Enjoy !!

-f

 

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Edited March 18, 2017 by AutoFrank

[Hoggle 1]

Hi,

 

interessting idea!

You have also to enter IPAdress and Port at the first tab of VD, or?

 

The debug said:

[ERROR] 20:27:40: line 20: attempt to concatenate field 'volume' (a nil value)

 

Regrads Hoggle

[AutoFrank 372]

2 minutes ago, Hoggle said:

Hi,

 

interessting idea!

You have also to enter IPAdress and Port at the first tab of VD, or?

 

The debug said:

[ERROR] 20:27:40: line 20: attempt to concatenate field 'volume' (a nil value)

 

Regrads Hoggle

 

@Hoggle

 

... oops .. yes, amend the ip address,port should be good

sorry about that 

first post amended, suppose its 3 1/2 steps 

[Hoggle 1]

 

Sorry, one Sonos was offline....

Therefore the error.

 

[AutoFrank 372]

1 minute ago, Hoggle said:

 

Sorry, one Sonos was offline....

Therefore the error.

 

 

@Hoggle

 

error on both sides so 

First post amended to help ...

 

any use to you  ?

Edited March 18, 2017 by AutoFrank

[Hoggle 1]

Yes. 

I think, I need  an  Offline-Status. 

 

[AutoFrank 372]

@Hoggle

 

think, I need  an  Offline-Status. 

???

[Patrick 11]

Hi,

 

I got this message : [ERROR] 22:19:18: line 15: Expected value but found T_END at character 1

Besides that I think I'm not 100% sure what IP adres you are referring to with "sonos-api device" is that one (any) of my Sonos devices ?

 

note:

This is my line 10: players = {"1) LivingRoom", "2) Dining Room", "3) Office", "4)Bathroom", "5 dressroom"}

Edited March 18, 2017 by Patrick

[AutoFrank 372]

8 minutes ago, Patrick said:

Hi,

 

I got this message : [ERROR] 22:19:18: line 15: Expected value but found T_END at character 1

Besides that I think I'm not 100% sure what IP adres you are referring to with "sonos-api device" is that one (any) of my Sonos devices ?

 

note:

This is my line 10: players = {"1) LivingRoom", "2) Dining Room", "3) Office", "4)Bathroom", "5 dressroom"}

@Patrick

 

Hi,

The IP address i'm referring to is for the device that is hosting your sonos-api ( raspberry pi ??)

 

The format of the table at line 10 is incorrect.. just include the names of the players.. leave out the number and the bracket... 

Let me know how you get on ...

 

-f

 

[Hoggle 1]

14 minutes ago, AutoFrank said:

@Hoggle

 

think, I need  an  Offline-Status. 

???

 

If one Sonos is offline (without power) the VD shows an error within Debug. 

Therefore, in that cases, the VD should show "offline" for that Sonos.

[Patrick 11]

17 minutes ago, AutoFrank said:

@Patrick

 

Hi,

The IP address i'm referring to is for the device that is hosting your sonos-api ( raspberry pi ??)

 

The format of the table at line 10 is incorrect.. just include the names of the players.. leave out the number and the bracket... 

Let me know how you get on ...

 

-f

 

... oops  I do not use any raspberry pi or other api devices, for now stil to sophisticated for me  

[AutoFrank 372]

@Hoggle

 

think, I need  an  Offline-Status. 

???

 

Ahhhh...

I'll add that to the next version.

 

I'm also thinking about having the vd auto-create a global variable for each player to keep track of status so other scenes can trigger off certain states...

 

Keep the ideas coming....

-f

Just now, Patrick said:

... oops  I do not use any raspberry pi or other api devices, for now stil to sophisticated for me  

No worries @Patrick

 

It won't work without the api

 

Did you see the post that details how you can get it running on a pi reasonably fast...

[olekenneth 7]

Could someone please explain (briefly) the benefits / reasons for running an extra Sonos API from a Raspberry Pi?  What exactly do you get from all the hassle? 

[AutoFrank 372]

10 hours ago, olekenneth said:

Could someone please explain (briefly) the benefits / reasons for running an extra Sonos API from a Raspberry Pi?  What exactly do you get from all the hassle? 

Hi @olekenneth

 

Like most solutions it's horses for courses buy for me it gives me 2 things 

Ability to create custom vd's that include music control. I have one for the playroom for the kids and it includes their Sonos and the tv all in one vd. The one for the living room has playlists that can be selected where as the one in the kitchen has the important Sonos, Sat receiver and tv controls 

The second thing is control so I can automate sequences that include player/zone grouping / ungrouping , leveraging presets, pause all-resume all and triggering actions based on state ( tv switched on the playroom automatically stops the playroom Sonos and in groups it from the kitchen) 

Kids to bed scene groups their bedrooms, selects station, stops and ungriups all other upstairs players and lowers the kitchen and living room zones to preset level.

I also use it for my TTS functions.

 

I've had it running for 18 months now and it crashed once when somebody doing work in the house tripped the whole house. I had it back running in 15 mins.

 

Hope this helps understand why I use it.

 

[T.Konopka 8]

Hi @AutoFrank ,

 

Could you please move this topic to the Downloads?