Chromecast integration

[Guest Roman]

I have many chromecast devices at home. But there is a problem with controlling them from Fibaro.

Actually there are several projects based on some additional server. I know about them and tried almost all.

But it would be great to find solution how to control such devices from Fibaro locally.

As I know they use protocol called "castv2".

Unfortunatelly, I don't know is it possible to implement this protocol with LUA. 

Did anybody try to implement such protocol via LUA?

[jakub.jezek 370]

You could set TV or AVR to connect Chromecast and just set correct INPUT and start casting from mobile to Chromecast and you have whole control from Chromecast. It is done by AMX, Control4, Crestron, RTI, ...

[Guest Roman]

Actually I want to make several scenarios like these:

- Automatically start playback at morning by motion sensor.

- Add scene like "party", when playback starts everywhere.

- Stop sound everywhere whey I leave home.

 

This could be created only if Fibaro HC2 will be able to control chomecast devices by itself.

 

[jakub.jezek 370]

OK, and what is source of stream? Meaning Phone, Tablet or something else?

 

 

 

[Ros 22]

Install Home Assistant. It allows to send any video or audio stream (incl. IP cameras) to any chromecast. You can then activate these actions via LUA scenes.

[Guest Roman]

1 hour ago, Ros said:

Install Home Assistant. It allows to send any video or audio stream (incl. IP cameras) to any chromecast. You can then activate these actions via LUA scenes.

 

Thank you. How stable it works?

How fast it starts playing after call?

[Guest Roman]

7 hours ago, jakub.jezek said:

OK, and what is source of stream? Meaning Phone, Tablet or something else?

 

 

 

 

Usually this is net stream (url to radio, or file located on NAS).

[Joep 200]

Use Node-Red to interface things and use a httpget nice to trigger Node-Red flows from Fibaro Lua. With this the world is mine. 

[10der 832]

1 hour ago, Joep said:

Node-Red flows from Fibaro Lua. With this the world is mine. 

Or use Fibaro node-red node   (C)

 

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[Guest Roman]

Cool , thank you for links. Today I will check them.

 

BTW, yesterday I tried Logitech Media Server:

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It has plugin for chromecast devices:

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This plugin still in active development and many people use it.

After installation, it found all my chromecast devices in local network. Additionally it can control groups of speakers.

Logitech Media Server has quite simple API, which allows to control playback, start URL streaming, also it support music library. So there is possiblity start playing random song from folder.

I wrore simple scene for morning. From monday to friday (for example from 7 to 8 a.m.) when motion sensor triggers it start playback audio in bathroom. Really cool feature I like it

 

Got some problems with AntiVirus. But I hope will resolve them.

[Joep 200]

I worked for years with Logitech Squeezebox devices and their API. It's so simple, many will learn from them.

It's a shame the platform didn't survive.

 

 

[Guest Roman]

Thank you. Node-red really cool Library!

Also found plugin for chromecast:

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It works well, but probably stupid question from me. Is it possible to change volume of playback on fly?

As I understood this only allows to start playback of audio or video file with predefined volume. In order to change volume I need to restart playback of this file. Do I do something wrong?

[Joep 200]

I don't know the node. Maybe you can ask the developer on GitHub. 

Edited April 18, 2019 by Joep