Volumio Binding

This binding integrates the open-source Music Player Volumio (opens new window).

Supported Things

All available Volumio (playback) modes are supported by this binding.

Discovery

The Volumio devices are discovered through mDNS in the local network and all devices are put in the Inbox.

Binding Configuration

The binding has the following configuration options, which can be set:

Parameter	Name	Description	Required
hostname	Hostname	The hostname of the Volumio player.	yes
port	Port	The port of your volumio2 device (default is 3000)	yes
protocol	Protocol	The protocol of your volumio2 device (default is http)	yes
timeout	Timeout	Connection-Timeout in ms	no

Thing Configuration

The Volumio Thing requires the hostname, port and protocol as a configuration value in order for the binding to know how to access it. Additionally, a connection timeout (in ms) can be configured. In the thing file, this looks e.g. like

Thing volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom "Volumio" @ "Living Room" [hostname="volumio.local", protocol="http"]

sample Thing Configuration

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required	Advanced
hostname	text	The hostname of the Volumio player.	N/A	yes	no
port	text	The port of your Volumio device.	3000	yes	no
protocol	text	The protocol of your Volumio device.	http	yes	no
timeout	integer	Connection-Timeout in ms.	5000	no	yes

Channels

The devices support the following channels:

Channel	Type	Read/Write	Description
title	String	R	Title of the song currently playing.
artist	String	R	Name of the artist currently playing.
album	String	R	Name of the album currently playing.
volume	Dimmer	RW	Set or get the master volume.
player	Player	RW	The State channel contains state of the Volumio Player.
albumArt	Image	R	Cover Art for the currently played track.
track-type	String	R	Tracktype of the currently played track.
play-radiostream	String	RW	Play the given radio stream.
play-playlist	String	RW	Playback a playlist identified by its name.
clear-queue	Switch	RW	Clear the current queue.
play-uri	Switch	RW	Play the stream at given uri.
play-file	Switch	RW	Play a file, located on your Volumio device at the given absolute path, e.g."mnt/INTERNAL/song.mp3"
random	Switch	RW	Activate random mode.
repeat	Switch	RW	Activate repeat mode.
system-command	Switch	RW	Sends a system command to Volumio. This allows to shutdown/reboot Volumio. Use "Shutdown"/"Reboot" as String command.
stop-command	Switch	RW	Sends a Stop Command to Volumio. This allows to stop the player. Use "stop" as string command.

Full Example

demo.things:

Thing volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom "Volumio" @ "Living Room" [hostname="volumio.local", protocol="http"]

demo.items:

String	Volumio_CurrentTitle	    "Current Title [%s]"	    <musicnote>      {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:title"}
String	Volumio_CurrentArtist	    "Current Artist [%s]"	                     {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:artist"}
String	Volumio_CurrentAlbum	    "Current Album [%s]"	                     {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:album"}
Dimmer	Volumio_CurrentVolume	    "Current Volume [%.1f %%]"  <soundvolume>	 {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:volume"}
Player	Volumio	                    "Current Status [%s]"	    <volumiologo>    {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:player"}
String	Volumio_CurrentTrackType	"Current Track Type [%s]"   <musicnote>      {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:track-type"}

demo.sitemap:

sitemap demo label="Main Menu"
{
    Frame label="Volumio" {
        Slider item=Volumio_CurrentVolume
        Text item=Volumio
		Text item=Volumio_CurrentTitle
    }
}

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