Russound RNET Plugin v1.4

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Thanks for all your hard work!

I am trying to decide between C-Series and CA Series controllers.

Questions:

I understand you can select sources via RNET plugin for Vera. Has anyone integrated selecting music (Network or Streaming) within Vera then jumping to select zones etc within the same interface

Also if I go with a CA series do I need to also purchase the RNET Touch Point device?

Thanks!

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For the second question, you do not need the RNET Touch Point (in fact it won’t work at all with it) but you do need a USB-Serial adapter for the Vera and a serial cable to connect the Vera to the Russound Controller.

For the first question, I’m not sure I understand. I’m assuming by this question that your audio source is not RNET-enabled (Russound SMS3, DMS3, or iPod dock). If that is the case then the only way I can think of for selecting a source and playing music is if your music player has a Vera plugin. You can then create a scene that selects the music on the player plugin and zone/source on the RNET plugin.

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I suggest Sonos connect and C series.

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I just ordered a Myro bridge for enhanced control over Sonos from the c series keypad

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For the first question, I’m not sure I understand. I’m assuming by this question that your audio source is not RNET-enabled (Russound SMS3, DMS3, or iPod dock). If that is the case then the only way I can think of for selecting a source and playing music is if your music player has a Vera plugin. You can then create a scene that selects the music on the player plugin and zone/source on the RNET plugin.
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I just ordered a Myro bridge for enhanced control over Sonos from the c series keypad [/quote]

Thanks for your response. I think your solution makes sense. I’m really aiming to have a sonos type interface where from a single interface I first select the source which then lets me select music (pandora or specific mp3 album) then select the zone you want to play it in.

Is this feasible within Vera or is it keypads only using a Sonos and C Series Keypad?

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Both. Check out the Sonos plugin. You’ll use that for what your are trying to accomplish. The Myro just delivers metadata so you can see what’s playing and control the sonos from your keypad.

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Thanks big517!

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Any chance your plugin is easily modified to talk to Russound controllers over a TCP to serial port server? I have 3 Russound CA4 units with the serial ports connected to a 4 port serial to TCP converter RS-232 RJ-45 Serial-to-Ethernet | Digi PortServer TS | Digi International Instead of talking to it directly over over serial code, you send socket commands like this:

socket=require(‘socket’)
local client = socket.connect(‘10.0.1.108’, 2001) – The IP address is the port server. The port is 2001 for unit 1, 2002 for unit 2, 2003 for unit 3
command = setPower(0,0)
client:send(command)
client:close()

(setPower is my own Lua routine that formats the Russound command given the zone and a value).

Also, can your plugin handle multiple Russound units? As I mentioned above, I have 3 separate units (12 zones total…the CA4 units can only be chained for a total of 8 zones so I left them all separate).

Thanks!

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Have you tried the IP2Serial plugin? I believe that is exactly what you are looking for. Search the forum and you’ll find it.

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Searching the forums shows that the plugin was a hack and is no longer available. The notes also indicate that it is straightforward (I won?t say easy) to add the functionality to a plugin that already does serial. When I get some time, I?ll poke at the plugin source and see if I can add the IP stuff to it.

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Not being a programmer at all. I thought that the transition from serial to IP was straight forward.

Yes you are correct the plugin is no longer available.

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I ended up using the plugin as a shell and modified it significantly to meet my needs with 3 CA4 devices and a PortServer box. Unfortunately the plugin will have no use to anyone else Lua and plugins aren’t too hard to write, but they take a bit of time to figure out.

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Here is a modified version of the Russound plugin version 1.4 that fixes issues with the wrong service id’s being used for the On / Off functions and the Volume function.

  • Garrett
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Garrett----> Any chance you could make it so we can use a wiznet, instead of having to use the usb port on Vera? :slight_smile:

Please

[quote=“garrettwp, post:113, topic:176294”]Here is a modified version of the Russound plugin version 1.4 that fixes issues with the wrong service id’s being used for the On / Off functions and the Volume function.

  • Garrett[/quote]
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I don’t think he has any intention of taking up development of this plugin as he himself doesn’t have any Russound gear. He merely copied and pasted some small amount of information to make the plugin consistent with others of similar ilk.

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Correct, I have no intention of supporting this plug in. I am just making some small fixes so that it will work with 3rd party apps.

  • Garrett
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@ Garret

I have a bunch of scenes which turn various zones on and off. Since I uploaded your modified files none of the Off commands are firing any longer. Is this a coincidence or could it be related to the changes you made?

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It is most likely related to the change since the original plugin used the wrong service type and your scenes are referencing that wrong service type. You’ll have to modify the scenes to use the correct service type.

  • Garrett
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Oh well maybe someone else will pick it up.

Anyone know where someone could contract a programmer to create a plugin for Vera?

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Oh Man! Thanks something on the order of 30+ scenes! And the ridiculous way UI5 shuffles scenes around when editing them makes keeping track of which I’ve already fixed a nightmare. What’s up with that any way?

Thanks Garret.

@ DanielMason,

If you gave the developer of the plugin a wiznet he may be willing to modify his code.