SonosController - looking for beta testers
Hi there
You might or might not have heard of SonosController, my very first Amiga program (using Hollywood) I released last autumn for OS4 and MorphOS and a bit later version 1.1 also supporting OS 3.x (with fast CPUs) and WarpOS. In case you'd like to catch up, here are the links to the news including a list of features:
Although I didn't exactly got tons of responses to this, I still kept on developing and am now at the brink of releasing version 1.2 with the following key features:
But before I release this new version 1.2 to the general public, I'm looking for beta testers to make this thing also works outside the (fire)walls of my own little network. Would anybody please help me out on this? :help Download links
Well, here are two screenshots of the OS4 version to make a first impression, the app looks accordingly on the other platforms: Grouping devices: https://mrupp.ch/EAB/1.2_beta_OS4-1-en.png Volume and muting can be set for each grouped device individually: https://mrupp.ch/EAB/1.2_beta_OS4-2-en.png Change log
Important note
Well then, happy testing, please post any reports (bugs, but also if it DOES work for you) here in this thread. Cheers, Michael |
No Sonos owners here? None at all??? Or did I post this in the wrong subforum?
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Not yet. I am looking to replace 4 old regular speakers in our workshop and somebody recommended me Sonos, which would also remove problems with rotten cables.
Then I realized that the current Sonos devices come with Alexa or some Google equivalent installed, and you need an account at Sonos and probably at some stream providers to be able to use it. I don't really like that for privacy reasons. Otherwise having an Amiga solution to control the speakers is really a great option! As far as I know the protocol is proprietary? Good work! :great |
New beta 2 uploaded (same links, see above) with the following changes:
@phx Thanks for replying, I was already thinking that nobody is interested, at all. :spin Yes, you'll need a Sonos account. It might work without but I'm not sure. Some speakers support Google Assistant or Alexa, but there are also some that don't (I don't have and want that either). You don't necessarily need some streaming provider if you have your music files in your network (like a NAS or some computer that's running). Or if you'd like to use internet radio, of course. The protocol I use (directly accessing the speakers in a client-server way) is based on a UPNP standard but the commands themselves are proprietary (I believe). It's basically sending SOAP requests to the speakers and subscribing to their UPNP events. If you're interested, here's an interesting (unofficial) site about the API: https://svrooij.io/sonos-api-docs/ |
Alright, didn't want to wait any longer and have published the new version 1.2. Here's the link to Aminet:
http://aminet.net/search?query=SonosController Hoping that not too many bugs are still present, fingers crossed ;-) Cheers, Michael |
Sonos user here, I love them and couldn't live without them (No Alexa or Google on my speakers either)
Alas, my Amiga 4000 (3.2) is probably not fast enough if you are recommending a '060 or better. I will give it a try though - Thanks for writing a OS3.X version! |
I might buy some Sonos speakers purely to be able to control them with an Amiga. Excellent work, especially as a first program!
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Thank you, guys!
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