Sonos action in a Link’nX scenario: playback, volume and groups

A Sonos action in Link’nX prepares a command for one or more Sonos speakers: play, pause, track, volume, mute, group, optical source, favorite or URL. A scenario then runs it; saving the action does not run it.

Intended for installers and administrators. For a KNX push button to control the speaker directly, without a scenario, use the Sonos gateway table instead.

Before you start

• The speakers are declared in Link’nX, in the relevant context.

Create the action

1. Open Actions, click Add, then choose Sonos in Select an action type.
2. Enter Name, required and limited to 64 characters.
3. In Sonos device, check the devices to control. Select all checks or unchecks all the devices offered. Reopen the list to check the names hidden behind (+N others).
4. Choose Sonos command, then fill in its parameter, if any, using the table below.
5. Check the devices, the command and its value, then use the floppy disk at the bottom right. Wait for Success! and find the action in the list.
6. Add the action to the scenario, set its order and delay, then save the scenario. Creating the action alone does not add it to any existing scenario.

Choose the Sonos command

Command	Parameter	Good to know
Start, Pause, Stop, Next track, Previous track, Mute, Unmute	None
Set volume	Command value: whole number from 0 to 100	Unmutes the sound before setting the volume
Volume +/-	Whole-number offset from -100 to 100	Unmutes the sound; the fictitious example -5 lowers the volume by five units
Group	None	At least two devices selected; changes their existing groups
Ungroup	None	The selected devices leave their group
Play optical	None	Compatible device and optical source, already configured
Play favorite	Offered favorite	See the favorites guide
Play from URL	URL: full web address, protocol included, of an audio resource, for example an MP3 file	Listen to the result on the targeted speakers

The two volume commands therefore do not keep mute mode.

The form does not offer an explicit choice of a group’s coordinator. If this choice or keeping an existing group is needed, have the procedure established with support. Likewise, if the device’s optical compatibility is not established, contact support before preparing Play optical.

Edit an existing action

To change the volume of an action, open its name or its pencil, re-enter the desired value and follow the action change validation, in particular the confirmation of the affected scenarios.

To switch to a command without a parameter, create a new action with the steps above. Then replace the old action in the relevant scenarios, after checking where they use it.

In a scenario’s details, the Sonos device list is for viewing the associated devices: choosing a name there does not change the saved recipients. To change them, open the action itself.

Check the result

Success! confirms that the action is saved, not the audio result. A run can change the actual playback, volume or groups: check the devices before using the run commands, then listen to the speakers concerned.

Troubleshooting

If the expected command has no effect or if a field remains uncertain, follow the Sonos troubleshooting guide. If these checks do not resolve it, contact support@can-nx.com with the action name, the devices, the command, its value and the tests carried out.