Sonos KNX integration with Link’nX
With Link’nX, a Sonos speaker can be controlled from the KNX bus and used in the installation’s scenarios: play, pause, tracks, volume, mute, Radio and Spotify favorites, speaker grouping. Its states (volume, mute, current track) can also be read back by the bus. This page sums up what the integration does and the commissioning order.
What the Sonos integration does
Section titled “What the Sonos integration does”| Need | Where to configure it | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Control playback, volume and mute from a KNX button | Speaker’s gateway table | Map commands and feedback to KNX |
| Read volume, mute or the current track back on the bus | Gateway table, feedback tab | Map commands and feedback to KNX |
| Run a command in a scenario, on one or several speakers | Sonos actions | Prepare a Sonos action |
| Start a Radio or Spotify favorite | Play favorite command | Choose a Sonos favorite |
| Group or ungroup speakers | Group and Ungroup commands of an action | Prepare a Sonos action |
Step-by-step commissioning
Section titled “Step-by-step commissioning”- Declare the speaker with a name and its IPv4 address.
- Map its commands and feedback to KNX group addresses, with the expected DPT for each row.
- Prepare the scenario actions and, if needed, the favorites to start.
- Add the actions to a scenario, then test each command on the speaker.
If something goes wrong, the Sonos troubleshooting guide answers the most common problems: speaker not found, missing favorites, KNX command with no effect, no status feedback.
Good to know before wiring
Section titled “Good to know before wiring”- KNX commands in DPT 1.001 are pulses at 1: the value 0 does not trigger the opposite command.
- Volume is set in DPT 5.001 (0 to 100%) or by a signed offset in DPT 6.010; both commands unmute the sound.
- Feedback answers a KNX read request. Texts in DPT 16.001 are limited to 14 bytes.
- URL playback, favorite or group commands from the gateway table require a configuration set up with support.
For other audio players and TVs, see Audio and multimedia.
All Sonos guides
Section titled “All Sonos guides”Devices and integrations
Section titled “Devices and integrations”- Sonos action in a Link’nX scenario: playback, volume and groups
- Declare a Sonos speaker in Link’nX with its IP address
- Play a Sonos favorite (radio, Spotify) from a Link’nX scenario
- Sonos and KNX: map commands and feedback to group addresses