Anthem Binding

The binding allows control of Anthem AV processors over an IP connection to the processor.

Supported Things

The following thing type is supported:

Thing	ID	Discovery	Description
Anthem	anthem	Manual	Represents a Anthem AV processor

Tested models include the AVM-60 11.2-channel preamp/processor.

Thing Configuration

The following configuration parameters are available on the Anthem thing:

Parameter	Parameter ID	Required/Optional	Description
Host	host	Required	IP address or host name of the Anthem AV processor
Port	port	Optional	Port number used by the Anthem
Reconnect Interval	reconnectIntervalMinutes	Optional	The time to wait between reconnection attempts (in minutes)
Command Delay	commandDelayMsec	Optional	The delay between commands sent to the processor (in milliseconds)

Channels

The Anthem AV processor supports the following channels (some zones/channels are model specific):

Channel	Type	Description
General
general#command	String	Send a custom command
Main Zone
1#power	Switch	Power the zone on or off
1#volume	Dimmer	Increase or decrease the volume level
1#volumeDB	Number	The actual volume setting
1#mute	Switch	Mute the volume
1#activeInput	Number	The currently active input source
1#activeInputShortName	String	Short friendly name of the active input
1#activeInputLongName	String	Long friendly name of the active input
Zone 2
2#power	Switch	Power the zone on or off
2#volume	Dimmer	Increase or decrease the volume level
2#volumeDB	Number	The actual volume setting
2#mute	Switch	Mute the volume
2#activeInput	Number	The currently active input source
2#activeInputShortName	String	Short friendly name of the active input
2#activeInputLongName	String	Long friendly name of the active input

Full Example

Things

Thing anthem:anthem:mediaroom "Anthem AVM 60" [ host="192.168.1.100" ]

Items

String  Anthem_Command                    "Command [%s]"                           { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:general#command" }

Switch  Anthem_Z1_Power                   "Zone 1 Power [%s]"                      { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#power" }
Dimmer  Anthem_Z1_Volume                  "Zone 1 Volume [%s]"                     { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#volume" }
Number  Anthem_Z1_Volume_DB               "Zone 1 Volume dB [%.0f]"                { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#volumeDB" }
Switch  Anthem_Z1_Mute                    "Zone 1 Mute [%s]"                       { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#mute" }
Number  Anthem_Z1_ActiveInput             "Zone 1 Active Input [%.0f]"             { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#activeInput" }
String  Anthem_Z1_ActiveInputShortName    "Zone 1 Active Input Short Name [%s]"    { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#activeInputShortName" }
String  Anthem_Z1_ActiveInputLongName     "Zone 1 Active Input Long Name [%s]"     { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#activeInputLongName" }

Switch  Anthem_Z2_Power                   "Zone 2 Power [%s]"                      { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#power" }
Dimmer  Anthem_Z2_Volume                  "Zone 2 Volume [%s]"                     { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#volume" }
Number  Anthem_Z2_Volume_DB               "Zone 2 Volume dB [%.0f]"                { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#volumeDB" }
Switch  Anthem_Z2_Mute                    "Zone 2 Mute [%s]"                       { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#mute" }
Number  Anthem_Z2_ActiveInput             "Zone 2 Active Input [%.0f]"             { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#activeInput" }
String  Anthem_Z2_ActiveInputShortName    "Zone 2 Active Input Short Name [%s]"    { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#activeInputShortName" }
String  Anthem_Z2_ActiveInputLongName     "Zone 2 Active Input Long Name [%s]"     { channel="anthem:anthem:mediaroom:1#activeInputLongName" }

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