Volumio Binding

This binding integrates the open-source Music Player Volumio (opens new window).

Supported Things

All available Volumio (playback) modes are supported by this binding.

Discovery

The Volumio devices are discovered through mDNS in the local network and all devices are put in the Inbox.

Thing Configuration

Parameter name	Type	Description	Default	Required	Advanced
hostname	text	The hostname of your Volumio device.	N/A	yes	no
port	integer	The port of your Volumio device.	3000	no	no
protocol	text	The protocol of your Volumio device.	http	no	no
timeout	integer	Connection timeout in milliseconds.	5000	no	yes

sample Thing Configuration

Thing volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom "Volumio" @ "Living Room" [hostname="volumio.local", protocol="http"]

Channels

The devices support the following channels:

Channel	Type	Read/Write	Description
title	String	R	Title of the song currently playing.
artist	String	R	Name of the artist currently playing.
album	String	R	Name of the album currently playing.
volume	Dimmer	RW	Set or get the master volume.
player	Player	RW	Control the state of the Volumio Player.
albumArt	Image	R	Cover Art for the currently played track.
track-type	String	R	Track type of the currently played track.
play-radiostream	String	RW	Play the given radio stream.
play-playlist	String	RW	Play a playlist identified by its name.
clear-queue	Switch	RW	Clear the current queue.
play-uri	String	RW	Play the stream at given uri.
play-file	String	RW	Play a file, located on your Volumio device at the given absolute path, e.g."mnt/INTERNAL/song.mp3"
random	Switch	RW	Activate random mode.
repeat	Switch	RW	Activate repeat mode.
system-command	String	RW	Sends a system command to shutdown or reboot the Volumio device. Use "shutdown" or "reboot" as string command.
stop-command	String	RW	Sends a Stop command to stop the player. Use "stop" as string command.

Full Example

demo.things:

Thing volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom "Volumio" @ "Living Room" [hostname="volumio.local", protocol="http"]

demo.items:

String	Volumio_CurrentTitle	    "Current Title [%s]"	    <musicnote>      {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:title"}
String	Volumio_CurrentArtist	    "Current Artist [%s]"	                     {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:artist"}
String	Volumio_CurrentAlbum	    "Current Album [%s]"	                     {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:album"}
Dimmer	Volumio_CurrentVolume	    "Current Volume [%.1f %%]"  <soundvolume>	 {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:volume"}
Player	Volumio	                    "Current Status [%s]"	    <volumiologo>    {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:player"}
String	Volumio_CurrentTrackType	"Current Track Type [%s]"   <musicnote>      {channel="volumio:player:VolumioLivingRoom:track-type"}

demo.sitemap:

sitemap demo label="Main Menu"
{
    Frame label="Volumio" {
        Slider item=Volumio_CurrentVolume
        Text item=Volumio
		Text item=Volumio_CurrentTitle
    }
}

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