Bas ic information
KNX Sonos -Gateway
MR-SONOS-REG
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A Sonos device mus t become a s lave within a mas ter-s lave group to ens ure that it depends on another device.
This master-s lave group is then us ed for certain occas ions only (dynamic).
Now take a look at the initial scenario first:
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You have one Sonos device for each room (als o known as a zone).
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There is a Sonos device in the dining room (hereinafter referred to as Sonos device 1)
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There is a Sonos device in the living room (hereinafter referred to as Sonos device 3)
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The Sonos device is a mas ter in each room.
Technically, we now have two mas ter-s lave groups which compris e one mas ter each. A mas ter can play its
own mus ic independently of other Sonos devices .
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Sonos device 1 is playing mus ic A.
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Sonos device 3 is playing mus ic C.
You configure the playlis ts on the device webs ite.
Configure playlis ts on the device webs ite, p. 61
Room
Dining room
Living room
Sonos device
Mus ic
Figure 10: Dynamic zone creation for Sonos devices (initial status) – Sonos devices are masters
Configure party mode
Objective: We wis h to do the following:
1.
The us er wants the dining room mus ic to be played in the living room as well but only when the us er ex-
pres s ly wants it to be played – when they pres s a certain button, for example. The mus ic is to be con-
trolled in the dining room when in party mode.
2.
It s hould s till be pos s ible for different mus ic to be played in the two rooms .
Solution: Define two master -slave groups in the ETS.
Room/mode
Mas ter-s lave group
Details
Dining
room/party
mode
Configuration to play different mus ic in the dining room
and play the s ame mus ic in the dining room and living
room when required.
Sonos device 1 mus t be the mas ter.
Sonos device 3 in the living room s hould play Sonos device
1's mus ic.
Sonos device 3 mus t be able to become Sonos device 1's
s lave.
