Bas ic information
KNX Sonos -Gateway
MR-SONOS-REG
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During the running time, you can only add the Sonos devices as a s lave if you have defined them as s uch in
the configuration in the <<Group <n>>>
<<Settings >> tab for the mas ter-s lave group concerned.
The definition of s laves in a mas ter-s lave group s tates which particular Sonos devices can be
potentially linked with the master. You can us e the communication object <<Slave 1/2/3/4/5 –
Switch group as s ociation>> to activate individual s laves .
Why must I activate each individual slave in a master -slave group?
The individual activation provides you with greater flexibility. For example, you can switch off the "Doorbell"
announcement for the Sonos device in the child's room when they are taking an afternoon nap. You can acti-
vate all slaves for the "Dinner bell" announcement, so that no-one in the house misses a hot meal.
What is the largest possible Sonos group that you can create with the KNX Sonos-Gateway?
A Sonos device can be configured as a master in several master-slave groups.
If you then control this Sonos device as a master, you can control all slaves in the corresponding master-slave
group, providing you have activated the slaves.
If you configure a Sonos device (here: no. 1) as the master in all ten master-slave groups, you can then add up
to 51 Sonos devices to a Sonos group during the running time (see
Figure 7: A mas ter controls max. 51
Sonos devices , including its elf, p. 29).
As of the date this documentation was printed, Sonos s upports a total of up to 32 Sonos prod-
ucts and controllers in a s ingle hous ehold. The maximum number of 60 different Sonos devices
or 51 Sonos devices in one Sonos group us ing ten mas ter-s lave groups with the s ame master
can therefore only be attained theoretically.
Figure 7: A master controls max. 51 Sonos devices, including itself
