Would a simple driver be able to control this (API doc supplied)

bludott · April 24, 2020, 1:45pm

I think I'm giving up on my russound multiroom amp with rs232 control for now.

I have purchased an arylic up2stream amp and have been pleasently surprised with it's capability and ease of use. I currently use the app with it but would like to integrate it in HE so I can shutdown and control simple things like volume and track without having to always switch between apps once the source is playing something.

The API doc is here and seems simple enough but I don't have a strong programming background.

For the seasoned guys does this seem doable to make a simple app to do basic control? (I dont need anything crazy like feedback etc)

markus · April 24, 2020, 1:51pm

Since it is a local REST API it is not a very complicated thing to communicate with. It looks rather well documented as well. If I can get one of these here in China directly, I might even consider getting one, this looks nice. With that said, I have no time for any more programming projects, so hopefully someone else writes something.

stephen_nutt · April 24, 2020, 2:02pm

If you simplly want to control the device's functions and don't need any of the http requests that send feedback, you can do it all with RM or the newly reinstated Button Controller. Create a virtual button device with enough buttons to do each action you want to perform. Then, put appropriate HTTP request assigned to each button when pushed. I did similar to create a dashboard for my Roku. It's a 20 button virtual device

No programming!

bludott · April 24, 2020, 2:16pm

thanks that looks very cool!

bludott · April 24, 2020, 2:18pm

they are very nice for the price and you can link multiple units with no delay between zones for the perfect affordable multiroom experience. The boards are like $70 US and all you need to do is use a 24v power supply for them/

The built in airplay, bluetooth and native streaming for tidal, spotify deezer etc is amazing for the price

bludott · April 24, 2020, 5:26pm

did you have to use multiple button controllers as the documentation mentioned a max of 8 buttons per?

stephen_nutt · April 24, 2020, 5:39pm

I hadn't seen that 8 button limit. Mine is actually 25.

I do all of my logic in Node Red but i just created a 25 Button Controller based on my 25 button device as a test. i didn't populate all of the http requests though.

bludott · April 24, 2020, 6:02pm

am I missing something in the POST?

stephen_nutt · April 24, 2020, 6:12pm

In section 1.2 of instructions document it says to use GET, not POST. Did you try that?

bludott · April 24, 2020, 7:01pm

yeah I tried both methods with the same result (no control of the player) but if I use that command in a web browser (chrome) it control it just fine

so I'm wondering if I'm missing something in the body for POST... section

stephen_nutt · April 24, 2020, 7:37pm

The instructions don't mention POST anywhere in document so I would concentrate on GET. Also, when you use Chrome, I am pretty sure it's a GET.

Have you tried testing w/ Postman? It might help find an error.

If you don't mind one virtual device per action, you could create one device per action and use this device driver:

github.com

ogiewon/Hubitat/blob/master/Drivers/http-momentary-switch.src/http-momentary-switch.groovy

/**
 *  HTTP Momentary Switch
 *
 *  Copyright 2018 Daniel Ogorchock
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 *  Change History:
 *
 *    Date        Who             What
 *    ----        ---             ----
 *    2018-02-18  Dan Ogorchock   Original Creation
 *    2019-10-11  Stephan Hackett Added ContentType and Body inputs(very limited functionality)

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Or, just create one to see if the HTTP Get Request works using that virtual device 1st.

bludott · April 24, 2020, 7:38pm

thanks will take a look at that, appreciate the tips!

stephen_nutt · April 24, 2020, 7:40pm

Also, why are there 2 different IP addresses in the image you posted earlier? It should be the IP address of your amp.

bludott · April 24, 2020, 7:44pm

I was in the midst and copying and pasting from a text file, I hadn't updated the address yet

bludott · April 25, 2020, 3:48am

I'm an idiot and didn't press the "DONE" button on the bottom so my changes weren't being updated