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    Just experimenting with your script and trying to understand how it works and integrates...

    I have a Amazon echo that I am splitting the right and left channels on for stereo and wiring to inputs 11 and 12 respectively (Audio IN L & Audio IN R). I have then wired Outputs 1 and 2 (Kitchen L & Kitchen R) to my Amp where the speakers are wired to.

    My question is regarding the ZMC v4 setup, is this alterations going to be acceptable for stereo setup or will these changes screw something else up somewhere?

    Thanks.

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      Sorry i think it won't work like that

      You could try this
      Use output 1-10
      In the INI file rename output 1 to Kitchen-R and output 2 to Kitchen-L

      Input 11 is where you put on the right channel (or left)
      Input 12 the left channel (or visa versa)

      Now you can control each channel
      What is on input 12 is controlled with
      AZ_ZMC4.vb("Main","KITCHEN-L;ON;<time in seconds>")

      If you use this also for KITCHEN-R then you still get the right side channel
      To let the music be turned of you need to make an event called Kitchen-L which will fire AZ_ZMC4.vb("Main","KITCHEN-L;OFF")

      Input 11 is used for announcements or as a second audio source so you can have different music in an other room. This channel switches back as speech has stopped so you need to find a way to keep it open.

      One solution is to control the matrix directly with command simular like this. (see manual for the correct settings)
      AZ_ZMC4.vb("SetMatrix","0|C|P|2|O|1")

      Or you could try to call the buildin subroutine SetSingleChannelToSpeech(ByVal Location As String) for input 11

      and back to audio
      at input 12 with SetSingleChannelToAudio(ByVal Location As String)
      - Bram

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      Ashai_Rey____________________________________________________________ ________________
      HS3 Pro 3.0.0.534
      PIugins: ZMC audio | ZMC VR | ZMC IR | ZMC NDS | RFXcom | AZ scripts | Jon00 Scripts | BLBackup | FritzBox | Z-Wave | mcsMQTT | AK Ikea

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        Originally posted by AshaiRey View Post
        (Be aware that this is untested code)
        In HST just change the methode name from SetGain to SetGainHST
        Code:
         
        '==============================
        ' SetGain via HSTouch
        '==============================
        '
        ' Sets the gain on the specified channel for the specified unit
        ' Data is now coming from HSTouch
        '
        ' unitCode - the unit code of the target unit
        ' channel - the target channel (1-8, A-D, 1-2, or * for all)
        ' channelType - the type of channel (e.g. I for input, O for output,
        '                                    S for subbus, p for processors)
        ' level - the amount of gain to apply in dB (-20 to 20).
        ' Type  - A for absolute or R for relative to current,
        '
        Sub SetGainHST(ByVal parameter1 As String, ByVal parameter2 As String, ByVal parameter3 As String, ByVal parameter4 As String, ByVal parameter5 As String)
            strdata = parameter1 + "|" + parameter2 + "|" + parameter3 + "|" + parameter4 + "|" + parameter5
            CMD = UNIT_CMD & GetUnitCode(strData) & " GAIN " & GetParameter(strData) & EOM
            If DEBUG = True Then hs.WriteLog(strScriptName, "SetGain request used : " & CMD)
            send(CMD)
        End Sub

        Thanks for the code, I finally had a moment to try it out. I had to add this line to make the file compile:

        Code:
        Dim strdata                   As String                    'Added to for SetGainHST

        I'm now getting this error using the same setup as before in HST:



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          The error description gives you a hint that something is wrong with the parameters. The function wants to have 5 parameters and it's getting 5 so that's oke. However it wants also that all paramaters are of the type string

          parameter1 As String
          parameter2 As String
          parameter3 As String
          parameter4 As String
          parameter5 As String

          If I look at your parameter screenshot I can't see what type they are but i can imagion that 4 and 5 are integers. I don't know if you can set the type in HST otherwise you have to change the code like this

          Change the specific parameter in the function call
          For example
          ByVal parameter4 As Integer, ByVal parameter5 As Integer

          And change the following line to reflect your change (as in the example above)
          strdata = parameter1 + "|" + parameter2 + "|" + parameter3 + "|" + "|" + CStr( parameter4 ) + "|" + CStr( parameter5 )
          - Bram

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          Ashai_Rey____________________________________________________________ ________________
          HS3 Pro 3.0.0.534
          PIugins: ZMC audio | ZMC VR | ZMC IR | ZMC NDS | RFXcom | AZ scripts | Jon00 Scripts | BLBackup | FritzBox | Z-Wave | mcsMQTT | AK Ikea

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            I tried that and made sure all the other parameters were strings or numbers as well, but I'm still getting the same error.

            Is there a way to debug and figure out what HST is passing as the parameters?

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              With HS2 and HST i have noticed that the parameters where different when they where send from an Android or an iPad. I had a lot of trouble to get them in a right format and to see what was going on. At the moment i am at work but later i wil look at my notes and old code how to deal with this. I was hoping that this was solved by now.

              In the meantime i found this old message on this forum that might help you
              https://forums.homeseer.com/showpost...60&postcount=3

              The message also points to another thread that probaly fails to load so here's the correct url
              http://board.homeseer.com/showthread...ript+parameter
              - Bram

              Send from my Commodore VIC-20

              Ashai_Rey____________________________________________________________ ________________
              HS3 Pro 3.0.0.534
              PIugins: ZMC audio | ZMC VR | ZMC IR | ZMC NDS | RFXcom | AZ scripts | Jon00 Scripts | BLBackup | FritzBox | Z-Wave | mcsMQTT | AK Ikea

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                Originally posted by AshaiRey View Post
                With HS2 and HST i have noticed that the parameters where different when they where send from an Android or an iPad. I had a lot of trouble to get them in a right format and to see what was going on. At the moment i am at work but later i wil look at my notes and old code how to deal with this. I was hoping that this was solved by now.

                In the meantime i found this old message on this forum that might help you
                https://forums.homeseer.com/showpost...60&postcount=3

                The message also points to another thread that probaly fails to load so here's the correct url
                http://board.homeseer.com/showthread...ript+parameter

                Those links helped! I updated the script based on those hints and ended up with this:
                Code:
                '==============================
                ' SetGain via HSTouch
                '==============================
                '
                ' Sets the gain on the specified channel for the specified unit
                ' Data is now coming from HSTouch
                '
                ' unitCode - the unit code of the target unit
                ' channel - the target channel (1-8, A-D, 1-2, or * for all)
                ' channelType - the type of channel (e.g. I for input, O for output,
                '                                    S for subbus, p for processors)
                ' level - the amount of gain to apply in dB (-20 to 20).
                ' Type  - A for absolute or R for relative to current,
                '
                Sub SetGainHST(ByVal  Parm()  As String)
                    Dim x As String = ""
                    If  Parm  IsNot  Nothing Then
                        Dim strdata As String = ""
                        For i As Integer = 0 To Parm.Length - 1
                            If  Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(Parm(i))  Then
                                strdata = Parm(i)
                                if i = 3  Then
                '                    hs.WriteLog("Tests",strdata)
                                    strdata = Right(strdata,  Len(strdata) -  InStr(1, strdata,  Chr(7))) - 66
                                End  If
                                strdata = Right(strdata,  Len(strdata) -  InStr(1, strdata,  Chr(7)))
                                x = x + strdata + "|"
                '                hs.WriteLog("Testx",x)
                            End If
                        Next
                        x = Left(x, Len(x) - 1)
                '        hs.WriteLog("Testx2",x)
                    End If
                    CMD = UNIT_CMD & GetUnitCode(x) & " GAIN " & GetParameter(x) & EOM
                    If DEBUG = True Then hs.WriteLog(strScriptName, "SetGainHST request used : " & CMD)
                    send(CMD)
                '    hs.WriteLog(strScriptName, "SetGainHST request used : " & CMD)
                End Sub
                It seems to be sending the parameters correctly now. I'll have to get home to double verify, but it looks good in the logs.

                Two things I learned:
                • Drop down lists still do not work, you have to use the list box
                • I think your script is going off real dB levels (i.e. -66 to 20). Sliders do not support negative values, so I had to add that line to subtract 66 and adjust the slider range appropriately.

                If there is a cleaner way to script what I have, please let me know! Also, is there a way to read the values of each output from the matrix and store them in devices so I can always know at what values they're set to?


                Lastly, I can't figure out why the sliders seem to double call the script. See attached log images. If I just click the slider to a value, it seems to call the script twice. That also seems to give me "script already running" warnings too.

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                  First of all i would like to say that i am very glad that you have programming skills. That make solving this a lot easier for me..

                  The ZMC script wasn't intented to work with HST or not at first. I had in the past also a lot of trouble with sliders and other scripts to such extend that i just dropped using them. Also due to the quirky behaviour of HST on Android/iPad/Windows. I do use a few sliders here but that is on my own controlled enviroment where i know what i have.

                  Having said that back to the sliders. When using them they trigger lots of events due to the nature of the device. If you slide the control you want to see/hear the effect at ounce. For a light you want it to change graduately from the previous value to the new value. This also means sending lots of control tokens hence that the control script is triggered often in a short time to reflect this change. However the connection,script, HomeSeer scripting engine, windows API's, serial connection, the XAP and the route through all these layer back isn't finished before the next one comes in.

                  I have some ideas how to prevent this but never tried them so they are just that, ideas.

                  Also, is there a way to read the values of each output from the matrix and store them in devices so I can always know at what values they're set to?
                  I don't know exactly what you mean with this but most commands function also as information feedback if you send them with a special value in the parameter. You have to look in the manual of the XAP for the format. It might be needed that you have to make a new general function for this so you can send in any constructed command.
                  Last edited by AshaiRey; August 9, 2017, 03:52 AM. Reason: Additional information
                  - Bram

                  Send from my Commodore VIC-20

                  Ashai_Rey____________________________________________________________ ________________
                  HS3 Pro 3.0.0.534
                  PIugins: ZMC audio | ZMC VR | ZMC IR | ZMC NDS | RFXcom | AZ scripts | Jon00 Scripts | BLBackup | FritzBox | Z-Wave | mcsMQTT | AK Ikea

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                    Originally posted by dtsouers View Post
                    It seems there a bug in Homeseer with my Prolific USB to Serial Adapter. What brand are other people using?

                    Hmm, tried an FTDI adapter too recently. Thinking this is a bug with either HS3 or Windows 10.
                    Funny thing Windows via the MODE command thinks the port is closed and G-Ware works...
                    I use
                    http://www.usconverters.com/rs232-ethernet-converter
                    works awesome for me

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                      could you give examples of how you setup your events.

                      I am using kinects for my VR. But I wish to integrate the output control with this script.

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                        I had to take a break from working on all this automation. But I am back at it

                        I still can not get the unit to output speech

                        also how would you intergrate this into other things... like weatherxml speech output. How do I have the xap800 route audio traffic when another action is happening?


                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: ERROR - Argument error.
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : ERROR - Argument error.
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: >
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : >
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: ERROR - Argument error.
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : ERROR - Argument error.
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        DATA OUT [#50 MTRX 0 ] to port : 2
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        SetMatrix request used : #50 MTRX 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Retry #2 to set the matrix : 50 MTRX B P 1 O 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Reply : 50 MTRX B P 1 O 0 <> CMD : #50 MTRX 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        unitType : 5 and deviceID : 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : > #50 MTRX B P 1 O 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Ignoring unexpected data received from the unit: OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : OK>
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        DATA OUT [#50 MTRX 0 ] to port : 2
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        SetMatrix request used : #50 MTRX 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Retry #1 to set the matrix : 50 MTRX B P 1 O 1
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Reply : 50 MTRX B P 1 O 1 <> CMD : #50 MTRX B P 1 O 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        TTS
                        Speak: (*:*):Some text the speak
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        unitType : 5 and deviceID : 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        THIS IS THE DATA COMMING FROM UNIT : OK> #50 MTRX B P 1 O 1
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        FINISHED ZMC SCRIPT.
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Turn device OFF : 0and set state : RADIO
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        Warning
                        Not running script since its already running: AZ_ZMC4.vb Single instance option enabled in event properties
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        Warning
                        Not running script since its already running: AZ_ZMC4.vb Single instance option enabled in event properties
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        Warning
                        Not running script since its already running: AZ_ZMC4.vb Single instance option enabled in event properties
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        DATA OUT [#50 MTRX B P 1 O 0 ] to port : 2
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        SetMatrix request used : #50 MTRX B P 1 O 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Actionstring SetToSpeech : 0|B|P|1|O|0
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Audio in : MAIN(1)
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Turn device ON : 0and set state : SPEECH
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        DATA OUT [#50 MTRX B P 1 O 1 ] to port : 2
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        SetMatrix request used : #50 MTRX B P 1 O 1
                        Oct-13 14:19:22

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Actionstring SetToSpeech : 0|B|P|1|O|1
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        DATA OUT [#50 MTRX C P 1 O 0 ] to port : 2
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        SetMatrix request used : #50 MTRX C P 1 O 0
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Actionstring SetToSpeech : 0|C|P|1|O|0
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Speech in : MAIN(1)
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Saving state
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Speak parameters : Some text the speak
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Room (1) found named : MAIN
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        STARTING ZMC SCRIPT.
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        Event
                        Running script in background: C:/Program Files (x86)/HomeSeer HS3/scripts/AZ_ZMC4.vb("Main","Main;SPEAK;Some text the speak")
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        Event
                        Event Trigger "Audio System Speaktest"
                        Oct-13 14:19:21

                        Event
                        Event Audio System Speaktest triggered by the event page 'Run' button.
                        Oct-13 14:18:59

                        Z-Wave
                        Device: Energy Garage Volts 2 Set to 122.129 (122.129 Volts)
                        Oct-13 14:18:59

                        Z-Wave
                        Device: Energy Garage Volts 1 Set to 122.129 (122.129 Volts)
                        Oct-13 14:18:24

                        Z-Wave
                        Device: Energy Garage kW Hours 2 Set to 4708.226 (4708.226 kW Hours)
                        Oct-13 14:18:24

                        Z-Wave
                        Device: Energy Garage kW Hours 1 Set to 2161.845 (2161.845 kW Hours)
                        Oct-13 14:18:24

                        Z-Wave
                        Device: Energy Garage Amperes 2 Set to 29.012 (29.012 Amperes)
                        Oct-13 14:18:24

                        Z-Wave
                        Device: Energy Garage Amperes 1 Set to 18.698 (18.698 Amperes)
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                        Connection to unit is now open
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        Loaded value :1e Device
                        Y10
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        Loaded value :migraine
                        B1
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        Loaded value :telco
                        Z49
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        Loaded value :gate
                        Z59
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        Loaded value :VR status
                        W70
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        Loaded value :# mics
                        7
                        Oct-13 14:18:08

                        Loaded value :# outputs
                        12
                        Oct-13 14:18:07

                        Event
                        Running script in background: C:/Program Files (x86)/HomeSeer HS3/scripts/AZ_ZMC4.vb("Connect")
                        Oct-13 14:18:07

                        Event
                        Event Trigger "Audio System XAP800 Connect"

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                          I see that the order of switching is correct however at this point things go wrong

                          (I've changed the order so it read from top to bottom)

                          AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                          Turn device ON : 0and set state : SPEECH
                          Oct-13 14:19:22


                          Thing are setup here and speech to the room (Main) is ready.
                          The script will do now
                          hs.Speak("Some text the speak", True)

                          The True Boolean tells HS to wait till all speech is done before the script will continue.
                          At least so it works on HS2.
                          I really can't find any HS3 scripting documentation on their site anymore so they are doing an even worse job then back in the HS2 days. I can't check and see if hs.speak() is doing what it suppost to do.

                          Any way. The script just don't wait for speech to start and finish but breaking down the setup straight after it has build it up.
                          This can be seen happening below.

                          AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                          Audio in : MAIN(1)
                          Oct-13 14:19:22

                          What you could try first is to put a delay in the script of say 10 seconds right after the hs.speak() command.
                          This will allow you to verify of this is the problem.

                          If this is the problem you have a few options.

                          1- Find the correct hs.speak() command used for HS3 that wait till speech is finished.

                          2- Hard code a fixed delay after hs.speak(). This gives trouble when you want to speak the weather for example.

                          3- The variable temp in hs.speak(temp,true) contains the text to speech.
                          Use temp.lenght() to get how many characters there are to speech and use that number to set the time to wait. For example delaymillisecond(temp.lenght() * 500) ## where 500 is in millisconds.

                          Please note that I don't know the right command for the delay in seconds or milliseconds. You could also use something like delay(temp.lenght()/2) if you want to use a delay that is in seconds.
                          - Bram

                          Send from my Commodore VIC-20

                          Ashai_Rey____________________________________________________________ ________________
                          HS3 Pro 3.0.0.534
                          PIugins: ZMC audio | ZMC VR | ZMC IR | ZMC NDS | RFXcom | AZ scripts | Jon00 Scripts | BLBackup | FritzBox | Z-Wave | mcsMQTT | AK Ikea

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                            Originally posted by AshaiRey View Post
                            I see that the order of switching is correct however at this point things go wrong

                            (I've changed the order so it read from top to bottom)

                            AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                            Turn device ON : 0and set state : SPEECH
                            Oct-13 14:19:22


                            Thing are setup here and speech to the room (Main) is ready.
                            The script will do now
                            hs.Speak("Some text the speak", True)

                            The True Boolean tells HS to wait till all speech is done before the script will continue.
                            At least so it works on HS2.
                            I really can't find any HS3 scripting documentation on their site anymore so they are doing an even worse job then back in the HS2 days. I can't check and see if hs.speak() is doing what it suppost to do.

                            Any way. The script just don't wait for speech to start and finish but breaking down the setup straight after it has build it up.
                            This can be seen happening below.

                            AZ_ZMC v4.0.4
                            Audio in : MAIN(1)
                            Oct-13 14:19:22

                            What you could try first is to put a delay in the script of say 10 seconds right after the hs.speak() command.
                            This will allow you to verify of this is the problem.

                            If this is the problem you have a few options.

                            1- Find the correct hs.speak() command used for HS3 that wait till speech is finished.

                            2- Hard code a fixed delay after hs.speak(). This gives trouble when you want to speak the weather for example.

                            3- The variable temp in hs.speak(temp,true) contains the text to speech.
                            Use temp.lenght() to get how many characters there are to speech and use that number to set the time to wait. For example delaymillisecond(temp.lenght() * 500) ## where 500 is in millisconds.

                            Please note that I don't know the right command for the delay in seconds or milliseconds. You could also use something like delay(temp.lenght()/2) if you want to use a delay that is in seconds.
                            The goal I was attempting to accomplish with this is to be able to have centralized control over everything. However, I just don't see how that's going to be possible at this point with my level of technical skill. So I think I'm going to have to go with my original plan and have dedicated small computers controlling the voice for every room... I was hoping to just have one, with the xap routing audio. after messing with this for a long time. I think its possible... but I don't have time to brush up on my programming and write a script or program to do what is needed...
                            Last edited by Mwillis; October 14, 2017, 01:53 PM.

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                              Originally posted by Mwillis View Post
                              The goal I was attempting to accomplish with this is to be able to have centralized control over everything. However, I just don't see how that's going to be possible at this point with my level of technical skill. So I think I'm going to have to go with my original plan and have dedicated small computers controlling the voice for every room... I was hoping to just have one, with the xap routing audio. after messing with this for a long time. I think its possible... but I don't have time to brush up on my programming and write a script or program to do what is needed...
                              I think a better approach for you is to use a set of Google home's or Alexa Dots as your speaking system, and they can also drive your whole house audio, at last if you use the Chromecasts with Google home. There is now a decent HS plugin that allows you to play hs.speak events through the chromecast devices (which include all the home devices). And there are plugins that allow to to command HS from google home and chromecast devices too. This also gets you other capabilities for multimedia playback control as well as information queries that HS itself has trouble providing, but Google home and Alexa can do with relative ease.

                              I am building a house now and will have an all chromecast audio driven WHA system (instead of the expensive SONOS system I have now). I will probably use the XAP800 to deal with rooms where there is a chromecast driving a couple amp channels and speakers in the room to switch audio from the chromecast to the STB output when the STB goes active.

                              Thx
                              Mike

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                                Originally posted by fresnoboy View Post
                                I think a better approach for you is to use a set of Google home's or Alexa Dots as your speaking system, and they can also drive your whole house audio, at last if you use the Chromecasts with Google home. There is now a decent HS plugin that allows you to play hs.speak events through the chromecast devices (which include all the home devices). And there are plugins that allow to to command HS from google home and chromecast devices too. This also gets you other capabilities for multimedia playback control as well as information queries that HS itself has trouble providing, but Google home and Alexa can do with relative ease.

                                I am building a house now and will have an all chromecast audio driven WHA system (instead of the expensive SONOS system I have now). I will probably use the XAP800 to deal with rooms where there is a chromecast driving a couple amp channels and speakers in the room to switch audio from the chromecast to the STB output when the STB goes active.

                                Thx
                                Mike
                                I do not allow connection into my home automation that I do not have full control over. so no cloud based control services... I know its more convenient but I'm more concerned about my privacy, security, ect.

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