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theGeek
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November 10, 2015
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Wall Control

  • November 10, 2015
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I know this is has been touched on but has anyone figured out how to setup a wall controller of any kind for Sonos? I have Sonos in every room of my house and I thought it would be nice for the guest room to have access to volume controls. My family just uses their phones.

I know the option to use old Android phones has been brought up before but I was looking for something a little more "analog".
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    jets
    Contributor I
    March 23, 2016
    That wall-mounted, PoE-powered Android tablet is very cool! I can think of lots of other uses for a wall-mounted tablet that you can lock only to specific apps.

    I just got mine and set up 3 of them. I have a wife and kids that would quickly mess things up. If they need to do more they can walk to the thermostat ;)

    EDIT: For some reason the whole video won't upload. I'll redo it later. Sorry.
    jets
    Contributor I
    March 23, 2016
    Here's the new link to the video:

    https://youtu.be/UKI3um84lkw
    theGeekAuthor
    Avid Contributor I
    March 28, 2016
    That's a cool option but maybe out of my price range.

    I am actually an Insteon user and they recently confirmed control of Sonos products. So I am getting one of these for each room http://www.amazon.com/INSTEON-2334-232-Keypad-Dimmer-6-Button/dp/B00DN9VGL2

    The single button controls the room lights and that leaves 7 buttons to control the sonos. I'm thinking 1 - Play/Pause; 2 & 3 - Volume Up/Down; 4 - Shuffle; 5 - Repeat; 6 & 7 - two preset playlist.

    I'm open to other suggestions or ideas but this option will work well for my needs
    jets
    Contributor I
    March 28, 2016
    Thats cool. So that kid of piggy-backs onto Sonos? For example I can add these in other rooms to control volume?
    MikeV
    MikeV
    March 29, 2016
    The Insteon Hub actually handles the communication with Sonos... the wall plates talk to the Hub through either powerline or RF, and the hub sends whatever command(s) are needed over the network.

    There are a couple of limitations to Insteon's Sonos integration, which I can go further into if you want... but for most general uses it works quite well.
    The S in IOT stands for Security.
    jets
    Contributor I
    March 29, 2016
    Ok-so I can't use both native sonos control and insteon simultaneously? So for example in the kitchen on the wall control tablet I start playback in the dining room then in the dining room adjust volume or skip tracks with the insteon light switch.
    MikeV
    MikeV
    March 30, 2016
    Yeah, you could do that... I just wanted to clarify that it wasn't the actual control pad communicating with Sonos... that the Insteon Hub is also a necessary component, and that's what does the actual talking to Sonos.
    The S in IOT stands for Security.
    jets
    Contributor I
    March 30, 2016
    Right, I did understand that aspect. I just wasn't sure if it somehow became the only way to interact with the sonos setup.

    Thanks for the info!
    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    April 11, 2016
    Good news. The Nuimo by Senic should start shipping mid April according to the latest Kickstarter update. About 6 months late, but pretty standard for Kickstarter funded items.

    Looking forward to delivery.
    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    April 12, 2016
    OK, so a quick check with Senic and I find my device will be in the 2nd batch shipping in June. Will do a review when it arrives but I may well be beaten by someone who is in the first delivery.
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