This accessory allows you to turn Sonos speakers on and off using Siri and/or a HomeKit enabled iOS app.
- Siri, turn Bedroom Speakers on.
- Siri, turn Bedroom Speakers off.
Homebridge is published through NPM and should be installed "globally" by typing:
sudo npm install -g homebridge
sudo npm install -g homebridge-sonos
If you don't have Homebridge installed, check the repository for detailed setup instructions.
The plugin is configured as part of your Homebridge config.json file.
,{
"accessories": [
{
"accessory": "Sonos",
"name": "Bedroom Speakers",
"room": "Bedroom",
"mute": true
}
]
}
The "mute" parameter is optional. Setting it to true will mute/unmute the speaker instead of a stop/play.
The room parameter must match the room name in Sonos exactly.
{
"bridge": {
"name": "Homebridge",
"pin": "000-00-001"
},
"description": "Example config for sonos only.",
"accessories": [{
"accessory": "Sonos",
"name": "Bedroom Speakers",
"room": "Bedroom"
}]
}
$ homebridge
The name "Speakers" is used in the name for the above example configurations instead of something more intuitive like "Sonos" or "Music" or "Radio".
This is because Siri has many stronger associations for those words. For instance, including "Sonos" in the name will likely cause Siri to just launch the Sonos app. And including "Music" in the name will cause Siri to launch the built-in Music app.
You could of course pick any other unique name, like "Turn on the croissants" if you want. Or add it to a Scene with a custom phrase.
You also might check out this fork of homebridge-sonos by dominicstelljes that exposes the Sonos as a "lightbulb" instead of a switch. This will allow you control the volume through Siri - "Set the Speakers to 50%" for example. But it will have some side-effects. Check out his README for more details.