Integration to integrate with Arcam Solo Hi-Fi units
This integration will set up the following platforms.
| Platform | Description |
|---|---|
media_player |
Represents the master zone for the connected device. |
button |
A virtual button to eject the CD drive |
number |
Creates entities to control balance, bass, treble and brightness. Radio frequency not yet supported fully. |
remote |
Creates a virtual remote to send IR commands to. For a list of supported commands, please see pyarcamsolo |
- The module this integration uses assumes you have created a serial to IP bridge to connect the RS232 port (using a null modem cable) to your local network. If you haven't done this already, please setup a ser2net bridge (or similar).
- Add repository to HACS as an integration
- Search and install "Arcam Solo"
- Restart Home Assistant
- In the HA UI go to "Configuration" -> "Integrations" click "+" and search for "Arcam Solo"
The port speed of your amp may be different compared to what is in the manual, during testing I found that the RS232 protocol does not work reliably when the port speed is set to 9600, after a lot of trial and error I found port speed 38400 to work well. My ser2net settings are as follows:
connection: &con1096
accepter: tcp,SERVER_IP_HERE,2000
enable: on
connector: serialdev,/dev/ttyUSB0,38400n81,local
This configuration will create a TCP listener on your host available on port 2000 (replace SERVER_IP_HERE with the IP address of the machine hosting ser2net) for the serial device available at /dev/ttyUSB0.
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