I created a device driver to control additional Sonos settings from smartthings. The primary focus currently is surround setup to enable/disable night mode, dialog level, and surround mode.
Check out the code GitHub - rym002/smartthings-sonos-extras: Additional controls for Sonos devices
Check or use the invite SmartThings. Add a little smartness to your things. to install it
How do you use this? I accepted the invite and installed the drivers, does this update my sonos soundbar in smartthings? I don’t see the extra settings when I try an automation?
@Robert_Singh Install the driver(s) from the channel, select add device → scan for nearby devices in the app and they will be discovered and added to ‘No room assigned’.
Job done 
thanks for the reply it added the virtual sync switch but not a sonos extra control device? is that what would normally happen? you don’t change anything with your existing sonos device in smartthings?
It should have picked it up I think. I installed both (but one at a time) and have only kept the Sonos driver which is working well and no, no changes elsewhere…
hmm thats weird, maybe because I am using smartthings wifi its not compatible? only the virtual edge switch shows up. There is a driver option for Sonos extras when I edit that virtual switch and choose driver but I can’t do anything with it, oh well I gave it a shot, that option to schedule night mode would be sweet.
It should discover the Sonos devices when you scan for a nearby device. It does the scan using UPnP which would require the Sonos and Smartthings on the same LAN. The currently supported devices are beam(14) and playbar (s9). I tested with a playbar. The device types were listed here Sonos Services - Sonos API.
It would be nice if you can get the logs using the CLI GitHub - SmartThingsCommunity/smartthings-cli: Command-line Interface for the SmartThings APIs..
hey, thanks for the reply! no need for the logs as I have the Sonos arc, which is not supported yet, oh well hopefully, they update their API soon
Do you think it would be possible to add a feature to play a favorite Sonos playlist? I am asking since Speaker Companion is being removed.
I could update for the arc if I had the model number. Access http://{ip}:1400/xml/device_description.xml and provide the modelNumber.
e.g.mine is:
<modelNumber>S9</modelNumber>
Seems possible based on the available API’s. I would be happy to accept a PR if you implement the feature.
Hi @rym002
Many thanks for the dev work on this driver, it is proving very useful.
Would it be possible to surface a TV indicator maybe with the media format as well:
Would be very useful to coordinate lighting scenes as well as sound settings
I updated the driver and pushed the change to the release channel.
Are you looking for something to use in automation or more informational? I am trying to understand the use case around having this info in ST.
Hi @rym002 ,
Many thanks for looking at this change. The prime UC’s for me are on the automation side…
If TV is on change lighting,
If TV on and past a set time set night mode but not if music,
Potentially, if Hue Sync is to be integrated if dolby adjust lighting and begin sync,
also I occasionally have a satellite receiver auto on after a power cut so, again, if TV and away > turn satellite off
that kind of thing. Specially useful with loss of Harmony > ST integration.
Will the driver auto update or do I need to intervene somehow?
thanks, I uninstalled the drivers, then unenrolled
Then enrolled and reinstalled the drivers; however, it still did not work only the virtual switch creator shows up.
I tried installing the smartthings cli but I couldn’t get the .msi or the windows version to work.
I double checked and it says the new version is published.
does it have to be connected by ethernet? or are there any other requirements?
It does a UPnP discovery by sending a broadcast to the network. This works if the hub and speakers are on the same subnet. The code filters out any UPnP devices that do not look like a supported sonos device.
