I've setup a whole house audio system that can do alot for a very low cost.
I managed to the following with just one XAP800 unit
- I have audio in 9 rooms, including the garden.
- Automatic volume control depending on the situation
- Announcements in any or all the rooms without disturbing the music in others.
- Killing those annoying commercials that sound louder then the normal music.
- Four rooms are equipped with microphones for VR control.
- Only VR communications to the room where the question is asked.
- VR control of the whole HA system
- Baby phone functionality with any number of rooms equipped with a microphone.
- Intercom functionality with any number of rooms.
- Security monitoring due the use of microphones.
- Answering the phone through the audio system and making phone calls through out the house.
- Switching in other room(s) into the phone call.
- High WAF. (this is the best reason)
HS3 Version
- Can control up to 8 units (96 outputs or 64 when using XAP400 units)
- Script finished. See it's own thread.
To share my findings with the community i've create a few articles that describe the whole process of setting this up and how to deal with issues.
The following is available for reading on my blog at http://www.zoelen.net/ZMC.htm
Part 1 - The basics
Part 2 - Setting things up
Part 3 - Buttons, events en script
Part 4 - Announcements
Part 1 - VR system
Part 2 - VR setup
[edit : 27 July 2015]
HS3 version finished
I managed to the following with just one XAP800 unit
- I have audio in 9 rooms, including the garden.
- Automatic volume control depending on the situation
- Announcements in any or all the rooms without disturbing the music in others.
- Killing those annoying commercials that sound louder then the normal music.
- Four rooms are equipped with microphones for VR control.
- Only VR communications to the room where the question is asked.
- VR control of the whole HA system
- Baby phone functionality with any number of rooms equipped with a microphone.
- Intercom functionality with any number of rooms.
- Security monitoring due the use of microphones.
- Answering the phone through the audio system and making phone calls through out the house.
- Switching in other room(s) into the phone call.
- High WAF. (this is the best reason)
HS3 Version
- Can control up to 8 units (96 outputs or 64 when using XAP400 units)
- Script finished. See it's own thread.
To share my findings with the community i've create a few articles that describe the whole process of setting this up and how to deal with issues.
The following is available for reading on my blog at http://www.zoelen.net/ZMC.htm
Part 1 - The basics
Part 2 - Setting things up
Part 3 - Buttons, events en script
Part 4 - Announcements
Part 1 - VR system
Part 2 - VR setup
[edit : 27 July 2015]
HS3 version finished
Comment