Volume adjuster doesn't work

#21

Thank you that is what I will do next.

#22

OK I decided on a new volume of 45%. I stopped the piston and set the speakers in the SmartThings app to 45%. I then used the get volume command and received this back. VolumeLevel1.0192.168.1.3615 OK that is great. So I went into the Piston and changed the setting to 2215. Is that correct? If so why does the volume creep down?

#23

I know you donā€™t want full volume, but I would recommend playing something like nature sounds at 100% volume, then run the same test as before. Knowing what the max number is for your speaker will be very helpful for all your future coding.

#24

That will have to wait until my wife is far away. I still donā€™t understand why the volume creeps down.

#25

Did you split up the piston into two pistons?

One piston monitoring/adjusting Speaker 4ā€¦
and another monitoring/adjusting speaker 5.

#26

That return from GetVolume looks identical to the previous. I would take some suggestion from @WCmore, set the speak volume to 3 distinct volumes say 0, 25 and 50. Each time run the GetVolume URL and screenshot what is displayed.

If you can show me the returns and they vary I should think we can sort this.

I wouldnā€™t worry about splitting pistons yet as we arenā€™t even able to figure out the correct request to send, so priority is finding the right request.

#27

Well thatā€™s the thing thoughā€¦ By splitting it up, it would make trouble shooting much easier. I have had issues in the past with double GET requests not being as reliable as single GET requests.

#28

Heā€™s manually running the GET requests and not getting the expected outcome too, so until the manual interaction works Iā€™d suggest not working with the piston at all.

#29

Oh thatā€™s right. You suggested that he run thru a web browserā€¦
My badā€¦ Please carry on. :sunglasses:

#30

Next time it drops I will show you the return. What is strange is that one speaker drops not the other. I checked the IP which is correct. So no idea why the drop for one.

#31

Here is the output. Dropped to 30% and both show VolumeLevel1.0192.168.1.32public15

#32

This may be a dumb question, but shouldnā€™t each speaker have a different IP address?

#33

They do, but I posted one as they both are the same.

#34

What is interacting with the speakers to make them drop?

#35

This seems to happen after a piston sends a voice command to the speakers. Example the front door opens I have a piston to play a greeting message. Once it plays the volume drops.I have checked that the pistons have no level set.

#36

I will come back here when we know what 100% volume displays. I just went thru this entire thread, and the numbers you listed donā€™t match up logically.

50 = 90% volume
15 = 45% volume
15 = 30% volume

Once we know the max number, we should be able to diagnose this.

Just a reminder, to PAUSE any speaker pistons before running the test, otherwise the piston may change the display before you get a chance to copy it to your clipboard. (I suspect that is what happened to the middle example above)

#37

GetVolume seems to return the same thing no matter what the volume is set to, which isnā€™t helpful. Next suggestion is try issuing SetVolume commands with different values, such as 1, 3 and 5 to see what volume they produce. Youā€™d need a URL like http://192.168.1.32:55001/UIC?cmd=<name>SetVolume</name><p%20type=ā€œdecā€%20name=ā€œvolumeā€%20val=ā€œ1ā€/> for 1, http://192.168.1.32:55001/UIC?cmd=<name>SetVolume</name><p%20type=ā€œdecā€%20name=ā€œvolumeā€%20val=ā€œ3ā€/> for 3 and http://192.168.1.32:55001/UIC?cmd=<name>SetVolume</name><p%20type=ā€œdecā€%20name=ā€œvolumeā€%20val=ā€œ5ā€/> for 5.

As @WCmore says pause all pistons which could interact with the speakers before running further tests as your not able to be sure it doesnā€™t change. You need to use the URLs and the phone app and compare as you go.

#38

Right now I am checking through all my smartapps that use the speakers to see if one is causing this. But if it is the problem, once it speaks it should return to original. I will keep you informed. Right now I have to go to a security meeting.

#39

OK I have an update! After looking at every app and Piston I have that has nany voice or music capability, I found some that had preset volumes. The volumes just happened to be 45% what I wanted. But I decided to remove all the presets and allow the Piston to control the volume levels. I then started testing by running my automatons relating to sound and voice. So far so good the volume hasnā€™t changed, I will continue to test. I will update this later on.

#40

OK I think the problem is solved or sleeping at this time. It has been a full day and it has remained at 45%. I have my fingers crossed that it stays that way.