roon-extension-ikea-tradfri

This is extension for roon to be able to switch Ikea Trådfri power switches ex. when using an external Power Amplifier or powered speakers which doesn't have a auto standby feature

A great deal of appreciation goes to:

https://github.com/TheAppgineer (for the extension manager and plugins) and

https://github.com/AlCalzone (for the node-tradfri-client library)

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Roon Extension Manager

The recommended way to install or update is via the Roon Extension Manager.

Install by opening the Settings dialog, select the Roon Tradfri from the Device Control category and perform the Install action.

If the manager has auto update enabled then changes will be pulled in the next time the update is performed. It is also possible to update manually via the Settings dialog, select the Roon Tradfri from the Device Control category and perform the Update action.

Manual Installation

1. Install Node.js from https://nodejs.org.

   • On Windows, install from the above link.
   • On Mac OS, you can use homebrew to install Node.js.
   • On Linux, you can use your distribution's package manager, but make sure it installs a recent Node.js. Otherwise just install from the above link.

   The Roon Tradfri extension has only been tested with node16.x & node12.x

   node -v

   For example:

   $ node -v
   v12.21.0

2. Install Git from https://git-scm.com/downloads.

   • Following the instructions for the Operating System you are running.

3. Download the Roon Tradfri extension.

   • Go to the roon-extension-ikea-tradfri page on GitHub.
   • Pick the latest release(top one) and pick "Source code (zip)"

4. Extract the zip file in a local folder.

5. Change directory to the extension in the local folder:

   cd <local_folder>/roon-extension-alarm-clock
   

   Replace <local_folder> with the local folder path.

6. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

7. Run it!

   node .

   The extension should appear in Roon now. See Settings->Setup->Extensions and you should see it in the list. If you have multiple Roon Cores on the network, all of them should see it.

You can then subscribe to it (basically assigning it to the current Roon Core)

After that you should go to settings and input the key of your Ikea Trådfri Gateway(This is on the backside of it).

The extension won't save this key anywhere, but the underlying node-tradfri-client library will generate some derived keys from that key it will use after the first run(and which it will save in it config location)

After that go to settings again and choose the Ikea Trådfri Plug to control and the Roon Zone which should control the powerstate

As it is now it will turn the Ikea Trådfri plug on when Roon state is playing or loading or else it will turn off

I use this with a squeezebox player to control power to a pair of active speakers in my bedroom (and also in combination with the Alarm Clock extension).

The status of the squeezebox is not working properly in Roon and that is why I use the state playing, loading to turn on and else off. The correct way would be to use the status field, but that is always "indeterminate" for squeezeboxes. I think it has to do with a lack of focus on the squeezebox compatibility

I also have a real Roon endpoint where Roon correctly sets the status to "standby" when in standby (even though roon says standby_supported: false on that endpoint - so status/state is really not implemented well in roon/roon api)