rfid-sonos

An application to listen to keyboard inputs of a RFID reader to start playing playlist on Sonos speakers. Assign playlists to RFID cards and start playing music by scanning RFID cards.

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Requirements

1. A Raspberry Pi with Network connectivity
2. An USB RFID Reader (for example KKmoon M301)

Install on Raspberry Pi

Build the executable phar file:

box build

Install the phar file on the Raspberry as /home/pi/rfid-sonos.phar

Configuration

For a minimal setup you have to configure at least the Sonos room and which keyboard should be used:

~/rfid-sonos.phar config --room "Living Room"
~/rfid-sonos.phar config --keyboard /dev/input/event0

To test everything before running the systemd service, start the application manually:

~/rfid-sonos.phar run 

If you scan a card that has not yet been assigned to a playlist you can do so:

~/rfid-sonos.phar assign --card 2,0,4,8,3,5,1,1,5,2 --playlist Fun

Install Systemd Service

Create /etc/systemd/system/rfid-sonos.service

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/pi/rfid-sonos.phar run
StandardOutput=null
Restart=on-failure
StandardError=syslog
User=pi

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Alias=rfid-sonos.service

Start the service:

sudo service rfid-sonos start