The Extra Vegetables Control4 Sonos driver implements the following features:

•No IR bugs, driver is IP Ethernet based.
All control of the Sonos players is IP Ethernet based. There are no additional cables to be run and definitely no IR bugs to fall off.

•Displays all music content on Control4 touch screens, remotes and on-screen navigator.
All music library information is now available within Control4. All this information is displayed on the Control4 navigator screens, touch screens as well as the remote controls. Listings are in the same order as on Sonos controllers - if your customer is used to Sonos they will immediately be at home with the Control4 implementation. •Cover Art on Now Playing Screen When music starts playing the driver quickly retrieves the cover art from the Sonos and displays this on the Now Playing mini-app and Now Playing screen. This requires the system to be running Control4 2.x and only on Flash enabled interfaces.

•Retrieves all listings from the Sonos system in real time.
There's no additional synchronization required. As soon as a music track becomes available to the Sonos system it will be listed on the Control4 interfaces. We also provide a button on the interfaces that allows your customer to have the Sonos system re scan its music library.

•One remote
Previously if you integrated a Sonos system your customer would always need two remotes. One for the Sonos and one for everything else. Now everything can be controlled from the Control4 remote. You can also continue to use the Sonos controllers in most instances.

•No 'double volume' control problems
When you had more than one remote there was always the problem that the volume could be controlled on the cinema receiver or on the Sonos. Now with the Control4 driver it is possible to eliminate these problems - they simply use the Control4 remote for everything. It's so much simpler for the customer.

•Access to Sonos Favorite Internet Radio stations.
Sonos has access to a huge variety of high quality internet radio stations. These include official commercial stations from most countries in the world. Any radio station you set as a favorite in the Sonos desktop software can be selected as a favorite radio station in Control4. Just program in the Media section.

•Supports the Sonos WD100 Wireless iPod Dock.
Version 2.2 of our driver supports the Sonos iPod dock. This allows you to add an iPod dock anywhere in your customer's home where there is a power outlet. The integration makes the iPod available on any Sonos ZonePlayer. So regardless if you've designed a system with ZP120s in each room or ZP90s in the rack the iPod integration works. Any iPod dock can be selected from any player.

•Access to music streaming services.
Pandora, Rhapsody, Spotify, Napster, iheartradio, Last.FM, Wolfgang's Vault and Sirius internet radio are all supported. Your customer will need an account for these services which will need to be set up both using the Sonos desktop software and in Composer.

•Access to Line In input on the Sonos unit on any Sonos zone - with control!
Each Sonos unit has a line input which is digitized and can be played on any other Sonos Zone Player in your system. This is fully recognized within Control4 and if you can run an IR cable to the source connected to the line input you can control it too.

•FAST! - listings are displayed quickly on all Control4 interfaces.
We know of other Sonos integrations but none are as fast and as simple to use as our Control4 solution.

•Navigate on All Control4 interfaces including iPad
You can use the on-screen navigator, remote control, touch panels and iPad application to navigate the music and streaming services. Cover art is shown on the on-screen navigator and Control4 touch panels and now on the latest version of the Control4 iPad app (in the small Now Playing bar).

•Compatible with Control4 OS 1.8 and 2.x
The driver is compatible with all the above versions of Control4. Cover art and music streaming services are only compatible with Control4 OS 2.x.  Please note we are discontinuing support for Control4 version 1.7.

Limitations
There are currently the following limitations with the driver:

•Sonos Zones
We cannot implement the Sonos Zone joining feature. Control4 has its own concept of zones that we cannot integrate with Sonos. If however you use the un amplified Sonos players at the head end with a multi-channel amplifier you can use the Control4 zones feature.

•Deezer & Rdio
These are currently not supported.

•Turning on a zone from a Sonos controller
If you want Control4 to recognize when a Sonos controller or Sonos iOS app has switched on a zone you must use an HC1000. Only the HC1000 had the required processing power to continually monitor this. If you use an HC1000 this feature is enabled automatically in the driver.

•Searching for music
There is no ability to search for music using the driver. Direct 'jump to letter' is enabled on the Control4 native touch panels. Searching and adding Pandora stations is available with the Pandonos add-on 4Store app.

Requirements
The following are required for successful deployment of the driver.

•HC800 highly recommended
In line with Control4's recommendations we recommend that an HC800 controller is used on all systems with more than two rooms running OS2.x.

Disclaimer
This driver is an independent commercial release by Extra Vegetables Ltd. It is not authorized or supported either by Control4 or Sonos. Extra Vegetables fully support the driver through its authorized dealer network.

 Setting up Sonos and Control4 using ZP90s and a multichannel amp

Setting up Sonos and Control4 using ZP120s, Play:3s and/or Play:5s in the rooms

Setting a Sonos Favorite Radio Station as a Control4 Radio Station under Media

Setting a Pandora Station as a Control4 Radio Station under Media

Pandonos - Additional 4Store App to provide complete Pandora control

Sirius Internet Radio

Pandora Radio - through standard interface

Sonos iPod Docks