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Control4 already integrates with Google Home to let customers control lighting, shades and other smart-home devices using Google Assistant. The new Chowmain Google Cast driver complements that existing integration by bringing the audio side of Google Home and Google Cast into the Control4 ecosystem as well.

Customers can continue using the experience they already know, casting from their phone or saying “Hey Google, play music”, while Control4 gains visibility and control of the resulting audio session. The driver provides Now Playing information and artwork, playback control, volume and mute, automatic room on/off, keypad bindings, programming events, announcements and more.

This is particularly useful in homes where Google Home, Nest speakers or Nest Hubs coexist with a traditional Control4 audio system. Instead of having two completely independent audio experiences, the Google Cast device can now become part of the Control4 room while still retaining the convenience of Google voice control and mobile casting.

Driver features include:

• Local IP control + instant feedback
• Feedback - Now Playing Artwork, Now Playing Title + Artist Metadata
• Audio Endpoint / Volume for smart speakers
• Auto Room On/Off for endpoint bounded devices automatically shows device in control4.
• Bindings for devices with analog outputs.
• Controls - Discrete Volume - Mute On/Off/Toggle, Play, Pause, Next, Previous, Off
• Programming Announcement (playback any audio file hosted on the local Control4 controller)
• Programming Play URL (play any arbitary URL - MP3 Files, M3U Internet Radio Station, etc)
• Bindings - Play, Pause, Play / Pause, Stop, Next, Previous
• Events - Play, Pause, Stop

For more information see link below.

https://chowmain.software/drivers/control4-google-cast

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