Sensor definitions¶
Once added to Home Assistant you can configure different settings for your CAST PRO-1. Use the tabs below to see what each entity does, grouped the same way Home Assistant displays them.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Player | The main media player for Home Assistant. Use it to play media, text-to-speech, and announcements to the speakers connected to your CAST PRO-1. Announcements duck the music down, then bring it back when they finish. See TTS and Announcements. |
| Sendspin Player | The Music Assistant streaming player. This is the player your CAST PRO-1 exposes to Music Assistant, and it's the one you group with other CAST players for synchronized multi-room audio. Announcements sent to it forward to the ESPHome player and duck the music the same way. |
| RGB Light | The four onboard RGB LEDs. Click the light bulb or color wheel to change the color, pick a Slow Pulse or Fast Pulse effect, or use the toggle to turn it on or off. |
| LED Strip | An addressable LED strip on the screw terminals. Disabled by default. See Add an LED strip. |
| LED Strip Music Mode | Turns the LED strip on whenever music is playing. Disabled by default. |
| Sensor | What it reports |
|---|---|
| Track Title | Title of the track currently playing through the CAST PRO-1. |
| Artist | Artist of the current track. |
| Album | Album of the current track. |
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Firmware Channel | Stable | Which firmware channel the CAST PRO-1 updates from. Beta gets new features earlier but is less tested than Stable. See Switch to Beta Firmware. |
| Firmware Update | n/a | Checks for and installs a firmware update from the selected channel, straight from Home Assistant. See Updating Firmware for the full walkthrough. |
| Audio Output | Analog | Which output the Analog/Optical Out jack uses: Analog for a 3.5mm audio cable, or Optical for a mini-TOSLINK optical cable. |
| Line In Streaming | Compressed | How the CAST PRO-1 sends the Analog In source over your network. Compressed suits a weaker Wi-Fi connection, Lossless suits Ethernet or a strong Wi-Fi signal. See Play a source through Analog In. |
| Bluetooth Proxy | Off | Lets the CAST PRO-1 act as a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant, extending Bluetooth range to nearby devices. |
| WizMote Auto-Discovery | Off | Turn on to pair a WizMote. While it's on, the next WizMote button press links that remote to your CAST PRO-1. |
| Clear WizMote Pairing | n/a | Unpairs the current WizMote so you can pair a different one. |
| WizMote MAC Address | n/a | MAC address of the paired WizMote. Set automatically during pairing, or type one in manually. |
| WizMote On | Play | Action the WizMote On button runs. Choose from Nothing, Play, Pause, Play / Pause, Next Track, Previous Track, Volume Up, Volume Down, Toggle Light, or Send HA Event. |
| WizMote Off | Pause | Action the WizMote Off button runs. |
| WizMote Night | Toggle Light | Action the WizMote Night button runs. |
| WizMote Brightness Up | Volume Up | Action the WizMote Brightness Up button runs. |
| WizMote Brightness Down | Volume Down | Action the WizMote Brightness Down button runs. |
| WizMote Button 1 | Previous Track | Action the WizMote 1 button runs. |
| WizMote Button 2 | Next Track | Action the WizMote 2 button runs. |
| WizMote Button 3 | Send HA Event | Action the WizMote 3 button runs. |
| WizMote Button 4 | Send HA Event | Action the WizMote 4 button runs. |
| ESP Reboot | n/a | Restarts the device. Helpful for troubleshooting or refreshing the connection. |
| Factory Reset ESP | n/a | Erases settings and returns the device to factory firmware defaults. Disabled by default. Holding the boot button for 10 seconds does the same thing, see Factory reset. |
| LED Strip settings | n/a | Chipset, Color Order, Count, Effect A Pattern, Effect A Speed, Effect B Pattern, Effect B Speed, Max Brightness and Music Effect. Disabled by default. See Add an LED strip. |
| Entity | What it shows |
|---|---|
| LED Strip Test | Runs a color test on an LED strip: red, green, blue and white, then a rainbow. Disabled by default. |
| WizMote Status | Whether a WizMote is paired. Shows "No WizMote paired", "Discovery mode active", or "Paired:" with the remote's MAC address. |
| Apollo Firmware Version | The Apollo firmware build installed on the device (for example, 26.7.12.1). |
| ESPHome Version | The ESPHome version the firmware was compiled with, and its config hash. |
| Network Connection | Which connection the CAST PRO-1 is using: Ethernet, WiFi, Ethernet + WiFi when it's on both at once, Hotspot while it's waiting for Wi-Fi details, or Connecting. |
| Ethernet IP Address | The device's IP address on the wired connection. Reads Unknown when no Ethernet cable is connected. |
| WiFi IP Address | The device's IP address on your Wi-Fi network. |
| Online | Connection status of the device to Home Assistant. |
| ESP Temperature | Internal temperature of the ESP32 chip. Runs warmer than the room because of the processor and Wi-Fi radio. Disabled by default. |
| Uptime | How long the device has been running since its last reboot. |