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Russound RIO

The Russound RIO integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to control Russound devices that make use of the RIO protocol.

The platform automatically discovers all enabled zones and sources. Each zone is added as a media player device with the enabled sources available as inputs. Media information is supported if the selected source reports it. The integration allows you to navigate presets, control volume of all zones, and play radio stations all from your Home Assistant dashboard.

Supported devices

This integration allows you to connect the following controllers:

  • Russound MBX-PRE
  • Russound MBX-AMP
  • Russound MCA-C3
  • Russound MCA-C5
  • Russound MCA-66
  • Russound MCA-88
  • Rusosund MCA-88x
  • Russound XSource
  • Russound XZone4
  • Russound XZone70V
  • Russound XStream-X5

Configuration

To add the Russound RIO integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Manual configuration steps

If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select Russound RIO.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

Host

The IP address of your device can be found by navigating to the device on the Russound app and selecting Settings. If you are using a third-party RS232 to IP adapter, refer to the user manual about finding the IP address.

Port

The port of your device. This is 9621 on all devices except for the XZone4, which uses ports 9621-9624. The port may be different if a RS232 to IP adapter is used.

Data updates

Russound RIO devices push data directly to Home Assistant, enabling immediate updates for device state changes, media information, and playback status.

Removing the integration

This integration follows standard integration removal. No extra steps are required.

To remove an integration instance from Home Assistant

  1. Go to Settings > Devices & services and select the integration card.
  2. From the list of devices, select the integration instance you want to remove.
  3. Next to the entry, select the three-dot menu. Then, select Delete.

Troubleshooting

There is a delay on getting the current status

Some older Russound devices have a slight delay before posting a new status to Home Assistant. This can be resolved by updating the unit to the latest firmware.