Easily make your speakers smart and cast to multiple devices using Music Assistant and Sendspin!
One firmware covers both WiFi and Ethernet — there is no need to pick a variant or reflash to switch:
- Ethernet plugged in: traffic moves to Ethernet. If the device is also joined to your WiFi, that connection stays up alongside, so Home Assistant never loses the device when you plug or unplug the cable. If WiFi has no network to join, it turns off entirely — the setup hotspot is never active while Ethernet is connected.
- No Ethernet: WiFi works as usual. The device rejoins its saved network, or opens the "Apollo CAST 1 Hotspot" for setup if none is configured (Improv via Bluetooth or USB works too).
Use the on-device Network Connection sensor (Diagnostics) to see which connection is active at a glance.
The CAST-1 gives you full Home Assistant control over a paired Wiz WizMote. Each of the nine buttons (On, Off, Night, Brightness Up/Down, and 1–4) is a configurable select on the device — assign it Play, Pause, Play / Pause, Next/Previous Track, Volume Up/Down, Toggle Light, or Send HA Event. The defaults give you media controls out of the box.
Set any button to Send HA Event to trigger a custom Home Assistant action — play a Music Assistant playlist, toggle a room's lights, run a scene or script.
Configure every button without leaving Home Assistant using the CAST-1 WizMote blueprint:
Links:
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