Netjack2 manager

The netjack2 manager module listens for new netjack2 driver messages and will start a communication channel with them.

Module Name

libpipewire-module-netjack2-manager

Module Options

• local.ifname = <str>: interface name to use
• net.ip =<str>: multicast IP address, default "225.3.19.154"
• net.port =<int>: control port, default "19000"
• net.mtu = <int>: MTU to use, default 1500
• net.ttl = <int>: TTL to use, default 1
• net.loop = <bool>: loopback multicast, default false
• netjack2.connect: if jack ports should be connected automatically. Can also be placed per stream.
• netjack2.sample-rate: the sample rate to use, default 48000
• netjack2.period-size: the buffer size to use, default 1024
• netjack2.encoding: the encoding, float|opus|int, default float
• netjack2.kbps: the number of kilobits per second when encoding, default 64
• audio.channels: the number of audio ports. Can also be added to the stream props.
• midi.ports: the number of midi ports. Can also be added to the stream props.
• source.props: Extra properties for the source filter.
• sink.props: Extra properties for the sink filter.

General options

Options with well-known behavior.

• PW_KEY_REMOTE_NAME
• PW_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNELS
• SPA_KEY_AUDIO_POSITION
• PW_KEY_NODE_NAME
• PW_KEY_NODE_DESCRIPTION
• PW_KEY_NODE_GROUP
• PW_KEY_NODE_VIRTUAL
• PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS
• PW_KEY_TARGET_OBJECT to specify the remote node.name or serial.id to link to

Example configuration of a duplex sink/source

# ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/my-netjack2-manager.conf
 
context.modules = [
{   name = libpipewire-module-netjack2-manager
    args = {
        #netjack2.connect     = true
        #netjack2.sample-rate = 48000
        #netjack2.period-size = 1024
        #netjack2.encoding    = float # float|opus
        #netjack2.kbps        = 64
        #midi.ports           = 0
        #audio.channels       = 2
        #audio.position       = [ FL FR ]
        source.props = {
            # extra sink properties
        }
        sink.props = {
            # extra sink properties
        }
    }
}
]