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  1. Overview Chowmain releases Airthings driver for Control4. Established in 2008, Airthings is a global tech company led by a team of experienced scientists, engineers, developers and visionaries, with a common goal: to educate on the prevalence of radon, as well as other indoor air contaminants, and develop accessible technology solutions to help people stay healthy. The Airthings driver for Control4 provides integration to Airthings View Plus, Wave Mini and Wave Radon products to allow monitoring and automation of air quality in a home. Monitored measurements include Radon PM 2.5 CO2 Humidity Temperature TVOC Pressure Mold Note measurements are model specific so please verify the model selected monitors the measurements you are interested in. These measurements can be viewed on Control4's touchscreens and mobile applications via a custom web view. A link on the web view will take you through to the Airthings dashboard for historical and other data. On top of this integrators can add additional automation via built-in push and email notifications along with program automation macros when measurements reach specified levels. This ensures that a home owner is informed when unhealthy air is detected and the home is purified/ventilated via Control4. Driver Features View Plus Radon PM 2.5 CO2 Humidity Temperature TVOC Pressure Wave Mini Humidity Temperature TVOC Mold Wave Radon Temperature Humidity Radon Graphical UI for viewing live device data on Control4 touchscreens and mobile applications with description of health risks Temperature and Humidity bindings available for the Control4 Temperature Display (OS 2.10+) driver Ability to login to the Airthings Dashboard to view history from the Control4 app / Touchscreens via the driver's Webview Variables for all available data from each device Events for various levels allow automation of air purification and ventilation. Automatic Push and Email Notifications for all available measurements (requires 4sight) warns customers of potentially hazardous health risks. FAQ Why is this product so exciting? This product allows a home owner to monitor and automate air quality in their home including radon, PM2.5, CO2, Humidity, Temperature, TVOC, Mold and Pressure. Measurements are exposed to Control4 and allow Control4 to automate purification and ventilation of the home. What hardware will this work on? The following devices are currently supported: View Plus Wave Mini Wave Radon Why do I need to login to the Airthings Dashboard every time I open the webview? The Airthings Dashboard requires a login to access the data. This is a security feature of the Airthings Dashboard. Control4's UI doesn't keep a history of browsing activity for webview drivers. As a result any authentication data is lost when the webview is closed. What is Radon? Radon is an invisible gas formed in the Earth’s crust. It surrounds every one of us as part of the air we breathe. High levels over long periods of time are the issue. By monitoring radon long term, you can be alerted when levels are high and make small changes to improve the air you breathe. What are VOCs? Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are a combination of gases and odors emitted from many different toxins and chemicals found in everyday products such as, candles, fragrances, cooking fumes, new furniture, cleaning products, paints and varnishes. What is PM2.5? PM2.5 refers to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) that have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers, which is about 3% the diameter of a human hair. Commonly found in smoke and haze, these particles can be inhaled and cause serious health issues. What is CO2? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas that is a by-product of combustion. It is a natural component of air, but when levels are too high, it can cause health problems. What is Mold? Mold is a microscopic fungus that helps nature decompose dead organic material. Both mold and mildew are different types of fungus, but mold is usually shades of black, blue, red, and green, whereas mildew is white. What is Pressure? Atmospheric pressure is commonly measured with a barometer and is an indicator of weather. In a barometer, a column of mercury in a glass tube rises or falls as the weight of the atmosphere changes. Meteorologists describe the atmospheric pressure by how high the mercury rises. When a low-pressure system moves into an area, it usually leads to cloudiness, wind, and precipitation. High-pressure systems usually lead to fair, calm weather. Do you offer any other cool drivers? Control4 is a major part of our business. We develop new drivers all the time. You can see all of our drivers on our website (http://www.chowmainsoft.com). Sign up to our newsletter to get notified when new drivers out. I want to try this driver out before buying it? All Chowmain drivers for Control4 come with a 90 day trial. Where can i find out more? You can find out more about the driver from the following link. Driver Product Page
  2. Actually there is a way i can do it if it is fully closed since we get state / position. A toggle command when it is fully closed will always perform an open. This means that opening will not be effected. Only when it is partially or fully open will the delay happen.
  3. The toggle command that chamberlain will issue open stop close stop depending on what the garage door is doing. It's not something we have control over. Although we could take over and create our own logic it's not something I want to do as it interferes too much with native functionality.
  4. There are evens for opening and closing in the ratgdo driver.
  5. We can't different closing when using it with Control4s native garage door opener driver. Control4 sends us a trigger / toggle command. The best I can do is determine if it is or is not in motion before executing a toggle.
  6. I have heard some feedback from a few users. It may be due to rebooting of controllers but hard to say as i haven't experienced it myself. I've made some improvements to the way i'm handling controller reboots and the way we are sending feedback so the next version should resolve this problem.
  7. This actually isn't that hard to implement. In fact i've just done it. I'll run it in beta for a few days and if it works well will release. Delays any movement by x seconds. Flashes the built in garage door light and automates firing of an announcement before any movement (pulls in the annoucements and allows you to select the announcement). Also has an event if someone wants to do something custom like hook up a buzzer or something via a relay.
  8. For reference my shelly h&t eink display has only dropped 25% battery after 9 months of usage. Not bad for a wifi battery device which is control4 integrable.
  9. If you want any sort of custom http event utilise our generic tcp driver. https://chowmain.software/drivers/control4-generic-tcp-command
  10. IR beam requires IR beam installed, motion sensor requires keypad with motion sensor installed. It can be added if you don't have it but not requried for operation. It is fast becoming one of our top selling drivers. Easy to setup, no cloud required and no internet required. Means it is a solid installation that won't be effected by ISP or MyQ service disruptions. Just works and will work forever.
  11. Unfortunately you can't have a single driver that tracks and controls multiple doors
  12. @ILoveC4 i sent you this in response to your PM but thought that this should information should be a public in case anyone reads this thread in the future. DriverCentral and the majority of driver marketplaces are tied closely into the dealer model that the industry is based off of. It is history that stems all the way back to the Extra Vegetables days. These marketplaces are not designed to be B2C for one off purchases as support for end users does not scale and any profit is essentially wiped out (or worse). It is designed around a B2B model which involve dealer partnerships leading to skilling up dealers through repeat installations, usage and sales. Note that whoever you purchased the 'licence' off of has you tied into their account. I am assuming that your 'licence' is the driverCentral project token. This token enables the cloud driver to connect the project to a bundle of licences administrated in the driverCentral portal. So my advice is to keep working with them as migration to another dealer is something that only driverCentral can do in their databases. You cannot purchase from multiple dealers essentaily unless driverCentral migrate your project to their account. Hope that helps clear things up.
  13. The licence key is assigned in the driverCentral website. What licence key are you talking about?
  14. Marvin also have a really good product video linked below.
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