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  1. VinceLdub I have a C4-16S2-E-B and believe that the power supply has failed. I noticed your links. I am a novice at this type of repair. after opening the unit the power supply does not look like the picture on the link. I am unclear on how to mount and wire the replacement. Are you available to answer some questions? Also I notice that the links are for CN dollars. Would you recommend anything different for US residents? Sorry if these are dumb questions. Thank you for your assistance in advance.
  2. I have a C4 V2 Audio Matrix that does not seem to have power. It worked, then it died. I believe that the power supply has crapped out. I have been told that this unit has the same power supply as a HC 300. If that is the case I will grab a HC 300 and swap it out. Any assistance is appreciated, my system is down and my wife is not happy. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
  3. I believe that my power supply has failed on my 800 controller. Does anybody know where I can get on ASAP without being charged an arm and leg. I am in the Kansas City area
  4. Has anybody heard or or experienced a Control4 16 Channel Audio Matrix Switch AVM-16S1-B only transmitting 1 side on every channel/zone? If so is there a fix?
  5. Alan,

    I am using your driver with IFTTT and Control4 to interface Google Assistant.   I would like to have control4 run a scheduled task on days that a certain appointment is on our google calendar.   do you know of a way for me to set that up?  I am not a programmer and this is an idea that I like but over my head to implement.     Also on some of the commands that I execute through the google assistant, the system seems pretty slow to respond, is there anything I can do about the speed as well?   THank you for all of your assistance.

    Brett Krause

  6. I will not be participating in this thread any longer, I intended to raise attention to this group about the interface between Google Home and C4. I find that most of the treads on this forum pertaining to smart home devices are about Alexa. From my perspective, that is a great exchange of ideas, while I do not use that product a lot of people do and I am sure a very happy with it. I desire is to merely expand the C4 product in a way that I think will be helpful to the company, the installers, and the users through a great potential market-share. However, I have been ridiculed and personally called names by other commentators. I find this highly unacceptable and frankly well below what I thought was the goal and purpose of this forum. I hope those offenders are pleased with themselves, because I do not see how they added to the group.
  7. @thegreathead, First, if you would re-read my comment, I stated that I contacted him by replying to one of his tweets as well as sending a direct message. Even if all he did was acknowledge the message, I would not be as frustrated, I am not nor do I expect company secrets. However, as I have stated previously that I do believe that C4 can provide high level or overarching marketing messages without infringing on competitive advantage. BTW, prior to making assumptions about insider trading rules violations, you should do some research. I believe you will find that your comments are unfounded on this matter., I will provide a hint, I or nobody ever implied or intended to buy or sell stock on any information. Further, if Mr. Kindel would would have responded to me publicly, such as a reply tweet, that is deemed as a public release, therefore that information is not subject to insider trading.
  8. @RyanE, Thank you for responding, I understand the need for C4 to be careful / secretive on upcoming product launches and or enhancements. However, C4 can do a much better job of communicating to its ultimate customers. I believe that C4 could provide better guidance to the customers who actually pay the bills and still maintain pre-launch product secrets.
  9. TO ANYBODY BLAMING GOOGLE FOR LACK OF CONNECTIVITY.............. Google Assistant works with over 10,000 smart home devices from more than 1000+ popular brandsThat is nearly 10 times more devices than it did at the start of this year.There are more than 200 million devices in people’s homes, made up of over 10,000 smart devices from over 1,000 brands—including +Nest, +LG Electronics, +ADT, August, +SimpliSafe Home Security, Vivnt and +VIZIO—that work with the Google Assistant.At the start of the year, Google boasted compatibility with 1,500 devices. By May, the number was up to 5,000 devices with Google Assistant either built-in or integrated through app or platform support. Doubling again to 10,000 in early October demonstrates strong growth among third-party manufactures committing to the platform. This is notable in part because it shows that the number of smart home devices supported by Google Assistant has grown nearly 10 fold in just nine months.
  10. @D.adams, I am getting more and more frustrated. Last night, I even replied to one of Charlie Kindle 's tweets with a question, as well as sending a DM. Guess what NO RESPONSE! I once was a big fan of this company however, they are now losing me fast.
  11. No proof and no comment from the company that hired an former Amazon employee to head up this area. Nothing other than rumor and innuendo, which is what a lot of companies at least allow to perpetuate do to deflect their own shortcomings. Not mad or frustrated with commentators, only pointing out that the C4 customer base is in the dark as to why or even if C4 wants the inter-connectivity. BTW, if C4 publicly would state that it will not support google in the future because they are only going to focus on Amazon. While I would be disappointed, I would at least respect the company for making a choice and then the customer base could decide on their own how to proceed.
  12. @lippavisual, I AM NOT A PROGRAMMER OR DEVELOPER, However, after a 5 sec google search for google API, I found the following website. This does not appear to be a closed API to me. https://developers.google.com/actions/smarthome/ Meanwhile, a google search for Control4 API yields a list of 3rd party sites and this forum, Nothing from the company. I am still very skeptical that Google is the issue.
  13. @burowyako, I have google home using the IFTTT connections. It is ok, but a huge pain to program all functionality that an integration should make easier. Additionally, the connections between the three systems are not always reliable and laggy. It works, but half assed.
  14. @msgreenf Explain with facts and proof, without those I remain unconvinced. Unless C4 is making unreasonable demands, it is in Google's best interest and past practice to become as ubiquitous as possible. I would think that would help C4 as well.
  15. I have been a long term Control 4 user (first installation in 2006). I have spent well over $50k on Control4 equipment and installations (so I am heavily invested). I have really enjoyed the benefits, suffered through being on the bleeding edge and taken the wrath from my spouse with her frustrations on the system (when it did not work as anticipated). However, I am now reaching a crossroads. I am very disappointed the direction of Control4. I do not understand the complete silence from Control 4 on the Google Home platform and the support of the Amazon platform. I suspect some of it is the recent Amazon hire, however, I believe this is not in the best interest of Control4 to completely abandon support for one of the largest tech companies on the planet. Google Home is quickly becoming very powerful in the smart home arena and the Google Home Platform is taking market share from Amazon. With the lack of support for a platform that I find very beneficial, I am starting to research eliminating C4 from my life. I would rather not "throw-away" the C4 investment, however, without some view that C4 will actually become more market orientated, (rather than dealer/installer orientated) I believe I must. I do not expect C4 to respond (THAT WOULD BE A REFRESHING CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR), This is just to vent my frustrations to see if anybody else shares them. PS, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT GOOGLE IS THE IMPEDIMENT. Extremely disappointed and frustrated bkrause
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