chopedogg88 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 From the makers of the Amazon Echo driver for Control4... We have just released our driver for the August Smart Lock (http://www.august.com/products/august-smart-lock). It is similar to other lock control drivers in that it enables control and display of August Lock status from within Control4 UI's and programming by binding to a Generic Door Lock relay driver. The driver requires that one has an August Connect, which allows the Bluetooth lock to connect to the IP network and be cloud-enabled. Our driver uses the cloud interface to connect to the lock of course. The driver can be purchased from www.epic-systems.com. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPFUNK Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Question...is there support for the August keypad here as well? Would love to create programming around different users with the August lock/keypad combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 No, unfortunately the August keypad currently doesn't work with August connect...it is Bluetooth only. So we can't integrate with it at this time, since our integration is cloud-based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasell Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Any integration with the August Doorbell, since it can replace the connect and act as a bridge? Thinking of an August lock + doorbell solution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsmall423 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Have you thought about doing the same thing with the Kevo locks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasell Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ditto on this - liked the look of the Kevo, but brand new bridge support probably seemed iffy. Would welcome either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poseidonsystems Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 $100 for the August Driver seems a bit steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 It's a free market. You should make one and sell it for less. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poseidonsystems Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 The lock is $250. Just doesn't make sense to spend $100 for status updates and locking /unlocking via c4 when folks can go with another lock that has native drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 what do you suggest that the price point should be then? please name another lock that has native control4 drivers and allows you to smart-enable a deadbolt while leaving the original hardware on the outside of the door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Could you include a link to the hardware you have built this driver for? Thank you and Happy Automating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poseidonsystems Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I think certainly $60-$75 is fair for a driver like this but customers have cringed when I quote them $100 to start to integrate the lock. They quickly look away. I understand it costs time/resources to build the drivers but as someone in the field I figured I'd let you know what the experience is. At that point they are willing to change the lock completely and go with a kwikset at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 14 minutes ago, VINCELdUB said: Could you include a link to the hardware you have built this driver for? Thank you and Happy Automating! http://august.com/products/august-smart-lock/?utm_source=6916&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=a11-a108-a3961-00&gclid=CjwKEAiA17LDBRDElqOGq8vR7m8SJAA1AC0_TrsDQR8k7a4_MJwPhKqkvVa94K7RlLqafgnrVMfw9hoC6W7w_wcB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Thank you for the link. After reviewing site, is this true. 1. Need lock and "gateway" device to make this work with C4? 2. If the Internet goes down, will control4 still be able to communicate as long as LAN is still operational? 3. Does the integration include the ability to program events based on what user unlocked the door? 4. In your experience with this driver, how long does it take for the lock to receive an unlock command from C4? Thank you very much for your work in this and Happy Automating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 okay, price has been dropped to $70. curious to see if this has any impact on sales, I'm guessing it won't but I'd like to be happily surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 3 hours ago, VINCELdUB said: Thank you for the link. After reviewing site, is this true. 1. Need lock and "gateway" device to make this work with C4? 2. If the Internet goes down, will control4 still be able to communicate as long as LAN is still operational? 3. Does the integration include the ability to program events based on what user unlocked the door? 4. In your experience with this driver, how long does it take for the lock to receive an unlock command from C4? Thank you very much for your work in this and Happy Automating! 1- correct 2-no, the driver communicates the August's cloud API 3-no, August does not provide that level of detail unfortunately 4-typically about 6-8 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 On the topic of the API, do you think there is anyway to create a virtual cloud? Local I mean. On a local server? Really like the locks. Just a shot in the dark Happy Automating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 On the topic of the API, do you think there is anyway to create a virtual cloud? Local I mean. On a local server? Really like the locks. Just a shot in the dark Happy Automating! No Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCELdUB Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Happy Automating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poseidonsystems Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The $70 price is awesome. Thanks Choppedogg88! I bought a few licenses already...and will probably sell more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 no problem. unfortunately the price drop hasn't caused any increase in driver purchases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 They are on sale on Amazon right now... https://slickdeals.net/f/9894224-august-2nd-gen-smart-lock-homekit-compatible-183-directly-from-amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedriverslab Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 1/10/2017 at 1:08 PM, chopedogg88 said: no problem. unfortunately the price drop hasn't caused any increase in driver purchases We were told the same thing when we introduced the official driver for Ecobee 4 years ago. So we dropped the price and told the dealer that if this increases driver sales we will keep it. Guess what NO change! We put in a LOT of work in developing these drives, not to mention the constant updates for new features, functions, and os updates. Than there is the tech support that we offer. Great work on the driver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 they are on sale today for Amazon Prime Day! I just picked one up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
control4.texas Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Will the driver work with the August smart Keypad? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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