Gene Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Has anyone seen Home Remote for iOS in app store? The App can control things with Siri via URL...didn't someone create a driver for controlling C4 through a URL? Maybe would make Siri possible with C4 or am I still dreaming? Home Remote:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/home-remote-home-automation/id926193671?mt=8 YouTube Videos:https://www.youtube.com/user/BouncingBallGames/videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyevans Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I have integrated "Home Remote" with Control4 using the BrightSky HTTP Driver that my dealer installed for me. You can program up to 99 specific events you want to control, but be careful what you expose ;-) 1. The voice control works quite well, but you have to have the app open so that makes it less useful. 2. I love the Today Screen integration. It is MUCH faster to swipe down from the top of my phone and push a button to control something than to open the Control4 iOS app, let it connect (especially where the WiFi isn't strong), then get to the right room. The developer is actively enhancing the app. The latest release allows you to change the voice recognition prefix, so you can call you house whatever you want "SARAH, I'm home" for you Eureka fans ;-) Great little app! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Can you explain the integration? You installed the BrightSky http driver (I think there are a few out there) and then downloaded Home Remote on your iphone...set home remote up to communicate with C4 through the driver? Any special settings etc...?Do I have that correct? Thanks! Yes, Home Remote is cool and they are really pushing this further than anyone has to get voice control for iOS into other devices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyevans Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Pretty straightforward...Composer:1. Install the HTTP Driver2. Select the Driver in Composer / Programming 3. Select the event# (1-99) from the drop list 4. Drag & drop any commands you wish to execute Home Remote:1. Add a new action2. Name it3. Use the URL for action above http://IP address:port/# 4. Enable voice recognition and a color if desiredTry it with a light or something simple first and be careful what you expose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbartino Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Pretty straightforward...Composer:1. Install the HTTP Driver2. Select the Driver in Composer / Programming3. Select the event# (1-99) from the drop list4. Drag & drop any commands you wish to executeHome Remote:1. Add a new action2. Name it3. Use the URL for action abovehttp://IP address:port/#4. Enable voice recognition and a color if desiredTry it with a light or something simple first and be careful what you exposIm wanting to try this I'm having a job finding the HTTP driver can any one point me in the correct direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niall Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I spent a couple of hours this morning getting this integrated with my system and now I feel like my apple watch is amazing. Its fairly simple to setup, all you need is a computer of some sort (raspberry pi is perfect) to run a bridge between the HomeKit and Control4. If anyone is interested I documented the whole process here: https://c4drivers.wo...t-for-control4/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav3r1ck Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Thanks! I did spent some time on this as well.We are running the Homebridge software on a ESXi virtual OSX Yosemite platform and having the accessory added with the Elgato Eve app.It's a cool thing to speak with Siri and have Control4 follow up the instructions. It's about time Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoskiguy Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Any chance you'd zip and post a link to your esxi vm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I spent a couple of hours this morning getting this integrated with my system and now I feel like my apple watch is amazing.Its fairly simple to setup, all you need is a computer of some sort (raspberry pi is perfect) to run a bridge between the HomeKit and Control4.If anyone is interested I documented the whole process here:https://c4drivers.wo...t-for-control4/Thanks for doing that write up. It seems like a fair bit of work. I can't help but wonder if this won't get drastically easier in the near future (ala ShairBridge and the Pandora driver).I'm guessing this is 3-4 hours of setup when you figure a few iOS devices and starting from scratch with every aspect?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niall Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Thanks for doing that write up. It seems like a fair bit of work. I can't help but wonder if this won't get drastically easier in the near future (ala ShairBridge and the Pandora driver).I'm guessing this is 3-4 hours of setup when you figure a few iOS devices and starting from scratch with every aspect?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThats probably a fair assumption. To be honest, it took me 3 hours from scratch not knowing how any of it worked.Once you have 1 thing working, its just repetition to add each other component. From the iOS side, you only need to do it on one device - they you share it to other devices by inviting people to your HomeKit, all changes then are synced between everyone.For generic things, like adding a light for a room, you don't need to touch iOS as it automatically gets put in HomeKit by the HomeBridge. It would get infinitely easier if Control4 put HomeBridge on the Director and populated the devices automatically from the database. Not holding my breath though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSDave Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 It would get infinitely easier if Control4 put HomeBridge on the Director and populated the devices automatically from the database. Not holding my breath though.Its crazy that Insteon can come out with Homekit implementation, but Control4 is behind the ball. And thanks for your tutorial on this setup. I'm running it on my original raspberry pi and it works great! I love just saying "Hey Siri........ Goodnight" and the whole house shuts down. I've noticed how Siri has different relies for the same commands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySV1K Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Really appreciate your write up on the homebridge solution. I've been following through it and it mostly works up to the point of starting homebridge then I get the following error... Homebridge is running on port 51826. events.js:141 throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event ^ Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::51826 at Object.exports._errnoException (util.js:874:11) at exports._exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:897:20) at Server._listen2 (net.js:1234:14) at listen (net.js:1270:10) at Server.listen (net.js:1366:5) at EventedHTTPServer.listen (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/util/eventedhttp.js:58:19) at HAPServer.listen (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/HAPServer.js:132:20) at Bridge.Accessory.publish (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/node_modules/hap-nodejs/lib/Accessory.js:347:16) at Server._publish (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:50:16) at Server.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:42:10) Any ideas what this could be? I'm running on an old pi by the way, could this be an issue? I'm not able to pair with the homebridge, it appears and I can enter the pin code but it refuses it. Thanks Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niall Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I've had that error before, sometimes after it has been running for a while. Not managed to track down the root cause though. You may have homebridge already running and are trying to run it again (the old instance will have bound to the port). If you have done the part to load it on boot up then you should only start it with sudo /etc/init.d/homebridge restart Or try rebooting the pi and see if it is running (sudo /etc/init.d/homebridge status) Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySV1K Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Aha brilliant thank you. I think it must have been running twice. Just had first command work so its on to working with the config file next to put some more content in. Thanks very much! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 @drivertutorial - I have C4 but I don't have the webEvents driver installed. But I will get my dealer to install it soon. If I wanted to get Siri to control things that aren't in C4 but that can be started by a URL then is your method going through C4 the best way to do this? Or are you aware of another method where you could get Siri to hit a web page without necessarily going through a C4 controller? I have some Python scripts on my Rpi that can do things, like start my car charging or turn on a TV that doesn't have a C4 controller via a Harmony Hub.. All I have to do is hit the URL http://myserver/cgi-bin/startcharge.py. Any comment on how to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niall Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'd say the best way of doing that is to use homebridge directly. GitHub - nfarina/homebridge: HomeKit support for the ... They might even have a driver for what you need already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vahn Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I got this working and it's a lot of fun to talk to Siri to run automation/programming in C4. I hope C4 does this more natively and puts out something that offers good Homekit integration. I'm doing some real basic things at the moment. Eg.., "Turn off the Office TV." Is this faster/more efficient than using the native AP? No. Is it more fun? Yes. Getting a Raspberry Pi and setting it up correctly are going to be overhead head of a lot of people. I'm Linux rusty and it took me a solid 4 hours to have a basic prototype. 10/10. So glad I stumbled onto this post! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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