thecodeman Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 There's not a way to create a poll on this forum, that I can see... but we're going to be doing some R&D on creating drivers for third party products and want to know which ones are in demand. We can't really do anything for HVAC, since that's not an easy one to do on the bench - and are more focused on a/v gear, etc. So to start it off here are a few that we have in mind, in no particular order:Popcorn Hour two-way driverLogitech Squeezebox two-way driver - specifically the TransporterSonos two-way driverBoxee two-way driverAny others? Network cameras? Receiver lines? etc?I'll have access to a PCH soon so hopefully we can get started on it. I'll let this run for about a week and will update this post with # of votes for the devices. We will probably do one each quarter. This will be a multi-dealer collaboration so if any other dealers want to get involved and have skills or gear to offer drop us a line. We all know the better the integration is, the more Control4 will sell.Poll results:Updated 9150 Driver - 2 votestwo-way Rako light driver - 1 votePlex for Mac Mini two way - 4 votesPCH-200 two-way driver - 2 votesSonos driver - 3 votes (I voted for wappinghigh while he's on vacation, we're buddies now )Denon x10 series driver - 2 votesBoxee - 1 voteOnkyo 605 driver fix - 1 voteNew integra line of receivers - 1 voteSolutions:Rako light driver - Rako is a British based lighting system that is mainly wireless based. Ideal for retrofits it includes dimmers, relays and 0-10V control devices. This makes it more flexible than the current Control4 retrofit solution which doesn't include relays or 0-10v dimmers. Rako switches are also wireless and require no cables at all. The Rako Control4 driverworks driver provides two-way control of the Rako lighting. From within Control4 you can define the Rako dimmers and switches and then use the familiar Control4 lighting interfaces and scenes. Rako lighting does not provide feedback of the lighting levels of each dimmer (this is a Lutron patent). However the driver does allow Control4 to respond to key presses on the Rako keypads. This allows a full two way lighting system to be created.Full documentation is supplied. Example Control4 configuration included within the package.The driver is provided by ExtraVegetables and costs 100 sterling pounds + VAT and is sold only to Control4 dealers. This cost does not include the time and labor of your dealer setting it up in your system. Contact your dealer for more information, and if they don't know about it I can pass along contact information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwoodward Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Mine would be- Updated Netgear 9150 driver- 2 way Rako (wireless lighting - although not sure how big that is in the US?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akg4y Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Plex Media Player for Mac Mini... would probably be an edit of the XBMC driver, and anyone the uses Plex probably knows the huge advantages it has over the PH or even the upcoming C4 Media Player.Panasonic Network Cameras (ability to trigger events from the camera's motion detection/mics - not sure if that would be driver related or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 FYI...There's no functionality in the camera's protocol to know when the motion detection is triggered, and the C++ Control4 driver / Navigator support doesn't support audio, and that can't be changed by making a DriverWorks driver.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 FYI...There's no functionality in the camera's protocol to know when the motion detection is triggered, and the C++ Control4 driver / Navigator support doesn't support audio, and that can't be changed by making a DriverWorks driver.RyanECool, thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I vote for an updated 9150 driver. It drives me nuts that you can't easily toggle YouTube HD videos to occupy the entire screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimi Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I vote for the popcornhour. There is an IR driver for the 100/110 series, but I am not sure if the newest popcorn is supported at all (c200). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I vote for the popcornhour. There is an IR driver for the 100/110 series, but I am not sure if the newest popcorn is supported at all (c200).It just came out, but I would be surprised that the (optional) ir control is that much different. I'll add your vote, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdaddyo811 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Plex all the way. This completes the C4 system from an A/V standpoint as it integrates an app store, youtube, and much much more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthusiast Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 SONOS driver i'm on the fence as to whether or not i should replace my sonos system. 6 zones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanmark Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'm voting for Boxee (Mac Mini) and two-way serial drivers for the new xx10 line of DENON receivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wappinghigh Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Sonos driver - 2 votes (I voted for wappinghigh while he's on vacation, we're buddies now )Great poll! Hey thanks! Now that I'm back I'll vote again. That makes it 4 for Sonos!!!! and puts it to the top of the queue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbrown Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 + 1 for the Denon xx10ci and PCH IP drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bog Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I just wish the driver for my Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver worked properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wappinghigh Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Specifc Drivers for new Integra 30.5...50.1....70.1 A/V receiver series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav-Jason Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 1 vote here... for a properly working SR-250 driver that keeps it from constantly crapping out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 1 vote here... for a properly working SR-250 driver that keeps it from constantly crapping out I personally cant do anything about that, but be assured that Control4 probably knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthusiast Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 what causes the sr-250 to crap out? I have one and it seems to work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav-Jason Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 what causes the sr-250 to crap out? I have one and it seems to work fine.Don't quite have that answer yet. But it seems from my experience that the issues are worse with multiple 250's in a project. The ones I've done with only 1 have never had issues. With multiples we've seen a variety of problems from random rebooting, froven up, huge lag, etc. There's an 11 page thread on the dealer forums reporting the issues, but still no acknowledgment from C4 that there is a problem.My post above was meant to be humorous Edit for typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvgvup Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 can I vote 3 or 4 times for sonos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akg4y Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Id like to vote for Plex.That guy up above with the same username is my twin, so this is a new vote. Really.I also have multiple personalities, and each of the 5 of them wants to vote for Plex. Count those votes as you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Id like to vote for Plex.That guy up above with the same username is my twin, so this is a new vote. Really.I also have multiple personalities, and each of the 5 of them wants to vote for Plex. Count those votes as you will.What's the advantage, that it only runs on Mac? I kid, I kid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsanf3 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Add another vote for updated EVA-9150 driver.Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsanf3 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 1 vote here... for a properly working SR-250 driver that keeps it from constantly crapping out I haven't had either of mine crap out, but I do have a weird problem when scrolling through devices one of the device names will be blank, I haven't noticed a pattern yet, but I've only had the remotes for a couple of days.Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodeman Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Solution - Rako Light Driver, provided by ExtraVegetables. Info in the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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