mtvanc Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Looking to create a visual indicator of whether or not an alarm is turned on and then enable individual to turn it on from that physical indicator. Any ideas? I was considering things like old school flip switches, buttons in the wall, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Is a colored led on a keypad not good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvanc Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 too faint of a light during the day to be able to see if it's on or off unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Not if you program the keypad right C4 User 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 6 hours ago, msgreenf said: Not if you program the keypad right This! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 10 hours ago, msgreenf said: Not if you program the keypad right Unless it’s old hardware. C4 confirmed with me older hardware has backlighting issues and they are not bright/fade/inconsistent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Find a place to put a color changing light, and then a keypad button to set. I use a KASA strip in my garage that color changes and scheduled for garbage day as a reminder: green for trash, blue for recycling and trash. (we have blue recycling cans) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvanc Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 hours ago, eggzlot said: Unless it’s old hardware. C4 confirmed with me older hardware has backlighting issues and they are not bright/fade/inconsistent hmm how would I know? it's about 6 years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 I must say, my keypads are close to 10 years old and the LEDs and backlights on all of them still work great (as long as they are set up right). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, South Africa C4 user said: I must say, my keypads are close to 10 years old and the LEDs and backlights on all of them still work great (as long as they are set up right). I have it on record from C4 support that the current lighting equipment was updated circa 2014 I believe due to inconsistent backlighting on older models of the current gen devices. It did not matter if you got new keycaps because they also changed that process in how they were made. I have very ugly photos to prove it. I've had 2-3 known dealers on this forum look at the settings and there is nothing wrong with them. Other than the original DS1, this is my biggest gripe with C4 hardware to date. 5 hours ago, mtvanc said: hmm how would I know? it's about 6 years old I want to say ~2014 a change was made in the hardware so you should have the newer ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Interesting… I am not quite sure if my lights were installed in 2013 or 2014… maybe I was lucky. Don’t get me wrong, they are aging and the colours on a new dimmer look different to an old one if you put the, next to each other but that is to be expected 10 years on… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 i second using the backlights on your keypads to indicate home modes or other things in the project. could do Text to speech announcements. could lock all of the doors. use hue lights and have them change colors. We actually just had a couple of videos on this topic. https://www.patreon.com/posts/77795209 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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