Dueport Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Sounds like there may be some good announcements on the way at CEDIA - including OS 3.4 coming very soon! https://restechtoday.com/snap-one-to-demo-more-than-20-new-products-and-promote-expanded-partner-support-initiatives-at-cedia-expo-2023/?mc_cid=cda43d4088&mc_eid=1f57c15443 South Africa C4 user 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 New door station with a camera that works at night ~can not wait Dueport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slptech Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 8/15/2023 at 11:10 AM, Gary Leeds UK said: New door station with a camera that works at night ~can not wait Is this just on your wishlist or is it happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Yes it happening ~ 2N updated the doorstation a couple of mths ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, Gary Leeds UK said: Yes it happening ~ 2N updated the doorstation a couple of mths ago 39 minutes ago, slptech said: Is this just on your wishlist or is it happening? any 2N door station will work in C4. That doesnt mean a branded/labeled new "C4 doorstation" is coming to market. But anything by 2n, Doorbird or 1-2 other firms will work fine in C4. I have no insider knowledge either way. Dueport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 to be clear, I believe any of these 2n doorstations would work in c4: https://www.2n.com/en_US/products/intercoms > a lot more options than just the DS2 style one Holovision takes the guts of other companies doorstations and makes their own faceplates/designs (lots of customization options) so the doorbird and 2n versions should work also in C4 https://www.eholovision.com/solutions/2n-solutions/ https://www.eholovision.com/solutions/doorbird-solutions/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control4Savant Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 16 minutes ago, eggzlot said: to be clear, I believe any of these 2n doorstations would work in c4: https://www.2n.com/en_US/products/intercoms > a lot more options than just the DS2 style one Holovision takes the guts of other companies doorstations and makes their own faceplates/designs (lots of customization options) so the doorbird and 2n versions should work also in C4 https://www.eholovision.com/solutions/2n-solutions/ https://www.eholovision.com/solutions/doorbird-solutions/ You need a licensed unit from Control4… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 5 hours ago, Control4Savant said: You need a licensed unit from Control4… a licensed unit from c4 to do what? They have made it public that 2n, Doorbird, Akuvox and Comelit work if they support standard SIP and there are certified C4 drivers and they have an SDK if others want to write drivers (which I believe there are a few 3rd party doorstation drivers for other brands now available). I use some hardware that isn't available anymore called a 2n Video Kit and it works just fine with the standard 2n Driver (only a 2n Audio Kit is still being sold). https://www.snapav.com/shop/en/snapav/whats-new-cloud-services South Africa C4 user and Control4Savant 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew luecke Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Control4Savant said: You need a licensed unit from Control4… Control4 has a normal 2n intercom driver in their database which I have used onsite twice with standard versa (2n branded) units. But to utilise all capabilities on them, you need the additional 2n licences such as the enhanced automation licence (but that's the same with every automation system). The control4 unit has those licences included already. Also, c4 does allow 3rd parties to develop intercom drivers too (ie, our hikvision or dahua intercom drivers as an example) msgreenf and Control4Savant 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control4Savant Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Andrew luecke said: Control4 has a normal 2n intercom driver in their database which I have used onsite twice with standard versa (2n branded) units. But to utilise all capabilities on them, you need the additional 2n licences such as the enhanced automation licence (but that's the same with every automation system). The control4 unit has those licences included already. Also, c4 does allow 3rd parties to develop intercom drivers too (ie, our hikvision or dahua intercom drivers as an example) Yes I was saying it needs to be a licensed unit. I didnt mean to imply you can only get it from a dealer. Also as a dealer I wouldnt ever sell a staple solution based on a 3rd party created driver. Something like a video doorbell on such an expensive system should definitely work well and consistently and I wont risk egg on my face with something changing to no longer compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Andrew luecke said: Control4 has a normal 2n intercom driver in their database which I have used onsite twice with standard versa (2n branded) units. But to utilise all capabilities on them, you need the additional 2n licences such as the enhanced automation licence (but that's the same with every automation system). The control4 unit has those licences included already. Also, c4 does allow 3rd parties to develop intercom drivers too (ie, our hikvision or dahua intercom drivers as an example) I don’t believe you need the enhanced automation license to use it within c4. I stopped paying 2n at least 2 years ago when c4 rolled out the iOS intercom in app functionality and I get calls to my cell phone and automate actions in the house without issues. the advanced license may offer access to other features but I don’t recall any being worth a fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dueport Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 Interesting episode of Residential Tech podcast today with Crestron spokesperson talking about their new “OS 4”. Does make me wonder if the posts around here about icons changing are part of an upcoming C4 OS4 release - though for cedia it sounds clear we’ll get 3.4. Having said that after hearing what Crestron was trying to sell with their OS 4 I am so glad to be with C4 (for so many reasons) - the Crestron features sounded like catch-up to C4 (UX changes; third party lighting; scheduler, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Someone is always catching up with someone else. There will always be plenty of features Control4 still needs to implement / improve. RyanE Dueport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control4Savant Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 53 minutes ago, Dueport said: Interesting episode of Residential Tech podcast today with Crestron spokesperson talking about their new “OS 4”. Does make me wonder if the posts around here about icons changing are part of an upcoming C4 OS4 release - though for cedia it sounds clear we’ll get 3.4. Having said that after hearing what Crestron was trying to sell with their OS 4 I am so glad to be with C4 (for so many reasons) - the Crestron features sounded like catch-up to C4 (UX changes; third party lighting; scheduler, etc) Keep in mind this is Crestron Home which is an app based plug and playish type intuitive scaled down version of the system. Dueport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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