lippavisual
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What hoops? Pretty simple process. The driver is needed so a dealer can link licenses to your system.
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Wall-mount hardwired key pad for a hardwired electrified door lock
lippavisual replied to SYH's question in Question & Answer
I just did a bunch of these recently at a commercial project. All of them however were tied back to an access control system. Basically, run an 18/4 from any C4 controller with a relay to where the connection is on the door. Youll need a 12v or 24v power supply (whatever the lock requires) to energize the lock. Then you’ll have to wire the power supply between a contact and relay on the C4 controller. A C4 keypad (dc or ac powered) can be installed to wirelessly control the lock through programming. -
I’ve been using the Cleerline fiber aoc hdmi cables without issues. I’ve used just about every length they have too, up to 40m. They also package a M/F HDMI to USB dongle if your source doesn’t provide 5v on the line. i mostly do commercial work, so Zoom or Teams rooms or BYOD conferencing. These cables have worked without a hitch. Granted, I haven’t yet tried pushing what you’re trying to, but at least it’s another vendor you can try.
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Conduit is always a better choice if feasible. At that length, conduit and fiber hdmi would be my choice. One less thing relying on power.
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Best RGBW Light strip solution for Control4?
lippavisual replied to Carter Hobson's topic in General Control4 Discussion
18 gauge wire should be suitable for 95% of homes. Try to stick with 24v. -
Best RGBW Light strip solution for Control4?
lippavisual replied to Carter Hobson's topic in General Control4 Discussion
Rgb= 4 wire rgbw= 5 wire rgbcct= 6 wire Nothing wrong with going the DMX route. Tried and true method that’s been around. Plus, the less off my wifi the better. Engineering Solutions or Axion for the controller and pair with whatever drivers and power supplies you choose. -
Halo Touch disconnecting from WiFi after update?
lippavisual replied to dblessing's topic in General Control4 Discussion
Battery life has added an additional day off my charger. what I wish we have is to be able to adjust the sensitivity of motion/wake. My subwoofer does wake the remote a good amount of times. -
Update the SSL certificate for a Pakedge RK-1 router?
lippavisual replied to EricaK's topic in Control4 Hardware
Most likely won't happen. Again, it's not the cause of your problems. I deal with many products that throw the same certificate warnings for local web access, that otherwise, function normally. Better yet, ditch the RK1 and get something more current. -
SR-260 Interactive troubleshooting menu
lippavisual replied to Cooper's topic in General Control4 Discussion
Nope, that was available in older versions of C4 OS. Did you look to see what OS your friends system was running? -
Control4 Coax Digital Outputs what cable Impedance to use
lippavisual replied to Lua's topic in c4Forums.com Site Discussions
75 ohm -
I for one don’t play around with my stats. I set a schedule and that’s the way it stays. But yes, using any other interface with the stat works perfectly fine. I also have mini splits at home for AC in the summer, so when I shut down my boiler for the season, the stats can be used for temp in the rooms, even though they are set to off. And because there isn’t an official Mr. Cool driver, I use an http driver to send commands to the mini splits, if needed.
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Based in NE as well here. I wouldn’t do any of that above. install temp sensors at each thermostat location and move all thermostats down to the boiler. Install a separate 24VAC power supply and wire each thermostat to it for constant power. This is what I’ve done in my own house and many others that have the same systems.
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I’ve seen lightning smoke out network switches and the devices connected to them when using copper cable as a backbone. Better to be safer than sorry. Fiber is non-conducive so a better way to connect anything outdoors, especially a pool house or out building. Pricing on fiber is really not that expensive and most net switches have SFP ports nowadays. Compared to a CAT6A cable for 10GB, fiber pricing should be a no brainer.
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composer HE bug after upgrade to 3.4.1.701303
lippavisual replied to ziggy's topic in Programming with Composer
No knock on you Neil, I’m sure you did everything right. Example of customer relaying information that they don’t have or understand. -
composer HE bug after upgrade to 3.4.1.701303
lippavisual replied to ziggy's topic in Programming with Composer
Not only that, it’s your dealers responsibility, not C4’s. Take up your issues with them. charging 20 hours labor for updating drivers seems a bit sketchy to me. -
Halo Remotes - Channels and Comms Error
lippavisual replied to Topfox's topic in Troubleshooting, Workarounds, & Bugs
How many channels?? Mine doesn’t do this for non-touch but I only have like 8-10 channels. -
Announcement audio ducking options?
lippavisual replied to Shoe's topic in General Control4 Discussion
This is where that VideoStorm switch shines as it does the ramp down of audio, plays announcement, then ramps back up. I never had to add any additional silent audio to the announcements for the signal sensing amps. Which also doesn’t require using the snapshot driver to capture each room. -
Announcement audio ducking options?
lippavisual replied to Shoe's topic in General Control4 Discussion
You’d need the Ethernet option installed on the CMX switch. Does not work with just rs233 control. Then the announcement setup is accessed through the webpage for the switch. -
Announcement audio ducking options?
lippavisual replied to Shoe's topic in General Control4 Discussion
Took a deeper look and the announcements in that switch is part of using Netplay and not directly on the switch, I believe. I know I have at least 2 customers that use it for doorbells, etc. -
Announcement audio ducking options?
lippavisual replied to Shoe's topic in General Control4 Discussion
That audio switch has a built-in announcement feature. However, I don't recall if fading was part of it. Videostorm would be able to answer this for you though. -
C4 Connect and Assist - new CIaaS offering
lippavisual replied to eggzlot's topic in General Control4 Discussion
I know you didn’t quote me but…. who has the time, money and patience to be field testers? I sure don’t and I don’t expect my clients to either. Technology/features are changing too fast and almost all software being pushed out now is a “hope and pray”, while they wait for field reports to come in. -
C4 Connect and Assist - new CIaaS offering
lippavisual replied to eggzlot's topic in General Control4 Discussion
This is a good example of why I always wait about 4-6 months before updating. I can’t afford to be a Guinea pig for new software.