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    Current best practice for garage doors?

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    4 minutes ago, DawnGordon said:

    I've never used a Z2IO, but I just looked it up on the dealer site.  Unlike past Card Access devices, it doesn't appear to use a battery.

    Correct, it does not use a battery. I am now using the Z2IO for my garage door relay and contact sensor, it replaced an old HC300 I was previously using to do the same thing.

    Works just fine and have not had any issues with it in the 6-8 months I've had it setup.

    Controlling a PC in C4

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    22 hours ago, zaphod said:

    It was fairly easy to whip together a proof of concept and start sending commands to my PC by adapting an existing C4 IP based media player driver.

    Which driver did you start with as a base? I'm happy to throw some development time at this as well, I agree it would be a useful drive to have. Maybe not for many of our customers, but certainly in my own system!

    Why don't C4 controllers have Bluetooth?

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    45 minutes ago, msgreenf said:

    Not to mention almost every driver based on a hack method not a public api breaks

    Which we have seen at least a couple of times that I can think of. Sure it's nice while they work, until they don't work... then you're stuck.

    I am constantly trying new drivers and devices in my system to stay on top of things. My system is solid and IP drivers don't just "stop" working. I don't know what kind of networks people have out there that have had such poor luck with IP control. But to me, that's a poor network design or implementation that is causing the issues, and needs to be addressed. DO IP drivers solve every problem? No. Is it nice when an IP driver is available over IR or Serial? Sure.

    I'm not seeing the huge draw for control of game consoles, either. Maybe for DVD/Blu-ray control but that's it? It's a game console, that's why it has a game controller with it. If you want "rock solid" control for video playback, buy a dedicated player for that particular media. Otherwise, complaints need to be made to the manufacturers of these devices (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, etc.).This is not a Control4 problem, they have no control (no pun intended) over what these console manufacturers do or don't want to allow.

    EDIT: And long ago I thought IR capabilities on the remotes might be nice, but that just introduces too many variables. Using your phone or tablet to control the room? Out of luck. Didn't point the remote perfectly at a picky device? Out of luck. The list goes on.

    Why don't C4 controllers have Bluetooth?

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    Yeah, I personally don't see where I'd use it in my own system, much less any client systems we've installed over the years. PS4, XBox and the like I'd be more inclined to use IR on them given the limited amount I'd be controlling them anyway.

    Bluetooth is finicky enough with headphones and car connectivity, I don't think I'd want to carry that potential headache over to AV systems that need to "just work".

    As others have said, the ROI for this seems very limited which is probably why it's never been considered. I know this is the first time I've seen it come up myself. Neat idea, but limited in application.

    Spotify Connect in 2.10

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    3 hours ago, Cyknight said:

    I'm unsure on the max number of drivers you can add at this point, but I imagine there is a cap, just like there is for Shairbridge (forgot the amount but it's over 10 I think).

     

    There is currently a limit of 10 Spotify drivers per project, but that is being worked on.

    touch screen and "now playing" with CD changers

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    19 minutes ago, ziocan said:

     

    I installed the screensaver agent, it says I can use pictures from the controller hard drive as a source.

    However, it doesn't list that as a selectableoption, it only lists a network share that I use for movies as possible file storage location.

    Any hints about how to enable the controller hard drive to the list?

     

    Thanks

    Rick

     

     

     

     

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    While I am just taking a guess here, that is probably referring to older controllers that had internal hard drives for storage (HC-500, for example).

    DSC drivers for new security proxy

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    9 hours ago, Cyknight said:

    I'm reading through some documentation, and it seems there are some known conflicts between different firmware versions and/or hardware revisions (I meant the panel by the way), though I can't imagine that would cause 'just' normal user codes not to work...

    Interesting - what documentation? I'm going to dig into the programming some more in DLS tonight and see if I can get this last kink worked out.

    DSC drivers for new security proxy

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    11 minutes ago, Cyknight said:

    Odd. Did you check firmware versions, was the 230 setup properly in the panel?

    Yep, odd indeed. Firmware version of the driver? It is the latest. Firmware version of the panel is 4.5 and is the minimum required for the IT-230.

    IT-230 should be correctly configured in the panel, based on the directions outlined in the IT-230 install guide that I followed. This seems like the only hang-up for now, otherwise it seems to be working well!

    DSC drivers for new security proxy

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    8 hours ago, Cyknight said:

    Can you call for status feedback? IE press star and get info read from the panel - if not, that may well still be due to lack of power.

    Update: communication appears to be the same whether or not a power adapter is used on the converter. The new IT-230 security driver doesn't have a full virtual keypad like the older drivers. Here is a screenshot:

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    Turns out I can arm using the master code in the Control4 app, but not with my regular user code (which does work for arming/disarming on the regular alarm keypad).

    DSC drivers for new security proxy

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    So, as it turns out the converter may not actually need to be powered. I have it working now and it is not plugged into a power adapter. 

    I spent some time playing wit this last night and just had some TX/RX lines flipped. Straightened that out, verified I had the correct programming done on the panel, and fired it up. I must still need to adjust some programming as I can't arm the panel from Control4 (even though remote arming is enabled, user & installer code are present, etc).

     

     

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    DSC drivers for new security proxy

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    On 1/29/2016 at 11:07 AM, mallom said:

     I bought the same converter but it did not work for me... IT-230 flashes but it would not communicate with the controller. I will try again this weekend using a power supply and report if that solves the problem.

    Did you have a chance to give the adapter (4WSD9TB) another try over the weekend? My IT-230 arrived, and now I just need to decide on an RS422-232 adapter. I'll probably just order the same one, given that it is the recommended one. Just want to make sure there aren't some looming issues with it first!

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