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Testing is complete. This is a pretty minor update but an important one. Have uploaded the driver to the houselogix site. If you have the houselogix auto-update it will automatically update the driver. Note a restart is needed once it is updated to see the new commands in the dropdown boxes. Version #20141215 - 15-DEC-2014System will only perform an automated scan when it detects at least one new movie rather than when a scan has finished (there are times when a scheduled scan returns no new movies)Added CODEC_INFO configurable button as per requestFound undocumented Window Activation links to tv/radio recordings, tv/radio guide and tv/radio search. Added as configurable button as per request and mapped as default for logical buttons.

So good news. Turns out there are some hidden API commands which i just guessed that will allow you to jump to the recording and guide windows. I'll implement these in along with a few other mapped buttons people have been asking for since the initial release. Will probably do some testing and update it in the coming days.

Thanks for the feedback. I hope you're enjoying the driver. Notes below. The VIDEO_MODE configurable option for any button is what you're looking for. This will cycle between the different video modes. Unfortunately the JSON-RPC doesn't have sub menu's in its window navigation. They are aware of it and are looking at implementing it however it has not made Kodi 14 unfortunately. Hopefully next year we'll get sub menu's (including recorded shows, guide, etc). Unfortunately we cannot detect if the virtual keyboard has popped up. There is no notification from Kodi that this has happened. As such we cannot do this elegantly. Personally i type faster using the virtual keyboard than sms style typing. As per answer 2 There are issues with changing the button configuration whilst in live tv mode. Should you enter the PVR_MENU (or any other menu for that fact) we will not be able to detect that we are navigating and as such the select button (a pretty important button) will jump to PVR_MENU.

Create an announcement agent. Create a bookmark of the camera Call the book and on announcement. The tv will auto turn on / switch to the camera and after a while it will auto turn off or switch back to what you where watching.

1) I'm not sure though I don't think so. I haven't tried this xbmb3c before but as it is an add on I don't think it will. The driver imports the xbmc library only. If the addon does not inject movies into the xbmc library it won't work. If it does it should work. I would test this out first using our trial licence prior to purchase to be sure. 2a) see the installation guide linked in the first post for a list of all button mappings 2b) I haven't used composer he for years (for about 5 years now) so I'm not sure. If you can access the properties of a driver (should be under monitoring from memory) then yes. 3) pvr control is mapped to record, channel up, channel down. The guide and DVR buttons can be mapped to the pvr screen. Unfortunately xbmc cannot jump to sub menus. We (and a lot of other developers) have asked for this but not sure if it'll make the kodi 14 release. 4) houselogix doesn't actually have a spot for MSRP pricing as such we don't have this for consumers. Having said that though personally I feel that if you should not pay in excess of $180usd for the driver. Note that this does not include installation costs.

Unfortunately it won't. The door station does not expose it's image to 3rd parties. This is due to a hardware chipset limitation from what I've been told by control4.

I bought one of these for my projector http://www.tronsmart.com/products/android-tv-box/tronsmart-draco-aw80-meta.html Been running since Monday without turning off. Seems pretty good so far. Will let you know how it goes as time goes by. Comes rooted as well so can install LANmote for android control using the kodi driver.

Chowmain - Kodi Lite (XBMC) Driver for Control4 This driver is developed for the Kodi Entertainment Center (formerly known as XBMC). Kodi Entertainment Center is a software based media player that can be installed on Windows, MAC, Linux, Raspberry Pi and Android based platforms. Kodi offers a beautiful simple interface that enriches your playback experience. The Chowmain Kodi Lite driver enables us to integrate the Kodi Entertainment Center into the Control4 home automation system with seamless control and feedback. This is the most feature packed media player on Control4 to date providing the user with an enriched movie playback experience. See below for more details Features IP based communications Transport controls Numerical buttons act as jump to percentage during video playback or SMS style quick navigation when in navigational modes. Number 0 in navigation mode will jump to the end of the list. Number 1 in navigation mode will jump to the start of the list.Support for PVR (Guide, Record, DVR, Channel Up, Channel Down buttons) Movie selection from Control4’s Navigator Import Movies from the Kodi library into Control4's library with meta data and cover art. Automatic update upon movie Kodi * library update notification. Automatic Room On (like the music bridge) on playback detection and automatic Room Off on screen saver activate. If the driver detects music it will only turn on your receiver (audio endpoint). If it detects video it will also turn on your projector/tv (video endpoint).2 way feedback via the JSON API for play, pause, stop, screen saver active/deactive, Detected File Type, Video Aspect Ratio, Video Resolution, Video/Music/TV/Radio currently playing, Memory usage, CPU usage, CPU Frequency, System Total Space, System Uptime, System Temperature, Client Platform, Client Version & Client NameAssignable buttons for non intuitive buttons Wake-on Lan functionality and Shutdown functionality can keep your Kodi setup power efficient. Can still select a movie from navigator and have it turn on the machine and play the movie upon start up. Power off options Ability to send custom messages to Kodi Entertainment Center via Kodi Notifications (similar to Control4 Announcements via Navigator). Audio End-Point assignment for line level volume up/down/mute functionality Video End-Point assignment Support for Android boxes (if XBMC app is closed it will launch upon ON command, also if XBMC exited by user you can navigate and control Android applications).Ability to play any URL via Control4 programming. This is useful for commercial systems.Frequently Asked Questions Why is this driver called KODI Lite? Initially we wanted to make the best KODI driver around however as we kept working on it our aspirations just kept getting higher and higher. As such the development efforts and timeframe has expanded exponentially. To get the driver to market quickly we decided to make two drivers. KODI Lite and KODI Full. Kodi Lite is the (as of date) best media player driver on the market with exceptional features. Kodi Full however will be THE best media player driver ever on the market with full library navigation, live meta data, cover art and more. They will be both priced accordingly. Some people won't want all the features available in KODI Full so we've made KODI Lite which is priced to suit. Can you give us some examples of how we could use this driver? Now with Android support you can purchase Android Set Top Boxes for under $200 that will provide you with the full XBMC experience and Android experience. Play games, surf the web and use XBMC.Create the perfect cinema experience by dimming the lights down when a movie starts, ramp it back up when the movie ends or if the user pauses or stops the movie. Also automatically set the cinema to different modes based upon the movie aspect ratio.Setup logic to change your LED lightings colour dependant on the movie name. If you're watching something set in the ocean set it to blue. If you're watching something set in the jungle set it to green or if you're watching something set in the desert set it to orange. It can be very disruptive while watching a movie to have navigator pop up and tell me that someone is at my front door or perhaps i have a new email or something. This driver provides the ability to send Kodi announcements. Like a Control4 Announcement this will pop up a custom message however in this case it will not interrupt the current Kodi activity. It will just pop up in the bottom right hand corner for a few seconds and then hide away.This driver provides two way feedback on what media you're consuming and what the state of the media player is. It will tell you when the movie is playing, paused, stopped or if it is a movie, episode, song or unknown media type. This information is useful for customising your lighting and environment to suit your customer's requirements. The driver has the ability to automatically turn rooms on and off. Using this functionality you can essentially turn on your tv and receiver upon airplay or UPnP photos, video or music playback. If you leave the room for too long or fall asleep at the tv the driver will automatically turn the room off (all av devices off) upon detection of screensaver activation. Some projectors have the option of clearing out the black bars (masking) in movies. This driver reports back the aspect ratio of the video it is currently playing as a variable. Using this information we can automate these projection masking modes and as such make the user experience nicer. This driver has feedback on CPU usage, Memory usage and CPU temperature. This information is extremely important for maintaining the health of the hardware platform it is on. Using this information we can automate shutdowns so that no damage can occur on the device. What hardware will this work on?? This will work on any hardware that KODI supports (Windows, OSX, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Android) running XBMC version 12 (Frodo) & 13 (Gotham) and KODI version 14 (Helix). Currently we prefer some of the higher end Android boxes as it is a more cleaner solution than the others. Why do you only support OS 2.6 and above? OS 2.6 offers a superior security encryption algorithm and a new and improved driver format. We have decided to only utilise this new format to ensure that the integrity of this driver is not compremised and that we can provide the best dealer/user experience available. Do you offer showroom discounts? We offer a 10% discount to dealers who want to use this driver in their showroom. Please contact our distributor Houselogix to arrange for this. How do I find out more information about the driver? Please see the links below for more information about the driver. Chowmain Website Download Installation Guide How do I buy the driver? This driver is developed by Chowmain software & apps and is distributed and supported by Houselogix, Inc. Download Driver / Purchase Licence Who do i contact for technical support? This driver is developed by Chowmain software & apps and is distributed and supported by Houselogix, Inc. Support Do you provide trial licences? All Chowmain drivers for Control4 come with a 48 hour trial. This is activated once you add the driver to the project. No additional steps are necessary.

Our solution is actually pretty easy to use. Visit the webpage. Press the record button. Speak. Press the same button again and presto it plays through the speakers. No extra hardware. The driver is free to try for 48 hours so give it a shot and see if you like it. It you don't you don't lose anything.

Google only outputs in mo3. Control4 only supports wav. Was one of the first I looked into

Delayed by time it takes to record the announcement.

I have updated our website and our post on c4forums to reflect the changes. http://www.c4forums.com/topic/14903-chowmain-advanced-announcements-driver/ All of our drivers have 48 hour trials so feel free to test it out prior to purchase on the houselogix site.

UPDATE : Now supports voice recording via firefox or chrome browsers on Android, OSX, Windows & Linux OS's. See first post for details.

For now read rhe houselogix page https://www.houselogix.com/shop/advanced-announcements-driver It uses html5 webaudio. Won't work on iOS unfortunately just android due to ios not allowing access to the mic. Windows linux and Mac also supported. Works on chrome and firefox

We have migrated all our drivers to 2.6. You can however still purchase the older driver which will work on 2.5.3 on the extra vegetables website until the 31 dec.

There is no time restriction on this driver. Will be up on our website forever for free.

I haven't written an announcement yet but I have just updated this to do just what you want. http://www.chowmain.co.nz/advanced-announcements Control4 PA system with no extra hardware. Works with control4 controllers and sonos.

HI guys, To celebrate our partnership with Houselogix ( are giving away a FREE Ping driver. This FREE ping driver (unlike the ping driver on the Control4 online database) performs a real ping on any device/service IP address or hostname and returns the results as a variable (percent loss) and also fires one of three events Device OK (0% loss)Device Intermittent (anything between)Device Offline (100% loss)Upon receiving these event notifications you can program the system to power cycle the device connected via IP controlled outlets (like the Belkin WeMo or APC PDU's) to bring them back to life. Note this driver will only work on OS versions 2.6 up and can be downloaded from our website.

The c4i file has XML tags for hvac_modes and fan_modes. You can eliminate modes by removing them from these tags from the file and then saving it. Note that this is every mode available. You cannot add additional modes. <hvac_modes>Off,Heat,Cool,Auto</hvac_modes> <fan_modes>Auto,Low,Medium,High</fan_modes> in your case the hvac_mode will look something like this. <hvac_modes>Off,Cool</hvac_modes>

Our driver only allows you to inject variables into the body.

The EC-100 was never designed to work in a normal Control4 system (The EC100 is essentially a stand alone control4 system designed to work with the thermostat and with the utility).

At my own home and at various showrooms and clients houses in australia and new zealand I have the following setup "Good morning name, the forecast for today is <forecast> with a minimum of x and maximum of y degrees. The current temperature in your home is z." Note this is using our weather drivers. I cannot comment on using our announcement driver with other 3rd party drivers I have not tried.

Limitations will always disappointing someone. Alternative solutions will never please people as they always want the limitations resolved but at least I'm thinking out of the box Unfortunately due to the nature of the problem only control4 can resolve it, Not sure what else I can do apart from offer a refund for those who are not happy with the limitations. Brings me back to the point always trial out of drivers first prior to purchase to make sure you're happy.

Also note that the announcement agent specifies a limit of 10MB and 15 seconds. See Composer HE user guide for details. http://www.control4.com/documentation/Composer_HE_User_Guide/ If you wish to bypass this limitation you can purchase an extra vegetables sonos driver and sonos hardware.