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THIS DRIVER HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.  YOU CANNOT OBTAIN IT.

Integration exists now.
 

This fan speed controller will allow multispeed bi-directional control and feedback over the fan and also dim the attached lighting load with full control integration
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Universal-Smart-Wi-Fi-4-Speed-Ceiling-Fan-Remote-Works-with-Google-Assistant-SmartThings-and-Alexa-99434/311264804
Some fans already have this technology built in so no need to retrofit
eg
https://www.minkagroup.net/f870l-tcl.html
https://www.minkagroup.net/f864l-hbz.html
https://www.minkagroup.net/f747l-hbz-aw.html
https://www.minkagroup.net/f868l-bn.html
If however the fan your customer surprises you with is RF controlled then you can probably utilise the Bond Bridge which will learn the RF code and replicate it.
https://bondhome.io/
All of this is possible via this driver
https://www.chowmainsoft.com/bond-control4

Its an EA-5 so that wasn't the issue. I did have my dealer do a manual driver update which updated it, and....now the dimming switches are reporting status correctly! Thanks guys for all of your help.

You don’t need automation in the same way you don’t need power windows in your car.  It just makes life easier.

You don’t need automation in the same way you don’t need power windows in your car.  It just makes life easier.

You don’t need automation in the same way you don’t need power windows in your car.  It just makes life easier.

DIscovered the problem and it is now fixed.  Please update to the latest version of the driver.  If auto update is enabled then it'll update itself upon next check in.

You'll need to capture logs and send it to our helpdesk for us to troubleshoot.
If it is intermittent then the only thing i can think of is network replated issues.  Thing that comes to mind is some people try to reboot their network with it but don't understand that without the network Control4 cannot send an on command to it to turn it back on again.

DIscovered the problem and it is now fixed.  Please update to the latest version of the driver.  If auto update is enabled then it'll update itself upon next check in.

Yes that is correct.  It is poll based and yes the time is adjustable.
Honestly though for the application you want it for what difference is there for an additional 30 seconds in the worse case?  I'm sure its just in case you forget to turn off the lights / fans.
If you want instant feedback you'll need to go with another product as we do not get that with TP-Link products.

will have to check this out.  Still love my Elk M1G, and used to use a prior driver I think you helped develop Alan (another company) but currently use the C4 native.

Also just wanted to say that this is the first driver that @Andrew luecke has developed at Chowmain Software & Apps.
He has done a fantastic job and it is upto (if not exceeding) the standards we have at our company.
Keep up the good work mate.

Also just wanted to say that this is the first driver that @Andrew luecke has developed at Chowmain Software & Apps.
He has done a fantastic job and it is upto (if not exceeding) the standards we have at our company.
Keep up the good work mate.

Anthem contracted us to develop MDX, MRX, STR drivers.  These drivers are provided for free and are available on our website.  We also have a service contract which them which means we provide support for their drivers.

Bond is releasing the pro in the next couple of weeks.  I was asked to join their CEO for a CE Pro podcast which came out over the weekend.  You can read / listen / watch it via the link below.
https://www.cepro.com/podcast/ce-pro-podcast-47-olibra-bond-bridge-pro/

Yeah, using new MRX740 with official driver and it’s been fine.  I believe the issue with prior models was more the network hardware they used more than most.  I usually used the serial drivers with the previous models but have used IP with success but this new driver works great even using as WiFi only instead of my trusty serial.

I want to chime in on this.
Control4 asked us to attend a meeting at ISE last year with their senior VPs.  In summary they told us (and also every other major Control4 driver developer) to stop reverse engineering APIs and to provide them with the details of the systems we reverse engineered so that they can assist us with creating a relationship with that particular company to stop the API from breaking in the future.
In short there were a few 3rd party drivers out in the wild that broke and caused Control4 alot of headaches.  Not sure if it was just customers complaining or legal issues but regardless it was enough for them to warn all the major 3rd party developers formally.  In fact we were all reminded about the agreements we signed with Control4.
As such our business practices changed to not develop any driver that contains reverse engineered code or if we do reverse engineer it we would create a partnership with the company to ensure that the APIs do not break and they understood that we were using them.
By partnering with these companies we ensure that there is no disruption to the home owners Control4 experience.
A good example of this is an upcoming driver we are about to release in the next week or so (we partnered with a company to do this).  Here is a sneak peak.

Also to add to this the economics of driver development are like any other piece of software.  You have expenses (Employee salaries, computers, software, office space, etc) that need to be paid and as such have a minimum rate to ensure that what you are building is profitable.  Some drivers are cheaper as they are less time / resource intensive and others will require muliple programmers, graphics designers, etc to contribute for the project.  As such one off projects are definately cost prohibited.  We have had customers pay us for custom development and they have justified it as the money they save on not buying an alternative product (eg a blind in the case i am thinking of) is enough to warrant commissioning the project.
Having said all of that the majority of people who contract us nowadays are manufacturers and we are finding that we are doing less of our own IP and more contracted work.  You can find the majority of these contracted (and free drivers) via our website (http://www.chowmainsoft.com) with some others being certified (with SDDP implemented) and available via the online Control4 database.
We do however still invest into passion projects where we see gaps in the solutions and we find a product that will fill that gap.  There are actually a ton of passion projects i want to complete but unfortunately contracts come first.  Hopefully now that we have 3 inhouse Control4 developers we will complete more of these passion projects but regardless you will see more output from us for Control4.

Scenario:
Have 9 ceiling fans with lights, and they all have remotes. Some are original manufacturer, some are generic on/off universal. All the them only have a single light switch, so from the switch you don’t have control over the fan vs the light. I had thought there really wasn’t anything I could do to integrate these into my system other than overall on/off by swapping the light switch, then having to use the remote to control if I wanted the fan and light on, etc. 
Forum to the rescue:
I browse the forum pretty often for new ideas. Saw an older thread talking about Bond, and figured I’d give the Bond Bridge a shot although I was worried the advertised 2.5k sq ft of coverage wouldn’t be enough for my home size. Got the Bridge last week for less than $100, got the Chowmain driver and now they are all integrated into my system and working perfectly!  
 
Definitely wanted to advertise the success of the 2 items in combination in a large home. Time will tell if I have any connection issues or anything like that in the future, but as of right now I’m super excited these are now integrated. 

Our open weather agent will let you program off of current weather conditions, today’s forecast and tomorrow’s forecast.
https://www.chowmainsoft.com/weather-forecast

Our open weather agent will let you program off of current weather conditions, today’s forecast and tomorrow’s forecast.
https://www.chowmainsoft.com/weather-forecast

Could possibly usa CUSTOM_SELECT command type to dynamically populate a parameter.
EG
The command can be called fire command
and PARAM1 could be called command with type CUSTOM_SELECT
 

I have now implemented the the android MENU command into the driver.  This is mapped to the INFO button and provides the same functionality as long pressing the center button.
 

IRUSB is still the fastest method of control if speed is an issue.  You can also try changing the Control Method in the driver's properties to Zank Default.  This will be faster but doesn't work with every app.  The Zank developer mentioned to me that this is because some apps utilise a webview for their app and the controls don't pass through.
I am using the Chromecast with Google TV + their OEM ethernet adapter without any issueshttps://store.google.com/au/product/chromecast_ethernet_adapter_gen_2
 
 
I take that back.  Looking at the Google APIs it looks like i can do power and inputs.  I expect power on won't work though so hopefully a wake on lan packet or something similar does.  I'll do some testing on the kogan android tv we have in the office. @enzedercan you please tell me if a wake on lan packet turns your tv on?

I want to chime in on this.
Control4 asked us to attend a meeting at ISE last year with their senior VPs.  In summary they told us (and also every other major Control4 driver developer) to stop reverse engineering APIs and to provide them with the details of the systems we reverse engineered so that they can assist us with creating a relationship with that particular company to stop the API from breaking in the future.
In short there were a few 3rd party drivers out in the wild that broke and caused Control4 alot of headaches.  Not sure if it was just customers complaining or legal issues but regardless it was enough for them to warn all the major 3rd party developers formally.  In fact we were all reminded about the agreements we signed with Control4.
As such our business practices changed to not develop any driver that contains reverse engineered code or if we do reverse engineer it we would create a partnership with the company to ensure that the APIs do not break and they understood that we were using them.
By partnering with these companies we ensure that there is no disruption to the home owners Control4 experience.
A good example of this is an upcoming driver we are about to release in the next week or so (we partnered with a company to do this).  Here is a sneak peak.