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^Right on. I found the exact same problem resulting in almost daily reboots being required to clear things out. Fortunately, the driver was something I could replace with a similar driver to keep things rolling.

As usual (nothing has changed here in 10 years), OP is long gone and you guys are talking to yourselves. We don't even need Wappinghigh to degenerate a thread!

As reasonable as you make it out to be, some basics need to be laid down and, IMO, a dealer working on-site can answer many more questions (and provide insight as to infrastructure required) than a remote entity could or would. If OP thought it was a "Home Depot" grade of componentry, he needs to be made aware now that it isn't plug & play, not later. OP, stop purchasing ebay cast-offs and perhaps pop for a in-home consultation. Ask if the dealer has an issue with owner-provided equipment and if no, then have he/she suggest how to build-up and/or around what you already own. Get off to a good start and you will be rewarded. Many here over the years have gotten hung on the DIY thing and never really embraced the convenience aspect of a functional Control4 system. Of course there are always those who do have fine systems and still complain about lack of DIY-friendlyness

Yes, but you can double-duty some of those motions can't you? Are you sure you want to be cycling AC compressor(s) on/off that much or would the motion just turn it on? You keep mentioning responsiveness. I don't see any difference between wired DSC motions and those from CA/C4. They all report back to the HC just fine.

Keep in mind, your not going to be wiring for motions all over the place (unless you specifically want this). Dry contacts for the entry and windows are fool-proof. Motions (tied to an alarm) typically blanket large areas and supplement contact-sensor points as bad guys can always defeat those and then move around the interior at will. I don't see Control4/Card Access motions as being less-effective as sensitivity and occupancy time is adjustable which is worth something.

Just your typical wired dual-tech sensor, I don't know, whatever they used 10 years ago... How is it integrated? Through the DSC alarm board of course (serial to the HC).

I use both Card Access and DSC sensors- very little lag. I only automate those lights needed for safety & convenience. Your payback on 40 sensors will be similar to my payback on a PV system- crappy.

^Oh, I don't doubt it could be made to work programatically. Again, triggering is important to get right so as not wind-up with some ridiculous mouse trap. Exsqueeze my ignorance but does the Gen1 C4 8 zone amp have audio sensing? I've never seen evidence of it in Composer...

That doesn't answer my question. What, specifically, would the sensor trigger? Anyone can mention the general idea behind something but this is just plain too complicated considering that what you say should happen in that room ID could be a characteristic of Echo

Light sensor connected to what? That's some amount of hardware for something as simple as speaking a room (which is what I do and have no problem doing so).

^Yeah, there's plenty of them out there. Anything with a 0.1s, 1s, 10s selections will do. Potter Brumfield, that's what I use around 12vdc. Phoenix Form Cs work well if you have 24vdc available.

Who was it who got banned here for his JRiver escapades?

^That's just half the job. How will you differentiate between 1s and 1.5s pulse rate? A quality TDR can do this...

Use two TDRs, wired across the PUSH and AC/L lines, programmed for each short and long push. Trigger the relays using a CA wireless relay which has two relay channels.

I'm somewhat amazed that there is no mention of those using threat management appliances. Many double as very capable routers/DHCP servers and WiFi integrators.