Mark LaBelle

Spot on.

What's new in the driver Jackstone besides light to sound? Updated - nevermind, I now see. :-)

What about any of these Zigbee lights? Have you looked at these Jackstone? http://www.zigbee.org/Products/ByStandard/ZigBeeLightLink.aspx I'd rather have a zigbee connected bulb than a wifi enabled. Also, I want to ensure that any of the lights can be turned on with a switch versus having to use an app or control4.

It seems that it is the same solution as this one that was posted earlier this week named Limitless LED. For some reason cut and paste doesn't seem to work right now - strange - but look for the limitlessLED ones also and see if that's the same one. Either way, I would like a RGB bub solution for the theater - happy to beta test. :-)

Yes, we used the GC universal driver. Works fine. I'm not seeing any issues at this point after about 6 months of working. Unfortunately, I can't "retrofit" my dedicated theater with the maximum soundproofing efforts I did. Not an option. :-) Double drywall with Green Glue, silenseal on all joints, whisper clips, hat track to hang the drywall, 4 way sealed door, etc. Even the sconces, electrical outlets and recessed screen wash lights have lightweight cement board backer boxes with putty pads to prevent sound from leaking out. The only option is to get some A19 HUE bulbs and integrate them unless someone wants to tackle writing a driver for some of the other RGB bulbs out there. HUE is amazingly expensive and there are other options out there much more affordable, but need to be integrated to Control4. There's a driver you can write Jackstone. I know many people want an affordable option for bulbs. Isn't that how you ended up writing the RGB LED driver-more affordable strip light control? Go get 'em....

Just IMHO, this solution was way better than the entec for my purposes. No popcorn, great effects awesome dimming capabilities, affordable. I put in an itach rs232 to ip global cache since I didn't have an extra serial port on the HC800 in the theater and it works fine. I just used it for cabinet lighting in the theater lobby, the stairs in the lobby and some behind wall screen effects/lighting, but will be adding more since I have more the controllers. I just wish I could get the RGB for the sconces without having to spend $600 on Hue for 6 lights. To "color" the room would be great - my kids love the change in color. :-) Again, just my 2 cents, since I tried the entec and it was horrible with dimming., plus expensive. Mark

Thanks Neil....it'll keep the heat bills down and the wife will want to cuddle.

I just uninstalled 2.5 and then installed 2.6. It never asked for a license key again. It was strange...but worked. I have no idea why I wouldn't be licensed in my control4 customer portal. Dealer is looking into it.

Actually, the file worked perfectly. I am clearly licensed to have HE, my goodness it's HE not PRO. It it worked just fine Cyknight. It's just another Control4 screw up. I'm used to them every time they change anything. I'm assuming that now my thermostats will disappear since we finally have a Nest integration after 18 months. :-)

It's not in the downloads at customer.control4.com. Just ME is listed. I used to use the url above, but like someone said the link structure changed. Wtf would Control4 keep messing with this shit. I own this system and have paid tens of thousands and I can't access HE anymore? I paid for HE! And 4 sight and all the other drivers that are now free. Their model blows!

Anyone have the new link to this? I tried putting in the 2.6.0.455411-res and it's not working... Mark

Neil, once again, did an awesome job for me. While I've been installing the controls, he's been id'ing the switches, dimmers, garage package, controllers and more. Awesome service for a DIY guy and very inexpensive. Thanks Neil!

HUGE THREAT! This is what I was talking about when the thread I posted about the Internet of Things and giving Composer Pro to end users (or at least access) blew up to high heaven. Control4 is so slow to the draw here.... While Control4 allows you to use existing products to integrate a home, just think of all these partners that will scrambling to put a zigbee chip in their products to allow the iHome to control it. Then it's easy as pie , end user defined, "if this then that" crap. When I get home based on Geofencing open my Chamberlain Garage door with Zigbee chip, turn on my Cree lights with a Zigbee chip in the living room, turn on my Panasonic LED TV with Zigbee Chip, change the channel on the Roku, change the color of the lights to Purple, etc., etc. There will be a scheduler for activities to kick off on a timer, etc. I'm sure they will have IR and Harmony will be part of this too. Using Siri is just icing.... This is BOON to Apple - they get licensing from all their device partners and all these lemmings will go out and purchase over time all of these devices and integrate them. They have a 90 billion dollar ecosystem built around their Tablets and Phones. I'm a loyal Control4 customer, but let's get real here - this isn't difficult stuff IF you have the ecosystem and a lot of cash. There are already so many Internet Enabled Devices and it's gets larger by the minute. To address the complexity of Home Automation - let's face it - if the devices are already iHome ready, why would you have complexity? No need for an Apple Genius to "walk you through home automation" no more than walking you through setting up a printer that is wireless. Plug in the printer and look for it in the Add Devices area. Home automation is no different. Plug the cree light in and it appears in your interface and is available for you to define when and what it does. The complexity only comes in with legacy products or products that aren't "integrated". This can go on and on, but think of it - dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, dryers, projectors, microwaves, waffle maker, popcorn machines, irrigation, security, lights (especially RGB LED's), landscape lighting, and so on.... You will build your Connected Home over time, which is what Apple will bet on. The 20 year old's will eat this stuff up and in 10 years - home automation is commonplace and Control4, Crestron, etc. are all out of business except for servicing their existing customer base, as it dies a slow death. The saddest part of this, is that Microsoft had all this embedded stuff years ago and couldn't get it right. Admittedly, the market had to mature, but they didn't make the right investments at the time and they certainly don't have the ecosystem that Apple has built. Control4 was on it's way with the Pioneer Receivers being Control4 ready - but they just don't have the market muscle to go out and get people jumping on as quickly as Apple does. Trust me - I hate Apple, but this will succeed and even the "dumb as rocks" will have DIY, self-sufficient, Home Automation. I hate to say it, but at that point I would see nothing that Control4 would give me that Apple wouldn't already have. I hope that Google has something up it's sleeve - they didn't spend 3.2B for a thermostat.