Matt Lowe

I use the shelly 4-channel module on a few projects and at home and they work as intended. Keep in mind it is a wifi device and not a fast one so be sure you have a solid network if it is a critical load. also if for lighting I prefer dimming control so this not for me.

1 hour ago, TigerPaw said:

If Roku decides this is a feature, not a bug ...   What is the best alternative for hooking streaming services to the Control4 ?

Shield tv is imo the best solution out there. albeit one of the more expensive solutions. beyond that fire tv has had a shaky history. Anything else is just taking chances.

I have not integrated these before. I would imagine the best solution would be to get a system you would like that has dry contact control. Then with relays and contact sensors you can control the system externally. Normal operation should be unaffected if the integration or control from the control4 side ceases to function.

We just installed two Ratgdo controllers yesterday. It was fairly painless but you need to have a computer with good USB drivers. a cheap Windows 11 laptop yesterday could not properly connect to them.  My more expensive feature-rich model could for whatever reason without having to do anything extra. Driver by Chowmain is fantastic too allow you to setup a lot of features with out any programming needed to be done at all.

What specific issues are you experiencing? Very likely that some the issues will cause future lighting system to have the same result.

I havent been inside this unit before but i would imagine its not likely a simple swap. 

On 1/30/2024 at 12:30 PM, Amal said:

When I connected light driver which have only function as on and off(not dimming) is connected to Adaptive phase dimmer , is it work as ON and Off  in keypad.

We already connected all type of lights to our dimmer but the problem was only want to dimm 2 type of light ( chandelier and wall light) and all other lights  are not dimmer driver so my question  is it work as ON and OFF through adaptive phase dimmer?

can you send a screen shot of what you are looking at?

9 hours ago, BDavisNJ said:

@RyanE  I also have a dimming question, please, and would be appreciative of your thoughts: When using a C4-DIN-8TV-E to control 0-10V lighting, the C4 technical documents outline two options to consider when separate on/off control is required.  The first is a C4 Relay Module (C4-DIN-8REL-E1) and the second is external relays.  This makes sense and our experience in using external relays is excellent.  Our question, please: can a channel on a C4-DIN-8DIM-E be set to ON/OFF and be used in place of a channel on the C4 Relay Module (C4-DIN-8REL-E1)?  If so, please advise on the Composer Pro settings so my dealer can mate the channel controlling the load on the C4-DIN-8TV-E and the C4-DIN-8DIM-E.  Thank you

I believe the driver is set up to just use the relay module. but through some programming, you could use the dimmer I'm sure. 

you also need to register the controller with the older method and not with ovrc.

this would be better suited to the dealer discussions. It is not required until April 23rd for new systems and existing systems will be grandfathered for the time being.

most any standard hdbt balun will work. likely ir pass through and the serial will cease to function and you will likely have to power it locally at the display side.

the favorites are just a toggle. You could create lighting scenes and favorite those. 

factory reset and throw it in the trash. last part im mostly kidding

use ip address not the sddp

On 12/27/2023 at 2:52 PM, drmark12pa said:

I was considering just having a delay and repeat the command to hit the keypads that didn't change as what I am seeing is different keypads not reverting at least right away to original white backlight color. It seems like they change back eventually however.

yes likely just the zigbee network being flooded. Just try doing a group of devices delay 5 seconds then another group delay another. keep breaking them up into smaller groups until you get the desired results. unless the zigbee project is absolutely massive 3-4 groups should do well. 

this one is external and it should not be too difficult to get a replacement.

my issue with using one shortcut driver is i prefer one device over another in my setup. If i want to use youtube my shield tv has a better interface. but netflix hdr and atmos only works on my roku, shield is getting a bit long in the tooth. So you would need one for each to properly select the one you want or need to do some programming. The driver will always try to use a device that is not in use or use the device that got the first selection if there are no devices left, or use a device that is using the same service. So in a larger distribution system it may require more. 

depends on how many devices you are sending this command to. i would suggest starting with a small group of devices and then seconds later blast the other groups. i have about 30 devices and occasionally some of my devices miss the command and don't switch. could also just choose one or two devices in each room to change the backlight on.

that is unfortunate. Would think it would do some kind of authy check to make sure it is a valid license for your account. Why even ask for any of the other information otherwise? Did you possibly change your customer.control4.com password and this why it failed?

do you have no wiif in that you cant even connect to the wifi at all? Can connect but have no internet? Can't connect even though it shows. We will need more details to know where the failure is. Likely an issue with the router and ISP crap gateway if you have one.

you either need one Alexa for each zone, or you need to use complex voice commands to route the audio with voice control only. You could use the c4 app or an interface to activate a room for the audio input. Josh ai is the only voice control with intuitive voice control over audio for multiple rooms. (conspiracy theory warning) The other voice control solutions in the market want you to only use their interface or apps so that they can track and use your data for their benefit and advertising.

deff needs to break up the commands with some delays. But the led wizard would be much better for this and is what i switched my programming to when the driver was released.

deff sounds like an issue with the dtv box or the network. The halo remote would not be directly communicating to the dtv box so it would not care.

do you want automation and control over that load? if the answer is yes then the answer to your questions is no.

If a less expensive switch is available to do the same job as Lutron caseta, you could use those and still automate it, but then you are splitting your ecosystems. 

the price is reasonable and low enough that replacing one makes a lot of sense. if you had to do a bunch then it make more sense.

Control4 lighting is also really reliable so I would be concerned more about why it failed.

31 minutes ago, turls said:

Dealer talked me into CA10 and two Core5.  I hope this is my last upgrade for a long, long time.  He had a good point about how long my IOX are in the tooth and really how much longer will they be supported (or with their age, give me issues).

Control4 also made 2.9.1 there last os update. I can't predict the future but should be no reason to remove the iox from control4.