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That’s great news! Are there specific models which the driver works with? Would it work with the Fire TV Cube? I am in the UK and want a device with Ethernet and mini-apps and the Roku Ultra doesn’t work properly in the UK.

Thanks!

I have installed Heatmiser (which looks similar/identical to NuHeat). I have underfloor temperature sensors in the bathroom floors and temperature sensor thimbles on the walls of other rooms. These are remote temperature sensors and you wire them back to a thermostat which we have hidden in a few locations around the house. Heatmiser fully integrates with Control4.

We didn’t want the thermostats (which aren’t ugly but are quite chunky) on each wall so used the remote sensor option.

Has anyone used a nowtv 4K box? I understand these are made by Roku and have an Ethernet port. If it is just a rebadged Roku, does it work with Control4?

Thank you

Thanks everyone. A UK Roku Ultra seems to be my only solution but this doesn’t exist....

Until this does exist, could the following be done? Use Roku for the channels possible and then on the SR260 there would be entries for iPlayer and other UK apps but all of these just open the Samsung SmartHub and then I navigate to the relevant app?

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I am in the UK and have a 2020 Samsung Frame TV which I use IP control for with C4.  I have a Roku stick in this TV which I used for apps because it worked very well with C4 on another TV I have.  Being in the UK, Roku Ultra with a hard-wired ethernet connection is not officially available (and certain UK apps such as BBC iPlayer are not available on it).  I have had a few issues with the Roku and got to the final straw last night when netflix wouldn't stream on the Roku but I switched to the native Samsung app and it worked perfectly.  I am not sure if it is a temperamental Roku or a wifi issue (the room has good ac wifi coverage but the Roku is behind the TV and behind plasterboard in a nice with the Samsung Frame box).

I am wondering whether I should buy a Roku Ultra (which are available online, imported from the US) and could C4 run Netflix, Amazon prime, etc. from the Roku but use the TV app for BBC iplayer?  Or should I just keep it simple and switch to using the TV for all apps (the TV is on ethernet)?

Thanks!

Great - thank you. That saves a bit of work!

Do the T3 touchscreens connect to Ethernet at 100Mbps?

My electrician is coming back to sort out a few network cabling problems, including some which operate at 100Mbps. The switch reports that the ports which my two touchscreens are connected to are operating at 100Mbps and I am wondering whether the touchscreens just operate at this speed so it is not necessarily a cable issue. If I can avoid removing the touchscreens to give the electrician access to the cable behind, it would be very helpful.

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I have some C4 commands on Lutron buttons which my dealer programmed and I would now like to copy and tweak these commands for other buttons.  For example, I have a button which currently has the programming: "Trigger Preset Source Cycler (Includes Off) on Master Ensuite ->Room Control - Master Ensuite" and I would like to have the same control for the master bedroom.  I have copied the command to the relevant Lutron button in the master bedroom but cannot see how to change the Master Ensuite references to master bedroom.  I can't even find how to recreate this "Trigger Preset..." command.

Could anyone please point me in the right direction?

Thank you

This thread may help: Intercom Anywhere Issues
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?share_fid=76380&share_tid=34064&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ec4forums%2Ecom%2F&share_type=t&link_source=app

1. Yes - you can set this up in the Intercom Anywhere app.
2. Yes - theoretically but it requires a fair amount of programming.  You can change the call button on the DS2 to activate programming. Then You can program what Group is called from the door station based on any conditions you want.  I say theoretically because for the last 2 years, every second version of the driver has had the programmatic Group call functionality broken.  Sadly, the last 2 versions have this broken.  My in country Control4 rep tells me that this is (again!) a known bug... this is probably my biggest irritation with the DS2.
3. My initial response was to say “no”.  However, there is a “kill session” command that will probably achieve this.  I have never tried it for this use case though.  

I have my Heatmiser system integrated with Control4. All the Heatmiser zones show up correctly in the Heatmiser app but in Control4, there are several (7 out of 20 or so) zones which show as offline.

Any ideas on how to fix this please? It’s odd that they are online in the Heatmiser app but offline in Control4...

Thank you!

I have 6 CCTV cameras which are a mix of Dahua and Hikvision HD cameras, including one Dahua PTZ and one Dahua panoramic camera.  I currently use BlueIris but have realised that the computer it is running on struggles so I either need to upgrade to a more powerful computer or swap BlueIris for a dedicated NVR.  I must admit, I haven't found BlueIris particularly easy to configure correctly.  I am also on Blue Iris 4 so I might need to upgrade to Blue Iris 5 - I was debating starting again with a clean BlueIris 5 installation.

Does anyone have any recommendations for the best CCTV solution (with remote access from ios devices like the BlueIris app) which also integrates with Control4 and works with both Dahua and Hikvision cameras?  Would you use a dedicated NVR or BlueIris?  The integration I would like with Control4 is to change the recording profile depending on whether the house alarm is set (or if it is triggered) and to move the PTZ between preset directions/zoom based on Control4 triggers.

Thank you!

SunSpec is an industry standard data protocol for solar and energy storage devices. http://www.sunspec.org.

I would like to extract the data from solar panels to trigger events in the home (eg start a washing machine). Presumably a C4 driver could be written directly or I could run software on a raspberry pi to collate the data and would then need to find a way for the raspberry pi to send information/triggers to Control4.

I am definitely out of my comfort zone - just wondering if someone else with more knowledge can make anything of this!

Chowmain has a driver for egauge for energy monitoring but it is both more comprehensive, requires additional hardware and it doesn’t use the source data from the solar equipment.

I have been doing some more research on this. The SolarEdge web API is interesting to pull historical data (which I have done to calculate whether a battery makes sense) but you are limited to 200 calls each day so not very useful for real time data.

However, I have found you can extract SolarEdge data locally every minute using an RS485 interface in an industry standard protocol called SunSpec. I’ll start a new specific thread on SunSpec which is relevant for equipment from multiple solar equipment manufacturers.

Sorry - this is the updated version of the lock: https://www.abloy.co.uk/en/abloy/abloy-co-uk/products-mpc/electric-locks/motor-locks/standard-stile/mp520-push--pull-function-multipoint-lock-case-for-solid-doors/

The lock just takes an electrical pulse to unlock so both the relay output of the ekey system and the EA5 can send an electrical pulse down the same cable to the lock.

I used the multipoint lock below in a front door and also installed an ekey fingerprint reader (and a DS2).  The ekey system is connected to the lock, there is an ekey driver for Control4 and I also have my EA5 connected to the lock.  This allows the following:

1) family to unlock the door with their finger

2) we have an unlock button in C4 which gives us the ability to unlock the door from a touchscreen/phone when someone rings the DS2

3) trigger other C4 events from ekey (e.g. notifications when someone comes home or if someone uses a specific finger on the fingerprint reader, it opens the garage door, etc.)

Lock: https://www.abloy.com/en/abloy/abloycom/products/product-catalogue/electric-locks/europrofile-range-abloy-certa-motor-locks/small-business/electric-lock-mp518/

ekey: https://www.ekey.net/

Just another recommendation for Chris - addressed everything I need really well (going beyond what I could have expected!), incredibly responsive and also fixed issues that my original dealer didn’t seem able to. Really great to work with - thanks Chris!!!

This is the first time I have set it up since the electrician installed the wiring - it has never been working before. I have tried different outputs on the amplifier. Would people agree that a cable kink or similar could cause this? Is there no way for an electrical test to show this?

Thank you

It happens with every source. I have swapped the sources on the matrix and the amp. I have swapped the actual speakers and different speakers still stutter. I put the same speakers on different cables and switch the stuttering cable for the other cable and it works fine. I am 95% sure it is cable.

I don’t expect the electrician to troubleshoot the system (I need to use the same electrician as did the original wiring and he is definitely not going near my system!). That’s why I’m hoping he can find a faulty cable with pure electrical tests - ie he doesn’t need any AV knowledge (which he doesn’t have). If the cable tests fine for him, I am going to get into an argument about whether he has to fix it.

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This is not Control4 specific but I’m hoping someone with more experience than me can help!

I have been trying to troubleshoot stuttering speakers connected to a Triad matrix and Triad amplifier. I have realised that the speakers stutter a lot above a volume around 40 in Control4. I think I have narrowed it down to a faulty cable. Would this make sense to others? Is it a kink or a cut somewhere or something simple? Would the electrician be able to see the problem by testing the cable with a signal tester?

Thank you!

I was really thinking about taking a shower while still being able to listen to a call so I was wondering about whether I could use the speaker in the bathroom. I guess it is too complicated.

This may be very niche but I often need to just listen to a work telephone call. Any suggestions on how I can play the audio through a speaker connected to C4 and triad matrix/amp? I would want to be able to switch from my iPhone to the speakers and back to the iPhone.

Thank you

I have Lutron Homeworks QS and it integrates well with Control4 so I can program functions for specific buttons with “press” or “release”. Lutron can also trigger actions off “hold” or double tap - is there any way for me to access this through Composer? I have buttons which serve a purpose for lighting and I would like to use them for audio as well with a hold action.

Thank you

Thank you. I thought Ubiquity didn’t behave well with C4? Perhaps I’m wrong.

I don’t have OVRC today - it was on my list for the future but not essential.

Hi everyone,

A network engineer friend of mine setup my network initially but used enterprise Cisco switches and it has proven too difficult for me to manage (I’m techy but the Cisco CLI is too complicated for me!!). I am thinking about replacing all the Cisco switches - I want something high quality and stable and good with C4 but manageable by a competent end user.

I have two 48 port POE switches in one location and one 48 port POE switch in another location with a fibre link between them.

I have Zyxel router, WiFi manager and WAPs in case this makes any difference.

What would people recommend please?

Thank you!