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I use keypads here , so the ramp function, that was a no-go with group driver

IIRC the problem was with the dimmer function, it has terrible performances with 10+ bulbs, whereas tracking the lead bulb performs way better.

Group drivers are not efficient and do not work well when you have 10+ bulbs in a room. They send way too many commands to the hub. For me what works best is to use one bulb as lead (which receives the brightness and temp commands) and have all the other bulbs track it.

Well, I need the bulbs to start with whatever CT they had when turned off, because I am tracking that on a per-room basis, where a keypad button allows the user to select between a number of preset temperatures. I only send a "temperature set" command when the user chooses a new one, not at each switch-on because I have many bulbs and sending that to each of them (in addition to the turn on command) would overload the poor hub. Not to mention the unpleasant visual effect it would have. Thanks Rick

3. patch the driver code What puzzles me is that the "Startup Value" that is shown in the properties does not come from the XML in the driver definition, nor is it set in driver code... I really have no idea where it comes from -- can only think it was originally persisted when I first installed and configured the driver and for some reason it is read back at driver init... Anyway I now patched the driver to override what comes from the persisted property. Thank you for your time, and for checking into this! Rick

where are you seeing this? is this a bug? dunno if this driver is maintained although I see it's distributed by C4

White ambience

The one which is available in the online database: Source Online Database Device Type Light (v2) Manufacturer Philips Model Single Lamp White Warmth Name Single Lamp White Warmth - FREE File light_ExtraVeg_Philips_Hue_CT_V3.c4i Creator Control4 Control Method(s) other Certified No Creation Date 5/2/2013 10:30:00 AM Modification Date 11/6/2019 12:20:00 PM Version 832

Hi guys, can someone please explain me why a driver (in this case the Philips HUE Single Lamp White Warmth) wouldn't keep a property across controller restarts? One of the properties for the driver is defined as follows: <property> <name>Turn On Values</name> <type>LIST</type> <items> <item>Startup Values</item> <item>Last Used Values</item> </items> <default>Last Used Values</default> </property> I want to set this property to "Last Used Values" (which by the way should be default) and although I can set it that way, save it and have the driver obey this setting, it is reverted to "Startup Values" if director is restarted, eg. after a controller reboot. Can someone please shed some light about where the properties are persisted and/or how is it possible for a driver to have such a behaviour? I'm really stumped. Thanks in advance, Rick

This is now sold!

I will accept €390 shipped on this. Really like new.

When I arrive home C4 detects my presence at the entrance thanks to bluetooth beacons and I have programmed the system to activate an alexa routine that greets me by name (beacon recognizes each family member individually). That's exactly what the OP wanted. Rick

Yeah works fine. This is something that Control4 itself could provide (the virtualbutton service I mean). Maybe within our 4sight subscription, that already brings voice scenes....

Sure thing, here it is. Just configure the virtualbuttons URLs in the properties, then to programmatically call one of the URLs just set the webhooks variable to the corresponding number. Rick webhooks.c4i

Found a way to do this using virtualbuttons.com. Basically you pay a subscription for couple bucks a months and install their Alexa skill. They expose virtual buttons that can be used as the "when" condition in a routine. You need a driver that can call an external https URL and you're set (I wrote a 100 line driver myself using driverworks for this purpose). To trigger the Alexa routine, program your C4 system to call the URL of the virtualbutton you have configured in the routine. Works like a charm. HTH Rick

Hi, looking to sell my barely used, like new, around 2 months old Neeo remote. It is really like new all around, no scratches or signs. I found myself liking my Ipad/SR260 combo more... €420 shipped in EU PM me if interested. Thanks, Rick

Hey guys, resurrecting this thread because I have been porting the "now playing" driver to OS 3.1 / T3's and in the process I made it independent from any shared folder whatsoever. The new version uses announcement agent or (preferred) popups to display the current song information, so no longer tied to screensaver (which was unreliable and appears to not work anymore on T3's anyway) So basically the driver will display cover art and album/track info from the currently playing CD on any enabled touchscreen in real time. Track changes, info changes. Personally I find it very cool although I seem the only one left who runs 777 changers Please do not lecture me again on how CDs could be best stored on hard drives, etc - I'm too old for that, and right because I'm an old dog I love to keep my 777's chumming along! I also thought to share the driver here in case someone is curious. Hey if you still have CDs on 777 changers you will love this. Rick nowplaying777.c4z

SR260 is more responsive than Neeo in my system, dunno why. I know Neeo is supposed to be faster (wifi vs zigbee) but for this specific task it isn't. Also if I keep vol up/down pressed, Neeo takes a long time for a up or down level step, while the SR260 is way faster. Dunno if this is because Neeo needs to update the screen for visual feedback, or if there are other reasons. Ideas? Thanks Rick

I have volume feedback on screen, and the SR260 is better at volume setting actually. Still evaluating. I miss the pause button, I still have DVD's in my system (yes I'm an old dog)

just curious, what do you use your screen space for?

Apart from aestethic issues which I could live with, when I tried the media player I was using was sometimes going out of sync with the muting state (i.e. sometimes toggling mute was received but pause was not, then toggling mute again woud unmute but also pause the unpaused movie and only fix would be stop the movie and resume)

For special functions I can look for them on the screen but the pause button is one of those buttons you want/need to hit without having to look. At least I feel it should be like that. Wanted to remap the "mute" that I never use, but there is no way to avoid sending the mute command together with your programmed action

The navigation is one thing, I am talking about the nostalgy of a hard "pause" button on the Neeo. Using the screen navigator is impractical while watching a movie....

You talking about the Neeo and mean the OK button? Yes of course it all depends on the driver, yours maps OK button pressed while playing as pause. But in any case it's a programmatic thing (what the developer decides to map to the OK button in driver). I wish a dedicated pause button was available, that would work with any media player or product.

that makes sense and it's what I was expecting. Thank you for confirming! Rick