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    dw886 got a reaction from Dueport in Josh.AI Audio Response Delay   
    There should be a setting in the Josh portal to add a "Response delay" to the microphone.  That will probably fix it for the first time use in that room, but it may create a little lag once the system is up and running after a fresh audio sense.
     

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    dw886 got a reaction from msgreenf in Network Connectivity Issues with NEEO Remtoe   
    You're getting channel interference on 2.4GHz - a networking problem that's being exposed by the Neeo. 
    Just because some other device that's on 2.4 is working well doesn't mean that it's not an interference issue - the Neeo may be closer to the interfering device that's operating on the 2.4GHz band, and the skybell (that's outside) may be further from the offending device negating the interference (and allowing it to communicate better with the wifi).  As someone else already noted, for 2.4GHz, only channels 1, 6, or 11 should be used and a max width of 20Mhz to prevent channel overlap.  Remember 2.4GHz has a ton of things operating on it outside of Wifi (microwaves, baby monitors, bluetooth, cordless phones, zigbee, wireless keyboards/mice, lots of hub/spoke devices like Blink cameras, etc), so just because you only see one SSID broadcasting doesn't mean that you have clean 2.4GHz airspace - a site survey would tell you what's all running in that range - right now we're just guessing. 
    If trial and error is the approach rather than doing a proper scan / site survey with something like an etherscope, then you're doing the correct things (moving to channel 6).  If that doesn't work, I'd go to 11.
     
    Without completely going into the technical weeds here, you can see in this example channel scan chart that in my example network there's something sitting too wide (40mhz) in the 1-6 range, so my airspace around channel 11 is cleaner - no idea what yours looks like without more diagnostic tools.


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    dw886 got a reaction from mujtaba.khokhar in Programmatically use navigator other than cameras   
    Perfect.  No idea why I hadn't seen that before.  Thank you!
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    dw886 got a reaction from RyanE in Password protected screen or buttons?   
    With access agent you can lock down the ability to change rooms.  I set one touchscreen up where you can only swipe between 3 rooms that have been favorites - no other rooms.  When you click the room name at the top to see the whole list of rooms (to change rooms, edit the favorite rooms, etc), you need the pin...
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    dw886 got a reaction from SpencerT in Password protected screen or buttons?   
    With access agent you can lock down the ability to change rooms.  I set one touchscreen up where you can only swipe between 3 rooms that have been favorites - no other rooms.  When you click the room name at the top to see the whole list of rooms (to change rooms, edit the favorite rooms, etc), you need the pin...
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    dw886 reacted to mujtaba.khokhar in Programmatically use navigator other than cameras   
    yeah you can. go to your security driver, Set UI Associations and set them. 

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    dw886 got a reaction from South Africa C4 user in My war with the geese, could Camect obj. Detection be the answer?   
    Funny that this comes up.  I actually did this about 2 summers ago. 
     
    I setup smart detection on a Dahua PTZ and setup a zone in the image for "object entered" with a target object size small enough to be a goose yet large enough to not catch blowing leaves, etc.  When I turned on the "Goose Defense" experience button, it panned the camera to a specific PTZ  preset that was looking at the back yard, and that PTZ preset had the smart events enabled.  Then, when smart detection fired from the Dahua camera AND "Goose Defense" [variable controlled by an experience button] was "active", it would call the Rachio and start up the sprinklers for the zone in the back yard for 2 minutes. 
     
    It was marginally successful until the kids figured it out.  At first it scared our kids in the backyard more often than the geese, and eventually made for some wet kids that then turned it into a sprinkler party.  After our kids playing jokes on the neighbor kids getting them to come into the yard unexpectedly, it became a "thing". Pretty soon the neighbor kids were doing it too, so while I still have it in my system it hasn't been activated for a while. 😆
     
    Best thing to deter geese that I've found is a handheld laser (has to be dark enough for the bird to see the whole beam, so dusk to dawn, or a really overcast day).  DNR uses something like this for bird control.  Basically the bird sees the entire laser beam, and thinks it's a huge stick.  They freak out.  Downside is that it doesn't work during a sunny day.
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    dw886 got a reaction from cdcllc in Pentair Pool Integration   
    I work on pools as well as control4. Just a point of clarification in this thread because it seems that there is some confusion as to what equipment people have. 
     
    Easytouch / Intellitouch are both systems that were designed 10+ years ago that are still being sold. Intellitouch just has more expansion capabilities than the Easytouch,  but both are largely the same, and the panels have no rj45 port on them. The 4 wire bus from the panel either connects to a wireless module that gets mounted by the panel and sends the 4-wire signal wirelessly to a receiver that connects to the screen logic adapter which has the rj45 network port jack for network connection, or you need to run the 4 wire from the panel directly to the screen logic adapter, which has the rj45 port that gets connected to the network. 
    Easytouch has no control4 driver. 
    Intellitouch has a driver and can be connected but it's a bit of a mess and requires finding some old hardware. 
    Easytouch looks like this. Intellitouch looks almost the same but doesn't have a screen. 

    Intellicenter is the newer system that has a touchscreen on the actual panel in the load center. This was in development and announced like in 2017, but didn't really hit the market until like the mid/end of 2019.  The dates and the touchscreen will both help you understand which one you have. The intellicenter has an rj45 port directly on the circuit board (on the back of the panel). If you don't have a network cable run to the load center, then Pentair sells a kit that basically is a bridged AP. It connects to the rj45 on the intellicenter panel with a POE injector to power it, and you set up the AP to connect to your existing wifi bridging the connection to make the intellicenter part of your network. 
    Intellicenter has a Control4 driver, and if your intellicenter is connected to your network, no additional hardware is required. Integration works reasonably well. I have seen sometimes when turning off an intellicenter circuit (which could basically be like a slide or something) the driver will toggle it back and forth multiple times before completely turning it off. Other than that, adjusting heat settings etc all seems to work reasonably well. 
    Intellicenter lacks buttons and instead has a touchscreen. Looks like this:

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    dw886 reacted to msgreenf in OS 3.2 Out today! with new products!   
    reboot your Controller
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    dw886 got a reaction from Eric Stiff in C4 driver for nVidia Shield   
    Not sure if this has ever been shared, but if you don't want to go through the trouble of debugging an app to find the QLAUNCH command, and you have the app on your android phone, there's an app called "Fully" kiosk browser that's meant to lock the android device to only a specific app - well, as part of that, if you use single app mode, it shows the QLAUNCH command for an app.  I quickly found the updated QLAUNCH for the peloton app by using my phone.  Saved the time of debugging it...
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    dw886 got a reaction from msgreenf in C4 driver for nVidia Shield   
    Not sure if this has ever been shared, but if you don't want to go through the trouble of debugging an app to find the QLAUNCH command, and you have the app on your android phone, there's an app called "Fully" kiosk browser that's meant to lock the android device to only a specific app - well, as part of that, if you use single app mode, it shows the QLAUNCH command for an app.  I quickly found the updated QLAUNCH for the peloton app by using my phone.  Saved the time of debugging it...
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    dw886 got a reaction from dcovach in Networx NX-8E and 584e Setup   
    I have this panel, and I bought a connector that connects directly to the NX-8e panel (interlogix P-0003).  Then I have a serial cable that connects from there directly to the serial port on a controller.  I had to run through the setup steps in the driver documentation directly on the Interlogix panel to configure the NX-8e for automation integration modifying the locations and segments.  If you don't do this, the panel will not communicate no matter what you do to hook things up.
    Here's what needs to be set depending on how you connect the panel:

     
    If you have no idea how to make any changes to the panel programming itself, there's many sites that have step-by-step instructions on how to modify, but you need to make sure to use the settings from the driver above, and just use the instructions to understand how to make the changes.  Here's an example of step-by-step on how to configure for use with Vera - note this is just the instructions on how to do it, you'll have to substitute the correct values from the table above - for example, the table above shows a baud rate of 9600.  The tutorial shows how to set it up for Vera, and sets it to 31600, which would be wrong for the Control4 driver:
    https://community.getvera.com/t/nx-8e-panel-programming-details/174871
     
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    dw886 got a reaction from ERDrPC in Lock Patio Touchscreen   
    So I know that this has been discussed many times in the past, from people trying to lock rooms in commercial settings, rental units, and outdoors, but they all seem to be from pre-3.x, so here's to hoping something has changed.
    I have a T3 that I'd like to locate on the patio, or in the garage directly off of the patio.  I don't want to expose door locks or the security system to this particular screen, because that would give people outside the perimeter of my home access to do things like unlock doors.  I'd basically like to limit it to controlling the audio in that room, or the lights in that room.
    The problem is that for the other T3s (like in the kitchen / living room), I don't want to limit what they can access or force people to unlock them to control aspects of those rooms (because that would ultimately mean I have to hand out the code that would also unlock the outside screen), so I really only want the access agent on one touchscreen in one room.
    Is it possible to selectively use the access agent - or is there something that works better?
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    dw886 got a reaction from neil12011 in Remotely Reboot Secondary Controller   
    Worked perfectly.  Thanks!
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    dw886 reacted to neil12011 in Remotely Reboot Secondary Controller   
    There is a reboot driver that was on Houselogix for a while.  You can reboot a secondary device (as long as you know the IP) with that driver in composer.
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    dw886 got a reaction from RobbieF in WakeUp/Good Night Agent   
    Thanks to whoever made this happen. 👍
     I have 4 T3's, but I've already used this functionality on my mobile twice.  It's just more convenient to use what's in my pocket vs going to a spot on the wall and standing there. 🙂
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    dw886 got a reaction from Shivam Paw in Outlook Calendar Integration (View Events on Navs, Program Event Alerts & Event Variables)   
    I tested this with a Office 365 account, and it works the same as it does for outlook.com accounts.  From reading the snipped that you quoted, I believe that the term "hybrid" refers to a partial Exchange On-Premises installation and partial Exchange Online (Office 365).
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    dw886 got a reaction from RobbieF in Google Calendar Integration (View Events on Navs, Program Event Alerts & Event Variables)   
    +1 for Outlook / Office 365 calendars
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    dw886 reacted to ILoveControl in Google Calendar Integration (View Events on Navs, Program Event Alerts & Event Variables)   
    Yeah i think then you would have a really cool complete driver profile. Also remember a lot of users have work outlook and Office 365 is the biggest office platform on the platform. You would have a bigger user base this way.
     
    i am happy to beta test for you if you would like
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    dw886 reacted to ILoveControl in Google Calendar Integration (View Events on Navs, Program Event Alerts & Event Variables)   
    This looks insanely good! Well done! Now for the outlook calendar please
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    dw886 reacted to Shivam Paw in Google Calendar Integration (View Events on Navs, Program Event Alerts & Event Variables)   
    It's something I could look into if the interest is around
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    dw886 got a reaction from msgreenf in WakeUp/Good Night Agent   
    Thanks to whoever made this happen. 👍
     I have 4 T3's, but I've already used this functionality on my mobile twice.  It's just more convenient to use what's in my pocket vs going to a spot on the wall and standing there. 🙂
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    dw886 got a reaction from jakblak in WakeUp/Good Night Agent   
    Ahhh...whoops, I still had a pre-release version installed so it wasn't showing that there was an update available.  Thank you for the build numbers - that helped.  Uninstalled, and re-installed from the Play store and all is good.
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    dw886 got a reaction from Tokead in WakeUp/Good Night Agent   
    As someone that was using the legacy Wakup Agent, #2 is the biggest one for me - the primary reason that I liked that better was that it could be altered from my phone.  Yes, I have a T3, but that's 10 feet away, and when I remember that I don't want the Wakeup running for my son, I'm usually in bed...my phone is closer than the nearest touchscreen...
     
    I also miss the thermostat control...
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    dw886 got a reaction from Silvio Ney in WakeUp/Good Night Agent   
    As someone that was using the legacy Wakup Agent, #2 is the biggest one for me - the primary reason that I liked that better was that it could be altered from my phone.  Yes, I have a T3, but that's 10 feet away, and when I remember that I don't want the Wakeup running for my son, I'm usually in bed...my phone is closer than the nearest touchscreen...
     
    I also miss the thermostat control...
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