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Does anyone have experience with the Chowmain Rako driver? I have had Rako for a while and recently made aware of the Chowmain driver which introduces the ability to control colours. My challenge is, it doesn't seem to have a setup for RGBW tape which means the colour wheel just doesn't work correctly. You also then can't set up a correct presets because the colours are always wrong.

I think it was $99. I’m my opinion it’s worth every penny.

Another vote for the Annex 4 driver. I have 4 LG OLED’s with this driver and it’s absolutely bulletproof. The only issue is after a software update you have to manually turn the tv on the first time. The mini drivers for Netflix etc work great too.

Slightly different but I had a similar issue with the Chime. It kept sending notifications saying the doorbell had been rung when it hadn’t. I had to do a full system reboot to fix. Not sure if you have tried this but have you tried connecting a simple relay or meter to the dry contact on the gate? This would help you determine if the gate contact is working correctly or not. I’ll put a bet on there is a software glitch somewhere but hopefully I’m wrong.

Yes, you can set and unset with the Control4 app. This can be both full arm and part arm.

I have this issue too. I had no problems before the firmware update and now regularly I get this network issue. I have to leave it for 30 seconds or so and it reconnects. Sometimes it reconnects and then just won’t work. it will turn the tv and source on then nothing else. You have to leave it for a few seconds for it to almost boot up and then it works again.

I have Texecom Elite with both Smartcom and ComIP. My understanding is you need both to enable integration with Control4 and use the Texecom App. If you don’t intend on using the Texecom app then my understanding is you don’t need both modules. Installation has been done for a few years now and it seems to work well. I have a couple of niggles and looking for a new alarm installer as not many understand the integration with Control4. With regards to integration, this has been a game changer. I now have the ability to use individual room sensors and door contacts for various programming. I particularly like the ability to turn lights on with alarm sensors. The ability to have notifications and status along with automatic setting of the alarm has been great. For example, I have an evening routine which automatically sets the alarm at night. There are a few niggles, for example the Part Arm settings are not named so unless your a frequent user or only have one part arm, it can be confusing. I find myself using the Texecom app if I need to set and unset the alarm but this is not frequent at all. For the small cost difference, I would recommend both the Smartcom and ComIP.

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How annoying. Only want to to show a light if any of the doors are unlocked

The new home app is a big improvement and happy to use that. I only wanted integration for lock status but doesn’t seem as though that is possible.

Yeh I have tried this but comes up saying the Gateway is unable to find any locks and to check connections. I did read somewhere about firmware issues which is a shame. Not sure if its down to this or something which has been done wrong in my setup.

I have a Yale Conexis in the UK and originally tried a Zigbee module for C4 integration which didn’t work very well. Since then I have installed two further Yale Conexis locks with no integration into C4. I was notified last week that Yale are no longer supporting the old app and if I wanted to continue using app connectivity I would need to install a new Yale module to connect to the Yale Home app. Good job I want still using zigbee as there is only room for one module. I also took the opportunity to upgrade to the WiFi units and I’m pleasantly surprised with the new app and connectivity which are working great. The question is, is there a driver which will allow me to get the status of the locks into C4? If so, is there anyone who would be prepared to install this driver? Thanks

Yeh I tried to manually execute it and it just wouldn't work. I have since renamed the audio file and added it back into announcements which seems to be working. Very strange but at least it's working.

Has anyone had any issues with this no longer working? I had this all up and running but for some reason it has stopped and I can't figure it out. When I had music on the other day the music seemed to stop when the doorbell went but no sound was played. I have checked the file and its still there... Thanks

Yes with HomeKit you can control stuff without being on the internal network. For example I have a shortcut set up to open my gate and garage door when coming home. Just surfaced these devices in HomeKit from Control4 and then use HomeKit. Very easy to do and works great.