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    Rob21 reacted to Time2Jet in HDBT vs Straight Fiber HDMI   
    100% Bullet Train Fiber AOC HDMI. Complete support and the golden AVPro warranty. If you’d like, message me and I can quote you.


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    Rob21 reacted to GregCAMS in Halo 1.7 Firmware   
    awesome @Topfox if you have any findings please post.  I'll wait to see when my push.  If not by Friday will ask integrator to do the manual firmware update
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    Rob21 reacted to RAV in Schluter Ditra Heat Wifi Thermostat   
    Also, https://www.sinopetech.com/us/control4/
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    Rob21 reacted to bnorman in New Room List Icons?   
    Apologies for reviving an old thread. Just thought I'd mention this in a place where people interested in this topic would see it. In the latest app update we've added the option to turn off the wallpaper preview for rooms. Should be helpful for properties that don't have many room unique wallpapers. You'll find it as the 2nd row in Preferences.

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    Rob21 reacted to Shoe in Intrinsic Dev and myQ announce official partnership   
    There is also a larger market of consumers that are now being educated that local control is valuable. We may see a cross over and see local control options increasing in revenue. People aren't stupid. If a company needlessly designs a product to be cloud dependent simply to generate a revenue stream (no matter the cost) people recognize it. Of course there is a good chunk of the population that doesn't care one way or another. As the home control market expands we will see how people tolerate the death by a thousand cuts of recurring fees.
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    Rob21 reacted to BDavisNJ in TStat Question   
    This board is a terrific resource.  Hearing different perspectives and approaches is of tremendous value.  In just under 17 hours @Time2Jet has three different approaches to consider with the pros and cons of each outlined.
    Thank you all for a robust discussion and have a great weekend.
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    Rob21 reacted to BDavisNJ in TStat Question   
    @Time2Jet I also live in the Northeast USA and have encountered this issue.  Here is my suggestion based, of course, on the assumption that you / end user do not want to open walls and want to minimize revisions to the wallboard.
    1. In the boiler room, identify the hydronic zone controllers (1 for each zone of heating).  These are very likely Honeywell branded.  These devices will have 4 wires (2 black, 2 red).  One set goes to the boiler, the other set (most likely red) will be connected to a wire going to the 2 wire thermostat.  Leave the set of wires going into the boiler alone.
    2. Disconnect the wires going to the thermostat.  Connect these to a relay (see Note A, below).  I used Functional devices model RIBRL1S because these are DIN rail mounted, have a manual override, and an indicator light so you can visually determine when the relay is on (helps with troubleshooting).  Wire each relay to either a C4-IOX (Control4 IO Extender) or a Shelly device (I prefer hardwired).  Note that RIBRL1S requires 12vdc.  You can get a DIN rail mounted step down transformer (120vac to 12vdc).  I also place a LED panel light on the transformer so I can easily confirm that the 12vdc power is indeed on (helps with any troubleshooting). 
    3. You will now be able to control each zone on the heating system using the relays and therefore via Control4.  I created a separate "room" called HVAC and used a custom icon for each zone of heat (one icon for ON and one icon for OFF).  Pressing the custom icon turns the heat zone on (closes the relay) and displays the ON icon.  Pressing again toggles the sequence.
    4. Now, we connect the thermostats because we have no intention of manually controlling the heat.  Remove all of the as-built thermostats and expose the as-built 2 wires which run from each thermostat location to the boiler room.  Use a meter and ensure that a) no power is running through the wires (remember you disconnected these in step 2) and b) you have affirmatively determined that each of the wires is correctly identified as the wire running from the thermostat location to the boiler room.
    5) Install one unit of C4-THERM to replace each as-built thermostat.  Set the C4-THERM to "powered" and not "power stealing" (there is a physical switch that needs to be set).  Connect one of the wires to common (usually white) and the other wire (usually red) to 24vac on the back of the C4-THERM.  Also put 4 "AA" batteries in each C4-THERM.
    6) Supply the as-built 2-wire cable starting from each of the thermostat locations and terminating in the boiler room with 24vac.  You can get a DIN rail mounted transformer (step down 120vac to 24vac) and position on the same DIN rail as the relays in step 2 (looks nice).  I also place a LED panel light on the transformer so I can easily confirm that the 24vac power is indeed on (helps with any troubleshooting).  Make certain to get sufficient amps to power all of the C4-THERM units.
    7) At this point, all of your C4-THERM should be powered and functioning.  Follow the instructions in Composer Pro to register each on the Zigbee wireless network.
    8.) Using programming in Composer Pro / HE, you are going to create an action for each of the C-THERM devices (WHEN any HEAT CALL --> turn on (close) ZONE RELAY).  And, of course: WHEN heat call OFF --> turn off (open) ZONE RELAY.  The thermostat driver will provide the Navigator GUI with scheduling and other virtual thermostat features for each zone.
    9) here is the best part.  Many older houses in NE have central air that used a separate thermostat.  You can now use programming to provide the homeowner with one single thermostat for both heating and cooling using the same logic as above.
    I hope the above provides a good starting point.  The usual caveats and disclaimers apply: licensed electricians for line voltage, HVAC specialists if needed.  I also would make certain that the gauge of the as-built wire is rated to carry 24vac.  Given that thermostat systems use 24vac as a standard, I strongly suspect that the as-built wire will be sufficient.  That said, better to check and verify than to assume.
    Reach out with any questions of follow-ups.
     
    Note A: Honeywell seems to have a dominant market share for the hydronic zone controllers.  Most of these devices call for heat from the boiler when 24VAC is supplied to the 2 red wires.  Thermostats simply act as switchs.  Our goal here is to substitute the relay for the thermostat.  Therefore, direct 24VAC to the common on the relay and then normally open (NO) to one leg of the hydronic zone controller.  Wire the other leg of the hydronic zone controller back to the 24VAC supply.  Make certain that your version of the hydronic zone controllers requires external power before wiring.  Some versions (older) were self-powered.
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    Rob21 reacted to Darin, PM C4 CX Platform in Intercom on IOS Speakerphone Bug   
    The team is going to look into it, but believes it is due to iOS's CallKit and how it is handling it.
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    Rob21 reacted to RyanE in Best Roku driver   
    Once a driver implements the complete public API, it's done.  Cooked.
    Now, if you guys know someone at Roku who can open up a voice API that would let me send a voice stream to the Roku like it's remote can, let me know...

    RyanE
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    Rob21 reacted to Darin, PM C4 CX Platform in Intercom on IOS Speakerphone Bug   
    I have a similar experience with Microsoft Teams when getting calls, so I'm not a 100% sure if we are in control of this or if it is managed by iOS. Either way, I've pinged the iOS team to investigate if this is a bug on our side that we can resolve.
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    Rob21 reacted to msgreenf in Intercom on IOS Speakerphone Bug   
    @Darin, PM C4 CX Platform
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    Rob21 got a reaction from IntrinsicGroup in Intrinsic Dev and myQ announce official partnership   
    There it is. Thank you! 
    https://www.myq.com/works-with-myq
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    Rob21 reacted to lippavisual in Home Theater Screen   
    You can keep the walls white by making your own foam wall panels.  It’s pretty easy to do and is a fun, moderately priced, project.  But I’d also make sure to have a dark material surround for the screen.
    you’ll be satisfied in the end no matter what.  As long as your budget is happy, you’re happy.
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    Rob21 reacted to IntrinsicGroup in Intrinsic Dev and myQ announce official partnership   
    On that... I've literally just had confirmation from Chamberlain that they intend to list Control4 (and any subsequent platforms) on their "Works with" page once the drivers are released.
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    Rob21 reacted to Topspin14m in C4 Connect and Assist - new CIaaS offering   
    I think the reality is that everyone on this forum is going to have to pay for Connect eventually.  We all talk about the latest features.  I'm actually surprised there are so many people who don't use 4Sight/remote access already.  
    There are people who probably never upgrade their C4 system and just want it to "work" and provide basic functionality.  They'll probably never pay or will hold out as long as possible.  Those people aren't typical of people here on this forum...
    I'm still unhappy as I think this is just a massive 4Sight price increase, but, if they do actually use it to improve the software, fine.  E.g., I would pay to have better Sonos integration natively without Roon.  And it would have been nice if they had a list of real things they could show us now that they are planning for Connect customers.  But if they just pocket it for the shareholders, which is what I expect to happen, that is going to stink. 
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    Rob21 reacted to chopedogg88 in C4 Connect and Assist - new CIaaS offering   
    Hopefully the additional cost will help to cover licensing fees that Control4 may need to pay for things like future Apple Music/Spotify/etc integration!
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    Rob21 reacted to RAV in Home Theater Screen   
    Other than the viewing cone, the two fabrics are going to be very similar.
    The slate will have less reflection on a ceiling than the pure white, as it has a lower half gain.
    But if the room is wider, and you need better off axis viewing depending on seating, than the white is a better choice.
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    Rob21 reacted to WhyPhy in Home Theater Screen   
    Yes, I agree. Assuming it’s a dark room. 
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    Rob21 got a reaction from msgreenf in Spotify Connect playlist shuffle   
    For the longest time saving the playlist with shuffle enabled worked perfectly for me but sometime over the last few months this stopped working. I’ve tried re-adding the playlist and reinstalling the Spotify connect driver. I’m not sure what to try next. Any thoughts?
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    Rob21 reacted to RyanE in OS3.4   
    It is not the door relay driver, it's the door autolock driver.
    Door Auto-Lock (OS2.9+)
    It requires not only a lock, but also a door contact sensor.  With those two things, it shows door and lock status on a single experience button, and allows you to lock/unlock the door with the experience button.
    It's main functionality is to implement longer auto locking, and only auto lock the deadbolt when the door is closed.  You turn off the deadbolt's auto lock functionality, and use this driver instead.
    It's one of my favorites.
    RyanE
     
    Edited to add: It also has a command which enables/disables the auto locking, so you can turn it off for parties or repair people, etc.  It's pretty handy.
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    Rob21 reacted to WhyPhy in Music on C4   
    I reached out to a friend who works at Apple and have some more details. Last year, Apple released updates to their developer tools that allow third party developers to incorporate more Apple Music functionality into third party apps. These tools are Apple Apple MuiscKit and Apple Music API. These tools work with iOS apps, Android apps, and JavaScript apps. A Control4 integration would most likely use the JavaScript client/server implementation (control panel/smartphone app being the client, C4 Director being the server).
    There is a data share requirement: the user must agree to share their personal Apple Music data (i.e. personal music library details) with the third party developer (i.e. Autonomic/Sonos/Control4.) There are no data share requirement for the third party developer to send any data back to Apple, and looking through the API documentation, there are no provisions for even doing so. There are also no ads or pop-ups. The only requirement is, after a user signs in with an account that does not have an active Apple Music subscription, to inform the user that the subscription is inactive and that subscription activation is required to play music.
    All of this information is available on the Apple Developer website: Apple MusicKit, Apple Music API
    Here are the key takeaways:
    The Autonomic integration appears to be a fully authorized integration (using Apple MusicKit and Apple Music API) There are no data sharing requirements for third party developers to send data to Apple New functions were added last year that enable more comprehensive third party integrations Third parties must do some development work to enable these features, but it appears to be very straightforward and well documented, and reference libraries are available Given this, the big question isn't can Control4 can enable native Apple Music Support, but rather if and when Control4 will enable native Apple Music Support.
     
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    Rob21 reacted to WhyPhy in Music on C4   
    If a smaller company like Autonomic can create this functionality, I wonder if others might now be able to do the same. I’d be surprised if Autonomic has some special arrangement with these big tech companies. 
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    Rob21 reacted to msgreenf in Music on C4   
    I believe they announced it but it's not out - or even listed on savant.com/music
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    Rob21 reacted to eha002 in Clear Sonos Queue!   
    Is this on DC yet?
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    Rob21 reacted to RAV in DJ Input   
    A compressor/limiter is a good idea when taking an output from a DJ setup to protect the residence higher fidelity speakers and amplifiers.
    https://www.rdlnet.com/product.php?page=242
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