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    Dueport reacted to msgreenf in Good, Bad or Ugly?   
    Wall mount is fine. Cable management is poor 
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    Dueport reacted to alanchow in Chowmain - SwitchBot Driver Suite   
    It is not on our roadmap.  We have honestly had no demand for it.  In fact switchbot in general hasn't had as much demand as we hoped for.
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    Dueport reacted to alanchow in Chowmain - Home Assistant Driver   
    Overview
    Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that allows users to control and automate various smart home devices from a central hub. Developed by a global community, it supports integration with over a thousand different products, including lights, thermostats, sensors, cameras, and more. One of its key features is the emphasis on local control and privacy, enabling users to manage their smart home devices without relying on cloud services. This not only enhances privacy but also ensures that automations and controls remain operational even if the internet connection is lost.
    The platform is highly customizable, providing a web-based dashboard where users can monitor and control their devices. Automations can be created through a visual editor or by using YAML code, allowing for complex interactions based on various triggers and conditions. Home Assistant can be installed on multiple platforms, such as Raspberry Pi, Docker, virtual machines, or as a dedicated Home Assistant OS. The active community contributes to extensive documentation, forums, and custom add-ons, extending the platform's capabilities. Designed with security in mind, Home Assistant offers features like encrypted communications and user authentication, making it a robust solution for smart home management.
    Driver Features
    Auto-Setup (One-click discovery and commissioning of supported Control4 drivers) Binary Sensors - Easy Push notifications (No Programming needed) (4Sight required) Custom command calls to devices not discovered but present in Home Assistant. This allows you to control devices that are not yet supported by this driver suite. Entities Supported
    Light Switch Cover Lock Climate Binary Sensor Sensor Fan FAQ
    Why is this product so exciting?
    As of writing Home Assistant has a total of 2778 integrations. Some of these integrations cannot be integrated easily into Control4 natively due to limitations in Control4's DriverWorks SDK or limitations in hardware (eg Zigbee / Z-Wave / Bluetooth radios). As such by adding a Home Assistant installation into Control4 we can expand and add new devices to the Control4 eco system that we could not integrate before or have not had the time and resources to integrate yet.
    Some notable integrations include
    Matter / Thread Ring Ikea Tradfri TP-Link Tapo Tasmota Tuya SmartThings Homekit Home Connect Google Nest Netatmo Bluetooth Zigbee Z-Wave KNX Xiaomi Miio Aqara You can find a full list of the Home Assistant integrations here.
    What hardware will this work on?
    This driver will work with any hardware running Home Assistant.
    If you don't want to mess around and want something that is affordable and plug and play then you should go with Home Assistant Green.
    If you want something more advanced go for Home Assistant Yellow
    The other big difference is that Yellow comes with support for Zigbee 3.0 and Matter-over-Thread. You will need a Raspberry Pi Compute Module and SSD for the Yellow however that can be purchased bundled together.
    Green can also use these protocols by adding a SkyConnect
    Alternatively if you wish to build your own then please visit the Home Assistant Installation website.
    Note that some Home Assistant integrations require additional hardware
    Bluetooth Z-Wave Zigbee Do you offer any other cool drivers?
    Control4 is a major part of our business. We develop new drivers all the time. You can see all of our drivers on our website (http://www.chowmainsoft.com). Sign up to our newsletter to get notified when new drivers out.
    I want to try this driver out before buying it?
    All Chowmain drivers for Control4 come with a 90 day trial.
    Where can i find out more?
    You can find out more about the driver from the following link.
    Driver Product Page

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    Dueport reacted to Leighm0 in 2024 LG OLED lineup   
    How does one acquire the 5.X drivers for LG TVs... I looked in our login and it says our projects are running 4.15.375 and that they are "Up to date", also I cannot see a download on your drivers page for a 5.X driver version?
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    Dueport reacted to South Africa C4 user in OS3.4.2   
    Thanks again to @RAV - I now understand how lighting scenes in Zigbee work (which I did not previously).
    Unfortunately, this did not fix my problem.  
    After a lot of tinkering, I have been able to figure out what is causing my issue and, essentially, OS3.4.2 has created an issue in my system linked to my security driver (or the security proxy).
    In summary, if I have a programming command that controls lights or an advanced lighting scene that runs within a short time of my security system being armed or disarmed then the command fails more often than it works (more accurately, if I have 2 or 3 lighting commands, the second and third ones fail).  As soon as I add a 30 second delay after the arm / disarm command before the lighting commands, everything is good again.  Sadly, this worked perfectly up until this OS release (with no delay needed).
     
     
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    Dueport reacted to alanchow in Chowmain - Konnected BlaQ driver for Chamberlain / Liftmaster integration   
    We pride ourselves in being the largest and best driver developer.  As such support is important to us. Chowmain provides 19 hours of technical support via phone, chat and ticket a day (mon - fri) manned by a team of 6.
    We want to ensure our customers are happy with the driver before they commit so we provide a 90 day trial.  This 90 days is plenty to get a understanding of if the driver is right to you.
    I know you have a solution now so this driver probably isn't for you however you should reach out to the MyQ driver developer in regards to your grievances.  I am not sure if they can provide you with a refund or not but might be worth a shot.
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    Dueport reacted to South Africa C4 user in Tidal High Resolution Audio   
    Bumping this topic as Tidal now provides the higher quality audio on its standard tier.  
     
    Firstly, I am keen to understand how to access this on Control4.  The driver properties say that I need to log in with a Hifi account to change the settings but all accounts are now Hifi and the driver does not seem to recognise this?
    Secondly, after the upgrade certain songs on my playlists started stuttering in playback.  It seems like these are the higher quality tracks.  The only way I could fix this was limiting the quality in the Tidal driver (which defeats the purspose.
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    Dueport reacted to Cyknight in Modern Forms Ceiling Fan   
    Yes, the fan controller buttons are fully programmable - unlike the KC120277 the layout just can't be changed.
    For the record:
    KC = configurable keypad. Doesn't control a load itself
    KD = is a keypad and dimmer in one, so controls a load as a dimmer (and yes not what you want here at all)
    KA = something else entirely in that it's a special device to act as a multi-way switch for cheap (think top and bottom of stairs), no programming involved (or possible) and looks like a C4 regular switch or dimmer but no leds.
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    Dueport reacted to msgreenf in OS3.4.2   
    "Mitch fixed it"?  haha, well i didn't fix it, I just clicked upgrade!  Happy to help anyone else upgrade to 3.4.2
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    Dueport got a reaction from msgreenf in Disconnect dimmer from load   
    @msgreenf fixed it for me with bindings - thank you!
    As an aside: I recently purchased Text Expander and I think I'm going to add the phrase "Mitch fixed it" to Text Expander given how often that happens 😎
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    Dueport reacted to chopedogg88 in Smart Control Touch Pads   
    I would not recommend using anything other than Control4 keypads, or a Control4 touchscreen.  The Control4 keypads are modern looking if you go with the Contemporary button style...I install them in many client homes that are worth 10+ Million and they are perfectly happy with them.
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    Dueport reacted to Shivam Paw in Text to Speech Driver (Web Interface, Control4 App, Voice Messages & More)   
    Hello!
    I've just released v20 of this driver, it adds support for OS 3.4.2 and also adds a property to increase/decrease the volume of Google Speech announcements
    There's also a sale on the driver price for the next couple of weeks
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    Dueport reacted to RAV in Services Broken 04-10-24   
    Fixed

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    Dueport reacted to msgreenf in [Status Update]We have identified issues logging into the following services: Customer.control4.com, mydot.control4.com, composer pro and controller registration. Investigation underway.   
    Apr 10, 12:18 EDT
    Investigating - We have identified an issue with customer.control4.com, mydot.control4.com, composer pro and controller registration.. We are aware of and actively investigating solutions and impact. More details to follow. Thanks, Your Snap One Engineering team
    View the full article
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    Dueport reacted to RAV in customer.control4.com   
    Probably not you.
    Post in the dealer forum about slow loading this morning, reproduced by and service ticket thus created by a Control4 employee.
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    Dueport reacted to RAV in Recommendation for smart outlets?   
    Put a Shelly relay inside the box and use the outlet vendor of your choice.
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    Dueport reacted to BY96 in Recommendation for smart outlets?   
    I stand corrected. I did not realize Kasa made in-wall outlets! I just looked it up and found the KP200. I had never seen that before. 
    As I was wrong about any in-wall outlet by them, there may very well be a UK version. 
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    Dueport got a reaction from BY96 in Recommendation for smart outlets?   
    That's too bad that they don't make a UK version of their US in-wall outlet - we have several and they work very well. Hopefully a version of it gets to the UK soon.
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    Dueport reacted to joecheech in Greenfield Solutions - 2024 Changes   
    Prompt, reliable, trustworthy, high-value are just a few ways to describe Mitch's service. 
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    Dueport reacted to msgreenf in Roku apps no longer launching   
    Cleary they did something but it was silent I didn't do anything but try again and it worked 
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    Dueport reacted to WhistleProjects in Whistle Projects - SolarEdge Monitoring Driver   
    We've just launched a fix at DriverCentral. v20240405 updates the graphics to something more iOS friendly.
    We have tested this on an iPad both Portrait and Horizontal landscape. Please let us know if this has not resolved your issue.
    Also, please ensure you Refresh Navigators after the update has been applied.
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    Dueport reacted to msgreenf in Roku apps no longer launching   
    I can confirm the one unit i personally had impacted is resolved as of this morning!
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    Dueport reacted to Cyknight in [Status Update]Roku interoperability issue with Control4 identified. Investigation underway.   
    Latest word from Roku directly to large partners is that they expect to have it fixed by the end of the week.
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    Dueport reacted to WhistleProjects in Whistle Projects - SolarEdge Monitoring Driver   
    Thanks for reporting back on the iOS issue everyone.
    Looks like it's an oversight on iOS webview supported graphic formats.
    We will have an update released in the next few hours and report back. Apologies.
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    Dueport reacted to WhistleProjects in Whistle Projects - SolarEdge Monitoring Driver   
    Overview
    This driver interfaces with the SolarEdge API to collect and store values for Solar Power generated, Power consumed by the Site, and Grid Power used by or returned to the Grid.
    All values are updated every 6 minutes due API limits imposed by SolarEdge.
    Features
    Clean UI Displays Grid Power, Consumption and Solar Power Displays Daily Totals Programmable variables for: Grid Power Consumption Solar Power Connection Status Exporting/Importing Daily Totals *Note: Consumption and Grid Power is only supported on SolarEdge systems configured with appropriate energy meters.
    Limitations
    Due to API limitations, data refresh is only updated every 6 minutes. 
    Daily Totals are updated at 30 minute intervals. Consumption and Grid Power is only supported on SolarEdge systems configured with energy meters. For systems that only support displaying Solar Power, power readings will only update every 15 minutes. Only tested on single Inverter systems Trial
    This driver comes with a 30 day trial, which begins the moment a dealer installs the driver. This should allow sufficient time to test functionality and ensure this driver meets your requirements.
    FAQ
    Why does the UI say 'Offline' and won't update?
    Ensure you check:
    Your inverter is still connected to the internet There is no outage on for the SolarEdge API Your Controller has the correct date/time for your time zone. Note: Connection issues can be typically confirmed by opening the mySolarEdge App on your phone, and checking the app still has a connection to your inverter.
    Does this driver support batteries?
    Not at this time. If you are interested, reach out.
     
    Available at DriverCentral:
    https://drivercentral.io/platforms/control4-drivers/utility/solaredge/
     
                                               
     
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