milehighreb Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 If someone purchased one of these from Amazon would it work on Control4? The zigbee model? Was sent to a job where the customer had done that and couldn’t get those two locks to join the zigbee network. Tech support obviously unwilling/unable to help (they helped more than I anticipated they would) and I tested a zigbee extended and it learned in just fine. One of the tech reps said no chance it would work as the radios were different and the other said it should work that C4 just resells them. I’d like to know what’s true so I don’t waste my time in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gix656 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Only the ZigBee locks purchased from c4 will work. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 It won't work, need to use the ones from c4, those chips are red not yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighreb Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Thanks for the replies. Glad to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therockhr Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 On 10/16/2017 at 7:25 PM, sonic30101 said: It won't work, need to use the ones from c4, those chips are red not yellow Which chip is the C4 version; red or yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehighreb Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Red. The yellow were on these locks which DID not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 You can buy the red ones on eBay... haven't looked recently, but have seen them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake0508 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Does this look right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpg Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 17 hours ago, Drake0508 said: Does this look right? Based on the eBay sale of a known good one, linked to in another thread about this (from a few years ago), they look to be identical. But obviously I can't be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray1013 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 If the lock is not supported in Control4, then why is there a driver for the 914 AND specific instructions on pairing the driver in the Control4 driver documentation. There seems to be quite a confusion out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 914 is the model of the lock, not the model of the Zigbee module in the lock. You can have a 914 with a generic Zigbee module, or a 914 with a Control4-specific Zigbee module. They are not interchangeable. RyanE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWD Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, RyanE said: 914 is the model of the lock, not the model of the Zigbee module in the lock. You can have a 914 with a generic Zigbee module, or a 914 with a Control4-specific Zigbee module. They are not interchangeable. RyanE Who made the half functional Z-Wave driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, KWD said: Who made the half functional Z-Wave driver? No idea, don't even know what you're talking about. RyanE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWD Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Just now, RyanE said: No idea, don't even know what you're talking about. RyanE There is a Zwave driver for the Zwave version of the lock. Everything works except for what state the lock is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraydonH Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 The Z-Wave driver is fully functional and reports the state of the lock fine. The dongle is pricey, the range is crap and the performance isn't there. If you had the same lock in C4 Zigbee or the same long in Z-wave with the Dongle the C4 Zigbee one will work much much better. I hate when people try to back door the door locks to try and save $50/lock. Just buy a proper zigbee one from your dealer and be done with it. Only use Z-wave if you inherited locks from an old alarm system and they are already in place. Buying them yourself on ebay or where ever is just not worth the hassle for the little to no money you will save at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWD Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, BraydonH said: The Z-Wave driver is fully functional and reports the state of the lock fine. The dongle is pricey, the range is crap and the performance isn't there. If you had the same lock in C4 Zigbee or the same long in Z-wave with the Dongle the C4 Zigbee one will work much much better. I hate when people try to back door the door locks to try and save $50/lock. Just buy a proper zigbee one from your dealer and be done with it. Only use Z-wave if you inherited locks from an old alarm system and they are already in place. Buying them yourself on ebay or where ever is just not worth the hassle for the little to no money you will save at the end of the day. Already had the locks. Did not report lock state fine. It reported the first time it connected after a power cycle but that was it. Swapped in a C4 module and it all works now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturcotte Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Hello everyone, I purchased a lock with a yellow zigbee chip that is c4 compatible, it currently works in my system and been using it for 5 months now. I bought two new locks and these came with the red zigbee chip. I've read the red chips are the "OEM" c4 chips, but what is the yellow one? a previous version maybe? What is the difference? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I doubt anyone outside of Kwikset can authoritatively answer the question. My guess is that the yellow board is a pre-production or beta run of boards. RyanE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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