msgreenf Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 One of the biggest things requested has been a low cost intercom enabled tablet. This has actually been possible since the 2.7.1 Days! Hardware Right now I think some of the best hardware to do this on a $129 Lenovo Tab M10 HD which has a great charging dock or the $99 Lenovo Tab M8 HD which has the same base but trades the 10 inch screen for the 8 inch screen. Install the control4 app as you normally would and install the Linphone app. Basics Then in control4 you need to add a Universal SIP driver to the room where you are using the tablet. That is how the intercom appears in that room. Then configure Linphone to use that extension. Improving the experience You can use the Control4 in Pinned app mode which will make it be the main app running but then you will miss incoming calls You can also enable Google Assistant Ambient mode to allow you to have a phone screensaver and information screen for Google Assistant. Need help? Message me and I am happy to help you with this setup. Should I post more details? I know this is very high level Time2Jet, South Africa C4 user, eggzlot and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, msgreenf said: One of the biggest things requested has been a low cost intercom enabled tablet. This has actually been possible since the 2.7.1 Days! Hardware Right now I think some of the best hardware to do this on a $129 Lenovo Tab M10 HD which has a great charging dock or the $99 Lenovo Tab M8 HD which has the same base but trades the 10 inch screen for the 8 inch screen. Install the control4 app as you normally would and install the Linphone app. Basics Then in control4 you need to add a Universal SIP driver to the room where you are using the tablet. That is how the intercom appears in that room. Then configure Linphone to use that extension. Improving the experience You can use the Control4 in Pinned app mode which will make it be the main app running but then you will miss incoming calls You can also enable Google Assistant Ambient mode to allow you to have a phone screensaver and information screen for Google Assistant. Need help? Message me and I am happy to help you with this setup. Should I post more details? I know this is very high level You should start your own list of KB articles so this could be MKB 001 entry when you do a detailed write up that said linphone is fairly easy to configure. using the Lenovo m10 I have the c4 app + linphone all set and working on netplay video storm mobile license for the tablet so I can use it to watch tv too from the sources in my house. This tablet will be dedicated just to my office. So only loading those 3 apps. for $129 I got c4 app, intercom and live tv. Not too bad! Yes it takes a few seconds to get to the c4 app but if I can save 1,000 and get a tv out of it why not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanITman Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I'm curious how this works from a refreshing standpoint. I know the stand alone app needs to be refreshed every time I open it. If you leave it open does it stay updated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 What? The app doesn't refresh on every launch. It just reconnects. 2-3 seconds. Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 51 minutes ago, DanITman said: I'm curious how this works from a refreshing standpoint. I know the stand alone app needs to be refreshed every time I open it. If you leave it open does it stay updated? send me a PM with your email and I'll send you a video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_ Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Have you looked in to powering these tablets using PoE? Using existing CAT6 cabling, it would be cleaner to power these over ethernet. Also would prefer to wall mount in a couple of locations, so would like to find a good flush mounting system. Also, assuming this are strictly for C4 use, would 16GB be enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, achoudhary said: Have you looked in to powering these tablets using PoE? Using existing CAT6 cabling, it would be cleaner to power these over ethernet. Also would prefer to wall mount in a couple of locations, so would like to find a good flush mounting system. the doc is micro USB and teh actual tablet has a USB C port. So any poe solution for USB C would work 6 minutes ago, achoudhary said: Also, assuming this are strictly for C4 use, would 16GB be enough? yes, very much so AJ_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdougray Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 12:01 PM, msgreenf said: Should I post more details? I know this is very high level Yes please Mitch , I’m finding this really interesting and a great alternative Dueport and msgreenf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Here is a quick video of the connection https://photos.app.goo.gl/ecNHWT839FzqCHXp9 More details coming soon DanITman and tdougray 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Roland Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I just bought a Lenovo Tab8, downloaded the C4 app, but cannot get it to display in landscape mode. It is locked in portrait mode. I enabled auto rotate on the tablet but the C4 app does not rotate. How did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 landscape mode works fine on my tab... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Need to play with the pixel/resolution sizing on the 8. I’ll get you more specifics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Roland Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Great! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Ron Roland said: Great! Thanks. Lower overall tablet resolution. It comes default 1 step away from lowest setting that Was relayed to me from someone who had the same issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I had the same issue. Go to settings-display. Turn it all the way down, then everything will work properly msgreenf and eggzlot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Roland Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Under Settings-Display, I see Font Size and Display Size. I turned both down to small but the C4 app is still locked in portrait mode. Are these the changes you meant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Roland Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Now working after a restart. Thanks to all for the help! msgreenf and eggzlot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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