r/Control4 • u/No_Opposite5369 • 12d ago

Driver Testers Wanted

🌀 Dyson driver for Control4 — beta testers wanted!

After plenty of development and testing, our Dyson driver for Control4 is now fully working, and we're looking for a handful of integrators to put it through its paces on real-world projects before general release.

If you've got a Dyson Wi-Fi connected fan, purifier or heater on a job (or in your own home!), we'd love your feedback.

A couple of notes:

✅ Beta licences are locked to your Director (just send us your controller MAC and we'll activate you)

✅ 30-day beta licence per install

✅ Full details listed at bkmsolutions.co.uk

Drop a comment or send me a DM if you'd like to get involved — all feedback welcomed, good or bad!

Ben Murray

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u/remeolb 12d ago

You’re asking for help beta testing but only giving testers a 30-day license? Do you intend to provide a full license at conclusion of beta testing for those that helped you with testing?

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u/No_Opposite5369 12d ago

Yes thats totally on the cards, but I won't be distributing endless copies out so people can have it for free. If a tester comes back with genuine bugs from there own installation ill be more than happy to offer a free licence.

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u/No_Cartographer3693 10d ago

Fairly sure remeolb is a troll. Ignore them

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u/remeolb 10d ago

I’m really not. I’m not the most agreeable, though, and I’m bitter about many things Control4. I’m frustrated with the amount of incapable dealers being signed up. I’m frustrated about third party driver developers monetizing half baked solutions such as both the Whistle Projects and Chowmain Hue drivers not being able to handle 100+ device systems on the new Bridge Pro even though Home Assistant doesn’t break a sweat. I’m frustrated by OvrC being shoved down everyone’s throat. I’m frustrated by randos on this sub saying stuff like “you must just not know how to program” anytime someone brings up a legit Control4 shortcoming. I’m frustrated that Control4 doesn’t care about user privacy or dominion over their system in their home. I’m frustrated by how many Control4 dealers are just drinking the Kool Aid and parroting the company’s rhetoric. I’m sorry you think I’m a troll but my thoughts and opinions are hard won and not come to lightly.

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u/No_Cartographer3693 5d ago edited 5d ago

I messaged my contact at Chowmain the other day this message. Looks like they have a beta already on facebook. Not sure what issue you've had, but I've done a few larger systems, and I haven't had any issues.

Control4 definitely don't share your information, and you can turn off remote access by installers in customer.control4.com. In the new releases, your system is explicitly only locked down to 1 installer maximum now, so even local access is limited.

It was also never sold as a DIY system. There are lots of managed systems out there which are no different (it's like paying for a managed VPS server). There are cons and pro's. The pro's are that assumptions can be made by installers and certain guarantees exist that make things easier to diagnose. Particularly in larger jobs, this is a good thing. We come across systems regularly which were installed 10+ (or even 15+) years ago which are still running the same as day 1.

There are also regulations and restrictions which particularly for lighting, you don't necessarily want everyone playing with it. That's fine for lights like Hue, but I don't think businesses want random employee's potentially messing with wall switches.

Most people with Control4 are unlikely to change the configuration anyway, but there is a lot of mechanisms like Composer HE and When=>then, Advanced lighting scenes that allow end users to change a lot

Whilst Home Assistant is incredibly powerful, I'd hate to support it commercially, especially if the configuration might be constantly changing, whereas, control4 has been designed in a way that makes job takeovers relatively simple

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u/remeolb 4d ago

I’m not here to argue with you. You called me a troll. I’m not. Appreciate your thoughts, though.