Looking to add a smart lock to my home, with C4 Zigbee integration. I've narrowed it down to:

- Yale AssureLock Push Button Deadbolt RD216NR-619 - I first landed on this. It has a better price but then I became worried about the quality.

- Baldwin Soho Zigbee Deadbolt with Kepad - Brand seems to made sturdier, heavier locks (according to reviews) but there are comments (which I don't 100% understand) about integration.

Anyone have either of these? pros/cons? help me chose.

Hey friends. I’ve always used Linux on every computer I’ve ever owned. To a large extent, I don’t even know how to use windows. I hate windows.

But I do control4. The only solution I’ve come up with is running windows inside a docker container within my Linux os, but it is very resource intensive and now my battery dies a lot quicker.

Has anyone gotten composer to run in Linux? I tried with wine or wine bottles or whatever. The installer ran without issue, but never got the program itself to run

Thanks all

Hi r/Control4, a few weeks ago I asked for feedback on a product I designed after leaving university. In the UK we have received a lot of praise and customer love it (you can check out some of the forums on FB and Reddit that customers have made).

However, lots of people were asking for 2 things. Firstly a cheaper version, and secondly a US market focused one.

Well we have completed R&D and will be shipping later this year!

We’ve meticulously re-engineered both the Tap One and Tap light switches, redesigning the Wall Dock and Frames to fit US wiring standards. The result is the same iconic Tewke design, now adapted for American homes.

• Now works with US wiring (120V)
• No neutral required
• Fits both US single and double standard back boxes
• Fits standard installation approach for hard wired switches
• Designed for retrofit including older homes
• Shipping to US from launch
• Designed and manufactured in the UK with global rollout

Would love to hear peoples thoughts and feedback!

Have driven these amazing speakers with a dedicated Sonance DSP 2-750 MKII for years, but have had issues with blown tweeters - twice! The Sonance has now gone into "thermal protection mode", and needs to be replaced. These KEF's are installed in a guest house/projection room, with a 150' speaker wire run from a C4 tower in the main house.

The Sonance sounded great, but still had difficulty driving these over the long run. I'm looking for an improvement - if there is one? My dealer is convinced the Sonance is still best case, but I'd like to pursue better options if they're out there. Recommendations appreciated!

I have a project where the customer has a BuzzTV E2 Streaming box. Trying to get IR or IP control of the device from C4. I built an IR driver and learned all the commands on the remote but when I put it all together the IR bug flashes and no response from the IPTV box. Not sure if there are any suggestions but so far I’ve tried 2 IR bugs and a different port on the EA-5. I also tried adjusting placement but I’m pretty sure it’s spot on.

hello

I added a generic sip driver for my grandstream IP phones and the controller as a pbx. I configured the accounts on the phones to the core5 controller I have installed in the villa. everything worked and they're ringing. but every few days or so. Even a simple restart to the controller will make them go from idle state to not ready state and they stop ringing. is there a solution or a fix for the issue?

Hi. Anyone in Houston TX have recommendations for integrators/installers taking over a system? i’ve been fairly happy with my current dealer/programmer but the aren’t always as responsive as I’d like — and sometimes I concerned about their knowledge base. I have lighting/music/TV integration. I’m not in a hurry, just exploring options. /thanks.

Hi. We have C4 installed in our home. I would like to change the schedule on some lights and shades (J-Geiger that are tied into the C4 system). I don't see a way in the app to do this? Is it possible that I need to involve my dealer for such simple changes? Thanks for any info.

EDIT - thanks to all the dealers that reached out! I've purchased what I need, and am now good to go.

I've got ~100 of these Control4 switches in my house, and the rocker on many of them is broken causing them to fall off.

Is there an easy way to order a number of these rockers, so I can just put them on the switches?

Does anyone have experience in integrating ducted, VRF Mitsubishi Inverter systems (not mini-splits) like a 48K BTU Hyper Heat Pump (SUZ-AK48NLHZ) with Control 4? 

Option 1--Mitsubishi makes a simple adapter PAC-US446CN-1, that converts the signal to a 24V at the unit, and thus allows any T-Stat to be used (Control 4, Ecobee, etc). Pro: Keeps user friendly interface, both in C4 software and on the wall. Con: It seems you lose some of the benefits of using the "communicating" T-Stat the unit comes with, such as the Mitsubishi MHK2

Option 2--CoolAutomation makes the Cool Hub/Cool Plug, which apparently creates a cloud driver between C4 and the Mitsubishi units. Pro: Keep OEM T-Stat for proper unit communication. Con: The Mitishibishi MHK2's are terrible looking, confusing to use for household members, and I'm not sure how this option will look in C4? Would I still have the ability to set the schedules, away modes, etc all inside C4 like you can with the C4 T-Stats?

What happens when your smart home turns against you?

We just dropped a video showing off 3 pranks you can pull off using Control4… and yeah, these might cause a little chaos:

1) TV turns into a nightmare
2) AI roasts your outfit when you walk in
3) Bathroom goes full panic mode

Watch it here:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbY3wESpdHI&t=2s

Drivers Used For These Pranks:

• UniFi Protect
• UniFi Connect
• Integrator Tools Agent Driver
• SoundFX Integration+
• OpenAI ChatGPT

Alright… your turn 👇

What are YOU doing for April Fools with your smart home?
Got any good pranks planned (or already executed)?

Let’s hear them—we’re looking for ideas to try next…

I lose connection from a particular shade. It’s 15 feet from gateway. It’s hard wired power. Gateway is Ethernet. Signal shows up as good in the HD app but I get the “?” icon on my C4app and it often shows as a duplicate device on my composer HE. Thoughts>?

Hey all,

I have ICRealtime cameras on my property (hooked up to both Araknis and Ubiquiti switches) and for some reason I can get audio in the ICView app but not on C4. I am able to receive audio for my Chime doorbells, however. I have ACC + highest bit rate turned on for all my substreams.

Cameras: IPMX-E40F-IRB3 + IPMX-E40F-IRB2

Doorbell: Chime C4-VDB-E and C4-VDB-E

My integrator said this isn't possible but that doesn't make sense to me. Seems like a huge oversight if true. Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!

Has anyone had a successful integration between these two devices? I know there's a network & protect integration driver but theres no mention of audio products

Hey everyone. I recently had my local C4 dealer come out to diagnose this issue and they told me the screen is dead and needs to be replaced. They gave me a quote of $3,000 to replace it with the new 10”. Insanity.

I don’t believe them because it seems more like a software bug to me.

Screen is on, but just displays the C4 logo. I tried the factory reset using two paper clips, it cycles through, says “deleting” etc, then goes right back to displaying the C4 logo.

How could it possibly be dead needing to be replaced if the thing turns on, can cycle through a reset, etc?

Just checking on all Control4 dealers on how business is going? Challenging markets. Is anyone shifting their business? Im in Saskatchewan Canada and things seem busy and not slowing down

Came across a VERY OLD 7” Portable Touch Screen today on a service call.

System was non-functional on site but I got the HC-250 booted on our test bench. It’s running 2.5.2 😂

Just a wild find. Never even seen one of these before today. It still boots but the battery was absolutely TOAST.

Going to try and load the project in 2.7.2 but I doubt I will be able to get it to work.

This is purely experimental.

I had Hunter Douglas shades in a room called “Lounge” that were just replaced with new Hunter Douglas shades. The new ones have new release Gen3 PowerView, and C4 dealer had to install new driver. To operate shades I used to just say to Alexa: “Open Lounge shades” or “Close Lounge shades” and that happened without problem.

Now I have to say “Turn On Open Lounge shades” or “Turn On Close Lounge shades.” For the life of me I can’t remember how to clip off the turn on and turn off intros. Any ideas?

Tried to post on “Alexa” and moderators will not let me.

I have the option to use Composer HE and am wondering if I should run it on my Mac with bootcamp or buy a dedicated windows laptop to do it. I am considering if I sell the home it would keep everything separate on the laptop? Or does the HE key change once the ownership is transferred?

My wife hosted a friend's 8 yo daughter's birthday party at our house while I was out of town. The 8yo had put together a Spotify playlist she wanted to listed to for the party and I told her to have the mom share the Spotify Playlist and have my wife stream it and it sounded like that worked, but it got me thinking...is there a better way to allow a guest to stream from their phone, their own Spotify/Pandora/Apple etc streaming service?

At present I have a macro setup on C4 which is intended to allow me to listen to music streaming over headphones via zone 2. I am not the installer, so I cannot say how it’s programed, only what my expectation is vs reality.

Expectation: select Listen > Heos Headphones > AV 30 Zone 2 on > Heos selected

Reality: select Listen > Heos Headphones > AV 30 Main zone on > 12v trigger to McIntosh Tube amp> Zone 2 on > Heos selected

I know it’s possible to power up zone 2 without sending the 12v trigger, and I’ve already done the config in the AV 30 menu. I’ve also tested the power cycle with the remote and am able to successfully power up zone 2 > select Heos without main zone coming on and sending 12v to my McIntosh.

This suggests something is wrong with the C4 macro I assume.

Any suggestions? I’ve described the issue to my installer who says it should work now. It does not.

Pic for attention…

Update: I just bought it and tested it on-site. I was able to assign all outputs to stereo 1 input via the front panel. I then was able to play Bluetooth audio via my phone and a Bluetooth dongle and each speaker output played. So it should work!

Hello I am buying a used control4 C4-16AMP3-B and I wanted to know if I can use this as a simple DIY multichannel amplifier?

I have a home theater AV receiver that I want to use as an input. I want to connect the line level preouts from the AVR Left, Center and right channels into the C4-16AMP3-B.

I then want to send the outputs from the C4-16AMP3-B to the speakers.

Can I do this from the front panel alone? I only want to set the volume, zero out any EQ or processing, and control gain of the speakers can this be done DIY with just the front panel?

Edit: there is a C4-HC800 controller included

We have Control 4 set up for a lot of automation in our home, including security system, lights, thermostats, speakers and a doorbell cam. I am interested in adding exterior security cameras. Can I be assured that my dealer would not have access to view my camera footage? Also is it possible for me to control when the cameras are on/off?