While The SOHO Shop/C4Central.com HQ has been busy moving into 30,000 sq. ft. of new offices in St. Louis the past two weeks, it looks like we may have another participant in the shootout – Fusion Research contacted us today. We are working on the details but we like where this is headed. We welcome [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Media player shoot-out update – Fusion Research throws their hat into the ring
“How do I…†create an occupancy simulator?
March 20, 2010
This guide assumes that you have a working system with a security system installed Load Composer and Connect to your project Click on the Agents Tab Highlight the Scheduler Agent. If you do not have this Agent click on the Add button to add the Agent. Click on New to create a new Variable Enter in a Name for [...]
“How do I…†use LED colors to track the status of something on a keypad?
March 18, 2010
This how-to is brought to you by Alan from Control4 Australia A 3 or 6 button keypad has many great uses in a home automation setup, but can also add confusion for the user if they don’t know the functions for each button. Keypad Labels You can order custom labeled keypads from Control4 which is [...]
Control4 squishes some bugs in latest maintenance release for 1.8
March 18, 2010
Fresh out of the oven, this minor update for folks already on 1.8.2 or some holdouts for Zigbee Pro before 2.0 arrives provides the following: Navigator “loss of focus” issues. Changes to the Black & Decker Kwikset ZigBee-enabled Locks driver and firmware Updated CardAccess device firmware Changes to the Thermostat driver and firmware – improvements [...]
“How do I…†save states using a variable?
March 16, 2010
Variables provide other programming options not available by using Commands, Conditionals or loops. Today we will talk about how to save states using the ‘device’ and ‘integer’ variables. In 1.3.2 and later, they have modified programming to include a Set to value. This makes it easier to save the current selected device or its properties so [...]
ControlUI Updates the iPhone app for Control4 – new languages, bug fixes for 1.8 users – the iPad app is “hotâ€
March 11, 2010
ControlUIÂ has posted on the C4Forums that the new update has been approved and is ready to download as a free update to existing app owners (and is the default app for new purchases). Here’s what they have to say: The latest version of the iPhone / iPod Touch app has been posted to the Apple [...]







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