Control4′s 2.0 release is here!

Books open has just gone out on Control4′s 2.0 operating system update. We’ve got a whole new section of the site dedicated to it that we’ll be showing off soon, including a FAQ on the update and Zigbee Pro, including what devices are supported, which aren’t, upgrade paths, new features, and video walkthroughs. Click the more button to read the press release.

*Edit* Click the “All about 2.0″ buttons on the left or top navigation menus to go there.

Control4 is pleased to announce the release of Control4® OS 2.0. This next-generation OS offers new home-control functionality, updated SDKs, support for additional hardware products, integration of third-party applications, and improved media management. Featuring an elegant Flash-based user interface, Control4® OS 2.0 will provide Control4 integrators with the most powerful Control4® solution to date.

The Control4 MSRP for the license is $399. This does not include any hardware cost for replacing unsupported hardware with newer versions nor the time spent by your dealer to perform the upgrade.

Features and Benefits:
OS 2.0 provides many new and enhanced features, including:

End User Interface improvements
- Adobe® Flash-based Navigator with new functionality and improved user experience
- 4Storeâ„¢ applications – visit www.4Store.com or use Navigator to download custom applications
- Zones page – improved support for analog audio sources
- Locale – ability to select the language used by the Flash Navigator interface. Control4® OS 2.0 ships with support for six languages: French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, and English. New languages can be added easily to the OS using our Language Development Kit. Support for new languages does not require a software update, so check your system often to see if new languages have been added.

Ease of Customization improvements
- Custom Home Pages – users can select which options they want on their home page
- Favorites – users can mark specific pages as favorites for direct access
- Macros – Installers can create Composer programming that is directly linked to Favorites by the user
- Page Flips – Installers can create Composer programming to change the UI to a specific page
- Hide/Show/Order Lights and Lighting Scenes

Performance and Scalability improvements
- ZigBee Pro performance improvements over 1.8.2
- New media database and media scanning functionality – size, performance, and scalability improvements coupled with ability to do scheduled and programmatic scanning

Other improvements
- Electronic licensing – Control4® Dealers can purchase all Control4 software licenses and manage them electronically, either using a credit card or through the standard purchase order process.
- AAC codec support – support for playing AAC (.m4a) files
- Secure Connections Only (SSL) – configure the Control4® system to allow only secure network connections
- WPA Support – WPA Wi-Fi security support

Do all systems need a software license to upgrade to OS 2.0?

Yes. All existing systems need an OS 2.0 software license to upgrade.

Exceptions:
- Control4® Controllers (HC-200, HC-300, HC-500, or HC-1000) that were purchased during the free upgrade window and are functioning as the Primary Controller will upgrade to OS 2.0 without requiring a license.

What is the free upgrade window and how does it work?

On December 23, 2009, in conjunction with the announcement of new lighting products based on ZigBee® Pro, Control4 announced that Controllers purchased on or after that date would be eligible for a free upgrade to OS 2.0. No paperwork or manual procedures are required to access the free upgrade, however, the Controller must be the Primary Controller (running Director) when the upgrade is performed in order to receive the free upgrade.

Do new systems purchased by customers need an OS 2.0 Software License?

No. All new systems have the ability and license to run OS 2.0 after today. The OS 2.0 Software License is only required to upgrade existing systems to OS 2.0.

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