Hello,
I was wondering if anyone out there in the ether has experimented with using say an RFID card that recalls Crestron system presents? Trying to see how simple I can make the process for a professor. Allowing them to scan a card that pulls their usual setup so they have basically nothing to think of besides their lecture. Of course we would still employ some adjustments for if there is a simple change here and there. But mainly just spitballing ideas for now.

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When/if this happens next time, can you meassure the voltage on the Pro4 tx line?

With cable unplugged, meassure accross ground and TX - you should be getting negative 5 volt DC. I have seen one that simply has 0v until it was rebooted.?

Hi all,

I have an installation with a Crestron Home processor and a TIG driver to communicate on the KNX bus (with a CI-KNX).
I notice frequent disconnections (lasting 1 to 2 seconds). Has anyone ever had this problem??

Controlling Cisco Room Kit Pro with com 1 serial port at 115200 baud from Pro4. Went back next day, Cisco not receiving tx from Pro4 but Pro 4 still receiving rx from codec. Debugger shows tx being sent. However, connecting com1 tx to rx with a shorting jumper indicates nothing is coming out of the com1 tx (rx remains empty when a tx signal is sent in debugger). Simply rebooting the Pro4 fixes the issue.

The Pro4 is running firmware 2.8.003.00049 (12/19/23). I see a newer version (2.8.003.00049 03/27/2024) is available but have not had a window to try the update.?

Anyone else see this before and can provide insight? Thanks in advance.

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AiDot manufactures a wide selection of smart home products including smart light bulbs, plugs, dimmers, switches, and more.? Their focus is to build smart home products that connect with devices from other brands, across other ecosystems.? They have now embraced the Matter protocol and, for example, have sold 130,000 Matter-certified light bulbs which were activated by more than 50,000 users.?

According to Chris LaPré, Head of Technology, Connectivity Standards Alliance, "AiDot, a dedicated member of the Connectivity Standards Alliance, epitomizes innovation. By embracing Matter 1.2 right from release, they're shaping the future with advanced and first-in-class devices. With thrilling new developments ahead, AiDot is revolutionizing connected living. They are advancing the future of smart homes alongside the Alliance."

This article looks at AiDot's Matter compatible products, including the world's first Matter v1.2 compatible air purifier.

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The SwitchBot API goes through a cloud service so it doesn't work without an Internet connection.? However, Matter may be a different story.? I have asked SwitchBot whether a SwitchBot device that is bridged to Matter through the SwitchBot Hub 2 can be controlled through Matter when the home's Internet connection is down.? I just asked that question a few hours ago and I'm waiting on the response.? I expect that my contact at SwitchBot is going to have to bump that up to the developers so it may take a few days to hear back.

Natively, the Hubitat doesn't include support for Matter devices that are brought into the Matter ecosystem through a bridged device like the SwitchBot Hub 2.? However, there is a community development project that added that capability to the Hubitat.? I just haven't had a chance to test it yet myself.? Information on that project can be found here:

I'll let you know what I hear back from SwitchBot.

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Jay

Is it working directly with hubitat or is another hub required? Would it work with no internet?

SwitchBot has been in business since 2016 with a focus on offering products that make the existing items in your home smart.? They have become a leading smart home brand and have announced a major update to their Matter compatibility through a firmware update to the SwitchBot Hub M2.

My latest article, "SwitchBot Hub 2 Firmware Update Expands Matter Support” looks in detail of the new features SwitchBot has added.

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Is there any special ports that need to be opened for this to work?

I made a decision a few years ago (6+ ?) not to use the 'N' models (CPxN, Pro3/4, AV3/4) because of the extra 'special sauce' that they had to manage/maintain. I felt that this possibly created issues that the standard processors without the router did not.
And I have not secret knowledge that that is the route of your problems with the TCP functions, just a gut that there's too much going on with the 'N' units.
NOTE: my initial problem was with a CP4 not an 'N' unit.

I also understand that you probably have to use the 'N' units particularly in commercial settings. I play primarily in the hi-end Resi world where we can (and demand!) that we control/manage the network so I don't have to use those processors...
If you can stay away from them and manage your network needs via a 'real' router, I would do that.

Actually, the RS adapter is still there for the Spa.? Just no wire.? Will also need another for the pool.? Looks like the RS Adapter is still available from Amazon.?

Yes, I thought about doing a wireless solution as we do have WiFi at both locations.? With temperatures here in the summer sometimes getting up to 110F or more and high humidity, need to find something that can take the harsh environment.? Thinking about using a Raspberry PI Pico W with a small custom board for the RS232 level change.? Low power and cheap so if it fails, just put in another.

Right now I am waiting for the go ahead to implement.

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I recently completed a full project in Construct. Although the project was fairly simple, after finishing it, I decided to set Construct aside for another release or two.

I'm not a big fan of web XPanels compared to C3P files. Providing web XPanels to customers feels cumbersome, and they seem to connect slowly. Initially, I thought one had failed, but it eventually worked.

I had hoped the CH5 version manager would check for the latest version and automatically grab it, but unfortunately, version 2.9.0 was not available.

Initially, I found it neat to show different blocks for each widget in a widget list. However, if the list contains 200 instances, managing all the blocks becomes much more challenging compared to a list like in SG. I could have managed it with another beer, but Simpl Windows doesn't allow copying from one of these blocks to another.

Just when I thought I had completed all my edits, something broke in my Construct file. Every time I tried to compile, I received an error indicating that it failed because it was attempting to add an object with a duplicate ID. I tried to troubleshoot the issue, but at that point, I had already wasted enough time and switched back to VTPro.

I figured out that if you want to share the "source" files with someone, do a project clean before zipping the folders.? reduces the file size considerably.? Did anyone else notice this?

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I have a iPad with the newest OS on it, i am trying to load a project to it locally. for some reason it will not take the .xml, i have 2 ipads on this project, the other ipad takes it fine. it looks to me like there is a corrupt file on the ipad that is not letting this thing load, i have tried all the tools in ToolBox, deleted the CrestronGo app, reinstalled etc. Does anyone know of a console command or anyway to delete the remnants of the last file on this ipad? TB wants me to erase the ipad, but the customer does not want to do that very bad.

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