Home compatible security system recommendations?
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Hello group! I have been tasked with specifying a security system from the Works With Crestron Home list. Does anybody have any personal reccomendations or caveats concerning any particular systems? Would like to use Honeywell or DSC because of availability through our partner, but can go another route if anything integrates particularly well. Thanks!
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Q: How to: Construct - open a touchpanel project as an XPanel
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I've built a project in Construct as a TST-1080. I don't have a physical panel to test it with. How can I launch the panel like I would do with an SG XPanel? Looking through the online CTI videos on YT - no clues there. Thanks
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Private jet systems??
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Has anyone here done any work in a Gulfstream private jet? If so do you know if there's a way to control the onboard video switching and amplifier source selection?
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Topics in Home Automation - New Article in Residential Tech Today
Rachio is a household name in smart residential irrigation control. Rachio is now expanding into outdoor lighting control. My latest article looks at their first outdoor lighting control product. You can find the article here: https://restechtoday.com/rachio-expands-into-landscape-lighting-control/ For those interested in earlier articles that I've written, you can find those here: https://restechtoday.com/author/jaybasen/ For these interested in even earlier content that I wrote, you can find it all here though older content has formatting issues due to a transfer from blogspot to wordpress. https://topicsinhomeautomation.wordpress.com/ Thanks
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New Version of Crestron-Hubitat Integration Driver
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For those using my Crestron-Hubitat integration driver that allows you to integrate hundreds of different Zigbee, Z-Wave, and off-the-shelf IoT devices with a Crestron system I wanted to let you know that I've uploaded a new version of the Crestron-Hubitat integration code to my GitHub (https://github.com/jbasen/Crestron-Hubitat-Integration). The new version adds support for: 1) Double-Tap and Press-Hold events for switches and dimmers. Note - not all switches and dimmers support these events. It has been tested with devices from Zooz. 2) The multi-sensor module now supports all the sensors in the Aeotec MultiSensor 6. Enjoy Jay
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TSW - Console command for weather app
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Hi All, Does anyone remember the console command to *refresh* the Weather app. i.e. change the default based on the VTP zip code?? TIA!
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DMPS3-4K-350-C and AUTH
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Hello hive mind, can anyone confirm if AUTH requirements can still be disabled on a new DMPS-4K-350-C? I have a very high end boardroom that we did an eon ago that is using a third party control interface integrated with their building management system. Its essentially a version of CommandFusion with a very custom UI designed to look like LCARS (from StarTrek) if anyone remembers them. Their DM finally died after forever and I would really really prefer to just sell them a new one and swap it out for the old one and be a hero with minimal drama. These are still 3Series if I'm not mistaken? We actually have a few of the scenarios out there and I still wish there was a magic command to disable it of 4Series...just sayin.
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Extron DMP 128 plus with crestron processor
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I wanted to control the extron dsp DMP 128 plus with Crestron Control processor does anyone having the simpl windows module for dmp 128 plus
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File /AVer MT300N.zip uploaded
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The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group. /AVer MT300N.zip By: josh@LiquidPixel <jwinn@...> Description: Downloaded from manufacturer's site. It's still kinda crappy, but I fixed it so it doesn't poll incessantly to keep the connection alive (apparently you were supposed to hold INIT high). Now you just pulse INIT and it'll establish the TCP connection as needed when other commands are sent. I also added a little help documentation, since there was none.
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Crestron GO - "Connecting to System"
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Hi All, Just checking... Has anyone figured out a way to stop the annoying "Connecting to System" Popup when bringing the already open GO app back into focus? I figure it's just the nature of the beast but would love to not have that all the time...
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Topics in Home Automation - New Article in Residential Tech Today
Battery powered smart home devices are both great and terrible. They remove the need for ugly "wall-wart" power supplies but the batteries are bound to fail at the most inconvenient time possible. WePower is working to change all this with the development of energy harvesting technology that eliminates the need for batteries in many smart home devices. My latest article looks into WePower's technology and how smart home device manufacturers can leverage it in their products. You can find the article here: https://restechtoday.com/energy-harvesting-generator-technology-from-wepower/ For those interested in earlier articles that I've written, you can find those here: https://restechtoday.com/author/jaybasen/ For these interested in even earlier content that I wrote, you can find it all here though older content has formatting issues due to a transfer from blogspot to wordpress. https://topicsinhomeautomation.wordpress.com/ Thanks
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Extron DMP 128 plus working module
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Hi, Does anyone here has a working module for extron dmp 128 plus? I have downloaded the module from @crestronfreak but some how ramping is not working properly. When I pulse the ramp down, volume will ramp straight to zero and if pulse ramp up volume will ramp up to 100% same function as mute and unmute? Does anyone try this module? Please share some thoughts. Thanks
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Sensibo and crestron stopped working
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I am hoping that @jbasen will see this. I have been using your sensibo module for a few years and it has been working fantastically well. Today the module has started erroring. Seems to be an SSL issue. The error is: 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : Sensibo_Air - Refresh - Error Sending Device Command: Crestron.SimplSharp.Net.Https.HttpsException: Peer certificate cannot be authenticated with given CA certificates 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Crestron.SimplSharp.Net.Https.HttpsClient.ProcessInternalError(HttpsClientResponse response) 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Crestron.SimplSharp.Net.Https.HttpsClient.d(HttpsClientRequest A_0, Boolean A_1) 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Crestron.SimplSharp.Net.Https.HttpsClient.TryDispatch(HttpsClientRequest aRequest) 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Crestron.SimplSharp.Net.Https.HttpsClient.Dispatch(HttpsClientRequest aRequest) 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Sensibo_Air_Integration.Sensibo_Air.Refresh() 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Sensibo_Air_Integration.Sensibo_Air.Initialize(String Device_ID, String API_Key, Int16 Default_Target_Temperature, String Default_Temperature_Unit, Int16 Debug) 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at UserModule_SENSIBO_AIR_V1_6.UserModuleClass_SENSIBO_AIR_V1_6.INITIALIZE_OnPush_0(Object __EventInfo__) 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Amib.Threading.Internal.WorkItem.o() 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Amib.Threading.Internal.WorkItem.Execute() 00:20:29.047: [Console Data] : at Amib.Threading.SmartThreadPool.e(WorkItem A_0 Thanks
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CH and Caseta - Can I? How?
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I am asked to do a small system with some caseta and some sonos, with iPad for UI. WooHoo! Can I get Caseta to load into Home like Homeworks or Ra, is there a trick to it? TIA
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Amateur Question: duplicating IP-ID not working?
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Hi, This might be a novice question when it comes to adding new IP-ID's that is duplicated from an existing one, but I was still have issues and not sure if I missed something. I am trying to completely mirror a Crestron App IP-ID to a new Crestron App IP-ID, as well as converting a DGE IP-ID to a new Crestron App IP-ID. I've utilized the following resources to no avail. - Setting up a project to use the Crestron App on an iPad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ7bJ4eDJhQ - https://help.crestron.com/simpl/Content/Symbol_Operations/Duplicate_Device_Programming.htm - https://help.crestron.com/cds/symbols/Cards/TPMC_V/Import_Smart_Graphics_Extenders_into_a_new_SIMPL_Windows_program.htm - /g/crestron/topic/duplicating_ui_programming/97522615 - /g/crestron/topic/multiple_touchpanels_same/85810775 Steps that I've taken: 1) I retrieved the current program from the Control System (CP4), which provided a .lpz file. I then extracted that to obtain the .archive file. Inside the .archive folder are the project files including .sgd_, .vtp/.vtz, .usp, etc. 2) I launched the .smw file within SIMPL Windows and was initially prompted the following: "A newer version of the control system [CP4] exists in the current Device Library..." Clicked "No" "** GUI Extender File association needs reconciliation...." Double-click to launch the GUI Extender Management. 3) A lot of files were pointed to a non-existent path that the previous programmer set. They opened up the .smw file with Notepad++ to remove the pathing so that it would search the .sgd files in the same folder as the .archive. 4) Some .sgd files were missing or only the .sgd_ was showing. I had assistance from Crestron Support in regards to this. They opened up the .smw file with Notepad++ to remove the pathing so that it would search the .sgd files in the same folder as the .archive. For the missing files, they recompiled the corresponding .vtp file. For the files with only a .sgd_, they copied it to another folder renamed it to .sgd and copied it back. Clicked "Select All" under the GUI Extender Management, "Sync", and "Commit Changes". 5) Went to Program > Edit Header and just updated the name. Then just saved the project as a new name, "Test". 6) Went to the Configure section, under CP4, Ethernet Devices, I added a new Crestron App as IP-ID 15. 7) Went back to the Project section, right-click and dragged the current Creston App that I'm trying to duplicate (Ex: IP-ID 0F) and over to IP-ID 15. 8) Clicked on Duplicate Device Programming (didn't replace anything). 9) Saved the project and compiled it to get a .lpz file (which should theoretically be a copy of the original, but now with IP-ID 15 added). Over on the CP4, the original program (Program 1) is called Main and I left this as is. (I was told there should be any issues leaving the original). I uploaded this newly created program as Program 7. Now I navigated back on the Crestron App on a iPad and added the same exact information as the original IP-ID, but changed the IP-ID from 0F to 15. > The iPad connects and I can see the UI, BUT the issue here is that it doesn't fully load up the current settings or show the correct values. Like on the IP-ID: 0F, I can see the volume levels and TV, but on the newly created IP-ID: 15 it doesn't show the volume levels or what's currently active. Shouldn't I see the same exact thing on IP-ID: 15 since it's just a copy/paste of IP-ID: 0F? I spoke with Crestron Support and they suspect that the .sgd file pointed to in the GUI Extender Management is an incorrect file. I've test duplicated two other touch panel's IP-ID that uses a different .sgd and also ran into the same issue. Which at this point I was stumped if I missed another step. I read up about the Logic, but was told that since I'm doing a complete 1 to 1 copy, I don't need to copy/paste the Logic or rename the headers. I've also asked Crestron Support if there's an issue with having the original program in Program 1 and have this modified program (just added one new IP-ID) to Program 7 and was told it
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AMP 8150 - Heat?
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I'm replacing a couple C2N-AMP-4x100s with an 8150. Never used one before. How much heat do they put off? I am in a position to reduce a 26 space rack to...well...one space...and I'm kind of giddy about it.
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File /Ashly ne8800 v00-03.umc uploaded
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The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group. /Ashly ne8800 v00-03.umc By: christian@... Description: Ashly NE8800. If you are reading this, you're having a bad day. And you've tried other Ashly model modules on this box, and you've had a worse day. Hopefully I've caught you before you started wondering if you should line code this, or do it in Simpl. Well, I made my choice, and had to F1 the concat symbol for the first time in 25 years. It is going great. I had this box on my desk for three days and couldn't get input volume control to work, nor input mute. Technically, this module "does" control input volume/mute, but only the input mixer that is hidden in the output mixer (?), which are a different set of inputs from the input mixer (?). Which is stupid, and I hate you Ashly. And I also hate you, AV consultant/designer person, for copy/pasting a design from 2005 into a system in 2025. Copy/paste this and send it to your dealer: This box is great when you are using hard pots for volume control. But it sucks for Crestron. Spoiler alert: The volume command also routes stuff. Same command. Why? I don't know. Don't want that? Go to hell. Want to just route something? Hard no. Want to change the volume without routing? Still no. Could I have made better decisions decades ago to prevent my involvement in this? Can't say. Anyway, this has drop down "input fader" select (Note that "input fader" is in quotes. You'll see.), and drop down output select. Same commands work RS232 and TCP/IP, but the port Ashly original gave me was the wrong one, and damnit I ain't looking up the right one right now. Ok, bye.
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Shade Power Supplies and Crestron Fails
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I suffer so you don't have to...:( So I've just lost the better part of a day *Learning* about crap that wasn't designed right (IMHO!) 1. Shade Power supplies - Ethernet master with 1-n Cresnet slave PSs With the SMW device definition, the Master CNET subSlot offers CNET IDs from 03-4F. These are for shades on downstream CNET slave PSs. Of course they couldn't just nest them under these power supplies, but that's another subject... The fact is that IDs 40-4F are not usable even though they are available in SMW... How would you know this??? Just read the firmware release notes from 2017 (4 versions back from the current FW, dated 2018)... 2. For the first time, I looked seriously at the 'Shade Group' feature. each shade has the ability to be associated with (6) group IDs (00h-FCh). You can set one analog and all the associated shades go to that level...Pretty Cool...or so I thought... Each Ethernet Power Supply has two subSlots, Master CNET for downstream devices and Local CNET for the devices controlled and powered directly on the (10) local phoenix connectors. Problem is that the shade groups only seem to be able to control the shades on the same slot. I.e. One shade group with a 01h can only control shades on the slot that the Shade Group module is associated with. Its essentially useless...again IMHO... Love to hear that someone found this to be better than I'm finding...But just wanted others to know...
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Controlling Program Start Up
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Hey All, I have 3 programs on my processor, how can I control when one is started vs the other? For example: On system reboot, I don't want program 2 to start until I tell it to. Thanks
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Connect extron IPCP 550 to RMC-3
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Howdy, In short, I would like to be able to have an extron IPCP Pro 550 and a Crestron RMC-3 communicate with each other bidirectionally, preferably through RS-232(otherwise, network communication with the RMC-3 or a CP3 is an option as well). I'm just needing to send some serial strings back and forth. Are there any simple alternatives to the Extron GCP unidirectional driver? Or are there any Simpl modules that might interact with the IPCP with RX and TX? I really want to be able to have feedback. Thanks
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