I checked out the API doc and the IP2IR has an IR capture mode where it captures commands and sends them back over the network.

I will play around with this and see what comes out.

What about Loxone? I have been using their products and the LEDs strips and sensors work great. They have an open API. They have some really cool stuff.

[Link: loxone.com]

[Link: loxone.com]

What about a "watch" X but listen to "X" but maintain control of "X"

There is that annoying scenario in C4 when the customer wants to watch the superbowl on Xfinity, but then listen to music (like Sonos), AND still maintain control of the Xfinity box. It would be a bit like having "punch through" for a device like you have in the old URC remotes but automated so it's set up very quickly.

I've figured ways to do it in programming but it's a pain in the ass, Or maybe there is an easier way to do it than I'm thinking of.

Also I've always wanted a faster way to cycle through scenes or lighting scenes. So if you have a button on a keypad, and you want it to cycle through three different scenes, in this propsective driver you coule just bind three connections in the driver to three lighting scenes - kind of like what the room control driver does for radio stations. It's not too hard to to do in programming but it would just streamline the process - especially if the driver is smart enough to know that if none of the scenes are currently active at the time of button press, it is to just jump to the next scene in the cycle.

I ordered a GC unit to test with. It arrives Wednesday.

Meanwhile, can you walk me through how the third party IR control worked on the older systems? I’d like to replicate that functionality as a first step.

who makes waterproof remotes anymore?

URC MXW-920 old school but still there

Crosen, is there a way to force a control 4 interface to switch rooms on the back end programming?

I believe the answer is no, based on having reviewed the API docs and also seeing this question addressed in the official C4 forums. But, I don't know for certain. (The List Navigator in particular has a bunch of API calls I haven't gotten my head around.)

This is a good one to test out. I will try to have a proof of concept tomorrow.

Throw in the option to variable test would be cool too.

Ie
If night scene x, if day science y concept.

A native, cloud-based, universal Alarm.com driver would be awesome! Need the ability to see contact status open / close, and arm / disarm.

edit: added site
[Link: answers.alarm.com]

I'd be keen to see that document, but it is behind a partner login.

Somehow I missed this until now. Ok, easy, I’ll do this one shortly.

That's awesome!

Basically, 3rd party IR control uses Pronto Hex codes built-into the Composer Software to control just about anything.

See page 363: [Link: control4.com]

As mentioned above, URC has a waterproof remote. But this isn't the only use for 3rd party remotes. The options given by Control4 have been pretty sparse. You have the SR260 and the Neeo. You all know how I feel about the Neeo.

So, if you want more control, more buttons and more options in a standard remote form-factor, then a 3rd party remote is the way to go. Unfortunately, Control4 changed the IR sensor on their controllers after the HC200-HC500 series and this was no longer possible. The good news is that Control4 left the IR code in Composer, so we can take advantage of it.