Sep 12, 2014 - Express allows junior technicians to set up an entire Control4 system on. In the original Composer Pro software, integrators had to open up.
Control4 started out as a small company that was fighting for some market share. Now that they have some market share they lock you out of being able to manage your own hardware. You will be bound to pay a Control4 dealer to program your system every time you want to add or change your system. Trust me, I have over $40,000 dollars invested with them. I would NEVER buy one of their systems again. I'm on the market to get something that will not cost Crestron money and does not fail like Control4 does on a regular basis.
If I would have been told I can have a Smart Home that I pay for hardware, but ultimately can't use because its worthless without software. Let me make myself clear. You have ALL been warned! As long as people buy this. they will continue to think they are more important than You and I.
I am VERY tech savvy and there is no reason to do this other than to squeeze you of every dollar until you had enough. If you are a bit tech savvy and like to add/change components on your own, you cannot do this with C4. If I want to swap a TV for a newer one, I have to have the installer out to integrate it in the system. I talked the installer into giving me access to the full programming software for a time, but now they have shut me out. When I had full access it was a great system for me. Now I'm playing with Homseer as a replacement along with some other options. C4 is good if you have a simple system and you want someone to install and oversee it for you.
I also spent hours watching a technician sit at my bar 'learning' how to program C4 on my dollar. Understand the skill level of the installer before you hire them!
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Had my complete new house fitted with Control4. Complete nightmare ever since.
Spend almost 30K on Equipment special dimmers, touch screens etc. And it keeps freezing.
Have almost all components replaced, new HC1000, HC250's TC's and their newest OS. What happens during the holidays? Complete blackout, no alarm, no lights, no audio, no curtains, no pool. And the dealer? Sure we will come and reboot it for you, since you can't do it your self. The idea is great but in this stage it's just horrible.
Stocks are down to seven dollars. If the company collapses I have to have my house refitted. For my holiday house I'm going for an open standard next time, not something that will only work if you keep pouring cash on it. I'm with you on this, I too have spent over $40k, then I'm told that Control4 was aware of the problems and that I have to buy new equipment. Give me a break it's only 2+ yrs old. Its called Control4 for a reason THEY CONTROL US. Was sold on this company by a swift talking salesman after my electronics were damaged due to lightning strike and let him change what I had which was an Elan system and it worked great.
The song goes regrets I have a few the first one on my list is EVER BUYING CONTROL4. And on top of that you have to pay a yearly service fee if you want to control it yourself.
Buyers beware stay away from this company. I'm going to leave my emotions out of it and simply say. Control4 is a brilliant idea, executed well - though not flawlessly - and let down by hardware that isn't as reliable as a light switch should be, and also by software that is hobbled. (When a $100 light switch fails and you can't swap it out yourself, that's a MAJOR problem in my books. And I have expensive Control4 amplifiers that last just longer than their warranty period.) My investment is probably nearer $25k. And I would also never equip another home with Control4.or.
recommend it. You have to understand. If Control4 was to just give you Composer and let the home owner program the entire project, you would do a horrible job.
So, Control4 decided to 'protect' themselves and not give the home owner the full program. You can download the Composer HE edition which lets you do a lot of programming, lights, media. But, you start messing with Zigbee and screw it up, then what? You come on this site and complain that the software Control4 gave you is.
You should want to constantly be changing things in programming anyways. Get a good dealer.only a platinum dealer. It's not a bad dog, it's just bad owners. I haven't had one flippin problem with Control4 when I had it installed 7 years ago.not one problem.maybe your dealers just suck, or I am the best dealer in the world???
Control4® Composer Express is a configuration tool exclusively for Control4 dealers that dramatically simplifies the install process, allowing dealers to minimize their time at job sites and increase their productivity during system setup. For smaller projects, use Composer Express standalone to create accounts, define a system, and connect devices. For more advanced projects, use it as a companion to the full Control4 Composer Pro programming experience. Addressed the following issues: -Triad One shouldn't show up as an available device in the ZigBee mesh.The built in scroll bars are not working.Filtering out duplicate and blank WiFi networks during network configuration.Support for rebooting the CA-1 controller from the Identify page.Added SR-260 and DS2 Door Station to the help me identify list.Devices that support multi connections do not render the connections cleanly.Unable to backup a project with Composer Express.
Added the following capability: -Triad One support for saving Equalizer Presets. 2.10.3 Sep 6, 2018.
Added more customer account details on customer list. Now easy to see which customers have registered controllers and what OS version is installed. Enhanced customer account search with more fields. Now easier to find a customer account to remotely access, register a controller and apply or extend a 4Sight license. A new networks page makes it easy to configure all of the network settings on the controller.
This includes Ethernet, WiFi and ZIgbee. Added a category selector to the Local and Online driver search. Added property setting support for the Digital Media driver and Network File Storage driver. Added configuration support for the new cloud Backup Agent and restoring a project from the cloud.
2.7.1 May 5, 2015. Now apprentice installers may use Composer Express after completing an online training session and start installing basic one room systems. A Composer Pro license is no longer required to access Composer Express. Addressed the following issues: -Triad One shouldn't show up as an available device in the ZigBee mesh.The built in scroll bars are not working.Filtering out duplicate and blank WiFi networks during network configuration.Support for rebooting the CA-1 controller from the Identify page.Added SR-260 and DS2 Door Station to the help me identify list.Devices that support multi connections do not render the connections cleanly.Unable to backup a project with Composer Express.
Added the following capability: -Triad One support for saving Equalizer Presets.