Re: Driver USB Link Cable Techmade
Cre Wallace
I recently switched to a Macbook Pro as my daily driver laptop, with one of the compromises made being that it only has USB type C ports on the side. This is incredibly annoying given all I have to carry around; a mouse, USB storage, SD cards, the list goes on.
In terms of usage, the card read was instantly recognised by my Macbook Pro, a Lenovo Ideabook and my main gaming rig. I was able to power a wired mouse, USB memory stick, SD Card and even a USB optical drive at the same time without needing to use the provided power cable.
I observed consistent write speeds to the USB stick of between 3-5 MB per second, and read speeds from the DVD drive of around 3MB per second, simultaneously. Performance like this is never going to amaze but for transferring relatively small files around is perfectly fine.
One quirk that I did notice with this device is that if you use a USB pen drive in one of the two closely spaced USB-A ports you effectively write off the use of the adjacent port due to spacing. Given the size of the device it does seem that Inateck could have spaced the ports further apart slightly and retained full use of both ports. That being said, the third port has an edge all to itself so larger devices can be connected there without causing issue and in most cases it just requires a little bit of consideration to get the best out of the unit.
Ok I finally got it going, been playing with it for most of Saturday getting nowhere. I initially programmed it with the control panel but using the PDF instructions that had the wrong 426 setting and then after that due to ease I have been using DLS for the programming of the alarm and not from the control panel. I had reset the TL280 from within DLS a few times with no luck. Decided to wipe the TL280 using the jumper as per the manual and start again using only the control panel and guess what, first pop it went.
I started with using the dls software doing everything over ip. In the end I reset the tl280 to factory defaults using the jumper method as per the manual then did all my config for C4 from the keypad.
I worked it out last night. I had missed the alternate communicator setting and then I had to delete my account in DLS and create a new one.
interesting though, it wouldn't auto detect my panel. if I specified the panel and told it to connect via IP, it connected right up.
I have had Control4 talking to my TL280 (5.03) and HS2032 for some time now since my C4 2.10.2 system has been fully functional for the last 6 mos or so. I am able to arm and disarm the alarm in C4 within my LAN and outside the home as well. I have read all of the forum entries here and other places and as I take another run at this I just need a level set.
The PDF document referred to in this thread as well as others shows things that I do not see in Control4 on any of my navigators. My various security windows look similar to what I see in the PDF but....SHOULD I BE ABLE TO SEE:
1. Status, Zones and History tabs at top? I do see status and zones off to the left on the iPhone navigator (see attached screen print). I have NEVER seen the history tab exposed. Zones and status work fine and show all the zones in my system albeit with some mislabeled doors vs windows etc (I understood this was fixed with the old Domosapiens IT-100 serial driver).
2. Should I see "Security Panel" or "Partition 1" in the navigator. For the attached screen print this dialog was opened under the heading security panel. Occasionally I see Partition 1 as the entry point but all other points here remain the same.
3. MOST importantly I have never been able to use the functions menu from within C4 for such things as bypassing zones while away from the house, temporary codes and the other things I would hope that would be here should the functions icon ever show as enabled.
All items in the driver seem to look as everyone has explained here but I just wanted to confirm as it is not 100% clear in these forums or in the PDF if the extended functionality I am after should be enabled with the latest driver, C4 version and other linkages here (protocol version is 02.17) and I am using AES-encryption 128 and of course all my keys are working (show true) and IP is communicating. It stops if I reset the TL-280 but always comes back in a few minutes. I just never see history or a functions menu enabled.
I would very much appreciate your view on a practical feature for C4 with DSC-power-series-neo:
I understand that DSC neo can be integrated with an Control4 controller running Control4 OS version 2.6.0 and above, using this driver:
;fq=manufacturer%3A"DSC"
From what I read the C4 can then arm DSC neo in Stay mode.
My main question is whether a C4 controller can be programmed to automatically arm the DSC in Stay mode at a given time of each day.
Should this be the case, I wonder how the C4 controller can be programmed to this end, i.e. via the app, web interface or with a PC software.
Do you also happen to know which C4 controllers (current and older models) can integrate the DSC neo?
Yes, it can be programmed to arm the DSC alarm system at a given time. Programming is done in Composer (HE or Pro) once the driver is installed and set up. Installation and setup is done in Composer Pro (dealer software).
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