Group control has been implemented to change the positions of all Gears in the following
scenarios:
- Sending of OTA command to change level to any Gear in group
- Manual operation of any Gear in a group will change positions of other gears
Because of a known issue in 2.10.X, the Target_Level and Level variables don’t function as
designed. For this reason, we have created the variable TEMP_LEVEL. The implementation
needs each Gear to have an action programmed for any Gears that it wants to be controlled
with. For example, if there are 5 Gears in the group, each Gear needs to have 4 actions
programmed to control the other gears.
To program group control, do the following for each Gear:
1. Open
Composer Pro
and go to
Programming
2. In the
Programming
window, expand the options by clicking on the + beside one of the
Gears (i.e. GEAR 1) that are to be added to be the same group
3. Expand the
Device Variables
and select
TEMP_LEVEL
which will highlight
When
TEMP_LEVEL changes
4. In the
Actions
window, expand another one of the Gears (i.e. GEAR 2) in a similar method to
Step 2-3 and to select the variable
TEMP_LEVEL
5. Select the option
Set to Value of
with the drop-down option of ROOM -> GEAR 1 ->
TEMP_LEVEL
6. Repeat Steps 1-5 for any other Gears that need to control or be controlled by another Gear
7. Send commands over the Control4 network to a Gear by using any of the Navigators or the
touch interface of the Gear to control any programmed Gears
NOTE: Dealers may also use the Control4 Blind Group driver to control the Gear with other
blinds
REMOVE GEAR FROM SYSTEM VIA COMPOSER
1. Go to
Connections
and go to the
Network
tab
2. Click on
ZigBee Network
to show the ZigBee device and available drivers
3. Enable joining of devices by using any of the following methods and select the appropriate
ZigBee server:
- Select Driver and Select Disconnect (best)
- Right Click on the Driver and select
Disconnect
- Double Click on Driver press Disconnect (Device may rejoin using this last method)
4. Verify that no Address shows up for the respective device
REMOVE GEAR FROM SYSTEM VIA DEVICE
1. Press and hold
Pair and Group
buttons for 5-7 seconds until the Gear flashes blue
- The device will change to Bluetooth mode which wipes out the ZigBee settings and leaves the
network
2. Press and hold
Pair and Group
buttons again for 5-7 seconds until the Gear flashes purple
