TRO.Y 2: Control 4 - Blind / Blind Group Drivers

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 Three driver files are included in the release package:

• screeninnovation_troy_gateway.c4z
• screeninnovation_blind.c4z
• screeninnovation_blind_group.c4z

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The gateway driver provides all communication with the Screen Innovations system. Only one instance of this is required in the project for each TRO.Y. It is responsible for discovering all blinds attached to the gateway and communicating this to the companion blind/group drivers. This allows the Control4 installer to easily access the system by simply associating a discovered blind (from the gateway) with an instance of a blind driver; no manual entry of names/serial numbers is required.

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• Copy these files from the zip package to your Control4 driver location (by default, this is Documents\Control4\Drivers).
• Open the Composer and choose the “Search” tab from the “Items” pane.
• Add one instance of the Screen Innovations TRO.Y Gateway driver for each TRO.Y in the project, and one instance of the blind or blind group driver for each device for integration into Control4.
• Enter the gateway username and password using the driver properties.
• Define the IP address of the gateway driver in the “Connections - Network” pane.
• Add as many instances of the “Blind and Blind Group” drivers to your project as needed to control.
  • Choose the blind for each driver to control using the Blind Name property.
  • If available, enter the blind’s travel time or use the Measure Travel Time action to automatically measure the travel time of the blind.
• Refresh Navigators.

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Blind / Blind Group Driver - Configuration

• The Screen Innovations Blind and Blind Group drivers include all the expected controls, variables, and events from the Control4 Blind proxy, including configurable level bindings.
• For blind devices which support feedback, control the level of the blind with a slider or use the open/close/stop/toggle buttons available.
• For blinds which do not support feedback, only the open/close/stop buttons will be available from the Control4 UI, with no level shown.
• The Control4 interface is automatically configured by the driver according to the blind selected in the driver properties (this contains all necessary configuration information retrieved automatically from the gateway).
• The only manual setup required is to measure (or enter) the blind travel time; this is required so that the animation on the Control4 UI can approximate blind movement.
• On larger systems, and with certain types of blind, the measurement process may be inaccurate to the nature of how the blind reports its position.
• In this case, it is possible to enter a value (in seconds) into the driver property.

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Blind / Blind Group Driver - Properties

• Driver Version – Reports the current version of the driver.
• Operational Mode – Reports the current operational mode of the driver.
• Blind Name / Group – Select the blind or group that this driver should control.
• Group Master Blind – For the blind group driver only, select the blind device that should be used for the feedback displayed to the UI.
  • If no feedback is desired, select “None (No Feedback).”
• Travel Time (seconds) – Enter the time it takes for the blind to travel from fully open to fully closed, which is used to update the display smoothly for devices with feedback.
  • The driver can measure this automatically using the “Measure Travel Time” action.
• Debug – For support use only.

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Blind / Blind Group Driver - Action

• Measure Travel Time – Automatically opens and then fully closes the controlled blind, while measuring the time this takes.
  • The resultant time will be set to the “Travel Time (seconds)” property.
• Wiggle – Move the controlled blind slightly up and down in succession.
  • Can be useful for identifying or confirming the controlled blind.

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TRO.Y 2: Control 4 Integration - Gateway Driver

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For issues, contact Screen Innovations:
Phone: [phone] Option 3
Website: www.screeninnovations.com