RoomMe Quick Install Guide

Version: 20221205

Date: 2022-12-06

Authors: Justin Bateson

Overview

RoomMe Identifies who’s in a room by Smart Phones and automates lights, temperature and other room settings to the people in it. RoomMe enables you to do magic in your home by creating personalized charms that trigger based on your room location, time and date, so room light, temperature and music are set to your pre-defined preferences.

You need to install a RoomMe sensor at the entrance of each room where personalized automation is desired. A minimum of two (2) sensors is required for proper operation.

Features

• Events
  • Room Enter
  • Room Exit
  • Battery Low
  • Powered Up
• Variables
  • User Name - The user’s name. Use with Room Enter and Room Exit events to narrow down which user the event is tied to.
  • Room Name - The room’s name. Use with Room Enter and Room Exit events to narrow down which room the event is tied to.
  • Sensor ID - The sensor’s ID
  • Last In Room - Used to determine if the room is empty or not.
  • In Control - Used to determine if the person who entered / exited should be in control of the room.

Disclaimer

This driver is designed to be used with the RoomMe a system which detects presence via smart phone occupancy. Chowmain Ltd is not responsible for the accuracy of RoomMe as this is determined by the environment and if the user is carrying their smart phone.

Quick Start

IMPORTANT - Perform Licencing Steps first

1. Make sure iPhone or Android phone is connected to the same wifi network as Control4.
2. Select 'Smart Devices' in RoomMe smart phone application
3. Under Systems select External Link
4. Click on Next
5. Enter the Control4 Server Address (located in the driver's properties page) as the Remote Address and click on Save
6. Add it to a specific room in the smart phone applicatoin.
7. The smart phone application will notify you that 'CHANGES WERE MADE' and it needs to update the sensors. Click on Start.
8. RoomMe will now send the database of room and Users to Control4.
9. You can use the driver Actions to display the available usernames and roomnames.
10. Add programming to the Room Exit, Room Entry, Power Up and Low Battery events. If you want to program for specific people and specific rooms you will need to utilise the LAST_ROOM_NAME and LAST_USER_NAME variables in conjunction.

FAQ

Why is this product exciting?

Room occupancy can now be achieved per person for Control4 using the RoomMe product with room entry, room exit events and more. Prioritise individuals, get a notification when the last person has exited the room and more.

Where can i purchase the hardware?

Find out more about RoomMe and get the device from the link below.
https://www.getroomme.com/

Do you offer showroom discounts?

We offer dealers a free showroom licence for demonstration and educational purposes. See link below for T&C's and signup procedure.

Chowmain Dealer Showroom FAQ

I want to try this driver out before buying it?

All Chowmain drivers for Control4 come with a 90 day trial.

Licensing

• How does the trial period work?

  All Chowmain drivers are free to use for a set trial period. When the trial expires the driver will cease to function until you purchase a licence and apply it to the driverCentral project.

• Where do I buy a Licence from?

  This driver is developed by Chowmain software & Apps and is distributed by driverCentral, Inc https://www.drivercentral.io/chowmain-ltd

  To purchase a driver:

  1. On driverCentral, purchase a license and register it to your project

  2. If the driver is not already installed in your project, download it and install it

  3. If necessary, use the cloud driver’s Action: “Check Drivers” to force the licence to download into the project

Creating a Project on Driver Central

1. Visit http://www.drivercentral.io

2. Log into your driver Central dealer account

3. Click Portal

4. Click New Project

5. Enter the project name

   

6. Click Add Project

7. Click on the project we just created

   

8. Take note of the Project Token as this will be used later when we install the Cloud Driver

   

9. Click Close

Purchasing a Driver Licence

1. Visit https://www.drivercentral.io/chowmain-ltd/ and find the product/driver you want to purchase a licence for

2. Click on Add to Cart

   

3. Now click the shopping cart icon (top right) and click View cart

   

4. Confirm that your order is correct and click on Proceed to checkout

   

5. Choose your payment option, provide the relevent details and click Place order

   

6. You will now be at a page where you can see your purchased licence

   

7. From here assign the licence to the project we created or if you did not follow that step create a new project

   

Install the driverCentral cloud driver

1. Visit http://www.drivercentral.io

2. Log into your driver Central dealer account

3. Click Portal

4. Click Cloud Driver

   

5. Copy the C4Z driver to My Documents\Control4\Drivers directory

6. Add the driver to your project

7. Click on the driver to view it’s properties

   

8. Type in the project token we took note of earlier

9. Click Actions tab

10. Click Check Drivers

Install Chowmain driver

1. Install the Chowmain driver

2. You will notice that the Activation Status reflects a Licence Activated state

3. Any driver that does not have a purchased licence will have a trial licence activated via the marketplace
   Note that there is no way to reactivate the trial so please use wisely

4. If you do not then press the Check Drivers action in the driverCentral Cloud driver again

   

Adding the driver to your project

IMPORTANT – Before undertaking the installation of the driver please follow the licensing steps outlined at the end of this document.

1. Launch the Composer Pro application and connect to your project

2. In the ‘System Design’ page select the ‘Search’ tab on the right hand side.

3. Type in ‘RoomMe’ in the search field

4. If you have multiple units, repeat this process for each unit

5. Highlight the ‘RoomMe’ driver on the left hand side.

Developer Information

Copyright © 2022 Chowmain Ltd. http://www.chowmainsoft.com

All information contained herein is, and remains the property of Chowmain Ltd and its suppliers, if any. The intellectual and technical concepts contained herein are proprietary to Chowmain Ltd and its suppliers and may be covered by U.S. and Foreign Patents, patents in process, and are protected by trade secret or copyright law. Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained from Chowmain Ltd.

Information stated in this document is current as of July 2020 and may change. For latest information please visit http://www.chowmainsoft.com

Support

Phone Support

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Online Chat

Prefer to chat to us online? We also offer live chat at our American support desk.

Support Ticket Submission

Submit a ticket and get a response within the hour from our support desk during the hours of operation or next day if out of hours

Change Log

Version #20221205 - 05-DEC-2022

• Improve Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
• Low Level Optimisations. Requires Controller Reboot to take effect
• Improve Documentation

Version #20211112 - 12-NOV-2021

• Further Improve Debugging

Version #20211005 - 05-OCT-2021

• Improve Debugging

Version #20190723 - 23-JUL-2019

• Developed Started