CE Pro August 2022 - 24

Networking+Home Control
Snap One Overhauls
Control4 Controllers & OS;
Refreshes OvrC App
SNAP ONE is giving its
Control4 platform a complete
makeover in terms of
hardware and software.
The company announced it
is now shipping its refreshed
CORE Series of Control4
Controllers and released the
new Control4 OS 3.3.0 operating
system software, which
includes: new time-saving
shortcuts in Composer Pro,
support for Apple Watch,
full integration of color and
color temperature into the
Control4 Platform with user
interface controls, color selection
and ramping available
to lighting scenes, and easy
integration into personalized
automated scenes for eff ortless
highlights.
Additionally, the Control4
apps for iOS and Android
were updated to enable
faster connection speeds
for customers using the app
while on the go, providing
access to their systems up to
40% faster than before.
Meanwhile, Snap One also
announced the release of
a new OvrC Connect app
that replaces OvrC Home to
strengthen control of OvrC
systems for both commercial
and residential clients, along
with a newly redesigned
OvrC Location Dashboard
that simplifi es dealers' customer
service workfl ow.
" Snap One has invested
in enhancements, optimizations
and large-scale backend
infrastructure changes to
provide a faster experience
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for our customer, which will
benefi t our partners as well.
With every product we engineer,
and in all the software
we design, we commit to
identifying ways that we can
make them easier for our
partners to install and confi gure, "
says G Paul Hess, Snap
One chief product offi cer.
The CORE 1, CORE 3, and
CORE 5 Controllers feature
updated multicore processors
that run the Control4
OS faster and more effi ciently,
with power to spare for
the new features and functionality
in development.
By pairing those processors
with a 4K HDMI output,
CORE delivers the speed
and performance needed
for a beautiful, interactive
on-screen menu for instantaneous
access to video, music,
lighting, comfort, and security
solutions, Snap One states.
The CORE models continue
the brand's high-resolution
audio tradition with
new, higher-quality DACs and
more independent zones of
streaming audio than the EA
Controllers they replaced.
The biggest upgrade for
customers is the addition of
native color control for lighting,
which integrates chromaticity
and temperature
controls for tunable-white,
and color-changing LED
products.
A new, vibrant Color Wheel
provides real-time control,
while the new Color Agent
enables customers to create
Among the CORE features is the addition of native lighting
color control with a vibrant Color Wheel.
The OvrC Connect app replaces the Snap One Home app;
clients' accounts can be easily migrated over, according to
the company.
presets and scenes for effortless
recall of their favorite
hues, and instant ambiance
adjustments across rooms.
When it comes to the
OvrC redesign, the popular
remote system management
solution features an allnew
interface with simple,
intuitive navigation, the OvrC
Connect app allows clients to
resolve common issues and
manage the network, day or
night. It improves overall app
stability and reliability while
expanding clients' ability to
create commands for Snap
One devices, which now
includes toggling individual
outlets on WattBox PDUs
and Araknis PoE switches,
the company says.
The new app allows clients
to easily set up new commands,
reboot devices, and
monitor system-wide activity,
while also providing contact
info for their Snap One
dealer and an in-app support
request form.
The redesigned OvrC Location
Dashboard is designed
to improve integrators' offi ce
workfl ow, with new breadcrumbs
that aid in navigation
and single-click access to call,
email or get directions to a
client's property.
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