https://www.comfortforums.com/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:49:45 +0000 MyBB https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5516.html Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:55:05 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5516.html I suppose for Flags it\'s 254 rather (Flags 1-254) and not 256.
Ingo]]> I suppose for Flags it\'s 254 rather (Flags 1-254) and not 256.
Ingo]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5003.html Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:27:29 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5003.html - The 8 outputs are removed from the main pcb and are on a daughter board. Would it not have made more sense to utilise an \'output\' UCM in this way it may have been possible to remotely connect or mount the utput board !
- EOL jumpers are now revoved and appear to work well in software. YES WORKS WELL.
- Tamper is now a three pin fixed to pcb - this is helpful for joining commons BUT its a different type of connector that sticks out of the side of the pcb - will this not cause problems in packaging !
- X10 removed - yep about time its totally redundent you cannot buy the X10 DIN modules now even Insteon replacements are not available.

Is there anything else we should know about!
  ]]> - The 8 outputs are removed from the main pcb and are on a daughter board. Would it not have made more sense to utilise an \'output\' UCM in this way it may have been possible to remotely connect or mount the utput board !
- EOL jumpers are now revoved and appear to work well in software. YES WORKS WELL.
- Tamper is now a three pin fixed to pcb - this is helpful for joining commons BUT its a different type of connector that sticks out of the side of the pcb - will this not cause problems in packaging !
- X10 removed - yep about time its totally redundent you cannot buy the X10 DIN modules now even Insteon replacements are not available.

Is there anything else we should know about!
  ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5002.html Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:30:27 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-5002.html For a small fee we maintain a remote connection and can diagnose faults etc remotely.
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It would be good to have a better idea of the STATE of the remote connection.... currently there are 2 indicators 1st is that the login changes to logout (indicating that you are logged in !)2nd is that the remote address is displayed in the bottom right hand corner of comfigurator.
So perhaps use the remaining space at the bottom of the page where the current network (remote) is located to indicate login and port number and time logged in etc etc etc.

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Engineer advanced and Engineer simplified - really don\'t see the point of this ! ----------------------------------------
Event log - greater visibility in the event log when remote sign in is enabled or disabled this applies to both configurator and the app.

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Access to engineer menu by end user - I think its not a good idea to allow the end user ready access to the engineer screen. I think that you should password protect the engineer menu by use of the engineer code (which should be greyed out or not visible in the user menu!).

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It would be good to have a better idea of the STATE of the remote connection.... currently there are 2 indicators 1st is that the login changes to logout (indicating that you are logged in !)2nd is that the remote address is displayed in the bottom right hand corner of comfigurator.
So perhaps use the remaining space at the bottom of the page where the current network (remote) is located to indicate login and port number and time logged in etc etc etc.

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Engineer advanced and Engineer simplified - really don\'t see the point of this ! ----------------------------------------
Event log - greater visibility in the event log when remote sign in is enabled or disabled this applies to both configurator and the app.

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Access to engineer menu by end user - I think its not a good idea to allow the end user ready access to the engineer screen. I think that you should password protect the engineer menu by use of the engineer code (which should be greyed out or not visible in the user menu!).

]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4956.html Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:15:05 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4956.html I would suggest that you implement a way to un-obscure the values with the action controlled by the key user sign-in. Perhaps a right click would be a neat way?
]]> I would suggest that you implement a way to un-obscure the values with the action controlled by the key user sign-in. Perhaps a right click would be a neat way?
]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4780.html Sat, 04 Nov 2017 08:45:40 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4780.html
On page 100 in the section Upgrading Comfigurator it has this paragraph:

When Comfigurator runs, it will check for the latest version on the Cytech server and prompt if you would like to download the new version. Also Help > Check for Updates will manually check for the latest version. This requires an Internet connection. It is recommended that you DO NOT do this unless the Comfort voice has been lost.

The last part of that sentence seems a very odd thing to say - only check for Comfigurator updates if Comfort has lost its voice. Does it really mean that?
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On page 100 in the section Upgrading Comfigurator it has this paragraph:

When Comfigurator runs, it will check for the latest version on the Cytech server and prompt if you would like to download the new version. Also Help > Check for Updates will manually check for the latest version. This requires an Internet connection. It is recommended that you DO NOT do this unless the Comfort voice has been lost.

The last part of that sentence seems a very odd thing to say - only check for Comfigurator updates if Comfort has lost its voice. Does it really mean that?
]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4570.html Fri, 02 Dec 2016 07:16:17 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4570.html I require Comfort to control plug in 240v appliances, not lighting as I have CBUS.
What\'s the consensus here on the best system today? I have a spare UCM/Ethernet now, but I\'m not against a 12v Comfort switched system over CAT5 to locally control a 240v unit but I didn\'t find anything (shame).
LightwaveRF?ZWave? (I\'d need to buy the UCM tho, I\'d rather not)X10 very unreliable in my house, so discountedAnything else?
Looking to all your experts out there!
Thanks

]]> I require Comfort to control plug in 240v appliances, not lighting as I have CBUS.
What\'s the consensus here on the best system today? I have a spare UCM/Ethernet now, but I\'m not against a 12v Comfort switched system over CAT5 to locally control a 240v unit but I didn\'t find anything (shame).
LightwaveRF?ZWave? (I\'d need to buy the UCM tho, I\'d rather not)X10 very unreliable in my house, so discountedAnything else?
Looking to all your experts out there!
Thanks

]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4569.html Fri, 02 Dec 2016 07:06:58 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4569.html When the product was developed in 1996, the answering machine with 8 mailboxes may have been more useful than it is today. Now, even landlines are becoming obsolete and calls are made to mobile phones rather than to the house phones

Is this a useful feature or should it be removed or the functionality reduced in future versions of the product (to make room for other features)

Please participate in the poll and feel free to add comments in reply
]]> When the product was developed in 1996, the answering machine with 8 mailboxes may have been more useful than it is today. Now, even landlines are becoming obsolete and calls are made to mobile phones rather than to the house phones

Is this a useful feature or should it be removed or the functionality reduced in future versions of the product (to make room for other features)

Please participate in the poll and feel free to add comments in reply
]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4550.html Thu, 27 Oct 2016 23:08:28 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4550.html
Do you think there would be and benefit to having an Apple/Android smart watch app?

Best Regards

Lee]]>
Do you think there would be and benefit to having an Apple/Android smart watch app?

Best Regards

Lee]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4466.html Wed, 08 Jun 2016 03:09:54 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4466.html https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4418.html Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:05:43 -0400 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4418.html The expectation in the residential market place is driven by the app. Every manufacturer has an app and its free.
In reality the future is about seamless inter-connectivity and we are a way of this becoming mainstream.
Rather than a clear way forward with home automation all I see is hugely fragmented market place being saturated by companies new to the market that feel that they have to have an app to control their products.
When it comes to one item talking to another ( one manufacturers product talking to another or one protocol talking to another) things start to get complicated and the cost of implementation begins to reflect the very bespoke nature of this business.  
So why bring this up in the Comfort forum ?
Well comfort has been around for decades now YES well over 10 years, its a product that had (has) vision - the basis of a 20 year old product is still relevant today. So why then has it never really \'taken off\' and what can be done to bring Comfort into the 21st century?




]]> The expectation in the residential market place is driven by the app. Every manufacturer has an app and its free.
In reality the future is about seamless inter-connectivity and we are a way of this becoming mainstream.
Rather than a clear way forward with home automation all I see is hugely fragmented market place being saturated by companies new to the market that feel that they have to have an app to control their products.
When it comes to one item talking to another ( one manufacturers product talking to another or one protocol talking to another) things start to get complicated and the cost of implementation begins to reflect the very bespoke nature of this business.  
So why bring this up in the Comfort forum ?
Well comfort has been around for decades now YES well over 10 years, its a product that had (has) vision - the basis of a 20 year old product is still relevant today. So why then has it never really \'taken off\' and what can be done to bring Comfort into the 21st century?




]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4138.html Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:41:30 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4138.html
What is just as important and reassuring as the security and convenience provided by the Comfort System is the commitment from Chiu and his team towards customers and making sure they are looked after when something does go wrong...  needless to say my DP is functional again, and I\'m once again able to route door knockers to my mobile or home phone as and when I choose... 

Thank You CYTECH team for the usual super prompt responses and assistance


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What is just as important and reassuring as the security and convenience provided by the Comfort System is the commitment from Chiu and his team towards customers and making sure they are looked after when something does go wrong...  needless to say my DP is functional again, and I\'m once again able to route door knockers to my mobile or home phone as and when I choose... 

Thank You CYTECH team for the usual super prompt responses and assistance


]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4136.html Tue, 24 Feb 2015 10:43:20 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4136.html Internet of things starter kit unveiled by ARM and IBM - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31584546]]> Internet of things starter kit unveiled by ARM and IBM - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31584546]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4130.html Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:32:09 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4130.html Where the switch was i replaced it with a 19mm push on/off switch which a I bought from ebay along with some self adhesive led strip lights the total came to around £10. so not exactly expensive.

Things you should lookout for though:
Depth of switch (so as not to hit other components)
12V supply (I did not use the comfort supply for lights)


  20150221_125907.jpg (Size: 205.81 KB / Downloads: 10) ]]> Where the switch was i replaced it with a 19mm push on/off switch which a I bought from ebay along with some self adhesive led strip lights the total came to around £10. so not exactly expensive.

Things you should lookout for though:
Depth of switch (so as not to hit other components)
12V supply (I did not use the comfort supply for lights)


  20150221_125907.jpg (Size: 205.81 KB / Downloads: 10) ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4128.html Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:30:18 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4128.html Where the switch was i replaced it with a 19mm push on/off switch which a I bought from ebay along with some self adhesive led strip lights the total came to around £10. so not exactly expensive.
Things you should look out for though:
Depth of switch (so as not to hit other components)
12V supply (I did not use the comfort supply for lights)


  20150221_125907.jpg (Size: 62.46 KB / Downloads: 22) ]]> Where the switch was i replaced it with a 19mm push on/off switch which a I bought from ebay along with some self adhesive led strip lights the total came to around £10. so not exactly expensive.
Things you should look out for though:
Depth of switch (so as not to hit other components)
12V supply (I did not use the comfort supply for lights)


  20150221_125907.jpg (Size: 62.46 KB / Downloads: 22) ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4098.html Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:29:05 -0500 ]]> https://www.comfortforums.com/thread-4098.html
Couple of questions/thoughts:

1. The picture in the manual looks wrong?  Or at least different to the one on the laser website which suggests board must be rev \"B\".
   
2. I notice the JP1 - 4 are the standard blue pcb terminals used for about everything in the Cytech world. I assume then that these must be rated to 230v as well then but it feels a bit wrong putting 230v (something that can kill you) into these small terminal blocks that just push onto the PCB pins.  Have you considered maybe more chunkier terminal blocks that are more securely attached to the PCB.  My worry is that mains cable is stiffer and can apply directional forces and these terminal blocks could move off of their pins and cause arcing?
   
3. Could you maybe add some sort of shielding/housing (and warning sticker) over this section of the board if you are proposing this relay is mounted on the normal risers in the chassis so people know to avoid high voltage.

Julian

 

 
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Couple of questions/thoughts:

1. The picture in the manual looks wrong?  Or at least different to the one on the laser website which suggests board must be rev \"B\".
   
2. I notice the JP1 - 4 are the standard blue pcb terminals used for about everything in the Cytech world. I assume then that these must be rated to 230v as well then but it feels a bit wrong putting 230v (something that can kill you) into these small terminal blocks that just push onto the PCB pins.  Have you considered maybe more chunkier terminal blocks that are more securely attached to the PCB.  My worry is that mains cable is stiffer and can apply directional forces and these terminal blocks could move off of their pins and cause arcing?
   
3. Could you maybe add some sort of shielding/housing (and warning sticker) over this section of the board if you are proposing this relay is mounted on the normal risers in the chassis so people know to avoid high voltage.

Julian

 

 
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