Color Wheel

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Version: 511
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Now available on the Control4 iOS and Android apps!

Overview

Colour Wheel for Control4 is a unique driver from Janus technology providing a sleek, colourful, and intuitive web interface for Control4 RGB, RGBW and Tuneable White (WW) Lighting drivers.

Running as a service on any Control4 touchscreen supporting webview, this is more than just a driver, offering a totally new and hugely enriched user experience.

The screen is dominated by the spectacular colour wheel, which allows for the easy control of multiple lighting channels, adapting to type of light controller - RGB, RGBW, WW. There is support for 8 scenes per room, with on-screen visual scene colour indication, and simple selection. The interface complements the existing Control4 lighting screen and is selectable from Control4 interface*.

 

* iOS and Android apps require OS3.2+

 

What’s New?

v511 – 17th August 2023

  • Fixed bug that could occur when loading the webview on OS3.3.3
  • Allow up to 20 scenes

v506 – 29th September 2022

  • CCT drivers using native coloured lighting functionality now set using the correct mode.
  • Added property 'Auto-Select lights when webview opens'.
  • Improved control for Fibaro drivers.

v502 – 28th June 2022

  • Corrected feedback & scenes on advanced colour wheel for legacy RGBW drivers.

v500 – 15th June 2022

  • Added support for all drivers that use the new native coloured lighting functionality.
  • Added saturation control via an upgraded UI.

v408 – 22nd April 2022

  • Added support for LIFX LED lights (Chowmain and Axon Engineering).
  • Corrected feedback for Fibaro drivers.

v407 – 17th February 2022

  • Added Italian localisation.

v406 – 5th January 2022

  • Added support for Tuya RGB/W loads.

v403 – 14th December 2021

  • Added support for TP-Link Kasa Smart LED Light Strip (KL430).

v400 – 3rd December 2021

  • Introduced compatibility with the Control4 iOS and Android apps!
  • Improved scene feedback when multiple lights are selected.

 

Driver Compatibility

The Colour Wheel driver itself is directly compatible with a number of existing lighting drivers, and the accompanying Enhanced Lighting Interface driver (available here) allows existing dimmers to group as RGB/RGBW/WW fixtures, making them compatible with Colour Wheel.

Colour Wheel has full support for any lighting driver that uses Control4's new native colour control. In addition, the following systems are also supported:

  • ArtNet DMX RGB/RGB-M (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Aurora AOne (coming soon!)
  • Axxess DCM5 (available here)
  • Collingwood (available here)
  • Converging Systems ILC-400C and ILC-100C (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Domaudeo RGBW (available here)
  • Fibaro RGBW (available from Control4)
  • Govee (available here)
  • KNX Coloured Lighting (available here)
  • LIFX (Chowmain suite available here, Axon Engineering suite available here)
  • LiteWave wLightBox (available here)
  • Mode eDin (coming soon!
  • NexLux Wi-FI LED Strips (available here)
  • Nicolaudie (available here)
  • P5 FutureNow RGB (available here)
  • Philips Hue (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Rako Controls (Janus driver available here)
  • Shelly IoT (Janus suite available here, Chowmain suite available here)
  • TP-Link (available here)
  • Tuya (available here)
  • Velbus - Uses the RGB/RGBW/CT drivers, coming soon from the Janus Technology website.
  • YeeLight (available here)
  • Zuma Lumisonic (coming soon!)

We also support the following systems via the Enhanced Lighting Interface driver

  • Adeo DALI/DMX (available here)
  • ArtNet DMX (ExtraVeg, available from the C4 cloud)
  • ArtNet DMX (NextGenTec, available here)
  • Clipsal C-Bus (available from the C4 cloud)
  • ColorBeam (available here)
  • Control4 Centralised Lighting (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Domaudeo (available here)
  • Dynalite (available from the C4 cloud)
  • FutureNow (availabler here)
  • KNX (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Lutron Caesta (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Lutron HomeWorks (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Lutron HomeWorks QS (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Lutron LEAP (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Lutron RA2 (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Rako (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Vantage InFusion (Cindev suite available here, Domosapiens suite available here)
  • Vantage QLink (available here)
  • WiZ Lighting (available here)

 

FAQ

What interfaces does it work on?

Colour Wheel appears where you have placed it via navigator (for OS2, it will also appear under the Services menu).

Colour Wheel is available on any T3/T4 screens in your project. For systems running OS v3.2 or later, you will also be able to access Colour Wheel from the iOS and Android apps.

You can also view the interface from any browser, by navigating to the following URL, substituting in the IP address of your main processor;

http://<controller_ip>/driver/janus_colour_wheel_dc/dist

 

Can I use Colour Wheel from my phone/tablet?

You can! From OS3.2, you can now access Colour Wheel from the Control4 iOS and Android apps.

 

Which drivers support effects?

Effects via Colour Wheel utilises custom commands on the dimmer drivers. The current list of drivers that support effects are:

  • ArtNet DMX RGB / RGB-M (ExtraVeg, available from the C4 cloud)
  • Aurora AOne RGB (coming soon!)
  • Axxess DCM5 (available here)
  • Collingwood Lighting RGB/RGBW (available here)
  • LiteWave wLightBox RGB/RGBW (available here)
  • Philips Hue coloured lights (available from the C4 cloud)
  • Shelly Iot RGB/RGBW/CT (Janus variant only, available here)
  • TP-Link Kasa Smart LED Light Strip (available here)

If you want to use effects with a driver that currently doesn’t have any in Colour Wheel, please contact us quoting the driver name and download link and we will be happy to add support quickly!

 

What do I need to install?

The main driver to install is the Colour Wheel WebView – this provides the webview interface and automatically scans your system for compatible lights.

With the exception of Enhanced Lighting Interface, you should set up your compatible drivers in the usual way described in their documentation.

For Enhanced Lighting Interface compatible drivers, you should add 1 instance of Enhanced Lighting Interface for each light fixture you have.
From there, you need to set the properties Colour Mode to describe the type of this fixture (RGB/RGBW/WW), and use the device selectors to link the correct channels to the existing dimmer drivers.

 

Can I place Colour Wheel within the lights experience menu?

Unfortunately, the Control4 UI prohibits devices that are not specifically light drivers from appearing within the lights experience menu.

Colour Wheel can, be shown alongside Comfort, Listen, Security and Watch. This can be customised from the room navigator interface in composer.

For systems running OS3, you can also favourite Colour Wheel to the room by pressing and holding on the UI icon.

 

Will you be supporting more lights in the future?

If you want to use a driver with Colour Wheel that isn’t currently supported, please contact us quoting the driver name and download link and we will be happy to add support quickly!

 

How do I get my wLightBox licence after purchasing Colour Wheel?

The process is automatic! Once you add a Colour Wheel licence to a project, this will enable both your Colour Wheel and wLightBox drivers immediately.

 

How do I get my KNX Coloured Lighting licence after purchasing Colour Wheel?

The process is automatic! Once you add a Colour Wheel licence to a project, this will enable both your Colour Wheel and KNX drivers immediately.

 

I would like Colour Wheel to be translated into my language

If you would like translations in your language added, please contact us to discuss how we can achieve this for you.

 

 

Driver Download (Control4_ColourWheel_v511_DriverCentral.zip, 3,435 Kb) [Download]

Enhanced Lighting Interface (Control4_EnhancedLightingInterface_v208_DriverCentral.zip, 247 Kb) [Download]

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CHANGE LOG
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Colour Wheel for Control4 driver
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Version 511
Date 27-07-2023

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Fixed bug that could occur when loading the webview on OS3.3.3

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Version 510
Date 09-01-2023

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- Allow up to 20 scenes

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 509
Date 15-12-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- Changed Set Color/Brightness controls to use the correct rate parameter introduced in OS3.3.2

BUG FIXES
- Fixed colour control for legacy 'Proxy Interface' driver

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Version 506
Date 29-09-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- CCT drivers using native coloured lighting functionality now set using the correct mode

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Version 505
Date 22-09-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added property 'Auto-Select lights when webview opens'

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 504
Date 02-08-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Drivers using native coloured lighting functionality now set using the correct mode
- Added workaround for improved control with Fibaro drivers

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Version 502
Date 23-06-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added vertical line for advanced CCT control

BUG FIXES
- Corrected feedback & scenes on advanced colour wheel for legacy RGBW drivers
- Fixed rare issue where the colour indicators would appear as black

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Version 501
Date 17-06-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Removed warning 'invalid locale' that appeared without a reason

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Version 500
Date 15-06-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for all drivers that use the new native coloured lighting functionality

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added saturation control via an upgraded UI

BUG FIXES
- T3/T4 screens use the correct communication method in OS3.3

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Version 408
Date 22-04-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Mode eDin RGB / RGBW / TW dimmers
- Added support for LIFX LED lights (Chowmain and Axon Engineering)

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Corrected feedback for Fibaro drivers
- Fixed colour wheel overlapping with brightness slider on square displays

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Version 407
Date 17-02-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added Italian localisation

BUG FIXES
- Fixed startup issue on OS3.3+

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Version 406
Date 05-01-2022

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Tuya RGB/W loads

ENHANCEMENTS
- Improved reliability for control of Enhanced Lighting Interface drivers

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 405
Date 20-12-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Fixed bug where the webview would crash when modifying scenes for a driver that
has already been removed from the Control4 project
- De-selects any lights that have been removed from the Control4 project

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Version 404
Date 17-12-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for new variant of Axxess DCM5

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 403
Date 14-12-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for TP-Link Kasa Smart LED Light Strip (KL430)

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 402
Date 13-12-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Fixed 'Rebuild Webview' action which was failing to do its job
- Fixed rare issue where Colour Wheel would not initialise correctly on a processor reboot

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Version 400
Date 06-12-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Velbus

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added mobile webview functionality from the iOS/android app
- Improved stored scene feedback when multiple lights are selected
- Added warning indicating if the driver filename has been changed
- Sort direction can be changed on webview

BUG FIXES
- Fixed white slider sometimes displayed incorrect colour feedback

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Version 310
Date 21-10-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Fixed issue where Enhanced Lighting Interface would sometimes fail to initialise

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Version 309
Date 22-09-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- N/A

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added option to choose whether driver-specific scenes functionality is used

BUG FIXES
- Changing the name of a non-primary proxy no longer updates the display name in Colour Wheel

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Version 308
Date 16-09-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Govee Light driver by ChowMain

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added Singleton driver warning

BUG FIXES
- Changing the name of a non-primary proxy no longer updates the display name in Colour Wheel

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Version 307
Date 15-07-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for FutureNow RGB driver
- Added support for Zuma Lumisonic Tunable White driver
- Added support for new variants of the Collingwood and Nicolaudie suite

ENHANCEMENTS
- Changed dial indicator to white to improve visibility
- RGBW fixtures now show white level mixed into colour feedback for scenes
- T4 screens are now selectable for the 'Clear Touchscreen Cache' action

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 306
Date 11-06-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Axxess driver suite
- Added support for Shelly IoT RGB/RGBW/CT drivers (Janus and Chowmain)
- Added support for Rako LightV2 RGB/RGBW drivers
- Added CT support for Philips Hue full colour drivers
- Removed support for Philips Hue brightness-only drivers, as they have no RGB/CT control

ENHANCEMENTS
- Improved communications protocol for Rako
- Improved colour feedback for Philips Hue and KNX RGB lights
- Enabled LuaJIT

BUG FIXES
- Fixed 'Sync Scenes' functionality
- Fixed effects commands that were sending incorrectly for LiteWave

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Version 305
Date 11-02-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Fibaro

ENHANCEMENTS
- When navigators are refreshed, the project is re-interrogated

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 304
Date 08-02-2021

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added effects functionality for Collingwood Lighting
- Removed support for Lutron single-channel RGB, which is now supported via Enhanced Lighting Interface

ENHANCEMENTS
- Improved communications protocol for Nicolaudie and Collingwood

BUG FIXES
- N/A

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Version 303
Date 21-12-2020

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for KNX Coloured Lighting tunable white

ENHANCEMENTS
- N/A

BUG FIXES
- Fixed issue where getting the current light levels would crash if the light driver has not started up correctly
- Fixed issue where variable listeners for single-channel Lutron RGB would not be removed when no longer needed
- Hidden lights are now persisted through a driver reboot

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Version 302
Date 03-12-2020

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for KNX Coloured Lighting
- Added effects functionality for Aurora AOne RGBW
- Added effects functionality for ArtNet DMX RGB and RGB-M
- Added effects functionality for LiteWave wLightBox Colour Controller
- Added effects functionality for Philips Hue Colour drivers

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added new icons for iOS and android webpage favourites
- Improved style formatting for iOS devices
- White level is now stored and recalled in scenes for RGBW drivers
- Switching between RGB and Warm White views will keep devices that support both selected

BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where a corrupt driver configuration would crash the webview
- Fixed issue where enhanced lighting interface drivers would sometimes appear without a room name or manufacturer
- Light colour and brightness now updates on one T3 screen a short time after it is changed from another

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Version 301
Date 23-10-2020

BUG FIXES
- Fixed issue preventing control of multiple lights at once

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Version 300
Date 17-08-2020

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for LiteWave wLightBox RGB/RGBW drivers
- Added support for NexLux Light Strip (RGB and Hue)

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added a 'sort by' option in the lights sidebar
- Select a sort category title to select all lights in that category
- Overhaul of the underlying functionality to vastly improve operation

BUG FIXES
- Fixed bug where WW lights would not show their colour at first following Colour Wheel reinitialising

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Version 210
Date 09-04-2020

BUG FIXES
- Added RGBW support for Domaudeo RGB Group (no scene) driver that was previously missed

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Version 209
Date 02-04-2020

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added RGBW support for Domaudeo RGB drivers

BUG FIXES
- Fixed a bug where slider commands would send twice

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Version 208
Date 03-03-2020

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Lutron Homeworks QS single-proxy dimmer via its default RGB colour space
- Added property to enable discovery of Lutron Homeworks QS dimmers (default NO)

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Version 207
Date 07-01-2020

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Philips Hue Lamp Group Brightness

BUG FIXES
- Minor bug fixes

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Version 206
Date 29-10-2019

BUG FIXES
- Minor bug fixes

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Version 204
Date 10-10-2019

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for ArtNet DMX RGB/RGB-M drivers by ExtraVeg

ENHANCEMENTS
- Improved current colour feedback

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Version 203
Date 09-10-2019

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for TP-Link LB-XXXX Smart Wifi Bulbs

ENHANCEMENTS
- Added action to reset touch screen cache

BUG FIXES
- Fixed bug where the webview would crash if a selected light was removed from the Control4 project

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Version 202
Date 12-09-2019

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for Aurora AOne Smart Lighting

ENHANCEMENTS
- Changed warning that the driver only works on T3 touch panels

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Version 201
Date 30-07-2019

BUG FIXES
- Corrected typos in the user guide
- Fixed YeeLight not appearing in the Warm White menu

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Version 200
Date 29-07-2019

DRIVER COMPATIBILITY
- Added support for YeeLight Smart LED Bulbs
- Added support for Converging Systems ILC-400C and ILC-100C LED drivers (RGB/RGBW only)
- Added support for Domaudeo RGB and Tunable White driver suite

ENHANCEMENTS
- Connection from Colour Wheel interface to the C4 processor re-established if lost
- Press on the light type header to toggle select all/none
- Press and hold on a light to get the option to hide it from the view
- Feedback from single-proxy hue scale dimmers processed
- Updated documentation to describe how to access Colour Wheel in Control4 v3.0

BUG FIXES
- Fixed bug where the view would default to RGB even if only CT dimmers were present

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Version 120
Date 19-07-2019

- Server port re-assigned to avoid conflict with Intercom Anywhere

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Version 118
Date 03-06-2019

- Fixed icon not displaying in v3.0
- Added favicon

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Version 117
Date 24-05-2019

- Created a 2nd version of the driver for use with DriverCentral
- Added option to select 'device scenes' for supported drivers
- Improved project interrogation efficiency
- Updated websocket library to allow for larger packets
- Revamped documentation

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Version 116
Date 26-04-2019

- Updated icon

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Version 115
Date 04-04-2019

- Changed the way driver gets the controller IP

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Version 114
Date 29-03-2019

- Added MAC address property

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Version 113
Date 19-03-2019

- Fixed react version issue that appeared on hc-800 controllers
- Added support for NicoLaudie Stick DE3

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Version 111
Date 08-03-2019

- Added compatability with the Philips Hue drivers 'Single Lamp White Warmth (V3)',
'Lamp Group White Warmth' and 'Lamp Group Full Colour'
- Setting a scene from Colour Wheel also sets the scene also sets the scene/preset
in the proxy driver for 3rd-party dimmers (if available)
- Added an action to synchronise scenes in 3rd-party dimmers (if available)

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Version 110
Date 26-02-2019

- Added UI icon

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Version 109
Date 14-02-2019

- Fixed bug where ExtraVeg Philips Hue 4-fader v2 driver was not detected
- Fixed bug causing a project interrogation to retrieve the wrong name for 3rd party
colour dimmers
- Changed visual feedback white level to reduce darkness for low white levels

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Version 108
Date 04-02-2019

- Only the relevant tabs (RGB/RGBW and/or White Warmth) are shown in the webview

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Version 107
Date 17-01-2019

- Added support for Adeo SGDD HSV Dimmer
- Added an action to rebuild the webview

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Version 106
Date 14-01-2019

- Added FAQ to documentation

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Version 105
Date 04-01-2019

- Increased demo period to 2 hours

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Version 104
Date 19-12-2018

- Added compatibility with the newly created Proxy Interface drivers

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Version 103
Date 29-11-2018

- Added compatibility with the newly created Proxy Interface drivers

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Version 103
Date 29-11-2018

- Changed visual feedback brightness to reduce colour darkness for low brightnesses,
allowing easier identification of low-brightness colours
- Added event listener that looks for driver name changes to update displayed webview
name (interface drivers only - Janus-created drivers have a customisable property to
define this name)

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Version 102
Date 16-11-2018

- Added interface functionality directly in to webview

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Version 101
Date 06-11-2018

- Added compatibility with dual RGB-CT and RGBW-CT lights

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Version 100
Date 05-11-2018

- Initial full release

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