Control4 BMS Monitor

Overview

Control4 BMS Monitor is a unique driver from Janus technology for monitoring thermostat data and providing a simple web interface for viewing this. The driver allows key parameters from any thermostat in your project to be monitored (current temperature, setpoint, HVAC mode and HVAC state). Additionally outside temperature is obtained from an Internet service, together with a temperature forecast for the rest of the day.

The solution supports any thermostat proxy, v1 or v2 – no special thermostat drivers are required. Furthermore, no additional devices/interfaces are required – all data is stored directly on the main controller, and backed up in persistent memory, so it is preserved across power cycles and even system restores. Up to 10K samples are stored for each of the monitored elements with simple navigation between daily and weekly views.

Included within this driver is the new Energy Dashboard mode, which can be configured with the utility drivers in your project to give an intuitive interface for viewing usage history and cost estimates for gas, water and electricity in your property.
Turn your Control4 processor into a smart meter!

Webview Compatibility

The webview interface is compatible with any Control4 UI. This includes T3/T4 touchscreens, and 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/hvac_generic_bms_monitor/dist

* iOS and Android apps require OS3.2+

What’s New?

v326 – 08/02/2024

• Added POWER_VOLTAGE variable for Wattbox
• Fixed error where data would sometimes fail to be shown from the Control4 app

v324 – 12/01/2024

• Added support for Shelly Pro2PM, ProEM andPro3EM
• Added support for KNX Smart Meter ENHANCEMENTS
• Fixed duplicated data for outdoor temperature forecast
• Fixed initialisation of Shelly EM screens

v323 – 14/12/2023

• Added support for GivEnergy
• Added support for Enphase
• Added support for Brainboxes Remote IO
• Added support for DriverCentral variants of the Shelly EM suite

v312 – 17/10/2023

• Added support for GivEnergy
• Added support for Centralized Lighting Room Monitor
• Further optimised driver to reduce memory usage at runtime even more

v310 – 10/10/2023

• Older data is offloaded to the cloud, to reduce driver memory usage
• Webview will automatically update with new data when available
• Added French translations

v304 – 11/09/2023

• Added support for C4Z number variable driver
• Fixed numerical inputs, allowing direct entering for negative values

v302 – 27/07/2023

• Up to 10 views allowed for custom screens
• Improved configuration layout for mobile devices
• Updated Czech translations
• Various minor bug fixes

v301 – 22/05/2023

• Added support for Shelly NG Module by ChowMain
• Introduced option to hide negative values on bar and pie charts
• Several minor bug fixes

v300 – 20/04/2023

• New ‘Energy Dashboard’ mode, turning your Control4 processor into a smart meter
• Added support for Wattbox
• Added support for Aten EcoPDU
• Variables are compressed daily to reduce memory usage and increase data storage duration
• Several other bug-fixes and improvements