the Using Homegate with Windows 11

Hi All
I tried to load Homegate onto a new windows 11 machine and windows took exception to the dongle, it took exception to software loaded for the dongle, Is there a known answer for this?
Thanks in advance
Mike

 

ditch home gate and use schedule plus - the last versions do not require a dongle and the fact you have one means you have purchased it basically.

 

Thanks for this advice, I'm back up and running with schedule plus and C-Gate 3, I've downloaded Piced 4.15.2
Am I safe using Piced and C-Gate 3 to update my C-Touch Colour and my PAC?

Thanks in advance
Mike
P.S. I still can't see why Clipsal can't make my HomeGate USB Dongle work with Windows 11 :-(

 

It is probably the reason why they ditched the dongles all together - as they are 3rd party devices so you have no control over the hardware and software updates. I think the dongles have been sort of been obsolete for 5 or 6 years. if you are changing anything in the Ctouch piced will make you do a firmware update - the only thing depending on where you are updating from Version wise is the ability to to do some stuff if connect to Dali control as only line A would work, I cannot recall any other issues I encountered, but if you are not changing anything on them there is really no harm in just letting them do what they are doing.

 

I say ditch the lot and go an AC2 .. saves leaving a PC on 24x7 with all the security updates and patches, etc and is a lot easier to keep updated than a PAC (you dont need to serial/USB to it!) ..

You can keep the CTouch as a touch screen, use the AC2 from your phone, etc and replace the CTouch with an ipad or similar when it dies.