Recent content by cmarcus

I bought the Walabot DIY Pack last year and so far it's been just okay. I needed to find studs in the garage where I have 1/2" drywall installed over 1/2" OSB. My somewhat expensive stud finder was only detecting about one out of every five studs so I gave the Walabot a try. It found every stud...

Well, Leviton has concluded that I need to send it in for repair :(   I think it could have been a lightening strike, but that still seems like a slim possibility since I have other equipment that likely would have failed first (or in addition to). Oh well, at least I now have motivation to...

Pete - No NIC LED. Not on the OPII or any device I try to connect to it.   I tried re-entering the IP address and port number via the keypad. It hadn't changed but I did it anyways. No luck.

So this morning, I tried to get into my OPII using PCAccess3 to turn off some automation I don't need anymore. Connection failed so I went to the panel and noticed I no longer have a link between the OPII and my switch. I haven't connected to it in awhile so I have no idea when it stopped...

  The red LED doesn't change with everything plugged in. If I disconnect the cable, the LED goes off. If I reconnect the cable it comes on. If it disconnect the shade cables (by way of removing the green male connector from the distr board), the LED goes off.    I'll try to get a photo soon. I...

Thanks for the ideas. Changing the baud rate didn't help so I changed it back to 4800.    I mis-stated which cable connection worked. Pin1/RJ45 to Pin5/RJ11 & Pin2/RJ45 to Pin4/RJ11 is the one that gets the red LED to light. This matches the configuration stated in other threads about this...

I have a gigantic knot on my forehead from banging my head against the wall all afternoon. Been trying to get my OPII to control a single Somfy motor for a roller shade, but I'm coming up short. Can anyone review what I've done and let me know if I'm missing something or provide a recommendation...

Well, I just had one of those ah-ha moments while reading through some old UPB posts. I never go in our front basement because we don't store anything there except for a little project I have that is out of sight, out of mind. About 5 months ago, I created a dehumidifier kiln to dry out two huge...

Okay - I've ruled out the two bad PIMs theory. I hadn't realized it at the time, but my SAI PIM when I took it from one room to another (which also meant connecting it to a laptop instead of the desktop), somehow went into message mode. Well, I believe this because when I went back to run the...

Work2Play - The CT installation was done over a month ago well ahead of hooking up the GEM. I didn't notice any issue between then and the GEM install, but I won't rule that out. I'll double check all the breakers and hot wires to make sure all the connections are good.   Thanks for the ideas...

Desert_AIP - Thanks for responding and asking good questions.   - I have a lot of LED lights, but they were installed prior to the UPB switches. No new bulbs or fixtures in the past 6 months. No issues thus far. - I have added two things; an Elk 12v power supply with battery backup. I'll unplug...

Fellow Cocooners,   I'm having a bit of a UPB headache and I've exhausted all the debug techniques I know to do. I have arrived at a conclusion, but the probability that my conclusion is right seems very low. Maybe you all can come up with better theories.   Here's the setup: I have two 200A...

Thanks, W2P. Either those remote wires won't cause damage or I got very lucky because I did quite a bit of testing with them connected. I've since disconnected them and everything is working fine. I suppose I could have killed the remote portion of the switches so it's a good thing I don't need...

I'm in the process of installing a few SA UPB switches this weekend. The first two went smoothly; one US2-40 to control the living room cans and a US11-40 for the porch lights. This my first foray into UPB so I was feeling pretty positive after getting them installed and setup with UpStart. Then...

Thanks to all you cocooners, my OPII project has come along quite nicely. I have a solid security system (with no more false alarms!) and the basis for a good automation system as well. I'm starting to make some improvements to the system with regards to sirens/sounders,but I'm running into some...