Recent content by Ishmael

If it's happening once a minute, it could be the same behavior I ran into after a firmware update. The short answer is that I never set an RP access code, which was causing my M1XEP to reboot once a minute, and that reboot also caused a clicking of a relay each time it happened. If you think...

There is a way to send arbitrary commands to the thermostats directly from an M1 rule. This was described in the 1.0.46 release notes, which state: 3. RCS Thermostat Mode: Added the ability to send virtually any RCS thermostat command. This is done by creating a M1 text string. The string must...

When I updated my M1G to the 5.2.8 firmware, I started having this problem in a configuration that had been otherwise stable since it was originally installed. After many months, Elk identified it as an issue that occurs if you haven't set an RP Access Code in ElkRP. Once I went into ElkRP and...

Mike, I had a similar issue. My son's bedroom was always substantially hotter than the rest of the house which made things pretty miserable. Here's how we solved it. Originally, he was at the end of a duct run, and simply never got enough air. His room was also in the "perfect storm"...

I use a Brultech ECM-1240 energy monitor to monitor a number of circuits in my house, including the washer and dryer. I have CQC monitor the wattage of each circuit, and when it drops below the right threshold for the right amount of time, it can announce that the cycle is complete. I have an...

I ordered one of the Ethernet modules from Geeetech two weeks ago, and it is said to have shipped the next day, but I've not seen anything yet. UPDATE: The module arrived today, so apparently shipping takes two weeks a day in this case.

I heard back from Brad at Elk regarding my issue. In ElkRP, I never set an RP access code. This didn't cause a problem in the past, but in this version, became the trigger of all of my grief. I set an RP access code (which I was told must not be all zeros), upgrading the M1XEP firmware back to...

Chris, I whipped up a Java routine that can add the length at the beginning and the checksum at the end of an Elk command. It's wrapped up as a console application for testing that can be executed like this: java ElkCmd RP0000 The output for that command should be: 08RP000036 Chris

Shaun, I think your quoting another post that I made about 1.3.26 clearing things up for me. As far as I can tell, Elk has no other reports of the issue other than mine, and they don't have any explanation for mine, so I would encourage you to contact them as well to let them know I'm not...

Are you by chance using M1XEP firmware 1.3.28? I had (and actually still have) a similar problem where my M1G would making a clicking sound once a minute, and then the M1XEP would reload its configuration. During the reload time (which takes 10 seconds), the M1XEP is unwilling to talk to...

I have used my dhcp server running on Linux to feed the address to my M1XEP in the past with success. My DHCP server actually knows all the MAC addresses for my network and feeds static addresses out, so it's still nailed down to a specific IP. Chris

Dean, My whacky behavior is with my M1G plugged straight into my M1XEP using the same serial cable that came with the M1XEP. It all started when I moved up to M1G 5.2.8 and M1XEP 1.3.28 to support the new ISY99i module. I built a protocol analyzer using a netbook and two serial ports that I...

It's now a month later, and I'm just as dead with this issue as before. In the interim, my M1G has gone back to Elk and been replaced, but once a minute, it will block for 10 seconds, then resume. I've had some discussions with Brad about the problem and gathered a lot of data, but haven't...

I tried downgrading the M1G to 5.2.4, with no change. I looked closer at what the M1XEP is sending, and realized that it is sending that code (RP02) that indicates that it is rebooting once a minute. This points me back pretty directly at Elk, so I've contacted technical support for any last...

I use an Elk M1G, CQC, and an ISY99i. Last night, I decided to upgrade to the latest ISY release and add their Elk module. The ISY module has firmware prerequisites of M1G 5.2.8 and M1XEP 1.3.28. My versions were older, so I upgraded, set everything up, and at first glance, all seemed good...