Recent content by JoshFerg

Thanks Roussell, here's a little more info on the system:   The project started as me trying to put a better interface on my personal HAI/Leviton system. I had used CQC, Proximas, HAI's Automation Studio and others over the past 8 years. They were all good, but I kept running into roadblocks. A...

Hi Len,   We service HAI panels nationwide. Most updates (including firmware and programming) can be done over the web.    Give us a call at 800-610-5280.   Josh

LabPaddy - What do you think of the switches after a few days? Have they been reliable? 

Run Cat6 for your cameras. If you want a PTZ (pan tilt zoom) model also run a 16/2 for power.

Here's the GUI we came up with. These screens are from HTML5 version that is running off a Node.js backend.         

I'm a HAI dealer, but we use URC for all our remotes and theaters. The HTX2 from HAI is okay, it just requires a lot of programming and does not offer any handheld remote option.

Those are some huge quantities you listed - 128/80/24. If you are going to use all of those then the controller is going to be small in price compared to all the devices. 100 lights is going to be at least $5000, and could be over $20000 depending on what switches you use. That is going to be...

This is probably not a popular option here, but why not bring in a pro on this? If you are building a house now is the time to get the infrastructure in place. Doing it after the fact can cost 10x as much and still not give you the same level of control. After the system is installed dive into...

2nd the omnistat2. If you have an hai system it will give you simple setup and reliable communication.

Re HAI keypad - yes this will mount on a 1 gang box. The holes line up.

We lost a couple jobs to Savant. We then looked at adding them but they just didn't compare with our other lines as far as value so we decided not to carry them. It's a cool system, but I couldn't see why it was worth the premium price point.

It sounds like you have not updated your IIe with the new program you wrote. You need to connect to it from PC Access and upload all the changes you made.

For the lighting you can make a double-tap turn a room on/off. This will require the UpStart UPB software. In UpStart you can assign different actions to different press combinations. What I recommend is activating a link on a double press. Then have HAI turn off the room when that link is...

I'm an HAI guy, so I'm not sure about Elk. UPB is a 2-way protocol, so in theory it should work... When a UPB device receives a command it will process it and send a response that it was successful.

Automated tstats are pricey, usually around $300 a piece. In your case since you just have heat you could put temp sensors in the rooms and control the heat with relays. You would use the automation controller for all the logic. Thermostats in each room is a cleaner/simpler approach, but this...