Recent content by kwilcox

I've replaced the microswitches on my SAI switches a few times after they exhibited the symptoms you describe.  Not a big deal if you have soldering skills.  I have a few non-functioning switches that I keep for spare parts.  I've not seen the circuit board on an HAI switch however.  The...

trying to find a SAI us11-40w myself and they don't appear to be for sale online any more at any of the well known automation sites.  currently taking my chances at a place  called smarthome-products.com but order hasn't processed for several days now.

I use a GC-100 with an IR module and HCA to control mine.

I have a 60W candelabra LED bulb (Chinese origin) in a picture light controlled by a SAI UML-20.  At full brightness, the UML doesn't respond reliably to UPB commands; I had to dim it to about 60% to restore reliability.  I've also not had issues with Philips or Cree bulbs.

I'm using these tubular LEDs in my picture lights:     I got them at EarthLED.  They are fully dimmable but a bit longer than standard T8 tubular incandescents.  My picture light fixtures are 9" long and they just fit.  Great looking LEDs!

PBX in a flash is a full featured asterisk based call manager that is packaged with the FreePBX Gui.  Available as a virtual appliance.  You can be set up and running in minutes.  I've used it for years...

You've asked for the holy grail of room occupancy sensing btw CrimsonPirate.  I've been working on a design for years that senses changes in the overall ambient IR in a room and is smart enough to detect a person's IR signature when that person is not moving.     Based on 8 ceiling mounted IR...

Those will be problematic.  I only bypass built-in lighting dimmers myself.

Yup.   Set the UPB switches for snap! on/off only or bypass the dimmer in your fan to allow your UPB switch to control fan lighting (I did this).  My Casablanca fan uses a powerline protocol to handle the fan and it works just fine with UPB and Insteon signalling. I see no reason why your's...

Pete, Advanced Quonset has been around for a while in the home automation industry.  In fact, they also wrote UPStart.     HCA itself got its start quite a while ago too.  I've been running it forever.  In HCA's current incarnation, it can run as a standalone program or in a client server...

I currently run X10, X10 Wireless, Insteon, and UPB & just use multiple adapters; each protocol seems to have its best interface it would seem.  I'll be putting in the leviton z-wave interface when my Yale door locks arrive.  (lol..Picta may have just talked me out of this however)...   I just...

  Nothing built in (as the macro shows).  I actually use HCA to merge data with a dhtml weather page that I built separately.  To do this you add custom tags in the html that refer to HCA variables.  The merge process replaces those variables with real data.  HCA itself has HTML displays which...

No Elk interface is the major downside (although with the improved communication API, I can now roll one myself).  I used HCA to do my own security instead.  I have pet immune sensors in the main living areas that activate when "house sleeping" is active.  They turn on all the lights in the...

lol... as the forum's sole "black sheep" HCA user, I couldn't be more happy.  Other long time members here will no doubt roll their collective eyes as I once again launch my (now obligatory of course) "how great HCA is" tirade :)   The latest version brought z-wave support as well as an advanced...

This is exactly the same as my Casablanca setup.