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Anybody seen this?   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Echo     How easy would it be to hack? Seems like a good extension for HAL.   bob

Hi Chuck-   What does this do?   I have a hybrid HAL/Cinemar system plus an Oregon Scientific Wireless Weather station that connnects to my PC via serial to USB splitter and use Weatherview   http://www.weatherview32.com/   to access it remotely. For weather other places I use WeatherUnder...

After much frustration with not being able to get some of our image analysis programs working properly, we found out (thank you, Philips Medical, belatedly...) that Internet Explorer 11 embeds portions of itself in WIN7 (and maybe others?) and prevents certain processes from executing properly...

Any other developments?   bob

Getting back to the original question, I have 2 installations utilizing VR with HAL. I have a lot of experience VR as I use it all day at work. HAL is as good as the latest product as long as you use a limited vocabulary, which isn't a problem as HAL has enough to cover vitually anything you...

Take a look at Cinemar and HAL. I have a hybrid system with these controlling a UPB network, as well as Russound for distributed Audio. Works great! bob

Is there a 20A UPB receptacle? My coffee machine seems to draw more than its specified 15 amps and my UPB receptacle has failed. As well, there was an unusual failure of the transformer in the machine. The coffee repair tech didn't really know, but said it might be related. Anyone know more...

Welcome to the club! Not only is it a lot of fun, but it is a very useful tool. And that is what your house should be- a very useful(automated) tool. I use a combo system. Actually I have 2 separate installations, each a little different. The first is an x-10/UPB hybrid (phasing out the x10...

Another thing to consider is the ease of interacting with the system. I have a hybrid HAL/Cinemar system which is not common in this forum. Don't know why. It allows a great deal of flexibility in scheduling and well as touch screen interaction. I find the voice control of the system paramount...

We are in Alberta. The place was built a few years ago. Maybe it was the electricians preference rather than a code thing but all my boxes are metal. What are ALC devices and how would you use them? bob

I have 2 systems here in Alberta. They are hybrid UPB basedELK/HAL/Cinemar systems. V5 of HAL just came out and it has a marvelous interface with the iPhone. HAL probably has the best voice recog of all of the various products. Also supports RFID. I usethe HAL side quite a bit for scheduled...

Good news about the rules! ...but as a newbie at this I am having a little difficulty in the execution. Is this in the manual? Where do you find temperature data? Can the rule control an RCS UPB/X-10/serial t-stat? Can it email me when the temp reaches a predetermined value? bob

Is there a way to get temp info OUT of the ELK? Can the thermometers in the keypad be used to trigger rules, such as an email message? Is ther a way to see the temp of a keypad in ELKRP? I would like to see the temp in other zones other than where the controllable thermometer is. Bob

I am not as technical as a lot of the other posters. All I can say is that I. Can use my system without a thought for the most part. Very high WAF. This is a UPB system controlled by a hybrid HAL, Cinemar, Elk compilation. Touchpads- iPads as well as Sahara tablet PC's-automated schedules for...

Don't quite know where to put this.... I have a Russound system with an MCA-C5 controller as well as a Compoint ISH1 intercom. I would like to use the mikes in the intercomm to activate the speech recognition I have with my HAL based home automation system (which controls the MCA-C5). Russound...