Recent content by schwa13

Hi, I have added a bunch of z-wave devices since moving from the Vera 2, but would still appreciate having a direct link to the Smartthings hub.  It would be much easier to setup away mode etc. that is already tied to setting the alarm when leaving the house.  Would also like to use all of the...

Hi, my Vera2 finally bit the dust so I moved over to a SmartThings to try it out.  Got it up and running easily enough with my thermostats, but I am missing my integration to the Elk M1.   Aside from having access to the alarm features I used the relays for sprinklers and to control a driveway...

OK, one year later and I finally got around to doing this.  Did exactly as Work2Play suggested.  I took an extra pair from the CAT5 I have running out to the Door King at the gate and spliced them into terminals 7 and 9.  Worked like a charm.  Programmed an F key on the panels to open the gate...

Thank you for the guidance, got it working with the DC adapter. If using DC vs. AC is dangerous please let me know. Need to figure out the fuse part, will do that tomorrow. Appreciate the feedback, most important thing is being able to start sprinklers from my phone. Completely useless for...

Unfortunately the schematic is kind of beyond my understanding, TCP/IP no problem, AC/DC not good... OK, I bought a 24V DC, I will get a AC instead. Thought this was easier to accomplish from what I had read previously, life is always like that. I don't want to give up and buy a dumb timer yet!

ok, great, thanks for that part. I bought a 24V power adapter from the electric store and stripped the end connector off. Now I should wire the single common coming from all the valves directly to the positive wire of the transformer? I can follow directions, great with the computer and tech...

I have read some of the posts here but having hard time understanding how to get setup. Have not done much on the programming side before. Have 4 sprinkler valves in yard. Have one wire running from valves to Elk M1RB. White (Com), Red, Yellow, Black, Green. The single com is spliced at the...

Thanks for the information, weekend projects are over, gotta wait until I get back from a work trip. There should be an extra pair on one of the CAT5's that I had pulled from the house out to the gate. I will see if I can tap into those and figure out the wiring on both ends. Need to look...

Right, the wiring diagram above would eliminate the ability to do what I was trying to get done. Elk is on the wrong side of the dialing for the gate controls. I have two CAT5's running out the gate, using one for IP control and programming to the Door King and the other is using two pairs for...

Hi, just got the Elk M1 up and running, I have the M1XEP as well. I have a Door King gate control connected to the same house phone line as the Elk M1. I can pick up a phone and dial *7 then 9 to open/close the gate. Trying to setup an F4 button on the keypad to do the same thing. Do I...