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  sorry to revive such an old thread, but I am looking to use the keypad's optional input/output as an output to bridge the contacts of my garage opener, can I just select ouput 193 (keypad address 1) from the rules and use it? i didn't see a way to add additional outputs like you would inputs...

i got my solution from this link: http://cocoontech.com/forums/topic/18397-control-garage-door-opener-with-elk-m1-with-a-smart-control-panel/ not entirely sure what the problem was, some people mentioned that the elk relay might cause the voltage to drop too low or possibly to high, either way...

thank you. someone mentioned soldering my 2 wires onto the back of the board where the button contacts touch the board. each button had 4 solder points on the board so i tested shorting them until it triggered the garage door. then i soldered my wires onto those points and everything worked...

I just finished tapping into my door controls for my opener, but I'm not convinced that I did it properly. I have a Craftsman opener, and I ran 2 conductor wire from the elk panel to the rear of the door control device. my door control has a small lcd screen which displays temperature and time...

Just hooked up my main floor garage doors to the M1XOVR output relays and noticed that after using the elk to turn those outputs on and then off, that the clocks on the openers were flashing 12:00. so i watched the openers as I triggered the outputs to close the doors and I can see the screen go...

solved. here's how i ended up running this. i'm guessing that my doorbell has a resistor built into it, unless the led itself is acting as one (not sure if that's possible). anyway, all of my other zones with an EOLR are reading 7.1 - 7.2 volts but the doorbell zone is reading 6.3 volts. i...

edit: solved - see next post so i'm ready to intercept the doorbell being pressed and then send the output to the doorbell depending on the elk rules (baby sleeping). i have a 24VAC transformer in the same work box as the doorbell. i'm not positive about whether or not i can use the SPDT...

I currently have 2 keypads hooked up to my M1, both with home runs to the M1 and both with the jumper indicating that it's the last device. I'm adding the M1XOVR and I don't think I need the data bus hub so I'm trying to figure out how to daisy chain the devices. The manual talks about home...

Awesome! Thanks Work2Play. That works perfectly. I was just hoping for a way to monitor the main floor garages with that light, but now I realize I can also control both garage doors from that single function button based on those rules of only closing it if it's open. I've only had my M1 for a...

I have 3 garage doors (1 basement, 2 main), and I've run sensors to each of them. I have the elk M1KP which has 2 function buttons (f5 and f6) that are not hidden by the door on the keypad. I was hoping to have one button set up to blink if the basement garage is open and the other button blink...

anyone have a good recommendation for getting started with circuits and relays? books or videos?

is this something i would be able to use output 3 on my m1g board to do? or would i need to buy a separate relay? note from manual: Out 3 - Programmable General Purpose Relay Rated at 4Amps @ 12 - 24VDC (Dry Contacts)

i've never done anything with relays, i'm researching it now and hoping to better understand it so i can fully utilize the capabilities of my m1.

my house is already built and i didn't have any wires pulled from the panel to any smoke detectors. i am able to run wire into the attic and access the rear of one of the smoke detectors. i believe all the smoke detectors are latched to one another, so am i correct in assuming that i can run a...

also i should mention that i have some basic understanding of electrical wiring and such, but am certainly not advanced.