Recent content by AllanMar

Check out the Brultech ECM. There are a few plugins available for HomeSeer. Depending on your needs you may want to wait for their new larger model the "Greeneye" check out their forums for more info. I believe these have been discussed on here a few times before.

I asked this same question on the board some time ago. I eventually ended up going with Honeywell. Let me start by saying I have had no issues with any of the honeywell devices. I will say I now regret this decision and have found myself considering buying the GE elk reciever also... The main...

Had a look at my GDO. The local control appears to use some sort of data bus, I have a scope/protocol analyzer which I may use to have a look in to it further sometime, but its hardly worth the effort. I believe even though these openers support these newer controls, a short across these...

Your Garage door opener appears very similar to mine ( I have a sears, which i believe is just rebranded version). While I haven't automated mine just yet, I have looked at it a fair bit. The white terminals on the garage door opener are common I believe. (I could be wrong... also used for the...

This may be normal, Im surprised if it is that it wouldn't be mentioned in the Elk docs somewhere if so though. I have an Elk M1G and the keypad in the bedroom (may be other keypads, but this one I notice), I notice every now and then that the keypad flashes as if power was cycled to it (all of...

When you say a lot more often how often are you referring? I assumed the larger GE and Honeywell will get longer life (5-10years). The Micras say 5years, but as long as it is ~3 I am happy. My high usage/important doors/windows are all pre-wired. The Micras are more for less necessary windows...

Thanks for the info. I was leaning towards Honeywell before this and based on your thoughts am likely to go this route. Really the only downside I've found is they're a little bit harder to source.

I am soon to install an Elk M1 Gold and I have a need for a few wireless sensors (potentially window/door,shock,glass break, smoke, etc). I am planning to use the Micra series for door/window which are available in GE or Honeywell. I imagine a lot of it comes down to personal preference but I'm...

I'm very interested in adding a motorized deadbolt to my setup and more Z-Wave devices in the future. I currently use Insteon with PowerHome, and am in the process of adding an Elk M1G. I realize none of this will work "out of the box" with the Z-Wave locks but I don't mind coding/scripting an...

I'm surprised to hear that covering all but a hole of the PIR detector actually works with any reliability. After looking into it a little more I agree with you on pulses being the way to go. Again i want to keep it simple. Something like the Sharp GP2D12 would probably work well and its nice...

Does anyone have any specifics on doing such a mod? Most IR beam detectors are expensive and rather large. Ideally I would like something wireless (wires between the emitter and detector would be ok). I was thinking I could just swap out the photoresistor and use an IR emitter. When someone...