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Frederick,   Thanks soooo much!  This is VERY helpful.  I was struggling to get started.  Now this is making much more sense to me!   I'll play around a bit to be sure that I have it down then I will introduce these concepts to my son.  Of course, he make grasp it faster than I did (young...

OK, so I am going through the UPB Description doc and trying to understand it.  I have a simple program that connects to my PIM and simply reads any data.  Here is what I am seeing:   Device ID is:  14 (0x0E)   Manually turn the light ON and I receive two messages:      PU08042A000E8664D2     ...

Does anyone have some C# sample code for sending/receiving UPB commands?   Yes, I'm planning to play with the protocol.  No, I am not planning to write another HA Software product.  This is just a fun little exercise to see if I can get my teenage son interested in programming.  He has already...

  What I don't get is why would it report the wrong text description for an item...even if that item isn't programmed?  If I ask for the description for item zone 6 but that zone isn't programmed then I would expect one of two responses:    1)  No response (this might make me wonder if I missed...

I am playing around with the M1G ASCII Protocol.  I am requesting the text descriptions for each of the zones.  I discovered something that may be a bug with the M1G protocol.   My system has the first 4 zones defined but then zones 5 and 6 are undefined.  I continue with zone 7 and on.   So I...

The problem that I have with the Elk and UPB is that if you use "scenes" then the M1G cannot properly maintain the status of lights controlled via the scene.  I have not yet started running some kind of HA software ( I use the M1G) so I battle this issue constantly.  Well, I don't battle it....I...

I am currently about 2/3's done installing the Lync12 system from HTD.  That is a whole house audio with intercom system.  While it does not integrate with any automation system (that I know of), I do like the features that it offers.   I am maxing out the 12 zones and wish they offered the...

I am playing around with the ASCII protocol and have a question about interrogating the system.  So let's say that I want to discover the keypads that are connected, including the names of those keypads.   I could send the keypad area assignments command (06ka006E).  This would return bit fields...

I am certainly no pro with the M1 but here is what I do.  Some folks here may have ways to improve my logic.  I am at work but when I get home this evening I can copy-paste my rules if you would like to see them.   I have a task that toggles an output.  Let's call this output VacationOnOutput...

Crap!   You (may have) sunk my battleship...    :unsure:

I have a metal fence around my back yard.  The metal is a thick aluminum.  Since I cannot run a wire to the gate I want to go wireless.  So I'm looking at the Elk M1XRFTW wireless receiver and the 6020 or 6021 sensor.    However, the install guide for these sensors states that they should not be...

UPDATE: I just got off the phone with HTD (spoke with Chad). He said that they have been putting together the front door station and at this time they are waiting on some "system updates". They are expecting the front door station to be available around the end of July. That timeframe works...

My understanding is that the HTD Lync protocol is somewhat new and although it is published, neither Elk nor HAI have yet implemented it. It seems that Elk and HAI have typically been a bit slow to implement newer product protocols so I would recommend looking to a software solution first. I...

I'm looking at the HTD system for my house. I want whole house audio and intercom so I have narrowed it down to the HTD system or Russound. I'm strongly leaning towards the HTD Lync. The one thing I want to learn more about is the intercom. I know that they were supposed to release a front...

Video321 - Both computer are running the same version of IE. I have the site (IP address) in the same "zone" in IE. I don't think that's the problem. treo650 - Well, it's interesting that someone else encountered the same issue. I'll try the re-install with a different install directory and...