Recent content by goldband

Hmmm. I also have an ISY 991 that can send emails and can get status variables from the ELK. Id there a way to do what I want on the ISY Side?   Steve

I am trying to program my ELK M1 with EXP to send an email when an alarm condition occurs, which includes the zone that caused the alarm.   I have been successful in getting emails to send (an adventure as many know) and I can send a canned email when an alarm occurs- as desired. The email says...

I am also very interested in the look of the Adorne switches-- but I am planning an Insteon (new build) installation. Have these 'whole house wireless' devices become available since the OP? Can someone educate me a bit on how I might bridge these devices so they can control and be controlled by...

I am planning to install Elk M1 in a new home that includes a main house and detached guest house (distance about 100' away). I am planning to rent the GH about 9 months each year and use it for my own guests for the other months. I would like to use the Elk to protect both-- but it needs to be...

You may have seen the Lytro camera (https://www.lytro.com/) or perhaps a copycat

Very useful input, and I was concerned more about Insteon hw failure in the field than signalling. I already have an experimental project in the place we are renting while we build. It does include an ISY994 and a few  dual-band dimmers, as well as a couple of addressable LED bulbs. So far its...

I am in almost the same position as the OP-- starting a new house and looking for HA and security solutions. There is much to like about Insteon-- but what I can't square is the many vitriolic flames about Insteon hardware and Smarthome online and some of the more recent favorable comments such...