Recent content by jlokanis

Thanks for the tutorial.  I see you are using the rule to turn on the lights.  Can the rule turn on a scene in the ISY instead or do I need to have the Elk turn the lights on directly?

I realize this is probably simple and likely been asked before but I was unable to find the answer after searching the interwebs for over an hour.   I want to control an ISY99 scene from the Elk M1 function keys on my keypads.  I have 3 keypads (one ELK-M1KP and 2 ELK-M1KP2).  I want to program...

As for viewing XML in human readable format, try getting Notepad++. It is capable of opening XML and doing a 'pretty-print' to make it readable. http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Any recommendations on where to get the best prices on Aircams?

So, it sounds like the Aircam might be a good choice? I already have motion lights on the front entrance and driveway area so I might not need the night vision option.

I have a similar question. I am looking for a POE IP camera for a front door location. The camera would be located in the upper right corner of the front porch, a few feet away from anyone at the front door. I would prefer something that had a wide angle so it could see the driveway as well...

I have not tried contacting them yet. I will try that on Monday.

I have my M1 and the XEP all setup and working, but every day I get these emails from the system: The ELK-M1XEP (Elk-M1XEP) has detected that your public IP address has changed from Unknown to 0.0.0.0 and The ELK-M1XEP (Elk-M1XEP) encountered an error while updating your public IP address...

Firmware is now updated. Took awhile. And I think I may have made a mistake by updating the control from a 4.x version to a 5.x version. But since I don't have any wireless sensors, I am not sure it matters. Sure would be great if Elk provided better docs on what you need to to and should do...

Did some searching and this thread seems like the best one to ask my question on. Just installed my Elk (that has been in a box for 5 years...Long story) and I get the battery low warning. It has been powered up for 2 days now. The battery reads 11.2vdc, the battery leads read 13.8vdc. The...

Thanks for the tips. I did have the flicker problem with 2 switches in the old house. I had intended to replace them but now it is too late. Also have read that you can avoid the flicker issue if you only use the older switches as secondary linked switches in a 3 way setup. Since I have a...

Well, looks like my older Insteon switches are going to cause me some grief. Since they are so old, they all suffer from the load flicker issue. And since I failed to swap them out in the 2 year warranty period, I am SOL. Any ideas?

Thanks for the responses. Do you know if the ISY can trigger lights based on alarms from the Elk? For instance, I plan to interface my smoke detectors to my Elk so I can get a trigger when they are set off. I would like to have the ISY turn on all the lights at 100% when this happens. Also, I...

I have the old PLMs with the RF link. I was told that these were needed to communicate across different legs of the 3 phase power that comes into the house. Do I still need these? I am thinking of getting the ISY Pro with the dual band PLM (on sale now at SM for less than the non-PRO...

Only 5 years late... (Built the house at the same time as the twins were born and started an new job. The multi-year honey-do list has finally dwindled to the point where I can do some serious work in the wiring closet) So, I dug out all the gear I bought (with the best intentions) 5 years...