Recent content by pgray007

I've been using Homeseer to integrate Echo and HAI. Not perfect, but not too bad either. You can trigger custom events although it's a bit awkward (for example, you might say "Hey Alexa, tell homeseer to run the event 'close garage doors'"). It's still pretty cool to turn lights on and off, and...

Would Homeseer do this via the existing Schlage lock? What additional hardware do I need to enroll/interface between an HS box and the zwave lock (beyond a homeseer box). I haven't done much with Zwave since the days of needing the Leviton remote control thing, and enrolling/copying and a bunch...

We have an HAI Omnipro II that's working well, along with a Schlage Zwave lock on our front door. The lock has been great in terms of preventing lost keys, letting the kids come in and out, etc, however it seems half the town has a door code, between cleaning ladies, sitters, etc., and I have no...

It appears Haiku/Space are dead. Haiku was a nice setup but even the website seems to have been purged from existence so it looks like it's time to move on. What are people migrating to to replace haiku? Basically what I want is easy iPhone-based local and remote control. I was thinking of...

I only got through the first couple of pages, but I'm interested in your approach. What I see as missing in HA is applying modern architectural standards, and essentially putting all the devices behind a middleware layer that exposes a standard REST API. Then you can get out of the business of...

I'm starting to lean toward HomeSeer. I have an extra Intel NUC that would make a pretty solid HS3 box, and the only thing holding me back is the price. I've also considered Haiku Helper. The price is right but the migration to Space leaves things up in the air, and I don't have a spare Mac nor...

For anyone else following this thread, the instructions on the Unlatch really helped understand what is going on: http://www.securitron.com/Other/Securitron/Documents/InstallationInstructions/ElectromechanicalLocks/UNL_Series_500-18300.pdf

Is the Securitron unit you mentioned this one: http://www.amazon.com/Securitron-UnLatch-Mortise-Electric-Strike/dp/B000HQAR82 (Unlatch mortise electric strike)       or " Securitron UnLatch Motorized Strike for Cylindrical Locks, 12VDC"...

Just realized I never said "thanks" ano! The debugging help has been invaluable!

So I found a problem in that the repeater was wired incorrectly, and I'd wired both breakers onto the same phase since I didn't totally think through the fact that a breaker box would alternate phases on each side.   On fixing that problem, I still couldn't get UPStart to "talk" to the repeater...

I don't think I've ever said "wow, that was easier than I thought it would be!" With this hobby!!!

So I moved the CIM into the house (from the detached where I attempted before) and now I'm able to see all switches, but load into UPStart only on one phase. Network discovery shows about 55% of the switches with "Comm good" and "Loaded" and the other half "Comm bad" and "Problem."   When I do a...

This is extremely helpful as I'm looking at solving the exact same problem (detached shop, wood framing, etc).

I've never been able to actually add a switch from UPStart using discovery (pre or post repeater) although I've only tried it a couple of times and had assumed it was user error on my part.   So how do I debug a potential noise problem? Do I turn on upstart, view the noise levels, and then start...

No, tankless gas unit.