Recent content by RagnarD

RAL, To our knowledge, it is not a three way, but we've only been in the house for a few months, so it's possible we've overlooked another switch. How would I go about testing that? Edit: forgot to mention, yes, all three wires were connected to the old switch. Does that mean it's a three-way...

Or at least outdated. Or at least, I'm very confused. Installing an Evolve Z-wave switch to control some outdoor security lights. Removed the old switch to find the following wires: White - appears to be hot, tests at 120v Red Black Bare - obviously the ground. The poor installation of the...

:blink: Well hell, I didn't know that. Elk's PCSPIM page doesn't say squat about requiring a separate PIM and software to set it up. I just finished my basic M1 install recently and just tonight busted the PCSPIM out of the box to start installing that. I'm pretty ticked. Everything I read...

Quick question gents (and ladies? do we have many lady cocooners?). And yes, I searched but alas, did not find... I've got 500 ft of 22/2 "security wire" and have just started the actual wiring of contacts for our house. I expected to just have two 22 gauge wires in there, but when I...

I was under the impression that Elk could run HAI thermostats? That was my intent was to install the RC1000.

Thanks Pete for the quick response. At the moment, I have no plans to integrate HA or any other hardware based solutions... frankly my house just isn't large enough or complex enough to warrant the effort, and being in the military, I'll likely only be living in it for 4 years. That being...

Allllll righty then.... So if I go with Elk, I've got the additional expense of the XSP modules... although I did see they now have a UPB PIM out that will wire directly to the databus... it has the serial adapter build int. And if I go with the Elk, I've got the additional expense of the...

Well crap. :huh: Now you gents really do have me thinking twice. The java-app was a big piece of the decision, and it sounds like I can't count on that functioning on our Macs running Firefox. Meanwhile I checked out Haiku and it seems to me to be a much nicer looking and more customizable...

Thanks for all the tips everyone, I really appreciate it. Since I'll be going with the Elk and the M1XEP adapter, I'll pick up a copy of Parallels or VMFusion shortly. But this has suddenly led me to another question that might be an issue... Will I be able to install the M1XEP and get it up...

Alright gents, it's been tough but I think I've decided on the Elk, by the narrowest of margins. The prices, with items I want, come out almost identical, so it was really only a few minor things that made the difference. 1) Elk's ethernet adapter has a java-based web-app that should allow us...

As a newbie who's about to invest in an M1G system, how much of a problem is the lack of UPB feedback? We've only got a 3 bed 2 bath 2200 sq foot place, and for the moment, my main focus will be exterior lighting for security, with some interior lighting later. If I manually switch a light...

Since this oldie seems to be revived, another question from a newbie... What does ElkRMS offer above and beyond the java-webpage built into the XEP module?

Gents, I'm new to all this, so I apologize if I'm missing something obvious, but I'm really stuck trying to decide between an Elk M1G and an HAI Omni IIe. If I understand the stuff I'm reading right now correctly, you're saying that, even with the new UPB PIM they've come out with, an Elk M1G...

Hello again gents... Still paralyzed by Elk M1G vs HAI Omni IIe decision. As I'm looking, I've discovered that both HAI's PC Access and ElkRP are pc-based software for programming their respective systems. My wife and I are both Mac users. Assuming there's no hidden mac version floating out...

I've got a related question... HAI programming setup seems straightforward to me... you by the PC Access software, connect a PC via the serial connection or ethernet network, and use the software to program the stuff you want. Elk, on the other hand.... I can't find anything talking about...