Recent content by rayzor

  This guy gets it. I like to discuss my home automation and security with friends, and they always come up with scenarios on how to defeat my system - i'd use a ladder and climb onto your deck 22 feet up because you don't have that door secure. I'd wear a ski mask and spray your cameras, and so...

I'm really surprised to hear that people suggesting the M1 as the controller. To be honest, I have never explored that - how do I tie that into a light switch or outlet to control it? I assume this is what you are talking about vs Insteon, and then I use something else for home automation? I...

  I hate to sound picky, but the WAF of that is completely crap. No icons, inconsistent button sizes, text that doesn't specify the action (F1, F2, F3???). I know I didn't specify above, and this is a great solution, so big props, but I doubt my wife would even use that. I've tried it before and...

I just sold my house where I have invested ~$3000 in the following   1. Nest 2. Insteon Switches/Dimmers/Outlets/Sensors/Garage Door/Ceiling Fan 3. Elk M1 security 4. ISY 5. Insteon Hub (easier for my wife to use) 6. Orchestrated MobiLinc 7. POE cameras w/ Blue Iris   Luckily our new house is a...

I have just committed a change to the HomeBridge project which builds off the wonderful reverse engineer HomeKit protocol work that was done for HAPNode-JS. The HomeBridge allows you to define a platform and accessories to communicate with via Siri.   https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge   I...

  Great minds think alike! Doesn't seem like their question was answered either. I see a couple of methodologies above so I will play around with them and see what seems to be easiest/cleanest to setup.

Hi,   I don't mind the voice messages 'Garage Door', 'Front Door', 'Basement Door', etc..   The only time they are annoying to me is when I have to run into the garage to grab something, and it says it as I go out and as I come back in. Same goes with the front door.   I would like to set it up...

  Thanks - i've been progressing without it just fine, but I was able to download it now.

First - please let me know if this already exists. I don't want to recreate the wheel here.    I am trying to write a program that will interact with the Elk M1. I am writing a C# library for interfacing with the M1 XEP and communicating via the ASCII protocol.   I have it working, but if there...

  Sounds like Arduino is a wired based solution at best (not imagining I can pull off something with wireless on it)?   Any solution that is wired is not feasible - the only cable going there is a CAT6 already used by the camera itself. Getting another cable there is just not feasible due to how...

Hi,   I have an IP camera with Blue Iris which can call a website if there is motion detected.   This camera for example sits on my front porch. When motion is detected, I would like it to call to the Elk to (trigger a virtual output?) or something to have it announce 'Front Porch Motion'. This...

My wife leaves the house much earlier than I do, and she needs to disarm the system, and then rearm it before leaving.   When she does this, of course the voice says 'Area 1 disarmed' and then 'Area 1 armed stay mode'.   Our old system, she was able to disarm/arm the system in silent mode (so it...

  I have a UPS that sits right outside of the enclosure which is locked. I just decided to get a powerbridge (in wall extension cord fire rated) and that way I can plug a couple of things into my UPS as well. Then if I feel there is never enough battery backup power, I can just upgrade the UPS.

Thanks!

Is there a way to find out how much power the M1 is using to see if it has spare?   I have 1 GE wireless zone expander and the keypad. Of course I am never sure what else I will add onto it :)