Hi,
I spoke with an Electrical Engineer friend about this last night and he said that this problem would likely occur. There wouldn't be enough voltage on the input side of the optoisolator to drive everything needed to accomplish latching on that side. He suggested using a latching relay on...
Hi,
Although not directly related to the Elk M1, I've programmed a Barionet to extend my lighting automation. I did this by writing a 2-way interface to an ISY-99 using the ISY Web Services layer. So now I can trigger ISY programs based on 1-wire temperature probe ranges, digital inputs such as...
I've considered this option for driving a second touchscreen that I want to install. What software do you use? I'm using MainLobby on my other touchscreen that attaches directly to a computer in the basement (short distance run). However, the second location would be harder to setup this way. I...
Hi Dan,
Sorry for being so late in replying; I just saw your post with the new post.
When motion is detected in a room (some rooms have multiple motion sensors for better coverage), then a rule checks to see if the lights in that room are all off, including the light controlled by the motion...
I have motion sensors in most rooms that I use in different ways. All of my switches are Insteon, but my motion sensors are a combination of hard-wired and X10 wireless. I use ISY and a self-programmed Barionet device for control and rules. In general, as we move through the house lights come on...
LOL. No, just a hobbyist with a long programming history. I'm surprised just how capable these little boxes (Barionet, ISY, etc.) have become. But then, I remember when 10MB hard drives were the size of washing machines. :P
Hi Lagerhead,
I have a Barionet that I've programmed and find BCL (their low-level BASIC dialect) very capable and fast. I have some hard-wired motion and door sensors hooked to the Barionet digital inputs and some garage door and deadbolt contacts hooked to the relays and digital outputs. I...
True occupancy sensing is a tricky thing. You can simulate it with motion sensors with timeout rules, but results vary. A couple years ago I put some time into prototyping a system that used a camera and some custom pattern matching software(actually texture matching to eliminate problems with...
I agree with your statement, but it also limits the market for your hardware if a plug-in has to be developed before it can be used. I'm only suggesting a path to rapid adoption by supporting a widely used -- albeit somewhat limited -- protocol. The native protocol would also be available for...
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