Recent content by tgraham

I've been using the OneMeter for over a year for monitoring whole house usage. Works great. I'm doing the backend polling and analysis through scripting and putting all data into tables in mysql. The methodology I'm using is to poll each 5 minutes, get the power used, and then reset the...

From your steps based on my recent install I didn't need to perform step 6. Once I booted the ethernet module, plugged it in and then powered up the M1G I was immediately able to access via RP.

I'm running the HS Elk plugin-in and communicating with it via an ethernet connection. Working okay for basics but I've run into a stumbling block with it trying to check status each time a zone is trigggered. No matter wheter the zone is triggered as open or secure it always returns a value...

Yes, I have a sensor on the door that leads from the garage to the house and that works fine as burgular instant type. But, w/o something monitoring the actual garage status someone could come clean it out and not trip the alarm.

Need insight on how to best implement the whole house security system and what others are doing. I have installed sensors on all doors including the garage doors. Should the garage doors be ignored as far as burgular type if the alarm is armed away? The scenerio I'm trying to figure out is...

Just got my Elk M1G installed, wanted to drop a note of thanks to all contributors of this forum as I've gathered lots of tips and helpful information making my initial install go smoothly. My initial setup is Elk M1G 48 zone wireless Caddx board Ethernet module Serial expander (going to...

Perfect! Thanks UpstateMike. Works great! Todd

Hi. Wondering if anyone can provide some help on the Elk Doorbell detector. I'll be installing a M1G, but waiting for the new keypads to come out before purchasing. In the meantime, I had attempted to install one of the 930 doorbell detectors and hook it to a contact sensor (such as an X10...