Recent content by tonti

All, I think I need a fresh install. For all these years I left the ISY unattended as all was working. Then sometimes I spend a day or two to get everything back up to speed. But the last years I did not work on it as I manged everything out of Home Assistant. Dont get me wrong - it still runs...

Guys, I recently lost all my information from the hard drive. I reinstalled Windows and ElkERP and had hoped that I can import from the M1G. But it is asking me to create a new account and I do not want to start from scratch. Any suggestions?

When I buy a single Smoke/Heat detector with 4 wires I should be able to hook it up to ELK M1 straight without any relays - right? Just connect the data wire to Zone INPUT and NEG and the power wires to +SAUX and NEG. I think I need an EOL2200 ohm as well - correct?  Reading up on this I was...

All, I am in process to buy a UPS system to gracefully shut down my Security Camera server if there are longer power outages. The system does not need much and I have settled for the CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD.   I am concerned about some reports of these UPS' overheating and potentially starting a...

I like to pick up this older post as I have a similar situation. The back door does not have a keypad in sight and we always use this door to let the dogs out. I like to run a wire to the door (simple) to display a green/red representation of the armed status. A few questions.    jpmargis...

Sticking to Win 7 - thanks everyone for your input!

Thanks LarrylLix - I keep hearing these stories too.  BTW - upgrade is still open here! No one is sure for how long.

I am not concerned about the ELK performance, its all about the Blue Iris performance. The machine is brand new. Its a HP EliteDesk 800 G2 - Core i7 (Intel Core i7-6700) 3.4GHz - 8GB RAM. So no worry here at all. My cameras record all on 24% of CPU. Its just that Windows 10 offers a graphics...

Guys, I have recently changed over to a dedicated Windows 7 machine to run Blue Iris for my cameras. I want to be able to get more hardware acceleration out of the machine if I ever need it.    I am wondering if it is safe now to upgrade. I updated the firmware for the M1G and M1XEP.    Hard...

  I started out 4 years ago and had the same questions. In the last four years my needs have changed and I was happy that I spend a few bucks to run PVC. I actually ran 3/4" and I am happy that I did because now I have additional alarm cable in there now plus two Cat 5's. You will later come up...

@DelInstallations - as always you are right on the money. In the beginning when we had no house on the property I looked at the Dakota wireless for that reason. Ones we build the house and I went the ELK/ISY route I decided to go with the simple Dakota driveway monitor and tied this probe into...

Hello everyone! I have a new riddle that I need to solve. We have a large property (6.5 acres) with a lot of trees and we often are in the back where it is more secluded. I installed a powerful WiFi antenna that pretty much covers the entire property and gives relative solid connection to the...

:pray:   Works! Thanks!

BSR, I just got the RIBXG in the mail and tried it on various loads (lamp, compressor, etc) by hooking it around the cable and securing it with the wire clamp. Then I hooked up the potentiometer and tried to measure OHM and or CONNECTIVITY (beeper). No change in state when I switched on the...

Hey Guys! I have a water well house that this 300 to 400 ft away from the house. The power pole is located between the house and the water well. A single 4 conductor line with 2 phases goes out to the well. A few weeks ago i noticed that the pressure tank was water logged. I noticed this by...