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Ah... now that makes sense.

I just finished up my upgrade from an ECM-1220 to three ECM-1240's. I couldnt quite decide how I wanted to map my 48 breakers onto the 21 available channels so I was looking for an easy way to change things during and after the install. I thought I'd take a chance on using a 50 pair "66 block"...

I must have missed it when searching the site. It was there after all. Here's the link: http://www.etherbee.com/support/secure/dow...%20Upgrades.pdf

I havent dug into the motor yet but I am tempted. It must have limit switches of it's own in there somewhere. I suppose I might be able to make use of them if I dig deep enough. Counting pulses from a rotating gear sounds like even more overkill than what I was thinking... I like that <_<

I've recently had an awning installed over the back deck and have already connected the somfy dry contact interface to a couple of my Elk's outputs. Now, I'd like the Elk to know if the awning is opened or closed. I am sure I could mount a magnetic security contact somewhere to detect when...

Thanks Wayne... unfortunately the instructions are not quite "complete". Following them gets to the state described above with the waiting for ACK message. Lucky for me, shortly after I posted Paul B sent me an email with a PDF describing the full procedure. Why they have the software but not...

Has anyone figured this out? When I tried to do the update I was getting this message: "waiting for HC08 reset ACK" and a hang. I'm using a real serial port connected to the ECM-1240. Comms seem to work fine otherwise. I cant find a documented procedure for doing the update. Only the...

It's going to take me a bit to dig into it, but it sure seems like a step in the right direction. Thanks!

Thanks 123, This is the first thing I've thought of that Premise didnt have a good answer for. With all the thought they had put into the system I would have expected a way to just toss a couple of UI elements together into a virtual device to parametrize logic diagrams. Oh well, still a...

I've been playing with logic diagrams lately trying to do a thermostat setback. Now that it's done Im pretty happy with the way it came out and how easy it was to make it happen. Two thing's I've noticed that were a bit odd. It seems there is no way to directly specify a time interval. I...

As a workaround, try changing your timezone to make the time "look" right. You'll have to change it back again in a week but it might get you through. The other option would be to turn off updates for a week.

Time can be a fun concept to wrap your mind around. You need to make the distinction between what time it is and what words you use to describe it. Where you are has everything to do with how you describe it and nothing to do with what time it is. Timezones are a political concept used to...

I took a rare earth magnet with a hole in the middle and used a small sheet metal screw to attach it to the very end of the locking rod. At "just the right spot", I mounted a standard window sensor (reed switch) to a metal strap and attached the strap to the 2x4 stud that's next to the door...

I've never verified the order of the transmissions. But I cant imagine it making any sense to send the status then perform an operation that might change that status. So yes.

When looking at objects in the builder I cant help but notice the field named "language" on the scriptlets. This might imply that the language used is configurable somewhere. My guess is that any of the registered scripting languages would work, but I cant find where to make the change. Has...

I'm not sure about #1. #2 does as you suggest. Whenever a rocker button is pressed, regardless of what it is set to do, the device will transmit it's current state. #3 can cause some interesting things to happen. From the factory the device is set to "talk to itself" on link 241 (I think)...

Controlled outlets only sound like a good idea. The code related issues highlight the safety problems. Relay outlets help with the safety issues, but highlight why you really dont want switched outlets to begin with. In most cases, it's a lamp that needs to be controlled. What good is a...

Have you read this thread yet? http://www.cocoontech.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12579

Check out this thread: http://www.cocoontech.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12763 and this one: http://www.cocoontech.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12579 If you search for posts containing "garage" and "elk" you'll find a few more that might be of interest.

Garage doors are a natural for using relay outputs. One of my garage doors didnt respond well when I connected it's "doorbell opener" wires to the relay. It wanted only a short press while the elk could only make a long press (1 sec or more). So, I hacked an unused transmitter to let it's...