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Elk Products, Inc. announces a software upgrade for the ELK M1 and EZ8 controls. There are two software upgrade versions: To support the GE NX-448 and NX-548 Wireless Receivers, M1 software version 4.4.12 is used. To support the new ELK M1XRFG2 Wireless 144 zone Receiver, M1 software version...

ELK Products, Inc. has released a software upgrade for the ELKRP Remote Programming Software version 1.6.16. This software is available to registered M1 customers at the ELK Products Download site: http://m1dealer.elkproducts.com/ Release notes may be downloaded that lists the changes and...

The M1 Software Release version 4.4.10 is available at http://m1dealer.elkproducts.com website. There are also additional keypad software upgrades. In the next day or so there will be an ELKRP software upgrade also. The M1 Software Release version 5.0.10 will be available when the new ELK...

If installing a new M1, the latest software defaults to the new Day Light Savings time of the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November, but if you have an existing installation you will have to manually change the Day Light Savings start and end times in the Globals Settings using...

Recently, ELK and other companies were invited to participate in helping a former automation installer that now has ALS. With a lot of volunteer work and some innovative hardware and software, the life of Steve Smith is a great deal brighter today. Read and watch the complete story of this...

Have you heard about the changes to Daylight Savings Time (DST) in 2007? The Federal Government has mandated changes to its DST policy that effectively increase the observance of Daylight Savings Time by nearly a month in 2007. DST changes to: 2 a.m. on the Second Sunday in March to 2 a.m. on...

SetNet, Inc., a distributor in Greer, SC, put together a 34 page, extensive feature comparison chart of the ELK M1 & EZ8, OnQ HMS series, and the HAI series of home automation controllers. SetNet, Inc. sells all three manufacturers of controllers, so they are reasonably unbiased in their...

The X10 portion of my home automation system which was connected to my M1 shutdown operation. My lights did not come on at dusk, so I started investigating what was wrong. I could turn on the main lights occasionally with my handheld wireless X10 transmitter, but they would immediately turn...

As of January 1, 2007, the Chinese government is dropping price support on the manufacturing of sealed lead acid batteries since they own the worlds production now. That 15% support plus the increase in the price of Lead and plastic is causing a worldwide jump in the price of sealed lead acid...

FYI: We had a customer using two RCS TR16 Thermostats. Unlike the TR40, these thermostats do not have the HOLD button. The control board for the thermostats at the HVAC unit can hold temperature change schedules. In this case the RCS controller had multiple 66 degree heat setting schedules...

Elk Products, Inc. announces ELKRM Remote Manager Software Upgrade. After many months of work, ELKRM Remote Manager Software Upgrade is available for automatic download. With ELKRM open and an Internet connection, press the M1 Icon, Comm Setup, Update. All the new files will be loaded into...

ELK Products, Inc. announces a new software upgrade for the M1 and EZ8 Controllers and the ELKRP Remote Programming Software. M1 & EZ8 Software Version 4.4.6 ELKRP Version 1.6.12 The software is available for download at the m1dealer.elkproducts.com website. Read the installation...

If you have upgraded the ELK M1 to software revision 4.4.4 and are having any telephone problems, you may need to re-initialize the EEProm using GLOBAL 45, option 99 and reload the ELKRP settings. This resets the international telephone settings to the proper values.

Greetings from the Hong Kong Electronics show. I have seen over 6300 electronic booths in the last 4 days at the two Hong Kong Electronic Shows. Virtually no home automation devices at this show in the sense that Cocoontech describes Home Automation. LCD Picture Frame Displays are everywhere...

ELK Products, Inc. has new software upgrades for the M1, M1KP, M1KP2, and ELKRP available at m1dealer.elkproducts.com. The new ElkRP now has the ability to Enable and Disable Rules.

This weekend I installed an ELK TS-07 Touchscreen in my house. I though you might like to see how things went. Excuse some of the blurry pictures, but I was going fast. First thing was to take down the ELK M1KP keypad. I planned on moving that keypad to the other side of the wall. The...

We just returned from the Freescale Semiconductor Technology Seminar (old Motorola Semiconductor) in Orlando. We got to see first hand technology that will be used in the next level of electronic innovation. On the cell phone front it will be TV and movies on demand in the palm of your hand...

Elk Products, Inc. announces a software update for ELKRM Remote Management Software from version 1.2.6 to version 1.2.8. For a complete software update, you should first delete the SKINS sub directory in side the ELKRM directory on the PC or Touchscreen, which is normally located in the Program...

A M1 customer recently posted on our m1dealer forum about a java app he'd written for his cell phone & pda to connect to the M1 ... Pretty cool! http://www.bitsmith.com/people/walendo/m1wp/

A New ELKRP upload/download software version 1.6.8 is available at the M1dealer site. This ELKRP software upgrade is mandatory for the upcoming M1 Version 4.4.2 software upgrade. It is compatible with all earlier versions of the M1. And like always, it is FREE!! :)