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Can HAI OPII be integrated with an RTI controller? And if so, is that supported by HAI and/or RTI? Or is it dependent on third party plug-ins?   ELK supports integration with RTI (link) but I can't find anything indicating HAI can be integrated with RTI. Can it be done?   What about HAI...

Thanks Bill. Great alternate take on the LED dimming situation. I think going down to 10% will be good enough for me.

  I met with Kurt at Walters. He was very nice but was stumped as to what LED would dim down to 1% with Lutron. He said he would research it and get back to me. He also said he might know a lighting consultant (might?) and send me a referral. Been a week now and I haven't heard back from him.  ...

  I've been in touch with a few lighting consultants now and I can't find anyone who will touch a project for $300. I've received quotes from $1.00-$2.50 per sqft.

  I do code. But i don't know how to code for HA yet. I expect to have to learn but I'll assume the spaghetti code is your doing rather than an inherent problem with integrating lighting with Elk.

In Los Angeles it seems every home automation installer sells Crestron/C4/Savant/RTI. If I wanted one of those systems I'd have many pros to choose from. However, if I want HAI or Elk it's darn near impossible to find a company that promotes itself as an installer of those systems.   I contacted...

  So there is no designer or widgets provided? You literally have to build the entire thing from scratch? That's going to be a lot of work if you want a dynamic interface with sliders, graphics that reflect the state of dimmers, etc. 

Does Haiku Helper have an interface builder tool or do you create the interfaces using a traditional HTML Web page designer? What about different screen sizes? Would you have create different versions for tablet and phone? Does the Mac running Haiku Helper then act as a Web server? Or do...

I'm not going to ask for and Android version of the software for the 100th time. It's clear that is never going to happen (Nullriver's loss).   What I want to know is how well the Web interfaces you can create with Haiku Helper will work for controlling the system with Android devices. I assume...

  Thanks. I can totally relate to getting over-immersed in the details (as you can tell) and feeling like I know more than the "pros" at times.    $300 seems well worth it. Is that for an entire house? Did they work with your contractor at all? Is the final product just advice or some kind of...

Going a little off topic here but is lighting consultation something interior designers do? A designer that I'm considering said that lighting is something he does. I wouldn't have thought twice about that claim if it wasn't for this thread. I assume there are other that say they can do this...

  The installer I spoke to said that Centralite doesn't have all the features of Lutron. If I'm comparing Elegance (forget about JetStream) to RadioRa2 is there any proof to this? Is Lutron a more capable system?

  You have been EXTREMELY helpful.   I am in L.A. and I am close to Culver City. I would very much appreciate it if you could confirm the showroom where you say the LED demo.   I never considered lighting consultant and I cringe at the thought of yet another person to fit into my budget. But...

  You're saying that Lutron can cost 4 times as much as a hardwired system. But when I inquired with one of the installers I was talking to about going with hardwired over Lutorn RadioRa2 he said that the wired Centralite will cost more than the Lutron RadioRa2 and will not perform as well. He...

I am planning my automation system and had planned on using RadioRa for my lighting but was advised in another thread that in my case a wired system is probably better and cheaper. However, every hard wired lighting system that was mentioned in that thread (Lutron Homeworks, Leviton OmniBus...

My contractor knows less  than zero about home automation.   Are these hardwired lighting systems something I would have an electrician install or would a HA installer?   How does Wattstopper compare to Elegance on price? And will it work with the Elk? Open Remote's Android app hasn't been...

Thank you for that! Super helpful!   I know I can wire now and decide on components later but that will be more expensive. If I hire someone to do the entire job it will be cheaper than paying someone to wire the house now and then someone else to install the components later. I assume... So if...

Homeworks is the most expensive, but I assume still cheaper than RadioRa. Correct?   The plan is to automate the entire house, inside and out. 3,500+ square feet. I don't know exactly how many loads it will be but it's over the 70 load threshold you indicated.   If I go with Elk are there any...

Thanks. There is always something to learn for a first timer like me.   I'm leaning towards Elk over HAI because of better Android control. Will Elegance or even Omnibus work with Elk? I feel like this is probably a stupid question.   Do you know if Lutron's Homeworks compare to the other two in...

      Sorry for bumping an ancient thread but this information was eye opening and it was easier to continue the conversation that start from scratch.   I'm doing a complete remodel and my plan was to go with Lutron for lighting. According to everyone I've talked so far, when lighting came up...