Hi All,
I'm planning my new DIY install and I would appreciate feedback on Elk M1 Gold vs. HAI OPII Programming. I'm leaning towards the Elk System and I've read many of the comparison posts but many seem several years old. So here are my questions that remain unanswered:
1) Which has the most intuitive programming via its user interface on the PC, Elk M1 Gold or HAI OPII?
2) I've read about the Elk Whenever / Then feature and it seems intuitive and useful, does the HAI OPII offer anything similar?
3) I read that Elk is more DIY'er friendly, is this true? I don't want to learn C or any other in-depth language just to turn my lights on when the alarm goes off, I just want to do a DIY Security System install that is user friendly and you don't have to be a software engineer or have to tinker endlessly with it to get it to work, but I do want more features then Ademco or DSC, is this to much to hope for?
Your feedback is greatly appreciated, TomZ
I'm planning my new DIY install and I would appreciate feedback on Elk M1 Gold vs. HAI OPII Programming. I'm leaning towards the Elk System and I've read many of the comparison posts but many seem several years old. So here are my questions that remain unanswered:
1) Which has the most intuitive programming via its user interface on the PC, Elk M1 Gold or HAI OPII?
2) I've read about the Elk Whenever / Then feature and it seems intuitive and useful, does the HAI OPII offer anything similar?
3) I read that Elk is more DIY'er friendly, is this true? I don't want to learn C or any other in-depth language just to turn my lights on when the alarm goes off, I just want to do a DIY Security System install that is user friendly and you don't have to be a software engineer or have to tinker endlessly with it to get it to work, but I do want more features then Ademco or DSC, is this to much to hope for?
Your feedback is greatly appreciated, TomZ