Have a ELK M1G and wanting to get some IR commands into the ELk. I have a TSU 7000 Pronto remote control and I intend purchasing a couple more for the home I will be building. When I say IR commands I am not talking at an IR level more at a creating a button that ultimately when pressed will fire a relay for the M1G to recieve and act on.
Intended control function I will eventually want from the Pronto controller will be:
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Lighting via C-Bus when the interface is release for the M1G
Remote door opening, gates etc
Various other things that will be under the control of the M1G
What I would like is some suggestions as to the IR harware distribtions system that would be suitable.
I have 4 zones that I will want to control via IR throughout the house. I will keep the A/V distribution fairly simple as it is unlikely that we will be wanting more than one zone to be used at any given time(the kids have flown the coop yah!!) make thing a bit simpler! I will just distribute video and audio to all four zones.
I will have a wiring closet which will also house all the HT components therefore I am looking for a solution that will enable anyone of 4 zones to control the HT gear as well and feeding the remote door opening commands into the M1G.
Another tricky one I am trying to resolve is having the ability to assign a function on the Pronto say to open the gates and or front door. I will have these functions under the control of the M1G and am wondering what solutions exist to via IR control finish up with a contact closure that I can feed into the M1G to execute whatever I am requiring to be be controlled from the ELK?
What recommendations do you have for the IR distribution and where to buy it from?
The more you delve into the design of HA from a new home installation prespective the more complex it becomes.
Look forward to your suggestions/recommendations.
Cheers,
Fleetz
Intended control function I will eventually want from the Pronto controller will be:
HomeThreatre
Lighting via C-Bus when the interface is release for the M1G
Remote door opening, gates etc
Various other things that will be under the control of the M1G
What I would like is some suggestions as to the IR harware distribtions system that would be suitable.
I have 4 zones that I will want to control via IR throughout the house. I will keep the A/V distribution fairly simple as it is unlikely that we will be wanting more than one zone to be used at any given time(the kids have flown the coop yah!!) make thing a bit simpler! I will just distribute video and audio to all four zones.
I will have a wiring closet which will also house all the HT components therefore I am looking for a solution that will enable anyone of 4 zones to control the HT gear as well and feeding the remote door opening commands into the M1G.
Another tricky one I am trying to resolve is having the ability to assign a function on the Pronto say to open the gates and or front door. I will have these functions under the control of the M1G and am wondering what solutions exist to via IR control finish up with a contact closure that I can feed into the M1G to execute whatever I am requiring to be be controlled from the ELK?
What recommendations do you have for the IR distribution and where to buy it from?
The more you delve into the design of HA from a new home installation prespective the more complex it becomes.
Look forward to your suggestions/recommendations.
Cheers,
Fleetz