Hi,
I'm looking at connecting my Elk M1G to an Omnipro RC-2000 thermostat. From what I read on the M1XSP docs, the connections are fairly easy and straightforward. But I noticed that the M1G has a max of 7 M1XSP boards that it supports. So my question is can one use a serial-to-ethernet converter to get around this maximum? Basically, using a single M1XSP and a serial to ethernet converter, I can then use a serial-to-ethernet converter on all my RS232 devices and connect them all together via a switch. However, the problem I see with this is that each M1XSP must have a jumper set that specifies what kind of device it is connected to.
Am I off base here? Can one use serial-to-ethernet converters to control several RS232 devices via a single M1XSP, or do the mode switches prevent this? Does each M1XSP have to have end-device specific firmware loaded on each individual board? If so, is the only advantage of using a serial-to-ethernet the ability to have longer runs between the device and the M1G?
On a side note, does anyone have experience using the M1G with an HAI RC-2000 thermostat? Are all settings/programs accessible via the M1G? Can they both be used in conjunction (ie: program the thermostat, but have the M1G override settings under specific circumstances)?
Thanks for any insight!
Eric
I'm looking at connecting my Elk M1G to an Omnipro RC-2000 thermostat. From what I read on the M1XSP docs, the connections are fairly easy and straightforward. But I noticed that the M1G has a max of 7 M1XSP boards that it supports. So my question is can one use a serial-to-ethernet converter to get around this maximum? Basically, using a single M1XSP and a serial to ethernet converter, I can then use a serial-to-ethernet converter on all my RS232 devices and connect them all together via a switch. However, the problem I see with this is that each M1XSP must have a jumper set that specifies what kind of device it is connected to.
Am I off base here? Can one use serial-to-ethernet converters to control several RS232 devices via a single M1XSP, or do the mode switches prevent this? Does each M1XSP have to have end-device specific firmware loaded on each individual board? If so, is the only advantage of using a serial-to-ethernet the ability to have longer runs between the device and the M1G?
On a side note, does anyone have experience using the M1G with an HAI RC-2000 thermostat? Are all settings/programs accessible via the M1G? Can they both be used in conjunction (ie: program the thermostat, but have the M1G override settings under specific circumstances)?
Thanks for any insight!
Eric