Recent content by robertmee

I can confirm that the Breathe Audio driver is tested and operational for CQC (I wrote it). I guess you can consider it BETA although it should be released shortly. Also, CQC supports about 1/2 dozen Extron video switchers, and both the Avalon and Borrego Neothings switchers. Also, the Caddx...

x2...I have two 15" ELOs, one in the MBR and one in the Kitchen. In the MBR, I use a a swing-arm mount next to the bed, so laying in bed, you can swing it at a right angle to do whatever, and when not in bed, swing it back against the wall as a walk up TS. In the kitchen, I use an under the...

I use the 770 w/ CQC and the hack linked above. Works great. I use the XP hack that gives me 3 sessions of RDP with no issues. The only caveat I've found with the 770 and RDP and CQC is that pop-out animation is slow. If you aren't familiar with pop-outs, they are usually sub-menus that...

As Timh correctly noted, impedance and resistance are two different measurements. Impedance (Z) is made up of Resistance ® and Reactance. Your meter is measuring resistance so it will read less than the impedance of the circuitry. So how does this relate to speakers, amps and impedance...

It appears that it supports LonWorks networks only, so CQC would be out AFAIK. Don't know about HS, but unlikely.

Ambitious.... I would worry about volume at 100% for more than 10-15 seconds. You want to get their attention, but then you want it to subside to be able to hear them and talk to them. For the reset cycle, it depends on the expected foot traffic. If you are in a suburban neighborhood and...

I would think you would want it normally closed, or a two state valve. If it is normally open and you have to power it to close it, what happens when your Elk dies while you are away. It opens. No good. A two state electric valve will probably cost a hundred or two. If you want a normally...

If you can't communicate to the device (via RS232 or IP) to know its status then your only choice is an external device. The two I've seen are the current devices you mentioned or an optical sensor placed on the Power LED. The other option is hope that your devices have discrete On/Off...

Here are my modest screenshots....I'm no graphic designer. http://www.charmedquark.com/vb_forum/showt...2420&page=4

How about something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=200130789436

D'oh....I should of thought of that, having worked on many a Pinball Matrices.

I would agree that's the best solution. If YOU really want to use relays you could get creative and use a binary setup, but it would take lots of contacts on each relay (unless you broke them up into sets and then it would take 2 or 3x as many relays).

As noted, they have lots of wireless choices that don't involve PLC technology in Lutron's RadioRA, CentralLite's starlite, or even, z-wave.

Thanks for the synopsis, TM....What happens on those retrofits where a customer doesn't want RA prices and they have no neutrals, which is common among older homes. As you know, I've been straddling the fence between Z-wave and UPB and am leaning more and more towards UPB, but I've yet to open...

Do pro's really install PLC lighting? Given the history, I would expect them not to touch it with a 40' pole.