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Were you successful updating the RC-2000? Would you be able to share the firmware and updater for that process? I have PC Access, but just switched from an old RC-80 to an RC-2000 after upgrading my HVAC system. Thanks!

I just stumbled across this thread. Wow, Pete, there's a blast from the past! The guy in the gray shirt (back row of first pic, left side of the other) is a much younger and thinner version of me. It was nice when EHX brought all of the players to Orlando every year. I got to know the HS, AO...

Yes, please. An option to choose between list or icon based would be the ultimate setup, but given only one choice I'd vote list.

For basic communication I've also connected two together via the serial ports and used messages between them.  This works for rudimentary communication such as letting one system know the other's status (armed, disarmed, alarming), or passing info for specific zones. 

Yes, there are definitley a few status requests available in the SAM that aren't documented in the public protocol, but all of the "important" stuff seems to be covered.

Hi Lou, sorry I missed this reply. The person that purchased it is on vacation for a couple of weeks, but I'll try to find out who the dealer was once they return.

My friend had been quoted the same ridiculous prices by his Carrier contractor and never purchased one. A year later his girlfriend was in the process of having a new Infinity system installed in her home, and she inquired about the SAM and was quoted a much more reasonable rate, so she...

As referenced above, a friend of mine owns a a functional SAM that is being used with CQC. Most dealers seem to quote ridiculous prices for these, but it's worth noting that he paid less than $600 for his. That's still not cheap, but about half of what I usually see quoted. I *may* be able to...

Yeah, that would be nice. I know that a couple of people have tried to reverse engineer the protocol, but I don't think that anyone has gotten very far.

The Infinity Serial Access Module (SAM) has a documented protocol that can be used to interface to it. I've connected to the SAM via hyperterminal and successfully adjusted setpoints and such. A friend of mine (the owner of the Carrier system) recently commissioned Beelzerob to write a CQC...

Yep, I feel the same way. I bought CQC myself, and have "sold" three other copies due to recommendations to friends and would-be HA'ers. If I'd seen a 1K+ price tag before I was involved enough to fully understand and appreciate it then I would have just moved on.

I'm going to defend Dean a bit here, but also share my concerns. I do have to admit that when I first read this announcement I had a "this sucks!" reaction. As Beelzerob pointed out, I felt like I'd been lured in under one pricing structure, and then had it changed on me. I do believe that...

I've heard the hiss in several Omni setups. Not sure what the cause is, but it hasn't proved to be indicative of any pending failure.

Dean, Are you able to elaborate on this statement? I certainly understand if you need to adjust the business model to make things work, I'd just hate to see CQC end up as a product where every additional feature and module is a cost plus item. Homeseer went that way, and it created a lot of...

Pete should be getting commission from this seller, I just broke down and bought a pair too. I'm sure I'll need them *some* day. I can stack them next to my 5 Quatech's, my 32 port Edgeport IP box, and my Comtrol serial cards. When the apocalypse comes and serial ports become currency, I will...