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Okay, this may seem obvious to others, but I may be too visual to understand the "simple" instructions... Exactly *HOW* do you daisy-chain a row of devices on the data bus of the M1? The M1 installation manual has a handy dandy illustration FROM THE FRONT, but nothing that shows the actual wire...

Well, I have my Elk M1G installed and have been trying to find out about direct ethernet-based monitoring with NextAlarm....there were some earlier posts about it. But apparently there is no news, so I was wondering: Can I go ahead and use the ABN setup for now? In other words, is the only...

Recently, I got around to hooking up a Hot Link Pro IR device that I bought some time ago from Smarthome....it features a remote IR receiver to capture and relay IR signals to up to 6 devices either in a closed cabinet or even another room. It actually works great! Now they are advertising both...

Well, I just hooked up my first ICON ApplianceLinc, and noticed something I did not expect (although maybe I should have)... When you send an "off," the unit still maintains some type of electrical pulse on the plug... I hooked it up to a webcam that I want to turn on and off according to a...

Smarthome's description of the Insteon Switchlinc Dimmer V2 includes the following: Low Voltage/Ceiling Fan Control SwitchLinc Dimmer can control low voltage halogen (e.g. track) or other low voltage lights. (Note: works with most magnetic and dimmable electronic transformers.) Also, SwitchLinc...

Well, I successfully installed my first 11 Insteon light Switches (both SwitchLinc v2 and Icon)... Then I went to set them up as devices in the Trial version of mControl I have been testing with my 4 LampLincs...only to discover that mControl does NOT appear to support the switches in its...

Looks like Smarthome has removed the Insteon x10 translator from their site without comment...

So, I have received my shipment of various Insteon switches, and happily plunge into the first swap-out...then I realize this may be a little more complicated than I thought. Now, I have done a wide variety of minor electrical surgery in the past (at my older home; since sold); so I thought I...

New ICON Insteon Devices posted at Smarthome... ICON Lamp Dimmer - 2856D2B For maximum lighting control throughout your home, plug each lamp into the only dimmer compatible with the revolutionary INSTEON technology, where messages are transmitted throughout your home both wirelessly and through...

Okay, I think I understand crosslinking switches well enough but... Are you/Can you/Should you link devices & switches to the Powerlinc Controller (usb version)? Same for the Controlinc controllers... Or do you just link them to the various switches and freestanding controllers? (And within...