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Alright, I have an Elk M1 that is controlling about 20 UPB switches. Up until about 3 weeks ago, everything was working just fine. Now, however, I have some outdoor lights that are not turning off when scheduled. At 10pm they are supposed to turn off, but they are staying on. Even when I...

Alright, Both a friend of mine and myself have the M1 and 3 HAI RC100B thermostats (oddly enough). All three are hooked up to the M1 through a single XSP. Here is the problem: I can never get all three to be seen by the ELK (2-way communication). There is always one that shows "unit not...

Well, I am currently designing a GUI for my dedicated home theater remote (7" touchscreen). I was browsing around, looking for ideas, and came across this website: www.guifx.com They have some great designs, and one in particular stood out: http://www.guifx.com/store/products/1087 If...

Alright, I am wondering how to go about programming my ELK M1 to do the following. I have motion sensors setup to turn on certain lights at night. However, when I want to turn off the light manually, after hitting the dimmer switch to off, the motion sees me and turns the light back on...

Dear Cocooners, As you have probably seen through the various discussion on CT and the blog articles, the iPhone/iPod Touch is quickly becoming a very powerful device in the HA/Theater world. With over 20+ HA apps alone, there really isn't much to compare it with. A 3.5" multi-touch...

Dear Fellows Elkers, In the ELK-M1KAM literature it shows a Dallas 1-Wire iButton being connected directly to the terminals without need for another device or circuit board. I know that the hobby board temperature sensors will work, but can I just use a DS18S20 with wires connected...

Dear Fellow Cocooners, Do you guys know if the DS18B20 temperature sensors will work on the 1-wire bus of the M1KAM?

Alright, I am installing some in-wall low power consumption touchscreens. The max requirement for the screens in terms of power is 12VDC @3.42A, and the power supply is 80W, Input: 90VAC~264VAC @ 50/60Hz Output:12VDC. Is it possible to use all 4 pairs of cat5e to power these? What about 2...

Dear fellow cocooners, Alright. I purchased 2 15" ELO touchscreens from the guy who had them on ebay a few months ago. One is working flawlessly, and I will actually be posting pics of my undercabinet kitchen install of it once finished. However, the other touchscreen has not been as well...

Jensen Nvx-3000pc 7" Windows Xp Personal Computer W/ Wifi And Gps Navigation UMPC This was first announced at CEDIA 2007. It is marketed as a car pc, but it would be perfect as either a tablet or in-wall touchscreen as it is basically an UMPC. EDIT: Video of device...

Alright, Here is the setup: I do not have phone service over a regular phone line. Instead, I use Vonage with my DSL. So, what I am trying to do is hookup my vonage phone line to the ELK-RJSET for control and monitoring of the ELK-M1. I have the Vonage Linksys PAP2 adaptor...

Alright guys, The time has come to start installing the security contacts for the new house. I have chosen to go with the GRI super mini surface mount contacts for all of the windows. However, I need some input on contacts for the doors. I have 3 different needs for contacts on my...

Alright, I stumbled upon this at the AVS forums. This looks like such a fun idea for a theater/gameroom/themed room. Here is what AVS has to say about it: For more info go to http://www.themeaddicts.com/pages/mirror.html

Was just looking at the Fry's ad this morning and saw a pretty good deal on a harddrive: $169 Seagate 500GB Ultra DMA/100 Hard Drive - Retail Boxed Hard Drive - Backup Software Included NO MAIL IN REBATES

Alright, Well guys, things are finally starting to take off. The drywall is mudded, taped, and now sprayed. So I no longer have any excuse for not starting to terminate the drops. I am going to start with the "common" drops throughout the house. These are the non-tv areas, and just the...

Alright guys, I am about to order my HA system! Yes, its quite exciting to be finally getting some of the stuff I have been researching and watching for months. Anyways, I am getting the Elk M1 Gold, along with the XSP for lighting control. I am also going to be getting some motions...

Alright guys, I have finally gotten a chance to take a short video of the "batcave" (a.k.a the ha/server room) I wanted to post this to get some feedback on how I should run the wires into the room, where I should put the panel, racks, etc. I basically need help in designing the layout for...

IGNORE THIS POST! (Unless you guys understand what I wrote lol) I will post a new one once I get the pictures. PLEASE DELETE ADMINS! Alright guys, The wiring is almost done! We only have about 4 or 5 more runs to do and the pre-wire will be complete! HURRAY! I will be posting the wiring...

Dear fellow CTers, Alright. I found out today that I need to have 8 motions outside the house for security/motion lighting. However, this was not in the plan for the LV wiring guys bid. However, they already ran for 8 security cameras which would be in the same location as the outdoor...

Alright guys, My low voltage wiring is almost complete. They plan on being done on Tuesday. However, I have some issues that need to be dealt with: Firstly, I want to make sure that all of this cable is in working order. Sure it LOOKS ok, but who knows if it actually functions? However, the...