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I have successfully controlled my Onkyo receivers for many years using the serial port (but not yet by Ethernet or wireless).   My newest receiver (TX-NR-838) appears to have the ability to show on screen messages.   I have not yet been able to figure out how the protocol for this should look. ...

I am looking for a programmable, PC controllable thermostat that doesn't have to be "cloud connected".  The closest that I have found appears to be from Radio Thermostat:   (http://www.radiothermostat.com/latestnews.html#partners   On this page you can see that then even publish their API.  ...

I am wondering if anyone has any DVD player recommendations.....   The player will be for the master bedroom and feed directly to the TV.    Preferable, I would like :    1) the DVD player to connect to my network (wired or wifi)    2) have Netflix and other apps    3) and connect to my...

I have two XSP modules hooked up to my Elk M1 system. Neither of them seems to behave as I would expect (I am trying to use them to control Insteon lighting). Please view this link: https://dl.dropbox.c...nking_small.mpg to see the blink rate of the XSP's. It seems to me that about every...

Bad storms through south Texas last night....broadband is out. My HA system is fully functional except for the lack of Internet service. So, next project appears to be a landline telephone modem Internet backup. Does anyone have landline modem suggestions and how to gracefully switch from...

With electricity costs getting more expensive, and a hot as ^%$&^%$ summer, I am wondering why I haven't found a good clean way of monitoring my HVAC system performance to make sure it is running at it's optimal efficiency. I would think we would need: evaporator and compressor line pressures...

Has anyone used the XLINK cell to landline device? If so, I am looking for feedback. I am thinking about ditching my landline (don't hardly use it anyway). I was wondering if it might be possible to have my HA computer recieve the CID information coming from the Xlink unit via an incoming...

Tis the season for rolling blackouts and misc power outages.... Background: I have and elk M1 and a home automation computer (on a UPS), running PowerHome. Whenever there is a power outage, I start a timer on the M1 via the rules and triggers. If the power outage is greater that say 5...

In concept, I would like to be able to send a text message from my cell phone and have it recieved by my computer (for actions, or maybe for TTS annoucements etc). Going the other direction is (from computer to cell phone) easy/straight forward, but .....not what I am searching for. Does...

I use a Leviton 51120-PTC Surge Protection panel. My incoming telephone and TV cables first go through this box and then on to the rest of my HA and house distribution. Lately, my broadband cable modem has been disconnecting. A cable tech has check it, and has told me that my inline surge...

I have did a couple of google searches looking for serial controllable powerstips.... The "best" that I have found so far seems to be this one: CPS Power Strip The price is buried at the bottom: $115, plus a $18 for a DB9 to RJ11 serial cable. Note: While this powerstip has 6 outlets, it...

I have a central computer system that outputs component video to a component distribution/amplifier block. All the TV's in the house have multiple runs of RG6 coming to them for the component video and L/R Audio (5 home runs). Presently, all my TV's are the 720p/1080i units....(I figured that...

I am looking for a "module" that I can plug-in between my cable box and the TV to allow for on screen messages, home automation messages, CID etc.... in Hi Def (similiar to what the cable companies due with their CID on screen display). I have searched, but not found anything that works with...

I am wondering if it is possible to send an IR signal out via a COM port. My cable box (which accepts an 1/8" IR input jack) is located near my Quatech Serial device. The Quatech controls the TV and the A/V reciever, but not my cable box (at least not yet). Since serial communication is just...

I have Pioneer and LG tv's that I control both via IR and rs-232. When I control them via IR remote, nothing is sent out of their serial ports (which sucks for keeping display buttons in synch). Does anyone know of a TV line that can be controlled by IR, but then also sends out a confirmation...

I would like to find a way to determine the zone(s) that cause the Entry Delay to activate. Here why... Sometimes, during the middle of the night, we are woke by the "Entrance Delay" beeping of the keypad near the bed (I don't have the system go to full alarm - depending on which sensor has...

I have a 60" Pioneer and 27" LG TV that I control via RS-232 from my touchscreens OR I control them locally with the IR remote. I had hoped that when I send them an IR (local) command, that they would send a RS-232 acknowledgement (just like my Onkyo TX-SR805's recievers). This would keep my...

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I have a TX-SR705 AV receiver that I am controlling serially via the RS-232 codes (using PowerHome). I have most of the RS-232 control functionality of my TX-SR705 receiver working, but the "ZONE 2" radio station tuning preset functionality doesn't seem to work (I am only using the UP/DWN/QSTN...

I am looking for a call screening software package to prevent unwanted phone rings (esp while we are sleeping). My telephone line first comes into my Elk, then into/out of my UPS'ed HA computer that is always on (both are located in a "safe room", away from the main living areas of the house...