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Hey all,   Just want to preface this that I have permission from Dan to post here.   You all may know or recognize me as a long-time member of the community.  I've been a member here since 2006.  My introduction to home automation has been well-documented in my blog.  I started out with UPB...

These Contact Closure Probelincs (http://www.smarthome.com/8018/Contact-Closure-ProbeLinc/p.aspx) look like they have the same termination that the Global Cache contact closure sensors have. Anyone care to posit a guess on whether these would work with my GC unit?

So, I'm interested to get a wide range of opinions on this, and I know this board has all types, both religiously and politically. Why are we required to stand and take our hat off for God Bless America? It is not our national anthem. The last time I was at a ball game, I stood up (it was the...

I bought a couple of AMX Video Sync Sensors a while back, and they have phoenix connectors to the power supply. The manual says: Power Supply 12 VDC at 20 mA Power Consumption 2.4 W maximum The manual can be found at: http://www.amx.com//techdocs/0421100.pdf I suppose I could get a wall...

So, I recently bought a used AMX PCS2 power current sensor to detect the on/off status of my television and video source selector (or video switch, if you like). It worked fine for the TV, but I couldn't (and still can't) get it to work with the video switch. so, i took out my trusty...

Does anyone know where I can find something similar to a GC-SC1 (http://www.automatedoutlet.com/product.php?productid=1414&cat=0&page=1), that is, a contact closure sensor that I could plug into my Global Cache, but that doesn't cost $40 (yes, $40!)? The Global Cache unit only has 3 native...

So, some weird stuff happened to me over the past week. The plenum on one of my air conditioners fell off the main unit (I don't know why), and pulled some of the wiring that was strung underneath it so that some wires got pulled out of the TR16 central box. It resulted in my ElkRM showing all...

http://www.amx.com/products/VSS2.asp I have someone offering me one of the AMX VSS2 video sensor, but it only has jacks for composite video. Does anyone know if I could hook up one channel of my component video cables to this and achieve the same result?

Yesterday, at 4 AM, my three thermostats stopped communicating with the Elk. I seem to recall seeing on the board somewhere Spanky giving us a secret way to look at the serial communications in real time, but I can't seem to find it. Looking at these would give me a good idea of where the...

What are those things called that you actually screw wires into on for Elk zones? They're the little green pieces that is actually where you screw your wires down, and I believe they're removable. I'd like to know what they're called so I can find a new one.

Today, my wife left the house and armed the alarm. 7 minutes later, the alrm went off. The Elk log shows EXIT ERROR, a zone violation, and subsequent burglar alarm. Does anybody know what might have caused that exit error and subsequent alarm?

Can someone explain to me, as I'm no electrical engineer, how I would use a current transducer/sensor like those by CR Magnetics to detect the state on my tv or other home theater part. They have a lot listed with different specs, so how would I know which one I need? I do have a Global Cache...

So I'm thinking about getting a new macbook, but I'll want to dual boot it with windows. Does anybody know where I can still get a copy of windows xp?

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/D-...Inc-934763.html Obviously, it requires an 802.11n router with WPS support, but it says it specifically targets mobile 3G connections, so hopefully they have a client for that. I don't know why they even mention a wired version... that's just another...

now that 2008 is coming to a close and the new fiscal year is right around the corner (at least, in my household) is there any potential for group buys out there? especially in the camera/recording area would be great.

how would i wire an analog camera? more specifically, i think i understand the use of baluns to get the signal to travel over cat5 to its destination. what i wonder is what the power source would be. that is, if i wire an analog camera to the outside of my house, and the wire access is to the...

So, behind my house is about 40 feet worth of driveway, an alley, a 6' fence, 50 feet of parking lot and an apartment complex. I've had enormous amounts of trouble with the apartment complex, ranging from throwing trash over the fence, to shooting bb's through my daughter's window, and most...

thought this was pretty cool, and they beat Roomba to the punch: http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/19/wowwees...ips-this-month/

So I got a call this morning from NextAlarm (great service by the way... can't say enough good things about them) that one of my motion detectors tripped and my alarm was activated, would I like for them to dispatch police? Of course I would, they can get there a lot faster than I can. So we...

with another recent spate of neighborhood break-ins, the HOA is finally open to exploring the idea of neighborhood cameras to monitor activity, particularly during the day when most people are at work (so, night time visibility for cameras is typically less important). can anybody make any...