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No voltage between pin 13 and 4 so I assume my board is bad? Digital outputs are still working fine but not inputs.

I'd like to send http post to my ISY whenever a digital input on my CAI is tripped. Looking at some of the loop examples that require testing the input and then doing some sort of delay seems like I could miss input changes that only last a few hundred ms unless I'm willing to poll at a rate...

Last October, I installed an ipdatatel CBAT dual IP/Cellular backup. My purpose was to monitor over IP but have a cellular backup if that failed.   After the system was configured and up, I tested the cellular backup by removing the RJ45 connector from the CBAT to the router and then tested my...

I upgraded my PC5010 to a PC1832. The LCD5500Z keypads seem to be working just fine with the system, but DLS-5 won't talk to them and there doesn't appear to be a module definition to add below ver 3.0. Mine are 2.1.   So in order to add all the new zone names for the zones I'm adding, I'll...

My Power832 system is 10 years old. It's version 2.02 I think. I have a newer PC1832 4.6 as a backup in case the 5010 dies which it did 10 years ago.   I'm about to add a PC5100 and a PC5204. Would it be better to upgrade the PC5010 now? Are there major new features or improvements of the...

I've been meaning to get around to this for years but have been putting it off. My current house smoke detectors are 18 years old. They are 110v ac and tied together.   Questions:   1) Can I reuse the 3 wire romex for 2-wire smokes? They are not tied in series but rather more like a tree...

So if walk through part of the house to a 500 keypad to arm the alarm, I have to wait until the motion sensors are no longer being activated before the panel says ready.   Since this isn't a door or window that needs to be closed, is there a zone type that will allow me to arm the alarm even if...

I need to add some modules but will run past the 550 ma limit pretty easily.   Most of the modules draw their power off the keybus, not the aux terminals.   My current installation includes   Keypad 5500Z = 85 ma   Keypad 5500Z = 85 ma   Keypad 5516Z = 90 ma   IT100 Interface = 90 ma   5108...

I'm getting a 6KW PV solar array installed next month and just had an awful thought: what if the grid-tie inverters filter out all powerline traffic? Is there any data on this?

No explanation. Just locked. Somone with moderator access on the SH payroll?

I'd like to replace my 10 smoke detectors which are not integrated into the security panel. Currently, they are integrated with each other. The're the 120 volt 3 wire type and are all linked with each other so if one goes off, they all go off. I'd like to replace them with units that do smoke...

Looking for switchlincs, appliancelincs, and maybe anything else you have. Willing to pay up to half of list price. Not really interested in single items but rather part or all of a previous installation as I don't really want to get into paying shipping for a bunch of different single items...

So I was getting ready to pop for a bunch of 120s, but called homeseer to double check applications and such. The guy I spoke with said that the 120 won't work on a 120 v to 12 v transformer for low voltage lighting. This can't be right? Insteon dimmers even work on these.

5 months back, I had stated that I was going to move from Insteon to Z-Wave because Insteon development had been stalled. Well, I decided to wait a few months because I had many other home remodeling projects that needed finishing and decided that this one should be one of the last projects...

Act has this listed in their product pdf, but it doesn't appear to be available anywhere. Has anyone heard of this? I need 5 of these(assuming they're reduced cost over a switch with the actual decora paddle).

Richard at HomSeer mentioned this to me. I just figured the vizia paddle sutck out more on the bottom for ergonomics, but I can hardly believe Leviton would make a decora style switch with only discreet on/off control. Just to clarify, vizia switches do not have up and down on and off...

So how does it work? With insteon, when a switch transmits a message, every switch within range retransmits the same message up to the repeat count (default is 3). Those switches, and the original retransmit the message on the next time slot(simplified explanation) so that they are all...

Looking at switching over to z-wave from insteon. One thing I really like about the INSTEON is the PLC (which is plugged into power) can have lots and lots of timers programmed. In addition you can do things like add a timer to turn any device or group of devices on or off at a fixed time before...

This is from another thread I started, but it's really a seperate topic: I was thinking I might do a test install of something to start. Can someone please reccomend a z-wave parts list for the following: I'm installing 5 mono point pendant lights over the bar in the kitchen island. The...

18 months ago, I got fed up with x10 reliability and decided to try insteon. I bought 20 or so switches(combination of dimmers and relays). Was very impressed with the control reliability. So far, I've not had a single failure even with signals traveling 130 feet from one end of my house to the...