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What are the things that experienced security people look for when they look at a new panel?  How do you make a determination whether or not it was well designed and is a "good" unit?  Presumably, all are not created equal.   From a hardware perspective, things like operating voltage range, EMC...

Due to the lack of decent Android apps for the HAI Omni, I'm working on getting OpenHAB up and running on a Raspberry Pi.  I'm a bit stuck, though.   I have everything installed, and the only addons I have in the addons directory are the "core" and the "Omnilink" addons.  The Omnilink addon is...

Are any of you using Raspberry Pi devices for HA or for other things (NAS, VOIP, webservers, etc.)?   Bitscope makes a nice series of boards which can accept one, two, or four Raspberry Pis to provide power for them.    These provide a clean way to mount and power the Pis, and I thought that I'd...

So, I'm curious about some of the more interesting things that people are doing with home automation.  I think that a lot of us use it to control lights based on motion, time, and security status, and do some things to save energy, but what are some of the more obscure / fun / interesting things...

In the HAI Prolink description document, it states that adding a caret (^) before a character tells the panel to interpret this as an ASCII control character.  It gives examples like ^M would send a carriage return, ^J is a line feed, and ^G is a bell.   Looking at an ASCII table, it appears...

I just saw this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autoarduino   For those using Android and Tasker, it looks like this app allows Tasker to control an Arduino based on a Tasker action.   I could see this being very useful for HA.  With an Arduino "middle man" between...

I'm doing some rewiring, and I want to run a dedicated AC drop to where I have some equipment installed.  What is the cleanest way to provide multiple AC outlets for everything?    It looks like I need 13 AC outlets for the Omni, PIM, DVR, audio distribution (x2), cameras (x4), router, cable...

So the recent topics regarding lightning and surge protection got me thinking about my HAI install.  I live just south of Tampa, which has the highest incidence of lightning in the US.   On my last HAI install, I ran a new AC drop directly from my breaker panel to the closet, and I used the...

So answers on the other post I made about HDMI matrix switches made me reconsider going that route.   Basically, I'd like to distribute "live" cable TV, locally stored media files, CCTV, and DVD movies to various TVs.  I saw LinuxMCE, and it looks like a great possible solution, except that it...

I'd like to keep two cable boxes, Blueray player, Roku, HT PC, and camera DVR in one central location and have the ability to send video and audio to 4 TVs, possibly expanding to 6 TVs.  Ideally, I'd like to be able to control this with my HAI Omni Pro II, so that If the driveway sensor trips or...

I'm looking for a solution to provide phone and internet to my house via GSM.  SMS would also be helpful, to receive updates from a home automation system.  I picked up an HAI C3 from ebay, and that works for phone pretty well.  I think that it could likely be hacked a little to provide SMS.  I...

Is there a Rosetta Stone somewhere that lists the HAI part numbers and their differences?   I have a 20A01-31, and I can't tell if it's an OnQ variant or if it's a true Omni Pro II (or something else entirely!)   Can someone please orient me?   Thanks!