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I have an Ecobee in my garage for the garage heater. Someone gave me a portable AC unit (Haier cpn12xc9). I'd like to let the ecobee control it. It's all digital controls. My first thought is an arduino nano with an IR transmitter, and then wire the AC wires into it so when AC is called for...

Looks like it hasn't been updated in a long time. Is this still the preferred method? I see ElkConnect and ElkLink, but those look like they are a subscription option. Are there any 3rd party management products out there for programming?

Is there an alternative? I have a windows vm specifically to run this software as everything else I have is Mac, Linux, or docker containers. I wanna be rid of this stupid windows vm.

I picked up a pi zero w to play with, and figured this would be a neat project.  I whacked this up this morning and it works pretty good.  It's a CLI tool, but it outputs JSON, with the intent of eventually calling it from a web app that would provide connectivity to a phone app and home...

I'm currently looking at putting Marvin Integrity windows in my house.  Most of my existing wood casement windows have window sensors in them for the security system (Elk M1).  I don't currently have a cutaway of the new window to reference, but I had them in my last house and it seems to me...

I was on something like 1.30, and I updated to the latest version (updating the bootloader first, and then firmware).  I waited 30 mins, and tried to reconnect.  No go.  I power cycled it, and still cannot connect.     Any ideas?  Did it whack my whole config?  What's the default IP on it...

Does anyone know what Litetouch/Savant uses for communication between the controller and keypads/modules?  I'm guessing it's RS-485.  Also, is the protocol they use over it documented anywhere?   I have an aging Litetouch system, and I was going to experiment with an Arduino touchscreen to see...

I'm building this UI using widgets on the Android desktop so I'm not limited in what I can put on it like I would be with a home automation application.  However, I'm wondering if there's an easier way to do this, since I have to create SO much stuff in Tasker for each light, plus a ton of stuff...

I pulled off a coax faceplate for painting, and found a huge bundle of wires inside. I pulled them out, and there is about 20 feet of extra wire. There are 3 coax, 3 4-wire speaker cables, a cat5, and a 4 wire alarm wire. Should I shove all 20 feet back into the wall, trim them down to 6...

I saw a couple of old posts on this, but no actual comment on buying something and implementing it.  My septic tank filled today.  Luckily I caught it and only got about 3 gallons of poopy water in the basement.  However, I'd like to be able to monitor the level, or at the very least, simply...

I've got a bunch of 1.25" interduct.  What's the best way to anchor this stuff so the end won't pull back through a hole?  I'm bringing it up through the floor under a built in entertainment center, and just want to cut it off right where it pops up through the floor.  I just need to make sure...

I put in a multi-zone audio system and it's got a paging function.  If 12v is applied to the paging terminals, all zones switch to Input 1 and play whatever is coming into that input.  I've got an Android phone with Vera Alerts on that input for announcements.  Right now, I have to add a line of...

I bought one of these:   http://www.wiznet.co.kr/sub_modules/en/product/Product_Detail.asp?cate1=5&cate2=8&cate3=0&pid=1104   I can't use the rails that you slide the card into in my Elk cabinet, because it has ports on both sides, and the serial plugs would stick up too high anyway.   Any ideas...

I've got a line on used Crestron gear.  Is it worth looking at?  I'm assuming that I won't easily be able to get my hands on programming software and other things I need to make it work.

I need 12vdc to actuate a paging function on my audio system.  I've also got a Vera.   1. Should I just use my relay board and my 12vdc camera power supply mounted in the security cabinet to do this? 2. I need to be able to supply 12v for a variable period of time.  If the alert says "Front door...

Not shipping until the 21st.  A comparable Russound system is like $2k:   http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10918&cs_id=1091801&p_id=10761&seq=1&format=2   Looks like it has more features than the Russound also, and you can chain them together to get a 12x12 or 18x18 matrix.  Very...

I just started installing my water sensors, and setting the zone type to Water Sensor.  When it's tripped, the siren goes off continually, just like a burglar alarm would.  I would like to make it chirp like it does when the smoke alarms trip.  Is this possible?   Not only does it make it...

I was doing some new wiring today, and I shut my Elk down for the first time since I added a bunch of wireless sensors.  When I turned it back on, all of my wireless smokes and glass breaks immediately tripped the alarm.  I typed in the code, and now all is fine.   So I shut it off and back on...

The house I moved into 2 months ago has two pulsor sensors mounted to some floor joists with wires hanging near the security panel.  They had an ADT system in here, but they weren't hooked up to it.  I now have an Elk M1G.     1. Do I need a special box or something to be able to use these? 2...

I had an old ADT system and recently replaced it with an Elk.  I hooked up the 12v sirens that were previously installed, and they work.  They are LOUD and it's impossible to tell where the sound is coming from.  I can't figure out where they are mounted.   Are these things super tiny?  There is...