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Over the last couple of weeks I created a new FAQ on Smoke alarms. I believe you may be interested in some of the items included.   I would appreciate any constructive comments. Here is the link:   https://od.lk/d/NzVfNDc4NTE3NV8/SmokeAlarmFAQ.pdf   I had to post it onto Open Drive because of...

Hey,   I've been away for a while and I see there are new forum upgrades in place. One thing, though, is that I can't access the "Downloads" section. I get this message: "Sorry, you do not have permission for that."   Does anyone know what is going on?

At risk of creating a firestorm, I wanted to post some of my recent findings about interconnecting 120VAC smokes with residential alarm systems. This has been discussed many times before in this forum, and the discussions always digress into a hissing match with no-one proving their point...

A new Library item was uploaded today, entitled "Power Limited Circuits - FAQ". Power Limited Circuits is what we use when wiring burglar and fire alarm systems. It is found in the "Downloads/Library/Wiring Diagrams section. Here is a link. I would appreciate constructive comments to help...

I attempted to upgrade firmware in an M1 yesterday using RP2 version 2.0.8. The upgrade window shows the current firmware version for the keypads and zone expanders but not for the control. It is blank there. There was nothing to click on to initiate an upgrade. The M1 has boot version 3.2.2 and...

I have just posted an FAQ on this topic. Many of our threads get off topic when this gets mentioned, so maybe this is a way to get some questions answered without bogging down the thread. It is posted in the Wiring Diagrams section of the Download section of Cocoontech. Here is a link. Please...

The topic for a recent thread here was about the search for a good 8 channel surveilance DVR. One of the leading candidates emerging is the Vitek EH-8, which is on sale at the Automated Outlet. Electron is in the process of preparing a review for this unit, and has has posted a pre-view video on...

On three occasions now, Ms. Elk has had trouble speaking. In place of the usual voice messages, I hear a rather quiet hiss and a pop, like a tape is playing a silent passage. The problem lasts for about an hour and then returns to normal. The time between occurances have been several weeks. I...

Maybe I missed a post, but I just noticed the Brultech website has new information posted. There is an announcement of new packages coming, but some new technical information concerning the use of multiple CTs. Included is a new CT setting calculator to help wire and configure channels 1-2 of...

I just switched my M1 over from POTS to IP reporting. Everything went fine after I realized the the M1EXP could not report if RP was connected via the local internet. But not a problem...here is where I need help: I have a RULE that announces whether alarm reporting had been initiated. It makes...

Can anyone with some Brultech ECM-1240 experience answer these questions? I have looked at the web site and manual but this information is not easy to find. 1. Does a 240 volt circuit need to have 2 CT’s per channel or can it work with one CT? 2. Can two 240 volt circuits be monitored on a...

While experimenting this weekend on an M1 hooked to a telephone simulator and zone input simulator, I dicovered a problem......but also a workaround. The problem was that when creating an alarm, output 1 siren would cut off and go dead for about a minute and a half. I have the phone set up to...

I've been looking over all of these 1-wire gadgets and they look interesting. I believe I understand the hardware. It is explained very well. However, the software has not. What software do I need to get a basic system started on Window XP? I'd like to be able to monitor, record and trend...

Just thought all of the Cocooners ought to know, in case you haven't noticed. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=162

I'd like to install some System Sensor model 2112ATL (4-wire) smoke detectors to my M1. The advantage of these detectors is that they contain both integral sounders and an EOL relay. To make the sounders work, they will respond to a 3-pulse temporal pattern (fire alarm), but do not respond to...

I'm just wondering.......I've heard that many jurisdictions (AHJ) are requiring FPL rated wire (also known as firewire) for burglar alarm system keypads which have a "FIRE" alarm key on the keypad. I've been told that by having this key, it becomes a fire alarm panel and the fire codes must then...

I just got through reading the installation manual for the M1 Z-wave interface. The manual states that the the z-wave groups, scenes, and nodes are all mapped into the the same M1 lighting addresses occupied by the X-10 nodes A1 through P16. This makes me believe that Z-wave and X-10 cannot...

Hello fellow forum members. I found this forum yesterday by chance. I am very impressed with the knowledge here. This is right up my alley. Anyway...let me see if you are up for the challenge..... I'm looking for an x-10 device which is both an x-10 controller (such as the tabletop x-10...