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I have a fairly large home automation install, and I'm regretting not motorizing all of my shades (we did 10 with Lutron motors, but we skipped about the same amount).    We have 8 Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb shades.  They are cordless (you grab them and move them up/down).  Some are Bottom...

My system (going on 5 years?) has been installed and working great.  I've been slowly adding in things to my Elk M1G and tweaking things, but only because I like to do it.   About 4-5 months ago, we got a Neato Botvac Connected (think: "Laser-guided Roomba that vacuums in straight lines instead...

I'm tied to the Windows ecosystem, and have quite a bit invested into stitching it together across different pieces of my home automation.  The issue that I've been running into is that there's no way to Arm / Disarm the Elk M1 from my phone.  Sure, having M1ToGo on my PC is nice, but sometimes...

So we've had a few recent power outages, and it has me re-thinking my strategy for such situations.  I have a handful of Leviton 42" SMC enclosures.  The ones that have all of the automation equipment, alarm panels, and communication devices are already supplied with power via 12V battery...

It seems that over the summer (hot) months, I get false alarms on hard-wired motion detectors (DSC BV-500).  When looking at when they happen, it's always when I've dialed the air conditioning back to about 80 degrees and it's warmer than the AC setpoint outside, so the house actually heats up...

So on my Windows 10 machine, I can't get Elk RP2 to connect to my M1XEP on my LAN with nothing other than a switch between my PC and the M1XEP.    I see TLS errors each time that I try to connect.  My M1XEP has the older firmware that still has the Java-based website, and while it'll start...

I'm running into an issue with one run at wires that's about 40' in length. It's a bundle of 2 UTP CAT6 cables, 3 UTP CAT5 cables, and 2 runs of RG6. I was using two of the CAT6 cables for an HDMI balun and it started to get flaky (losing handshake between devices, and then coming back after a...

So I know that the Staples Connect system was built for the Lutron Caseta system.  From what I can tell, Caseta is basically RadioRA 2 with limitations.  That being said, is there a way to connec the Staples Connect system to RadioRA 2?   At the end of the day, I'm trying to find a nice way to...

Hi Everyone-   I'm looking for a way to make my Elk M1 aware of the outside temperature.  Is there a good way to do this without adding another M1ZTS?  I'm trying to automate some scenes in the house, and want to have the Elk make a decision on whether or not the fireplace is a part of the scene...

I was looking through my rack last night, and I was perplexed by how many devices require a 5V power supply.    I have an HDMI Matrix, multiple HDMI splitters, signal amplifiers, IR hubs, networking switches, IP to serial devices, and a few other miscellaneous devices that all require 5V power. ...

I'm looking for recommendations as to where to order shades from.  My brother-in-law sells Radio RA2 (although he's a few hundred miles away from me), and has done my whole system.  He does not have experience ordering shades, and we're both a little leery about making sure that everything is...

Hi-   I just swapped out an old DVR for a Dahua Hybrid.  I had my old DVR connected to outputs on my Elk M1, and was able to flag events in the DVR history.    For example, when the doorbell rang, I have the Elk M1 turn on an Output that's connected to the DVR.  That is seen on the DVR side as...

Just saw this new built-in wireless security sensor on some Anderson windows when looking up a manual for some 400-series Anderson windows that I have.  They basically sense the position of the window lock, and if it's locked, then it's "secure".    I have an Elk M1G.   Now I'm thinking of the...

I got to thinking after reading through a thread where some people were using Vera to turn off their Samsung Smart TVs.  I already have an "All Off" button on my Radio RA2 setup, but the downside is that it only controls the lights - it's not as impressive, as it doesn't kill the TVs or the A/V...

Hi-   I'm in need of a little help.  My CS called me in the middle of the night last night, and asked if everything was OK.  When I said yes, and sounded surprised, they then asked "is your alarm going off?".  When I said "no", and asked what was up, they said that my panel (Elk M1G) was sending...

Hi-   I've been working on integrating Radio RA2 and my Elk M1.  I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with integrating these two systems.   I already have a number of Radio RA2 devices deployed, and the Radio RA2 Main Repeater hooked up to my Elk.  I can control lights via M1ToGo, and...

Hi- We're finally at the point where we're looking at window treatments. Our electrician "pre-wired" for electric blinds in our great room, which has 3 rows of 3 windows, for a total of 9 windows in a square. They middle and upper rows are far higher than we can reach, so we want to use...

Hi- Here's a setup question that I'm not 100% clear on. I have a motion detector in my garage. I also have door sensors on my overhead garage doors, and a door sensor on the walk-through door that goes from the garage into the house. Overhead garage door sensors are set to Burglar...

I have an Uplink 2500EZ in an ELK-P983 (Enclosure and power supply). The Elk-P983 is mounted next to my 42" Leviton enclosure that holds my security panel. The ELK-P983 is mounted at a point where it's just above ground level, however the wall behind it is concrete as it's in the basement. I...

Does anyone have the instruction manual for the Uplink 2500EZ? I'm specifically looking for the jumper switch settings. I have the manual for the Uplink 2500, but I'm not sure that the settings are identical to the 2500EZ. Thanks!