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    Low Voltage / SA Dimmers

    All: Quick Question: Does anyone know how well the Simply Automated UPB Dimmers, US1140, 240, etc able to dim low voltage lighting systems: A: Electronic Low Voltage (Specifically TechLighting Brand) B: Magnetic Low Voltage (Magnetic Core Transformers, Specifically TechLighting Brand) I...
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    I think I am Going to Go With ZWAVE

    Thank you for the info. I re-read the Elk M1XZW Installation document and then looked at the RZCØP protocol. What I gather is this: 1) The M1XZW is a secondary controller and does not have the information permissions and associated status information of a primary controller. 2) The RZCØP...
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    I think I am Going to Go With ZWAVE

    Doesn't Elk have a Z-wave interface? ( http://www.elkproducts.com/products/m1/M1XZW.htm ) Does anyone have experience with it? Pros and Cons? -Thanks, Rod
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    (Elk) double zone trigger

    I am running 4.3.10 and have similar problems.
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    Cross-Zone and Self-Verify (Elk)

    Spanky: I am not sure from reading the installation manual as to the definition of the time window: Is it a) from the time one zone becomes violated to when the next becomes violated, or b) from when the first zone becomes secure (after being violated) to when the next zone becomes violated...
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    Cross-Zone and Self-Verify (Elk)

    All: I am looking for some advice and opinions on how best to avoid future false alarms from a motion sensor by using the cross-zone pool in the Elk M1G. My Installation: Elk M1G, 28 wired zones, Ethernet, Wireless for keyfobs only. Most perimeter rooms and great room have pet-immune Dual...
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    ELK M1exp e-mail issue

    This update should help a lot of people! I had been having e-mail send issues with my login-required ISP, no e-mail sent regardless of what settings I used. As part of my communication with Brad Weeks at Elk, I offered to help debug the issue in any way I could. The fine folks at Elk took me...
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    Why get the Elk M1G and not M1EZ8?

    Let me add to what Steve says: 1) In my opinon, the pluggable connector blocks for all connections on the M1G are also quite valuable. Granted the M1G is by all accounts extremely reliable, but if you ever have to replace it then you will be very happy you have the plug-in terminals. Just...
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    Elk TS-07 Touchscreen

    May I assume that this Cat5e is a connection to the house LAN? -Rod
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    Elk TS-07 Touchscreen

    Hmmm.... So, it could be an automation panel (i.e. CQC) by default (boot-up) or a security keypad by default. The cost compared to a standard keypad makes it seem more valuable as an automation panel that can also serve as a keypad, rather than a keypad that can also do automation. Neither...
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    Casement windows

    I agree, but only so far. Our local Sheriff, after our burglary, and after the crooks were apprehended (sp?), that at one other house they had done, the dogs were observed following them in and out of the house happily accompanying them as they loaded up their truck with loot. FWIW
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    Elk TS-07 Touchscreen

    Yes, I like that question. If one wanted the screen to be primarily a security keypad, then one might want Elk-RM to load on boot. But if security functions are only one part of the overall objective, then it might be nice to be able to select a different boot application. It might be nice to...
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    ELK-73 Speaker Question

    I might consider using one of those impedance-matching speaker volume controls like this. The relay could switch it into the circuit, or bypass it. The volume knob would make it easy to tune the system volume on set-up.
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    Elk TS-07 Touchscreen

    Okay, so build it on the PC, with interfaces designed to match the resolution of the TS-07. Next dumb question: What exactly is the TS-07? Is it essentially a high-end PDA running CE or Mobile OS with Elk-RM permanently loaded into ROM or Flash? Would it run the normal applications available...
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    Elk TS-07 Touchscreen

    Great! Now here is the Dumb Question (Dumb questions are good because if you don't ask them, all that dumb stays locked up inside your head. Better to get them out...) How does one build / compile a customized Girder / Netremote / CQC application for CE / Pocket PC? Is it done with a tool...
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    Elk TS-07 Touchscreen

    All: I notice that the Elk TS-07 Touchscreen is finally listed on the Elk Products M1 add-on components web-page. However, the documentation and manual are not yet available for download. I have been waiting for the touchscreen to appear, being intrigued by the idea of running other...
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    ELK-73 Speaker Question

    Tombo: I also have a strobe light. I have it set to stay on continuously after an alarm, whereas the sirens stop after 10-15 minutes (I forget exactly). I am thinking of changing my outside sirens to speakers, using the internally generated audio waveforms from the M1. That way I can...
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    ELK-73 Speaker Question

    John: Let me add on to what elcano says. I have a speaker on Out1 inside the house and Sirens on Out2 outside the house. I have programmed a 30 second delay between the time the inside speaker starts making siren sounds and the time the outside sirens start making noise. The reason is to...
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    Elk E-mail M1XEP E-Mail

    I just tried doing this to see if it would allow me to send e-mail. (Using the SMTP server IP address instead of the DNS address (smtp.everyone.net)) Unfortunately it did not. My service requires login and password, which I note from postings seems to be related to many of the send-mail...
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    "Coming Home" Automation Sequence

    ph0n33z: My home was recently burglarized, before I installed the security system. While talking with the Sheriff's Deputy I learned that one common mode of house entry is from stealing cars. That is not what happened to me, but the way it works is: 1) Burglar finds a car parked in the...
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