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I looked around, and couldn't find the answer, even at the GE website. Are the external contacts typical normally-closed? Can you just wire in other wired sensors such as door switches and motion detectors? Why do manufacturers like to keep things like this secret? It is frustrating to us Noobs.

I might as well tell our tale. It happend around 10 years ago, as I recall. At our old house, which I had built, I installed a primitive Radio Shack 4-zone system with door and window sensors, believing that anybody who got in would open a door or window to take out the booty. Plus, it was on...

I tried to get a login account just to browse any extra information that might be out there, but the Elk tecnical person I spoke to said I need to fill out a form on the website, and it requires a serial number from my control panel. It might be a few weeks until I have one of those. I think I...

I got a version of the software to work, and that helps my understanding greatly! I do have some questions about interfacing to non-X10 devices, such as Z-wave (the Elk-M1XSP get progammed with 25.x.x to handle the Z-Wave module ELK-M1XZW, they probably communicate over RS-485). I probably...

p.s. The output of the panel may 'leak' current in the off state, so you could parallel the Zener with 100k or so.

They have an output expander, http://www.elkproducts.com/pdf/M1XOV_Output_Expander.pdf which probably is the same as the main panel. It is spec'd at 12V, 50 mA positive drive (probably meaning it won't pull current from a positive-connected load). There are no specs on the voltage tolerance...

?? I downloaded something, a .EXE, I will try it tonight. Thanks for the leads, I don't really want to 'test' a bunch of dealers to find out if they are knowledgable enough to answer more than simple questions. The Elk documentation is not quite enough to tell me what the capabilities of the...

I tried downloading the software from some of Elk's 'partner manufacturers', immediate crash and burn. Or, 'if you need to ask, you can't afford it', or 'third party plug-ins required (maybe haven't been checked out since Win '95?)'. I hoped maybe somebody had been through the process. I...

You are exactly right, and I was coming to the same conclusion about worring about the software later, buf it would be nice to know that when I bought the stuff, it would play together. I have spent LOTS of time digging out the little info that I have, and I am not looking forward to doing the...

I have spent quite some time at both of those sites, I don't know how I missed it. I will give it a try today. Thanks greatly for your your help.

I looked briefly at the HomeSeer software, I haven't looked at PowerHome yet. Do these programs support conditional video capture and some kind of indexed playback, or need to search further? It looks like X-10 has iWatchout software, which I suspect requires ActiveHome Pro. It looks like...

I found the RP software on the Elkproducts.com website, but you need to have already purchased a panel, or be an Elk Dealer to access it. They also charge for technical support, probably to keep people like me from bugging them too much. Is there another place to download the software?

I am new to this, and have researched for probably 150 hrs, and hope someone out there can help. I need: 1. An alarm system 2. Video recording, probably to a Personal Computer 3. Home automation I wired my house with door sensors, and ran CAT5e wire to places I want acoustic glass break and...