Perceptive Automation

Insteon Motion Sensors

support — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:55:18 -0600

Author: support
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:55 pm

Hi Jim

jimM wrote:

I also opened my second MS today and fund that the jumpers were not reversed in that one. Hmmm. So I have one with jumpers 3 and 4 reversed and the other one is fine.

I'm curious, are the revision stickers on the back of the motion sensors different? And how about the firmware version as shown in Indigo's Device dialog?

Indigo controlling IR devices.

snowjay — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:51:54 -0600

Author: snowjay
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:51 pm

I believe most people use IR emitters attached to the front of their equipment so that Indigo can turn them on/off. But my receiver has an 1/8" mono plug on the back for an IR control input. Instead of using an emitter can I just plug into that with a male-male 1/8" plug instead?

I was looking at the IRTrans LAN Controller and it just says it has ports for external emitters, but doesn't say about directly connecting to equip. I'm not even sure if that's my best option but I know everyone here has had good luck with the IRTrans stuff.

Problem with greater than conditional test

ken_jacobs — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:28:39 -0600

Author: ken_jacobs
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:28 pm

Ok, I understand the significance of "becomes". Thanks for your help.

The new Triggerlinc

Jann — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:14:25 -0600

Author: Jann
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:14 pm

Skiddy wrote:

Yeah, kinda like the light in the refrigerator... I'll just open the door to see if the light is still on

heh!

Distributed audio suggestions

alangraham999 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:08:21 -0600

Author: alangraham999
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:08 pm

I have Sonos through the house...

Patio/Garage, Living Room, Bathroom/Bedroom, Guest Room, Office.

5 zones.

iPhone compatible and likely the finest wireless audio system out there...I've had mine for over 3 years with zero problems and they constantly add new features.

NOAA Weather Script

Jann — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:44:13 -0600

Author: Jann
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:44 pm

Halting the sprinklers if rain is due is a great idea.

Just make sure to set a variable that you did so, for instance, "HALTEDSPRINTERSONDATE" would hold the value of the date they were halted on.

Then another applescript would clear that variable if/when it rained.

It could also ensure that if the variable still holds the date and the date is over three days old without being cleared, sprinklers would be re-enabled and the variable would be cleared cos obviously the weather ppl at NOAA were wrong. Sorry for going overboard but I am a computer programmer -- IF-THEN statements are my life.

conditionals in action groups

Jann — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:40:40 -0600

Author: Jann
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:40 pm

Maybe we could start a "pay for this and you will get it added" method of feature consideration

Kinda like Google AdSense's Auctioning per click word where we "bid" a certain amount for a feature...

Tongue in cheek, but might have possibilities, Matt!

My Automated Litter Box Vent

nathansvt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:43:59 -0600

Author: nathansvt
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:43 pm

That's really innovative. I've got a Cat Genie (www.catgenie.com) that I love. But, I actually don't like the fragrance of the cleaning fluid it uses, so this would be perfect to run during the genie's cleaning cycle.

Mine's in the utility room. I wonder if there's a way to plumb it into the dryer vent with some kind of one-way flap?

Strange EZflora behavior?

Skiddy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:03:22 -0600

Author: Skiddy
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:03 pm

I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks Matt!

insteon home alarm system compatible with indigo?

nathansvt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:03:02 -0600

Author: nathansvt
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:03 pm

I'm using Smarthome's Powerlink system (which is a rebranded Venstar). It was VERY easy to set up, monitoring can be had for very cheap, and it can signal over X10. If you set up Indigo to catch it's X10 transmissions, you can pass them on to Insteon modules (or just assign an x10 address to your insteon stuff if it's a simple config).

The price was reasonable and it's very expandable. As much as I like the M1, it was overkill in both price, complexity, and features for my needs.

Hook up Nokia 770 to Touchscreen Monitor for control pages?

Briand9 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:47:55 -0600

Author: Briand9
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:47 pm

Does anyone know how to do this? What I was thinking was using my Nokia 770 and connecting it (cable) to a touchscreen monitor (like 15 inches) and mounting it in the Kitchen to be able to control my control pages via the web. Is this possible? I have seen people using the 770 directly like this, but I think for the wife to use it, it would have to be a bigger screen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys!

CM15A RF Transmit

kennu — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:42 -0600

Author: kennu
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:07 pm

Any news on RF Transmit support? I'm considering to buy a CM15Pro (http://www.marmitek.com/en/catalogus/product.php?subgroep=83&product=415) because I need to transmit X10 commands to another room which is electrically disconnected.

wiring a thermostat

DPattee — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:42:37 -0600

Author: DPattee
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:42 pm

Add-A-Wire will definitely not work in this scenario.

You need to get new thermostat wire pulled. A single sheath will have either 4 or 5 wires in it, go ahead and get the 5 wire version since it isn't going to cost much more.

However, before you do that you need to inspect your furnace to see if it even has the capability to be controlled by a modern thermostat. If you take the cover off you'll see the control board, and it will be really obvious where the wires connect and what they are for. If you don't see a whole set of terminals then you may be out of luck.

Really weird X10 controller problem, I'm stumped!

support — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:41:53 -0600

Author: support
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:41 pm

P15-D24 wrote:

May have just found the answer. I have never used them until recently. I did quick test and turned off the controller. turned on the CFL (which happens to be directly above the controller so probably the same circuit) and checked the recessed lights. They had come on on their own. Couldn't get the test to repeat however. Any filtering devices for CFLs?

Different CFLs cause varying levels of power line (and RF) noise problems. Unfortunately, I haven't found a good guide that tells what brands/models of CFLs produce less noise. Here is a thread that discusses the problem a bit. The last poster recommends CFLs from Costco, but I'm sure they rotate in different brands so you never know. I have a few CFLs here (random sampling of brands) and no problems.

sqLite Client Disconnected Error

support — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:28:23 -0600

Author: support
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:28 pm

I'm not too surprised that SQLite is having a hard time starting back up if you have a kernel panic while it is potentially modifying the database. I think maybe the database was locked/corrupt and so it failed to open the first time, but then worked the second time for some reason. Not sure why exactly, but I think you need to figure out what is causing your kernel panics. If you are getting those, then your system isn't stable and you are going to end up with corrupt files that may cause the entire OS to become corrupt.