Re: Sample Elk Security Wiring Diagram

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you keeep on the spending spree yer wife is likely to lock you in the
attic! :-)



"IVB" <ivb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Thx for reading & for the feedback. Here's some clarifications
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| > good lord man, that's a diary... sheesh, waay too much to plough through
| FYI - It's not meant to be a single posting for folks to read; it actually
| is an online diary of my work, there's posts spanning 2 weeks there.
|
| >and I never did see any diagram. I'd be curious what you're doing with
the
| >panel but too hard to find a drawing.
|
| If you look at http://homeautomation.wordpress.com/ , you'll see the links
| at the bottom of the first post. Here's that first post:
| Somebody about how the basic wiring/etc was done. I'm sure I got a ton of
| stuff wrong, but the basic theory I think is sound. Here's an example
sensor
| layout according to how i'm doing it. [not my house, don't worry].
|
| Also, on the how-to, I just got 2 training CDs from Elk in the mail today.
| I'm going to setup myhomeautomationpc.com as a holder for any salient
| content from end-users as to how they've setup their systems, and will be
| hosting the training content there.
|
| http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/temp/house%20wiring.jpg
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| http://www.myhometheaterpc.com/temp/house%20wiring2.JPG
|
|
| > You saying something about not having to spend a lot of money
| > and then, elsewhere you say this:
| > I know I said I could do a smarthome for $10K-$15K, but now it looks
like
| > DIY Home Theater Automation is going to cost me $200K-$300K.
|
| That was meant to be facetious. If you look at this page
| http://homeautomation.wordpress.com/2006/04/26/talk-about-scope-creep/ ,
and
| add up all the PC and sensor costs, you'll see that I'll have spent about
| $7500 for a 3-machine HTPC/HAPC system including 40 sensors. Considering I
| have 3TB of storage in those systems, that's pretty dang cheap.
|
| Step 8 is me deciding to spend $5K to build out my attic, which wouldn't
| have occurred to me unless I started climbing around up there to lay down
| wire.
|
| Step 10 is my wife deciding that if I'm going to build out the attic, we
may
| as well put a 2nd floor on the house.
| >
| > "IVB" <ivb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:PS88g.2098$u4.712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >> If anyone here cares, i put up a sample elk security wiring diagram on
my
| >> blog [http://homeautomation.wordpress.com/ ] and also on cocoontech
| >> [http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=4327]
| >>
| >> -----------------------------------------------------
| >> Note: I am a mere end-user with no financial stake in any products that
I
| >> may discuss.
| >>
| >> Last Updated 4/11 - My Personal Website w/ my integrated HT & HAPC
system
| >> www.myhomeautomationpc.com
| >>
| >> My HA/HT Blog:
| >>  http://homeautomation.wordpress.com/
| >>
| >>
| >
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