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Nashou66
Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY
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Link Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:08 am Post subject: Elan Home Systems control Software Questions. |
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When I built my home in 1999-2000 i wired the whole house with the plans to use the Elan systems audio video distribution system. I never got around to it lol
So i have all this equipment, the System 6 amplifier, a few Via! Touch screen LCD control units and many other key pads etc for each room in the house. I realized about 6 years ago I need a special software tool and hardware to program the system. Those are hard to come by and the programing I bet is a bitch. Does any one here have any experience with this stuff? I might try looking for the Via Control software on eBay as it does come up but still is more than I want to spend, 400-800 i have seen it go for.
And now with my extensive use of Apple Airport express and the iPone, iPads etc not sure if I want to spend the time doing all this.
So Chip? anyone know about this stuff?
I might be willing to sell it all if someone is interested. Depends on the difficulty of the programing etc.
Athanasios
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Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 15909 Location: Utah
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Link Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:11 am Post subject: |
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Cough, cough... iRule... Cough.
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ecrabb Forum Moderator
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Link Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 12:52 am Post subject: |
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There is a user-submitted Elan S6 device in the Builder, but it's IR, and it looks like a user just learned some single-zone controls to me. I'm not sure if third-party control is possible with that piece, but the keypads look like RS-485 devices, which an RS-232 device can be converted to. The hard part might be getting ahold of protocol (if it exists). If if you want serial control with feedback, and you can get your hands on protocol, I know somebody who can help you get it into the Builder.
The newer (but still old) S86 has an RS-232 port, and protocol in the Builder, so it looks like it was more designed from the get-go for third-party control.
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azscort
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I might be intersted in your old equipment, pm me with the model numbers please.
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