Michel Kohanim Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hello Mr. Allen, You should not have any problems but it's best to wait for 3.1.13 which has some diagnostics information in case you run into any problems. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsp Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Where can I find documentation of the system variables that can be used in notifications for the ELK module ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanders2222 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Where can I find documentation of the system variables that can be used in notifications for the ELK module ? I have the ELK module and I don't think I understand what you mean by "system variables ... used in notifications". That said, have you tried the Wiki? http://www.universal-devices.com/mwiki/index.php?title=ISY-99i_Series_INSTEON:ELK_Security_Module I do use variables and some ELK status changes can send me a notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jahn Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Where can I find documentation of the system variables that can be used in notifications for the ELK module ? Hi jsp, We have summarized some of the available substitution variables that do not yet appear in the GUI for Custom E-mails in the following wiki entry: http://www.universal-devices.com/mwiki/ ... _Variables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsp Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Ok thanks, guess I was looking at the wrong place. Maybe a link from the Elk Module page to that page would help some users Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kohanim Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi jsp, Thank you and you are correct. I just added a link to our ELK Wiki. With kind regards, Michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyaccess Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hi Michael, I am quite new to INSTEON/ELK/ISY. After browsing this forum for a couple days, I begin to understand the technologies. However I still have a question about the necessity of co-existence of INSTEON and ELK within the same network. Is this because ELK has a better support for all kinds of security alarms and sensors while INSTEON has better other stuff like dimmers? Is it true if more manufacturers add security products for INSTEON in the future, we will not need ELK or at lease it will become not that important? Please give me some general education. Thanks. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanders2222 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 This review may help explain things http://www.liveautomatic.com/reviews/security/78-elk-m1-gold-review. There are other articles/reviews out there that can help educate you as well as other forums (lsee http://www.cocoontech.com). I don't think Insteon, Zigbee, Z-Wave, UPB or any other protocol for home automation will ever be able to replace the need for a solid security system. Certainly, not the Elk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyaccess Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hi sanders2222, Thank you so much for your hint and the review link. So basically home automation and security systems have different focuses though they seems to have overlap products, one is for control/convenience/flexibility and the other emphasizes reliability. Then I begin to understand why ISY/INSTEON and ELK co-exist. It looks not very likely either that ELK can replace ISY, right? Thanks. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apostolakisl Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Security systems are life-safety devices. They are UL listed and are required to be very robust. They evolve very slowly because of this. "beta-software" with bugs is not tolerated. They have lots of security specific communication protocols. ISY is not intended to be a security system and I would definitely never rely on Insteon technology for security anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iostream212 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Sorry if I missed it but I have a few zones in the module saying not configured. What does that mean? The zones in question match my other zones as far as setup in elk rp. All my zones are eol but a few say not configured. Thanks! Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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