relay Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hi there, I may have gotten a bit ahead of myself but I was under the impression that I could control Insteon devices based upon the status of the ELK M1 system? Specifically, since our schedule is very flexible, it is hard to program the Venstar thermostats for daily programs. I would like to control the thermostats based on the whether the Elk M1 is armed in an away mode or not. I would like to leave the thermostats in program Auto mode most of the time but change them to a 10 degree heat setback (or 10 degree raise for AC mode) when the Elk is armed in an away mode. Additionally, to expand on this I would like to have separate programs for a weekend away and a longer term vacation mode (1 week +) that would set the heat back to something like 45 degrees and turn the AC off altogether. Can this be accomplished with the current level of integration between the Elk M1 and the ISY99i? I have the M1XEP, 3 Venstar 1800s, Elk M1/M1XEP/ISY99i all at latest firmware. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexian Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Relay, The elk can not communicate with a venstar thermostat at the present time. A way you can accomplish this task is to have an ISY-99 look for a KPL light and based on which one is illuminated, which elk can turn on or off based on armed status, will control the venstar with a program. J Double U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relay Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thanks for the help. I actually don't want to control the venstar with the elk though. I would like to control the venstar with the isy but base the rule on whether the elk panel was armed or not. Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexian Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 yes I u understand. You would have to get a keypadlinc(KPL) When you are the elk then light1 is turned on, disarm then light2 is turned on, vacation then light3 is turned on and so on. On the isy when light 1 turns on then set ac/heat -/+ 10 degrees. when light 2 turns on then set ac/heat to normal. and so on. Hope this helps. J Double U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relay Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Ah ha. Thanks! So, we really don't have much integration between these two still? Really just the lighting.... Rather disappointed, I was under the impression that these two were a great combination to get started with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexian Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 They will be a great combination in the future. Michael and the crew are working on a module to let the isy communicate better with the elk. We just have to be patient. I was looking for the thread, but can't find it on this subject. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relay Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 Ok, just to confirm. Even though we can see the Elk status at the top of the screen, we can't make use of that information at all with the ISY????? Thanks for all your help so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexian Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 not at the present time. we have to wait for the module to be release for elk alarms from isy. the only way to integrate them is with a kpl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relay Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Ok, so is there any How To's around to do this? I have a spare unused 6 button Keypadlinc that I can use for this. I assume I use the automation logic in the ELK to control the lights on the Keypadlinc. Not sure where to get started from there. Thanks for continued help!! Very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexian Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 First go into your elk and write your rules to turn on a specific light for each arm cycle. On disarm you will have the elk turn off all lights on kpl Once you get this done post here and I will write your first rule for you on the isy and then you can copy it for the other arming cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexian Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 This is now possible with the elk module. Upgrade to 3.1.12 and install and have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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