automation

Integrating Somfy ILT Electric Shade with HAI OmniPro

Probably the most difficult thing to figure out how to integrate into my HAI Omnipro was the Somfy ILT electric shade motors. Not because it was that difficult to do, but because the technical documentation explaining how to do it was so very scattered and hard-to-find. I hope by
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Home Automation Controller – HAI OmniPro II

Might as well start with the big guns!  Probably the most important decision of Quadomated and for any home automation project is which security/automation panel will be the central brains of your system? I researched this question for several months and found the folks at
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Thanksgiving Automation Wiring

Who would have ever thought that the holidays would be such a great time to get a bunch of work done! My sister and her husband made it home early Wednesday afternoon, and guess what Andrew and I got all sorts of things done. Seems that my brother-in-law isn’t too good at
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Few More Siding Pictures

Spent the morning/early afternoon running another thousand feet of automation wire with dad. No pictures of that progress yet (I’ll take some tomorrow).  How about a few more pictures of the siding to hold everyone over until I feel like writing more.
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Siding and Electrical

What happened to all our sunlight? It’s amazing how short the days get up here in northern Maine as we near the winter solstice and the sun starts to lose its energy. Lately it’s been rather cold in the mornings and rather dark in the afternoons, especially with all
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Automation System Rundown

There has been a steady stream of UPS and FedEx trucks rolling in and out of our driveway over the past few weeks. What have they been bringing, but my automation equipment! I had the perfect opportunity to get everything organized this weekend. My sister and her husband (yes…
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Racking the Walls

What a beautiful day!  Actually think I sunburned my face and got back to work on my sunglass tan! The carpenters finished up the garage and then worked hard preparing for the crane to show up tomorrow.  They spent a good portion of the day doing something I didn’t even
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Automation System Phase 2: Parts Ordered

Okay folks… it’s now 7:46 PM.  Let’s see how much I can get written before I head into the next room to watch SURVIVOR. Automation!  This was a huge day for me!  There’s no way any of you could realize this, but over the last 6-8 weeks I put my automation
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Garage Rebar, Interior Wall Framing, Radiant Heat

Finding it awfully challenging to concentrate on schoolwork with the house being built throughout the day.  Seems like I want to be right in the middle of everything throughout the day and seldom get what I wanted accomplished during the day.  Not like it’s going to change
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Somfy ILT Roller Motors

Snagged an incredible deal on some brand-new Somfy 506S2 ILT2 roller shade motors off of eBay. These motors are the best of the best with embedded electronics, encoder-based positioning, and bidirectional communications. Even more important, my HAI OmniProII control system has
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