If you have used or are planning on using the FireFighter from Universal Electronics (other brands: Interlogix, EcoLink) and the Qolsys IQ Panel, we want you to have this tech bulletin with instructions on how to program these with panels on more recent firmware. If you have had any issues programm...
Legrand has released their 2025 ON-Q Structured Wiring & Connectivity Guide, and it's worth a few minutes of your time — especially if you're regularly doing residential or light commercial structured cabling work.
Home Automation Inc. (HAI) panels were bought by Leviton and subsequently discountinued many years ago. Some of these panels are still installed and working just fine but are harder and harder to keep keep running. In case you find yourself needing to work on one of these panels, or want to provid...
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Update: They are in stock now!
DSC has been talking about PowerG+ devices for a little while, and now they are starting to ship and will soon all be on the shelf, ready to buy. What makes them different than the regular PowerG? They have a new look, when used with the IQ Panel 4 they can give yo...
The new IQ firmware (4.6.1) has now been released, both via Patch Tag and via OTA Alarm.com updates. See the Technical Service Bulletin with the details.
Many of you have questions about how the recently announced tariffs are going to affect your business. As companies work through the specifics and make announcements, we will summarize them here for you. Keep checking back as we will keep this page updated as we get more information.
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Did you know that nearly everything is different in the HDMI 2.1 on up format? Not even the transmission technology is the same! Here is the best part, its a lot better! eARC, ALLM and QMS are already implemented in sources/displays. In short, if you are not supporting this format, you are not getting all of the signal available. With the help of HDMI's website, here is some info on all of the new features.
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Lutron offers three packages for RA3 project ideas, all for about or under $2,000.
These packages all target a different aspect of a smart home so each project has a package that will fit.
Here is a quick guide to the packages, what they each include as well as add-on for each option.
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