Archive for July 6th, 2009
Thoughts of Zwave
by on Jul.06, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
I should let people know that for devices related to domotics I really like all the recent releases being released from vendors such as Power Control Systems and the Zigbee Alliance.
What’s interesting is that the recent devices being released aren’t so much much of a step forward as you’d think because they had been accomplished through other means using available basic parts but nowadays they are presented as a tidy set. One other thing is you won’t feel like you need a complicated circuit diagram to understand how it works.
A deeper look shows us quite a few correlations between the brands. For example, not one of them use portable products as RF repeaters, and almost all products use RF in some way. With other differences however, it gets involved – I could attempt to outline it myself and explain things poorly, there’s a site here Z-Wave home automation has good discussions showcasing some of the contrast points.
So if you’re having any thoughts on tricks to bring in some moolah to pay for our new dependence, for pete’s sake let me know!
Our discussion made me think .
by on Jul.06, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
There was a killer house on that house makeover show that seriously caused me to drool – The house had lighting control and did a excellent job making it all work. Each ceiling fan knew what to do and amazingly the litter boxes and gazebo roof were accessible from the controllers everywhere.
I’ve used Insteon for ages but I hadn’t even dreamed about automation so integrated, it was amazing and truly remarkable.
Sometimes I dream of having my house do neat stuff such as following me with music through the house or displaying the news in the bathroom mirror. Many things are still several years from now (despite the fact that some people in the forums are doing it) nevertheless some more pragmatic goals such as atmosphere settings which can be changed over the internet are ubiquitous and easy(er) on the pocket recently. Now it’s just up to me to plead my case to my lovely wife... following which she can hold responsible the place where I found the information: Zwave vs Insteon
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2856D2B ICON Dimmer INSTEON Plug In Dimmer Module |  |
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US $19.99 | 29d 15h 23m |
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2443 Access Point INSTEON Wireless Phase Coupler | |
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US $19.99 | 26d 3h 44m |
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INSTEON 2440BK RemoteLinc Black Remote | |
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US $29.99 | 7d 15h 25m |
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2486D WH6 KeypadLinc Dimmer INSTEON 6 Button Keypad | |
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US $49.99 | 29d 15h 25m |
