Archive for August 13th, 2009
Speaking with Mark got me planning
by on Aug.13, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
There was a wicked place on holmes on homes that seriously made me salivate – It was crazy home automation and had done a so-so job making it all work. Nearly every door was thinking on its own and get this- the dog door and heated floors were controlled by the house.
I always liked Zwave for forever but thinking about something like this, it was amazing and I want everything I saw now.
I often day dream of letting our home do neat stuff along the lines of announcing caller ID anywhere in the house or checking our grocery list for items we’re missing. Some of this stuff is still pretty far in terms of general accessibility (it should be noted that some people in the forums have done it) but things for instance lighting at the touch of a button are ubiquitous and affordable recently. I think I need to win over the wife... at which point she can hold responsible the page that helped me learn about this stuff: ISY-99i
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GE 45609 Z Wave Wireless Lighting Control On Off Switch |  |
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US $39.99 | 6d 19h 52m |
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Aeon Labs Z Wave Z Stick Series 2 USB Dongle | |
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US $73.00 | 20h 20m |
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Mi Casa Verde Vera 3 Z Wave Controller | |
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US $299.99 | 22h 18m |
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2gig CNTRL2 Z WAVE Wireless Control Panel | |
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US $132.99 | 23h 30m |
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I need X-10
by on Aug.13, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
When dealing with devices associated with home of the future type stuff I can’t resist the recent stuff developed by vendors such as the Z-Wave alliance and the Z-Wave alliance.
Almost all of the recent devices developed are not really as revolutionary as evolutionary in that these things had been done previously using existing standard stuff but for beginners they are available as a organized kit. That and now you don’t need a complicated circuit diagram to set things up.
Upon closer inspection there are quite a few parallels amongst the product lineups. As an example, none of the product lineups use cordless items as signal relays, and nearly all devices use radio waves in some way. With other differences still, it gets more interesting – Rather than struggle to explain it myself and explain things poorly, this site ISY-99 Insteon does a good job of stressing some of the differences.
That said if you have any thoughts regarding how I can bring in sufficient moolah to pay for our new dependence, please help me out!
