Archive for October 14th, 2009
Chatting with Joe got me started
by on Oct.14, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Two weeks ago this one house on EHM which almost caused me to beg my wife – They were using automatic showers and had done a so-so job making it all work. Almost every kitchen appliance was centrally controlled and I didn’t see this coming but the bath tubs as well as the pool were accessible from the many panels in the house.
My wife and I have liked Zigbee for a while now but I hadn’t even dreamed about a dream house like this, it was inspiring and I want everything I saw now.
I always talk about letting where we’re living more automated so it can such as turning on the shower in the morning or displaying the news in the bathroom mirror. Some of these things are still pretty far from now (although some people have done it) nonetheless stuff such as music for different moods or events are available and economical today. This week I’m going to convince my financial advisor... after which she can blame the place that helped me learn about this stuff: Z-Wave home automation
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XBee PRO S2 Whip Antenna from Digi Zigbee RF Module |  |
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US $27.50 | 11d 43m |
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100x TI Chipcon CC2520RHDH 24GHz Radio Zigbee Taxes Instrument Sealed ESD Bag | |
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US $89.99 | 3d 5h 41m |
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10x TI Chipcon CC2520RHDH 24GHz Radio Zigbee Taxes Instrument In Sealed ESD Bag | |
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US $11.99 | 3d 5h 55m |
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Control4 Wireless 3 button keypad KPZ 3B1 WH PRO White ZigBee Pro | |
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US $80.00 | 4d 2m |
I need Z-Wave
by on Oct.14, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
It’s pretty well known that for technologies associated with home of the future type stuff my wallet is at the mercy of the recent products available by places such as SmartLabs and Home Automation Inc.
The thing is these new devices available aren’t in reality as novel as they would seem seeing as they could be built through other means using other basic component products but instead now they’re offered as a tidy set. As a side benefit now you don’t require a 6 page schematic to make it work.
Upon closer inspection there are a few parallels between the major players. One such similarity, almost none of the product lineups use handheld remote devices as signal relays, and all the items use advanced RF someway. With other differences however, it becomes more a bit complex – I’m not going to endeavor to portray it myself and make a fool of myself, there’s a site here Home automation products is better at evaluating some of the contrast points.
So if anyone has any thoughts regarding tricks to make sufficient funds to pay for my latest dependence, don’t hesitate to share!
