----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 4:09
PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Planning HA, AV,
lighting, security and telephony installation
Keith,
I'm currently renovating a house and adding lots of home
automation equipment - I think I'm thinking on the same lines as
yourself. After months of planning etc... I feel that I've probably
arrived at a fairly good compromise between functionality and cost - I
wish I had more money though :o( Anyway, this is what I have ended up
installing (although some things have changed along the way)
HomeVision
controller with 2 multifunction expansion cards and serial card
Comfort
alarm with expansion card - 5 keypads and 3 metal doorphones (1 with
camera) Web...
Dell
19" 42U rack with 2U server with RAID and rackmount TFT/keyboard
BT Norstar Compact digital PBX (wanted cable but was
going
to cost too much in time and money)
Futronix
EnviroScene 16 channel 5A dimming controller with 7 zones (talking to
HV)
Vista
16
camera digital multiplexer with VMD, ethernet, alarms, SCSI and 80Gig
storage
(shit hot!)
5 No. DDARs (1 in bog)
full house infrared
1 No.
ePods
touchscreen (wall mounted)
Dallas Semiconductor DS18S20 temp chips (every
room)
16 No. Ceiling mounted occupancy detectors
Motorised gates with battery backup
Automated underfloor heating
Automated central heating radiators
Data tag door entry system
+ lots of other bits and the usual A/V stuff - and a 42"
or
50" plasma when I can afford it :o(
I'm also thinking of getting a
6kW wind turbine as well (still
undecided and not sure about planning permission)
The above list probably looks quite big and expensive,
but
it didn't all cost as much as you'd think. I 'shopped around' and got
the best deal possible. I got a lot of stuff from the US as it's much
cheaper there. Other stuff I got either at trade prices or at almost
manufacturer's cost price. Also I sell Futronix equipment, so that
might
go down as samples :o)
I've been doing this project for about 9 months now and
been thinking of HA almost every day, and although it's all starting to
'piss
me off' at the moment, if you need any assistance let me know!
Regards
Simon
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 23 November 2001 10:46
Subject: [ukha_d] Planning HA, AV, lighting, security and
telephony installation
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to this
group, but not new to the automatedhome.co.uk site
> which i check
avidly for changes every day. I checked the group but
> couldn't
(easily) find what i'm about to ask...
>
> I need help with
products. I've moved into a house which i want to
> transform with
HA,
AV, security, lighting, telephony, etc.. but don't
> know what
products
to go for. I am able to cable, program and install
> myself and am
very
technical (read techie!).
>
> So far I have:
>
>
Computers
> =========
> W2k server configured with NAT to local
network (fixed and wireless)
> with high availability SAN for
backup,
NTL broadband (shared in house
> via network)
>
>
AV
> ==
> Temporary home cinema in lounge, with NTL digital,
DVD,
PS2 presented
> on a 42" plasma via AV receiver
>
>
Control
> =======
> Mulitple X10 products, though no need to
keep
these in my final
> overall solution
>
> Space
>
=====
> Large 4 bed house, going into loft for dedicated home cinema,
plus
> large cupboard (almost a room in fact!!) for the control
systems
>
> Any help would be gratefully receieved!!
>
> Keith
>
>
> For more information: http://www.automatedhome.co.uk
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