RE: Home Vision Question

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Get a Homevison.
Buy some small relays at about a quid each.
save money by not buying Appliance Modules.

You could use a central 12V supply co-located with Homevision and run CAT5
to the locks.

Apart from the cost savings involved, with a relay you KNOW its ON or OFF
rather than the state it should be. For something as important as your door
locks you NEED to be sure that the lock is in the correct state. The only
100% reliable way (damage excepted) is to hardwire.

X10 has been quite reliable for me but having bought some Minitimers I have
fitted one in Ambers bedroom so she can control her lights and fan. Last
night it would turn the fan ON and OFF, it would also turn the light ON,
but
no way would it brighten,dim or turn OFF the bedroom lamp.

Tonight like most nights it is working PERFECTLY !!!

GRRRRRRR  :-(



Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: geraint@xxxxxxx [mailto:geraint@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 August 2001 19:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Home Vision Question
>
>
> Not got a homevision or even played/seen one.
>
> I have just got the first of my electronic locks for the doors...
>
> after all the messing around, I have left the standard five lever
> mortice locks in, but have now purchased electromagnetic ones for
> daytime convenience.
>
> The circuit takes 12v (via transformer) to power the magnet, so I was
> thinking the easiest way was to hook this into an Appliance Module,
> wether plug in or Din Rail, so that I could switch off the circuit
> thus allowing entrance.
>
> Is there a way in Homevision to run a macro off a housecode ?
>
> Then I could send an x10 signal to turn off the appliance module, but
> then say 5 seconds later it would turn back on again, thus securing
> the door.
>
> Thoughts ? Other ways maybe ?
>
> Regards
>
> Geraint.
>
>
>
>
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