RE: Controllerless distributed automation

[Mark Harrison <mark.harrison@xxxxxxx>]

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David Paterson wrote:

>> I gather that some of the high-end CEDIA stuff now works this way.

> I'll have to find out about that.  it's a system I'm not familiar
with,
but maybe there's an off-the-shelf solution that'll save me a lot of
work?  Probably very pricey though, if it's "high-end".

CEDIA isn't a manufacturer. It's the trade organisation for the high-end
"Home Automation" industry that grew out of the American
"Home Theatre"
boom. Hence its roots are in zoned audio and the like.

However, given its members charge _very_ large amounts of money for this,
many have moved into what we would think of as HA. There's a big trade-only
show in the States each year, and a mate of mine goes and then raves about
what he sees.

Mark