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Re: HomeVision Relay boards ... Interested?
It ended up costing approx. £140 with import duty and VAT.
LetsAutomate
sells it for £211.50.
It also requres a TW7223 and cable - so my total cost for the board will be
around £170.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian G. Reynolds <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 13 October 2001 20:49
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HomeVision Relay boards ... Interested?
> Good luck, keep us informed how it goes.
>
> BTW how much was it? I could not find a price on the site?
>
> B.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simon Coates [mailto:ecolume@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 13 October 2001 20:00
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ... Interested?
> >
> >
> > Brian,
> >
> > It's not in use just yet, 'cos I'm still wiring the house. I'm
> > going to use
> > it to control actuator valves that supply underfloor heating and
each
> > radiator. I'm using HV to measure the temperature in each room
using
> > DS18S20 chips and then turn ON/OFF the radiators accordingly -
temperature
> > setting dependant upon house occupancy, room occupancy, time of
> > year etc....
> > It's a nicely made board.
> >
> > Simon
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brian G. Reynolds <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: 13 October 2001 19:38
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ... Interested?
> >
> >
> > > That's twice now I have clicked on a link in this site and
it
> > has crashed
> > IE
> > > on my server!
> > >
> > > Nice board though, what do you use you one for Simon?
> > >
> > > B.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Simon Coates [mailto:ecolume@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 13 October 2001 19:16
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ...
Interested?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Phil,
> > > >
> > > > I got an RCS X10 relay board from Worthington
Distribution -
> > > > http://www.resconsys.com/Products/relay/xr16_channel.htm
> > > > They are available as latched and as momentary outputs.
> > > > Benefits are: simple installation, 16 DPDT relays,
fairly cheap,
nice
> > > > enclosure and it doesn't take up any of the valuable HV
outputs.
> > > >
> > > > Simon
> > > >
> > > > PS. I've got an occupancy PIR and I'll post it to you
on Monday :o)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Phil Harris <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: 12 October 2001 19:43
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ...
Interested?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Yes ... which is why we have to set up the output
port
(board/relay
> > > > > "address" and status) and then set a
"Go" bit to make sure that
> > > > no partial
> > > > > commands are operated upon.
> > > > >
> > > > > We were just concerned at the cost of something
like the Sylvia
> > boards -
> > > > > £170 for an eight relay board and I needed
at least 12 channels
just
> > for
> > > > > curtain control. Using up 1 output port for a
possible 64 relay
> > channels
> > > > > seems like an acceptable tradeoff to us.
> > > > >
> > > > > We are still batting ideas around on this and it
may be
> > > > possible to do it
> > > > a
> > > > > little more elegantly (or it may prove completely
impractical)
> > > > but it was
> > > > > just a thought.
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Alancc [mailto:alan.cc@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > > Sent: 12 October 2001 18:54
> > > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards
... Interested?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Does the HV not operate one outputs one at a
time, i.e. carry
out
> > its
> > > > > > instructions in a sequential manner?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alancc
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: Phil Harris
<phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 6:53 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Homevision Relay boards ...
Interested?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hiya Guys,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ian B and myself have been sitting here
this afternoon trying
> > > > > > to design a
> > > > > > > relay board to control my electric
curtains ... we thought
that
> > > > > > instead of
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > purpose built board to do exatcly what I
need it might be
> > > > > > useful to have a
> > > > > > > general purpose relay board.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Throwing around ideas we have come up
with the following
"rough
> > > > > > description"
> > > > > > > and are wondering whether there would be
much interest from
the
> > > > > > group for
> > > > > > > this as either a PCB or a built unit.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The board will take up a complete output
port on HV. Four
> > > > of the port
> > > > > > lines
> > > > > > > will be "relay select" lines,
a fifth would be a "status" line
> > > > (On/Off)
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > a sixth would be used as a
"set" line to get the relay board
to
> > read
> > > > the
> > > > > > > output port and perform the requested
setting.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > For example to turn on relay 4 you'd set
the bottom four lines
> > > > > > on the port
> > > > > > > to OFF,ON,OFF,OFF (Binary Coded Decimal
for 4), the
> > "status" line
> > to
> > > > ON
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > then the "set" line to ON to
action the command.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This would give you sixteen individually
addressable
> > relay outputs
> > > > that
> > > > > > > would retain their state until changed
again or until the
power
> > > > > > went off.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It was discussed that the remaining two
output lines could
> > > > be used as
> > > > > > "board
> > > > > > > select" lines which would enable up
to 64 individually
> > > > > > addressable relays
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > be controlled from a single HomeVision
output port with the
> > > > > > boards planned
> > > > > > > as being stackable or daisychainable
units.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Now, we haven't looked too deeply into
this so we have no idea
> > what
> > > > kind
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > costs would be involved or even at the
moment what the
> > > > > > programming for the
> > > > > > > output ports would be like but we were
wondering what kind
> > > > of interest
> > > > > > there
> > > > > > > would be from the group for such a board
if we were to get
> > > > it working.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone interested if we decide to
progress this further?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Phil
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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