RE: C-Bus Course

["Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>]

xAP/C-BUS Yes - I already have available/shipped pre-releases of the
xAP to C-Bus gateway. The firmware will continue to evolve and can be
upgraded by the end user .

HomeVision/C-Bus  - I have finished the macros and this will be
supportable once the next 3.4 ROM is released by CSI - it is just going
through QA now.  I will also have a hardware connected C-Bus controller to
connect to a HomeVison serial port and directly to C-Bus. This will be more
capabable than the macro solution as it uses much less HV resources. BTW
this is the same hardware as the xAP to C-Bus gateway - and in fact will
provide connectivity between all three (xAP, HomeVision and C-Bus) - plus
intended support for a few other 'useful' connected devices too eg the VIOM
input output board , Meteor Caller ID unit and X10.

HomeSeer support for C-Bus will happen through a number of routes -
via an intermediary probably - the delay inherent in X10 will not be there
for C-Bus. Some more news here very soon.

xAP is proving to be a godsend in all of this as it provides the
underpinning allowing devices and applications  to be distributed yet
interact in any combination. No more point to point they are just network
devices. I keep people posted on all this on the xAP mailing list if you're
interested http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xap_automation/
or on the
HomeVision users list.

Kevin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 December 2003 15:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] C-Bus Course
>
> > CBus is great, I am a fan. However, on the downside there is no
> > central control. I currently use Homeseer with X10 which
> I think is
> > great. If I could integrate CBus with Homeseer I would
> have everything
> > I want, at least until I thought of something else.
>
> This is quite correct.  The control issue for C-Bus is the
> missing link currently.  However we are wll down the road
> to sorting this out.  Kevin Hawkins has made excellent
> progress in this area and shortly HomeVision owners will
> be able to contrl C-Bus loads from their favour hardware
> HA controller.  With xAP/xPL progress it's only a matter
> of time until HomeSeer will be able to as well.
>
> > I also agree with the cost issues, I think that CBus is
> slightly more
> > expensive than a similar X10 system but better value for
> money if you
> > consider all aspects of the products.
>
> Exactly.
>
> M.
>
>
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