RE: Newbie - controlling lights and creating scenes (Ocelot?)

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Dynalite is available in the UK although it is now marketed under the name
"iLight".

http://www.iLight.co.uk

Had a demo of the Dynalite kit about 3 years ago when I was looking for a
replacement for an old Lutron Orion system. At the time, from what I
remember, the Dynalite protocol was openly available allowing other kit to
interface to its RS485 bus.

Keith

www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:fmcalind@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 May 2003 23:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Newbie - controlling lights and creating scenes
> (Ocelot?)
>
>
> Hi Helen
>             It might be an idea to download the UKHA 2003
> VIDEO (56 meg) and have a look..
> There is  X10 stuff being demostrated by Li...quite a bit on
> the Clipsal stuff...I went for Clipsal stuff as its a local
> product (i live i melbourne) and the pricing is what i call
> affordable but not cheap....It also helps being a sparkie
> being able to install it myself..
> Also the Clipsal stuff is very pleasing to the eye..There
> also another Aussie lighting system not sure if its available
> in the UK ..Dynalite.......
>
> Frank Mc
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>   From: hholohan2000
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:56 PM
>   Subject: [ukha_d] Newbie - controlling lights and creating
> scenes (Ocelot?)
>
>
>   Hi all
>
>   Please excuse me for asking what must be a very basic question.
>
>   I want to be able to dim/brighten and switch on/off most of the
>   lights in my 6 year old home using an X10 system. I've being doing
>   lots of research but still can't figure out something which must be
>   very simple:
>
>   1) Main room lights
>   Some rooms have low-voltage recessed lights in the ceiling and some
>   others have basic pendant lights. I want to be able to
> control all of
>   these without installing ugly X10 dimmer switches. Isn't there a
>   dimmable micromodule receiver that I can hide behind existing
>   switches?
>
>   2) Plug-in table/standard lamps
>   I already have a couple of plug-in lamp modules and these work fine
>   to dim/brighten the lights. I've also read about the socket
> rocket to
>   which the bulb can be plugged in directly. However, isn't there
>   something I can put in the wall socket itself to control these
>   lights? The lamp modules are fairly big and ugly.
>
>   I've read also about intelligent controllers, like the
> Ocelot, which
>   sound great but if I still have to use clunky lamp modules and have
>   no way of controlling the ceiling lights other than by
> installing X10
>   dimmer switches everywhere then what's the point? I've seen
> receivers
>   (LM12W) which can be installed at the ceiling rose but they have
>   fuses in them which would subsequently be very difficult to get at.
>   So, if I get an Ocelot, isn't there a nice neat fairly unintrusive
>   way of controlling all my lights from it?
>
>   At the end of the day, my goal is to have scene control. Even if I
>   get the Ocelot, will I be able to control multiple lights
> in a scene
>   simultaneously or will there be a delay while each light command is
>   sent out sequentially?
>
>   Many thanks
>   Helen (in Ireland)
>
>
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