Re: xAP xPL EIB C-BUS X10 - choice overload!

[Doogie Brodie <ukhad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John B wrote:
> You can use xPLHal (http://www.xplhal.com/) to bridge between
xPL and xAP.
> For example, a message initiated by an xPL device could be picked up
by xPLHal, which would then send out an xAP message to be actioned by
Kevin's C-Bus interface.
>
> This basically means you can mix and match between xPL and xAP devices
as you please, however you need to remember that xPLHal is the single point
where the two protocols merge, and any bridging you do must be configured
manually - there are sufficient differences between the protocols to
prevent any form of automatic bridging.
>
> Despite this, a number of people (myself included) are successfully
using both xAP and xPL in a single, fully integrated environment.

Aha! So in theory (and practice ! ?) there'd be nothing stopping me from
running xPL for absolutely everything, and having xPLHal bridge that to
xAP to Kevin's xAP -> C-Bus gateway which would then bridge it to C-Bus
?

So something would generate an xPL message that would go

xPL message -> xPLHal -> xAP message -> xAP to C-Bus gateway ->
C-Bus

Cool. Are there likely to be any appreciable delays/ technical hitches
with this compared to sending

xAP message -> xAP to C-Bus gateway -> C-Bus

I thought I had read about it in the past, but Kevin's post made me a
little unsure.

Cheers
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Doogie