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Rako


  • Subject: Rako
  • From: "mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 20:09:38 -0000

There were two things I didn't like about Rako kit when I looked at it:

- The switches were a "transmit only" device, you couldn't poll
them
for status. (This is how they get 2-3 yars of battery life - they only
power up when someone pressed them).

- There was no facility for attaching a local switch to a dimmer
module. For bedside lights, the suggestion Rako gave was "turn the
light off with the switch on the light", and admitted that this meant
that it couldn't be automated "back on" in the morning.

Otherwise, nice stuff.

Mark




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