Re: Re: X10 Retrofit ?

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ben

> I presume wireless cbus can coexist with wired?  Is the wireless
> receiver just hooked into the cbus as for all the other units?

Yes they can coexist , you need to purchase the Wireless Gateway........and
it has a cbus
connection to tie in with the wired system.......The switches only come in
the Neo and Saturn styles.....

> Do you know how many transmitter units (eg switches) are handled by
> a single receiver?

It appears you can have up to 30 wireless devices on a wireless
network...but you can have multiple networks ..although not sure if they
can
talk to each other........

HTH
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "bensbarn2001" <ben.wilkinson@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 7:52 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: X10 Retrofit ?


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> Frank,
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> I presume wireless cbus can coexist with wired?  Is the wireless
> receiver just hooked into the cbus as for all the other units?
>
> Do you know how many transmitter units (eg switches) are handled by
> a single receiver?
>
> thanks
>
> Ben
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden"
<fmcalind@b...>
> wrote:
> > Hi Marcus
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> > > Do these switches take a battery or do the leech power from
the
> switch
> > wire?
> >
> > No batteries ,they leech power from the switchwire.......
> >
> > > Wireless does offer a great benefit for retrofit, but what
sort
> of range
> > does
> > > it have. Do the switches work like ZWave, leapfrogging the
> signal to one
> > another?
> >
> > They say 15 to 29 metres ..but of course depends on the
> installation....No
> > mention of leap frogging...
> >
> > > I assume its only just being launched in Australia... how
long
> before we
> > > UK people get it ?
> >
> > Good question although i would have thought the UK retrofit
market
> would be
> > larger than Oz so it shouldnt be too long...Gives you more time
to
> save up
> > ;-))
> >
> >
> > > Prices ?
> > >
> >
> > No idea ,best to contact Li at the the CBUS shop...
> >
> > Frank
> >
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