Re: Clipsal rethink

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

PC interface plus an MSS100 is likely to be cheaper and do exactly the same
job as a CNI.

The only difference is you have two boxes instead of one.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Greenwood" <greengreengreen@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 3:57 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Clipsal rethink




Back on again regarding Clipsal...it's a bit of a saga but it's quite a
bit of dosh, so I'd appreciate any thoughts.

The idea was to use momentary Clipsal switches for 4 zones and a PIR
for the 4th zone.
My shopping list was

1x L5504D2A Four channel dimmer with power supply
1x 5751L PIR sensor
1x 5104AUX Four channel Auxiliary Input Module (NOT the 5104BCL bus
coupler)
1x 5500PC PC interface

The total uk sourced cost for this is £800 + VAT

Then someone from Iceland posted with the link for
http://www.cbussales.com

My new shopping list could be

1x L5504D2A Four channel dimmer with power supply
1x 5751L PIR sensor
3x EA5082NL Neo switch
1x 5055DL Neo DLT
1x 5500CN Ethernet interface

The total cost for this is £690 + delivery + import duty + VAT

This is a bit more expensive, but advantage is I get ethernet interface
instead of RS232.
This claims to do everything the RS232 interface does and more...is
this the case ?

Also use intelligent switches instead of momentary including in one
area the DLT switch which looks very programmable.
Here's the DLT switch, has anyone used one?

http://www.cbussales.com/product_info.php?products_id=145

Thanks,

Martin