RE: Anyone ever used Lonworks ?

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Neil,

Does that mean SK could utilise the Daikin lonworks interface ?

Chris

>From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Anyone ever used Lonworks ?
>Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 14:33:59 +0100
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>Thanks for clarifying that Neil - my memory doesn't seem to be quite
>what it was, if indeed it ever 'was' . . .
>
>So if I understand your description correctly, smartkontrols and LON
use
>similar protocols, but part of each protocol is specific to each
vendor.
>However interfaces are available to cross-communicate.
>
>I can't say that I've looked at your system in any great detail before
>however I've just found the website so will be spending some time there
>soon and finding out more :-)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tim.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil Ball
> >
> > Sort of Tim. The Smartkontrols equipment is a Lon based
> > system - it uses LPT10 transceivers in every module to
> > provide both power and data down the same twisted pair. The
> > system does not carry the lonmark logo etc because it is
> > designed to be a single vendor system and not part of a wider
> > open systems installation. The modules are application
> > specific pre-programmed units and the system includes it's
> > own proprietary housekeeping/registration module so as to
> > avoid the need for lon builder or other binding tools to set
> > the system up. It is still perfectly feasible to interface to
> > the smartkontrols system using either a Lon gateway (this is
> > how they integrate the Mitsubishi City Multi air con system
> > and Helvar Digidim lighting into their system) or the
> > smartkontrols serial adapter (used for AMX & Crestron
> > integration amongst other things) and smartkontrols also
> > freely offer the serial coms protocol to anyone who wants it.
> > They also built a registration module to allow direct
> > integration and addressing of Leax lighting controls as they
> > also use Lon for their network.
> >
> > When it comes down to the low level programming then I'm not
> > much help. The pre-programmed nature of the smartkontrols
> > product means I don't have to know anything too technical
> > about the underlying network protocols other than addressing
> > limits and cabling issues. I simply plug it all together,
> > push some buttons or change some configs and it will work.
> > I'd almost call it plug & play if these terms did not carry
> > so much baggage!!
> >
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> > From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)
> >
> > IIRC, one of the smartkontrols chaps has used it before.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:  christopher purves
> > >
> > > The airconditioning in our new house has a lonworks gateway
> > available
> > > to control it. Has anyone ever use Lonworks or tried to
> > connect it to
> > > any HA applications ?
> > >
> > > Chris
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