RE: Anyone ever used Lonworks ?

["Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In principle, providing Daikin release the details of their protocol then
it
could be done. It would probably just require a reworking of the Mitsubishi
interface code. The only difficulty is finding someone in the UK from
Daikin
who has the authority to release the code and be willing to work on this
from their side. In the past this has been very difficult because the
authority has had to come from the parent company in Japan and they are
often unwilling to either release the information or devote any resources
to
it.

Neil B.

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
christopher purves
Sent: 07 June 2005 15:19
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Anyone ever used Lonworks ?


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
>
>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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