RE: Anyone ever used Lonworks ?

["christopher purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

The daikin lonworks docs list a whole load of control and monitoring
available. I imagine that must be open as the whole idea is for people to
be
able to control the system via lonworks right ?

Chris






>From: "Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Anyone ever used Lonworks ?
>Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:46:37 +0100
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>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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