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Fw: Led-switch Alternative


  • Subject: Fw: Led-switch Alternative
  • From: Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 13:11:31 +0000


SNAP !

G.

Gareth Cook
SWG EMEA North Account Manager
IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
email: g@xxxxxxx

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"Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxx>
Today 11:39

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Hey Gareth,

Sorry to hear about the CBUS training, I've been trying to get on it as=20
well.. - although admittedly, I haven't actually done much about it
since=20
before xmas...

Just before xmas I phoned around several bits of Clipsal/Schneider/whoever=
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the feck they are now to try to find out who was responsible for it and to=
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try & find out the training schedule for 2005...

Needless to say, after being passed around about 3 different people, all=20
of whom seemed to be completely clueless, I did manage to leave my contact=
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details with the last person I spoke to, who assured me that someone would=
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let me know when the 2005 schedule was published...

Obviously I've never heard another word since....

Does anybody have *any* information about CBUS training that might be=20
useful?....

Paul G.



-----Original Message-----
From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 19 March 2005 11:29
To: UKHA_D Group
Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Led-switch Alternative


No CBus because their training system seems to be a farce - cant get on=20
it. I'll only do it because of the grands worth of kit for =A3600.

And as for xAP - i still havnt a clue how it all works, or even the value.=
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Why would I put another stage in the way of a momentary switch ?

G.

Gareth Cook
SWG EMEA North Account Manager
IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
email: g@xxxxxxx

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"Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
Today 10:49

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Hi Gareth

> And mebe we could figure out how to use these to control a 240v signal
> from an LD11 ?

I assume you mean the manual contacts on the LD11 ..??......Currently if=
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i
need to operate dry contacts to switch 240xv  i would use  xPL-DMX 
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i
have the Dmx controller and relay board....and xPL has a Dmx plugin.....im
sure the something similiar applies to xAP and others....
No Cbus .........????

Frank


----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:23 PM
Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Led-switch Alternative


>
> And mebe we could figure out how to use these to control a 240v signal
> from an LD11 ?
>
> G.
>
>  Gareth Cook
>  SWG EMEA North Account Manager
>  IBM SWG - BTE Office - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
>  Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
>  AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
>  email: g@xxxxxxx
>
>
> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 19/03/2005 07:09 -----
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> "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
> Today 04:27
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> Hi All
>         As some of you may be aware i have recently been looking for a
> nice
> illuminated push switch for my xPL-LCD Project...and although i did=20
source
> one nice one  minimum quantities was 100 off......;-(...
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> I had a go at trying to make my own but no easy solution and probably
> wouldnt be reliable mechanically and also too time consuming to=20
make.....
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> After a lot of frustration ,another solution came to=20
mind.........."Touch
> Switch" using a Qprox sensor.....I had a few of these that i got
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Andy
> P
> a while back so out came the breadboard...
> These little devices are quite nifty......
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> http://www.qprox.com/
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> The idea is to use a nice chrome plated led that you like (or my=20
solution
> below) and use the chassis as the touch sensor...?? ;-))
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> In my application im using "Binder Posts" and im going to
hot glue 3mm
> blue
> leds inside of them and at the open end (top) i have tapped a 3mm lite
> pipe
> lens into the hole....So you only see a small chrome plated ring and
the
> 3mm
> lens............no moving parts ;-)
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> My button leds will be lit dimly all the time except when it either
> receives
> an osd alert message...ie alarm clock function OR when someone touches
a
> switch then all the button leds will light at full brightness for a=20
fixed
> duration ...;-)) Will take some pics when i have the prototype=20
finished...
>
>  Im using a 2 x 20 PLED LCD  which doesnt require any backlighting
and=20
the
> viewing angle is much better than a standard LCD..........
>
> Frank
> www.armaghelectrical.com.au
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