Re: homevision and cbus

["leslie_online" <leslie_online@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Kevin.  The informatin is really helpful.

Leslie


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Kevin Hawkins <lists@u...> wrote:
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> Hi Leslie,
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>     Have a scan down this page....    - the idea's there but the
> products aren't quite (yet)
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> http://www.ukusa.net
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>     re the 'macro' only solution - I still haven't as yet got the
ok
> from Clipsal to release them :-(  and as I have moved away from
using
> HomeVision as my main controller I didn't complete the hardware
> controller project. However I am thinking I will be able to
revisit this
> soon ...as I've got a  few 'requests' for the product.  The
hardware is
> done but the software isn't.      You could also achieve similar
using
> either xAP or xPL (for free) but you would require a PC running
24/7.
> The xPL solution uses C-Gate.
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>     On a more positive note the latest HV ROM's have a custom
lighting
> capability inbuilt (indeed my macros use that) and if you peruse
> Clipsals  site you can 'sign up' to a public release version of
their
> C-Bus protocol - using this info you can actually control C-Bus
lights
> directly from HomeVision attached via a serial port to the C-Bus
RS232
> module & using the custom lighting feature. You can't publish the
macros
> though due to Clipsals weird licencing restrictions, although
if 'end
> users' sign up to the licence they could use the macros.. My
macros
> actually use the full blown C-Bus protocol so they offer a
slightly
> fuller integration including full status/synching.  I will chase
Clipsal
> again about the 'permission' to release these, their concern was
reverse
> engineering of their protocol once in the HV domain.
>
>     Kevin
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> leslie_online wrote:
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> >I have decided to upgrade my current lighting system to cbus.
What is
> >best way to interface/controling it with homevision pro?
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