RE: CBus???

["Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is ZWAVE not just plug-in modules, so far as I can see it is? That
being the
case then it's not what I'm after, I'm looking for an integrated system.



K.



From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mal Lansell
Sent: 10 August 2006 08:33
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CBus???



You only need a PC at the moment - wall switches talk directly to the
dimmer/appliance modules, so when they finally go on sale here, a PC
won't need to be in the loop.

Mal

Kenneth Watt wrote:

> > If CBus is too pricy, you might want to hold off for a few months
and
> > try Z-Wave - there are plugin-in dimmers & appliance modules
available
> > now, and UK switches are supposed to be on sale before the end of
the
> > year. The cost is about 50% more than the X10 equivalent, but you
get
> > status reporting and none of the delays.
>
> I looked, but again you are reliant on a PC for control from what I
> can see.
> Not what I'm after as I just don't trust them to do anything remotely
> important as far as HA is concerned.
>
>
>
>





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