Re: c-bus planning on a new build - need advice

["Raymond Kelly" <raymondtkelly@xxxxxxxxx>]

This is my take on CBus.
I have chosen it - still not installed but is spec'd/costed to the nth
degree over many months.
I have a 5 bed house and also have CBus PIR's. Retail spend is about
=A33.5=
K
on CBus hardware.
I chose CBus cause I wanted a reliable system with a good name/reputation
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e
has good press on this forum. I also love the switches.
It was much less than say Lutron
It can be controlled via other devices etc via the interfaces.

For your approches:
1) It took me many months and iterations to get the design right!! And I'm
=
a
tech head. You won't find many out there with real in-depth knowledge -
except on this forum
2) Of course. Email me direct as I'm always happy to reconfirm my design
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c
3) You need to understand it, otherwise the wallet will empty quite quick
4) Paid consultant? How much money do you want to spend?

Your tight timescales would indicate that it won't be possible to get want
you want - do you really know?

Do some searching in the ukha archives

On 29/08/06, John <john.hegarty@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>    I wonder if I can ask for some advice from the expert collective on
> this list (apologies for the length of the posting). My situation is
> as follows -
>
> After 6 months of looking for a house to buy, we found one last
> Saturday and have shook hands with the builder to secure it. It's
> just where we want to live, right size and best of all is being built
> by a local builder who is almost ready for the first fix - so I have
> a huge opportunity to get as much HA stuff in as I can afford.
>
> The builder is happy with my requirements for Cat5 and CT100
> everywhere but has not worked with C-BUS before. While I haven't seen
> C-BUS in the flesh so to speak, I read this list when I can and it
> seems to be fairly popular for lighting control which I am keen on
> having.
>
> The builder's electrician is happy to run the cables for it, but he
> won't design or specify equipment. And time is very tight =96 they
want
> to get started with the electrical install this week !
>
> So, my question to those who know c-bus well, what's the best way
> forward given my time constraints ? I see my options as =96
>
> 1) Have a go at designing the layout myself for the electrician.
> From what I have read, he needs to do the following =96
> Instead of running a lighting circuit (one of downstairs, one for
> upstairs etc) he should run separate circuits for each lighting group
> from node zero to the ceiling rose/dimmable transformer (a lighting
> group being the single light or group of lights that I want to
> control). They connect at nose zero to a number of 4/8 channel
> dimmable c-bus unit.
> He then runs some pink c-bus Cat-5 from node zero to each c-bus light
> switch point and daisy chains to the next point etc.
> At node zero it all gets connected up together with a PC Interface
> and a laptop with a serial port. The electrician ensures that it's
> regs compliant and gives me a part-p.
> I then spend a long time trying to program the thing (I used to earn
> a living as a programmer but that was quite some time ago).
>
> 2) As per 1) but with corrections from the good folk of UKHA_D
>
> 3) Call one of the c-bus suppliers and ask their advice
> www.cbus-shop.co.uk ?
>
> 4) Get a paid consultant in to design and program it.
> If anyone on the list can react fast enough, or who knows someone
> that they can recommend, please let me know.
>
> All advice is welcome, positive and negative.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John.
> (in Pitstone, near Tring, Bucks).
>
>=20
>


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