RE: Photos of Home Automation

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's also a very good wireless gateway available that then opens up
the use of wireless switches and lamp dimmer modules etc - good for retro
fit or areas that don't have a 'pink' network!

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ben McCormack
> Sent: 19 July 2008 12:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Photos of Home Automation
>
> Wayne
>
> Just to add to the other comments
>
> > By this same thought - if you wanted to say add another switch -
find
> > the nearest pink cable, break into it and add the switch?
(thereby
> not
> > having to run another pink cable back to node0?)
>
> 100% Correct
>
> s the others have said you can get various interfaces to cbus - I have
> chosen to link cbus to the Comfort alarm system, yesterday I got the 2
> talking and now when a zone on the alarm goes off (ie PIR detects
> someone) and light in a room comes on. To me being able to do
> something like this is a basic building block.
>
> Ben
>
> On 19 Jul 2008, at 10:22, Wayne wrote:
>
> > Thanks for that Ben,
> > Hope you didnt mind :)
> >
> > If I'm understanding this all then, the star topology is only for
the
> > connections of the 240v side of things where each comes back to
the
> > control unit, any 'switch' or cbus controller then sits on this
(and
> I
> > guess this is where the name comes from) cbus 'lan' - almost like
the
> > old ethernet coax networking - wouldn't at all surprise me if you
had
> > terminators at each end of the 'pink' network :)
> > By this same thought - if you wanted to say add another switch -
find
> > the nearest pink cable, break into it and add the switch?
(thereby
> not
> > having to run another pink cable back to node0?)
> >
> > Just back to the kit list - how many separate light circuits
could
> > that
> > dimmer handle?
> >
> > I guess to program this from your armchair so to speak is like
> > creating
> > virtual links based on events from switches - 'switch gets
pressed in
> > kitchen -> toggle controller 1 - output 1 and output 2 (two
lights in
> > kitchen :))' and I guess on the same event - these events could
get
> > fired from the lan interface as well - pc control etc ( 'dial in
to
> > home
> > asterisk phone system with mobile - input pin - turn on lights /
> > heating
> > ?' - warm when we get home :) )
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Wayne.
> >
> > Ben McCormack wrote:
> > > Wayne
> > >
> > > Let me try to answer those questions for you
> > >
> > > 1st thing - Cbus does not have a central 'brain' each cbus
units
> > knows
> > > about the others and how they are programmed.
> > >
> > > Top left hand units are for future expansion
> > >
> > > Top Middle is a larger cbus dimmer
> > >
> > > Bottom middle with 2 pink cables is the cbus to ethernet box
- This
> > > allows me to program cbus from my armchair
> > >
> > > Yes there is a breaker for each circuit that is switched
> > >
> > > The Pink cable loops in and out of each cbus unit for cbus
> > communication
> > >
> > >
> > > So lets wire up a single room with 1 Light and 1 switch
> > >
> > > 1 Twin and earth Wire from Light back to cbus modules that
you see
> > top
> > > right
> > > 1 pink cbus cable looped through the switch
> > > Thats all really - Took me ages to get my head around it
> > >
> > >
> > > Right bottom half of the panels
> > >
> > > Left Hand side - Node Zero distribution board fed from the
main
> > > downstairs consumer unit about 25m away - Fed using the
think black
> > > cable you can see pictures of. Fed from 62 amp breaker
downstairs.
> > > This will be used to power other odds and sods in the area
> > >
> > > Bottom Right - 2 Comfort Alarm Panels also have ethernet
capability
> > > and connect to cbus
> > >
> > > At the moment I am just planning to switch lighting nothing
more
> yet
> > >
> > > Any other questions then fire away
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > >
> > > On 17 Jul 2008, at 18:23, Wayne wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hiya Ben,
> > >> Can I be a complete noob with this and ask some real
basic (and
> > >> nosey!)
> > >> questions . :)
> > >>
> > >> Looking at http://flickr.com/photos/thinkinghouse/2674566591/
(the
> > >> overview of node0)
> > >>
> > >> Going across the top These look like a bigger version of
a
> > >> distribution
> > >> panel - I guess the ones on the left give a nice lot of
expansion!
> > >> being
> > >> as there is nothing in there yet?
> > >> The cbus box in the middle - is this the brains to it
all? I guess
> > >> this
> > >> is the bit you plug your lan into and get at it via ip?
> > >> With the boxes on the right - do you have a breaker per
each
> > 'thing'
> > >> that gets switched? do you /need/ those or are the
little control
> > >> panel
> > >> strips overly sensitive?
> > >> Looks like there are 16 breakers in the top of each of
those
> panels
> > >> but
> > >> the right most has two controllers what's the
difference?
> > >> Am I right in thinking that each of the cbus strips that
are in
> > each
> > >> panel is just using a cat5 patch lead to plug back to
the brain
> > unit
> > >> (I
> > >> cant tell what that little box is under the brain is or
where its
> > >> hooked
> > >> to).
> > >>
> > >> If this is the 'control centre' for it all - what type
of wiring
> is
> > >> needed from a switch to turn on a light? again, all
wired
> > individually
> > >> back to the brain? (star topology?)
> > >>
> > >> The boxes to the lower right and lower middle - these
are the
> alarm
> > >> panels? - nuff said there :) (although - do these have a
lan
> > interface
> > >> as well?)
> > >>
> > >> Lower left - looks like a regular distribution panel,
any reason
> > for
> > >> that with all the other stuff up there? What size feed
is coming
> up
> > >> from
> > >> your main house board (I've got a spare 32amp breaker
itching to
> go
> > >> somewhere!)
> > >>
> > >> Are you just switching lighting with all this or can you
do
> > regular 13
> > >> amp sockets as well?
> > >>
> > >> Sorry for the grilling - just trying to get my head
around how
> > you go
> > >> about designing one of these things and how it all plugs
together.
> > >> Hope you don't mind :-)
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >> Wayne.
> > >>
> > >> Ben McCormack wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> All
> > >>>
> > >>> As promised here are the photos from of the building
of my node
> > zero
> > >>>
> > >>> Luckily I have a large wall in a large loft that is
perfect for
> > node
> > >>> zero. So I was able to spread things out and try and
lay them out
> > >>> neatly.
> > >>>
> > >>> Sorry the photos are not tagged but I am sure most
of you will
> > >>> recognise most items
> > >>>
> > >>> So far we have
> > >>>
> > >>> Zone Zero Consumer Unit
> > >>> Some cbus Modules (Loads of expansion for later)
> > >>> 2 Comfort Panels
> > >>>
> > >>> Now comes the best bit - All of this technology and
I am now
> > able 2
> > >>> switch the lights in 2 rooms on and off via cbus!!!
> > >>>
> > >>> http://flickr.com/photos/thinkinghouse/
> > >>>
> > >>> Enjoy
> > >>>
> > >>> Ben
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