Re: IR Control of cbus???

["paul_watkin" <paul.watkin33@xxxxxxxxx>]

The In-ceiling PIR (they do two, it's the more expensive one) has an
IR receiver built in, so if you want occupancy based lighting as well you
could use that approach

I have one in the hall but the novelty of wandering into the hall to use
the remote is beginning to wear off, especially as I have to walk past a
perfectly good CBUS touchscreen to do it!!!

My plan is to program scenes into the switch (which will be hidden in a
cupboard) and then call these as part of the Logitech macro when switching
on the DVD player etc.

Does anyone know if you need the 8 button switch to get all 8 virtaul keys
that sit behind it?? I seem to remember at the CBUS training there being
some mention of the logic being there on the 2 and 4way just not the
buttons, but memory could be failing me as it was 5 years ago.

Regards

Paul




--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ben McCormack" <yahoogroup@...>
wrote:
>
> Dean - I would also be interested in an 8 button Neo if the price was
right.
>
>
> I will also look at passing the IR into Comfrot and doing the
logic/control of cbus from there.
>
> This IR thing seems to be a weakness of cbus. I would have thought IR
control would have been much easier
>
> regards
> Ben
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Barrett" <dean@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Paul
> >
> > You've got it exactly right.
> >
> > 8 independent controls (8 button NEO) - each can be scene,
dimmer, switch
> > etc. - holding IR ramps the dimmer up and down.
> >
> > I think the IR codes for Cbus are in the Harmony database - I
certainly put
> > some in there at some point.
> >
> > I'll check what Neo's I have - I think one of the 8 buttons has
been spoken
> > for - I definitely have a 4 button, but will have a poke around
for another
> > 8 button.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dean.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > paul_watkin
> > Sent: 15 April 2009 10:22
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: IR Control of cbus???
> >
> > Hi Dean,
> >
> > Just want to clraify what you mean by 8 channel of IR as I don't
have any
> > NEO's in the house and want to be sure I remember correctly.
> >
> > Each channel of IR is actually representing a key on the keypad
i.e. If i
> > program Key 1 to be a Dimmer Up with Group address Kitchen then
the IR code
> > associated to Key press 1 will increase Kitchen lights.
> >
> > For each of the 8 "key presses" I can have a different
action?? i.e. scenes
> > etc
> >
> > Where do I get the IR codes from? I am using a Logitch Harmony in
the
> > Lounge.
> >
> > If I can get this to work with a HArmony remote I would be
interested in one
> > of the NEO's, can you let me know off list how much
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Barrett" <dean@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > I took the cheapskate route to IR control of Cbus with a
Pronto...
> > >
> > > I found an old Neo switch which allowed me 8 channels of IR,
stuck it
> > > in my rack and used an IR blaster thing to pick up my Pronto
IR and
> > > send it to the Neo.
> > >
> > > If this works for you, I can probably help you as I have a
couple of
> > > used ones kicking around here :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dean.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > > Of Ben McCormack
> > > Sent: 13 April 2009 22:29
> > > To: UKHA Mailinglist
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] IR Control of cbus???
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Juts wondering whats the best way controlling cbus lighting
from a
> > > Pronto (My setup includes cbus and comfort). I am using
Saturn
> > > switches and Saturn DLT switches. I am also planning a
xantech IR
> > > network to distribute IT around the house.
> > >
> > > I can see cbus do an IR receiver but this seems expensive
and an overkill.
> > >
> > > Should I be looking to go through comfort?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Ben
> > >
> > >
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