Re: Light switch status

[Quinten Uijldert <yahoogroups2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Have you seen http://byebyestandby.co.uk/byebyestandbyonline.html
?

I'm using it at home and maintain status by listening to the BBSB
online controller which intercepts the RF traffic from the switches.
Someone is working on adding HomeEasy to it too, but that's all very
much in its infancy afaik.

On 30 January 2010 18:18, Martyn Wendon <martynwendon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been using HomeEasy RF wireless kit for several years along with
the
> excellent RFXCOM Receivers / Transmitters for PC control, but up until
now
> haven't done anything with lighting.
>
> I've started to replace my light switches with HomeEasy dimmers which
allow
> local on / off / dim control as well as being controllable by PC.
>
> None of the HomeEasy kit supports "status" so if a
lightswitch is controlled
> locally the PC doesn't know that fact and this is presenting me with
some
> challenges, particularly as if I send an "On" command to a
lightswitch that
> is already on, it goes into a dimming cycle....
>
> I guess the above is similar to how X10 started out, so I'm looking
for any
> ideas on how to get the status back into the PC in some way....maybe
light
> sensors in each room....or somehow detecting the electric is on to the
light
> in question?
>
>
> Failing that, I'm not averse to using a different technology for
lighting,
> but would want:
>
> 1) wireless RF
> 2) something simple to retrofit without requiring re-wiring (all of my
light
> switches are switched live only, so I only have live and load at the
switch)
> 3) local control on / off / dim
> 4) remote control on / off / dim
> 5) status reporting
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martyn
>
>
>
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