RE: Light switch status

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

C-Bus Wireless?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Martyn Wendon
> Sent: 30 January 2010 18:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Light switch status
>
> 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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