Re: Light switch status

["Martyn Wendon" <martynwendon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did look at that a while back, but it seemed very expensive (200
notes for
a lightswitch?)

What would I need for a single light (to begin with) and PC control?  Is
there xAP or xPL connectivity available?

Cheers,

Martyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 7:22 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Light switch status


> 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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