Re: Light switch status

["Martyn Wendon" <martynwendon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can live with the lack of devices, at this stage I only really need
on/off
light switches and on/off/dim light switches, as other needs are taken care
of by HomeEasy / X10.

Will OpenZWave be a pre-cursor to a new xPLZWave?

I'm in no rush, but would be happy to pick up some Z-Wave kit in the
meantime and assist with testing if appropriate?


Cheers,

Martyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Light switch status


> Martyn Wendon wrote:
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>> Anybody using Z-Wave?
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>> Seems like it may be a reasonable fit for my needs?
>>
>> Martyn
>>
> Z-Wave works well, and would be perfect for your needs, except for a
> couple of rather major drawbacks.
>
> 1) There are hardly any European-spec devices available.
> 2) The protocol is kept secret by the Z-Wave Alliance (which includes
> software companies that want to protect their sales, rather than just
> hardware manufacturers who presumably would be very happy for everyone
> to be writing software for their gear).
>
> I'm hoping to change both these situations with a project called
> OpenZWave.  It's a free, open-souce, cross-platform library to allow
> anyone to add support for Z-Wave to their programs without requiring
> them to learn about the Z-Wave protocol or buy expensive development
> kits.  The project is a month or so from launch, and I will be making
> further announcments at that time.
>
> Mal
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