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Hi Noel,
I did have some dimmed motion activated lights. I'm obviously not an
expert=
with Z wave and HC2 (yet!) as I don't have that system yet. Steve's probab=
ly the guy for that. But as far as I can see having studied the docs and
ha=
d a look at Steve's system, I think we could reproduce the same
functionali=
ty pretty easily. Fibaro motion detector, dimmer module and HC2. The
motion=
detector even has built in light level sensor!
I think I'll miss the flexibility of the CBus DLT's and being able to
contr=
ol any lamp or other connected device (via Kevin's CBus to home vision
gate=
way) from any DLT button. I think the HC2 and in-switch dimmers etc will
ge=
t close enough for me though at a fraction of the cost of the CBus system.
=
Shame it's impractical to take it out and with me when I move!
Cheers,
Paul.
On 20 Apr 2015, at 21:21, Noel Andrews noel@xxxxxxx<mailto:noel@n=
oelandrews.co.uk> [ukha_d] <ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@yahoogroup=
s.com>> wrote:
Hi Paul,
Out of interest which is your most used cbus functionality that you can
rep=
roduce with zwave and the hc2 controller?
I think (apologies if I have this wrong) that you were the inspiration for
=
my 'dimmed at night motion activated bathroom light' that I did on the
chea=
p using a mains timer, mains PIR and dimmer switch in a parallel circuit.
I've since moved house and dearly miss that functionality so wondering if
t=
here's a way to do it with a switch that goes through a logic controller
IE=
hc2 or ideally Indigo on the mac before turning on the light.
Can the MCO touch switches be used to just send a zwave signal when
pressed=
or do they have to be connected to a light/load?
Guess my thinking is I could have a zwave dimmer module on a switch that's
=
permanently on and have it controlled by a MCO touch switch and logic
withi=
n the controller or indigo.
Open to all and Any thoughts and apologies if this is a bit too much of a
h=
ijack
Cheers
Noel
Ps fantastic to see some volume of discussion on the mailing list again :)
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<div>Hi Noel,</div>
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<div>I did have some dimmed motion activated lights. I'm obviously
not an expert with Z wave and HC2 (yet!) as I don't have that system yet.
Steve's probably the guy for that. But as far as I can see having studied
the docs and had a look at Steve's system,
I think we could reproduce the same functionality pretty easily. Fibaro
motion detector, dimmer module and HC2. The motion detector even has built
in light level sensor!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I think I'll miss the flexibility of the CBus DLT's and being
able to control any lamp or other connected device (via Kevin's CBus to
home vision gateway) from any DLT button. I think the HC2 and in-switch
dimmers etc will get close enough for me though
at a fraction of the cost of the CBus system. Shame it's impractical to
take it out and with me when I move!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div><br>
<div>Paul. </div>
</div>
<div><br>
On 20 Apr 2015, at 21:21, Noel Andrews <a href="mailto:noel@xxxxxxx";>noel@xxxxxxx</a>
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<div>Hi Paul,
<div>Out of interest which is your most used cbus functionality that
you can reproduce with zwave and the hc2 controller?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I think (apologies if I have this wrong) that you were the
inspiration for my 'dimmed at night motion activated bathroom light' that I
did on the cheap using a mains timer, mains PIR and dimmer switch in a
parallel circuit.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I've since moved house and dearly miss that functionality so
wondering if there's a way to do it with a switch that goes through a logic
controller IE hc2 or ideally Indigo on the mac before turning on the
light. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Can the MCO touch switches be used to just send a zwave signal
when pressed or do they have to be connected to a light/load?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Guess my thinking is I could have a zwave dimmer module on a
switch that's permanently on and have it controlled by a MCO touch switch
and logic within the controller or indigo.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Open to all and Any thoughts and apologies if this is a bit too
much of a hijack</div>
<div>Cheers</div>
<div>Noel </div>
<div>Ps fantastic to see some volume of discussion on the mailing
list again :) </div>
<div><br>
<br>
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