Re: What would you do differently if you were to automate a new home from scratch?

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 15 Aug 2006 07:38:54 -0700, "Konnexman" <beirao.nuno@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message  <1155652734.648127.194540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>Dear Marc_F_Hult wrote:
>
>About your point over the price of knx devices, you must take into
>account that this is an open standard system, with 97 different
>companies, producing certified "failure proof" devices. It is not a
>system/product owned by one company at whom the client will be attached
>to the rest of his life!

Yup ;-) One of the reasons that I've worked to adapt DMX512 to home use.
There are Do-It-Yourself DMX-512 gear of all sorts. Is this also true of knx
or are their licensing issues (there are intrinsically none with DMX).

>As for the 230 volts issue, yes, if Carlos is from Mexico I would
>advise him to take a look a Lonworks, also a very powerful and future
>proof system.
>
>http://www.echelon.com/
>
>Cheers

In my previous post, I mentioned Lonworks/Lontalk as a protocol, but I am
ignorant about Lonworks-compatible lighting dimmers suitable (in term of
cost and other factors) for residential use.

Can you provide example of residential 110 VAC Lonworks/Lontalk-compatible
dimmers?

Thanks .. Marc
Marc_F_Hult
www.ECOntrol.org