Re: Lighting switch state communication

["intergate news groups" <djraher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

I was aware of the two way appliance modules, but did not remember seeing
wall switches of the two way variety. I'll do some more research. Since the
XTB design does not support amplifying these signals, the reliability is
still a question?

Thanks
Dennis


"Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> There are X10 light switches made by Leviton and others that transmit
> their status when turned on locally.  There are also switches that are
> transmitters only, and send a command to a another module located at the
> light that actually controls the current.  Your ELK can intercept the
> transmitted commands from these switches.
>
> All of these switches cost significantly more than the typical X10 wall
> switch.
>
> Jeff
>
> "intergate news groups" <djraher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>I am planning out my new home HA system, and one of the requirements is to
>>have a light switch status, or more precisely, change in status,
>>communicated back to the ELK system I will be using. It dawned on me that
>>my plans to use X10, INSTEON, or Z-wave may not RELIABLY provide this
>>capability. I had been thinking that if I changed the light in question
>>via IR, that the communication of status would work, but not so if the
>>switch itself was used.  Has anyone any real life experience with
>>communicating switch status using any of these protocols?
>>
>> Dennis
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