Re: Time for HA, finally. Thinking Insteon. Mulling this for 20 years. What is best?

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah yes. You explained this before. Sorry. So in this usage, a RoZetta +
Stargate is the approximate equivalent of an Elk M1G with its native
INSTEON interface in firmware.

The Elk M1G will also interface with X-10 RF interface through a WGL or
other receiver with RS-232 output so one can use X10 wireless (RF) protocol
with INSTEON (native mode) without the use of a 24x7 HA PC or X-10 Power
Line Control protocol. I take it that this is another use to which the
RoZetta might be put in the absence of an Elk M1G or 24x7 HA PC running
(eg) HomeSeer.

... Marc
Marc_F_Hult
www.ECOntrol.org

On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 13:01:39 -1000, "BruceR" <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message  <459d8753$0$7701$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>I'm using most of the Insteons in X10 mode until the RoZetta is ready.
>The problem is that I have everything programmed in my Stargate and
>there is no Insteon equivalent to the Stargate. Alas, Stargate only
>sends X10 so I need to translate the X10 signals to Insteon.  The
>Insteon translator that I got as a beta is frozen in some unknown mode
>and has lost about half of the programmed translations.  Once I have the
>RoZetta installed (soon!) I will be able to pretty much eleiminate X10
>signaling entirely.
>
>  At that point the XTB II will most likely move to my Houston home
>which will continue to use X10. I will, however, use XTB I units to
>amplify signals from X10 controllers that I still may need.
>
> Marc_F_Hult wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Jan 2007 10:33:31 -1000, "BruceR"
>> <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> <459d649d$0$8958$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> Jeff, Right you are about X10 reliability falling off as more Insteon
>>> devices are installed but you, sir, have solved that problem (at
>>> least for me) with your XTB II product.  I have about 60 Insteon
>>> devices right now and untill installing the XTB II the X10 signals
>>> were almost worthless evem with an ACT repeater.  Now, with the XTB
>>> II installed at a panel and in TW523 emulation mode, I have no X10
>>> problems at all!
>>
>> Bruce,
>>
>> Please refresh my memory. Why is it that you use INSTEON in the X-10
>> compatibility mode rather than natively?
>>
>> The native mode has numerous capabilities that (at least) legacy X-10
>> does not including signal repeating, the ability to 'discover'
>> INSTEON devices, give them names/descriptors ("bathroom mirror
>> light") and download them to the devices for future reference,
>> determine device type and revision number, and so on.
>>
>> Are these capabilities also available in the X-10 compatibility mode?
>>
>> TIA ... Marc
>> Marc_F_Hult
>> www.ECOntrol.org
>