Re: Wil I be able to use a Z-Wave controller

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Dang. I gotta remember that the stains I'm on are messing with my memory -
InTouch has 8-hops.

nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:

>Neil Cherry <njc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:40:51 GMT, Dave Houston wrote:
>>
>>> It's not just 50Hz versus 60Hz but also 868.42MHz versus 908.42 MHz used for
>>> RF.
>>
>>What was I thinking, with wireless the power line becomes less
>>important (shouldn't be important at all) to the overall operation.
>>The frequencies are much more important.
>
>True. It might even be possible to power a USB controller from the USB port.
>It depends on power needs.
>
>I'm not sure about these frequencies but at lower frequencies (e.g.
>433.92MHz) Europe allows much, much higher radiated RF power.
>
>>> This link gives a brief overview.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Wave
>>
>>Good link, thanks!
>
>It has one (probably deliberate) distortion, saying Insteon is based on the
>X-10 protocol.
>
>Also, I was confusing Leviton's Vizia line with Intermatic's InTouch line
>which is the higher priced 7-hopper. You don't have to worry about whether
>4-hoppers can mate with 7-hoppers as all of yours are puny 4-hoppers. ;)