Re: [mh] Insteon switches watt usage...

[Jason S. <ja...@sh...>]

> >> - the insteon switches dont have RF, only PLC.

Sorry for the confusion, I meant PLC as in Power Line Carrier 
(zero-crossing communication protocol), not the PC 
interface to Insteon.

Neil is correct, only their signallinc (The one with the obvious antenna) 
and the black remote has RF.

-J

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, Neil Cherry wrote:

> Tom wrote:
> > Are you sure about this?  Isn't that one of the advantages of Insteon?  
> > That all devices receive the signal via powerline and RF?
> > 
> > If not, is the switch simply a 2-way switch that sends acknowledgment of 
> > receiving the signal?
> > 
> > 
> >> - the insteon switches dont have RF, only PLC.
> 
> Only the SignaLinc supports RF and Power line. Their diagram on
> that subject is very confusing. The PLC and modules don't support
> RF. For now take the RF out of the Picture. The RF is currently
> used to bridge the phases and it works really well!
> 
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