Re: [LHA-misc] RE: HCS Web Pages

[Neil C. <nc...@ho...>]

Mike Baptiste wrote:
> 
> Neil Cherry wrote:
> 
> >
> > Dave Houston has an interesting project using a Scenix chip and wireless
> > to interface to X10 that sounds great! Give you any ideas Mike? :-)
> 
> Bluetooth has a lot of folks excited, but it is starting to look like
> CeBus.  Lots of promise but taking forever.  But I expect Bluetooth will
> reach store shelves soon.
 
Dave's stuff is a replacement for the TM705 (modification and upgrade
to support most of the X10 wireless stuff).

> One very bad thing about Bluetooth is it kills 802.11 wireless
> networking.  They interfere with each other in a huge way.

This is very bad, IMNSHO Bluetooth will fall. The 802.11 is going to be
too good a thing to pass up (I'm already looking forward to it :-).
 
> Just something to ponder.  Bluetooth could do amazing things for HA.
> But if they can't get Bluetooth and 802.11 to get along, it will be a
> Major problem.  Only time will tell.  I know they are working on it.

Everytime I hear about Bluetooth I hear about some modification to it. First
1 meter range then it was increased, then something else. A moving target,
at least 802.11b is real and here.

>  > BTW how was the show(s)?
> 
> Excellent!  I was really happy to see the variety of HA stuff out there.
>   RS-485 based HA is alive and well, but there are lots of alternatives
> too.  Microsoft wasn't even there (booths were too small I guess!)  The
> interesting thing is I was just as excited in the contacts I made with
> other vendors and talk of collaboration as I was with the customer
> contacts.  The idea of an RS-485 HA network standard protocol has me
> really excited.  We'll see how things go.

Very cool!

To those in the US Happy Thanksgiving to those else where, have a nice
day!

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