Re: [LHA-misc] Audrey's up and running

[Mike B. <bap...@cc...>]

While Lon works does have promise, it IS expsenive.

Take a look at A-10 from ACT.  I saw some demos of this stuff at the 
Home Automation Expo and it was amazing.  Its ability to handle line 
noise was astounding - I think they were pumping something like 1V of 
noise onto the line and the switches were still responding.  Thier 
switches are very intelligent - you can program them do do various 
things at teh switch level.  I highly recommend you check it out.

Yes, its more pricey than X-10, but would be worth it.  Plus they were 
planning on selling embedded modules for use in TW-523 like interfaces 
if OEMs wanted to roll their own - impressive stuff.

The HCS could have handled an interface if memory serves - so long as 
someone made a reliable TW-523 like interface.  Also I believe that one 
of A-10's selling points is it is compatible with existing X-10 stuff so 
you can migrate.

http://www.act-solutions.com/PCC.htm

Note they also have Lonworks stuff.

Mike

Neil Cherry wrote:

> Jay Hogg wrote:
> 
>>Neil,
>>
>>You missed the list also on the reply ;) I just hit reply-all
>>3 times before I looked at the headers...
>>
> 
> Doh! (Banging head against wall)
>  
> 
>>I've had parallel/related discussions going between this list,
>>AppDig, and a private one. I'm having to watch the replies
>>carefully.
>>
> 
> It's like tip toeing though land mines, I know the feeling.
>  
> 
>>I was going to comment that it was a rather steep price until
>>I realized it included 3 switches (~$60/ea) + outlet + Software
>>+ Interface.  Since CeBus isn't looking so good, X-10 is X-10,
>>and I still fall in the must-know-status on some stuff it looks
>>like this is the next alternative.
>>
> 
> I know there was somewhat of a push for CeBus recently on CHA but I
> don't think it turned up anything useful. Lonworks definitely shows
> more promise (used very heavily in industrial control).
> 
> Agreed at $312 it's not bad and there's a site on the web that info
> about the protocol. As of right now ALC is not on the top of my list
> of things to do so it can wait. Right now the HCS stuff ranks pretty
> high, the MachZ SBC running Mr House ranks ver high and getting more
> stuff on X10 (and removing the black holes) ranks highest (according
> to wifey). I just discovered that my cisco 500-cs has bee the source
> of my most recent problems so I'll need a filter for that.
> 
> The one thing I've noticed about X10 is that they've given up on their
> PLC stuff. No quality improvement despite the fixes the community has
> dropped in their lap (for free). They only seem to be playing with
> wireles and it will get stomped on with the popularity of newer
> wireless devices. They seem blind to their fate.
> 
> 
>>Have you worked with this or ALC at all?
>>
> 
> No, but John Klar has.
> 
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